> [!infobox|right] > > #### Wormlucks > > ![[5E_BESHABACREST.png]] > > ##### Organization Information > > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - bookmark-etch-solid-full.svg]] **Type**: | Clerical Order | > |![[ICON - crystal-ball-solid-full.svg]] **Deity**: | [[Beshaba]] | > |![[ICON - handshake-angle-solid-full.svg]] **Affiliation**: | [[Church of Beshaba]] | > |![[ICON - eclipse-solid-full.svg]] **Alignment**: | Chaotic Evil | > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Influence**: | Localized,<br>Widespread | <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - The **Wormlucks** are the wandering priests and living omens of [[Beshaba]], tasked not with shaping grand designs, but with spreading misfortune wherever they tread. Where [[Doommaster]]s act with precision and intent, Wormlucks embody inevitability in its rawest form, moving through towns, roads, and quiet places like a slow rot, leaving unease, failure, and sudden collapse in their wake. Their presence is rarely announced, but often recognized only after something has gone wrong. Unlike the higher clergy, Wormlucks do not pretend to control misfortune. They believe themselves just as subject to it as anyone else, walking in constant expectation of the next failure, the next reversal, the next moment where everything gives way. To them, good fortune is not a blessing, but a warning; the first half of a pair whose second half has yet to fall. This fatalism defines them, shaping both their actions and their outlook, as they wait for inevitability to prove them right. Among the faithful, Wormlucks occupy an uneasy place, both feared and quietly pitied. They are marked by their red robes and stark white wigs, worn in crude imitation of their goddess, though the resemblance is imperfect, almost mocking. Many believe this is intentional, a reminder that even devotion cannot shield them from the misfortune they serve. <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">The White-Haired Omen</div> - Within whispered circles of the Wormlucks, **[[Dio Eldwynair]]** has taken on a meaning far beyond that of a simple enemy. Though they do not understand the nature of his curse, they recognize the visible mark of it; the unnatural white of his hair, a feature they interpret not as coincidence, but as sign. - To some, he is spoken of in hushed reverence: - A man touched directly by [[Beshaba]] - A bearer of misfortune so complete it reshaped him - A living reflection of what they themselves aspire to embody - Others view him with open resentment, seeing in him a favor they believe was never granted to them. Where they wear white wigs in imitation, his hair stands as something _real_, a mark they cannot replicate, and a reminder that their devotion has not earned them the same recognition. Among these conflicting beliefs, a dangerous idea persists; that Dio is not merely affected by misfortune, but aligned with it, a figure some quietly refer to as _the one who endures_, or worse, _the one chosen to carry it forward_. This belief is not sanctioned by the Church’s higher ranks, and is often discouraged by Doommasters, yet it continues to spread in the margins. <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">Methods</div> - Presence as omen rather than planner - Indirect influence through proximity - Small, cascading acts of misfortune - Willing acceptance of collateral suffering, including their own - Reinforcement of fatalistic belief <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">Relationships</div> - **[[Beshaba]]** Their goddess. Feared, revered, and never trusted to spare them. - [[Doommaster]]s Superiors and overseers. The Wormlucks serve beneath them, often resenting the distance between devotion and authority. - **[[Order of the Lucky Blades]]** Ideological enemy. The Wormlucks exist to contradict everything the Order represents. - **[[Dio Eldwynair]]** A point of fixation. Both envied and misunderstood, a figure they attempt to define in ways he refuses to accept. <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a>