The Elder God hates anyone whose souls he can't spin in his wheel. However, in spite of his size and nature, the Elder God is visible only to Raziel and no one else. It exists in both the spectral and material realm, stretching as far as the Abyss. The creature is spread almost infinitely and has innumerable eyes and tentacles, giving it a squid like look.
He describes this process as his Wheel of Fate, 'an endless cycle of birth, death and rebirth'. He feeds on the souls of Nosgoth's sentient beings. The deity is a giant soul-devouring subterranean creature who dwells in all the deep places in the world. The Elder God is the main antagonist in the Legacy of Kain games.