The Lore

The brood does not stop at human hosts. In the swamp beyond the church, beasts have been folded into the same parasitic order, their bodies swollen, altered, and made to serve. Wolves run the causeways in packs, herding prey toward greater horrors. Bears and moose become brutal engines of force, able to carry whole clusters of parasites within them. What was once merely dangerous wildlife has become part of the infestation’s outer reach, making the mire itself feel like an extension of the church’s will.