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Campaign

2026-03-03T18:22:36Z

Jeffbuterbaugh: Moved The Paragon Protocol to Complete

{{Hatnote|If you are looking for games in the one-shot anthology series, see [[Tales of Quelmar]].}}
A '''Campaign '''is a series of [[Session|gaming sessions]] linked to each other through the same characters, locations, themes, or otherwise. It can be seen as the equivalent to a television series. Some may follow the same characters every episode ([[session]]) but others may rotate between a larger cast, and follow many different branching storylines. Depending on the campaign, [[List of Quelmar Game Systems|different rule-sets]] may be in play, allowing for increased or decreased emphasis on gaming, storytelling, role-playing, or improvisation.



<center><p style="font-size:160%;">Ongoing/Upcoming Campaigns:</p>
{| class="wikitable sortable article-table"
|+
!Campaign
!Era
!Game(s)
!Status
!Year
![[Gamemaster]](s)
!Type
!Location(s)
|-
|[[Chains of Rage|'''Chains of Rage''']]
|CR
|[[GM:Werewolf: The Apocalypse|Werewolf: The Apocalypse]]
|Upcoming
|2026
|Emma
|Open-Table
|Online
|-
|[[Quelmwar Stories|'''Quelmwar Stories''']]
|CR
|[[GM:War Stories|War Stories]]
|Upcoming
|2026
|Jon
|Open-Table
|Online
|-
|[[Sunlight Over New Synàra|'''Sunlight Over New Synàra''']]
|CR
|[[GM:Masks|Masks: A New Generation]]
|Upcoming
|2026
|Talia
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|[[In The Shadows of a Willow|'''In the Shadows of a Willow''']]
|Post
|[[GM:Lancer|Lancer]]
|Ongoing
|2026
|Manuel
|Open-Table
|Online
|-
|'''[[Curriculum of Chaos]]'''
|BR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Ongoing
|2025
|Amia
|Open-Table
|Online
|-
|'''[[Red Rranos]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Daggerheart|Daggerheart]]
|Ongoing
|2025
|Jon
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[Sonrise]]'''
|Post
|[[GM:Daggerheart|Daggerheart]]
|Ongoing
|2025
|Mercedes
|Person
|Online
|-
|'''[[Bedlam in the Badlands]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Ongoing
|2025
|Chris, Mercedes, Amanda, Cat
|Community
|PA
|-
|'''[[Painted Sands of Pteris|Painted Sands of Pteris 2]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Daggerheart|Daggerheart]]
|Ongoing
|2025
|Emma
|Open-Table
|Online
|-
|'''[[The Fantasial Freeze]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:DDWN|DDWN]]
|Ongoing
|2024
|James
|Community
|MN
|-
|'''[[Aw Heckna!]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Ongoing
|2024
|Amanda
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[The Cola Bears Saving the World]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Ongoing
|2023
|Margarita, Tom
|Personal
|DE <s>🇩🇪</s>
|-
|'''[[Qandela Obscura]]'''
|CR
|[[GM:Candela Obscura|Candela Obscura]]
|Ongoing
|2023
|Mercedes (2023), Matt, Julia (2023-2025)
|Community
|Online
|}</center>

<center><p style="font-size:160%;">Complete/Paused Campaigns:</p>
{| class="wikitable sortable article-table"
|+
!Campaign
!Era
!Game(s)
!Status
!Year
!Gamemaster(s)
!Type
!Location(s)
|-
|'''[[The Paragon Protocol]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2025
|Keller
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[Qamp Candela]]'''
|CR
|[[GM:Candela Obscura|Candela Obscura]]
|Paused
|2025
|Anna
|Open-Table
|Online
|-
|'''[[Knowledge, Lost and Found]]'''
|CR
|[[GM:Candela Obscura|Candela Obscura]]
|Complete
|2024
|Amal
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[The Backhalls 2]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2024
|Ben
|Personal
|PA
|-
|'''[[The Court of Bloom and Blade]]'''
|BR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2024
|Mercedes
|Open-Table
|PA, Online
|-
|'''[[Troubles in Alanya]]'''
|BR
|[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1prhmMRpoxeRpNb6Fsadnk_FY9JLoEiM590HEt0_W8aw/edit?usp=sharing Epic Power]
|Complete
|2024
|John
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[Blood Wood]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2024
|Mercedes
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Infernal Invasion]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2024
|Talia
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[Depths of the Druma]]'''
|CR
|[[GM:Alien|Alien]]
|Paused
|2024
|Jon, Sam
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Just the Q of Us]]'''
|All
|[[GM:ATRIS|ATRIS]]
|Complete
|2024
|James
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Assassins of Q-Synara]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2023
|Margarita
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[Within the Wicked Wilds]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2023
|Aaron, Dave P, Dave S, Julia, Keller
|Community
|PA, Online
|-
|'''[[Quelmarch]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Paused
|2023
|Geoff
|Open-Table
|Online
|-
|'''[[Trial of Dreams]]'''
|CR
|[[GM:Call of Cthulhu|Call of Cthulhu]]
|Complete
|2023
|Erica
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[Deadly Diaspora]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Pathfinder|Pathfinder 2e]]
|Paused
|2023
|Talia
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[Painted Sands of Pteris]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2023
|Jon
|Open-Table
|Online
|-
|'''[[Cirque de la Fey]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2023
|Mercedes
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[Alien Colonial Marines]]'''
|Post
|[[GM:Alien|Alien]]
|Complete
|2023
|Jon
|Personal
|PA
|-
|'''[[CyberpunQ]]'''
|CR
|[[GM:Cyberpunk|Cyberpunk RED]]
|Complete
|2023
|Jonathan
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Reckondary Characters]]'''
|CR
|[[GM:Monster of the Week|Monster of the Week]]
|Complete
|2023
|Nell
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[Untitled Mafia Project]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2023
|RJ
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast|Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast]]
|Paused
|2022
|Rachael
|Open-Table
|MN
|-
|'''[[SUPERZ]]'''
|CR
|[[GM:Masks|Masks: A New Generation]]
|Complete
|2022
|[https://twitter.com/smileyroseyyyy Rose]
|Personal
|MD, Online
|-
|'''[[System Agnostic]]'''
|All
|[[GM:Dungeon World|Dungeon World]], [[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]], [[GM:Cthulhu Dark|Cthulhu Dark]], [[GM:DIE|DIE]]
|Complete
|2022
|Steven
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[The Iron Sea]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2022
|Aaron, Julia, Patrick
|Open-Table
|PA
|-
|'''[[Icewind Dale]]'''
|BR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Paused
|2022
|Kelsey
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[First Class]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2022
|Kyle
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Teatime Adventures]]'''
|BR
|[[GM:Teatime Adventures|Teatime Adventures]]
|Complete
|2022
|Rachael
|Personal
|PA
|-
|'''[[Queljammer]]'''
|Post
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2022
|Craig
|Personal
|Online, SC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
|-
|'''[[Once Upon a Town]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Swords of the Serpentine|Swords of the Serpentine]]
|Paused
|2022
|Lich
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Sparrow's Point]]'''
|CR
|Various
|Complete
|2022
|Nell
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[The Rocklin Clinic Job]]'''
|CR
|[[GM:Cyberpunk|Cyberpunk RED]]
|Complete
|2022
| John
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Not Strahd]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:TROIKA!|TROIKA!]]
|Complete
|2022
| Craig
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Another One Bites the Dice]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2022
|Tyler
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Rule Benders (Campaign)|Rule Benders]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Avatar Legends|Avatar Legends]]
|Complete
|2022
|Connor
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Into the Greedy Green]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2021
|Dave P, James, John, Kyle, Patrick
|Community
|PA
|-
|'''[[Ciphers and Stamps]]'''
|CR
|[[GM:We Are Ciphers|We Are Ciphers]]
|Complete
|2021
|N/A
|Personal
|MD, NY
|-
|'''[[Pirates of Quelmar]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2021
|Hutch (Kelly)
|Personal
|MD
|-
|'''[[The BackHalls (Campaign)|The Backhalls]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2021
|James
|Personal
|PA
|-
|'''[[The Beggar's Bodega (Campaign)|The Beggar's Bodega]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Swords of the Serpentine|Swords of the Serpentine]]
|Paused
|2021
|James
|Community
|PA, Online
|-
|'''[[Metagame (Campaign)|Metagame]]'''
|CR
|[[GM:Dungeon World|Dungeon World]]
|Complete
|2021
| Nell
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[King for a Day]]'''
|BR
|[[GM:Dungeon World|Dungeon World]]
|Complete
|2021
|John
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Operation Verdant Pyramid (Campaign)|Operation Verdant Pyramid]]'''
|CR
| [[GM:Delta Green|Delta Green]]
|Complete
|2021
|John
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Quelmar Goes to Space (TV Series 80 CR)|Quelmar Goes to Space]]'''
|Post
|[[GM:Magitech Space Western|Magitech Space Western]]
|Paused
|2021
|Alyssa, [https://twitter.com/smileyroseyyyy Rose]
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[Secondary Characters]]'''
|CR
|[[GM:Monsterhearts|Monsterhearts]]
|Complete
|2021
|Nell
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[Playtest Tuesday]]'''
|All
|Various
|Complete
|2020
|Various
|Open-Table
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Brightwater Campaign]]'''
|BR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]], [[GM:Deadlands|Deadlands]]
|Complete
|2020
|Kevin
|Personal
|PA
|-
|'''[[⮞Get Submodule]]'''
|CR
|[[GM:Paranoia|Paranoia]]
|Complete
|2020
|James
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Tails of Quelmar]]'''
|CR
|Various
|Complete
|2020
|[https://twitter.com/smileyroseyyyy Rose]
|Open-Table
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Realmtrotter's Guide to Zobeck]]'''
|CR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2020
|Kevin
|Open-Table
|PA, Online
|-
|'''[[It Came From Kiston]]'''
|BR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2020
|James
|Personal
|Twitch
|-
|'''[[Uncharted]]'''
|Pre
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2020
|[https://twitter.com/smileyroseyyyy Rose]
|Personal
|MD
|-
|'''[[The Neighbours (Campaign)|The Neighbours]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Blades in the Dark|Blades in the Dark]]
|Complete
|2020
|James
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[Ancients Alive]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2019
|James
|Community
|PA
|-
|'''[[For the Love of Gold]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2018
|Will
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[OathWielders]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2017
|James
|Personal
|MD
|-
|'''[[Chronepsis Campaign]]'''
|All
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2017
|Rachael
|Personal
|MD
|-
|'''[[Atla Campaign]]'''
|BR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2016
|Tess
|Personal
|MD
|-
|'''[[Untitled Podcast Campaign]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2016
|Tess
|Personal
|MD
|-
|'''[[SotS Inc]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2016
|James
|Personal
|MD
|-
|'''[[The Underdungeon]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2016
|James
|Personal
|MD
|-
|'''[[Towson Tabletop]]'''
|PR
| [[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Complete
|2015
|James
|Community
|MD
|-
|'''[[Sick of this Shit]]'''
|PR
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 3.5e]]
|Complete
|2013
|James
|Personal
|MD
|-
|}
</center>
[[Category:Campaign]]
[[Category:IRL]]

Sparklemas

2026-01-06T22:19:47Z

Jeffbuterbaugh: Added "Steps for Preparing for Sparklemas"

'''Sparklemas''' is a mysterious floating [[Quelmar Holidays|holiday]] celebrated originally by a village of [[Gnomes]] in Amusa but soon spread across Quelmar in general.

== Date of Occurance ==
Gnomes celebrate Sparklemas on different dates each year, based on a pattern of celebration passed down (allegedly) by [[Garl Glittergold]] himself in prehistoric times. Hilariously, Garl himself claims that he was "''Born on Sparklemas!''" which makes it being a floating holiday quite unusual...but then again, he IS Garl.

* In 466 [[PR]] Sparklemas was celebrated in the month of [[G'zyx]].

== Activities ==

* Spreading Glitter
* Fighting Peppermint Wolves
* Songs and Poems galore

=== Steps for Preparing for Sparklemas ===
As featured in the classic holiday tale [[Tales of Quelmar#It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Sparklemas|''It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Sparklemas'']].<blockquote>'''Day 1:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter (note: this must be reapplied every day).

'''Day 2:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Cut down a Sparklemas tree in the woods.

'''Day 3:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Paint the Sparklemas tree with sparkly paint.

'''Day 4:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Hang lights, both inside and out.

'''Day 5:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Hang tinsel. Everywhere.

'''Day 6:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Hang ornaments on the Sparklemas tree.

'''Day 7:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Play a trick on someone.

'''Day 8:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Sew a sparkly garment for yourself.

'''Day 9:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Sew a sparkly garment for a family member.

'''Day 10:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Sew a sparkly garment for a friend.

'''Day 11:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Sew a sparkly garment for a stranger.

'''Day 12:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Sew a sparkly garment for a domesticated animal.

'''Day 13:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Sew a sparkly garment for a woodland creature.

'''Day 14:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Play a trick on someone.

'''Day 15:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Gather sticks, pinecones, pebbles.

'''Day 16:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Paint sticks, pinecones, and pebbles.

'''Day 17:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Make glitter manger.

'''Day 18:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Make the animals.

'''Day 19:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Make the shineymen.

'''Day 20:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Make Máire, Seosamh, and baby Sparky.

'''Day 21:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Play a trick on someone.

'''Day 22:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Deliver the sparkly attire.

'''Day 23:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. Wrap the Sparklemas gifts.

'''Day 24:''' Cover everything in a fine layer of Glitter. All day cooking, then in the evening, sing Sparklemas carols with friends and family, then have a great feast that goes into day 25 which is full of presents and feasting.</blockquote>

=== The Week Before Sparklemas ===
Based on the events of a Wicked Wilds Sparklemas game.<blockquote>"'Twas the week before Sparklemas And all through the town Not a creature was saddened Not even a frown The people were talking with fear and with care In hopes that the three ghosts all soon would be there The village rebuilt their houses and sheds While visions of zombies all danced in our heads For eight weeks ago on All Hallows' Eve A phantom arrived, and our peace did take leave When in the clocktower there arose such a clatter That some heroes arrived to attend to the matter The people turned into undeads for a while It was all most of us could see for a mile The hands on the clock face of our great tower They turned the wrong way, almost going twelve hours But before it hit noon for a permanent curse The Company stopped it before we got worse We turned back to normal if we were still here But dying and injury persisted, I fear My leg broke that evening, it hasn't been fun But some people lost their dad or their mum Still, Sparklemas is starting, and I cannot wait For three-sixty-some days I've been counting the date But some aren't excited for holiday moods I sure do feel bad for old Mr. Scrooge I keep seeing ghosts that change our emotions Like making my dad think he won't get promotions Or making my mom think we can't afford food And remembering Mr. Farley who died, that poor dude But they won't help with building, or glittering too To honor that old gnome who died for me and you I don't want these visions, I want glitter! Can you get the ghosts to stop being bitter? I don't know what's up - I'm just a small kid But I would tell all for sure if I did But I need to sleep now. I've been coughing and sleepy (Yawn). Welcome to the town named for Ym-b-try..."</blockquote>

=== The Night Before Sparklemas ===
[[User:JaeltheJust|Origin Unknown]]<blockquote>‘Twas the night before Sparklemas, when all through Quelmar

Not a creature was stirring, not even a Minotaur;

The quivers were hung by the chimney with care;

With hopes that Garl Glittergold soon would be there;

The gnomes were all nestled, snug in their beds;

With visions of glitter-pears danced in their heads;

And halflings in their home holes and dwarves in their mines,

Had just settled their brains for a winter’s recline.</blockquote>

== Appearances ==

* [[Ancients Alive]] (First Appearance)
* [[Tales of Quelmar#It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Sparklemas|It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Sparklemas]]
* [[Within the Wicked Wilds]]
* [[Into the Greedy Green]]
* [[The Fantasial Freeze]]

== See Also ==

* [[Atnas]] - a mysterious old man who lives in the polar regions with a connection to festive times and presents.
* [[Snowball]] - a tabaxi winter-themed PC who made Sparklemas ornaments.
* [[Baron Faro]] - A "scroogeish" NPC who was visited by 3 ghosts one Sparklemas

== Behind the Screen ==

* Sparklemas was invented randomly by player Erin S during a session that ran particularly close to Christmas. She brought bags of glitter and poured them all over the room leading to a ban on glitter. However, the sparkles of Sparklemas live on in spirit (Note: It is not advised to pour glitter physically all over your game if celebrating Sparklemas)

[[Category:Ancients Alive]]
[[Category:Into the Greedy Green]]
[[Category:Fantasial Freeze]]
[[Category:Wicked Wilds]]
[[Category:Qandela Obscura]]

Campaign

2025-11-11T16:33:27Z

Jeffbuterbaugh: Fixed Red Rranos link

{{Hatnote|If you are looking for games in the one-shot anthology series, see [[Tales of Quelmar]].}}
A '''Campaign '''is a series of [[Session|gaming sessions]] linked to each other through the same characters, locations, themes, or otherwise. It can be seen as the equivalent to a television series. Some may follow the same characters every episode ([[session]]) but others may rotate between a larger cast, and follow many different branching storylines. Depending on the campaign, [[List of Quelmar Game Systems|different rule-sets]] may be in play, allowing for increased or decreased emphasis on gaming, storytelling, role-playing, or improvisation.



<center><p style="font-size:160%;">Ongoing/Upcoming Campaigns:</p>
{| class="wikitable sortable article-table"
|+
!Campaign
!Game(s)
!Status
!Year
![[Gamemaster]](s)
!Type
!Location(s)
|-
|'''[[Red Rranos]]'''
|[[GM:Daggerheart|Daggerheart]]
|Upcoming
|2025
|Jon
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[Qamp Candela]]'''
|[[GM:Candela Obscura|Candela Obscura]]
|Ongoing
|2025
|Anna
|Open-Table
|Online
|-
|'''[[Sonrise]]'''
|[[GM:Daggerheart|Daggerheart]]
|Ongoing
|2025
|Mercedes
|Person
|Online
|-
|'''[[Bedlam in the Badlands]]'''
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e (2014)]]
|Ongoing
|2025
|Chris, Mercedes, Amanda, Cat
|Community
|PA
|-
|'''[[The Paragon Protocol]]'''
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Ongoing
|2025
|Keller
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[The Fantasial Freeze]]'''
|[[GM:DDWN|DDWN]]
|Ongoing
|2024
|James
|Community
|MN
|-
|'''[[The Court of Bloom and Blade]]'''
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Ongoing
|2024
|Mercedes
|Open-Table
|PA, Online
|-
|'''[[Knowledge, Lost and Found]]'''
|[[GM:Candela Obscura|Candela Obscura]]
|Ongoing
|2024
|Amal
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[The Backhalls 2]]'''
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Ongoing
|2024
|Ben
|Personal
|PA
|-
|'''[[Aw Heckna!]]'''
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Ongoing
|2024
|Amanda
|Personal
|Online
|-
|'''[[The Cola Bears Saving the World]]'''
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
|Ongoing
|2023
|Margarita, Tom
|Personal
|DE <s>🇩🇪</s>
|-
|'''[[Qandela Obscura]]'''
|[[GM:Candela Obscura|Candela Obscura]]
|Ongoing
|2023
|Mercedes, Matt, Julia
|Community
|Online
|}</center>

<center><p style="font-size:160%;">Complete/Paused Campaigns:</p>
{| class="wikitable sortable article-table"
|+
!Campaign
!Game(s)
!Status
!Year
!Gamemaster(s)
!Type
!Location(s)
|-
|'''[[Troubles in Alanya]]'''
|[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1prhmMRpoxeRpNb6Fsadnk_FY9JLoEiM590HEt0_W8aw/edit?usp=sharing Epic Power]
|Complete
|2024
|John
|Personal
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|'''[[Infernal Invasion]]'''
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|'''[[Assassins of Q-Synara]]'''
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|'''[[Within the Wicked Wilds]]'''
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|'''[[Quelmarch]]'''
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|'''[[CyberpunQ]]'''
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|'''[[Reckondary Characters]]'''
|[[GM:Monster of the Week|Monster of the Week]]
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|'''[[Untitled Mafia Project]]'''
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|[[GM:Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast|Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast]]
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|[[GM:Masks|Masks: A New Generation]]
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|'''[[System Agnostic]]'''
|[[GM:Dungeon World|Dungeon World]], [[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]], [[GM:Cthulhu Dark|Cthulhu Dark]], [[GM:DIE|DIE]]
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|'''[[The Iron Sea]]'''
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|'''[[The Rocklin Clinic Job]]'''
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|'''[[Not Strahd]]'''
|[[GM:TROIKA!|TROIKA!]]
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|'''[[Another One Bites the Dice]]'''
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|'''[[Rule Benders (Campaign)|Rule Benders]]'''
|[[GM:Avatar Legends|Avatar Legends]]
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|'''[[Into the Greedy Green]]'''
|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]]
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|Dave P, James, John, Kyle, Patrick
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|'''[[Ciphers and Stamps]]'''
|[[GM:We Are Ciphers|We Are Ciphers]]
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|[[GM:Dungeons and Dragons|D&D 5e]], [[GM:Deadlands|Deadlands]]
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Help:Wiki Worldbuilding Contest 2025

2025-10-01T04:50:14Z

Jeffbuterbaugh:

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__NOTOC__

<center>
== '''Ready your Keyboards.''' ==
== '''She has awoken''' ==
[[File:TiamatWikiContest.png|center|frameless|584x584px]]<small>^Gale for Scale.</small>
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'''The Quelmar Wiki''' is proud to announce the [[Help:Wiki Worldbuilding Contest 2019|return of its Worldbuilding Contest]] for 2025!

