Once the favored apprentice of a wizard, Stanus is furious with his master's choice to be interred here with his diadem rather than pass it on. He has come to reclaim it, selling an eye and his soul for giant size and monstrous allies.

So far he has not found it, and he grows more frustrated and anxious by the day. Stanus spends his days breaking into the niches, raging, and indulging his pica - a habit he began while tending the wizards hearth. He has so far eaten the ashes of fourteen kings, nine queens, and sixteen sorcerers. Their vengeful spirits now infuse him, driving him further into obsession.

If he is injured and bleeds, or if any portion is severed, the spirits within him it will animate it as (d6)

1. writhing worms, seek food and darkness
2. glistening abomination, 2' long, seeks warmth
3. terrified, hairless rats, seek safety
4. tiny nude despot, d3' tall
5. a ghoul, former tyrant, demands obedience
6. a wight, former sorcerer, seeks thralls

Instinct: To claim his inheritance

• Cast a spell of darkness and decay
• Spawn a creature from its blood
• Destroy something