Shambling Corpse Collector

model by DM Stash, HUGE 32mm scale, unassembled and unpainted

Abominations born of a singular, twisted purpose. Devised by Celine, these monstrosities were created to scour the land, gathering the remains of the dead in the wake of Namneri’s Chalice’s destruction. These grotesque creatures lumber across the devastated fields of Tharador, their hulking forms stitched together from the remains of countless bodies. Each mound is a mass of writhing, rotting flesh, dragging with it the weight of dozens, sometimes hundreds of corpses, fused into its hide.

These creatures are not merely mindless collections of dead matter. Within each one, the souls of the deceased remain trapped, bound to their mortal coils even after death. The mounds carry these souls upon their back like a cursed burden, using them to empower their grotesque form. These souls, tethered by Celine’s dark magic, are neither free nor at peace. They are prisoners, forced to continue a grim parody of life as the mound consumes more corpses, adding to the twisted mass.

Driven by the singular goal of gathering more dead, the Shambling Corpse Mounds act with eerie determination. Wherever there is battle, wherever destruction has claimed lives, the mounds appear, slowly and methodically collecting the dead in their relentless march. As they grow, they become stronger, the multitude of trapped souls feeding their dark strength, driving them to seek out ever more corpses to add to their bloated, shambling mass.

In the eyes of Celine, these creations are nothing more than tools:vessels for the trapped souls of Tharador, each one a grotesque monument to her dark ambition. But to those who face them, they are nightmares made flesh, unstoppable collectors of death and ruin.