== Prizes ==

# '''The Grand Prize winner''' will win the pictured Tiamat Miniature above.
## In addition, if the winner is a member of an existing major Quelmar community (ie MN, PA, or MD), James will fly the miniature out to you himself and run a battle against Tiamat set during [[the War of Many Names]] (and including your prize-winning lore, if your article opted to include new or existing WoMN lore).
## Some exceptions may be made for winners outside of a major Quelmar community depending on travel factors.
# '''The Second Prize Winner''' will also win a cash prize of $50, as an homage to the original cash contest of 2019.
# '''The Third Prize winner''' will have their article featured as the Wiki's front page "Featured Article" for no less than 4 months.

== Rules for Entry ==

<big>Entering the Wiki Worldbuilding Contest is as simple as updating an old page or creating something new!

Unlike last time, you will need to manually submit your pages to the contest [[#Pages Submitted (Submissions close at midnight on September 30th)|at the bottom of this page]].</big>

* Rule 1: Pages must contain original material, and can not contain plagiarism from other Books, Wikis, or pre-existing sources outside of the Quelmar Realm.
* Rule 2: Pages do not need to relate to already existing campaigns or games. The Contest welcomes completely new characters, locations, events, creatures, and anything else can be created and put on the wiki.
* Rule 3: Entrants can submit as pages as they want, including already existing pages, provided they made some sort of substantial update to the page in September 2025.
* Rule 4: Submissions close at '''Midnight on September 30th'''

== Judging ==
Judges will be given a rubric to score each submission that includes the following 5 categories (each being ranked on a scale of 1 to 10).

=== 1. Depth ===
Does this wiki article adequately cover the topic being discussed? Is it too short and leaves unanswered questions that the reader is looking for? Does it skim or poorly explain its topic at too shallow a level? We want articles that paint a full 3-Dimensional look at what is being discussed, whether that's a culture of people, a magical item and its history, or just a detailed report of an incredible battle that occurred in time. Make the Judges believe this thing really could exist!

=== 2. Readability ===
Is the wiki article engaging and easy to follow? Does it avoid overwhelming readers with too much jargon or lore-heavy shorthand? The best pages teach about Quelmar effortlessly, letting the reader absorb lore without even realizing how much they’re learning.

=== 3. Visuals ===
Does this wiki article have one more pictures, maps, documents, attachments, or other things to keep the reader excited?
Note: While AI art is allowed as part of page-creation (properly labeled as usual), we can't promise the judges won't have their own opinions about AI art that could possibly sway their judgement one way or another.

=== 4. Originality, Creativity, and Humor ===
The wiki is founded on the idea that anything can become canon in Quelmar, and over the years lots of fun little quirky elements have made their way into the tabletop adventures, such as Sparklemas or the Octopus that hates pants (IYKYK). Pages that are particularly unique, creative, or just outright hilarious are a touchstone of the community, and we want to encourage them to continue to be submitted.

=== 5. Integration with [[The War of Many Names]] ===
In honor of the grand prize, submissions that enrich the lore surrounding Tiamat’s return and the ensuing war will be judged with special attention.

== Where to Start ==

* [[Help:NewPageMaker|If you want to Create a New Page, you can start here!]]
* [[Campaign|If you want to update or edit pages related to a campaign or session you played, you can find Campaign info here]]
* [[List of All Player Characters|If you want to update or edit pages related to a character you played, you can find all characters here]]
* [[Special:AllPages|You can also find ALL existing pages here]]

== Pages Submitted (Submissions close at midnight on September 30th) ==
# [[Realm War II]]
# [[The Steelhand Colossus]]
# [[The World Breaker Plague]]
# [[Fivefold Financial Trust]]
# [[Tiamat's Favorite Food]]
# [[The Court of Scales]]
# [[Ottermancer]]
# [[Vezoth]]
# [[Mesanth]]
# [[Dragon Costumes for Dogs]]
# [[Swikedom Kingdom]]
# [[Duumal]]
# [[Pact of the Gourmand Warlock]]
# [[Sir Cornelius]]
# [[The Attempted Courting of Tiamat]]
# [[Magical Ranger]]
# [[Shnek]]
# [[The Seventh Sigil]]
# [[The Deck of Dragons]]
# [[Dragoose]]
# [[Mudburrow]]
# [[Ignacious Phonimus and his Terrible Fate]]
# [[Enrik]]
# [[Ozythra]]
# [[The Drowned Fortune]]
# [[Tiamabubu]]
# [[Khialotc]]
# [[Emerald Dragon]]
# [[Sapphire Dragon]]
# [[Durzibethinus]]
# [[Jadenhill]]
# [[Selune Splinter]]
# [[Maverick]]
# [[Rooney]]
# More entries

Rooney

2025-10-01T03:51:22Z

Jeffbuterbaugh: Updated Emerald Dragon and Gemstone Dragon links

{{Worldbuilders}}<blockquote>“For [[List of Magic Weapons#Karavox|Karavox]], I give up my roots.” '''—Rooney'''</blockquote>{{Infobox_character|affilliation=[[Ruby Court]]|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Rooney_and_Smaragdos.png|caption=|relatives=|languages=Aarakocra, Abyssal, Auran, Common, Draconic, Elvish, Infernal|alias=[[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Harbinger of Durzibethinus the Emerald]]|marital=|birthPlace=[[Pteris]]|deathDate=|deathPlace=|species=[[Aarakocra]]|gender=Male (he/him)|height=5' 2"|weight=90 lbs|eyes=Emerald|field1=Class|value1=[[Ranger]]|playerName=[[User:Jeffbuterbaugh|Jeff]]|birthDate=236 [[BR]]}}'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is an [[Aarakocra]] [[Ranger]] who—in the year 245 [[BR]]—played a vital role in ending the first [[The Infernal Emergence|Infernal Emergence]] by giving up his roots in exchange for the legendary battleaxe known as [[List of Magic Weapons#Karavox|Karavox]]. This bargain left him unable to settle down in any single location for long, dooming him to fly from place to place across the realm in perpetuity until the year 826 [[PR]] when he touched an emerald egg in [[Isonhound]]. The egg hatched open, releasing an [[Drake (Companion)|Emerald Drake]] as well as a surge of [[Dragon|Draconic]] magic. The magic altered Rooney, imbuing him with essence from an [[Emerald Dragon]] and creating a permanent bond with the [[Drake (Companion)|Drake]]. The psionic voice of [[Durzibethinus]] revealed that the [[Drake (Companion)|Drake's]] name was '''Smaragdos''' and that Rooney had been blessed with the power of an [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Harbinger]]. Long after giving up his place in the world, this new role filled the empty piece of him which he had relinquished to help save the realm all those years ago.

== History ==
Rooney's tribe initially avoided conflict with [[Devil|Devils]] for the first few decades of the [[The Infernal Emergence|Infernal Emergence]] by taking to the skies. Following the unlocking of [[Kiston]] in 207 [[BR]], however, [[Dragon|Dragons]] of [[Tiamat]] flooded the realm and began aggressively competing for airspace. Since the skies were no longer reliably safe, some [[Aarakocra]] preferred their odds with the [[Devil|Devils]] and reluctantly returned to the land to face these fiends head-on.

== Appearance ==
Rooney resembles a red-tailed hawk with sharp eyes that were originally gold, but shifted into an emerald color after being imbued with essence from an [[Emerald Dragon]]. He is short and lightweight with a wide wingspan, making him a natural flyer like most [[Aarakocra]]. While residing in [[Pteris]], he wore breathable clothing comprised of desert tones matching the continent's terrain. Upon relocating to [[Isonhound]], his garb became more regal and incorporated emerald hues suited to traversing forests as well as his role as a [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Harbinger of Durzibethinus the Emerald]]. His weapon of choice is a longbow overgrown with emerald geodes, which he keeps ready at his side to take down enemies from the skies.

== Smaragdos ==
<blockquote>"His name is kinda hard to remember, so I've just been calling him Mickey!" '''—Rooney''' </blockquote>Smaragdos is an [[Drake (Companion)|Emerald Drake]] hatched from a [[Dragon]] egg that had been corrupted by [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] energy and later purified by [[Durzibethinus|Durian]] using a [[Moonflower]]. This purification cleansed the egg of any lingering energy, but the corruption caused the egg to hatch into an [[Drake (Companion)|Emerald Drake]] rather than a true [[Dragon]]. He has a powerful psionic bond with Rooney, obeying the [[Aarakocra|Aarakocra's]] commands without need for any verbiage between them. Rooney frequently gets confused by Smaragdos' name and makes a habit of inventing new names for him, which Smaragdos does not mind as their bond does not depend upon the spoken word.

== Trivia ==

* Rooney's greatest fear is [[Tiamat]] and one of his favored enemies is [[Dragon|Dragons]], ironic considering the close relationship with [[Gemstone Dragon|Gemstone Dragons]] that he would eventually forge.
*Rooney also played a role in the second [[The Infernal Emergence|Infernal Emergence]], assisting other [[Aarakocra]] with relocating displaced [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]] inhabitants to refugee colonies such as [[Hilfe]] on the [[Elemental Plane of Air]]. Since he resided on an elemental [[Plane]] throughout most of the conflict and the resulting "reboot" of [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]] only impacted the [[The Quelmar Realm|Material Plane]], Rooney is technically one of the very few creatures in [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]] to have any memory of this second [[The Infernal Emergence|Emergence]] (however, he does not grasp the event's significance).
*Before [[Durzibethinus]] transformed him into a [[Ranger|Drakewarden]], Rooney was originally a [[Ranger|Fey Wanderer]]. An [[Archfey]] reincarnated him from the spirit of an animal companion named [[Aranwe#Ronin|Ronin]], having been moved by the red-tailed hawk's loyalty after watching him spend his life at the grave of his owner [[Aranwe]].
*Rooney is physically unaffected by aging and natural death as the result of a pact he made with a mysterious, powerful entity in order to obtain the head of [[List of Magic Weapons#Karavox|Karavox]]. This is due to the pact requiring that he give up "the ability to put down roots in a single location" which—at least on a subconscious level—Rooney correlates with death due to [[Aranwe]] choosing to spend his eternity with a [[Dryad]] named [[System Agnostic#NPCs|Vilya]] amongst the roots of her tree.
*Despite being left-hand dominant, Rooney shoots his longbow with his right hand as a result of improper training. This has hindered him from reaching his full skill potential, even with his unnaturally long lifespan. Regardless, he is still an exceptionally talented archer.

== Gallery ==
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[[Category:Into the Greedy Green]]

Maverick

2025-10-01T03:46:24Z

Jeffbuterbaugh: Added Trivia section

{{Worldbuilders}} <blockquote>"Look, world ending scenarios are terrifying. If the Staff of Earth or Crown of Fire fall into the wrong hands, the realm might be destroyed. Some people want to save the Crown, some want to save the Staff. But at the end of the day, these weapons are apocalyptic, and if these weapons endanger the realm, and the many children in it, then it’s the job of heroes like Maverick the Social Worker to make sure these doomsday weapons are destroyed properly." '''—A note given to Maverick prior to entering the [[Grumbar#Temples|Grumbar Temple]]'''</blockquote>{{Infobox character|name = Maverick Tabernacle|image = Maverick.png|aliases = |languages = Common, Elvish, Halfling, Infernal|species = [[Tiefling]]|gender = Male (he/him)|relatives = |affilliation = [[The Ellipses]], [[Ancients Alive/Players and Characters#Stealth Squad!|Stealth Squad!]]|caption = |marital = |birthDate = 442 [[PR]]|birthPlace = [[Radarap]], [[Pteris]]|playerName=[[User:Jeffbuterbaugh|Jeff]]|height=5' 10"|weight=165 lbs|eyes=Gold|field1=Class|value1=[[Cleric]]}}'''Maverick Tabernacle''' is a [[Tiefling]] [[Cleric]] and a social worker by trade. He was part of a team tasked with destroying the [[Tools of the Primordial Ancients]] to stop them from falling into selfish hands. He also served on the crew of [[The Ellipses]] prior to the ship's sinking.

He is the founder of the [[House of Tenorixion]] and the adoptive father of [[Ancients Alive/NPCs#Nim|Nim]], a winged [[Tiefling]] child he met during a mission in [[Jewelspar]].

== Ancestry ==
Maverick's grandparents were members of a nomadic cult of [[Human#Pterish Humans|Pterish Humans]] who roamed the rural, arid deserts of central [[Pteris]]. Members of this cult lived highly regimented and disciplined lives, avoiding interaction with outsiders whenever possible and dealing with all matters of the mind and heart in a strictly democratic manner. One of the young men in the tribe completely swept a girl off her feet, but the cult voted to forbid any relationship between them, judging them to be an unpalatable match.

The girl was devastated and, during the shade of night and at her lowest point, a [[Devil]] creature appeared to her and offered up a deal that would allow the young lovers to be together "for a price." It felt like any price was worth it, so she accepted the offer and formed a blood pact with the fiend.

There was no obvious effect right away, but soon it became clear that she was bearing her lover's child. The [[Devil]] had tricked her. Offended by this supposed affront to their democratic values, the cult excommunicated the couple and their families took an oath of silence against them.

They traveled together in exile, wandering across the continent until at last she birthed a daughter. It was immediately clear, however, that the [[Devil]] blood had warped their daughter in the womb. Cursed with reddish skin and a long, serpent-like tail. She was a [[Tiefling]]. It was not long afterwards that the father left them for another woman, leaving the [[Human]] girl to raise a [[Tiefling]] child on her own.

The [[Tiefling]] girl grew up wandering the [[Human]] enclaves of [[Pteris]] with her mother before being swept away by the first [[Tiefling]] man she'd ever met. This man would abandon her shortly before the birth of their son, who she named Maverick. Unwilling to tolerate her mother's judgement, she traveled with her infant son to the continent of [[Amusa]] to start life anew.

== History ==
<blockquote>
"[[Tiefling|Tieflings]] don't have wings…do they?" '''—Maverick'''
</blockquote>Maverick was born in [[Pteris]], but his mother relocated them to [[Amusa]] when he was just an infant. His earliest memories are of being raised by his mother in their rural home. She did her best to entertain the young boy's curiosity, humoring him with stories of her family's lineage whilst always skirting around the subject of his father (or any [[Tiefling|Tieflings]], for that matter). He loved and revered his mother, but couldn't help but feel deprived of any connection to his [[Tiefling]] roots.

He lived with his mother in mostly isolation from nearby inhabitants, until a freak accident caused their home to catch fire and claim his mother's life. The cause of the fire was never found. One of the local churches, sympathetic to orphaned children, took him in and placed him in a program intended to help troubled youth.

Lacking any ambitions or strong identity of his own, Maverick went through the motions to get accredited by the program as a social worker and become a mentor to children facing similar issues as he had. The program had raised him to believe that his troubled childhood was due to his lack of a conventional family structure. However, his first few months of assignments all seemed to center around egregious cases of abuse or neglect from what should have been model family units, according to the program. These cases often went ignored by the church, who only seemed to take interest in reprimanding non-[[Human]] and other unconventional families. He soon became disillusioned by the church's misplaced attention and left the program on bad terms. He set off across the continent, hoping to broaden his horizons and do more good when free from the bureaucratic restrictions of the church.

Despite his newfound freedom, he seemed to face hostility wherever he went as a lone [[Tiefling]] with no impressive titles to speak of. Other [[Tiefling|Tieflings]] were few and far between, and he began to feel truly alone for the first time in his life. He briefly abandoned his aspirations, making ends meat doing various odd jobs and eventually falling into bounty hunting. This job would land him in the port city of [[Warukami]], where he was intercepted by a ragtag crew who invited him to join aboard [[The Ellipses]] on a most peculiar adventure. Eager to break his cycle of perpetual struggle and forge an identity for himself, he takes off with his newfound family for new and exciting horizons.

== Powers and Abilities ==
Maverick can access magical abilities thanks to his [[Tiefling]] heritage and being a [[Cleric|Trickery Domain Cleric]]. He is particularly fond of disguising spells, as they grant him the brief pleasure of blending into a location and not being judged for his appearance. In battle, he favors duplication spells which allow him to appease his trickster tendencies.
== Religion ==
Maverick's training as a social worker was incredibly imperfect, but it at least taught him the value of listening. Giving others the space to talk had always been the best tactic for uncovering truth. He found children to be exceptional arbiters of truth, as they have not yet been taught by the world to lie. He observed that, of all the [[Quelmar Deities]], children seemed to most gravitate towards [[Garl Glittergold]] without any prodding. Something appealed to them about this peculiar little [[Gnome]] with the funny name. [[Garl Glittergold|Garl]] was more true to them than any other [[Quelmar Deities|Deity]]. Consequently, Maverick began to accept [[Garl Glittergold|Garl]] as his truest [[Quelmar Deities|Deity]], as well. Perhaps an unconventional god for a [[Tiefling]] to follow, but Maverick would urge other [[Tiefling|Tieflings]] to not be fooled by appearances, as they could stand to learn a thing or two from [[Garl Glittergold|Garl's]] trickster nature.

== Trivia ==

* The 5.5e [[Edditionals|Edditional]] of Maverick appeared in [[Tales of Quelmar]] as part of [[Tales of Quelmar#Return of the Edditionals|Return of the Edditionals]].

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Selune Splinter

2025-10-01T03:35:06Z

Jeffbuterbaugh: Updated Emerald Blade link and a bit of syntax

{{Worldbuilders}}{{Infobox_character|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Selune_Splinter-ai.png|caption=The Selune Splinter as it appeared in [[Jadenhill]].|relatives=|languages=|affilliation=|alias=|marital=|birthPlace=|deathDate=|deathPlace=|species=|gender=|height=|weight=|eyes=}}The '''{{PAGENAME}}s''' are large gems that were cut from the same nine-foot-long [[Merca#Religion|Moonmaiden Crystal]] meteorite which crashed into central [[Pteris]] during 180 [[BR]]. They were separated over time and distributed across the realm, being coveted for their arcane amplifying properties. The most well-known of these gems belonged to the [[Jadenhill#Court of Quartz|Court of Quartz]] in [[Jadenhill]] until it fell into possession of the [[Ruby Court]] and was transformed into the '''Emerald Splinter'''.

== Appearance ==
Each Selune Splinter is carefully cut in order to amplify magic that is refracted through them. Despite being quite large and bulky, they are remarkably lightweight and most people would have little issue carrying one around in their arms. Another peculiar attribute is that they can be stood upright on their pointed end without falling over and will even return to this position when jostled. They glow with a silvery light whenever the moon is up, even when not in contact with moonlight.

== Known Splinters ==
[[File:SplinterPottu.png|thumb|155x155px|The Splinter shortly after being purchased by Pot'tu.]]
* One Splinter was known to be in the hoard of [[The Green Stag]] after being stolen from [[Jadenhill]]. It was later taken by the [[Wold Order]] and used in their own operations, namely to cast ''Seeming'' on [[The Firegates]] to make the clean-cut cavern feel like a spooky dragon-and-monster filled dungeon.
** From there, the Splinter was taken by the [[dwarf]] [[Karl Anders]], who eventually traded it with the [[goblin]] [[Pot'tu Kobb|Pot'tu]]—who adopted it and called it "Lun'Gax" (or "Moon-Hoglet")—but eventually [[Pot'tu]] was convinced to trade away his "baby" to the gem [[dragonborn]] [[Durzibethinus|Durian]].

== Properties ==
=== Description ===
The Selune Splinter was said to be one of the largest and most beautiful prized possessions of Selune, goddess of the moon's light.

Splinters like these are said to have hailed down on [[Quelmar]] during an ancient devastation on the heavens. The Splinter itself holds no innate magic, but functions as an '''Arcane Amplifier''', allowing the range, duration, and other aspects of a spell to be enhanced.

During the duration of a long rest, a spell can be infused into the Splinter, allowing it to become the point of casting. Doing so increases the power of the spell in a number of ways:

* If the spell requires concentration, it no longer does so.
* Spells with durations of 8 hours or longer become infinite in duration, provided that the Splinter is not moved more than 10 feet from the spell's point of casting.
* The range of the spell increases tenfold. A 30 foot spell can cover a range of 300 feet. A spell with a range of touch is not affected by this property.

=== Optimal Spells ===
The Selune Splinter works best for amplifying ranged spells which could stand to benefit from an extended range or duration, such as:

* ''Control Weather''
* ''Seeming''
* ''Leomund's Tiny Hut''
* ''Hallucinatory Terrain''
* ''Mordenkainen's Sanctum/Mansion''
* ''Temple of the [[Gods]]''
* ''Planar Binding''
* ''Antipathy/Sympathy''

== Emerald Splinter ==
[[File:Emerald_Splinter.png|thumb|The Emerald Splinter atop its pedestal.]]
In 826 [[PR]]—following the final step of the ceremony to resurrect [[Sardior]] during [[The Battle of Five Lights]]—the Selune Splinter from [[Jadenhill]] was imbued with divine psionic power, taking on a glowing emerald hue and becoming the new emerald artifact of the resurrected [[Ruby Court]]. Now dubbed the Emerald Splinter, its arcane amplifying properties became even more pronounced as its owner—[[Durzibethinus]]—discovered that he could use it as a focus to psionically scry across the multiverse and even detect his own echoes from parallel realities.

Like its predecessor—the [[Emerald Blade]]—the Emerald Splinter can create a small protective ward around its wielder…but instead of serving as a functional weapon in dangerous territories, the Splinter protects by helping to dodge danger altogether using its scrying feature.

In his full-sized [[Dragon]] form, [[Durzibethinus]] can wear the Emerald Splinter set inside of a ring to use while out on missions. While in his lair or not being used, however, he locks it atop an enchanted pedestal of his own design. Paranoid about his ancestral artifact being stolen again, the pedestal will deal psychic damage to anyone who touches the Splinter if they lack the essence of an [[Emerald Dragon]].

