Agallochian (old)

Agallochians are the twisted creations of Agalloch, god of hatred. Agalloch tears the souls from mortal men and traps them within empty vessels of twisted beasts he has fathered. In their new vessel, the unfortunate victims are strained and tortured. Their very existence is suffering, torn between man and beast.

Appearance
Agallochians are among the more diverse of wild things. They may take the shape of any living being, but are easily recognized by their unnatural features and great stature. Younger Agallochians tend to twist and turn between man and beast, and some are entirely indistinguishable from regular mortals.

Behavior
Though at first they retain their former personalities, over time an Agallochian becomes increasingly feral, until they're below beasts, solely driven by the pain and hatred seated deep within them. Their souls consumed by Agalloch, these unfortunate beings have long lost their mortality, and though death may release them of their torment, they can never pass into Wol's great halls.

Agallochians tend to form their own strange societies. Usually these societies start fairly civilized, and serve to protect and unite Agallochians from a world that despises them. But as time goes on and the Agallochians become increasingly feral and aggressive, these societies ultimately end as nothing more than roving warbands and vicious hunting packs. An Agallochian attack can be crippling to a local town or city, and could even lead to its complete annihilation. In Carpathia it is especially common to find old ruins of former cities, its previous inhabitants slain and its buildings reduced to rubble.

Habitat
Agallochians are fairly adaptive creatures, and depending on the individual in question might fare well in any environment. Typically, the younger and more intelligent Agallochians congregate in the burnt out ruins of former towns and cities, while the more feral ones move nomadically through the wilderness. A newly cursed Agallochian may continue taking residence where they currently live, blending into mortal society. As their condition worsens, this pretense of normality is bound to end.