# Creature: "Hemel Slimefiend" (placeholder name) A horrifying, slime-covered creature connected to a string of **disappearances** in the [[District - Mud Shores]] of [[City - Treston]]. > Name is a placeholder; replace if an official name or lore term emerges. ## Appearance As described by [[NPC - Beggar Girl (Unnamed)]]: - Height ~7 feet, thin, skeletal, gangly. - Pale, sickly skin coated in **slime like a snail**. - Prominent **black veins** across the skin. - Large, **fish-like eyes**. - Long, clawed hands. ## Behaviour & Modus Operandi - Targets beggars and residents of [[District - Mud Shores]], including [[NPC - Algarth Hemel ☠️]]. - Victims suffer **vomiting and illness** before vanishing. - Known to drag victims into **alleys** behind [[Shop - The Ample Bakehouse]] and near [[Street - Tarragon's Way]]. - Leaves behind: - **Discarded skin and hair**. - Pools of **thick mucus slime**. ## Transformation / Infection - In the case of [[NPC - Algarth Hemel ☠️]]: - Found bruised in an alley, claiming he was attacked by vagrants. - Later, in [[Tavern - The Wonky Jib]], he vomited **thick mucus**, convulsed, and a **7-foot skeletal slime creature** burst from his flesh. - After being slain, the creature collapsed into a **steaming pile of warm goo** with a **distinct almond scent**. This suggests a **parasitic infection** or transformative curse turning victims into this monstrous form. ## Known Victims - [[NPC - Ben (Missing)]] – Beggar child who disappeared after vomiting. - [[NPC - Algarth Hemel ☠️]] – Transformed into a slimefiend in The Wonky Jib and slain. ## Known Weaknesses - A specimen was killed when [[PC - Aelar Thaelond]] struck its head with a **bolt of witch-fire**.