The Uktena seem all too easy, but like the Shadow Lords, they understand us, making them more difficult to tempt. The Uktena accept that they can fall, and in that acceptance, they steel themselves against the pos­ sibility. But the ways of the Wyrm are corrupting in and of themselves. Just knowing too much will allow the Wyrm to bury itself within.

The fault in the Uktena lies in her desire to un­ derstand the Wyrm. The knowledge the Uktena seeks goes beyond classification. She wants to know how the Wyrm thinks, how we think, how we enact our rituals, how we can draw power from the Hellholes and Blights. Of course she believes that she won’t be corrupted. If she knows how the Wyrm corrupts, she won’t be susceptible to its call. Corrupting an Uktena requires both patience and a willingness to share our lore with them. When she starts to understand our perspective, lead her into the Labyrinth with breadcrumbs of dark secrets. Understanding how someone thinks is the first step to accepting his perspective, and few understand us like the Uktena.