#maligno

That Vampire

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Splash page for The Spectre story Death Rules the Elements from More Fun Comics (vol. 1) #77 (March, 1942). Art by Bernard Bailey.

te li leghi al dito e non all’anima

così che un giorno potrai lasciarli andare

Domain: Odiare Domain Formation: 738 BC Power Level: 💀💀💀⚫⚫ Sources: Domains of Dread (2e); The Created (2e); Foraged of Darkness (2e), Ravenloft (3e)

Maligno is the Darklord of Odiare. For those of you familiar with the Italian language, this roughly translates, in English, to Darklord “Hate” of “Hate”. Given Maligno changed his name to such, we can safely assume he inherited his ‘father’s’ creativity with names who named him “Figlio” or “son”.

Maligno was created by Guiseppe, a toymaker from “gothic earth” in a realm known as Italy, who wished to create a son for himself. I suppose traditional means were deeded impossible for the bachelor as he went straight to creating a marionette and obsessively preying for it to come to life. I prefer my marionettes in the form of breathing minions that don’t realize I’m pulling their strings, but, well, there’s no accounting for taste.

Guiseppe got his wish and so proud was he of his ‘son’, the he took him to the village and showed everyone how amazing Figlio was. Naturally, most fled in horror or shunned him when confronted with this abomination except the children. The children thought Filgio was another toy for them to play with and adored him.

Figlio was enraged by how the adults treated him and began to formulate a plan for revenge. First he forced Guiseppe to create marionettes ‘like him’. Guiseppe did so, but found them to be more a mockery of life than what he had envisioned. They only obeyed Figlio, ignoring their creator’s commands. With this puppet army, Figlio renamed himself Maligno and slaughtered all of the adults in Odiare. This act drew Odiare into the Mists as an Island of Terror.

Carrionettes have a unique ability in which they can drive a needle into the back of the neck of an immobilize victim and transfer their essence into their body. Maligno’s minions did just that after their slaughter, but when Maligno attempted to do the same to his ‘father’, he found that ability lost to him. He can never inhabit a living body and will forever be a wooden boy. In addition, he could not even take out his frustrations by killing his creator, for any damage done to Guiseppe hurts the puppet in turn.

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"Your sins will be punished."

Fan-Agent Maligno. A radiant serial killer from the Philippines. He hunts his targets with fear-inducing paranormal abilities.