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A spawn of Kyuss ( | A '''spawn of Kyuss''' (sometimes called ''son of Kyuss''<ref name="Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix">[[Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix]]</ref><ref name="MC Annual Vol 3">[[Monstrous Compendium Appendix Anuual Vol. 3]]</ref>) are vile, [[zombie]]-like [[undead]] given sentience and special abilities by the green [[worm]]s that inhabit their bodies.<ref name="Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix">[[Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix]]</ref><ref name="MC Annual Vol 3">[[Monstrous Compendium Appendix Anuual Vol. 3]]</ref><ref name="MM II p. 186-187">[[Monster Manual II (3.0)]] p. 186-187</ref> Such a worm can be delivered to a target [[living]] creature via its slam attack (and also inflicting a supernatural [[disease]] called [[Kyuss' Gift]]<ref name="MM II p. 186-187">[[Monster Manual II (3.0)]] p. 186-187</ref> ) or via a melee or ranged touch attack. Such a worm burrows through the victim's [[body]] eventually reaching the [[brain]], killing it and animating the dead as a new spawn of Kyuss.<ref name="Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix">[[Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix]]</ref><ref name="MC Annual Vol 3">[[Monstrous Compendium Appendix Anuual Vol. 3]]</ref><ref name="MM II p. 186-187">[[Monster Manual II (3.0)]] p. 186-187</ref> On the other hand, the empowerment of the worms makes a Spawn of Kyuss vulnerable to [[remove disease]], [[remove curse]], and similar spells, which destroy the worms inside it and render it a normal zombie.<ref name="Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix">[[Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix]]</ref><ref name="MC Annual Vol 3">[[Monstrous Compendium Appendix Anuual Vol. 3]]</ref><ref name="MM II p. 186-187">[[Monster Manual II (3.0)]] p. 186-187</ref> | ||
Spawns of Kyuss are [[mad]] and of low [[intelligence]], existing mostly to kill and multiply. They are not eternally [[staggered]] like normal zombies, but they may pretend to be.<ref name="MM II p. 186">MM II p. 186</ref> | Spawns of Kyuss are [[mad]] and of low [[intelligence]]<ref name="Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix">[[Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix]]</ref><ref name="MC Annual Vol 3">[[Monstrous Compendium Appendix Anuual Vol. 3]]</ref><ref name="MM II p. 186-187">[[Monster Manual II (3.0)]] p. 186-187</ref>, existing mostly to kill and multiply. They are not eternally [[staggered]] like normal zombies, but they may pretend to be.<ref name="MM II p. 186">MM II p. 186</ref> | ||
==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
An [[evil]] [[cleric]] turned [[demigod]] from [[Oerth]] named [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greyhawk_deities#Kyuss Kyuss] first made the spawns of Kyuss. Today, a [[cleric]] with a minimum of 16th level can create a spawn of Kyuss with a [[Create Greater Undead]] spell.<ref name="MM II p. 186">MM II p. 186</ref> | An [[evil]] [[cleric]]<ref name="Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix">[[Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix]]</ref><ref name="MC Annual Vol 3">[[Monstrous Compendium Appendix Anuual Vol. 3]]</ref><ref name="MM II p. 186-187">[[Monster Manual II (3.0)]] p. 186-187</ref> turned [[demigod]]<ref name="MM II p. 186-187">[[Monster Manual II (3.0)]] p. 186-187</ref> from [[Oerth]] named [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greyhawk_deities#Kyuss Kyuss] first made the spawns of Kyuss.<ref name="Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix">[[Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix]]</ref><ref name="MC Annual Vol 3">[[Monstrous Compendium Appendix Anuual Vol. 3]]</ref><ref name="MM II p. 186-187">[[Monster Manual II (3.0)]] p. 186-187</ref> Today, a [[cleric]] with a minimum of 16th level can create a spawn of Kyuss with a [[Create Greater Undead]] spell.<ref name="MM II p. 186">MM II p. 186</ref> | ||
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Spawns of Kyuss get along well with [[Mealy-Eyes]].<ref>[[Terrors from Above]] p. 97-98</ref> Spawns of Kyuss overrun the apocalyptic [[domain]] of [[Vor-Torla]], part of the [[Weeping Ruins]] [[cluster]].<ref>[[Quoth the Raven Issue 25]] p. 84</ref> | Spawns of Kyuss get along well with [[Mealy-Eyes]].<ref>[[Terrors from Above]] p. 97-98</ref> Spawns of Kyuss overrun the apocalyptic [[domain]] of [[Vor-Torla]], part of the [[Weeping Ruins]] [[cluster]].<ref>[[Quoth the Raven Issue 25]] p. 84</ref> | ||
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''"[[Corruption]] is the way of all the [[earth]]," the corpse muttered, twisting against the bonds of force that held it. "You are dying even as we speak, your body failing, slowly but surely. Whereas I...I live. Even in [[death]]."'' | |||
''I saw then the worms writhing beneath its [[skin]], and could not fully bite back a scream of [[horror]] as it continued, "Come closer...and I'll show you what it means to be immortal."'' | |||
[[Laurent St. Reginald]] to[[Gennifer Weathermay-Foxgrove]], working notes to [[Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead (Item)|Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead]]<ref name="MM II p. 186-187">[[Monster Manual II (3.0)]] p. 186-187</ref> | |||
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[[category:Undead]] | [[category:Undead]] | ||
[[category:Worm]] | [[category:Worm]] | ||
[[category:Zombie]] | [[category:Zombie]] | ||
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A spawn of Kyuss (sometimes called son of Kyuss[1][2]) are vile, zombie-like undead given sentience and special abilities by the green worms that inhabit their bodies.[1][2][3] Such a worm can be delivered to a target living creature via its slam attack (and also inflicting a supernatural disease called Kyuss' Gift[3] ) or via a melee or ranged touch attack. Such a worm burrows through the victim's body eventually reaching the brain, killing it and animating the dead as a new spawn of Kyuss.[1][2][3] On the other hand, the empowerment of the worms makes a Spawn of Kyuss vulnerable to remove disease, remove curse, and similar spells, which destroy the worms inside it and render it a normal zombie.[1][2][3]
Spawns of Kyuss are mad and of low intelligence[1][2][3], existing mostly to kill and multiply. They are not eternally staggered like normal zombies, but they may pretend to be.[4]
Origins
An evil cleric[1][2][3] turned demigod[3] from Oerth named Kyuss first made the spawns of Kyuss.[1][2][3] Today, a cleric with a minimum of 16th level can create a spawn of Kyuss with a Create Greater Undead spell.[4]
Noncanon Information
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Spawns of Kyuss get along well with Mealy-Eyes.[5] Spawns of Kyuss overrun the apocalyptic domain of Vor-Torla, part of the Weeping Ruins cluster.[6]
Descriptive Text
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"Corruption is the way of all the earth," the corpse muttered, twisting against the bonds of force that held it. "You are dying even as we speak, your body failing, slowly but surely. Whereas I...I live. Even in death."
I saw then the worms writhing beneath its skin, and could not fully bite back a scream of horror as it continued, "Come closer...and I'll show you what it means to be immortal."
Laurent St. Reginald toGennifer Weathermay-Foxgrove, working notes to Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Monstrous Compendium Appendix Anuual Vol. 3
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Monster Manual II (3.0) p. 186-187
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 MM II p. 186
- ↑ Terrors from Above p. 97-98
- ↑ Quoth the Raven Issue 25 p. 84
Pages in category "Spawn of Kyuss"
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