==Trivia==

* The Selune Splinter originated from a plot thread in the [[Brightwater Campaign]], during which the adventuring party investigated a "shooting star" that had crashed into the sand dunes and left a glassy crater. Physical contact with the large, glowing meteorite caused the party to experience visions of Selune, so they chose to take it back with them on their desert ship. The eventual fate of the meteorite was left open-ended, except that it was brought back to [[Brightwater]] with the rest of the party's haul and later [[Merca]] for the Equinox Great Opening celebration.
* There are accounts of some early nomadic tribes of [[Human#Pterish Humans|Pterish Humans]] using the Splinters to conceal their caravans from dangerous desert monsters as well as raiders on trails such as [[Radarap]] along the central coast of [[Pteris]].
* It is unknown how many Selune Splinters were cut from the original meteorite, nor what would happen—if anything—were they to be brought back together.

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Jadenhill

2025-10-01T03:29:08Z

Jeffbuterbaugh: Updated Gemstone Dragon link

{{Worldbuilders}} <blockquote>“After what the [[Dwarf|Dwarves]] have done, it is a scar where we cannot grow. If you seek sanctuary, go there and do no more harm.” '''—Forest Spirits of [[Isonhound]]'''</blockquote>{{Infobox location|title = {{PAGENAME}}|type = Town|location = [[Woldlin]], [[Isonhound]]|Government = Oligarchy|inhabiting Race = [[Dragonborn]]|image=Jadenhill.png|imagecaption=}}'''Jadenhill''' is a town located in southern [[Isonhound]]. Originally founded as a mining colony for precious minerals, the project became abandoned and was resettled many years later as a temple devoted to [[Bahamut]] during the [[PR]] era. It is home to the '''Court of Quartz''', which utilized illusionary magic to hide the temple's [[Dragonborn]] residents during the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]].

== History ==
Jadenhill marks its founding year as 368 [[PR]]—the start of the [[The Cavalry Rush|Cavalry Rush]]—when the town's initial clan of [[Dragonborn|Metallic Dragonborn]] emigrated from [[Pteris]] to escape the chaos of the era.

The town was partially built into the ruins of an ancient abandoned [[Dwarf|Dwarven]] mining project, serving as a [[Bahamut]] temple in relative peace and seclusion for over three centuries until falling victim to the [[The Razing of Isonhound|Razing of Isonhound]] in 700 [[PR]]. This event forced its residents to pursue trading with other communities in order to rebuild from the destruction. However, the town's efforts to open their economy began at the cusp of the worst possible time for [[Dragon|Draconic]] species…the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]].

In response to these crusades, the town's oligarchs took measures to protect their [[Dragonborn]] populace by encompassing the town in a magical dome which disguised all of its residents as [[Elf|Wood Elves]]. These precautions enabled the town's [[Dragon|Draconic]] residents to avoid attention from crusaders, which resulted in Jadenhill becoming one of the few populations of [[Dragonborn]] to survive the massacres of the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]].

Out of an abundance of caution, the town's oligarchs opted to retain the magical dome for several decades after the crusades had been considered ended by most accounts…only ceasing this disguisement after the [[Selune Splinter]]—the artifact which enabled the illusion—was stolen during an attack by [[The Green Stag|P'Kinestra]] in 825 [[PR]]. Some residents responded to the loss of their perceived protection by leaving the town…while others retreated deeper into isolation, barricading themselves within Jadenhill's walls until a new means of protection could be found.

It is uncertain how the residents of Jadenhill dealt with the [[The Umbral Flood|Umbral Flood]]—which ravished the continent of [[Isonhound]] in 826 [[PR]]—as efforts to contact the town during this time proved entirely unfeasible. Considering that Jadenhill existed near one of the southernmost tips of the continent, it is possible that some remaining residents were able to flee to northern [[Pteris]] and survive the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] devastation set upon them by [[Feredemius]]. However, if any residents chose to try and stick out the disaster at home, their odds of survival would have been extremely low as [[Feredemius]] was exceptionally motivated to destroy gem beings—especially emerald ones—and Jadenhill had recently been home to a few [[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]]. Regardless of whether Jadenhill's residents managed to escape to [[Pteris]] or fell victims to [[Feredemius]], the town itself was left functionally abandoned in the wake of the [[The Umbral Flood|Umbral Flood]].

== Population ==
The residents of Jadenhill are almost entirely [[Dragonborn]], mostly of metallic ancestry. Shortly before the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]], a handful of [[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]] were born in the town. Unfamiliar with the concept of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gemstone Dragons]], these emerald hatchlings were dubbed "patinas" and praised for their psionic abilities and natural prowess in sorcery. They were presumed at the time to be a blessing from [[Bahamut]], but the actual source of their gem ancestry is uncertain. All [[Dragonborn|Gem Dragonborn]] hatched within Jadenhill have been emerald in color, but there is precedent for residents of other gem ancestries being adopted by the town.

== Religion ==
The temple upon Jadenhill was settled by [[Bahamut]] worshippers and continues to be the primary religion practiced by residents of the town. For a brief period between the [[The Razing of Isonhound|Razing of Isonhound]] and the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]], the temple also added [[Kragnux (Deity)|Kragnux the Dragon Slayer]] to their pantheon of deities. This move made sense to the temple's leaders during a moment in history when [[Bahamut]] had been banished from the realm and the only two traceable [[Dragon|Dragons]] in [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]] were spawns of [[Tiamat]] who had just laid waste to the continent of [[Isonhound]]. They soon retired [[Kragnux (Deity)|Kragnux]] from their pantheon after his church became radicalized against all [[Dragon|Draconic]] species and the temple's leaders took precautions to protect the residents of Jadenhill from the impending heedless genocide.

== Court of Quartz ==
The Court of Quartz is not so much a regal court as it is a visitors center for active and possible trade partners. The presumed high sorcerer still receives the same training as any formal courtier, but their primary duty is to wield the [[Selune Splinter]] and cast an illusionary spell over the temple in order to conceal its residents from potentially hostile outsiders. The court once displayed a number of gem artifacts pulled from their former mining tunnels in order to flaunt the town's trading potential—such as an [[Amethyst Dragon]] egg which they mistook as merely a large gem—but the court was ransacked during a [[Dragon]] attack in 825 [[PR]] and robbed of its collection. What remained of the court was left shuffling to find a new means of protecting their community.

== Construction ==
The size of Jadenhill is limited to the footprint of the former mining colony that it is built in and on top of, thus the town's newer constructions are more vertically oriented to preserve space. The oldest parts of the town reside underground in the reclaimed mining tunnels, these are the only portions to have survived the [[The Razing of Isonhound|Razing of Isonhound]] and carry in the style of a more traditional [[Bahamut]] temple. The town's main gate enters through these tunnels, but actually exists at ground level due to the mine being built into the side of a hill. The newer above-ground portions were all built post-[[The Razing of Isonhound|Razing]] and done in a decorative style of architecture intended to impress elite visitors. The mage tower at the Court of Quartz is strategically designed to be the tallest point in town, allowing the high sorcerer to amplify their magic using the [[Selune Splinter]]. From this vantage point, they can conceal the town from crusaders by casting a spell of invisibility or ready the town's residents to receive visitors using a spell of disguisement.

== Notable Residents ==

* '''Patina'''—[[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]] and original high sorcerer. Part of the first generation of [[Dragonborn|Gem Dragonborn]] born in the town. Served as a founding council member of the Court of Quartz.
* '''Rosella'''—[[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]] and current high sorcerer as of 826 [[PR]]. Mother to [[Durzibethinus|Durian]]. Notoriously mistrusting of the outside world and spends most of her time in a [[Elf|Wood Elf]] disguise, even when not receiving diplomats.
* '''Argonaut'''—[[Dragonborn|Gold Dragonborn]] and [[Monk]] practitioner in the [[Monk|Way of the Ascendant Dragon]]. Father to [[Durzibethinus|Durian]]. Very zen in demeanor, trusting that [[Bahamut]] will make all work out as intended.
* '''[[Durzibethinus|Durian]]'''—[[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]]-turned-[[Emerald Dragon|Dragon]] and presumed high sorcerer prior to him leaving home. Former adventurer in the [[Into the Greedy Green|Greedy Green]]. During the [[Sardior#Battle of Five Lights|Battle of Five Lights]], his [[Soul]] and emerald essence were reborn into [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Durzibethinus, the Emerald Thane of Sardior]].
* '''[[Delphi]]'''—[[Dragonborn|Topaz Dragonborn]]-turned-[[Topaz Dragon|Dragon]] and soothsayer. Former adventurer in the [[Into the Greedy Green|Greedy Green]]. During the [[Sardior#Battle of Five Lights|Battle of Five Lights]], her [[Soul]] was reunited with her patron [[Silent]] and her topaz essence was reborn into [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Delphi, the Topaz Thane of Sardior]].
* '''[[22]]'''—[[Autom]] who resided in the town for several years. Assisted in defending its residents during the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]] and helped turn the town into a stronghold for civil rights through their work with People Are People, an alliance of anti-racist activists.
* '''Tacciath''' and '''Uldil'''—[[Dragonborn]] twins and allies of [[22]] who returned to the town to help defend their friends and family during the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]], the latter being slain during a particularly devastating attack.

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Durzibethinus

2025-10-01T03:22:02Z

Jeffbuterbaugh: Added more specific Adrian ending and updated a bit of syntax

{{Worldbuilders}}<blockquote>"If you want to stop the return of [[Sardior]], you'll have to kill me first!" '''—Durian, weeks before actually managing to revive [[Sardior]]'''</blockquote>{{Infobox character|name=Durzibethinus|image=Durzibethinus.png|caption=Moments after his rebirth as a [[Dragon]].|relatives=[[Feredemius]], [[Smargarg]]|affilliation=[[Ruby Court]]|alias=[[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Thane of Sardior]], Durian, Adrian Grunwald|birthDate=826 [[PR]]|birthPlace=[[Northern Snowy Mountains]], [[Isonhound]]|species=[[Dragon]]|gender=Male (he/him)|eyes=Emerald|field1=Class|field2=Domain|value1=[[Quelmar Deities|Deity]]|value2=Trickery}}
'''{{PAGENAME}}''', also known as '''Durian''', is an [[Emerald Dragon]] and the [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Thane of Sardior]]. Prior to his ascension, he lived a mortal life in [[Isonhound]] as a [[Dragonborn]] named '''Adrian Grunwald''', son of the high sorcerer in a hidden town called [[Jadenhill]]. After leaving home in 825 [[PR]] with the hopes of finding a way to protect his clan from hostile [[Dragon|Dragons]] and [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Crusaders]], he changed his name to Durian and discovered the existence of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]] as well as his own emerald heritage. This sent him down a path towards helping to resurrect [[Sardior]]—the god of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gemstone Dragons]]—and defeating his disgraced ancestor [[Feredemius]], who served as the original [[Ruby Court#Prehistoric Court|Emerald Thane]] before the dissolution of the prehistoric [[Ruby Court]]. Durian’s role in the ritual to resurrect [[Sardior]] caused him to be reborn as an [[Emerald Dragon]] and empowered him to sit on the reassembled [[Ruby Court]] as the new [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Thane]]. Following his transformation, he took to using the name Durzibethinus, a [[Dragon|Draconic]] name his father had given him, in order to protect his identity as well as his clan.

== Prologue ==
Durian was born at the temple upon [[Jadenhill]], a small community off the southern coast of [[Isonhound]]. Its population primarily consisted of [[Dragonborn|Metallic Dragonborn]] and was settled by a clan of devout [[Bahamut]] worshippers who emigrated from [[Pteris]] in the early [[PR]] era to escape the chaos of the [[The Cavalry Rush|Cavalry Rush]]. The town of [[Jadenhill]] itself comprised mainly of the temple, which was partially built into the ruins of an ancient abandoned mining project.

The temple practiced its worship in relative peace and seclusion for over three centuries, finding ways to honor [[Bahamut]] while they awaited his inevitable return, such as studying the [[Monk|Way of the Ascendant Dragon]]. However, they would fall victim to the [[The Razing of Isonhound|Razing of Isonhound]] in 700 [[PR]]…which flattened most parts of the temple that were not housed in the repurposed mining tunnels. Most lives were spared, but it was a devastating loss that would prove too difficult to build back from without outside help. They began tiptoeing back into the outside world to attempt trade and other forms of participating in greater society.

Blaming the [[Dragon|Dragons]] of [[Tiamat]]—the only [[Quelmar Deities#The Four|Dragon Deity]] they believed to be active at the time—for their misfortunes, the town wrote letters declaring their allegiance to the church of [[Kragnux (Deity)|Kragnux the Dragon Slayer]] and added him to their pantheon of deities. Around this same time, a few of the town's hatchlings had been born with brilliant, emerald-colored scales and proved to be gifted with psionic powers and sorcery. The source of their unusual ancestry was unknown, but the temple leaders referred to these gemlike hatchlings as "patinas" and believed them to be a blessing from [[Bahamut]]…serving as living proof that their clan was on the most righteous path.

This interpretation would prove regrettable as the growing church of [[Kragnux (Deity)|Kragnux]] became radicalized against not just [[Dragon|Dragons]], but against all types of [[Dragon|Draconic]] creatures. The temple heard word of the [[Dragonborn]] being slaughtered in the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]] and quietly dissolved their ties to the church, but it was too late to recluse their community again. They had rebuilt and thrived with the benefit of outside trading partners who knew of the temple and would soon be visiting in greater numbers.

The temple leaders devised a system for receiving guests, erecting a mage tower dubbed the [[Jadenhill#Court of Quartz|Court of Quartz]] to serve as a visitors center as well as house many of the artifacts pulled from the former mining tunnels over the years…including an [[Amethyst Dragon]] egg which they mistook as merely a large gem. They also appointed a high sorcerer—one of the "patina" [[Dragonborn]]—to reside in the tower and perform an essential part of their plan using one of the few gem relics in the collection brought over from the old continent.

Dubbed the [[Selune Splinter]] and described as a fragment from an ancient moon crystal imbued with peculiar paranormal properties, it was able to amplify illusionary magic to increase its effect and distance. Wielding this artifact, the high sorcerer could cast a spell over the entire town to disguise its [[Dragonborn]] residents as [[Elf|Wood Elves]]…the primary inhabitants of the [[Woldlin]] region. This deception was successfully kept up for the remainder of the century and the monotonous high sorcerer position would be passed between "patina" [[Dragonborn]] before reaching Durian's mother.

Ironically, the long-awaited return of [[Bahamut]] in 795 [[PR]] would also soon signal the end of the town's ruse. As all [[Dragon|Dragons]] had been set free to inflict their will on the realm, the temple came under attack by [[The Green Stag|P'Kinestra]] at the start of 825 [[PR]] and the [[Jadenhill#Court of Quartz|Court of Quartz]] was robbed of its collection…including the [[Selune Splinter]] which they had spent decades relying upon for protection. The town's residents were suddenly left vulnerable in a realm which found itself increasingly at odds with [[Dragon|Dragons]] for the first time in over a century. How long would it be before the rest of the realm grew frustrated and turned its sights back on who was left of all [[Dragon|Draconic]] creatures?

Adrian Grunwald, son of the high sorcerer and presumed next in line for the position, adopted the alias of Durian—a portmanteau of his [[Elf|Elvish]] and [[Dragon|Draconic]] names—to conceal his origins and snuck away from the temple with aspirations to show the realm that the [[Dragonborn]] were equal victims of the [[Dragon|Dragons']] ransacking ways and could be strong allies in the fight against them. If he could also uncover a new means of protecting his clan somewhere along the way, that would be all the better.

== Into the Greedy Green ==
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=== Draconic Divinations ===
Durian leaves home for the first time and is given an alarming vision of the future before meeting a [[Silver Dragon]] with a peculiar ideology, causing him to have a crisis of faith…
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Durian did not ask for explicit permission to leave [[Jadenhill]], but after the [[Dragon]] attack and theft of the [[Selune Splinter]], he felt an obligation to protect his home and find a new way of defending his clan from annihilation. He wore his [[Elf|Wood Elf]] disguise everywhere early in his journey due to fears of hostility towards [[Dragonborn]], but dropped this precaution soon before arriving in the city of [[Synàra]] to gage how people would respond. Sensing no immediate animosity, he ceased the pretense of a disguise while still remaining guarded about the hometown of [[Dragonborn]] he heralded from.

He had arrived just in time for the celebration of [[Asar Ogalas]], an [[Elf|Elvish]] festival of rebirth which commemorated the [[The Razing of Isonhound|Razing of Isonhound]]. Durian jumped aboard a cart which offered guided tours, marveling at the town's trees with trunks wider around than the columns of any tower and branches which seemed to graze the sky. The sight of them made him fantasize about how his hometown of [[Jadenhill]] must have looked prior to the [[The Razing of Isonhound|Razing]], secluded by dense canopies of foliage. All manner of folk from across the continent had gathered to hawk their wares and labors, including some [[Elf|Elvish]] jewelry which—at least in Durian's eyes—did not compare with what had recently been ransacked from the [[Jadenhill#Court of Quartz|Court of Quartz]]. [[The Feywild#Creatures of the Feywild|Pixies]] and [[The Feywild#Creatures of the Feywild|Satyrs]] were also abound cross the festival, but Durian had been raised to leave the forest's [[Fey]] creatures unbothered.

He entered a fortune teller's tent, expecting an entertaining swindle for one gold piece…what he got instead was a cryptic [[Prophecy]]. The teller gazed into his scrying sphere as the lights dimmed and he described a flood of smoke which would precede the return of powerful [[Dragon|Dragons]]. The teller peered to Durian, staring him down with a bewildered expression and asked "who are you?" Durian could only stutter out "I'm a [[Dragonborn]]," unsure of how to respond. The fortune teller warned "you should leave [[Synàra]]," before light returned to the tent and the [[Prophecy]] faded from view.

Durian exited the tent shaken, but barely a minute passed before he would experience his first crisis of faith in the teachings of [[Bahamut]] as he witnessed [[Sro|Sro the Silver Dragon]]—seemingly allied with a [[Red Dragon]] and a [[Black Dragon]]—descending upon the festivities and [[Three Dragons on Synàra|attacking the city]]. Durian joined a group of [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] who were dashing towards city hall to confront the [[Silver Dragon]]. Once they caught up, however, they quickly discovered the [[Dragon|Greatwyrm]] was simply too powerful to take down as he laid waste to the building's stone walls as if they were parchment. Durian avoided a breath weapon which took down most of the city guard and followed the massive creature inside the building. Durian tried to get closer to his head by climbing onto a balcony, but one whip from the [[Dragon|Dragon's]] tail sent Durian tumbling back to the ground floor. As Durian struggled to stand back up, he tried sending [[Sro]] a telepathic message: "child of [[Bahamut]], what is it that you want? Let us help you and cease this destruction!" The [[Silver Dragon]] turned his head towards Durian and bellowed out "bring me the mayor!" What he didn't know was that some of the other [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] were smuggling the mayor out of the building as Durian helped distract [[Sro]]. The mayor was rescued, but the [[Dragon]] grabbed one of the mayor's assistants in his claws before flying away with a thunderous boom.

Durian was left confused and with so many questions…why would a child of [[Bahamut]] conspire with spawns of [[Tiamat]] to commit such a seemingly evil act? To find out why, Durian responded to some local calls for aid and joined a rescue party that was on its way to confront [[Sro]] at his lair. The journey took several days to navigate [[Isonhound|Isonhound's]] thick forests, but after scaling a mountain and finally arriving at the lair's cavernous entrance, the [[Silver Dragon]] was surprisingly receptive to them. [[Sro]] clarified that he was not allied with the [[Dragon#Chromatic Dragons|Chromatic Dragons]], but rather, he had been abducting mayors in order to better prepare humankind to battle [[Dragon|Dragons]] again. Durian was not impressed with this answer but held his tongue, knowing better than to fight or argue with one of the children of his god. Still, he could not shake his worries…was it really wise to be raising armies of [[Dragon]] killers only a few decades after the heedless genocide of the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]]? How long would it be before a new generation of crusaders rose up to finish off the remaining [[Dragonborn]]? He returned to [[Synàra]] in search of another job, one that he hoped would reveal a better path forward.
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=== Surprise Sapphire ===
Durian discovers the existence of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]] and attempts to befriend one of them, leading him towards questions about his own identity…
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Not yet convinced that fighting was the best solution for his clan, he found himself in the town of [[Tsojcanth]] where he was intrigued by the unique problem plaguing its residents: they were being rendered invisible to one another at seemingly random intervals. Durian joined a search party in following clues to the potential source of the problem: a stolen [[Dragon]] egg, strange in appearance and not dissimilar to the "egg-shaped gem" that had been stolen from [[Jadenhill]]. By forming a team known as "Dragon Mushers" with fellow companion [[Grandmush]], Durian was able to gain the trust of the town and get access to eyewitnesses. The party tracked the egg into the forest and found themselves battling invisible monsters. In a last-ditch attempt to shake them off, Durian shouted at the monsters that "I need to protect that egg!" In that moment, the monsters became visible to him and a brilliant [[Sapphire Dragon]] appeared flying overhead. Durian had never heard of a [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]] before. He called out to her "who are you, who do you follow?" before witnessing her fly off with the egg, questions unanswered. Shortly thereafter, the party heard a voice in their heads declaring them friends of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]] and marking them with the [[Draconic Boon#Boon of the Galadiir (Corundum Egg)|Boon of the Corundum Egg]], a protection which would render them "invisible to any [[Dragon]] who would hurt you, so long as you don't shed any [[Dragon|Dragon's]] blood." Possibilities raced through Durian's mind…could this [[Draconic Boon|Boon]] help him find a new way to protect his clan? And just what was a [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]]…could they explain why he looked and felt so different from the other [[Dragonborn|Metallic Dragonborn]] at home?
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=== Bronze Boating ===
Durian tests the limits of the [[Draconic Boon|Boon]] that [[Bleucorundum]] gave him, accepting a job that would take him into the territory of another child of [[Bahamut]]…
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Eager to find out how the [[Draconic Boon#Boon of the Galadiir (Corundum Egg)|Boon of Bleucorundum]] really worked, Durian took a job in an area where a [[Bronze Dragon]] had reportedly been sighted. He would be providing protection to a cargo boat named the [[River Titicaca#History|River Queen]] while it sailed from [[Sneerwell]] to the [[Ssaphibian River]]. He met the rest of the adventuring team at the dock and they all boarded the boat, which was being captained by two [[The Feywild#Creatures of the Feywild|Korreds]]. They were not on the river for long before they had their first sighting of the [[Bronze Dragon]] swimming towards the stern of the boat. They managed to put some distance between themselves and the [[Dragon]] by kicking the boat's engine into temporary overdrive, but the [[Dragon]] eventually caught up and attacked the boat with its lightning breath weapon. The team managed to get one more boost out of the boat's engine to escape the [[Dragon]] again, but the engine was shot afterwards.

