Gargoyle

Created Unknowingly

Ogrémoch, The Prince of Evil Earth, a being made of rock, crystal, and hate. When he walks his stony realm, he unknowingly leaves shards of broken twisted rock in his wake. Imbued with slivers of sentience, these shards pulsate with the stolen essence of the Elemental Prince, growing larger over long years into vaguely humanoid rock formations that resolve at last into the hard, cruel shapes of Gargoyles.

Home Is Where You Make It

Most Gargoyles make a home in the elemental plane of Earth, waiting patiently in rocky outcrops for a foolish adventurer to blunder by. Others though, wonder the plane and find portals into others. A small few are lucky enough to find their way into the Plane of Elemental Air and end with a good death fighting their sworn enemy, the Aarakocra. Others though, might make a home in the Material Plane. Some chose to live in the mountains or long forgotten tombs, others enter into deals to protect castles and cities.

Deadly Reputation

Gargoyles have a reputation for evil and cruelty. This is for two reasons.

When they come to the material plane, they are met with hatred as their reputation precedes them. Most Gargoyles then turn to the only people who will give them a rooftop, Vampires, Liches, and other evil beings. When these are the only people who show you respect and hospitality, it can be easy to overlook their true intentions.

They eat and torture birds. Imagine for just for a minute that you are a being of stone whose main hobby is standing motionless on rooftops for weeks at a time. Then these bloody winged rodents land on you and use you as a personal toilet. Exactly, you would want to wring their necks as well.

Gargoyles are a seen as evil, so are treated as such. The tales spun by bards, and the cruel caricatures created by the masons have done too much damage. If a peasant sees a Gargoyle, they will run the other way. Consider wearing a cloak and false moustache when visiting the local potions shop.

Evil vs Good Although most Gargoyles are evil, it’s always fun to play against type. There could be lots of reasons for your Gargoyle to be good aligned. Maybe the portal it came though took it to a small temple where the Clerics happily took it in? Maybe it came out into the home of a lost civilisation of warrior mice riding their corgi mounts into battle, and they were happy to have a warrior guard their mushroom houses whilst they fought back the Cats of Darkness? Have fun with it!

Gargoyle Traits

As a Gargoyle you have the following Racial Traits: