The Punished

The Punished, or the Pig-men, are sentient inhabitants residing in Kur. They resemble humanoid pig people, and are obsessed with gold and live in small warrior clans within Kur.

According to the House of Exile, these creatures were once Outlanders who were lured into the Kur dimension by a whisper-mad king. These Outlanders had heard the tales that the Mad-King had told regarding a new society full of wealth and ease. Their greed would be their undoing as the 'utopia' was steadily corrupted. The Outlanders were Punished for their greed, as they too began to feel the effects of Kur's corruption, becoming piglike as a mockery of their foolish greed.

When the rifts into this dimension were sealed, the Pig-men began to adapt to their surroundings: becoming more warlike, splitting into warrior clans, being outwardly hostile towards outsiders, and consumed by greed. They will do almost anything for gold.

The Pig-Men seem to have been cursed with a sort of warped immortality, as old instances seem to wander around aimlessly, consciously rotting away as they age. The minds and flesh of these Pig-Men eventually decay, leaving them to suffer until they are forced under the service of The Decay. Eventually, the fully decomposed instances of Pig-Men become lowborn Enlightened: forced into serving the very being that stole their way of life.

The United Houses Council has decided that the Pig-Men clans are not to be harmed unless self defense, and to remain neutral to the faction.

Hancock, The Regretful is a primary contact for trade and knowledge in the area. If he were to become lost, valuable information would be denied about this hellscape.