Content warning: Some body horror.
In life, the Lady of Unquiet Flesh was an exceedingly beautiful mortal, given to finesse and talent in all their pursuits. It is rumoured that she was even one of the fabled Laurel Knights, such was her ability and unmarred beauty. However, her pursuit of bodily perfection went too far, and she was driven to madness, mutilating and sculpting the forms of her own servants to better gaze upon a semblance of her own sublime flesh. When she died, she was claimed by the Hells, and made one of the Ten Thousand Kings of Hell. Now, swathed in ever-shedding rolls of dermis, the Lady of Unquiet Flesh rules a court made up of grotesque ghouls, each a deliberately imperfect and horrific replica of her own appearance. Her own body rebels against her, peeling and shuddering apart to be fallen upon and consumed by her hungry courtiers. Each is an affront to her senses and sight, and she cannot avoid them. Her court is a lavish affair, constantly in a mess due to the state of her courtiers, who have no sensibilities or refinement. Those who serve the Lady of Unquiet Flesh often bear a lesion on their skin which cannot heal, and have a habit of picking at it when they aren't concentrating. They have powers of uncanny luck and prowess, often accomplishing deeds which seem impossible. They thrive on glory, and often work to ruin the good name of others, cutting down "tall poppies" and building their own renown. Statistics: The Lady of Unquiet Flesh is a 24-Hit Die Erinyes Devil. Instead of wings and a longbow, she has the ability to conjure up to six swords out of fiendish essence, and hurl each at a target within 100 feet as a ranged attack, causing longsword damage plus 3d8 necrotic damage, and the target must make a Constitution save or become poisoned. The poison lasts until it is removed by the lesser restoration spell or similar magic. How you can use the Lady of Unquiet Flesh in your game: - It is said that all ghouls serve the Lady, and occasionally a horrific shrine can be located in one of their nests, depicting her as an idealized and beautiful woman, often sculpted from discarded body parts which they have gnawed from corpses and patched together. - A Warlock serving the Lady might be tasked with destroying the reputation and beauty of a nobleman in town, scarring his face with acid or just marking his cheek in a duel. If an NPC discovers that they have become such a target, any wise person would seek assistance from local adventurers. - A PC servant of the Lady might have been damaged by a similar attack themselves, causing them to seek aid from her. She has a soft spot for those who seek to be perfect, knowing that they are not, and may even command them to take pity on one of her victims. Also posted on Game Masters Stash on 4 December 2019. Comments are closed.
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