Out of the Abyss

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APPfNDIX D I D f'MOI'\ I O R DS

ZUGGTMOY

The Demon Queen of Fungi. Lady of Rot and Decay. Zug-

grmoy is an alien creature whose only desire is to infect

the living with spores, transforming them into her mind-

less servants and, eventually. into decomposing hosts for

the mushrooms, molds, and other fungi that she spawns.

Utterly inhuman, Zuggrmoy can mold her fungoid

form into an approximation of a humanoid shape, in-

cluding the skeletal-thin figure depicted in grimoires

and ancient art, draped and veiled in mycelium and li-

chen. Indeed. much of her appearance and manner, and

that of her servants', is a soulless mockery of mortal life

and its many facets.

Zuggtmoy's cultists often follow her unwittingly. Most

are fungi-infected to some degree, whether through

inhaling her mind-controlling spores or being trans-

formed to the point where flesh and fungus become

one. Such cultists are fungal extensions of the Demon

Queen's will. Their devotion might begin with the seem-

ingly harmless promises offered by exotic spores and

mushrooms, but quickly consumes them, body and soul.

Sharing a layer of the Abyss withjuiblex, plus their

mutual insatiable hunger, has made the two demon

lords mortal enemies, each devoted to destroying and

ultimately devouring the other.

ZUCCTMOY's LAIR

Zuggtmoy's principal lair is her palace on ShedakJah.

It consists of two dozen mushrooms of pale yellow and

rancid brown. These massive fungi are some of the

largest in existence. They arc surrounded by a field of

acidic puffballs and poisonous vapors. The mushrooms

themselves are all interconnected by bridges of shelf-

fungi, and countless chambers have been hollowed out

from within their rubbery, fibrous stalks.

LAIR ACTIONS

On initiative count 20 {losing initiative ties),

Zuggtmoy can take a lair action to cause one of the

following effects; she can't usc the same effect two

rounds in a row.

• Zuggtmoy causes four gas spores or violet fungi
  (see the Monster Manual) to appear in unoccupied
  spaces that she chooses within the lair. They vanish
  after 1 hour.
  Up to four plant creatures that arc friendly to Zug-
  gtmoy and that Zuggtmoy can see can use their
  reactions to move up to their speed and make one
  weapon attack.
  Zuggtmoy uses either her Infestation Spores or her
  Mind Control Spores, centered on a mushroom or
  other fungus within her lair, instead of on herself.

RECIONAL EFFECTS

The region containing Zuggtmoy's lair is warped by her

magic, c reating one or more of the following effec£s:

• Molds and fungi grow on surfaces within 6 miles
  of the lair, even where they would normally find
  no purchase.