RPG Series 3.5 Revised - Two for the Realms of the Profane

The Demon-Queen's Comestibles

Zuggtmoy, the Demon Queen of Fungi has briefly turned her attentions towards the cultivation of blight and fungi on foodstuffs. An experiment that harvests fungi grows on grains, breads, brews and other alcoholic beverages was her main research for a time. The spores of her labor fruited true and were cultivated again in the distillation of potions and elixirs. The infestation carries a sliver of her essence and when consumed they slowly but chaotically opens the untapped psionic potential in all sentient species. In essence, individuals become 1st level wilders with added charisma attribute bonus. The Demon Queen of Fungi is trying to enhance the properties of her concoctions so they imbue the applicant with the essence of the Abyss (I.E. fiendish template). Her method of distribution is clever, simplistic, and geared towards primitive tribes and isolated rural communities. She has taken step interest in humanoid (orcs, goblins, bugbears, etc.) tribes. Human and elven tribes with a naturalistic grasp of deities and evil are her second choice for indoctrination. In truth, she is cultivating barbarians, rangers, druids, and sorcerers and augmenting them with psionic abilities for a grand army on a scale large enough to push her hated foes, especially Juiblex, into the farthest corners of the Abyss. Some say the recently liberated Shami-Amourae has sided with the Fungi Queen to distribute the blight as a fashionable narcotic through cults and cells throughout the Prime Material Planes.

A Remnant of Murders

The divine remnants of Bhaal, The Faerunian God of Murder, have drifted through the Astral Planes for decades. Through unseen circumstance (although Githzerai rumors say sabotage), it has crashed onto Stygia, the Fifth Layer of the Nine Hells. This event has garnered the attention of several Dukes, Barons and Duchesses of the Nine Hells. The lost souls of murderers and the murdered lodged themselves into one of the most inhospitable regions of Stygia and now represent a significant act of serendipity in that region's history. Now the souls of old sacrifices and servants of Bhaal are up for grabs in the region's greatest salvage operation ever recorded. Levistus, Lord of the Fifth Layer, through lackeys and unwitting servants, plots a grand scheme to free himself from imprisonment and Glasya's involvement, not can say what it is, except she covets a soul of a special murderer, or even two.