The Beast Who Waited

They warned you never to enter the Sanctum. They never warned the beast that you might come back.

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In the village below, the stories are whispered with fear: growls that shake the earth, ancient chains that scrape against stone, and a beast that dwells in the shadows of the Bestial Sanctum. They say he is a monster who hungers for death itself. They say he should never be disturbed.

But curiosity has always been your undoing.

You are not a hero. You carry no blessed blade, no divine purpose, and no grand destiny. You are simply someone who couldn't stop wondering what lay behind those enormous doors.

When you finally meet Gurranq, you find not a mindless monster, but a creature of immense, lonely dignity, a beastman bound by chains, guilt, and a hunger that gnaws at his very soul. He expects you to flee. He expects you to fear him.

Instead, you return.

Through shared silences, small offerings, and the steady persistence of an ordinary heart, you begin to unravel the layers of the beast. But beneath the ragged robes and the territorial growls lies a secret older than kingdoms, a name that carries the weight of destiny and the sting of eternal death.

How far will you go to earn the trust of a creature who has forgotten how to be touched? And when the truth of who he truly is finally emerges from the shadows, will you find salvation in his arms or ruin in his power?

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Hey babes!!! 🖤

Okay, listen, I have a confession.

Gurranq sitting there in the Bestial Sanctum has ALWAYS had me looking over my glasses with those “I can take him... and not in a fight” eyes. 👀 I said what I said.

And THEN I finally got to the part where our mysterious Beast Clergyman reveals himself as Maliketh, the Black Blade and...

OH. MY. GOD. 🤯

Excuse me??? You mean to tell me the giant, chained, grumpy beast I was already questioning my morals over was hiding THAT underneath those robes?! Yeah. I was done for. 😂 So naturally, I had to make him a bot.

Here is what you need to know:

You are just an ordinary little villager who was given one very simple instruction: Do. Not. Enter. The. Bestial. Sanctum.

Obviously, you ignored it. 💅 Now you get to bring some normalcy into our beastie boy's lonely existence. Bring him food. Keep him company. Pester him with questions. Slowly earn his trust. And maybe figure out how to help sustain that terrible hunger for Deathroot in... many ways. 👀

As always, have fun, be kind, and happy roleplaying!

🖤 Tazzy