Jhorligg

A Jhorligg was a monstrous parasite found in Theft. They began their life-cycle as worm-like seeds swimming in shallow coastal waters. Upon finding their preferred host, a woman in her time of bleeding, the worm would swim inside and claim the womb. For six to seven months the host would be ravenously hungry as she quickly increased in size. Finally, on a moonlit night, the Johrligg would burst free from its host before turning around and completely consuming her. Then it would race to the sea.
Jhorliggs appeared like elongated lizards that could stand on their hind legs. They had long, muscular tails, two powerful clawed arms, and a terribly strong bite. Their jaws were capable of ripping a man's head clean from his body. A half day old Jhorligg once fought twenty armed men in Lamentable Moll and killed sixteen before it died.
Jhorligg possessed a near human intelligence. They deliberately swam into fisherman's nets in order to be brought aboard to begin feasting on the crew. They were also capable of possessing and using weapons like swords that had been lost in the sea. If fishermen knew a Jhorligg was present they would avoid a body of water for months or years.The Lees of Laughter's End, Section 8
== In Blood Follows ==
A Jhorligg was ruled out as a suspect in the murders at Lamentable Moll by court magus Stul Ophan.Blood Follows, Section 3
== In The Lees of Laughter's End==
A Jhorligg was among the entities that were part of a multi-souled lich aboard the Suncurl. Its spirit had passed to the ship when unscrupulous dock workers, Dully and Kreege, sold cheap iron nails to Captain Sater that they had reclaimed from the city's barrows. The lich, composed of the Jhorligg, Viviset, Hag Threedbore, Lordson Hoom, and Baltro among others, argued with itself even as the Jhorligg's mindless hunger drove it to murder members of the Suncurl's crew.The Lees of Laughter's End, Sections 25 and 27 When Korbal Broach destroyed the lich, the Jhorligg once again found itself confined to a nail.The Lees of Laughter's End, Sections 42 and 45 
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Category:Parasites
Category:Sea creatures