The Mothertoad

The Mothertoad
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Full name	The Mothertoad
Species	Mephitoad
Weight	Varies
Height	Varies
Affiliation	House Viviria
Role	Citygod

The Mothertoad is House Viviria's citygod.

Appearance

An amalgamate comprised from a myriad of mephitoads, ever-changing. The body of the Mothertoad roils with activity, with new features constantly growing out to replace the old. The Mothertoad is made up of a dynamic collection of glistening heads, snapping maws, gleaming eyes and twitching tendrils. Its coloration is typically swampy, though its colors are affected by its environment.

Personality

Though the Mothertoad appears bestial in nature, many consider it a sapient being that primarily seeks to grow and spread, and to protect anything it views as its own. Any who wander within range of its influence are at risk of losing themselves within the Mothertoad's mass.

Backstory

Before ascending to the form it holds today, the Mothertoad was like any other mephitoad. Chosen to be the subject of a secretive experiment to control the chaotic magic of the City, the experiment went out of control as the mephitoad underwent sudden acute corruption. It became sentient and began to grow, absorbing the cityscape and any unlucky citizens in it's path. The chaos spread quickly, and the mephitoad sought to absorb all it could regardless of any citizen's opinion on the matter.

The Council sought out the most powerful mage of the time, Illa Phasmere, who accepted the task of dealing with the beast in exchange for a seat on the Council. Illa and her followers set out to destroy the corrupted mephitoad, and the ensuing efforts saw the City receive significant damage. Seeing an opportunity before the beast was entirely destroyed, however, the Council intervened, offering the near-death beast it's own seat on the Council. It accepted, and the Mothertoad soon became the second of the City's new Citygods, founding House Viviria.