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The Mothertoad
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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 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. It's coloration is typically swampy, though it's colors are affected by it's environment.
Personality
Though the Mothertoad is bestial in nature, it is a sapient being that primarily seeks to spread it's influence and protect what it views as it's own. It induces an odd desire to protect and dote upon it within those who are too close. Any who get succumb to these desires 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.
