Editing Psurlon (section)

==4e==
4e psurlons are a blend of AD&D and 3e lore. Once again, psurlons are former humanoids who destroyed their home planet with a mindmelding psionic ritual that went disastrously wrong and the survivors were catapulted into the [[Astral Sea]]. Unlike in AD&D, only the disembodied psyches of the psurlons survived this catastrophe, and they maintained their integrity by embedding themselves in the bodies of small, slug-like astral organisms. Thousands of worm generations of self-applied psionic [[fleshcrafting]] later, and the psurlons evolved into their present form - which more closely resembles the Lords of Madness artwork than anything else. It's mentioned they could theoretically transform themselves further, but they've come to prefer their squamous bodies.

Like in 3e, their goals are mysterious and basically left to the DM's prerogative. They are deeply interested in Athas and in fact have mostly migrated there, drawn by the high degrees of psionic power wielded by the native life forms. Three distinct types of psurlons are mentioned, but it's never clear if these are the only ones; Dustworms are shapechangers who infiltrate humanoid civilization to further psurlon goals, whilst the precognitive Mindworms use their formidable psionic ability to perceive the paths of the future to lead the psurlons, and the psionics-void but physically powerful Warworms are the brute muscle and enforcers for their smaller kindred.