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Evil Organization

Full Name

The Esoteric Order of Dagon

Alias

Order of Dagon

Origin

The Shadow Over Innsmouth

Foundation

1838 A.D. - 1928 A.D. (offshoot factions continue its lineage)

Headquarters

Innsmouth

Commanders

Obed Marsh

Jean Lafitte (successor)

Agents

Peter Smith

Kenneth Grant
Michael Staley
Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold
Paul Rydeen
Stephen Sennitt
Stephen Dziklewicz
Ian Blake
Phil Hine
John Beal
Linda Falorio
Mishlen Linden
John/Jhonn Balance
Nema
Dan Clore
Michael Aquino
Bill Siebert
Marsh Family
Waites Family
Gilman Family
Eliot Family
Zadok Allen (defected)

Powers / Skills

Ability to interact, converse and understand Dagon and other deities without going insane

Granted by Dagon and his deities to access into otherworldly knowledge
Being able to interbreed with their deities

Goals

Restore Innsmouth to prosperity through blood sacrifices offered to The Deep Ones and other Deities.

Maintain and enforce The 3 Oaths.
Bear the offsprings of the deities and let them walk on the Earth.
Gain the ascension through "reunification of old and new".

Crimes

Malefic

ConspiracyKidnappings
Brainwashing
Madness inducement
Mongery
Attempted global hegemony

Type of Villains

Fanatical Mind-Breakers

The Order of Dagon, originally known as the Esoteric Order of Dagon, is an evil cult devoted to the Deep Ones, specifically the one known as Dagon. It is especially prominent in the port of the dreaded ghost town of Innsmouth, and many of its members are corrupted by the Deep Ones, and are willing to murder in order to keep power within the community. They first appeared in H. P. Lovecraft's "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" and August Derleth's "The Trail of Cthulhu".

Esoteric Order of Dagon in the mythos

The Esoteric Order of Dagon was the primary religion in Innsmouth after Captain Obed Marsh returned from the South Seas with the dark religion circa 1838. It quickly took root due to its promises of expensive gold artifacts and fish, which were desired by the primarily fishing town.

The central beings worshipped by the Order were the Deep Ones, Father Dagon, Mother Hydra, and, to a lesser extent, Cthulhu. The Deep Ones were seen largely as intermediaries between the various gods, rather than as gods themselves. Even so, the cultists sacrificed various locals to the Deep Ones at specific times in exchange for a limitless supply of gold and fish.

The Esoteric Order of Dagon (meeting in what Derleth described as "a one-time Masonic hall") had 3 oaths which members had to take. The first was an oath of secrecy, the second, an oath of loyalty, and the third, an oath to marry a Deep One and bear or sire its child.

The Order was seemingly destroyed when one of Obed Marsh's lost descendants sent the U.S. Treasury Department to seize the town. As a result, the town was more or less destroyed, and the Order was thought to be disbanded.

Appearances in Other Media

In the movie Dagon, the Esoteric Order of Dagon appears as the primary antagonists and they are known as Esoterica Orde De Dagon.
The Esoteric Order is also featured in many Call of Cthulhu role-playing game supplements.
The Esoteric Order of Dagon briefly appears in the Anno Dracula series story "The Other Side of Midnight".
The Esoteric Order of Dagon is a primary antagonistic force in the videogame Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.
The Esoteric Order of Dagon are the primary protagonists, of sorts, in the novel "Other Nations" by T&P Marsh.
The Esoteric Order of Dagon is one of the main enemies of the New Earth Government in the CthulhuTech RPG, where it employs giant aquatic mecha to fight the forces of humanity.
Two intergalactic and fanatical cults known as the Flame Keepers' Circle and the Esoterica who both shared the alias "Esoterica" which is the same first part of the whole Italian name of the Estoric Order of Dagon, are the primary antagonists of the final season of Ben 10 Ultimate Alien, where they try to release their master Diagon from his imprisonment by the Forever Knights.

