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| Nation(s) | Kek-ke |
| Species | Eldritch |
| Order | Inmortal |
| Sphere | Agony |
| Origin | From the blood of Udactho |
| Lifespan | Inmortal |
| Habitat | Blood swamp/wood |
| Food | Flesh of the terrified |
| Description | Kek-ke are 9' tall human-like beings with no flesh. Their voices are that of shrieks and cries. |
| Procreation | Kek-ke reproduce by spawning via blood. |
| Esoterica | Kek-ke are beings of all the arnic energies: arnum, baleblood, hollow energy, cacophony, desperation, hunger, doom, stravomenos, and uafas. They wield all with skill. They also use other infernal energies, especially rending, void, entropy, feirua, misfortune, pravum, brown aether, and vile energy. |
| Special Powers | All kek-ke have three of the following powers:
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| Demonology | Kek-ke are less likely to be controlled or summon via demonology than other Eldritch, but it is not impossible. It requires a perfect circle of power, a major sacrifice (torture or murder), and use of a powerful source of arnic energy (empowered trantafyllo, the heart or other organ of an abomination or skin of a hollow child, or a very horrifically tormented victim's body). Then one must remove a significant portion of their own flesh, usually sacrificing a hand or a full limb if they have them. To channel or draw power from a kek-ke, one must summon one, then bind it with chains of trantafyllo, which are then looped around the caster for 10 hours. Once done, some of their power should be in the caster if they have bested the will of the kek-ke. |
| Service | As followers of Udactho, the kek-ke can invoke his will by speaking the words San'hagllhu Thotlitha. |
| Weaknesses | Euphoria destroys them. True iron chains will trap a kek-ke permanently. |
| Culture | The kek-ke live in the bloody swamps of Ansulym and Starfall, lurking in small, brutal bands who take slaves and meat from any they attack. Each band is led by a rha'yi, or captain, who is the strongest of the group. New kek-ke are abandoned, but most survive on animals until strong enough to fight for a place in a band. Their entire purpose and goal is to hunt, torture, and eat the meat of the terrified. In order to get the most potent fear from their victims, they often employ esoteric means, |
| Religion | The kek-ke worship the Fleshless Ultimate in desperation for relief from pain. They invoke his power constantly, sacrifice to him, all out of a need for relief that will never, ever come. |
| Gender | They recognize no gender. |
| Military | All kek-ke bands are a military unit unto themselves. |
| Other Nations | A few tribes have slightly different customs, but there are no distinct nations. |
| Outside View | Those who have encountered the kek-ke speak of them in fear. Those who have heard of them scarcely believe, unless they have seen similar abominations. |
| Notable Occupations | Ponomancer, Avenger, Cacosinger, Whisperer, Doomsayer, Engourdissant, Frailthing, Hollow Mage, Sceimhlitheoir, Hunter, Rha'yi, |
| Notables | Actiagggu, Kek-ke Manifest |
| Estimated Population | 5,000 |
| Sample statistics | PRO 25 Powers 22 |
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