Denizens

MALERIAN THE UNWASHED

A priest of the god of rot and decay, Malerian is a human with a grubby face, matted hair, unpleasant odour, and wide starry eyes. His armour and clothing are equally dirty and tattered. He is always accompanied by his pet carcass crawler, quisquil. malerian was shunned by his fellow acolytes over his poor hygiene and unusual interest in the decaying dead, even for a member of his morbid faith. Banished to the marshes, he felt himself drawn to the tunnel leading to the lair of the thing he came to call the Malerian (Area 19). He believed it to be an incarnation of his deity, and was overcome with sycophancy. Having attracted a likeminded tribe of troglodytes to assist him, he now nourishes his god with dead animal carcasses and captured victims.

THE MAGGOT GOD

A giant, pulsating bloated maggot, 10’ in diameter and over 60’ long. It is in no way a deity or related to a deity, but it’s clear that something arcane in nature has caused it to grow to such proportions.

TROGLODYTE MAGGOT

CULTISTS

Servants of Malerian and cultists of the Maggot God. Each symbiotically hosts 1d6 oversized maggots in its mouth, which wriggle out if it falls in battle. The troglodytes help gather offerings, protect the chambers, and safeguard the Maggot God. The chief of the troglodytes, Mukklah Tuk, is responsible for guarding and feeding the maggot god. He believes he is the maggot god's “favourite” and secretly plots to usurp Malerian.