Neogi Society

Illus. by R. Spencer

Neogi employ a peculiarly horrible means of reproducing their race. When an adult neogi grows old and weak, its fellows turn on it, injecting it with a special venom that initiates terrible changes in the old neogi’s body. This venom causes the subject’s body to swell into a great, bloated sack 10 feet in diameter. Upon becoming a great old master, a neogi’s intellect dims to the verge of nonsentience, and it loses most of its memories, feats, magical abilities, and skills. In place of its cruelty and cunning, there is only a ravenous hunger. When the transformation is complete, adult neogi lay their eggs in the great old master’s abdomen. Thereafter, the adult neogi provide the great old master with food—alive but immobilized—to sustain it and nourish the young that are devouring their host from the inside out. Eventually, twenty to forty neogi spawn chew their way out of the dying master. Most of these are in turn eaten by their voracious newborn brothers, but a few survive to become the next generation of adult neogi.

Combat

A great old master attempts to eat anything it encounters, biting ferociously and spewing forth spawn.

Poison (Ex): Injury, Fortitude DC 20, initial damage 1d4

Dex, secondary damage 1d4 Wis.

Spit Spawn (Ex): As a standard action, a great old master can spit out 2d4 neogi spawn, which can attack the moment they land. The great old master can place the spawn anywhere within a range of 30 feet, but no two spawn can land more than 10 feet apart. Also, when a great old master takes damage, it can release 2d4 spawn. This version of the spit spawn ability is usable once per round as a free action.