Rodin (Corrupt Being)

Rodin was a corrupt lion which inhabited Nexus. It had multiple tongues, thick skin, a keen nose, and a metal chain and mace for a tail. It could speak "help me" and "I'm human!" but without any true meaning, saying the words only as memories from before it was corrupted. It was quite durable, resisting attacks from Faith and withstanding Cassandra's weakened abyssal pulse. It acquired a taste of Cassandra's blood and relentlessly pursued her. On Cassandra's first encounter with Rodin, they escaped by blinding it with corrupted moss. They later hid from him and he was killed by Omen who assimilated his tail and used it as a weapon.

Rodin was named after Cassandra's handler, Rodin, who barely ever talked with her and left her alone on missions by her own request.