[MW Batch X-5] Thanatosphinx - CR 16 Undead (Size Varies) - $10 Reward

“If you can’t die yourself, how in the hell you gonna kill somebody else?”

—Ruh Qalb, Sickening Thanatosphinx

When a lesser sphinx unveils a previously unknown secret of the cosmos, it undergoes an extraordinary transformation, ascending to a higher state of being in the form of a chronosphinx*. Better attuned to the flow of time than their peers, these sphinxes do not age in the conventional sense, and dedicate their endless lives to bettering their knowledge, growing wiser and more powerful in the process. Those that become consumed by arrogance and abandon their studies, however, are bound to ultimately forget the mystery they once uncovered, becoming a thanatosphinx in the process, a fate considered worse than death.

Cosmic Punishment. By losing its cosmic revelation, a chronosphinx forfeits its control over time. Temporal fields accelerate vertiginously around it, causing its flesh to rot and bones to crumble under the unrelenting passage of the ages. Then, as its soul is about to depart from its mortal coil, time rewinds itself, forcing it to relive the same excruciating process over and over again, never able to find peace in its demise.

Undying Seekers. Shunned by their peers, thanatosphinxes spend their undeath in exile, hiding away in the ruins of their former lairs. Many thanatosphinxes theorise that recovering their secret is the key to reclaiming their previous existence, and will go to great lengths to achieve this goal: working under liches, bargaining with necromancers, or even patronising warlocks whom they send in search of the lost knowledge. Those that accept their fate, on the other hand, grow bitter and spiteful, lashing out like caged animals at anything that comes too close.

*See Cradle of the Chronowyrm for more information on chronosphinxes!

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