I think I'm missing something *really* obvious, but why did the cult of Lamashtu unleash the Plague of Madness in Wati? I've seen reference to political unrest in the area, but just trying to get my head round their motivation to do it.
Or was it simply a matter of chaotic evilness?
All things are monstrous, and only the weak hide their marks. I show the world as it is. I will bring the outcasts in from the cold and teach them the taste of victory. I fill the wombs. I birth the children. I teach our enemies why they fear the night. I bring madness to the cities, that in their blood and fear they may understand the chaos of the world. I will spread the Mother’s seed. If the blind cannot be taught to see, their children can.
Lamashtu's followers are not known for their meticulous planning, as a rule of thumb.
That's what I thought, thank you!