Plague King; the Great Rat

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Werewolf legend tells that long ago, one of the most
persistent foes of Father Wolf was the Plague King, a great
spirit that drew power from illness and disease. But although
it could strike down mortals and spirits alike with wasting
plagues of supernatural strength, it could not do the same
to Father Wolf. Perhaps the Plague King suffered from a
ban that forbade it to face Father Wolf or that rendered its
powers useless against the great hunter. Perhaps it simply
wasn’t strong enough. When Father Wolf caught its scent, all
the Plague King could do was flee. And in its fear, it devised
a desperate plan. It broke itself into thousands of shards,
imbedding each shard into the body of a living rat in the
physical world. With its scent and essence so diffused, Father
Wolf was unable to find it and mete out his predatory justice.

But when Father Wolf was killed and the Gauntlet
arose, the many shards of the Plague King lost their connection
to the spirit world. Some withered and died with
their hosts. But those that survived gradually became
stronger, and eventually became shartha in their own right.

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