Everything the trio and the gods did to try and beat him at his own game was all according to his plan. But whenever he shows up, things get a hell of a lot worse and nightmarish, changing the narrative from the standard Lovecraft Lite where the good guys seemingly triumph over the Great Ancients and their servants into a Cosmic Horror Story where their efforts only helped hasten the doom of humanity. ![]() Knight of Cerebus: The series is already undeniably dark as it is.Generic Doomsday Villain: Despite having a clear enough personality, there's never any real reason given why he wants to bring the Great Ancients back other than because he's a power-hungry, seemingly insane Straw Nihilist.Faux Affably Evil: He mockingly congratulates the heroes on dispatching the Guardian and Shub-Niggurath and thereby activating the nodes, calling them "partners" and "friends", thanking them for their unintentional help in restoring the reign of the Great Ancients for his own benefit.Evil Old Folks: Around the better part of 700 years old, is immensely powerful, and wants to release the Great Ancients upon the world.The Cardinal: (in Ophelia's first vision of him) FOOOOOOL! Are you too dumb to understand my intentions? EVEN if you choose to close your eyes, YOOOOOOOOUUUU will have CHOSEEEEEN! Evil Is Hammy: Of the Large Ham variety in the first series, but mellows out (slightly) in the second and becomes more of a Cold Ham.Although a book in the Miller Estate's library on the theory of Leys is written by one Cardinal Kardec, who may or may not be him. Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": He's only ever called "the Cardinal".Card-Carrying Villain: He knows full well that the Great Ancients are pure evil, and willingly takes their side, believing that there is no real good in the universe.Though he shares this duty with Alicia Blackwood as of The Stone Circle. Big Bad: As the leader of the Elder Star, hellbent on world domination, this comes naturally.However, it's implied that if the series continued, then he would have eventually been beaten at his own game. First when the heroes activate the Duncan Creek node, then the Stonehenge node. ![]() Badass Longrobe: Wouldn't be a Cardinal without one.Badass Baritone/ Evil Sounds Deep: Has a very deep voice and is the leader of the Elder Star cult, hellbent on dooming the human race.The enigmatic and powerful leader of the Elder Star. The Witch Hunter: Not one himself, but he's descended from one of the executioners from the Salem Witch Trials.Occult Detective: A paranormal investigator who makes a career out of debunking frauds.Though notably, he's more likely to use his wits than his strength to take out various threats he faces, with the one exception of his Traintop Battle with Brother Barnstable. He's also debunked many frauds who claim to have witnessed paranormal activity. Genius Bruiser: He's big and strong, but capable of making his own technology to aid him.And where Gregor's intelligence is more rooted in anthropology and occult knowledge, Prescott is more focused on building mundane gadgets to aid him in finding hidden hidden clues. Both of them are highly intelligent paranormal investigators dedicated to hunting the Elder Star cult, but whereas Gregor is an old man who has no doubt about the existence of the Great Ancients, Prescott is a younger man who remains a skeptical Flat-Earth Atheist in the face of the supernatural. Flat-Earth Atheist: Firmly refuses to believe in any supernatural experiences he faces.Empowered Badass Normal: When he wears the Amulet of Mnar, which protects him from being brainwashed by Brother Barnstable.Prescott: (seeing Gregor trapped under a pile of planks) You should have taken the stairs. His wife was driven insane on an expedition after witnessing a tribe summon Cthulhu. ![]() Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Why he hunts the Great Ancients and their worshipers.Not to mention it was him that destroyed Shub-Niggurath with an incantation. Old Soldier: He's 63 years old, and dedicated his life to banishing the Great Ancients from the universe for good.Occult Detective: More so than either of his companions, his focus is primarily on finding hidden knowledge and collecting relics to help solve the mystery.In The Stone Circle, he can still be a little dramatic, but is a bit more dry. Large Ham: His original voice actor was rather strongly expressive over almost everything, even having an unexplained semi-British accent despite being in New England.Catchphrase: In The Miller Estate, he uses "Blast my light" and "Hell's bells" on a semi-regular basis.Badass Bookworm: Is fluent in obscure and occult knowledge, which helps immensely in his quest to defeat the Great Ancients and their servants.Ophelia's father, and the chairman of the Department of Anthropology at Southwick University.
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