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Esoteric Order of Dagon
Ahab Marsh | Obed Marsh | Robert Marsh

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+{{Mature}}
-The '''Order Of Dagon''', originally known as the Esoteric Order of Dagon are an evil cult devoted to the [[Deep Ones]], specifically the one known as [[Dagon]] - it is especially prominent in the port of [[Innsmouth]] and many of its members are corrupted by the Deep Ones and are willing to murder in order to keep power within the community.
+{{Evil Organization
-==Esoteric Order of Dagon in the mythos==
+|image = Esoteric Order of Dagon.jpg
-Esoteric Order of Dagon was the primary religion in [[Innsmouth]] after Captain Obed Marsh returned from the South Seas with the dark religion circa 1838. It quickly took root due to its promises of expensive gold artifacts and fish, which were desired by the primarily-fishing town.
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+|fullname = The Esoteric Order of Dagon
+|alias = Order of Dagon
+|origin = ''The Shadow Over Innsmouth''
+|foundation = 1838 A.D. - 1928 A.D. (offshoot factions continue its lineage)
+|headquarters = Innsmouth
+|commanders = Obed Marsh<br>
+Jean Lafitte (successor)
+|agents = Peter Smith<br>
+Kenneth Grant<br>
+Michael Staley<br>
+Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold<br>
+Paul Rydeen<br>
+Stephen Sennitt<br>
+Stephen Dziklewicz<br>
+Ian Blake<br>
+Phil Hine<br>
+John Beal<br>
+Linda Falorio<br>
+Mishlen Linden<br>
+John/Jhonn Balance<br>
+Nema<br>
+Dan Clore<br>
+Michael Aquino<br>
+Bill Siebert<br>
+Marsh Family<br>
+Waites Family<br>
+Gilman Family<br>
+Eliot Family<br>
+Zadok Allen <small>(defected)</small>
+|skills = Ability to interact, converse and understand Dagon and other deities without going insane<br>
+Granted by Dagon and his deities to access into otherworldly knowledge<br>
+Being able to interbreed with their deities
+|goals = Restore Innsmouth to prosperity through blood sacrifices offered to The Deep Ones and other Deities.<br>
+Maintain and enforce The 3 Oaths.<br>
+Bear the offsprings of the deities and let them walk on the Earth.<br>
+Gain the ascension through "reunification of old and new".
+|crimes = Malefic<br>
+Conspiracy
+Kidnappings<br>
+Brainwashing<br>
+Madness inducement<br>
+Mongery<br>
+Attempted global hegemony
+|type of villains = Fanatical Mind-Breakers}}
+The '''Order of Dagon''', originally known as the '''Esoteric Order of Dagon''', is an evil cult devoted to the [[Deep Ones]], specifically the one known as [[Dagon]]. It is especially prominent in the port of the dreaded ghost town of [[w:c:evil:Innsmouth|Innsmouth]], and many of its members are corrupted by the Deep Ones, and are willing to murder in order to keep power within the community. They first appeared in H. P. Lovecraft's "''The Shadow Over Innsmouth''" and August Derleth's "''The Trail of Cthulhu''".
-The central beings worshipped by the Order were the [[Deep One (Cthulhu mythos)|Deep Ones]], [[Dagon|Father Dagon]], [[Mother Hydra]], and, to a lesser extent, [[Cthulhu]]. The Deep Ones were seen largely as intermediaries between the various gods, rather than as gods themselves. Even so, the cultists sacrificed various locals to the Deep Ones at specific times in exchange for a limitless supply of gold and fish.
+==Esoteric Order of Dagon in the mythos==
-The Esoteric Order of Dagon (meeting in what Derleth described as "a one-time Masonic hall" <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[1]</sup>) had three oaths which members had to take. The first was an oath of secrecy, the second, an oath of loyalty, and the third, an oath to marry a Deep One and bear or sire its child.
+The Esoteric Order of Dagon was the primary religion in Innsmouth after Captain [[Obed Marsh]] returned from the South Seas with the dark religion circa 1838. It quickly took root due to its promises of expensive gold artifacts and fish, which were desired by the primarily fishing town.
