Baernaloth

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The baernoloths were among the multiverse's biggest enigmas, mythical fiends of the Gray Wastes as devoid of emotion and color as the plane itself. Rumors claimed they spawned not just the yugoloths, but the demons, demodands, and devils, and allegedly knew most about all creatures of the Lower Planes.

Description
Baernaloths were gaunt, gangly fiends that stood feet tall and had long, lanky limbs. Their gray, skin dripped with pus and was tautly pulled over their skeletons. Their oversized heads resembled the horned skulls of cattle or rams, with glassy eyes that leaked a vile yellow fluid and mouths consisting of nothing but teeth and a tongue.

Combat
The baernoloths are canny, unfathomable creatures. Their plans, schemes and agendas span the ages of the multiverse. The plans of a particular baern can come to fruition next week or 1000 years later.

They are equally capable combatants though they often toy with their opponents before transforming them into some humiliating form with their deform ability. They can mutate and control their enemies with spells.

They possess powerful spellcasting or psionic abilities.

Habitat
Almost nothing is known from their schemes, and they are encountered in different forms all over the multiverse. Gehenna and the Gray Waste are their favorite places.

Though they travel alone most of the time, they occasionally take night hags or nightmares for companions.

History
Certain texts of incalculable antiquity claim that the obyriths and a proto-race of ancient Baatorians were the spawn of the baernoloths, but this unified creation myth enjoys few proponents outside Gehenna and the Gray Waste of Hades.