Blighted Aberration

"Those that fell to the shadows were forever denied entrance into paradise"

A Blighted Aberration represents a tragic and horrifying fate that befalls those consumed by a Blight Born. When a Blight Born manages to absorb the soul of a living being, what remains if undisposed, transforms into something far more sinister than mere death. These remnants, referred to as Blighted Aberrations, are essentially the desiccated husks of the victims, drained of all life and vitality. They are left as gaunt, mummified shadows of their former selves, their bodies a mere vessel for the dark, corrupting energy of the Void.
The transformation into a Blighted Aberration is a grotesque perversion of life. The dark energy that fills these husks binds the physical form to the mortal world, preventing it from finding peace in death. Instead, these corpses are animated by the residual energies of the Blight Born, compelled to wander without purpose or consciousness. Their existence is a pitiful mimicry of life, as they shamble through their environment, driven by a lingering compulsion for the life energy they can no longer possess. They do not actively hunt like their Blight Born creators but instead wander aimlessly, their presence alone enough to leach the vitality from the land and living creatures inadvertently. Encounters with these beings are not only dangerous due to the residual entropic energy they emit but also deeply unsettling, as they embody the ultimate corruption and loss of life, souls trapped in perpetual limbo, unable to move on or regain the life that was so violently stripped away. This grim fate serves as a stark warning about the dangers of the Blight Born and the devastating consequences of their unchecked spread.

Basic Information

Anatomy

The absorption of life leaves the remains bare and emaciated, resembling not much more than a skeleton with skin stretched over its form. The eyes are gone and all that remains to identify who they may have once been is the hair and personal effects that are still hanging from the creature. In almost all cases, the jaw hangs loose and open and the withdrawn skin makes the nails and hair appear longer than normal, giving it an even more sinister appearance. The slightly distended belly belies the true danger of this creature, housing the remaining Void essence left behind by the creature that made it.

Ecology and Habitats

The Blighted Aberrations are entirely unintelligent and motivated only by the unnatural need to reassociate with the living in order to attempt to spread the Void to new hosts. Some observations have shown a degree of herd mentality, which could just be a mindless coincidence caused by numbers growing as they pass and them all being drawn to a new source of life, or it could be some more sinister part of the suspected hive mind of the Void possibility. They do not need to sleep or eat and will doggedly pursue a potential victim until their legs stop working. They are impervious to pain and relentless.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

While these creatures are entirely blind, they are unnaturally drawn to the living, possessing the ability to detect the living for up to 150' as if by some innate sense. They will move to and attempt to infect any other living creature within this range and will not stop until they are entirely destroyed.

Genetic Ancestor(s)

• Blight Born

Scientific Name

Necropravus anima