Ala

SMACK!

“You really think this is going to he-help? You thi-think that if you hit me enough I’m gonna gi-give you what you want?”

SMACK!

“Fu-fuck. You think I’m gonna give that girl up? You think she is going to… To what? I don’t even kn-know what you really want.”

SMACK!

“You thi-think… You think I’m a monster, don’t you? You look at me and see a monster. You… You look at me and see me co-covered in the blood… The blood you told me to spill.”

SMACK!

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“You… You see another we-weapon, don’t you? You thi-think that if I give her up, you can make another me, don’t you? Hehehehehe!”

SMACK!

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“You… you look at me and you… you see a monster… You look at her and… and you see a use… A useful monster… And that is where you are wrong… You think I’m not gonna te-tell you where she is cause I want to protect her?”

“No… You are so wrong… Cause you see mon-monsters everywhere… In the mirror even, I bet… But we… we’re just people…”

“People that can do things, but people.”

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“She… She ain’t people… And… And the blood she would spill… You… You can’t control that… You can’t even control your own… Your own monsters…”

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“So hit me again you fuck!”

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SMACK!

Ala of House Ghabegh is an insidious Horror that lures the unwary into her traps by taking the form of a small girl. She delights in tormenting mortals, plaguing them with unexplained fires until she reveals herself and brings about their end. Scholars believe that she was a small child when the Madness came and being trapped in variations of that shape has twisted her mind beyond reckoning.

To use Ala in your game, she can be used as either a surprising villain at the end of an adventure or as a trojan horse. With the latter, having her be rescued by the adventurers can open up interesting possibilities as she disguises her true nature until either found out, or she chooses to strike when they are least expecting it.