Elder

Elder races are the oldest and longest-lived beings in the Retroverse. 
They existed prior to many of the other races ever crawled onto land the
view the sky.  Alien, strange, rarely bipedal, they have been forever and
will live forever.  Their masters vary, but the Elder races ultimately
worship powers often long forgotten and far more powerful than many mortals
can imagine.  To view them is to get an insight into the raw primal chaos
of matter.  Is it no wonder that many races go insane by associating with
such arcane beings?

Elder races vary in appearance and are constantly varying, for the essence
of Chaos runs strong in their pulpy veins.  They are mental disease
carriers - if they contract a mental disease, they will spread it
contagiously.  They are also eternal.  No Elder can die of old age unless
it is destroyed through violence. 

Worse, many Elder races seek to resurrect the Elder Gods.  The greatest
Elder God of all, the Nameless One, is rumored to have been awakened.  The
Elder Races await its return...

Elder Races: argus, bloodworm, myconoid, slaad, vipyr, yaag-nesh, 
(xlakun'ah)