Dagonspawn Zombies
Brittle and wiry hair spills from her head but does little to obscure her
horrid visage; the skin of her face and neck is dead and mottled grey.
Dangling obscenely from her ruined jaw, a long tentacle-like tongue
writhes; sniffing the air, seeking food. Blind eyes stare at you with unerring
accuracy as a low moan bubbles though the inky-black water
welling in her throat.
Similar to a void zombie, a dagonspawn zombie is a creature that is infested with the larval
young of an Olhydrix Hag . They are called dagonspawn after the
Shrroth demons (Tome of Horrors II) that originally sired the first
olhydrix millennia ago. See Pathfinder Wiki: Dagon.
Those who perish whilst suffering Abyssal Ascariasis become
dagonspawn zombies. Within 2d4 hours of the creature’s death,
the strongest of the olhydrix’s larvae infesting the corpse worms
its way into the spinal fluid and eventually into the brain cavity,
where it undergoes a swift gestation. During this time, the parasite
takes total control of the corpse and mutates its genetic codes
so as to best serve as a vehicle for obtaining food. As it grows, the
squid-like parasite becomes too large to fit inside the skull and relocates
to the creature’s stomach cavity. The parasite’s feeding tentacle
soon grows thick enough to dislocate the creature’s jaw,
lolling outwards like an obscene tongue. When encountered,
dagonspawn zombies are often mistaken for ghouls. A DC 10
Knowledge: Undead can correctly identify the difference.
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