[MW Expedition 33] Somnoblin - CR 1 Small Humanoid - $5 Reward (Patreon)

Intertwined “Listen, little buddy, I’m glad to have a bit of Markus back, and I’m happy to let you play with his Monster Card collection, bu

Intertwined

“Listen, little buddy, I’m glad to have a bit of Markus back, and I’m happy to let you play with his Monster Card collection, but if you keep ‘collecting’ my tax ledgers, we’re gonna have a problem.”

—Ronaldo, In Two Minds

When a creature of great ambition expires in the presence of powerful magic, its will and determination can cause its psyche to persist, latching onto the mind of a nearby creature. The more powerful the drive (or the stronger the magic), the greater the willpower of the mind that can be joined. The product of two minds and two pools of experience, intertwined are as varied in thought, morphology, and habits as they are rare. 

Somnoblin

While most intertwined are widely regarded as esoteric and wise, one that is brought about without potent enough magic, or with a smaller slice of ambition, turns out… less wise. Unable to possess a creature directly, these frail psyches latch onto objects or tokens, waiting to impart their most obsessive personality trait onto whichever pliable and unlucky creature finds the item.

Like-Minded Bond. Strong-willed creatures and individuals that do not share the psyche’s principal trait can interact with such a token and leave none-the-wiser to its true potential. However, should the token be found by a creature whose motivation matches that of the psyche, what was once a balanced impulse can become an all-consuming compulsion as a somnoblin. A kobold inventor’s fascination with explosives could grow into pyromania, causing it to leave a frivolous trail of destruction in its wake. A paladin’s desire to protect can cause them to throw themself before a rolling boulder, heedless to the fact its soon-to-be-flattened body will not save the bunnies down the hill. And a goblin afraid of the limelight might develop the ability to disappear from view the moment it dons the token on its finger.

Contagious Compulsion. This newly exacerbated obsession can leach into the surrounding area like a rotting corpse into a water supply. A somnoblin setting up shop in an abandoned cellar or attic can sweep an entire town with an unnatural craze. In Aramachi, an obsession with mycology nearly tanked the region’s economy as they farmed nothing but mushrooms, much to the chagrin of the brewers downstream. In Bodrum, an entire city block was painted chartreuse when a somnoblin in the sewers decided that was its favorite colour. Even normal fads often get blamed on somnoblins, leading to the erroneous assumption that teenagers are more susceptible to their powers, despite ample evidence to the contrary.

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