Opener of the Way adds the cosmic horror of Yog-Sothoth. He changes the fundamental laws of reality. With his ability of the Million Favored Ones; his units are able to promote for free after combat. Cultists promote to Mutants; Mutants become Abominations; and Abominations become Children of Yog-Sothoth. (Children of Yog-Sothoth can fragment into as many Mutants as are in your unit pool.) He also has the Dragon Rising and Dragon Descending spellbooks; which can only be used once per game (they are flipped upside-down after use). These give him potent one-time boosts which are real game-changers. Other spellbooks let him rain death from the sky; summon monsters from enemy-held gates; and channel raw Power into a Battle. And of course; Yog-Sothoth gives you the ability to move from Gate to Gate without passing through intervening Areas.

In our playtests; Yog-Sothoth has proven to be an extremely powerful faction; as befits the status of the One-in-All. Other players have learned to keep one eye cocked at the Opener of the Way; because he has powers that produce sudden upsets and reversals of fortune.