Pymion the Last King

Those that find themselves stranded in the Silent Village are subject to a horrible fate. 

“Lo, List ye now of Pymion, the Last of Kings; In shadowed realms, his presence spread.
A fiend enshrouded in the cloak of night, with ember eyes that gleamt with baleful light.
From nether planes, he wends to mortal land. A malevolent force, at his command.
Through timeless halls, his wicked whispers flow, His name in hallowed halls - a fearful woe.

In darkest fray, where mortal meets the vile; They clash, a battle fierce and wild.
One shall stand as victor in the night, While Pymion’s rule fades with the morning light.
So hearken, all, to this direful fate; Beware the demon's call, its cursed weight.
Pray for the champions who dare to fight, Against the demon's power, dark as night.”

- Requiem of the Last of Kings, The Book of Mahal 43:16

It is a common enough legend within the strange wastes that recalls a legend of Pymion the Last King, a malevolent demon that has aligned himself with the powers of Discord. He is mounted upon a Discordian Peregrinus, a reptilian creature that embodies chaos and discord. Pymion is sometimes mistaken for a Rider of Despair, but whereas the Riders are fearsome creatures, Pymion is one of great power.

Pymion's origins are unclear, but it is said that he was once a mortal ruler who craved dominion over the realms that surrounded his own. In his insatiable thirst for power, he turned to dark and forbidden forces to gain otherworldly abilities. Through dark rituals and pacts with sinister entities, he bound his soul to the core of Yhtar, binding him to the now long dead King of Discord.

With a vicious Discordian Peregrinus at his command, Pymion rampages through lands, leaving a trail of devastation and misery in his wake. The creature is a nightmarish amalgamation of reptilian features - jagged, razor-sharp scales, leathery wings that blot out the moon, and fiery eyes that pierce the darkness. Its deafening screeches herald the coming of doom, and its mere presence sends shivers down the spines of the bravest souls.