The Church of Starry Wisdom was a cult that worshipped the Outer God Nyarlathotep.
Overview[]
The group was founded in Providence, Rhode Island circa 1844 by Professor Enoch Bowen, who was a renowned archeologist and occultist. During one his archeological expeditions he had discovered an ancient artefact, the Shining Trapezohedron, in Egypt and brought it back to the United States.
The Shining Trapezohedron could summon Nyarlathotep, who offered cosmic knowledge against human-sacrifices. As the group had abduct people for this, local police and church authorities started to get suspicious, the church disbanded in 1877.