Nurglitch is accompanied by his attendant, Bilios, and rides atop the gigantic mutant rat Nurglitch simply calls Pox.[1a] So great is the aura of vileness around Nurglitch that he causes great fear in his foes. Such is his passion for all things putrid that Nurglitch is not only constantly hateful of all enemies, but also is perpetually in a state of frenzy that others of his unit remain in while he is still alive.[1a] Nurglitch carries the Grim Ague, a horrible disease that permeates even the air that he breathes. However, this disease does not have any effect on red-crested skinks.[1a]