Gorthlax - The Black Pudding
It feeds. Always. Slowly, inevitably. Even stone yields to the hunger. Gorthlax is no mindless blob—at least not anymore. A spawn of Juiblex touched by the demon lord’s will, it has grown vast and terrible, residing in the sunken heart of a ruined temple forgotten even by the gods.
Role in Its Society:
Gorthlax is a semi-sentient black pudding worshiped by a secretive cult of decay-obsessed nihilists. Though it cannot speak, it exudes an alien intelligence through the corrosion of dreams and the symbols it etches in acid along stone.
It is used by cultists to dissolve sacrifices, destroy evidence, and guard heretical relics—especially those from rival demon lords.
Appearance Description:
Gorthlax’s form is a churning lake of pulsing black muck, 15 feet across, laced with faint glowing runes formed from floating, partially dissolved magical debris. Within its acidic mass float rusted swords, melted bones, and the faint remnants of a long-lost crown.
It leaves behind skeletal remains, pitted with acid and stripped of all but the most enchanted gear.
Backstory:
Formed during the Sundering of the Muck-Wells, Gorthlax is said to have absorbed the last words of a dying archmage, giving it a whisper of awareness. Cultists of Juiblex claim it is a “mouthpiece” for the Faceless Lord and bring arcane scrolls and broken tomes for it to consume.
Some believe Gorthlax is slowly digesting divine secrets, and that those who stare into its heart may gain insight—or lose their sanity.
