Child of Urgathoa

Child of Urgathoa
Daughter of Urgathoa

(Creature)

2E1E

Rare

NE

Large

Undead

Level

8

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Images of children of Urgathoa

Source: Book of the Dead, pg(s). 79

Type

Undead

CR

8

Environment

Any

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Images of children of Urgathoa

Source: The Inner Sea World Guide, pg(s). 309

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Children of Urgathoa are fanatical mortal followers adopted at death by their goddess, the Pallid Princess Urgathoa. Given new purpose as undead upon their expiration, these creatures of warped flesh and bone continue to serve their new mother as they did in life.

Description

Though bearing some resemblance to the mortals they once were, one can easily recognize children of Urgathoa for the monsters they have become. Their bodies are warped and twisted, and are both supported and propelled by a sinuous tentacle formed from bodily tissues and excretions. All children of Urgathoa possess a hand that has increased in both size and lethality to become a great claw—an effective weapon for the undead creature. Although their individual appearances vary wildly, most are much larger than they were in life, often standing nearly 15 feet in height and weighing more than 600 pounds.

No two children of Urgathoa look alike, as the goddess' transformation is unique to each individual. Each maintains certain aspects of their mortal appearance, although such things as distinctive clothes or jewelry are mimicked in flesh and bone.

Children of Urgathoa possess formidable abilities, retaining a number of those they had in life, in addition to those gained from their transformation. They can spread the pallid plague with a simple touch, and the blessings of the Pallid Princess follow wherever they go.

Ecology

Considered the most desired position by the church of Urgathoa, only Urgathoa can transform her most devoted followers into children of Urgathoa upon their deaths. These undead creatures continue to serve their goddess, often leading cults of increasing size and strength as new followers flock together to follow one of Urgathoa's chosen. Each child of Urgathoa quickly affects the world around them, whether through the creation of virulent diseases, undead hordes to attack the living, or evil artifacts, or simply by inspiring greater and more destructive fervor among the followers of Lady Despair.

On Golarion

Andaisin the Reaper is confronted by adventurers.

See also: Category:Child of Urgathoa/Inhabitants

As children of Urgathoa generally work in great secrecy, no one knows how many of them are actively advancing their goddesses' goals. Below is a short list of the best-known children of Urgathoa on Golarion.

• Andaisin the Reaper: A high priestess of Urgathoa, Lady Andaisin worked to further the goals of the Pallid Princess in the Varisian city of Korvosa. She was killed as a result of her involvement with a plot to decimate the city via disease, hatched by Queen Ileosa.
• Endroma of Tolguth and Nisvyraka the Goreflay: Together known as the Gluttons of Steeplespine, these two children of Urgathoa strive to discover and spread the secrets of their goddess, interpreting the words of their mother that are secured in her temple, in the city of Absalom.
• The Wight Mother of Isger: Leading an undead cult for over a century, the creature that was once Illcayna Alonnor plagues the lands of Isger.
• Lyanthari: A servant of Tar-Baphon, she once fought alongside and aided in the necromantic research of the Whispering Tyrant.
• Rinnella Brenon: Brenon leads the Cathedral of Epiphenomena, Golarion's largest Urgathoan temple, in the Gebbite capital of Mechitar.

References

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