Also the 'Great Old Ones' are still fighting for control, yeah, but it doesn't seem like they have that many physical pawns present among the uninitiated and specific bloodlines.
LOL as a young, vulnerable, schizo wizard, I’d respectfully disagree.
That’s a black and white frame though, for entities that seem to advocate the blending of the two.
I was painting a pretty large brush among them. Besides fighting for control, they also have different means of doing things, so it would seem anyway. The older ones ostensibly look down on humans while the younger ones find 'their ways' humorous and try to learn them.
Even at those more 'meta' levels, there are still factions and while the newer ones don't seem to like the hierarchy and prefer to act as independent agents, they still acknowledge it exists and 'who' they got their power from.
Also there are different degrees in which they effect vulnerable people. Anyone that lacks a very ordered and structured, self aware mind is vulnerable and the way they try to infect your thoughts are actually pretty obvious when you notice them, but for most, are subtle since that requires mindfulness at all times.
They still fear the men who remember what their divine origin is and really hope that it never becomes widespread knowledge.