The [[The Feywild#Creatures of the Feywild|Korred]] captains docked the boat to address any damages and refuel at their midway station, which turned out to be an illicit mining operation in the [[Isonhound]] forests that the captains were involved with, even hauling mining equipment on their boat. As they pulled in, however, it was clear that the site had been completely destroyed, presumably by the [[Bronze Dragon]]. The team explored what was left of the site—displeased with the environmental scarring that the mining had caused—and quickly turned against the unapologetic [[The Feywild#Creatures of the Feywild|Korreds]]. So much so, that when the [[Bronze Dragon]] eventually caught up with the team, they fed the [[The Feywild#Creatures of the Feywild|Korred]] captains to him. They had a brief conversation with the [[Dragon]], who revealed that there were still enslaved workers trapped in the collapsed mine. He was unsympathetic to them, however, as he believed that any people involved with this mining "deserve their fate." Durian also spoke to the [[Bronze Dragon]], but it was very clear that Durian was invisible to him as the creature struggled to make eye contact and follow the sound of Durian's voice. This was curious to Durian…did this mean that the [[Bronze Dragon]] still sought to harm him, or was he simply now invisible to all [[Dragon|Dragons]] of the [[Dragon#Metallic Dragons|Metallic]] and [[Dragon#Chromatic Dragons|Chromatic]] variety? More importantly, what did it say about the moral perspectives of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]] if [[Bleucorundum]] viewed all non-[[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]] as potentially harmful? There was a [[Warforged]] on their team who also seemed to be invisible to the [[Dragon]], but Durian did not know where the [[Warforged]] sourced their invisibility from.

After the [[Bronze Dragon]] took off, the team's [[Druid]] melded into stone in order to rescue the enslaved workers trapped underground and return them to the surface (including a [[Shifter]] from the [[Shifter#Igneous of Isonhound|Igneous of Isonhound]] tribe). Meanwhile, an [[Artificer]] worked on the boat's engine to make it operational again and the team was able to sail home.

Hoping to further test the [[Draconic Boon#Boon of the Galadiir (Corundum Egg)|Boon of Bleucorundum]], Durian took another job not long afterwards which he hoped would lead to him encountering a spawn of [[Tiamat]]. This job proved to be a bust, however, as the alleged [[Red Dragon]] who had been causing trouble for the town of [[Briar Glen]] turned out to merely be a major image that a retired [[Wizard]] had been casting in order to manipulate the local [[Kobold|Kobolds]] into doing his bidding.
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=== Sardior Secrets ===
Durian meets an ancient witch who is the first to divulge the existence of the [[Ruby Court]] as well as his god [[Sardior]], the king of all [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]]…
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Durian's questions regarding the [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]] would remain unanswered until he met [[Yggwilv]], a powerful witch possessing ancient powers and knowledge. Durian asked her about the [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]], to which she unfurled the story of [[Sardior|Sardior the Ruby Dragon]], the lost third pillar of [[Dragon|Dragonkind]]. She explained that he was an ancient god of neutrality who once had a court consisting of each type of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]], but that he had died sometime in [[Prehistory]]. She told Durian that [[Sardior]] was his god and that if [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]] eggs were suddenly appearing in the realm, it may be a sign that this forgotten pillar of neutrality was needed once again. Durian left [[Yggwilv's Hut]], unsure of what it meant to worship [[Sardior]]…but determined to do all he could to find out.
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=== Seglock Siege ===
Durian struggles to enjoy a festival in [[Seglock]] when [[Horatio Cheshire]] crashes the party, riding atop what appears to be an aspect of [[Tiamat]]…
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The people of [[Seglock]] had been gifted with an artifact known as the [[Crystal Moonwell|Moonwell]], capable of encompassing the city in a magical dome that [[Dragon|Dragons]] could not penetrate. The city threw a festival to celebrate their newfound protection, which Durian attended. He arrived at the festivities to mingle with other [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]], as he had heard whispers of another team returning from a job with an item of great personal importance to Durian: the [[Selune Splinter]]. It had been months since a [[Dragon]] had raided it from the [[Jadenhill#Court of Quartz|Court of Quartz]], leaving his clan without any means of protection from the outside world. Durian never expected to see the item again…but to his astonishment, the rumors were true! After some wandering around, he spotted the familiar [[Selune Splinter]] in the possession of another adventurer at the festival. To Durian's horror, however, the adventurer was using the item as a mere barstool.

Before he had a chance to confront them and explain the item's importance, the festival was interrupted by the familiar sounds of chaos in the distance. A horde of strange, mutated-looking monsters had begun [[Cheshire's Assault on Seglock|assaulting the city]]. Durian flew towards the noise emitting from the center gate of [[Seglock University]], helping to fight off the attacking monsters along the way. Upon reaching the gate, he discovered that it had been overtaken by a horde of [[Cheshire's Goblins]]. He helped to fight them for a while until [[Into the Greedy Green/NPCs#Professor Nguyen|Professor Nguyen]]—a staff member of the school—appeared with his [[Autom]] bodyguard and began shooting [[Cheshire's Goblins]] with a liquid which melted them in one hit. Durian and a group of [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] followed the professor deeper into campus, hoping to obtain more of this miracle liquid. As they darted through a courtyard towards one of the campus buildings, however, [[Horatio Cheshire]] flew overhead riding what looked like an aspect of [[Tiamat]] and rained the team with acid. Thankfully, the team was able to patch each other up and help everyone into the building. When the team questioned [[Into the Greedy Green/NPCs#Professor Nguyen|Professor Nguyen]] about the liquid he had used to melt [[Cheshire's Goblins]], he explained that it was [[Drakkoth]] blood and that they would be able to obtain more from his laboratory. The [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] helped the professor fight off the monsters through several halls and classrooms until finally reaching his laboratory, where he was able to supply them all with vials of [[Drakkoth]] blood. They used the blood to help push back [[Horatio Cheshire|Horatio Cheshire's]] siege on the city and take down whatever was left of his forces.

Over the next several weeks, Durian and the other [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] continued using [[Drakkoth]] blood to fight against [[Horatio Cheshire|Cheshire's]] monsters until [[Into the Greedy Green/NPCs#Professor Nguyen|Professor Nguyen's]] supply eventually ran out. However, they would soon be approached by a woman named [[Bazzniagalvinica|Brenna]], the leader of a [[List of Guilds|Guild]] calling themselves the [[The Protectors of the People|Protectors of the People]]. She invited Durian and some other [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] back to the [[List of Guilds|Guild's]] hideout…where they brokered a deal which would provide both [[Seglock University]] and the [[The Protectors of the People|Protectors of the People]] with a steady supply of [[Drakkoth]] blood for the foreseeable future.
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=== Shadow Showdown ===
Durian is recruited by the [[The Curator|Curator]] to help shut down the [[Shadow Forge]], putting an end to [[Horatio Cheshire|Horatio Cheshire's]] abominations once and for all…
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Despite the [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers']] best efforts, it became clear in the weeks following [[Cheshire's Assault on Seglock]] that the mad alchemist and his monsters would keep wreaking havoc across [[Isonhound]] until they could be stopped at the source. Durian answered a correspondence from a [[Fey]] entity calling himself the [[The Curator|Curator]], requesting his help with that very matter. He joined a large group of [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] at a secret location where the [[The Curator|Curator]] debriefed them on his plan. As it turned out, [[Horatio Cheshire]] had somehow broken into a forge located in the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] and was using the equipment in this [[Shadow Forge]] to create his monstrous abominations.

Durian was split into a team tasked with [[The Shadow Forge Shutdown|infiltrating the forge]] and destroying the machines used to create the monsters. As they snuck in through one of the [[The Curator|Curator's]] [[Fey]] portals, they heard the humming sound of several capsules lined along the walls continuously spitting out more of [[Horatio Cheshire|Cheshire's]] monsters. Fighting off an endless supply of monsters would have been a fruitless effort unless they could also cut off the machines' power supply. Across the room, they heard the blare of another enormous machine powering up. In a flash, the machine produced a gargantuan assemblage of reanimated flesh and metal. The grotesque abomination sprung to life, creeping forward with thunderous steps towards the team. Durian's psionic attacks proved very ineffective against a monster which had no means of thought, so he flew swiftly past it and focused his attacks on points of the machine that appeared to be feeding it power. Targeting the machine seemed to work as parts of the forge began to crumble around them. Much of the team fought through the horde of monsters towards the other end of the room, joining Durian in attacking the weak points of the main machine before it could produce another abomination. As they appeared to finally cut off the last thread of power to the machine, the ceiling of the forge started to cave in and they were all forced to retreat back through the [[The Curator|Curator's]] portal.

Having successfully taken down the machines in the [[Shadow Forge]], the [[The Curator|Curator]] sent their team to defend a portal leading to [[Horatio Cheshire]] as it was under attack by invisible [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] monsters. Being capable of seeing invisibility, Durian hovered over the battlefield and relayed to his teammates where to target their blows. This method proved effective, as they were able to protect the portal long enough for the [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] on the other side to weaken the mad alchemist and his [[Cheshire's Hydra|Dracohydra]] that he had been passing off as [[Tiamat]]. The team made their way through the portal themselves and joined the rest of the [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] to help land the killing blows on [[Horatio Cheshire|Cheshire]], finally putting an end to his abominations. The [[The Curator|Curator]] thanked the [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]], offering them each a favor of information from his vast library of [[Fey]] knowledge as gratitude for their service.
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=== Splintered Priorities ===
Durian joins a [[List of Guilds|Guild]] in order to reacquire the [[Selune Splinter]], an artifact which had protected his clan back in [[Jadenhill]] before being stolen…
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Before Durian could put any more legwork into pursuing the path of [[Sardior]], he would first need to address a loose thread from his past which had made an unexpected reappearance in his life: the [[Selune Splinter]]. Unbeknownst to him, the [[Wold Order]] had taken possession of it sometime after it was stolen from the [[Jadenhill#Court of Quartz|Court of Quartz]]…using it in one of their training grounds to create the illusion of a [[Red Dragon|Red Dragon's]] lair. Even more frustrating, the adventurer who had swiped it from the [[Wold Order]] refused to hear Durian out about the significance it carried to his clan. In a move that felt almost mocking, they also openly carried the [[Selune Splinter]] around with them seemingly everywhere they went. Durian kept close tabs on them, awaiting an opportunity when he could negotiate for the artifact that—as far as Durian could tell—was the only thing standing between his clan and certain annihilation. After three vexatious months, he learned that the [[Selune Splinter]] had traded hands once again. However, Durian had fought alongside the [[Band of the Iron Hawk]] during the [[The Shadow Forge Shutdown|Shadow Forge Shutdown]] and—in need of aid—he accepted their invitation to join their [[List of Guilds|Guild]]. They gave Durian the title of "Psionic Sorcerer" and used their connections to help negotiate the reacquisition of the [[Selune Splinter]]. Having finally recovered his clan's coveted artifact, Durian spent some downtime practicing how to channel illusionary magic through the [[Selune Splinter|Splinter]]…trusting that it would not be long before he could arrange for its safe transport back to [[Jadenhill]]. In the meantime, however, he returned his attention to uncovering all he could about the [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]] god: [[Sardior]].
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=== Jeered Tears ===
Durian sets out to learn everything he can about [[Sardior]] and acquires one of the only known physical remnants of the [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]] god…
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Following the [[The Shadow Forge Shutdown|Shadow Forge Shutdown]], the [[The Curator|Curator]] offered a favor of information to anyone who aided in the battle. Durian used his favor to ask about [[Sardior]], but the [[The Curator|Curator]] did not provide any new leads other than reaffirming all that [[Yggwilv]] had already said. He suggested seeking out the [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]] for more answers, a recommendation which Durian felt very intent on following…assuming he could find any. He took a six-week hiatus from adventuring to fully focus on researching [[Sardior]] and the [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]], using bribes and favors in order to compile a list of nearly everything ever put to parchment about the ancient ruby god. It was not a terribly long list—which was to be expected when conducting research on [[Prehistory|Prehistoric]] beings—but Durian was confident that it was at least comprehensive. One particular find caught his attention: references to an unknown sixth type of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]]. He immediately connected this sixth type with [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]], a mysterious dark entity who had recently begun plaguing [[Isonhound]]. Durian surmised that [[Sardior]] must have casted this sixth [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]] out of his court and that they had returned as [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] to exact revenge on the re-emerging [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]]. He felt even more confident in his theory after some other [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] heard legends of a previously unknown [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]] type: [[Obsidian Dragon|Obsidian]].

Around the same time Durian concluded his research, a handful of other [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]]—including several [[Band of the Iron Hawk|Iron Hawks]]—returned from visiting [[Sro]]…who had gifted them with six ancient artifacts called the [[Tear of Sardior|Tears of Sardior]]. Durian was astonished by the possibility of a physical remnant of [[Sardior]] still existing in the realm and thought the [[Tear of Sardior|Tears]] could be potentially helpful for meeting more [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]], so he proposed a trade: he would share the findings from his research with the [[Band of the Iron Hawk|Hawks]] in exchange for one of the [[Tear of Sardior|Tears]]. However, they thought it was an unfair trick for Durian to withhold information and felt that—as their [[List of Guilds|Guild]] mate—he should trust them enough to share any intel that could benefit the [[List of Guilds|Guild]] and the people of [[Isonhound]]. Their response surprised Durian, causing him to feel guilty and reassess…so he apologized to the [[List of Guilds|Guild]] and freely shared his research with them—no strings attached—as well as his theory about the identity of [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]]. In spite of this, Durian acquired his own [[Tear of Sardior]] a few weeks later by bartering with someone from outside of the [[List of Guilds|Guild]] who had been along on the same visit to [[Sro]]. Being the only artifact of [[Sardior]] that Durian knew, he fastened it into a necklace to wear as a holy symbol in the same manner as his pendant of [[Bahamut]].
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=== Sanctified Machines ===
Durian meets the [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior]] and pledges to support their efforts to resurrect [[Sardior]] in any way that he can…
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The following month, Durian accepted an invitation from the [[Wold Order]] in [[Synàra]]. As soon as he arrived, they began interrogating him on how he was able to remain invisible to [[Dragon|Dragons]]. He was familiar with the [[Elf|Elves]] of [[Woldlin|Woldin]]—having often dealt with their diplomats at the [[Jadenhill#Court of Quartz|Court of Quartz]]—but he could not discern how they would respond to knowledge about the [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]]. Durian feigned ignorance by proposing that maybe he was just very adept at going unnoticed, but the [[Elf|Elves]] still asked him to join a search party to track a [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior#Warforged-Centaur|Warforged-Centaur]] back to a mine inside of the [[Northern Snowy Mountains]]. Deep inside the mine, the party discovered the base of operations for the [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior]]—an alliance of [[Warforged]] bearing gem names and colors—who described their mission to resurrect the [[Topaz Dragon]] from the [[Ruby Court]] of [[Sardior]]. Durian was ecstatic to meet another group of [[Sardior]] worshippers as it most often felt like a struggle trying to find like-minded people. He bombarded the [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior|MSDOS]] with questions and even showed them his [[Tear of Sardior]], which they took to mean that he had been chosen for some divine purpose as they verified the artifact's authenticity. Upon departing the [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior|MSDOS']] headquarters, Durian felt invigorated to do all he could to support their efforts in locating the missing members of the [[Ruby Court]].
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=== Emerald Epiphany ===
Durian tracks down the lair of an [[Emerald Dragon]] who teaches him how to read minds in exchange for helping to return one of his eggs…
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Durian spent the next month conducting research to track down any potential whereabouts of the [[Emerald Dragon|Emerald]], [[Amethyst Dragon|Amethyst]], and [[Crystal Dragon|Crystal Dragons]] from [[Sardior|Sardior's]] [[Ruby Court]]. He joined a party sailing up the [[Ssaphibian River]] in hopes of following a lead he had found regarding the location of [[Feredemius|Feredemius, the Emerald Thane of Sardior]]. The expedition was contracted by [[Into the Greedy Green/NPCs#Miranda Wright|Miranda Wright]]—a psionic professor from [[Katharda Academy]]—although she had remained vague as to the purpose of her investigation. As they arrived at the fiery entrance to an underground lair and the professor sensed the psionic activity within, Durian and the professor realized that they were both seeking the same thing. Durian—hovering over the entrance—folded his wings and plummeted straight down the hole leading into the lair, soon joined by the rest of the group as they jumped in one by one. As they regrouped at the bottom of the hole, it was immediately apparent that they were being watched as Durian noticed an invisible clairvoyant eye peering at them from a nearby lava pillar. The eye's owner—taken aback by having been spotted—telepathically questioned Durian how he was able to see it before dispelling the eye away. The group cautiously trudged deeper into the lair, encountering major illusions and conversing with the disembodied voice of a [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]] as it picked through each of their memories. They eventually found their way to the main hall where the [[Dragon]] resided, except it was not [[Feredemius]] like they had expected…but rather [[Smargarg|Smargarg the Emerald Dragon]]. It may not have been the exact [[Emerald Dragon]] that Durian had set out to find, yet it was his first confirmation that [[Emerald Dragon|Emerald Dragons]] still walked the realm. Durian felt vindicated—and slightly intimidated—as [[Smargarg]] explained that all [[Dragon|Draconic]] emerald beings traced their lineage back to [[Feredemius]], and that he could sense [[Feredemius|Feredemius']] psionic presence somewhere in [[Isonhound]]. Durian asked if he could also be taught to sense [[Feredemius]], so the [[Dragon]] promised to grant the party this power if they could return an [[Emerald Dragon]] egg that had been stolen from his [[Smargarg#The Hatchery|Hatchery]].

