Xaltotun


. A tall, lumpish figure robed in yellow silk figured with red stands nearby. The creature's abnormally long head is covered in short, wiry cilia of various shades of grey. Two bulbous red-irised orbs protrude from the dark green flesh, evidently eyes of some sort. Five long reddish tubes grow from the lowest part of the face, ending in saclike swellings that open to reveal bell shaped orifices lined with sharp, toothlike projections. It's two long, tapering arms flit restlessly about, both of which end in a starfish-shaped mockery of a human hand. The queer hands hold a lorebook of the death magics, throbbing like some hideous heart. . Following mindlessly behind this creature is a small retinue of corpses, brought back from death to protect their master, as well as carry out various tasks. In fact, you watch as the illithid quickly sews a message into the chest of a zombie, which stumbles off after a moments hesitation.