Driven insane by a mix of fairy enchantment and ceaseless suffering, the hexen is a domesticated ox afflicted with an acute direfly infestation. The beast's massive horns are riddled with honeycomb lattices, its gaze jaundice with sickness and fury, and hair matted by seeping ichors. The creature is immediately hostile to anything not of its herd, even goring doting farmers who raised it and ensured it had every creature comfort. Mad Cow. So thick is the madness in the hexen's veins that it lashes out without hesitation against those that even slightly rouse its ire. Some have sought to mitigate the danger the tormented ox presents by attacking it from range. Unfortunately, this merely whips the hexen's rage to a fever pitch and it charges the offender directly, often goring the attacker to death before turning on other foes. Hexen Bulls. So complete are some infestations for particular hexen, that they metamorphosis from rabid beasts of burden into full-fledged mon...
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