A couple of days later, Durian reconnected with an adventurer who had also been along to meet the [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior]]. They confirmed that on their most recent adventure, their party had come into possession of the stolen [[Emerald Dragon]] egg. However, the egg had been damaged and possibly possessed by [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]]…so they agreed to bring the egg back to [[Smargarg]] in hopes that he could help to repair and purify it. Upon the egg's return, [[Smargarg]] granted the party the [[Draconic Boon#Boon of the Telepath|Boon of the Telepath]] and tasked them with "searching the minds of men to see if you can discern the presence of the emerald [[Feredemius]], or maybe even [[Venaleth|The One That Walks Among You]], or the presence of other mental powers such as [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]]…" Durian accepted this assignment and—with his strengthened psionic powers—returned his focus towards reassembling the court of [[Sardior]].
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=== Fairly Devious ===
Durian uncovers the true identity of [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] and weighs the consequences of sharing his revelation with any other [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]]…
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As the party left the lair of [[Smargarg]], something that the young [[Emerald Dragon]] said continued to echo in Durian's mind: "I can feel [[Feredemius|Feredemius']] presence…everywhere…he is still alive somewhere, somehow, in [[Isonhound]]." It seemed like such a strange thought to leave on. After all, had [[Smargarg]] ''seen'' everywhere lately? [[Isonhound]] was falling into disarray, being steadily overrun by shadow monsters. If [[Feredemius]] was truly so omnipresent, why had all this looming chaos not yet lured him out? How could his psionic presence be so strongly felt without leaving any observable trace? Durian returned to his research and combed through it closely, looking for anything he may have overlooked. He came across a piece of information that he had originally regarded as insignificant…namely, that [[Dragon|Dragons]] could achieve a form of immortality by having their [[Soul]] repeatedly possess an egg of their same or similar type. This tidbit seemed to be backed up by the [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior|Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior's]] mission to resurrect [[Tuschello]] using a [[Gold Dragon]] egg. So why would [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] want to possess an [[Emerald Dragon]] egg with his corrupting shadow energy? Durian had a sudden revelation. "Fuck, [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] is [[Emerald Dragon|Emerald]]…" he murmured while rummaging back through his jumbled notes, praying to [[Sardior]] that he had missed something. He had initially thought it made so much sense for [[Feredemius|The Once That Waits]] to be the forgotten [[Obsidian Dragon]], but was it possible that Durian had unintentionally misled his [[List of Guilds|Guild]] mates and the other [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]]? And if what [[Smargarg]] said was true about all emerald creatures being descended from [[Feredemius]]…could Durian really be descended from such a sinister being? He wanted to broach his new revelation with the rest of the [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] in [[Seglock]], but he felt it would be best to handle it delicately…lest they turn on him and become radicalized against all emerald creatures. The realm had already attempted to massacre all [[Dragon|Draconic]] creatures only a few decades ago…it seemed foolish to think the masses would be above taking up arms against [[Dragon|Draconic]] ''emerald'' creatures, specifically. Durian decided to bide his time with revealing [[Feredemius|The One That Waits']] true identity, holding out for a favorable opportunity to share the truth so as to mitigate any possible fallout for himself and other emerald creatures who may still be in hiding across the realm.
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=== Harbinger Havoc ===
Durian learns the names of all five original [[Ruby Court]] seats and ponders what it means to be a [[Ruby Court|Harbinger]], founding the [[Harbingers of Sardior]] to share information about [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]]…
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Shortly after returning to [[Seglock]], Durian began to compile everything he had learned about the [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]] from his visits with [[Smargarg]] and the [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior]]…attempting to organize his scattered notes into a tome of more comprehensible information that others could benefit from. Arguably the most significant discoveries from his most recent outings were names for two more of [[Sardior|Sardior's]] court members…the [[Emerald Dragon|Emerald]]—[[Feredemius]]—and the [[Amethyst Dragon|Amethyst]]—[[Venaleth|The One That Walks Among You]]. Durian was among the first to meet the [[Sapphire Dragon|Sapphire]]—[[Bleucorundum]]—early on in his journey, and another party had uncovered the name of the [[Crystal Dragon|Crystal]]—[[Eros]]—several months ago. All that had yet to be uncovered was a name for the fifth court seat…that is, until another adventuring party returned from the [[Northern Snowy Mountains]] with an artifact called the [[Topaz Astrolabe]] as well as a name to finally put to the [[Topaz Dragon|Topaz]]—[[Tuschello]]. Additionally, the party claimed that the artifact gifted them [[Draconic Boon#Boon of the Ruby Court Harbingers|Harbinger Boons]] upon its activation and that it had briefly opened a portal to the [[Soul]] of [[Tuschello]] within the [[Astral Plane|Astral Sea]]. These claims intrigued Durian…especially their use of the word [[Ruby Court|Harbinger]], as it sounded like a role that one could have aspired to attain in the court of [[Sardior]]. He certainly had theories about what such a role may have once entailed within the ancient [[Ruby Court]], especially since the benefits of the [[Draconic Boon#Boon of the Ruby Court Harbingers|Harbinger Boon]]—namely, a gem-based breath weapon and resistance—mirrored his own innate abilities as a [[Dragonborn|Gem Dragonborn]]. However, it was the only word he knew thus far to describe a follower of [[Sardior]]…so regardless of whatever its formal definition used to be, Durian also wanted to be a [[Ruby Court|Harbinger]]. He finished compiling his tome of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]] knowledge—deciding to title it the [[Harbingers of Sardior]]—and treated it as a quasi-[[List of Guilds|Guild]], inviting any [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] who expressed interest in learning more about [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]] to share the tome and regularly meet together to add new information that they picked up throughout their travels.
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=== Festive Fall ===
Durian brings the [[Topaz Astrolabe]] to [[Sneerwell]] in hopes of deciphering its purpose, instead confronting [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] face-to-face while [[Isonhound]] is enveloped by shadows…
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Durian and another member of the [[Band of the Iron Hawk|Iron Hawks]] made plans to take the [[Topaz Astrolabe]] to [[Sneerwell]]—the home of [[Pendergras Industries]]—in hopes that somebody from this hub of technological development could help to ascertain the artifact's function. His [[List of Guilds|Guild]] mate unexpectedly couldn't make the trip, however, so Durian had to travel alone. Upon arriving in [[Sneerwell]], he discovered a festival taking place as it was [[Asar Ogalas|Asar Oglas]] once again. Durian hadn't realized that it had been a full year since leaving [[Jadenhill]]. So much in his life had changed since then, and festivals now made Durian feel uneasy as he couldn't forget his previous [[Asar Ogalas|Asar Oglas]] experience and the attack which had come to be known as the [[Three Dragons on Synàra]]. But for old times' sake, he stopped by a fortune teller's booth like he had last year and—using his newfound telepathy that [[Smargarg]] had taught him—discerned that this city's fortune teller was merely a swindler.

As Durian emerged from the tent—wiser than he was the year before—his weariness around festivals was quickly validated as a thunderous, quaking boom interrupted the celebration. In the ensuing chaos, Durian noticed a commotion coming from the [[Pendergras Industries|Pendergras]] factory and darted towards it with another group of [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] to investigate. They saw a shouting [[Gnome|Half-Gnome]] man remotely controlling a cluster of [[Autom|Automs]] and demanding to know what was going on at his factory. It was [[Tolmé Pendergras]], who turned to the [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] and asked what they knew about the situation. Durian noticed a familiar sight barricading the entrance into the factory: the amethyst [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior#Warforged-Centaur|Warforged-Centaur]] from the [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior]]. "It's a [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior#Warforged-Centaur|Warforged-Centaur]]," Durian surprisedly exclaimed…but this did nothing to clarify things to [[Tolmé Pendergras|Tolmé]] as he readied his [[Autom|Automs]] to attack. Durian turned invisible—trying not to rouse a showdown—and spoke in the minds of the other [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] to convince them to help the [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior|MSDOS]]. Likewise, he sent a telepathic message to [[Tolmé Pendergras|Tolmé]] pleading for him to call off his [[Autom|Automs]] and let their group handle the situation. [[Tolmé Pendergras|Tolmé]] seemed very skeptical, but allowed the [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] to push through to the entrance of the factory.

After a bit of struggle to cross the tracks of the encircling [[Iron Horse]], they entered the factory to find it in the midst of a large-scale heist. [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior#Warforged-Centaur|Warforged-Centaurs]] sped around, plundering as much [[Wovenstone]] as they could transport for the [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior|MSDOS']] project to revive [[Tuschello]]. Durian also spotted the [[Warforged]] known as [[7|Topaz]]—relaying directions from atop a high ledge—so he called up to the [[Warforged]] and asked how their group could help. [[7|Topaz]] thanked him, instructing the group to start grabbing [[Wovenstone]] and carry it to the cart that the [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior|MSDOS]] had parked outside. Durian began to do so, but [[Tolmé Pendergras|Tolmé]] soon caught up with them and discovered his factory in the midst of being robbed. [[Tolmé Pendergras|Tolmé]] turned his [[Autom|Automs]] on the [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] as well as the [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior|MSDOS]]…he even pulled out his own firearm and began shooting at the group himself. Durian tried to escape by hitching a ride on a conveyer belt deeper into the factory, where he discovered the [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior|MSDOS']] prototype [[The Proxy Dragon|Proxy Dragon]] also wreaking havoc. This gave Durian an idea and—amongst the mayhem on the factory floor—he casted a major image of [[Smargarg]]. Echoing the [[Prophecy]] delivered by the [[Zodar]], the illusion roared "court is called, the five complete the four, the ruby will be…[[Sardior|Sardior's]] return is inevitable!" This served to briefly distract the [[Autom|Automs]] in the ongoing brawl until everyone heard a monstrous roar coming from outside. The [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] fled the factory to find the source of this roar and found the [[Red Dragon]] named [[Kennandra the Dread Flame|Kennandra]] attacking the city. Seeing as he couldn't help in this fight without drawing [[Bleucorundum|Bleucorundum's]] disfavor, Durian fled through one of the [[Fey]] portals that the [[The Curator|Curator]] had left behind…depositing him and the [[Topaz Astrolabe|Astrolabe]] at the [[Lunarans|Lunaran]] temple in [[Seglock]].

Within the safety of the temple, Durian met the [[Crystal Dragon]] called [[Echemus]] for the first time as he was using his cleansing tears to heal [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers']] wounds. The [[Lunarans]] debriefed Durian on just how bad things were on the outside. The seismic explosion he heard in [[Sneerwell]] had actually been felt all across [[Isonhound]]—its epicenter being the [[Northern Snowy Mountains]]—and [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] energies were flooding from the exploded [[Northern Snowy Mountains|Mountains]], rendering the surrounding areas uninhabitable and quickly sweeping across the entire continent. Even [[Sneerwell]]—which was much closer to the southern coast—would soon be [[The Umbral Flood|swallowed by darkness]]. On the bright side, the [[Lunarans]] and the [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] taking shelter in the temple had discerned that the [[Topaz Astrolabe|Astrolabe]] was capable of producing a protective dome which repelled [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] energies…similar to the dome that the [[Crystal Moonwell|Moonwell]] created around [[Seglock]]. This meant that they could use the [[Topaz Astrolabe|Astrolabe]] to save one other city from the shadows, if only they could figure out how to activate it. At first, they thought it might attach to the [[Crystal Moonwell|Moonwell]] somehow…but none of the configurations that they tested seemed to securely fit them together. So they tried a different approach, extrapolating from the [[Lunarans|Lunarans']] books that the [[Topaz Astrolabe|Astrolabe]] could only be activated once in a lunar cycle. They counted the days since its last activation and realized that the next cycle was set to begin in a mere couple of hours. The [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] debated the best location to activate the [[Topaz Astrolabe|Astrolabe]] and decided upon [[Gammelgard]], reasoning that it was a port city from which they could transport the most amount of refugees out of [[Umbralhound]]. Durian—ready to jump back into the fray—took the [[Topaz Astrolabe|Astrolabe]] and leapt into the [[The Curator|Curator's]] portal connecting to [[Gammelgard]].

Durian emerged from the portal, finding himself inside [[Gammelgard|Gammelgard's]] main forge as other [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] battled hordes of twisted shadow monsters. Durian summoned his spectral wings and joined in the fight, raining attacks from overhead as he cradled the [[Topaz Astrolabe|Astrolabe]] and tried his best to stall for time. Thankfully—just as they had hoped—the [[Topaz Astrolabe|Astrolabe]] began to glow with a pulsing light the moment the clock rang in a new lunar cycle. Another adventurer suggested activating it atop [[Gammelgard|Gammelgard's]] lighthouse to secure the artifact and have it serve as a beacon of hope. They all agreed and departed the forge, fighting their way through the shadow-engulfed city and towards the coast. They confronted more mobs of shadow monsters as Durian flew to the top of the lighthouse, inserting the [[Topaz Astrolabe|Astrolabe]] in place of its lantern and pressing the button to activate the artifact's magic. In an instant, a bright light emanated from the [[Topaz Astrolabe|Astrolabe]] and pushed outwards in every direction…enveloping the city and warding back the dark energies of the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]]. Once things finally seemed handled in [[Gammelgard]], Durian retreated back to the [[The Curator|Curator's]] portal to make another stop: the [[Northern Snowy Mountains]].

As Durian flew out of the portal, all he could see below was a flood of smoke and darkness. One of [[Pendergras Industries|Pendergras']] [[Airship|Airships]] idled in the sky, an epic confrontation against a Shadow Legionnaire taking place on its deck. Directly in front of him, however, was the visage of a massive [[Ruby Court|Ruby Citadel]] that drifted slowly closer. Atop the floating structure was a giant [[Obsidian Dragon|Obsidian]]-looking [[Dragon]]—[[Feredemius|The One That Waits]]—sat upon it like a throne. Durian glared into the monster's emerald green eyes and sent it a telepathic message: "were you part of the court of [[Sardior]]?" [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] scowled down at him and roared back, "[[Sardior]] is a fool!" Durian queried "how do you figure?" However, the [[Dragon]] only continued to menacingly study him as the [[Ruby Court|Ruby Citadel]] nudged ever closer. Durian shook his head disappointingly, responding "you better not be [[Feredemius]]," as he folded his wings and plunged back down into the [[The Curator|Curator's]] portal.

The portal dispensed Durian in the skies above [[Sneerwell]], the city where he had begun this chaotic day. He glided around searching for any signs of life, but—just as he had been warned—the city was completely swallowed by darkness. The only movement he could discern below came from various shadow monsters, including one shaped like the [[Most Sanctified Disciples of Sardior#Warforged-Centaur|Warforged-Centaur]] that he had fought alongside earlier. At a loss for what else to do, Durian turned invisible and landed back at the [[Pendergras Industries|Pendergras]] factory to search for survivors there. Inside, he heard another group of [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] and the familiar voice of [[Tolmé Pendergras|Tolmé]] shouting angrily. Durian shouted back at him and the moment [[Tolmé Pendergras|Tolmé]] heard his voice, he began storming around the room yelling "where is that [[Dragonborn]]?! Look what you and your [[Warforged]] friends have done!" The two of them got in a heated squabble…Durian blamed [[Tolmé Pendergras|Tolmé]] for hoarding so much [[Wovenstone]], while [[Tolmé Pendergras|Tolmé]] blamed Durian for not using the [[Topaz Astrolabe|Astrolabe]] to rescue [[Sneerwell]]. Exhausted and everyone feeling at their lowest, they paused their fight and boarded a cart with the remaining [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] to head north towards the safety of [[Seglock]].
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=== Slight Scorn ===
Durian becomes disillusioned by the network of [[List of Guilds|Guilds]] and decides to leave the [[Band of the Iron Hawk|Iron Hawks]] in order to focus all his efforts towards resurrecting [[Sardior]]…
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By the time of the [[The Umbral Flood|Umbral Flood]], Durian had already gained a reputation in [[Seglock]] as the most dependable source of knowledge for any information pertaining to [[Sardior]]. [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] from all around the city were routinely directed to him to answer any gem-related inquiries. For a long while, he gladly accepted this role and did his best to help anyone who requested his expertise…but the rising quantity of queries he received eventually began to wear him down and it became difficult to shake the feeling that he was being used. One day, Durian was called upon by two members of the [[Band of the Iron Hawk|Iron Hawks]] and [[The Protectors of the People|Protectors of the People]]…each approaching him separately, but asking oddly similar questions about [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]]. He asked them if there was anything more going on, to which they revealed their plan for a so-called alliance of the [[List of Guilds|Guilds]] they had dubbed the "Lightsworn" with a stated goal of dispelling the shadows that had overtaken [[Isonhound]]. They made Durian an offer to join them in the role of an advisor and help lead their research department. Considering what he knew about [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] and still hoping that [[Feredemius]] could be redeemed, he agreed to help them on the condition that he would be given an equal vote in any group decisions pertaining to [[Sardior]] and the [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]]. They agreed to these terms, and Durian was initially relieved to finally have a group with whom he could share [[Feredemius|The One That Waits']] true identity. This way—if they ultimately voted to try and slay his emerald ancestor—Durian would at least have a say in the group's decision…or so he thought. The next day, he accidentally overheard a conversation amongst the group’s leaders—comprised of both [[Band of the Iron Hawk|Iron Hawks]] and [[The Protectors of the People|Protectors of the People]]—in which they dismissed the advisor position they had given him as a “hollow role.” Durian confronted them and they immediately tried to backtrack, but the harm had already been done. Feeling betrayed and aggrieved, Durian pressed to know why the [[Harbingers of Sardior]] had been excluded from this supposed [[List of Guilds|Guild]] alliance in the first place…asserting that the only fair path forward would be for him to have an equal council vote so he could represent his group’s interests. They lashed back, their words dripping with condescension as they accused him of being “overly possessive” of all the information he had acquired about [[Sardior]]. They chastised him for “making demands” and “bring ungrateful” after the [[Band of the Iron Hawk|Iron Hawks]] had helped him reacquire the [[Selune Splinter]]…but why should accepting their aid—which they claimed had been purely altruistic—be forever held over his head and used as a reason to tolerate blatant deceit? After a long, fuming argument which went nowhere…Durian decided that any future help he lent to these [[List of Guilds|Guilds]] was going to be on his own terms. So he broke ties with their group and—in the dead of night—packed all of his things before departing the [[Band of the Iron Hawk|Iron Hawks’]] [[List of Guilds|Guild]] hall. He had been allied with these [[Dragon]] slayers long enough, especially if he was going to help resurrect an ancient [[Dragon]] god.
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=== Amethyst Altercation ===
Durian encounters [[Bleucorundum]] once again, who sends him on a mission into nameless city that is being guarded by a possessed [[Amethyst Dragon]]…
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Durian joined a party that was venturing into the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]]-infested forests in search of a city whose name could not be remembered by anyone. As they delved deeper into the gloomy woods, they spotted the head of [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] peeking out from the forest ground as the creature seemed to swim towards them. The group found themselves grappled by his shadowy tendrils, and they would need to pull out all of their tricks to escape his grasp as he crept ever closer, eager to assimilate them into his hive-mind. Some used magic to teleport away, others used brute strength to rip out of his clutches. Any attempt to communicate with [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] was met with the same word echoed loudly in their heads: “fall.” This was all they could hear repeated from him until Durian attempted to read his thoughts, demanding to know “where’s [[Feredemius]]?” [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] fell quiet at the mention of this name, turning with his head cocked to stare directly at Durian. Unable to tell if this expression was one of being pleased or of animosity, Durian shook his head in frustration and fled with the rest of the team.

Eventually the party came to the [[Ssaphibian River]] where some of them heard yet another voice inside their heads, beckoning them into the river and offering them sanctuary. The voice was familiar to Durian: “…[[Bleucorundum]]? How do we know it’s really you?” She responded, “surely you don’t expect me to reveal myself?” With that, Durian waded into the river. The rest of the party joined in and were swept downstream into the protected underground lair of [[Bleucorundum]], cluttered with a magnificent hoard of weapons and other such trophies of battle. [[Bleucorundum]] continued to speak to the party while remaining invisible to everyone except Durian, who had learned to see invisibility following his first near-death encounter with the [[Sapphire Dragon]]. She explained how her lair was shielded from the shadows which had overrun the outside world, gesturing to a quartz-looking gem egg which Durian recognized as the one which he’d helped save nearly a year prior. Durian inquired, “is this egg one of the [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Keys to the Court]]?” [[Bleucorundum]] narrowed her eyes at him and said with a smile, “you’ve clearly been doing your research, you seem to know more than you let on.” It was funny to think that a year ago, Durian hadn’t even known what a [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]] was before being nearly eaten by her invisible gelatinous cube.

The party inquired about what it meant to be a [[Ruby Court|Harbinger]], and the [[Sapphire Dragon]] did her best to draw upon ancient memories…from long bygone times when she sat on the [[Ruby Court]]. She recalled that a [[Ruby Court|Harbinger]] was a position in the court, typically held by younger [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]] but could also be held by [[Dragonborn|Gem Dragonborn]] or really any creature who possessed some trace essence of the [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]], tasked with taking the place of their respective [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon's]] court seat on occasions when their [[Ruby Court#Prehistoric Court|Thanes]] could not be present for meetings. She pondered, “it’s been so long since I’ve had a [[Ruby Court|Harbinger]], I don’t know what I would even do with one now.”

By this point, the rest of the group began to reconvene, chiming in with their own questions about the [[Ruby Court]]. Durian asked if she has had any contact with [[Feredemius]]. She said no, but that [[Feredemius]] is a master at hiding, protecting his location by dispersing his essence amongst the [[Weave]]. Echoing what [[Smargarg]] had described prior, “I can feel [[Feredemius|Feredemius']] presence…everywhere, he is still alive somewhere, somehow, in [[Isonhound]].” She asked Durian, “you’re an [[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]], can you not sense his presence everywhere, as well?” He responded, “I guess, but…have you ''seen'' everywhere lately?” He then asked about [[Kristang|Kristang the Obsidian Dragon]], to which [[Bleucorundum]] began to loudly laugh. “For as much as you seem to know, it’s funny that you would still believe in a bogeyman like [[Kristang]]!” He questioned why [[Kristang]] had been given a [[Ruby Court|Harbinger]] if he wasn’t real. [[Bleucorundum]] theorized that since it had come from the [[Topaz Astrolabe]], it was likely merely a tribute from [[Tuschello|Tuschello the Topaz Dragon]] who had something of an obsession with [[Kristang]]. But [[Bleucorundum]] was adamant that there had only ever been five [[Ruby Court#Prehistoric Court|Thanes]] on the [[Ruby Court]], never six. Durian insisted that, even if not [[Kristang]], there was at least some sort of [[Obsidian Dragon|Obsidian]]-looking [[Dragon]] terrorizing [[Isonhound]] on the surface. But [[Bleucorundum]] was entirely certain, “shadow and [[Obsidian Dragon|Obsidian]] are different,” and whoever [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] really was had merely taken the form of a [[Dragon]] as a means of intimidation and that they seemed to have a vendetta against all [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]] for whatever reason. Durian replied how that seemed accurate, seeing how [[Smargarg]] was having a similar rough time trapped underground in his [[Smargarg#The Hatchery|Hatchery]] of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]] eggs. At the mention of there being more [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]] eggs in danger, [[Bleucorundum|Bleucorundum’s]] face filled with surprise and worry before slowly recomposing herself, “no…[[Amethyst Dragon|Amethyst]] first, then we can focus on saving the hatchlings.”

She told the party that if they could arrange to rescue [[Smargarg]] and his [[Smargarg#The Hatchery|Hatchery]], she would provide him sanctuary in her lair. But in the meantime, her priority was trying to locate her friend the [[Venaleth|Amethyst Thane]]. She described rumors of an [[Amethyst Dragon]] in a nearby city with no name that was also being protected from the shadows (presumably by one of the [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Gem Artifacts]]), and she offered the party shelter in her lair if they agreed to venture into this city in search of the supposed [[Amethyst Dragon]]. The team readily agreed, as the city is why they had come out there to begin with…but there was also a catch: the city had been overtaken by the [[Att-Annalo|Servants of Att-Annalo]] who were keeping the city heavily guarded and under quarantine. [[Bleucorundum]] granted the party one of her [[Draconic Boon#Boon of the Galadiir (Corundum Egg)|Boons of Neutrality]], rendering them invisible to the cultists so long as they don’t harm any of them (since [[Bleucorundum|Bleucorundum’s]] [[Draconic Boon|Boons]] could not stack, Durian opted to keep his existing [[Draconic Boon|Boon]] of invisibility to [[Dragon|Dragons]], reassuring the group that his normal invisibility spell would be sufficient for him to avoid detection by the cultists). So after resting off their head-on encounter with [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]], the party ventured back to the shadowy surface of [[Isonhound]] in the direction of this unnamed city.

