(First in an occasional series of RPG characters) With his hand of glory, foot of vengeance, and member of astonishment*, plus a penchant for things-that-are-better-left-unsaid** and a spine-shiveringly blood-curdling cackle Cockrot is one seriously nasty piece of work. He's not really what you would call a team player, preferring to dispatch his fellow party members (preferably with a nice bottle of Chianti to hand) and reanimate what's left of them for his own amusement. P.S. Cockrot's the fat one. The skinny fellow is one Buboe The (Ex-)Necromancer, who unwisely attended one of Cockrot's all-night Necrosamiamicon-reading parties (at which Cockrot supplies the Chianti, leaving the guests to provide the nibbles...) I think he woke up dead. Like all the other guests. *fear ? surprise ? triumph ? Apparently it's his own - pickled in something disgusting***. **read some Lovecraft... ***although I've heard a rumour that Cockrot's Member Of Astonishment/Fear/Surprise/Triumph is, in fact, a piece of lead pipe wrapped in rancid bacon. As his victim attempts to ward off an expected magical attack he simply whacks them across the skull. His victim is astonished, fearful, and surprised, and Cockrot is triumphant. #rpg #ttrpg #d+d