Bertoxxulous

Bertoxxulous

The Plaguebringer

Alignment - Evil

Prophet - Hrath Everstill

Bertoxxulous, the Plaguebringer, allies with no other god, for he has little use of their idle bickering and futile schemes. Pestilence and decay know no ally, only death, the great equalizer of the cognizant masses. Famine is his sustenance and disease his language. To follow his guidance is to accept that the frail shell you call your body will eventually wither and fade like spoiled fruit fallen from a tree. Knowing this allows you to ascent from your corporal trappings and embrace a truer notion of life and death. Knowledge of this grants one greater power than those entangled in the myopic obsession of carnal matters.

The relationship between life and death is a key issue to be noted within the wisdom of Bertoxxulous' domain. Mortal life is at best a temporary state, destined to wither and abate until at last the blooming flower of death rises from the compost heap that is a fallen creature's defunct remains. Death is the birth of your soul's next chapter and decay is its maturation process. Bertoxxulous has no allies because so many do not fully understand that the cycle of life must end in death. To this end, the followers of Bertoxxulous are simply helping things along. The type of decay caused by Bertoxxulous is a combination of mundane materials combined through alchemy and magical components coalesced together with thaumaturgy.

Followers of Bertoxxulous believe the only truth on Norrath is that everything dies. They view the decay of flesh as a thing of ultimate beauty. The subtle purples of a fresh bruise, the almost iridescent yellow green of an infested pustule, are but a few of the things that his followers relish. It is not surprising that many of his followers pursue the dark art of necromancy, for to them nothing is more desirable than to be surrounded by beings who, even in un-life, continue to rot and decay. Do not take this to mean that his followers are suicidal or seek a quick death. To the contrary, they wish to live long, painful lives, spreading their dark, diseased stain across all of Norrath.

The Plaguebringer appears as a humanoid hunchback draped in tattered, decaying robes. Under his hood can be seen a very handsome face attached to the body of a rotting corpse. He is enemies with Tunare, Rodcet Nife, Karana, Mithaniel Marr, and Rallos Zek. He rules the Plane of Disease, which is dark and damp with geysers of putrid ooze and rivers of pus. The land itself looks, feels and even smells like decaying flesh, and is inhabited by all manner of evil creatures and undead.

Accepting Bertoxxulous

Accepting the rule of a higher being such as the Plaguebringer is the first step to achieving a fraction of the power that he wields. Through faith and devotion to his cause, trust is gained and knowledge is shared.

Speak with Hrath Everstill at the top of Gorowyn in Timorous Deep. ( 2640, 120, 1115 ) Copy/waypoint 2640, 120, 1115

1. [20] Believe in Me
2. [35] Some Testing Required
3. [55] Noxiousity
4. [65] A Caravan of Death
5. [75] The Plaguebringer Cometh

Blessings

Blessing Name	Favor	Spell Type (Target)	Duration	Description
Grim Aura	750	Buff (Self)	10 min	Increases all melee and spell damage by 12.5%.
Walking Blight	875	DS (Self)/Ward (Self)	10 min	Envelops the Bertoxxulous follower in a shield of disease that causes anything striking the follower to fall ill, harming them for a short duration. Once the blight wears off, all damage done to the enemy target is returned to the follower as health.
Pus Bolt	1000	Hate Management (Enemy)/DD (Enemy)	10 min	Applies Pus Bolt. Lasts for 10 minutes. Decreases Hate Gain of caster by 25.0. Decreases threat priority of target by 2 positions. Inflicts disease damage on target.
Diffusion	1125	Buff (Self)	10 min	On a damage spell hit this spell will cast Healing Diffusion on target of spell. Lasts for 10 minutes. While this buff is active, the next damage spell cast by the follower that successfully lands on a target will grant the follower a buff that increases all healing by 5% of the damage dealt to that target. Grants a total of 1 trigger of the spell. Will trigger off of cold, disease, divine, heat, magic, mental or poison abilities.
Touch of Decay	1250	Buff (Self)	10 min	Increases the damage of all disease based spells by 50%.

Miracles

Miracle Name	Favor	Spell Type (Target)	Duration	Description
Seething Infection	1125	Debuff (Enemy)	30 sec	Applies Seething Pox. Lasts for 12.0 seconds. Slows caster. Decreases Haste of target by 50.0. Decreases the target's effectiveness of worn armor vs. noxious damage by 35%.
Call of the Plaguebringer	1312	AE Debuff (Enemy)	30 sec	Cancels up to 25.0% of target's speed buffs. Decreases the target's effectiveness of worn armor vs physical damage by 15%.
Rotting Army	1500	Summon Pet (Enemy)	30 sec	Summons 6 limited pets to aid the caster.
Bertoxxulous' Curse	1687	Buff (Self)	1 min	Shapechanges caster Increases the caster's effectiveness of worn armor vs noxious damage by 15%. Increases all spell damage by 50%.
Pox of Bertoxxulous	1875	DD (Enemy)/Debuff (Enemy)/Heal (Self)/Buff (Self)	2 min	Inflicts disease damage on target. Inflicts disease damage on target every 12 seconds. Heals caster for a small percentage of max health. Heals caster for a small percentage of max health every 12 seconds. This effect cannot be critically applied. Increases power of caster instantly and every 12 seconds. Decreases the target's effectiveness of worn armor vs noxious damage by 15%.

Images

Pet	Cloak	Avatar
Pariah of Bertoxxulous	Cloak of Pestilence	Avatar of Disease