Grim Hollow - Cursed Monsters: Mind Siphon

"When an individual places too much value on their own opinions and ability, and simultaneously mistrusts all others, they risk drawing the ire of those capable of afflicting them with a Curse of Fastidious Pride. The curse begins with an ever-growing sense of hubris regarding their own abilities and knowledge. As their narcissism grows, their feelings of being valued by others diminish. Eventually the afflicted individual cannot rest, believing that tireless work and toil is the only way for them to live up to their own self-perceived greatness. The transformation into a hideous, malformed, multi-limbed abomination is coupled with an insatiable need to feed on the intelligence of others. As their victims multiply, the Mind Siphon uses their dismembered corpses to construct a macabre hive-like dwelling." The Mind Siphon has a twisted insectoid appearance, possessing the torso of the original individual where the thorax would reside. In place of their original head is a gaping maw of fa