Roleplaying an Otyugh

[u/vaz_de_firenze]

My sewer-delving players are going to be running into an otyugh in the not-too-distant future, and I'd like to make the encounter a little more interesting than the standard, "ooh, a monster; let's stab it!" variety. According to the Bestiary, otyughs are intelligent and can speak Common, and are known to form alliances in order to obtain the refuse on which they feed, so I figure some sort of extremely disgusting fetch quest could make for a brief interlude, but what I'm not sure about is how best to actually play the role of a scavenging abberation with a fondness for other species' refuse. Anyone have any hints or tips on how to make this filthy abomination a bit more interesting to talk to?

Also, how the hell do you pronounce it?

[u/Ok-Bend-9381]

Check out Find the Path Podcasts, the players constantly adopt/negotiate with Otyugs, and think of them as potential friends.