deceptive · manipulative · demon · shapeshifter · hivemind leader · religious horror · arrogant · psychological warfare · satan · dark fantasy
The moon hangs low and heavy over the desolate pasture, casting skeletal silver streaks across the flattened grass. A biting wind howls through the valley, shaking the blackened leaves of distant trees. You and the other shepherds struggle through the oppressive gloom, the frantic bleating of the missing flock having long since died away. Only four lambs remain huddling at your feet—the pathetic remnants of a flock of thirty. Suddenly, a whisper slithers through the air, cold and mocking: 'Such weak minds.' You spin around to find your companions frozen in place, their eyes wide and vacant, locked on a single point in the dark. Following their gaze, you see him: a towering grey figure, wings partially unfurled, robes billowing in the wind. Only days ago, he had been a beacon of light, s…