+The central beings worshipped by the Order were the Deep Ones, [[Dagon|Father Dagon]], [[Mother Hydra]], and, to a lesser extent, [[Cthulhu]]. The Deep Ones were seen largely as intermediaries between the various gods, rather than as gods themselves. Even so, the cultists sacrificed various locals to the Deep Ones at specific times in exchange for a limitless supply of gold and fish.
-The Order was seemingly destroyed when one of Obed Marsh's ''lost descendants'' sent the U.S. Treasury Department to seize the town. As a result, the town was more or less destroyed, and the Order was thought disbanded.
+The Esoteric Order of Dagon (meeting in what Derleth described as "a one-time Masonic hall") had 3 oaths which members had to take. The first was an oath of secrecy, the second, an oath of loyalty, and the third, an oath to marry a Deep One and bear or sire its child.
-Source: H. P. Lovecraft "''The Shadow Over Innsmouth''" and August Derleth "''The Trail of Cthulhu''"
-==Esoteric Order of Dagon in Media==
-*In the movie ''[[Dagon (film)|Dagon]]'', the Esoteric Order of Dagon appears as the primary antagonist.
-*The Esoteric Order is also featured in many [[Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game)|''Call of Cthulhu'' role-playing game]] supplements.
-*The Esoteric Order of Dagon briefly appears in the [[Anno Dracula series|''Anno Dracula'' series]] story "The Other Side of Midnight".
-*The Esoteric Order of Dagon is a primary antagonist in the video game ''[[Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth]]''.
-*The Esoteric Order of Dagon is a primary protagonist, of sorts, in the novel "Other Nations" by T&P Marsh
-*The Esoteric Order of Dagon is one of the main enemies of the New Earth Government in the [[CthulhuTech]] RPG, where it employs giant aquatic [[Mecha|mecha]] to fight the forces of humanity.
-==E.O.D. Amateur Press Association==
-The Esoteric Order of Dagon [[Amateur press association|amateur press association]] (not to be confused with the occult order known as the Esoteric order of Dagon - see external links below) was founded in 1973 and is devoted to scholarship related to [[H.P. Lovecraft]] and the works of the [[Weird Tales]] school of writers. Its current Official Editor is critic and scholar [[S.T. Joshi]]. Quarterly mailings of the APA (which are a collation of [[Zine|zines]] by individual members) are often used as a test-bed for critical work on Lovecraft and other weird tales writers. All mailings are permanently archived in the Lovecraft Special Collection at [[John Hay Library]] of [[Brown University]].
-===History===
-As early as 1971 an APA dedicated to the study of the life and works of Lovecraft had been proposed by Texan writer [[Joseph F. Pumilia]] (a member of the famous [[Turkey City Writer's Workshop]]) and Bill Wallace. In 1973 Roger Bryant, an Ohio devotee, began the EOD under its current name.
+The Order was seemingly destroyed when one of Obed Marsh's ''lost descendants'' sent the U.S. Treasury Department to seize the town. As a result, the town was more or less destroyed, and the Order was thought to be disbanded.
-Early charter members included Claire Beck (who had printed and published, under his Futile Press imprint, the only Lovecraft book to appear during the author's lifetime, ''The Shadow Over Innsmouth''); [[Harry Morris Jr]]; [[Meade Frierson]]; [[Stuart David Schiff]], publisher of [[Whispers (Magazine/Anthologies)]]; R. Alain Everts; Ben Indick; Ken Faig Jr (who joined with 7th mailing and has been continuously in the APA until the present day); [[Dirk W. Mosig]]; [[David Drake]]; [[Robert Weinberg]]; [[J. Vernon Shea]]; [[Chet Williamson]]; Tom Collins; [[Crispin Burnham]]; Will Hart; [[Glenn Lord]].
+==Appearances in Other Media==
-Further members came and went—those still in the EOD today include [[S.T. Joshi]]; [[Scott Connors]]; [[David E. Schultz]]; [[Donald R. Burleson]]; and [[Leigh Blackmore]]; Past members include [[George Wetzel]]; Bernadette Bosky; Larry Baker;[[Robert M. Price]]; [[David C. Smith (author)]]
