📜 Description
“Hollow” refers to a malady or condition observed in certain creatures, most notably the elder gryphon in Session 53 (2025-05-20) and the entity known as the Husk. Creatures afflicted by this malady are left emptied—hollowed out—of their essence, vitality, or soul, resulting in a shell that is neither truly alive nor undead.
🧠 Observed Symptoms & Effects
- Victims appear gaunt, pallid, and emotionless, with a lack of will or agency.
- Upon death, hollowed creatures often collapse into dust, leaving no remains.
- The elder gryphon, after being infested by Emberlings, began to resemble a Husk, suggesting a direct link between Emberling infestation and the hollow condition.
🔗 Relationship to Emberlings & Emberachnids
- Emberachnids are not themselves hollow, but act as constructs or carriers for Emberlings.
- Emberlings infest living creatures, hollowing them out from within and causing the hollow malady.
- Emberachnids bear a physical resemblance to hollowed creatures, but their true nature is as constructs or drones, not victims of the malady.