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the incantation should consist of a significant adventure in and of itself, pitting the PCs in a race against time as Quachil Uttaus’s influence continues to slowly degrade the region it is hidden within Reactive Ruination Whenever a creature uses a weapon to damage Quachil Uttaus’s nucleus, the creature must make a successful Fortitude save or the weapon immediately gains the broken condition A broken weapon instead becomes destroyed, as if centuries had passed and the weapon had crumbled to fragments Touch of Dust At the start of any round when there is a living or undead creature within 30 feet of the area’s nucleus (or immediately upon the incantation’s performance—see hidden nucleus, above), Quachil Uttaus’s nucleus moves at a fly speed of 30 to touch a target before returning immediately to its starting position The target it approaches to touch is randomly selected, unless it does so as a result of its summoning incantation being performed, in which case it moves to touch a randomly selected target among those who spoke its incantation The touch automatically hits the target The creature touched must make a successful Fortitude save to resist gaining 3d6 negative levels, with a successful Fortitude save reducing this to a mere 1d4 negative levels A creature whose negative levels equal or exceed its total Hit Dice crumbles to dust A creature slain in this manner may only be resurrected via miracle, true resurrection, or wish, and even then only if the caster makes a successful DC 30 caster level check An undead creature touched by Quachil Uttaus instead takes 2d6 points of Charisma damage on a failed Fortitude save If an undead creature’s Charisma damage from this effect reduces its Charisma to 0, it is destroyed At Quachil Uttaus’s option, its touch can instead grant immortality to a living creature, but the circumstances in which the Great Old One deigns to make this choice are impossible for mortals to predict (and are thus subject to the GM’s discretion) This is an aging effect 268 speaker’s oblivion Worse, the demon’s presence brings about a terrible haunting, and the area near its initial summoning starts deteriorating unnaturally Piles of dust appear, dry rot and mildew grow, metal corrodes, and paper turns yellow and brittle Living beings lose interest in life and age unnaturally fast This process only ends after days, weeks, or months, when Quachil Uttaus has been summoned elsewhere, to begin its haunting anew This leaves behind an area of ancient ruins, blackened and dried forests, and blasted heaths Since Quachil Uttaus is so obscure, it is common for those in a building, ship, town, or region affected by its malignant influence to be unaware of what is causing the damage Until the Great Old One’s influence subsides, attempts to repair the damage can achieve no lasting effect, as Quachil Uttaus’s aura continues its vile desecration unabated Desecration of Flesh Though the effects of the entity's presence often seems to mimic aging, this doom is, in fact, direct physical erosion of the body Quachil Uttaus fades, weakens, and enervates all around it For example, an elf may have a lifespan of many centuries, but the elf’s hair will become thin and pale, skin wrinkled, and teeth decayed, just as quickly as those of a human subjected to Quachil Uttaus’s influence Worse, the demon’s presence and active haunting means that those Quachil Uttaus, called the “Treader of the Dust,” within the area start losing their moral and emotional has great power but lacks a cult and seemingly has no resistance They become apathetic, listless, and purpose other than oblivion Others say it is naught eventually almost comatose Even before the Great Old but a violent demon One itself appears, often they cannot bring themselves It is difficult to learn more of Quachil Uttaus directly, to more than sit, paralyzed with horror, as their fate due in large part to the extremely destructive effects of approaches This is as deadly a weapon as any that the its presence Quachil Uttaus can readily be summoned demon wields by a simple uttered formula, but if the summoner Eventually, perhaps after days or weeks (or maybe has the slightest desire for death or annihilation, only hours), Quachil Uttaus may appear personally Quachil Uttaus will appear and bring about the and offer a swift demise to any living entities that linger
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