Turaglas

Turgalas, in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, is a demon lord. He is known as the "Ebon Maw" and the "Hunger Eternal."

Description
Turgalas has two forms, one of which is a colossal-sized mass of shapeless flesh covered with eyes and mouths, like a gigantic gibbering mouther. The second one is that of a huge tuagathshnee, gangly green-skinned tanar'ri demons spawned by Turgalas.

History
The demon lord Turgalas came unto power in the Abyss thousands of years ago, ruling the 32nd layer, Sholo-Tovoth, the Fields of Consumption. Not surprisingly, Turgalas came into conflict with his fellow demon lords for supremacy of the Abyss. However, Turgalas' habit of consuming his own minions as readily as his enemies stymied his own base of power. He fled to the Prime Material Plane to escape before his enemies could destroy him, and there he fed upon the world of mortals. A vile cult, the Feeders of the Ebon Maw, evenutally came into being.

As Turgalas ravaged the Prime Material Plane with his incessant hunger, an unlikely alliance formed between the demon princes Demogorgon and Orcus. The Prince of Demons and the Prince the Undead had their own plans for the mortal world, none of which involved having it devoured by an ancient enemy. The two demon princes attacked the Ebon Maw in person. When Turgalas' followers opened a gate to allow the Ebon Maw to escape, Orcus and Demogorgon corrupted the magic, sending Turgalas to a void, where he is imprisoned to this day. The combined cults of the two demon princes then hunted down and destroyed Turgalas' followers, hoping to erase the memory of the Ebon Maw from mortal memory.

Recently, a wizard was fooled into summoning Turgalas, who despite being imprisoned, was able to manifest a portion of himself into the Prime Material Plane. Turgalas consumed the wizard and is now in the process of rebuilding his cult and to escape his prison.

Cult
The cult of Turgalas is called the Feeders of the Ebon Maw. Its surviving members were in hiding for the most part until recently. They believe the Ebon Maw is destined to consume the world, and they, the faithful, will be spared. They are also tyring to free Turgalas from his prison. One method to this end is a set of minor artifacts called The Fangs of Turgalas. They are a set of thirteen weapons which actually feed life force to Turgalas whenever they deliver a negative level or a killing blow. It is unknown how much life the Ebon Maw needs in order to escape, but the cult currently has recovered five of the artifacts.

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