Gabulrag, the Devourer

[Smaw 2368]

Gabulrag, the Devourer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Those he did not consume, he shaped into abominations for his own sadistic gratification."

 

It is said that one's life can be shaped entirely by the Spirits, if they so desire to set their sights upon your fleeting mortality. Nay, that we are helpless puppets in the face of those great and terrible entities that would seek to materialise their destructive potential in the world of men. Indeed, this is no more evident that in the case of Ixli, the Immortal Spirit of Forbidden Knowledge. For when his unwavering focus sets upon you, there is little escape from the insanity that will inevitably destroy your mind and body.

 

Before the Ish'Urkal discovered the Tome of Ixli, it was read by another, who had been picked after careful observation. 

 

An unremarkable Orc with little known heritage to call upon; a runt of the litter, for all intents and purposes. Gabulrag had suffered at the hands of his peers for many decades within his Orcish settlement, for he had not the courage or strength to walk alongside his peers. Instead, he would stumble behind them for years in pursuits of recognition. With particular fervour he would attain the respect he had hungered for, and yet his insatiable appetite would never allow him peace of mind, for he had been scarred at such a young age to desire respect and domination.

 

Ixli saw in him a conduit; a suitable vessel through which to interact with the world, one that would sacrifice all in the pursuit of power and recognition. And so was the Tome of Ixli presented to him, and so did he read its many pages with fascination and newfound hope. It was not long before he had adopted the Dark Arts of the Ish'Urkal, and he began to consume the many helpless Spirits that fell to his fiendish plots.

 

Indeed, his pursuits were remarkable. Before long he had eaten many Spirits, destroyed many settlements, and crippled the world around him in an insatiable need for fear. Yet the price of his deal with Ixli would soon come to bear a great burden upon him.

 

Yes, the Spirits of Mental Instability sought him, and clung to him with such strength that his mind would be weighted down by crippling insanity. In a great irony, he had consumed so much that he had lost himself, and soon his body was torn asunder as he was unable to remain tethered to the mortal realm.

 

 

"A festering, putrid creature of unimaginable size. His gaping maw expresses but one emotion as rivers of drool cascade around you: Hunger.

And he does not relent, nor does he communicate. He only stares, long enough to shrivel your heart in fearful anticipation."

 

 

And so did Gabulrag, the Devourer materialise within Stargush'Stroh, no longer a semblance of his former self. His soul had been manipulated and corrupted to such unrecognizable lengths that he appeared an abomination before his Ancient Peers; those early Dark Shamans who had escaped to the realm of the Ancestral Spirits.

 

Yet for all that Ixli had ripped from his mind, he had allowed him the one emotion that Gabulrag had been unable to satisfy for the entirety of his life. Indeed, he looked around at his new home and salivated, for the prospect of dominion inspired him once more. He crashed toward his peers in a horrifying display, for in him he recognised his latent abilities. Somehow, he was capable of consuming Spirits even in Stargush'Stroh. It seemed Ixli had taught him an unspeakable act; Perhaps to rid the Ancestral Realm of his failed earlier iteration, or perhaps for his own terrible amusement? 

 

Whatever the case may be, the realm of the Lingerers had been absorbed of occupants. In their wake sat only Gabulrag, now a Spirit of enormous size and potential. He awaits any Ish'Urkal who would find themselves sent to his territory, so that he may absorb them and their Spiritual energies. For his plans will require as much energy as he may retain. 

 

 

 

Yet the Devourer recognised that his power would yield no result without those to witness it; a lesson he had learned in his mortal life. And so, those that Gabulrag did not consume, he instead thrust together in a display of enormous power, morphing them into crippled, unholy figures that were helpless but to work under his forced ruling.

 

They wander his realm in writhing agony, awaiting the final results of Gabulrag's latest scheme: Returning to the feasting grounds of Mortal Men.

 

 

OOC:

 

Essentially, this was a half-baked idea I had before I decided to stop logging in to the server. As we know, the Spirit Realm is an ever-changing society where Spirits fight with one another for ruling and power. This was something I was keen to finish and expose because it seems like a fitting end to the lives of all Ish'Urkal who follow the dark path; an ironic tale of karma.

 

Gabulrag is depicted as the Antagonist of Stargush'Stroh who, in his arrival consumed all of the deceased Dark Shamans that had made their way into the realm. In his endeavours, he has cleared the realm of these entities and has instead absorbed them, leading to an enormous growth in his size and power. A terrible, gluttonous creature that awaits the helpless Ish'Urkal that will inevitably be sent to his domain.

 

The latter segment is a proposal for how the character may be expanded upon and perhaps used as more of an antagonist to the Ish'Urkal and indeed, the rest of the server.

[Caravaggio 142]

I think this would be a cool way to bring the Ish'Urkal into the limelight. I'd assume this would affect anyone who would use Lingerers or contact the dark shamans of the Ancestral Realm?

[Jentos 6839]

Hozh +1

[BrandNewKitten 2788]

So are we going to have both devourers duke it out like godzilla and mecha-godzilla?

[Swgrclan 2633]

This seems derivative of the Dark Ancestrals that dwell the Ancestral Realms. Does this lore have any bearing to the Inferis, whom were poised to be "the" antagonists of the Ancestrals over all?

[PraiseTheLord 868]

Brilliantly thought out. +1

[Smaw 2368]

On 1/30/2017 at 1:33 AM, Swgrclan said:

This seems derivative of the Dark Ancestrals that dwell the Ancestral Realms. Does this lore have any bearing to the Inferis, whom were poised to be "the" antagonists of the Ancestrals over all?

 

Dark Ancestrals? This Lore is proposed firstly as a progressive story for Stargush'Stroh, in which the earlier iteration of Dark Shamans have all been consumed for their essence.

 

It has no current relation to the Inferis, no.

 

On 1/30/2017 at 0:06 AM, Caravaggio said:

I think this would be a cool way to bring the Ish'Urkal into the limelight. I'd assume this would affect anyone who would use Lingerers or contact the dark shamans of the Ancestral Realm?

 

There'd be nothing left to make contact with and they may even be consumed. This is by no means removing the lore or the possibility, just paving the way for an event series.

[BrandNewKitten 2788]

My question was never answered :( 

[Dragonslayerelf 653]

+1

Interesting idea, and I think it would add a little bit of morbid flair to the Spirit Realm - especially coming from the same mind that ended Vailor!

[GodEmperorFlam 3447]

Under review.

[GodEmperorFlam 3447]

This is pending, as there is a confliction between this and Dark Shamanism (specifically in terms of the Lingerers). Contact Fooddude for more information.

[Smaw 2368]

The proposal being that the Lingerers are consumed. They have next to no relevancy anymore.

[GodEmperorFlam 3447]

You have two weeks to address the concerns raised by the team, if they are not met by 7/18, this lore will be denied. Once you have edited your piece, send me a forum PM and your piece will be reviewed.

 

Edit: As the lore has not been edited during the given time span, it is now denied.