As the team made their approach, Durian imparted his knowledge about [[Amethyst Dragon|Amethyst Dragons]] being the most powerful type of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]] due to their ability to deal force damage and manipulate gravity. Just then, they got close enough to take in the entire city, portions of it being torn apart and lifted upwards into the sky. The cultists were alerted to the approaching party members by the sound of clanking armor and turned invisible to try and engage them. Having a visual on the invisible guards, Durian leapt from the rooftops to try and help escort the rest of the party through the inconspicuous chaos while taking four direct hits of necrotic damage from the cultists. Still managing to retain his invisibility, he teleported out of that mayhem and into the nearest floating building he could spot in the distance. Despite immediately recasting invisibility, he was briefly spotted by a crazed [[Halfling]] known as [[Into the Greedy Green/NPCs#Father Mel|Father Mel]] who launched into a long villainous speech and challenged Durian to strike him down. Not being one for obvious bait, Durian chose to hide. At the first opportunity, Durian leapt from the floating building, narrowly avoiding landing on the rest of his party as they all regrouped on the rooftops.

As the team investigated another floating building, they located a humanoid figure with dark [[Amethyst Dragon|Amethyst]]-looking skin and pitch-black eyes sitting in a trance on the bed. They repeatedly warned, “you shouldn’t have come here…they know you’re here…you need to leave.” The party questioned them about the [[Amethyst Dragon|Amethyst]] [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Gem Artifact]] as they seemed to struggle for control, but they replied that it was safe and deep underground. It was then the group realized that there was no [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Gem Artifact]] protecting this city, but rather, it was the sheer force of will from this [[Amethyst Dragon]] constantly pushing the shadows away with gravitational force. The group began discussing other ways of extracting the charmed [[Amethyst Dragon]], but they refused to leave so long as there were people in the city. Meanwhile, [[Into the Greedy Green/NPCs#Father Mel|Father Mel]] discovered the rest of the party’s presence and began sounding alarms across the city.

Finally, the [[Amethyst Dragon]] lost control and transformed into their [[Dragon]] form, rapidly launching the room high up into the air. Most of the party was able to jump out, but one teammate got caught in the [[Dragon|Dragon’s]] grasp. Seeing his friend get launched ever further into the sky and panicked by his inability to reach them, Durian casted a major image of [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] to try and briefly distract the [[Amethyst Dragon]]. This would prove just barely enough assistance for them to wriggle free and feather fall one hundred and twenty feet from the skyward room.

Meanwhile on the ground, another teammate kept [[Into the Greedy Green/NPCs#Father Mel|Father Mel]] at bay by darting through the streets of the city and making as much noise as possible to lure him away from the rest of the party. This gave everyone enough opportunity to successfully escape and report back to [[Bleucorundum]], confirming the presence of an [[Amethyst Dragon]] within the city.
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=== Kill Durian ===
Durian resists [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] as his true identity is confirmed and the [[Dragon]] sneaks his shadow monsters into [[Seglock]] to take out his uncooperative descendent…
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In a grubby tavern at the edge of [[Seglock]], Durian sat alone as he conjured a small image of an [[Emerald Dragon]] on the tabletop in front of him before dissipating it into smoke with his fingers. He did this repeatedly, feeling defeated after his last encounter with [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] failed to produce confirmation of what he dreaded to be true. Over the sound of a lone tavern musician, they heard a particularly loud howl from one of the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] monsters which roamed outside the magical dome protecting the city. "There's another one," the barkeep remarked dismissively, no doubt accustomed to the sounds by that point due to working so close to the dome wall.

Durian peeked outside the tavern window to see a towering monster banging impotently against the wall of the dome. He went outside to get a better look as other [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] monsters also began lining along the protective barrier, unable to penetrate it. Sensing the commotion, some other [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] also exited the tavern to see what was going on. Durian cautiously approached the wall, slightly concerned with how it would hold up against such a brute force attack. As soon as he stepped within thirty feet of the monster, however, it ceased its banging and began to sniff the air as if it smelled something familiar. Locking its eyes on Durian, it leaned its head back and let out a chilling wail as the line of monsters began to part. The wailing sound summoned another monster which swam through the darkness right up to the wall of the dome, and Durian once again found himself face-to-face with [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]]. Just as he had before, he stared Durian down with his piercing, emerald green eyes without uttering a word. Durian broke the prolonged silence with his telepathy, entering the creature's mind to say "hello again…remember me? I'm going to ask you one more time…where's [[Feredemius]]?"

Durian was unable to gleam anything from this question the last time he had encountered [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] in the forest…but for some reason, this time was different. [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] gave an unsavory smirk as visions began to flash in Durian's mind with such vividness, it was as if he was really there. He saw the court of [[Sardior]] as it had once been, very long ago, when the [[Ruby Court#Prehistoric Court|Thanes]] all presided together to serve the [[Sardior|Ruby King]]. Each type of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]] appeared to be present and getting along, including [[Feredemius]] and even [[Kristang|Kristang the Obsidian]].

Suddenly, the scene flashed forward to a moment after [[Sardior]] had been shattered. He saw [[Feredemius]] sinking into a life of hedonism after the [[Ruby Court]] had broken up, occupying a village as its people tried and failed to satiate him. "More food, more merriment" he demanded, but the villagers pleaded that he was wringing them dry and that they would have no food to last them the winter. One villager protested "you really are a [[Into the Greedy Green|Greedy Green]]," but [[Feredemius]] did not care and as soon as they had nothing left to offer, he simply moved on to the next village and left the people to starve. This pattern repeated until eventually, villagers began to fight back against [[Feredemius]] wherever he appeared. [[Feredemius]] did not take kindly to their unruliness and unleashed an onslaught to take what he felt entitled to. He eventually became such a problem, that five heroes wielded the [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Keys to the Court]] to imprison [[Feredemius]] in the [[The Citadel of Huldus|Dwarven Citadel]] beneath the [[Northern Snowy Mountains]]. Energy from the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] continued to seep into the [[Northern Snowy Mountains|Mountain]] as he sat waiting within the [[The Citadel of Huldus|Citadel]] for nearly a millennia, further corrupting his mind and turning his brilliant emerald scales to a dark shadowy color (his eyes, however, remained the same emerald green). He carried on sowing his influence over other creatures' minds from within the [[The Citadel of Huldus|Citadel]], amassing a [[Cult]] of followers using the mantle of [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]]. Once there were no more [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Keys to the Court]] in or around the [[Northern Snowy Mountains|Mountains]] to suppress the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] energy, the mounting pressure set [[Feredemius]] free in an enormous umbral explosion, the sound of which stirred Durian out of his vision.

"My child…" [[Feredemius]] beckoned, "join me, and I'll grant you power beyond your imagination. We will rule the realm together." Durian, ashamed to be proven right in this moment, rebuked "you're too late, [[Feredemius]]. My [[Soul]] belongs to [[Sardior]]…and soon we'll have all the [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Keys to the Court]] and you won't be able to stop us from bringing him back." [[Feredemius]] paused before staring down Durian yet again. "But [[Sardior]] cannot return if the emerald court seat can't be filled," he hissed before slithering back into the veil of darkness. The other [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] monsters retreated alongside their leader and everything seemed strangely quiet, at least for the moment.

Suddenly, they heard screaming coming from further into the city and Durian ran towards the noise alongside a handful of other [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]]. They discovered a group of dripping, ogreish [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] monsters attacking various people and buildings, seemingly looking for something. To everyone's horror, [[Feredemius]] had found a weak point in the protective dome and managed to sneak in some of his monsters. Some [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] tried to fight them head-on, but their hits would cause anyone in the vicinity to get doused with necrotic goop. As they kept up their attack, the monsters' eyes flashed green and they spoke as a single voice, promising protection from the shadows to anyone who would kill Durian. The [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] refused this offer, and a couple of them even tried to get Durian to play along with faking his death so see if they could trick the monsters. They were unconvinced, however, and Durian ducked away to hide as the voice from the monsters continued to echo "kill Durian." One of the shopkeepers opened his door to the [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]], however, and they all rushed in. Inside, they were able to get properly suited up to deal with the monsters and staged a plan to attack them with projectiles. This approach proved more successful as the monsters were whittled down from a distance and safely neutralized out of range from any bystanders.

As the dust finally settled and Durian processed his greatest fears being confirmed, he realized that he also had a new problem to deal with. Being a descendant of the original [[Ruby Court#Prehistoric Court|Emerald Thane]] meant that he carried potential to fill the emerald court seat, when the time came…but it also meant that [[Feredemius]] would stop at nothing to prevent that from happening, even if it meant killing Durian and every other emerald being in the realm.
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=== Green Tech ===
Durian returns to the [[Pendergras Industries|Pendergras]] factory in [[Sneerwell]] and is once again forced to confront his ancestor [[Feredemius]], who has taken over the facility…
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Following his recent revelation, Durian was left stirring with a lot of complicated emotions. He felt vindicated for being proven right, he felt concerned for his loved ones' safety…but most overwhelmingly, he felt ashamed. How could he be descended from such a terrible creature as [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]]…and what might that mean about him? Could the emerald court seat ever be redeemed, or were all emerald beings forever doomed to be tainted by the shadow of their progenitor? For now, all Durian could think to do is continue to try and help ward off the [[The Umbral Flood|Umbral Flood]] casted across the continent by his ancestor.

It would not be long before another such opportunity arrived, as word had spread that [[Tolmé Pendergras]] was seeking [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] to revisit his factory in [[Sneerwell]] and retrieve an essential component for his latest invention…an [[Artificial Moonwell]] that could produce a dome of protection similar to the authentic [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Gem Artifacts]]. Durian had not gotten along with [[Tolmé Pendergras|Tolmé]] in the past, but he recognized how vital such a device would be for protecting [[Seglock]] while they utilized the real [[Crystal Moonwell|Moonwell]] for [[Sardior|Sardior's]] resurrection ceremony. So Durian joined a small group of other [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] to answer the call. But he took one precaution beforehand—both for self-preservation and as an outward expression of his shame—employing a spell that he hadn't used in over a year…he donned his [[Elf]] disguise that he was forced to wear back in [[Jadenhill]]. After what had felt like such progress towards overcoming his identity issues…for the time being, Durian couldn't stomach the thought of being publicly recognized as an [[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]].

[[Tolmé Pendergras|Tolmé]] picked up the adventuring party in one of his [[Airship|Airships]]. Durian lingered at the back of the group, hoping that [[Tolmé Pendergras|Tolmé]] would not recognize him from the last time they had fought. As they approached their destination from the skies, [[Tolmé Pendergras|Tolmé]] debriefed the group on their mission: navigate through the shadow-infested [[Pendergras Industries|Pendergras]] factory and into its underground hangar, grab the component for the [[Artificial Moonwell]], and commandeer the resting [[Airship|Airships]] to fly out of there. [[Tolmé Pendergras|Tolmé]] idled his [[Airship]] over the main entrance to the factory and allowed the [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] to disembark before flying off.

The factory was in a shocking state compared to the last time Durian had been there. All of the walls and ground were coated in a black, tar-like substance. Any sources of light were tinted with an eery, green hue. The [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] approached the door, but a thick layer of tar was sealing it shut. They heard a sound as a corpse which appeared to be melted and fused with the tar sprung awake and began taunting them with a familiar set of glowing, emerald green eyes. "Open the door, [[Feredemius]]," Durian impatiently commanded. To the group's surprise, the monster obliged as the tar receded from the crevices of the door and it slid open. The inside of the factory was not any better for wear, however, as every square inch of the floors, walls, and ceilings were coated in the same tarry material. Durian didn't normally wear shoes, but he was grateful to be wearing some that day. The party inched their way down the first hallway, passing more corpses that appeared similarly fused with the tar. Occasionally, one would spring to life and reach out to smear tar on one of the party members. The tar had a strange effect when it contacted skin, eating through one's flesh while gripping their mind in a state of euphoria. Thankfully, the other party members were able to wipe off the tar using a solvent.

They carried on deeper into the factory, descending lower until finally reaching the basement. Another one of the corpses with glowing, emerald green eyes sprung up in front of them as they approached the hangar bay, but most of the party simply walked past it. Durian, however, hung back and questioned [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]], "I don't understand…why haven't you tried to kill us yet? All you've done so far is taunt us." By this point, Durian's [[Elf]] disguise had worn off and [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] slyly hissed back, "which one of your friends do you care about the most?" Indignant at the question, Durian refused to answer and stormed past him to catch up with the rest of the team. They located the component they were searching for on a nearby worktable and grabbed it before turning their attention to unchaining the fleet of [[Airship|Airships]]. As he was helping to disconnect the chains, Durian heard the familiar voice of [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] cackling in his head, "I'm going to kill you, but first you're going to watch me kill all of your friends!" Just then, the entire party heard a loud, monstrous roar from one of the far-off dark corners of the hangar. They had already managed to unchain two of the [[Airship|Airships]], so they quickly designated pilots for each [[Airship]] and all hurriedly climbed aboard, launching off as quickly as their thrusters would propel them.

As Durian peered off the stern of the [[Airship]], he saw the reanimated skeleton of a gargantuan [[Dragon]] flying towards them with incredible speed. Its eye sockets were filled with green fire and it was steadily gaining on the two [[Airship|Airships]]. Members of the party launched ranged spells and weapons at the monster, which seemed to slow it down for a while. Thinking back to the massive [[Sardior|Ruby Dragon]] woven into the tapestries in [[Bleucorundum|Bleucorundum's]] lair, Durian casted a major image of what he imagined [[Sardior]] to look like and yelled out, "you cannot stop him!" For a brief moment, [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] seemed startled by the visage of his old boss before coming to his senses and flying straight through the illusion. The party continued pelting heavy blows at the monster until they managed to put a respectable distance between them. Durian casted another major image while standing on the stern of the [[Airship]]—this time of a massive [[Emerald Dragon]] like how [[Feredemius]] appeared in his vision of the prehistoric [[Ruby Court]]—and shouted "if you want to stop the return of [[Sardior]], you'll have to kill me first!" Seemingly accepting this challenge, [[Feredemius|The One That Waits]] was visibly enraged as the skeletal [[Dragon]] became entirely washed over in green flames and caught up to the [[Airship|Airships]] with a sudden burst of speed. In his shock, Durian roared his breath weapon at the monster as it quickly bolted towards him. This was in vain, however, as the skeletal [[Dragon]] grabbed Durian in his teeth and slammed him into the deck of the [[Airship]], knocking him unconscious. His wounds were stabilized by another party member as the rest of the group threw a final round of blows at the monster before its bones began to break apart and land scattered on the ground below them. The party carried on their course towards [[Seglock]], having secured two [[Airship|Airships]] as well as the vital component for [[Tolmé Pendergras|Tolmé]] to craft an [[Artificial Moonwell]].
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=== Chronoseptic Antics ===
Durian is sent to [[Gammelgard]] by the [[The Curator|Curator]] to help investigate the [[The Citadel of Huldus|Dwarven Citadel]] and then hurled back in time by [[Purple Dragon#Notable Purple Dragons|Uhlm]] to free [[Kristang]] from his imprisonment…
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As the day of [[Sardior|Sardior's]] resurrection ceremony quickly approached, Durian kept busy trying to assist anywhere he could in the meantime. He had practiced how to cleanse [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] corruption using [[Moonflower|Moonflowers]] by purifying an [[Emerald Dragon]] egg from [[Smargarg#The Hatchery|Smargarg's]] [[Smargarg#The Hatchery|Hatchery]], so he volunteered with the [[Lunarans]] in [[Seglock]] to help cleanse incoming refugees of shadowy contamination from outside the [[Crystal Moonwell|Moonwell's]] dome. In return, the [[Lunarans]] offered to keep the [[Selune Splinter]] safe in their temple and even gifted Durian a key to access the artifact anytime. Not long afterwards, he received a message from [[Smargarg]] pleading for help with escaping his lair as he had been trapped inside by [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] monsters. Durian assembled a team straight away and helped escort [[Smargarg]] back to [[Bleucorundum]], who had offered her lair as a sanctuary for displaced [[Dragon|Dragons]] since it was protected from the shadows by her [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Corundum Egg]]. Durian chose to also stay in [[Bleucorundum|Bleucorundum's]] lair for the night, discussing with the [[Dragon|Dragons]] about the upcoming ritual before retiring to his bedroll. He felt so tired from fighting off shadows by that point, he would have been content to rest his head just about anywhere so long as it was dry.

When he awoke the next morning, however, his pillow was far more comfortable than he remembered it and for a moment, he felt as though he was back in his bed in [[Jadenhill]]. He tried to rest with that memory of home for a few more minutes until all of his memories flooded back to him and he jolted awake. He sat up, realizing he was not in [[Bleucorundum|Bleucorundum's]] lair anymore. He climbed out of the strangely cozy bed and found himself in what looked like the chamber of a gorgeous crystalline cavern, the walls embellished with accents of emeralds not unlike what he had seen decorating [[Smargarg|Smargarg's]] lair. Aside from the bed and ornamentations, the room was oddly empty except for a contrastingly simple door embedded in the opposite wall. Suddenly, an image of the [[The Curator|Curator]] materialized in the room and invited Durian outside. Durian followed the apparition towards the door and opened it, flooding the room with the golden light of a new morning.

As Durian's eyes adjusted, he crossed the threshold and found himself looking out upon a semicircle of cabins sat within the clearing of a dense [[The Feywild|Feywild]] forest. The faces of five other familiar [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] stumbled out from their own individual cabins, and at the edge of the semicircle stood the [[The Curator|Curator]]. The other [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] seemed similarly surprised to find themselves there, and they pressed the [[The Curator|Curator]] to know what was going on. The [[The Curator|Curator]] revealed that he knew they were about to attempt resurrecting [[Sardior]], but that it would be nearly impossible while the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] was still spilling out from the [[Northern Snowy Mountains]]. Additionally, he warned that the chaos plaguing [[Isonhound]] had drawn the attention of [[Chronepsis]]—the [[Quelmar Deities#The Four|Dragon Deity]] of time—and that she was preparing to purge the existing [[Quelmar Timeline|Timeline]] if it steered any closer towards a realm-wide cataclysm. As such, he had handpicked this team for their unique abilities and summoned them all there to help seal the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] rift before the resurrection ceremony. Durian irritatedly asked why the [[The Curator|Curator]] pretended to not know anything about [[Sardior]] the first time he had inquired about the [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]] god. The [[The Curator|Curator]] simply smiled at Durian with a glint in his eye and replied "you were not ready yet."

The [[The Curator|Curator]] claimed to not have an exact plan, but he suggested that they go to [[Gammelgard]] and seek out [[Longfang]] (also known as [[Longfang|Dippy]] in his [[Dwarf]] form) to learn what had originally attracted him to the [[Northern Snowy Mountains]] during his brief alliance with [[Cheshire's Goblins]]. The team agreed and decided it would also be wise to ask [[Falgrim Norest]] for help in tracking down [[Longfang]]. Durian had not spoken to [[Falgrim Norest|Falgrim]] since being recruited by the [[The Order of the Watchful Eye|Order of the Watchful Eye]] several months ago to help take down a coven of [[Hag|Hags]], but everyone seemed to agree that he would be a good person to start with. The [[The Curator|Curator]] opened a [[Fey]] portal and the team stepped through, finding themselves just outside the entrance of [[Gammelgard]].

The team entered the city and found [[Falgrim Norest|Falgrim]] at the [[The Order of the Watchful Eye|Watchful Eye's]] usual base of operations, so they asked him about the whereabouts of [[Longfang]]. He unfortunately did not know where to find that specific [[Dragon]], but he was able to put the team in touch with [[Longfang|Longfang's]] uncle [[Gideon (Dragon)|Gideon]], a [[Copper Dragon]]. [[Gideon (Dragon)|Gideon]] met with the team and, after some questioning, he agreed to lead them to his nephew [[Longfang]]. He guided them through the [[Gammelgard]] sewers which eventually led into a cave beneath the city containing [[Longfang|Longfang's]] lair. [[Gideon (Dragon)|Gideon]] explained why they were there and the team offered [[Longfang]] a diamond tribute to his hoard in exchange for a brief moment of his time, which he agreed. The team asked about his time in the [[Northern Snowy Mountains]] and he described feeling drawn to the area as a place to build his lair. While there, however, he would hear the psionic voice of [[Feredemius]] urging him to enter the [[The Citadel of Huldus|Dwarven Citadel]] and free him from inside the [[Northern Snowy Mountains|Mountains]]. After infiltrating the [[The Order of the Watchful Eye|Watchful Eye]] using his [[Longfang|Dippy]] persona, he learned just how much trouble the [[The Citadel of Huldus|Citadel]] could prove to be and settled on a different location for his lair. The team thanked [[Longfang]] for the information and returned to the [[The Order of the Watchful Eye|Watchful Eye's]] barracks to reconvene with [[Falgrim Norest|Falgrim]].

With assistance from [[Falgrim Norest|Falgrim]] and some added insights provided by the [[The Curator|Curator]], the team devised a plan to try and close the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] rift inside the [[Northern Snowy Mountains|Mountains]]. Since the [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Gem Artifacts]] repelled [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] energy, they got the idea to construct a bomb which integrated essences from as many types of [[Dragon|Dragons]] as possible—most importantly, [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]]—in the hopes that it would counteract the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] rift if set off in close enough proximity. [[Falgrim Norest|Falgrim]] offered to help construct such a bomb if they could gather all of the essences needed, but there was still one problem…given how polluted the [[Northern Snowy Mountains|Mountains]] had become with [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] energy, the team would die before they got anywhere near close enough to the rift for the bomb to work. The [[The Curator|Curator]] reassured them, however, that he had an acquaintance who could help them work around that issue.

So the team went about collecting the various [[Dragon]] essences they required. Between the entire team, they had connections to at least one of every [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]] type who would be willing to contribute to their plan. They paid visits to each of their contacts—Durian even brought them back to [[Bleucorundum|Bleucorundum's]] lair where they obtained essences from [[Bleucorundum]] and [[Smargarg]]—and soon they were able to return to [[Falgrim Norest|Falgrim]] with all of the [[Dragon]] essences needed to construct their weapon.

