Murken Mite (the seed of outer darkness)

A tiny entity from Fworgai (realm of Outer Darkness) who’s sole purpose is to corrupt and pull the Essence of a being into the realms of Outer Darkness. Some creatures from the Dark Rift and The Void are capable of planting this toxic, vile creature onto living targets in order to burrow into and drain their soul to gain more Essence for the rulers of the realms in The Dark Rift.

It can only be commanded in the language of Vezpyr or Draconic. Once it has taken hold, it cannot be stopped. Only Divine power can command it to stop at a certain stage. Once it has been commanded, it is single minded and will not carry the target beyond its stage it was set, unless it has the command revoked and then it will consume the target completely.

Stages of Murken Pollution

Each stage permanently reduces the target’s Essence equal to the stage number.

A Soft Mind: The character’s will is easily subverted by those who speak Vezpyr at a level of Expert or higher. The character unconsciously understands the language.
A Violent Mind: Target has trouble reigning in their temper and will react violently in situations.
A Murderous Mind:
A Dark Mind: The target will actively plot the deaths of all those around them, seeking to maximize chaos, violence, and harm while minimizing the chances of being caught. If caught, an orgy of death and violence will follow. Their subconscious mind will draw forth the words in Vezpyr, channeling minor Lovigdril powers of the void and consuming everything around them.
The Pall of Darkness: The physical form of the target rots away, while the target curses all those around them in Vezpyr until only a polluted slurry of cells and echoes of the Vezpyr curses they spoke before their demise exists. These echoes last a number of days equal to their Essence left when they reached the final stage.