Kadath is a colossal castle of onyx rising from the cold waste at the northern extreme of the Dreamlands. It serves as the dwelling place of Earth's gods, whom mortals are forbidden to approach.
Randolph Carter undertakes a perilous journey across the Dreamlands to reach Kadath in search of a sunset city glimpsed in childhood dreams. The revelation upon arrival is not divine terror but a poignant absence: the gods themselves yearn for the beauty of the waking world they have forsaken.