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Spawn of Kyuss are expressions of Orcus's intent to replace all life with undeath. Left to its own devices, a solitary spawn of Kyuss travels aimlessly. If it stumbles across a living creature, the spawn attacks with the sole intent of creating more spawn.
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In the dark or from a distance, spawn of Kyuss resembled ordinary zombies. Closer inspection, however, revealed that its corpse was covered in withering worms that were capable of jumping onto nearby humanoids.
A spawn of Kyuss was different from an ordinary zombie in the sense that the soul of the original creature remained trapped inside its body. The soul remained awake and aware of its situation, a knowledge that invariably drove the spawn to insanity.
In combat, spawn of Kyuss primarily used their claws as weapons, as well as their worms. Worms that successfully landed on a living creature quickly burrowed through the skin and started eating their way into it. A sufficiently numerous infection of worms was capable of killing a creature in a matter of seconds. A few minutes after death, the corps...
Kyuss created the first spawn by plundering corpses from necropolises during the time when he was a high priest of Orcus. They were seen as expressions of Orcus's intent to turn all life into undeath. Long after Kyuss's death, his zombies continued to spread his infection. By 1372 DR, spawn of Kyuss could be found in inhabited areas of the Upperdar...
Further Reading
1. James Jacobs (October 2005). “The Ecology of the Spawn of Kyuss”. In Erik Mona ed. Dragon #336 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), pp. 60–65.
Spawn of Kyuss are undead creatures that can infect other living beings with worms. Learn about their description, personality, combat, history, and appearances in various editions of Dungeons & Dragons.
Learn about the spawn of Kyuss, a medium undead creature that can infest and animate humanoids with worms. Find its statistics, abilities, description, and origin from Volo's Guide to Monsters.
Find information about spawn of Kyuss, a type of undead creature in Dungeons & Dragons. See monster statistics, descriptions, and sources from various books and compendiums.
Spawn of Kyuss are disgusting undead creatures created by Kyuss, a powerful evil cleric turned demigod. Completely mad, the spawn of Kyuss wander caverns, crypts, and some times the open countryside searching for victims.
A spawn of Kyuss is a medium undead that can launch worms that burrow under the skin of humanoids and deal necrotic damage. It has regeneration, immunity to poison and exhaustion, and can be destroyed only by acid, fire, or radiant damage.
A spawn of Kyuss exudes a supernaturally potent aura of fear. Worse, their touch not only infects victims with a terrible disease known as Kyuss' gift. but it can also infest others with the worms that gnaw on their bodies.
