Mean Green Mother from Eastgate Place

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Mean Green Mother from Eastgate Place

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31 October 2021
Mean Green Mother From Outerspace
(Little Shop of Horrors OST)


Salvador was restless the moment the clock ticked over from 11:59 to midnight. Halloween did this to him. Samhain was his time of year, when Autumn was at its peak and the Veil was at its thinnest. Tonight he would join the Hunt. This time he was prepared to accept his fate and join the murderous revel for what it was, as he had done the year before. No longer would he hide from it.

Unfortunately, this meant he had to skip his good friend Yuzuki's wedding. The very last thing he wanted to do was accidentally slaughter the guests and turn what was meant to be a happy occasion into a nightmare. So he had politely declined. On the plus side, his gatito and Rekah were more than willing to go in his stead. He was eager to hear tales of their adventures later, but before sending them on their way he was happy to help them fix up their hair.

In the days leading up to the wedding, he had worked on carving a small wooden trinket box. He sent that with an insert along with them to give on his behalf, but emphasized it was Not A Gift. That was important. He gave both the gatito and Rekah a kiss, told them to enjoy themselves, and then they parted ways.

In the evening, the pinnacle of Autumn rolled through the Grounds of Matadero like a heat wave, weighing down the atmosphere and making it dense. Dama marveled as the Opal in her grasp, PathFinder, pulsed from green to red, and radiated a shockwave of pure Power across the landscape. The plants shuddered and sighed, stretching and growing rapidly thicker, stronger. One in particular stretched out its limbs with a guttural, groaning howl. It shook the glass walls of the central greenhouse. Unwinding from its pot, the monstrous cape sundew crashed to the floor and shuffled to the door leading out onto the roof.

Nikky smashed through glass and steel and rolled into the open air. Made for warmer climates, the shambling horror shuddered at the chill, but instantly grew a thicker, mossier hide. And then, he went exploring...


(Image commissioned and courtesy of Gothrak. Please do not steal.)

(( Anyone and everyone is welcome to encounter this creature. Feel free to write about it and post to this thread, even a link to a sighting mentioned in any other thread, or mention it in live play, or even write up a live play encounter. Some ground rules, though:

Please DO NOT kill Nikky!

I know that "kill it with fire" is probably going to be the go-to response, but Nikky is intelligent enough to stop, drop, roll, and run away from anyone trying to burn him to death. With the combination of PathFinder's power and Autumn's power pulsing through his cells, Nikky is capable of rapid regeneration. Any severed limbs will grow back, and for funsies, thanks to some input from a friend, we've decided that the cut off bits will turn into mini shambling sundew mounds themselves. Those you are welcome to obliterate, but please not destroy the main monster. Maybe your character will even make a new friend! Understand, however, that Nikky is based on a carnivorous plant, and canonically is fed small to medium-sized animals. Its entirely likely he may try to eat your character(s), or their pets, but that does not mean there are not exceptions. Especially if your character(s) and/or their pets are undead. Your only limit is your imagination and my caveat of please do not kill Nikky! Other than that, have fun with this! Happy Halloween! ))
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