As soon as the team was ready with the bomb, they set off to ask for help from the [[The Curator|Curator's]] acquaintance. But as was frequently the case with the [[The Curator|Curator]], his directions were less than straightforward and the team was led to a tavern inside of a demiplane where time seemed to exist on an endless loop. It was inside this tavern that they were introduced to [[Purple Dragon#Notable Purple Dragons|Uhlm]], a massive purple-scaled [[Dragon]] whose body filled nearly the entire room. This [[Dragon]] pitched them a deal: in exchange for a compelling story, he would send the team back in time to before the [[Northern Snowy Mountains]] were engulfed in shadows. Specifically, he would send them back one thousand years, just before the [[Dwarf|Dwarves]] locked down the [[The Citadel of Huldus|Citadel]]. Durian surmised from this offer that [[Purple Dragon#Notable Purple Dragons|Uhlm]] must be some sort of aspect of [[Chronepsis]]…or perhaps one of her [[Ruby Court|Harbingers]] or [[Ruby Court|Thanes]]. The team entertained [[Purple Dragon#Notable Purple Dragons|Uhlm]] with the best story they could, acting out their various adventures that had brought them all to that point. [[Purple Dragon#Notable Purple Dragons|Uhlm]] seemed adequately pleased and bestowed each of them with a single-use, round-trip time travel watch. He issued a warning, however, that they would remain stuck in the past should they do anything to drastically alter the [[Quelmar Timeline|Timeline]]. Durian asked [[Purple Dragon#Notable Purple Dragons|Uhlm]] if he had ever considered joining the fight against the shadows himself, to which he quipped "is that not what I'm doing right now?" The team graciously thanked [[Purple Dragon#Notable Purple Dragons|Uhlm]] for his help and prepared to travel to the [[Northern Snowy Mountains]] the next day.

Upon their arrival at the [[Northern Snowy Mountains|Mountains]], they endeavored to get as close to the sealed [[The Citadel of Huldus|Citadel]] entrance as they could without suffering harm from the shadows. The [[The Curator|Curator]] accompanied the team to see them off, preemptively casting [[Dwarf]] disguises on each of them. They went over their plan one last time, said their farewells to the [[The Curator|Curator]], and activated their watches all together. In a flash, they saw the shadows over the land rapidly melt away and the heavenly bodies raced through the sky as time traveled backwards at an alarming pace, until everything finally began to slow down and steadily march forward once more. The team glanced at their surroundings. They stood in what seemed assuredly the same location…but where there was once complete deadness, there was now the bustle of urgency as [[Dwarf|Dwarves]] ran in every direction, absorbed in the midst of some major conflict. They blended in with their [[Dwarf]] disguises and approached the now unsealed entrance to the [[The Citadel of Huldus|Citadel]]. Durian was the only member of the team who could actually speak [[Dwarf|Dwarvish]], so he would need to take the lead. Thankfully, he did not have to say much to convince the guards to let them enter as the [[Dwarf|Dwarves]] were constantly rushing in and out of the [[The Citadel of Huldus|Citadel]] to complete their tasks. They made their way through the mines, guided by a foreboding [[Dragon|Draconic]] energy as they traveled increasingly deeper into the [[Northern Snowy Mountains|Mountains]]. Finally, they turned a corner where none of the [[Dwarf|Dwarves]] dared tread and walked into a truly terrifying sight: [[Feredemius]], with his original brilliant emerald scales, looming over a chained [[Kristang]] as the [[Obsidian Dragon|Obsidian Dragon's]] sprawled body was forced to prop open a large [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] rift. The team gasped in horror, synchronously slamming their watches to flee the past before they could be spotted and disrupt the [[Quelmar Timeline|Timeline]]. As they were hurled back to the present, the visage of [[Feredemius]] evaporated before them…but [[Kristang]] remained restrained atop the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] rift. The team shook at the chains, struggling to rip them apart as Durian whimpered repeated apologies for what his ancestor had done.

At last, they managed to break through the chains and free [[Kristang]] from his thousand-year-long imprisonment. The team activated their bomb and flung it into the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] rift, praying for the best as they fled back in the direction they came. Durian gripped [[Kristang]], who was still too weak to run, teleporting the both of them repeatedly upwards through the mines until they reached the surface in front of the [[The Citadel of Huldus|Citadel]] entrance where the rest of the team had broken themselves back outside. They all propped up [[Kristang]] and dragged themselves as far away as they could manage, marveling as they glanced back to see the erupting geyser of [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] energy from the [[Northern Snowy Mountains|Mountains]] steadily wither and dry up. They continued to walk for some time until [[Kristang]] mustered back some of his strength and spoke for the first time, muttering "time for you to go back" before suddenly teleporting the team far out of sight. They regained their bearings and realized that the [[Obsidian Dragon]] had dispensed them just outside of [[Seglock]]. Durian's relief from having accomplished their mission suddenly turned to panic. It was the day of [[Sardior|Sardior's]] resurrection ceremony…and he now had a lot of catching up to do. He rushed towards the [[Airship|Airships]], praying he wasn't too late and that [[Smargarg]] was already on his way to the emerald ritual site.
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=== Divine Rebirth ===
Durian wields the [[Emerald Blade]] atop the [[Northern Snowy Mountains]], causing him to be reborn as an [[Emerald Dragon]] and transformed into the new [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Thane of Sardior]]…
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[[Smargarg]] was supposed to meet them at the [[Northern Snowy Mountains|Mountain]] peak, but as the emerald team docked their [[Airship]] into place there was still no sign of him. They unloaded the brazer and began carrying it towards the ritual site when [[The Battle of Five Lights|all disaster broke]]. The frightening presence of [[Feredemius]] landed right in front of them, and in a booming voice demanded they hand over the [[Emerald Blade]]. But they could not dispense it even if they were charmed to, as Durian had grabbed the [[Emerald Blade|Blade]] and teleported high into the air, flying well above everyone’s line of sight. When the shadow-corrupted [[Dragon|Dragon’s]] demands were not satisfied, he summoned all manner of monsters to attack the team before flying off to antagonize another of the five ritual sites.

The ritual was already in motion, Durian could hear the incantations of the [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Amethyst Tome]] reverberate in his mind. It was now or never, they could not wait for [[Smargarg]] any longer. Durian let himself fall safely back to the ground and yelled out to the rest of the team, “I think I need to be the one to do it.” As an [[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]], he was suited by blood to wield the [[Emerald Blade|Blade]]…but he was small and weak compared to the mighty [[Dragon|Dragons]] it was intended for. He had been warned by [[Bleucorundum|Bleucorundum the Sapphire]] that the power of the ritual would undoubtedly kill him, hence why they’d recruited an [[Emerald Dragon]] to do it instead. But in truth, Durian hadn’t really felt alive anyway until learning of the [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]] and their [[Ruby Court]] the year prior. He had set out to track down [[Feredemius|Feredemius the Emerald]] and ask him for a job, but from how things were going with the shadow monsters, [[Feredemius]] didn’t seem in any mood to be dealing favors.

Half the team was already engaged with the monsters, while a couple others stayed close by, casting wards of protection and healing around the site. They lit the brazer and, as per the ritual’s instructions, Durian held the [[Emerald Blade|Blade]] over the flame to heat it. He closed his eyes, attempting to block out the chaos around him and focus on attuning to the [[Emerald Blade|Blade]]. What should have only been six seconds felt like an eternity as he took a few heavy blows from monsters who snuck past the wards of protection, but his trance-like concentration and the wards of healing helped him endure through the pain.

At last something happened with the [[Emerald Blade|Blade]], as a wave of psychic energy jolted out from it and blasted everyone in its radius. Durian took the most direct hit but, having natural psychic resistance, maintained his hold on the [[Emerald Blade|Blade]] still. The sky glowed even redder than it was before and beams of ruby light shot out and bounced between each of the ritual sites, strengthening their connection. The team just needed to hold out for a bit longer and [[Sardior|Sardior the Ruby King]] would finally be resurrected. Durian wished he’d be around to see it, but took solace knowing he could at least serve [[Sardior]] in death.

[[Feredemius]] appeared again for one final confrontation, blasting the team with a breath weapon of necrotic energy. Fearing another hit like that may shatter the [[Emerald Blade|Blade]], Durian prepared to teleport away with it again if necessary, but thankfully the team was able to knock the shadowy [[Dragon]] away with purifying magic.

Finally, another wave of psychic energy blasted from the [[Emerald Blade|Blade]] with twice the intensity as before, knocking back everyone in range…except for Durian. At first he felt nothing, but then began to feel a dull heat rising in his chest cavity. The warmth quickly grew and soon worked its way into every crevice of his body. He realized what was happening as the energy from the [[Emerald Blade]] flowed directly into him, and showed no signs of easing up. The warmth escalated into an intense heat, and then a writhing inferno. His hands squeezed tighter around the [[Emerald Blade|Blade’s]] hilt as he was paralyzed by the seething pain. Durian could not even open his mouth to scream in agony as every fiber of his body was being burned away at the same time. It took no time at all for the power to eat through his physical form and, in another blast, his consciousness exploded out and suddenly he became hyper-aware of everything and everyone on the [[Northern Snowy Mountains|Mountains]]. He could see the five ritual sites all at once, including the [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Corundum Egg]] which now glowed with a blinding ruby light. His consciousness bumped into the other “court candidates,” and in their momentary mind meld they saw each other’s similar ordeals. Their swelling consciousnesses hit their limits, and Durian felt a ruby tether connecting him to the [[Emerald Blade|Blade]] as it pulled taut and began slipping loose. He knew in this moment he could choose to let go and have his [[Soul]] carried to whatever peaceful afterlife awaited him. But remembering the words of [[Yggwilv]], he knew his [[Soul]] belonged to [[Sardior]]…and he was determined to stick this out until the very end. So he grabbed the tether and held onto it with all the strength of an incorporeal consciousness. The explosion began to subside, and his consciousness intermixed with the energy from the blast as it receded back to its origin point.

Durian felt himself yanked back to the ritual site. The immense psionic energy that had melded with him began clumping back into a solid, humanoid-sized mass, but the intense burning returned again and did not relent. The pain only seemed to intensify until, like a dying star revolting against its own collapse, the energy inside him pushed outwards in all directions, expanding his form and twisting it into a powerful new shape until his body grew large enough to contain the energy and the burning sensation waned. He should have been exhausted from the ordeal, but the psionic power which had been searing him moments ago now vibrated through every part of his being and even hummed in the air around him. He stood up, disoriented, his line of sight rising far higher than he recalled, despite feeling his feet planted firmly on the ground. Before he had any chance to process what had occurred, he heard a new yet familiar voice ringing a single command inside his mind: “fly.” Compelled to obey, he leapt from the [[Northern Snowy Mountains|Mountain]] peak intending to summon his spectral wings but, strangely, he found them already protruding from his back as he flapped them with unfamiliar might. The [[Emerald Blade]] still firmly gripped in his hand, he flew towards the [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Corundum Egg]] with incredible speed before landing at the site with a ground-shaking thud. He knew from the [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Egg’s]] blinding ruby glow that it was time for him to fulfill his role. He approached the [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Egg]], recalling how intent he was on protecting it over a year ago…it felt right that he must now be the one to break it. Wielding the [[Emerald Blade]] high in the air, he plunged the weapon into the [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Egg]], splitting the shell and causing a brilliant ruby light to shine forth. It glowed so brightly that he was at last forced to look away and noticed his other surroundings. He towered over the other [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] as they slowly gathered and seemed to gawk up at him in awe. He felt the weight and power of his body as he lumbered back on four legs to give the [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Egg]] space to hatch. Four brilliant [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]] of differing types—[[Amethyst Dragon|Amethyst]], [[Crystal Dragon|Crystal]], [[Sapphire Dragon|Sapphire]], and [[Topaz Dragon|Topaz]]—encircled the [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Egg]] with him to witness the final portion of the ritual. It finally began to sink in for Durian: he had been reincarnated into an [[Emerald Dragon]]. But not just any [[Emerald Dragon]], he was ''the'' [[Emerald Dragon]]. The [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Thane of Sardior]].

His conscious mind thought to panic, but a strange instinctual pride and reassurance grappled him in place. He found surface feelings of self-doubt were immediately snuffed out by something rooted to his new nature. “Was this not a mistake?—No, [[Sardior]] doesn’t make mistakes. But should this not have been [[Smargarg]]?—No, you are the chosen, otherwise [[Smargarg]] would be standing here.” It didn’t sound like something he’d say, but his core commanded him to believe it. He found odd comfort in this overbearing confidence, and he understood now why [[Dragon|Dragons]] seem to often behave in such arrogant ways.

A high-pitched hum accompanied the [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Egg]] as the brightness reached its final intensity. More cracks formed along the surface until, at last, the [[Sardior|Ruby King]] burst apart the shell, scattering its remnants to parts unknown. For the first time since [[Prehistory]], [[Sardior]] arose from the [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Egg]] and levitated into the sky to bless the gathered crowd of heroes.

As the intense glow subsided, however, Durian looked around to discover he was no longer standing atop the [[Northern Snowy Mountains]]. He and the other transformed [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Thanes]] had been transported to a [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Gem Demiplane]] composed of brilliant crystalline structures. He could sense that these halls contained incredible ancient power…but this place also made him feel at ease for the first time since his adventure began.

The five [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Thanes]] would not be alone for long as suddenly their [[Sardior|King]] flew in from above, ready to conduct the inaugural meeting of the revived [[Ruby Court]]. He was a humbler size than any of them expected, certainly nothing like the colossal figure woven into the ancient tapestries. But this was [[Sardior]], no doubt, as his scales were a brilliant ruby and he emanated an incomparable psionic power. He took the form of a slim [[Dragonborn]], even smaller than Durian had been prior to his rebirth. But perhaps his appearance made sense…a god's power is linked to their followers, and the [[Sardior|Ruby King]] had been nearly forgotten to history until now. Durian realized his next purpose with [[Sardior]]…it would be the task of the [[Ruby Court]] to build him back up and herald his great return. Durian turned to the other [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Thanes]] as they all deliberated where to start, for their real work was only just beginning.
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=== Emerald Atonement ===
Durzibethinus sends [[Rooney]], his first [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Harbinger]], to help investigate a surge of psionic activity which leads to the lair of a purified [[Feredemius]]…
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Five years after [[Sardior|Sardior's]] resurrection, the [[Ruby Court]] sent a request for aid to the [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] who fought in the [[The Battle of Five Lights|Battle of Five Lights]]. Those who answered the call were summoned to the [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Gem Demiplane]] and the [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Thanes]] debriefed them on the situation: they had detected major surges of psionic activity at two separate points in [[Isonhound]]—one at [[Seglock University]], and another in an unexplored cave beneath the [[Ssaphibian River]]—so they asked that the [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] split into two teams and scope out both areas. Durzibethinus had a hunch about one of the psionic sources and sent [[Rooney]], his first [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Harbinger]], to help explore the [[Ssaphibian River]] so that he could watch over the mission from afar through the [[Ranger|Drakewarden's]] eyes.

Upon reaching the point of activity along the [[Ssaphibian River]], the team discovered an underwater entrance into the cave they were searching for. [[Rooney]] and [[Rooney#Smaragdos|Smaragdos]]—his [[Drake (Companion)|Drake]] companion who had hatched from the emerald egg in [[Smargarg|Smargarg's]] [[Smargarg#The Hatchery|Hatchery]]—took a flying start, dive-bombing into the water and through the entrance. They had to quickly pull up, however, to avoid hitting the boiling pool at the bottom where water flowing in from the river merged with an underground stream of lava. Once the rest of the team had carefully made their way down, they began delving further into the subterranean cave system and found sporadic clumps of emerald geodes growing from the cave walls. They came to a fork in the cave where one path had collapsed from the burdening emerald geodes, and the rest of the team verbalized that they may very well be in [[Feredemius|Feredemius']] latest lair. [[Rooney]] asked who that was, having not been present for the [[The Battle of Five Lights|Battle of Five Lights]]. When they explained that [[Feredemius]] was an [[Emerald Dragon]], he hurriedly started pulling away rocks from the cave-in to try and rescue the [[Emerald Dragon]] he thought might be trapped inside. They tried to reassure [[Rooney]] that—despite his boss's background—this was not an [[Emerald Dragon]] that he should be worried about saving. [[Rooney]] was doubtful, but gave up on his futile rescue attempt to follow the rest of the team down the other path.

The team carried on deeper down the path as it began to narrow and they grew concerned they were reaching a dead end…until they turned a corner and witnessed an [[Elf]] standing in their way. Some of the team recognized him as the infamous [[Baron Faro]]—a wealthy socialite from [[Seglock]]—as he called out to them to try and dissuade them away. In this moment, however, they received a distressed message from the other team sent to explore [[Seglock]], warning them that this [[Baron Faro]] was actually [[Feredemius]] in disguise. Some of the team started swinging at him, to which [[Feredemius]] responded by growing into his full [[Emerald Dragon]] form and raining psychic breath upon his attackers. [[Rooney]] became confused by this sight—being rather face-blind when it came to [[Emerald Dragon|Emerald Dragons]]—and mistook the now [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]]-cleansed [[Feredemius]] to be Durzibethinus. [[Rooney]] pleaded with his "boss" asking why he was suddenly attacking his teammates. [[Feredemius]] tried taking advantage of this case of mistaken identity, snapping back "either help me end them or stand out of my way!" [[Rooney]]—still hesitant to attack—pondered aloud "that doesn't seem very neutral of you…"

After some brief combat, the team realized that [[Feredemius]] was only targeting those who had attacked him in his lair first. Consequently, the team's [[Bard]] casted a spell to calm everyone's emotions so that they would cease their fighting and have a chance to talk things out. They all had a long huddle where [[Feredemius]] claimed he took up residence in the cave as a means of self-imposed banishment to try and atone for his actions while under the influence of the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]]. Since this lair had been found out, he declared that he would need to move again. The team seemed skeptical at first, but they could think of no other explanation for why he hadn't killed them all outright. At least for now, it seemed like [[Feredemius]] truly just wanted to be left alone. The team chose to leave [[Feredemius]] to relocate after he promised to keep self-isolating and not cause any more trouble.

[[Rooney]] and the rest of the team returned to the [[Ruby Court]] to report their findings to the [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Thanes]]. With Durzibethinus' hunch confirmed, they decided that they would keep eyes on [[Feredemius]] from a distance, but not intervene upon him for the time being. They presumed that if [[Sardior]] desired [[Feredemius]] to be fully destroyed, he would have taken the opportunity five years ago rather than simply purging him of the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] energy. Perhaps disempowering him and having his successor appointed was enough—in the [[Sardior|Ruby King's]] eyes—to make [[Feredemius]] no longer a concern. The [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Thanes]] thanked the [[List of All Player Characters|Adventurers]] for their continued service to the [[Ruby Court]] and transported them all home their separate ways…court adjourned for now.
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== Appearance ==
[[File:Durian flying.png|thumb|Durian providing aerial support during the [[The Shadow Forge Shutdown|Shadow Forge Shutdown]].]]
=== Durian ===
Durian was sturdily built like most [[Dragonborn]], although he was not exceptionally strong. His scales were a shimmering emerald color with a fine, prickly texture and translucent at the surface. He had [[Dragon|Draconic]] emerald eyes and long head tendrils which hung down his back like a mop of hair. He also had a tail, uncommon but not unheard of amongst [[Dragonborn]]. His garbs would forego the customary blue of most [[Bahamut]] worshippers, instead opting for assorted metallic hues to better resemble the [[Dragonborn|Metallic Dragonborn]] who comprise the majority of his clan. He still expressed his allegiance to [[Bahamut]], however, by donning a conspicuous pendant with his religion’s traditional symbol and color. After learning of his emerald heritage, he began wearing a handmade necklace fastened with a [[Tear of Sardior]]…symbolizing his mission to help resurrect the god of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]].

=== Durzibethinus ===
In his true form, he is a massive [[Emerald Dragon]] with shimmering, translucent scales and two lengthy horns crowning the top of his head. Clusters of smaller crystalline protrusions encircle the rest of his head like a mane. His eyes glow with a pupil-less, emerald hue. Powerful, sinewy limbs match his long neck and tail while broad wings spread from his spiny back. Hard spikes stick out from each of his leg joints. His feet are adorned with razor-sharp claws.

Despite his imposing natural shape, he often favors disguises and will even polymorph into his prior [[Dragonborn]] form. In this shape, he appears nearly identical to how he looked before his rebirth, with the addition of wings which are similar to his old spectral ones except that they remain a permanent fixture.

== Personality ==

=== Durian ===
Durian’s prior knowledge of what existed outside [[Jadenhill]] had all been secondhand, so he looked upon the realm with wondrous eyes. He asked lots of questions, seeking knowledge and solutions to problems that may not have even occurred yet. He had a deep appreciation for his own mortality, but would go all in for a cause he felt was just. He would try to fall back on the teachings of his temple when confronted with a new moral dilemma, but often privately struggled to fit all quandaries into the good-versus-evil paradigm that [[Bahamut]] espoused. He hoped that joining the fight against [[Dragon|Dragons]] would help bring clarity to his religious anxieties. The realities of the conflict, however, only further muddied his outlook.

=== Durzibethinus ===
Becoming a [[Dragon]] has altered his mind in ways that even he does not fully understand. Emotions feel larger than before, for better and worse. He is more confident and curious, but also more paranoid and mistrusting. It’s difficult to discern if these changes are entirely the result of his new form, enhancing traits that were already there, or if they are in part due to [[Sardior|Sardior’s]] influence. When he begins having an intrusive or self-doubting thought, it’s as if another part of his mind rushes in to squash the thought before it can fully form. He is persuaded to his core that this is what he was meant to become…and yet he sometimes feels a dissonance between mind and body, as if he’s merely the same insecure [[Dragonborn]] piloting this huge, powerful creature. He quietly hopes and trusts that these incongruent feelings will dissipate as he acclimates to being a [[Dragon]].