+*In the movie ''Dagon'', the Esoteric Order of Dagon appears as the primary antagonists and they are known as '''Esoterica Orde De Dagon'''.
+*The Esoteric Order is also featured in many ''Call of Cthulhu'' role-playing game supplements.
+*The Esoteric Order of Dagon briefly appears in the ''Anno Dracula'' series story "''The Other Side of Midnight''".
+*The Esoteric Order of Dagon is a primary antagonistic force in the videogame ''Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth''.
+*The Esoteric Order of Dagon are the primary protagonists, of sorts, in the novel "''Other Nations''" by T&P Marsh.
+*The Esoteric Order of Dagon is one of the main enemies of the New Earth Government in the ''CthulhuTech'' RPG, where it employs giant aquatic mecha to fight the forces of humanity.
+*Two intergalactic and fanatical cults known as the [[Flame Keepers' Circle]] and the [[Esoterica]] who both shared the alias "Esoterica" which is the same first part of the whole Italian name of the Estoric Order of Dagon, are the primary antagonists of the final season of ''Ben 10 Ultimate Alien'', where they try to release their master [[Diagon]] from his imprisonment by the [[Forever Knights]].
+==Gallery==
-With the 14th mailing, Roger Bryant stepped down as official Editor and Joe Moudry was elected in his place as EOD's second Official Editor. Moudry relinquished his place as Official editor to Bernadette Bosky with the 26th mailing, whose term was short-lived. In Oct 1980 Mollie Werba became the EOD's fourth Official Editor. Werba (who married member Donald Burleson) continued until 1987, when S.T. Joshi became the fifth official Editor of the EOD, a position he has continued to occupy for over twenty years.
+<gallery widths="300" bordercolor="#27bb0a" captiontextcolor="#27bb0a" position="center">
-===The Modern E.O.D===
+Crest of the Esoteric Order of Dagon.jpg|The symbolic crest of the Esoteric Order of Dagon.
-Joshi brought in new members including [[Marc Michaud]] of [[Necronomicon Press]], [[A. Langley Searles]](died 7 May 2009) and others. Further members included Steve Mariconda, Ken Neily and other important scholars in the field of Lovecraft studies.
+Symbol of Esoterica Orde De Dagon.JPG|The lair of the Dagon from the movie Dagon (2001) which based on the novel Shadow Over Innsmouth.
+The Iglesia de la Orde Esotérica de Dagon.jpg|The Iglesia de le Order Esotérica de Dagon (the "Church of the Esoteric Order of Dagon" in Spanish).
+Emblem of Esoterica Orde De Dagon.jpg
+The Esoterica Orde De Dagon.jpg|The Esoterica Orde De Dagon.
+</gallery>
+==Navigation==
-By the beginning of 1992, EOD was well past its 70th mailing and in Sept 1997 celebrated its 100th mailing. The 150th mailing occurred in April 2010.
+{{Cthulhu Mythos Villains}}
+[[Category:Cults]]
-More recent members have included [[Douglas A. Anderson]], [[Benjamin Szumskyj]], John Goodrich, [[Alan Gullette]], and Todd Fischer.
+[[Category:Fanatics]]
+[[Category:Organizations]]
-Longtime member and EOD historian Ben Indick died in September 2009.
+[[Category:Cthulhu Mythos Villains]]
-The EOD APA has a strong membership which will likely see it continue for many years to come. Other current members include Scott Briggs, Fred Phillips, Danny Lovecraft (Australia), Martin Andersson (Sweden), Jim Dapkus, T.R. Livesey, John Haefele, Steve Walker, Graeme Phillips (UK), Henrik Harksen (Denmark), [[Mike Ashley (writer)|Michael Ashley]] (UK), Derrick Hussey (publisher of [[Hippocampus Press]]), Sean McLachlan (Spain), John and Linda Navroth, [[W.H. Pugmire]], T.E. Grau, Gavin Smith and Juha-Matti Rajala (Finland).
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+[[Category:Hegemony]]
+[[Category:Kidnapper]]
+[[Category:Mongers]]
+[[Category:Mind-Breakers]]
+[[Category:Brainwashers]]
+[[Category:Neutral Evil]]
+[[Category:Deceased]]
+[[Category:Dissolved Organizations]]
+[[Category:Misanthropes]]

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