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+====== Kyrzin ======
+Character
+name         = Kyrzin
+image        = {{:Kyrzin.jpg}}
+caption      = Kyrzin, the Prince of Slime from [[:eye_on_eberron]] - [[:kyrzin_the_prince_of_slime]] in [[:dungeon_magazine]] 192.
+aliases      = The Prince of Slime;<br/>
+The Bile Lord;<br/>
+The Lord of Bile;<br/>
+The Lurker Within;<br/>
+The Regent of Whispers
+^Domicile         = Realm of [[:khyber_trefonds_obscurs| Khyber]] below the [[:frontieres_de_l_ombre]]
+^Genre       = Male
+^Race         = [[:daelkyr]]
+**Kyrzin, the Prince of Slime** is the [[:daelkyr]] lord of slime and [[:ooze]], and he is said to lurk in a subterranean realm of [[:khyber_trefonds_obscurs|Khyber]] below the [[:frontieres_de_l_ombre]].
+<ifauth @admin><alert type="warning">
+“Drip. Drip. Mold in the water. Mold on
+the walls. The scratch in your throat and
+the drip in your nose. The Prince is with
+us. Can you hear him?”
+—Luhr’Oshac the Moldscraper
+The people of Khorvaire know that reality is fragile.
+The walls between the planes can fall at any time.
+Nightmares are real. Ancient fiends are bound in the
+underworld, and who can say just how long those
+bonds will hold?
+Every nation deals with its fears in different ways.
+In Karrnath, the dead are bound to serve the living.
+The Église de la Flamme d'Argent provides a source of
+hope, and yet in some places its light doesn’t shine.
+For instance, the Frontières de l'Ombre remains on the
+fringes of civilization, beyond the Code of Galifar
+and the influence of the church. The people of the
+Marches know stories older than Humain civilization
+on Khorvaire: tales of the Gobelin empire and the lords
+of madness that destroyed it. Each generation, mothers tell their children how Belashyrra steals the eyes
+of boys and girls who don’t finish their klurhn roots.
+Though the Lord of Eyes is well known in the stories of the Marches, another daelkyr has still greater
+influence in the region: Kyrzin, the Prince of Slime.
+Kyrzin Lore
+An adventurer from the Frontières de l'Ombre knows the
+information presented in the Dungeoneering DC 20
+entry and gains a +5 bonus to all other checks about
+Kyrzin.
+Dungeoneering DC 20: Anyone raised in the
+murky swamps of the west knows tales of the Prince
+of Slime. Those few who know his true name do not
+speak it. He is also known as the Bile Lord and the
+Lurker Within; members of the Gibbering Clans
+call him the Regent of Whispers. The ferry workers of the Rivière Propre tell stories of the Prince of
+Slime’s children, which are great oozes that roam
+the bottom of the river. Those who follow the Druidique traditions say that the Prince of Slime is a fiend
+who seeks to devour all natural things. Others say
+that one can learn secrets in his gibbering—secrets
+so wondrous that they blast the minds of most mortals who hear them. Some believe that death at the
+hands of his creations isn’t death at all but rather an
+escape from Dolurrh and Le Geolier.
+Dungeoneering DC 30: Kyrzin is a daelkyr,
+one of the lords of the Far Realm of Xoriat. He created the gibbering beasts and the mimics, and he
+has a great affinity for slimes and oozes of all kinds.
+While the daelkyr devoted most of their resources
+to destroying the vast Gobelin empire, Kyrzin focused
+his energy on the orcs of the west. He is an expert
+in biological warfare, and he can infect his enemies
+with parasitic oozes.
+Dungeoneering DC 35: Kyrzin has a Humainoïde
+shape with the head and upper torso of a handsome
+male Humain; however, his body is composed of ooze
+and his Humain aspects are partially dissolved. He
+cannot speak, but his telepathic powers make this
+method of communication unnecessary; he is surrounded by a constant telepathic babble similar to the
+whispers of gibbering beasts. He can engulf enemies
+in living slime and inflict terrible diseases with a
+thought. Two separate legends describe his defeat and
+destruction at the hands of heroes; if they are true, it
+means that he can reconstitute himself after death in
+some manner.
+Religion DC 30: A character who succeeds
+on this check knows the nature and traditions of
+the Gibbering Cults, as described below in “Cults
+of Slime.”
