The Leak

The Leak is the "main threat" faction of Owreigh They are slimy nightmare oozes that posess things and have limited shapeshifting abilities. Like panicking will get you caugh up in the goo and if left unchecked it'll be all over the place and cover all of your stuff. It can wrap around and spill inside in any way. They’d be naturally amorphous and ooze-like but could take on the shapes of other creatures or even parasitize them. Eventually the leak covers more and more of it's host. If a part is covered long enough it becomes liquid and can detatch, break apart, reform... The Leak is basically The Heartless/Hollow/Madoka witches/princess mononoke worm demon/whatever. It leans heavily into those tropes. Individual small ones can be dealt with easily but they simply cannot be left unchecked. They’ll grow, coalesce into a bigger one etc... The leaking is an existential threat. Unscrupulous individuals can use the urgency of a leak to divert attention from seedy business. However, while it’s spawn seems mindless, the leaking itself is directed by its own malevolent intelligence so who is really manipulating who? Most politicking is actually done by exploiting personal flaws and ties to their realm of origin. less xenophobia, more like "I know you have homework/chores/adulting to do before X" or "I know you care about Y back in your home realm"

The Leak is vulnerable to “soul energy”. Beaus channel it through special pact items (I guess they’re all kinda D&D warlocks :p) that can take the form of amulets, weaponry or even a familiar. This is the most direct way of dealing with the Leak. Regular swords will work in a pinch but work better if, for example, said sword is a heirloom or a gift or the person wielding it is fully “there”. If you can contain a Leak creature you could “meditate it away” if you’re good enough. They’ll make quick work of people panicking, giving in to negative emotion or numb drones. Posession: It makes you more ooze-like, can turn you into a monster but the cost is your free will. The Leak cannot speak and possessed gradually lose the ability to do so