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Kryxis the Voracious, a devourer gorger.

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Lore[edit | edit source]

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Devourers are aberrations that hail from the farthest reaches of the Shadowlands and feed on the energies they find. They crawl forth from the cracks between the realms, usually through glowing blue rifts, and have a voracious appetite for anima.

Devourers are attracted to the scent of anima like moths to a flame. Anima they consume gains some strange properties, such as the ability to open rifts to the In-Between and "infest" objects, causing them to glow with energy. Devourer bodies contain a liquid that resembles blood but is heavily infused with anima.

Devourers exist in various types and levels of power throughout the In-Between. So far, six variants have been seen: giant-like worldeaters or goliaths, who can drain anima from an entire region within a matter of moments; a slightly smaller, hunched version referred to as gorgers; small, flying insect-like creatures called mites or animites; two-legged, bestial scavengers or maulers; levitating, humanoid controllers, who are often seen maintaining rifts for other devourers; and giant, burrowing sandworms.

Devourers can be found infesting most of the main afterlives of the Shadowlands, most prominently Revendreth (likely drawn by Denathrius' anima hoard and/or the venthyr's skill in extracting anima). When the Primus opened a portal to Zereth Mortis, devourers found their way into that realm as well and began consuming the magic of the First Ones, causing them to begin mutating and falling apart.