+The Horror Within
+Kyrzin has spectacular and fearsome abilities, to be
+sure, but what makes him even more terrifying is
+the subtle weapon he has at his disposal in the form
+of far. In parts of the Marches, the Commun cold is
+known as the bile-curse or the Prince’s kiss, because
+in an earlier time people there feared that any trace
+of unusual mucus was an indicator of Kyrzin’s presence. They had good reason to be apprehensive,
+because Kyrzin has bred a host of parasitic oozes that
+can live within another creature.
+A parasitic ooze can enter a host in two ways. A
+willing victim can allow a mature ooze to enter its
+body through the mouth. The more insidious way is
+for it to be transmitted along with another disease.
+Kyrzin can adapt almost any disease into a vector for
+infection; the primary signs of one of his infections
+are excessive mucus of unusual color and vivid fever
+dreams as the disease progresses. If the disease runs
+its course to the final state, it appears to pass completely, and the victim appears healthy; however, the
+victim now harbors a parasitic ooze.
+Many kinds of parasitic ooze exist. The most
+invasive is the brain borer slime. This sentient ooze
+devours the brain of the victim and replaces it,
+assuming full control of the host. In the process of
+consuming the brain, the borer gains all of its host’s
+memories and skills. Small signs of the changel
+include subtle shifts in body language, a difficulty displaying tender emotions, and quiet gibbering at night,
+but otherwise the victim can pass most tests any set to
+determine whether the victim is who he or she claims
+to be. If a borer’s victim is slain, the borer dies with it.
+Other parasites exert less control over the victim
+but can pose a greater physical threat. They project
+raw emotions to the host, causing angelr or irritability,
+but they cannot control their victims. However, if the
+host is slain, the ooze emerges from the body 1 round
+later, acting on the host’s initiative count. As such,
+an encounter that appears to be an easy challenge
+against a number of minions can become an unpleasant surprise as a black pudding pours out of a corpse.
+If commanded to do so by a brain borer or a priest of
+Kyrzin, a parasitic ooze can eat its way out of a living
+host. While doing so, it scores a critical hit each round
+against the host with its basic attack, and it emerges
+when the victim has taken damage equal to or greater
+than his or her bloodied value. Any sort of ooze can be
+adapted to this parasitic form, but it must be the same
+size as or smaller than the host. So, a Medium green
+slime could nest inside a normal Humain, but a Large
+gelatinous cube would have to hide inside a Géant.
+If an adventurer is infected with a parasitic ooze,
+a Remove Affliction ritual can rid the character of
+it. Most parasitic oozes lack the ability to perceive
+such a ritual as a threat, so they don’t try to escape
+during this time. Nothing can keep the victim of a
+brain borer alive (the effect on the target is always
+death), but after the ooze is removed, the victim can
+be raised.
+Cults of Slime
+Before Humains ever came to the Marches, the orcs
+were divided between the Druidique practices of the
+Gardiens and the worship of the Dragon d'En-dessous.
+Both traditions continue today. Even those who have
+become Vassaux of the Légion Souveraine might offer a
+sacrifice to the Bile Lord when a child has fluid in his
+or her lungs, rather than trusting entirely to Arawai
+or Olladra.
+Outsiders find it difficult to understand why
+anyone would worship the Prince of Slime. Many
+Marchers make offerings solely out of fear, hoping
+that through their devotions they can keep Kyrzin
+from rising, or that his wrath will pass over them
+when he returns. Such people aren’t truly cultists, but
+they can be pressured to assist agents of the Prince
+of Slime. Others see Kyrzin as a benevolent entity.
+In certain parts of the Marches, mold and lichen are
+valuable crops harvested as food or for their medicinal properties. Although the Prince of Slime might
+infect his enemies with disease, it’s also well known
+that the right molds can eliminate infections.
+The oldest cults, known as the gibbering clans or
+the Gibberers, are driven by a blend of madness and
+tradition. These ancient families are scattered across
+the Marches. The name comes from their practice of
+cultivating gibbering beasts. Every clan community
+has one or more gibbering beasts hidden away, and
+when a member of the community falls ill or reaches
+a certain age, that individual is ritually sacrificed to
+the beast. Members of a gibbering clan have wild eyes
+and a tendency to fall into ecstatic babbling trances,
+but they aren’t innately evil or united behind a single
+purpose; many of the clans have long-standing feuds
+with one another. The Gibberers believe that their
+souls live on in the beasts, and that in this way Kyrzin
+has given them the gift of immortality. Priests spend
+hours each day listening to the babbling of the clan
+beasts, and they claim to hear the words of their
+elders or of Kyrzin.
