[366 Days of Monsters] Day 072/366 - Usteusian Punisher

Usteusian punishers are hardly what one imagines when one hears the term "angel" or "celestial." Nonetheless, these servants of the two-faced god of judgement Usteus act as the the accusers and punishers of the damned. Punishers are ten-feet tall from foot to shoulder with four-foot-long extendable necks terminating in an eyeless skull. The punishers wield gargantuan hammers, the Mauls of the Guilty, which they use to crush those who oppose justice.

Bandages of Usteus. Not only do the punishers destroy the guilty as part of Usteus' accuser personality, but those who toe the line between law and chaos are mummified and bound by the Bandages of Usteus. Once the life of a living creature is sapped by the punisher's bandages, it must serve the punisher as its assistant. Usteusian mummies are required to serve for a period of 999 years. Once its time is served, the mummy's soul is free to ascend to its final destination.

Aerie of Judgement. Both the punishers and liberators of Usteus make their home within The Other in the Aerie of Judgement. The Aerie itself resembles a colossal, spherical hornets' nest that hovers above the liquid shadow of The Black Cauldron. There, the two sects of Usteus' celestials buzz about waiting for directions from their god (who, strangely, is not present). The creatures then retreat to The Tunnel which gives them access to myriad planes within the Cosmos, including the Real. The Aerie itself does not include the punishers' mummy servants. Instead, those servants remain in the Real, hidden in the dark recesses of Usteusian temples.

Immortal Nature. The punisher does not require food, drink, or sleep.

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