Ueth the Scalehunter

the permanently-tripping cult leader

Found an Emerald Serpent while already intoxicated by a fungus-and-swamp-water brew. Stunned, he did nothing as the serpent bit him; brew and venom mixed into a permanent hallucinogen in his bloodstream. He had visions of sacred snakes promising eternal happiness after the world's end and founded the Strange Serpent Drug Cult.

He preached happiness, love, sex, and drugs in his home village of Nechdorf; a few joined him, the rest were kidnapped and sacrificed.

The permanently high cult leader is the real deal — a complete believer in his serpentine visions. He would very much like newcomers to join him in worship. If they seem unwilling, he tries to subdue them for use as sacrifices. If his morale breaks, he tries to escape to the Worship Hall for cultists' aid. He has heard rumors of the Swamp Witch buried somewhere in the Sepulchre but hasn't gone farther than the Garden, where he felt threatened and turned back.

Stat block: HP 20, Morale 6, Gatorskin robe −d4, Jagged spear d8 + bleed.

• Bleed. D2 damage every round for d4 rounds after being hit by the spear, ignores armor.

Among the dirty rags in his chamber: a scroll with Ueth's gospel scribbled on one side and the Power Slithering Strangulation on the other.