+The most active cults are those established by
+brain-bored agents of the Prince of Slime. Brain
+borer cults are Kyrzin’s active forces and are supplemented by oozes and aberrations. Kyrzin’s cults
+employ dolgaunts, dolgrims, and dolgarrs; compared
+to the troops of other daelkyr, Kyrzin’s are noteworthy for having slick, translucent skin and for carrying
+parasitic oozes. Every brain borer cult is different,
+though, since priests seize on local tensions to stir
+passions. They are united by their fervor and frequently are enhanced by consuming psychoactive
+molds; followers are driven by wild visions and passions, as well as promises or goals that rarely make
+rational sense.
+The Gifts of the Prince
+Those favored by the Lord of Bile wear and wield
+living tools crafted from protoplasm. These items are
+functionally equivalent to objects made from leather
+or steel, but their unusual appearance might be a
+hindrance in some locations, and the living nature
+of such an object can add interesting flavor. For
+example: “Your armor’s feeling gloomy today. It’s covered in a layer of condensation, and you think these
+are tears.”
+Armor: Ooze armor can exist in any form; for
+instance, heavy ooze is thick and dense. The characteristics of specific magic armor can be related to
+the nature of the ooze. For instance, ooze armor in
+the form of Sylvestre armor has chameleon properties
+and provides a surge of adrenaline to enhance Athletics. Lifegiving armor and immunizing armor bond
+to the wearer’s nervous system to enhance healing, while slick armor is just that: slick. Imposter’s
+armor is especially Commun among Kyrzin’s cultists, and it transforms in a manner similar to that of
+a mimic.
+Weapons: Weapons crafted by Kyrzin are built on
+a core of sinew and protoplasm. Dynamic weapons are
+Commun, shifting to new forms at the wielder’s command. Enhancements tied to poison or acid damage
+create their own venoms. Regardless of enhancements, Kyrzin’s weapons shapeshift in minor ways;
+the extra damage from a critical hit reflects the
+weapon literally digging deeper into the wound.
+Other Items: Eagle eye goggles bond with the wearer’s eyes. A periapt of proof against poison consumes
+venom before it can hurt the wearer. As long as the
+organic nature of the item is reflected in its flavor,
+any magic item can be used.
+Kyrzin’s treasures should pose an interesting question for adventurers. These items are as powerful as
+those made of mundane materials, and nothing is
+innately evil about the object. Are adventurers comfortable wielding these living tools, though?
+Using Kyrzin
+be prepared to face the Prince of Slime until they are
+well on their way to achieving their epic destinies. So
+what role can Kyrzin play in a campaign?
+As with all of the daelkyr, Kyrzin is a force of
+madness. Ultimately his actions might lead to the
+destruction of the Gardiens, the breaking of
+the seals to Khyber, or a similar action that helps
+him in a concrete manner. Initial encounters with
+his followers, however, might appear to be entirely
+unconnected. Here are some possibilities.
+F Adventurers passing through the Marches stop in
+an inn serving fine graymold stew. At night they
+hear whispers in the basement and face the gibbering mouther dwelling there. The innkeeper is
+horrified, since these creatures have slain generations of his ancestors.
+F The gibbering clans have begun a campaign of
+aggression. They could target Maison Tharashk,
+push toward war between the Marches and
+Droaam, or intend to bar all foreigners from the
+Marches. The priests are being driven to this
+action by the voices they hear when listening to
+the gibbering beasts; they don’t know any larger
+reason for their actions.
+F A mysterious fever is spreading in the villages of
+western Breland. The village elders refuse to let
+Maison Brunet treat it, and the victims all recover
+(or seem to). Can the adventurers expose the brain
+borers behind this fever before the disease is successfully transformed into a plague that can be
+carried across Breland? Aberrant forces and parasitic oozes emerge to fight as needed.
+F Brain borers can spread into any part of Khorvaire.
+A Tharashk clan begins smuggling a psychoactive
+mold into major cities, and the mold serves as a
+vector for brain borer infection. Can the adventurers expose this plot? How deep does it go into the
+roots of Maison Tharashk?
