GonBun

The nightmarish GonBun is a single mind animating two distinct bodies. GonBun appears so rarely that sages are not sure whether it is one entity appearing every few centuries, or if multiple GonBuns have visited our world over the ages. GonBun makes its lair among ruins in the deepest reaches of the ocean, creating a dead space where the water boils and putrefies around them. It waits here for the emergence of a powerful wizard in the world above. When it senses such a wizard, GonBun seeks them out wherever they may be, in order to guide them down a dark path.

Gon 

The Gon body has the shape of a skeletal snake with an alligator-like skull, animated by lurid red tendons that cling to the bones. Inside the Gon is a necrotic void, and absolute absence of life, which gives it limited magical power and control over undeath.

Bun 

The Bun body, on the other hand, is amorphous and leech-like, covered by an unnerving abundance of eyes. In the Bun’s gut burns an insatiable, destructive fire that glows and radiates shimmering heat whenever Bun opens its mouth.

Sinister Tutors

The GonBun is a servant of gods who govern evil, magic, and necromancy. When it emerges from its deep slumber, it seeks out powerful mages who have begun to search for the secret of immortality. GonBun tests the mage, beginning with a series of questions to measure the prospect’s arcane knowledge, and finally attacking to measure the mage’s intuition. If GonBun deems the mage worthy, it guides them on the path towards transforming oneself into a lich.