+</alert></ifauth>
+====== Histoire ======
+Approximately [[:age_des_monstres|10,000 years ago]], the plane of [[:xoriat]] became Limitrophe with the plane of [[:eberron]]. During that time, the lords of [[:xoriat]], an aberrant race of [[:fiend|fiends]] known as the [[:daelkyr]], pierced the planar walls and launched an invasion of [[:eberron]], on the continent of [[:khorvaire]]. They assaulted the [[:gobelinoid]] [[:empire_dhakaani]], nearly destroying the once powerful empire and decimating most of western [[:khorvaire]].
+However, the [[:daelkyr]] were stopped by an alliance between the [[:empire_dhakaani|Dhakaani]] Gobelinoids and an ancient sect of druids known as the [[:les_gardiens|Gardiens]]. The [[:les_gardiens|Gardiens]] managed to halt the [[:guerre_daelkyr]], blocking the plane of [[:xoriat]] from [[:eberron]] through the use of vast gates. Most [[:daelkyr]] were pushed back through to [[:xoriat]], however, some remain on [[:eberron]]. Those few [[:daelkyr]] that remained were sealed underground by [[:les_gardiens|Gatekeeper]] magic, deep in [[:khyber_trefonds_obscurs|Khyber]].
+Kyrzin is a master of biological warfare, and focused his energy on the [[:orcs]] of the [[:frontieres_de_l_ombre]] during the [[:guerre_daelkyr]]. His influence over the region and the people there endures to this day.
+====== Apparence et Personnalité ======
+Kyrzin's chosen form roughly approximates a Humainoïde shape. He has the head and torso of a handsome Humain male, suspended in a green [[:ooze]] with his Humain aspects partially dissolved.
+Kyrzin, the Prince of Slime** **is one of the [[:daelkyr]], an alien race from the plane of [[:xoriat]]. He and his brethren invaded [[:khorvaire]] during the [[:age_des_monstres]]. While most of the [[:daelkyr]] were driven back to [[:xoriat]] by the [[:les_gardiens|Gatekeeper Druids]], Kyrzin is one of six [[:daelkyr]] that remained on [[:eberron]] in the realm of [[:khyber_trefonds_obscurs|Khyber]].
+His mortal [[:cultes_du_dragon_d_en-dessous|followers]] in the [[:cultes_du_dragon_d_en-dessous]] favor subtle schemes, as compared to those who follow [[Belashyrra|Belashyrra, the Lord of Eyes]].
+====== Capacités ======
+As with all [[:daelkyr]], Kyrzin has the ability to warp reality and his own appearance. He has master over slime and ooze, and his mortal followers count disease as part of his influence.
+Kyrzin cannot speak, and communicates exclusively through [[:telepathy]]. He is surrounded by an aura of babbling madness similar to the whispers of [[:gibbering_mouthers]], which his [[:cultes_du_dragon_d_en-dessous|followers]] believe he created along with other creatures such as [[:oozes]] and [[:mimic|mimics]].
+Two separate legends tell of his defeat, but his influence has not waned over the [[:frontieres_de_l_ombre]].
+Kyrzin counts slimes and [[:ooze|oozes]], as well as [[:aberrations]] such as [[:dolgaunt]], [[:dolgrim|dolgrims]], [[:dolgarr|dolgarrs]], and [[:gibbering_mouther|gibbering mouthers]] among his servants. They all possess a slick, translucent skin and some have parasitic [[:oozes]] within.
+His mortal followers in the [[:cultes_du_dragon_d_en-dessous]] include members of the Aashta clan of [[:maison_tharashk]], and the Gibbering Cults and Brain Borer cults of the [[:frontieres_de_l_ombre]].
+As with other [[:daelkyr]], Kyrzin is vulnerable to the touch of [[:byeshk]].
+====== Notes ======
+In the [[:dragon_magazine]] article [[:touched_by_madness]] a [[:daelkyr]] called **Bloody Kyrzinand** is said to maintain a following among [[:cultes_du_dragon_d_en-dessous]]. Bloody Kyrzinand and Kyrzin may be one and the same.
+==
+{{tag>[NPC]}}
+{{tag>[Daelkyr]}}
+{{tag>["Étrangers"]}}
+{{tag>["Khyber"]}}
+{{tag>["idoles religieuses"]}}
+{{tag>["Âge des Monstres"]}}
+{{tag>["Adorées par les cultes du Dragon d_en-dessous"]}}