== Abilities ==

=== Durian ===
Durian was naturally gifted with psionic abilities, but the way he wielded those powers was often lacking in finesse. Aside from communicating via telepathy, he could also psychically lash out at enemies like a mind whip and exhale psychic energy as a breath weapon. When dealt damage at close range, he reflexively retaliated with a burst of telekinetic energy to push away the aggressor. He could also summon temporary spectral wings which allowed him to fly.

He could create fire at will, drawing upon the [[Gold Dragon]] part of his ancestry. He was also taught a number of illusionary spells meant to prepare him for being the high sorcerer of [[Jadenhill]], such as disguisement and invisibility. Additionally, he was very multilingual as a result of his upbringing as a courtier.

He utilized his innate magic abilities to find new ways of avoiding close brushes with death. He figured out how to feather fall after being thrown from a crumbling balcony during his first encounter with [[Sro]]. After being nearly digested by [[Bleucorundum|Bleucorundum's]] phase gelatinous cube, he learned how to see invisibility.

Following his reacquisition of the [[Selune Splinter]], Durian used it as an opportunity to practice some of the ranged illusionary magic that he was only just beginning to learn before the artifact was stolen.

After tracking down the lair of [[Smargarg|Smargarg the Emerald Dragon]] and requesting his help with locating [[Feredemius]], the [[Dragon]] taught Durian the [[Draconic Boon#Boon of the Telepath|Boon of the Telepath]]…strengthening his existing psionic abilities and enabling him to read the minds of other creatures.

=== Durzibethinus ===
The [[Ruby Court|Thanes]] of [[Sardior]] are meant to be [[Quelmar Deities#The Servants: Exarchs|Exarchs]] for their gem types, so Durian’s psionic and psychic powers were radically amplified by his transformation as well as his physical size and strength. He has unmatched prowess in telepathy, clairvoyance, and illusions…skills which he can further project while interfacing with his [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Gem Artifact]], the [[Selune Splinter#Emerald Splinter|Emerald Splinter]]. He is able to exhale a disorientating breath weapon of psychic dissonance. He has a powerful bite and claw attack. He can also fly, teleport and change his shape at will.

His psychic presence seeps into his surroundings over time, a trait which he can use to purposefully imbue certain items and even other creatures with his own emerald essence. He used this ability to transform [[Rooney]] into his first [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Harbinger]], forging a [[Warlock Patrons|Patron]]-like relationship and psychic link which allows him to see through the [[Ranger|Ranger's]] eyes as well as telepathically communicate.

== Adrian of Lyaphaire ==
[[File:Adrian.png|thumb|[[Durzibethinus/Adrian|Adrian of Lyaphaire]], the lingering gold echo of Durzibethinus’ mortal life.]]
[[Durzibethinus/Adrian|Adrian of Lyaphaire]] is an aspect of Durzibethinus that was created as a byproduct of his ascension into the [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Thane of Sardior]]. During his transformation, the residual gold part of his mortal ancestry was shed away and discarded into the [[Astral Plane|Astral Sea]]. It drifted there, eventually forming its own consciousness and being pulled into another realm known as Lyaphaire. Still possessing the same memories as Durzibethinus up until the [[The Battle of Five Lights|Battle of Five Lights]], this aspect reverted to using the name [[Adrian]]—Durzibethinus’ birth name—as he endeavored to build a life for himself in this new realm…and perhaps someday regain his emerald heritage.

After spending several years in Lyaphaire, he was returned to [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]] upon being stricken down as part a ceremony to create a grand spirit and merged back with Durzibethinus at the moment of his rebirth during the [[The Battle of Five Lights|Battle of Five Lights]]…this aspect's creation having been a tactic by [[Sardior]] to radically acquaint Durzibethinus to the concept of the multiverse.

''[[Durzibethinus/Adrian|Click here for the story of Adrian’s adventures in Lyaphaire.]]''

== Trivia ==

* Durian’s family was primarily of [[Gold Dragon]] ancestry, hence why his simpler spells were often fire-based. Exhibiting gem features seemed to be a recessive gene as Durian’s immediate family were all gold sans for him, his mother, and grandmother.
* Despite knowing that he differed from his siblings in a major regard, Durian identified as a [[Dragonborn|Gold Dragonborn]] until his encounter with [[Bleucorundum]]. Being faced with the existence of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]] completely shook his sense of self.
* Durian was one of very few telepaths in [[Jadenhill]] and took extra coaxing as a child to verbalize his words, so he was overly eager when meeting other telepaths on his journeys and would try using telepathy as the primary means of communication with them.
*In 820 [[PR]], visiting representatives attempted to scout Durian for [[Katharda Academy]], a proposal which his mother outright refused as he "has a purpose here" and stated that the school "cannot accommodate our unique situation." The representatives warned of the escalating [[The War of Dragons|War of Dragons]] but, after implying that they could see through her [[Elf|Wood Elf]] disguise, she angrily dismissed them, exclaiming "this is your fight, we're just trying to survive through it." Durian kept a longstanding grudge against his mother for not allowing him to go, and he likely would have gone himself had he not been a year short of fifteen…the age of adulthood in [[Dragonborn]] societies. His place was instead offered to [[Frances|Frances Langford]], the next candidate on the school’s list.
*Durian's mother forsook most aspects of [[Dragonborn]] culture due to the fear of her family being discovered by [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Crusaders]]. This included conventional [[Dragon|Draconic]] names, so she named her son Adrian at birth with the intent of making him sound more [[Elf|Elvish]]. His father, however, was far more relaxed and gifted him the [[Dragon|Draconic]] name Durzibethinus on his fifteenth birthday. Upon leaving home, he combined both names and began calling himself Durian in a earnest attempt to reclaim some part of his identity.
*Before leaving home, Durian had never seen or tasted the fruit of his unintended namesake. Coincidentally, however, durians are one of the few fruits that appear on the [[GM:It Came From Kiston#Scavenging Table|Scavenging Table]] for the [[Dragon]]-populated mainland of [[Kiston (Island)|Kiston]]. Additionally, a single durian fruit once came into [[Jadenhill]] as a gift from an overseas diplomat, but it just ended up used as a kickball.
*While visiting the lair of [[Smargarg]], Durian came across the [[Amethyst Dragon]] egg which had been stolen from the [[Jadenhill#Court of Quartz|Court of Quartz]]. He left it alone as he could not tell it apart from any other gem egg, but the party's boat captain managed to swipe the egg and fled before anyone could see as it almost immediately hatched into an [[Amethyst Dragon]] wyrmling.
*Throughout most of history, the [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]] went to great lengths to keep their existence in the realm a secret…a behavior that the [[Dragonborn]] of [[Jadenhill]] seemed to similarly display. By choosing to forgo his [[Elf|Wood Elf]] disguise upon leaving his hometown, Durian inadvertently helped lead the charge for [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]] and other gem beings to allow themselves to be seen once again.
*Following his ascension, Durian became a [[List of LEGNdary Characters|legendary character]] throughout the mortal realms and his adventures were retold over the centuries, even inspiring a myth about an [[Elf]] who accrued so much knowledge of [[Dragon|Dragons]] that they ultimately turned into one.

== Behind the Screen ==

* Durian was created out of a desire to introduce [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragon]] lore into [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]] following the release of [[wikipedia:Fizban's_Treasury_of_Dragons|Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons]], as well as to help answer the question of why [[Dragonborn]] continued to sporadically appear after the point in the [[Quelmar Timeline]] when [[Dragonborn]] were presumed to have gone extinct…the implication being that a few clans managed to survive undetected throughout the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]]. Some secondary elements from Durian's backstory—such as the [[Selune Splinter]]—served as callbacks to previous [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]] campaigns that his [[Player]] participated in.
* Several elements of Durian's backstory drew upon themes of queerness, such as the power of language and its impact on identity when sufficient vocabulary does not exist to properly describe oneself. This manifested as a [[Dragonborn|Gem Dragonborn]]—ignorant to the existence of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gem Dragons]]—identifying as a [[Dragonborn|Metallic Dragonborn]] as it was his culture’s closest (yet entirely inadequate) approximation for what he was. Other themes included masking to fit into a social order and how such forms of suppression can be multilayered, as in the case of an [[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]] masking as a [[Dragonborn|Gold Dragonborn]] masking as a [[Elf|Wood Elf]].
* Despite being an [[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]], Durian also possessed [[Gold Dragon]] ancestry due to his [[Sorcerer|Draconic Bloodline Sorcerous Origin]].
* Another one of his [[Player|Player’s]] goals was to test the outcome of playing a character whose motivations for learning new spells were entirely narrative-based…specifically as a [[Sorcerer]], a [[Class]] whose spells remain the same from day-to-day. For example, Durian learned to cast Feather Fall following a [[Session]] in which he nearly died after falling from a great height. The next time he leveled up, he learned to cast See Invisibility after being nearly killed by an invisible monster. Following this approach, the highest level that Durian reached as a [[List of All Player Characters|Player Character]] was level 8.
* One of the primary inspirations for Durian's name was [[wikipedia:Adrian_(costume_designer)|Adrian Greenburg]], a costume designer most famous for designing the [[wikipedia:Ruby_slippers|Ruby Slippers]] in [[wikipedia:The_Wizard_of_Oz|The Wizard of Oz]].

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Sapphire Dragon

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'''Sapphire [[Dragon|Dragons]]''' are a type of [[Gemstone Dragon]] identified by the brilliant blue coloring of their scales.

== Appearance ==
The Sapphire Dragon possesses intricate, crystalline ornamentations around their head that signals aggression. Their tail is sharp and whiplike, ending in a fine point crowned with floating shards of jagged sapphires. Their blue-colored scales are distinct from their [[Blue Dragon|Chromatic Blue]] cousins in that they are translucent and create a dazzling display of light refraction.

== Abilities ==
The Sapphire Dragon emits a thunderous breath weapon which can quake the stone walls of their cavernous, subterranean lairs—yet alone any adventurers standing in range of its sonic pulse. They fancy themselves cunning tacticians, often taking special interest in weapons and other articles of war. They may sometimes form alliances with [[Emerald Dragon|Emerald Dragons]] who will help inform their battle strategies by performing reconnaissance.

== Notable Sapphire Dragons ==

=== [[Bleucorundum]] ===
The keeper of [[Corundum Egg|The Galadiir]] and progenitor of Sapphire Dragons who served [[Sardior]] on the [[Ruby Court]] prior to the god's shattering in [[Prehistory]].

=== [[Spinel]] ===
The [[Shifter]]-turned-[[Dragon]] who ascended to become the new [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Sapphire Thane]] of the [[Ruby Court]] during [[The Battle of Five Lights]].

== See Also ==

* [[Corundum Egg|The Galadiir]], known in [[List of Languages#Common|Common]] as the [[Corundum Egg]], an original [[Ruby Court#Artifacts|Gem Artifact of the Ruby Court]] that was guarded by [[Bleucorundum]] until being used to resurrect [[Sardior]] in 826 [[PR]].

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Sapphire Dragon

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Emerald Dragon

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'''Emerald [[Dragon|Dragons]]''' are a type of [[Gemstone Dragon]] with extraordinary psychic abilities that make them masters of illusions and trickery.

== Appearance ==
The Emerald Dragon has a lithe, serpentine-like body ideal for tunneling into underground caverns and slithering through dense forests. At first glance, they are sometimes mistaken for one of their [[Green Dragon|Chromatic Green]] cousins—but they can be identified by their lustrous, emerald scales which undulate across their slender form and are caught adrift in their psionic aura once shed…congealing into brilliant, spiny shards that float along their back and head to suggest horns as an added intimidation display.

== Abilities ==
[[File:Durzibethinus turnaround.gif|left|thumb|Turnaround of an Emerald Dragon.]]
The Emerald Dragon possesses a psychic disruption breath weapon which can disorient or shred the mind of anyone unlucky enough to be licked by its flames. Their reclusive temperament does not dull their keen curiosity, so they will often study the outside world by scrying from the safety of their lairs…either through fire originating from their lairs or with any other means they have access to. Amongst other [[Gemstone Dragon]] types, they bond most easily with [[Sapphire Dragon|Sapphire Dragons]] as they will perform reconnaissance to support the battle-minded [[Sapphire Dragon|Sapphire's]] war plans when faced with a perceived mutual threat.

== Notable Emerald Dragons ==

=== [[Durzibethinus]] ===
The [[Dragonborn]]-turned-[[Dragon]] who ascended to become the new [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Thane]] as a consequence of his role in [[The Battle of Five Lights]], a fight which saw the defeat of the corrupted [[Feredemius]] and the resurrection of [[Sardior]]—the god of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gemstone Dragons]].

=== [[Feredemius]] ===
The progenitor of Emerald Dragons—all emerald beings are said to share his Feredemic blood—he served [[Sardior]] on the [[Ruby Court]] prior to the god's shattering in [[Prehistory]] and eventually fell into a destructive, hedonistic existence…resulting in his imprisonment beneath the [[Northern Snowy Mountains]] where he became corrupted by underground rifts leaking [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] energies and took up the mantle of [[The One That Waits]].

=== [[Smargarg]] ===
A young Emerald Dragon who had set up his lair in a subterranean temple—built to [[Feredemius]] in ancient times—also using it to operate a hatchery for [[Gemstone Dragon]] eggs.

== See Also ==

* [[Emerald Blade]], a weapon once belonging to [[Feredemius]] that was absorbed in the ceremony to resurrect [[Sardior]].
* [[Emerald Splinter]], the [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Artifacts|Emerald Artifact]] of the [[Ruby Court]] possessed by [[Durzibethinus]].
* [[Rooney#Smaragdos|Smaragdos]], an [[Drake (Companion)|Emerald Drake]] who hatched from a damaged egg in [[Smargarg|Smargarg's]] hatchery.

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Mizuka

2025-08-30T00:35:31Z

Jeffbuterbaugh: added Category:Bedlam in the Badlands using HotCat

{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Federation?|name={{PAGENAME}}|relatives=relatives|languages=Common, Vulpine|birthPlace=birthplace|species=Desert Vulpine|gender=female|height=3ft 2in|eyes=grey}}

'''{{PAGENAME}} Mien '''is a Desert Vulpine who is a College of Lore Bard, who wields a harmonica and a rapier.

== Physical Appearance ==
Mizuka is a tiny little fox-humanoid. She stands at a total of 3ft 2in, but about a third of that height is her ears. Her grey eyes are almost too big for her body, and her cream-colored fur allows her to hide fairly well in the desert atmosphere.

== Personality ==
haven't figured this out yet

== History ==
Mizuka grew up fairly sheltered in the vulpine village of ___ (I will come up with a name eventually). The sixth child of eight, she was not going to be able to make a name for herself in her village. When she came of age around 15, Mizuka set out to take on the world and make a name for herself. Casting aside her original name of Conn, she transformed herself into the person she always wanted to be. On her travels, she met and learned from a traveling group of bards, who taught her how to work a crowd and the various magical abilities. She broke off from them once she felt she had learned enough and traveled to the Badlands of Pteris to begin her work. She almost immediately got too drunk and started a fight and ended up in jail. During this time, she was contacted by the Federation with an invite to join them so long as she can 'encourage' peoples bad habits (fighting, gambling, etc) and they would pull some strings and get her out of jail.. that last part was the bigger sell.

== Languages ==
Common, Vulpine

== Powers and Abilities ==
You don't have to give it all away. Just let us know what you're known to do in battle.

== Attacks and Weapons ==
Your favorite weapons.

== Adventure Log ==
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Koro

2025-08-30T00:35:07Z

Jeffbuterbaugh: added Category:Bedlam in the Badlands using HotCat

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'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is an Air Genasi raised in the kingdom of Snobbite on the continent of Pteris, but is now employed by a nomadic group of Shepherds to act as a guard during their journey to the Arboretum at the center of the Western Badlands in 136 PR. With a nonchalant attitude seemingly unbefitting of the Kensei arts he wields, he brandishes sword and bow against the forces of the Abyss.

== Physical Appearance ==
Koro is a young man possessed of sky-blue skin dotted with white patches of vitiligo, as if a snapshot of a cloud-filled sky was plucked from the air and made flesh, topped with similarly white hair pulled into a tight bun and secured with a wooden clasp. He wears tan robes cut such that the right half of his upper body is uncovered, while his left side is adorned with a black leather pauldron sporting silver accents with his left arm's robe sleeve being fastened with leather straps. Koro is somewhat shorter than the average humanoid and not all too muscular, and so he attempts to travel light to keep himself ready to execute swift combat maneuvers at a moment's notice.

== Personality ==
Koro outwardly wears a nonchalant and casual attitude in most situations, even coming off as cocky in some instances. He touts the mantle of a man who is free; wandering wherever the whims of the wind happen to take him and being unbound by binding oaths of loyalty or station, taking on jobs for whatever Badland faction he happens to align with in the moment. It is a delicate facade however, able to be cracked and seen through if uncomfortable situations arise, and even at his most confident his eyes are the one thing he has yet to master veiling beneath his veneer. Dark and stormy gray, they betray a similarly rumbling anger within the man that seem to haunt his every motion. When stress begins to mount on the battlefield, when insecurity begins to seep into the mind, when his experience and skill are questioned, that anger can thunder to the surface. Koro's attacks become aggressive, or his words biting, like a crack of lightning these moments are swift and vicious but also vanish just as quickly. Rarely helpful on the battlefield, certainly hindering off of it, one is led to wonder how truly free a man with such a trait is?

== History ==
The way Koro understands it, he was dropped on the doorstep of an old Hobgoblin swordsman's doorstep in Snobbite when he was just a newborn. His parents' identities, why they did such a thing, and where they went after are all mysteries that remain unsolved to this day, and Koro has no intention of solving them any time soon as a consequence of the upbringing he subsequently endured.

The Hobgoblin swordsman seemed a combat veteran, his small home decorated floor to ceiling in Realm War I memorabilia. He raised Koro in strict accordance with Snobbite wartime culture, seemingly more intent on being a boot camp commander to a cadet rather than a father to a boy. Koro did not take to this lifestyle well, especially at a young age he had no interest in grueling training regiments or reading antiquated military tactics handbooks cover to cover, but the swordsman wouldn't have any of it. He would threaten to withhold food from the boy if he didn't participate in the swordsman's plan for him: "The only people worth more than the dirt on my boot in this land are warriors, and everyone knows it. The food in this house only feeds soldiers, and the roof only houses fighters. If you think you got something better to do with your life than fighting for your country, then it ain't worth the gold it takes to feed you. Anyone else in this kingdom will tell you the same boy, so either get back to it or get out."

In Koro's teenage years he actually did test the hobgoblin's conviction and refused to train or work, and indeed the swordsman refused to feed him and threw him outside. For days Koro did not back down, sleeping outside the home exposed to the elements, but the hobgoblin never checked on him, never said another word, seemingly fully expunging Koro's existence from his mind without guilt. It seemed he was stalwart in the fact that if Koro died out there, it was his own fault for not wanting to be a soldier, and thus of no consequence to him. For as much as Koro despised him, it seems he believed the hobgoblin when he said that everyone in Snobbite thought the way he did, and so he returned to the door of the house in tears, body wearing from malnutrition, promising to be a soldier. The hobgoblin pushed him in training twice as hard as he ever did at Koro's healthiest as punishment, not for refusing to train, but for crying in front of him, because in his words: "Only the weak cry, and a soldier must never be weak."

Unbroken training sessions half a day long each day for months, manual labor, ordered readings of tactics textbooks hundreds of pages long before an arbitrary time had passed to avoid punishment, never being allowed to speak to others or leave the premises unless ordered to or accompanied by the swordsman; this was the life the young Koro was forced to comply with if he didn't want to starve. Koro eventually learned how to do the bare minimum amount of effort in his studies and training that would still get him fed and housed, as the harder and longer the swordsman pushed him, the more hatred he could not afford to let loose grew inside of him, towards the hobgoblin specifically and the whole concept of soldiering as a profession. As he continued to come of age, Koro would finally receive some small relief from the overbearing swordsman when he was sent to Dragon Turtle Bay to learn the ways of seafaring, a common Snobbish cultural touchpoint. He cared little for this too, and any possibility of companionship with peers his age easing the pains that came with his upbringing were snuffed out as Koro looked at their faces and saw wide smiles and twinkling eyes: there wasn't anything that could possibly make them happier than this. The roiling anger continued to grow.

Of course, those other young people had the choice of picking another of the career paths valued in Snobbite: calligraphy, textiles, boatwrighting, or smithing; Koro did not. But then something curious began to happen. Though he despised it with all his being and didn't give it his all, Koro's body was forged strong by his training, even beginning to match the ever-aging hobgoblin. As this threshold was crossed, the hobgoblin would increase the harshness of his words to his cadet. He insulted his sluggish movements in comparison to the element he embodied, he mocked the anger Koro openly showed on his face towards him at this point, and he suggested that maybe his disdainful qualities were apparent to his parents at birth, and that that's why they dumped him in Snobbite, he was too inconvenient to raise so they decided to pawn him off on someone else.

The next thing Koro knew, he was exiting the house with a stolen katana and bow in his hands, electricity crackling from his fingers. He made for the Badlands and never looked back. He wasn't hindered, he wasn't burdened, he was free as the wind, and he could do whatever he pleased; that's what he told himself anyway. Seemingly in an attempt to prove this conviction, he drifted from place to place as his whims took him west, taking on all manner of mercenary jobs from whoever was offering food and shelter. Eventually this landed him in the Badlands, where there was no shortage of work to be done for the various factions. He found himself more often than not taking jobs for the Shepherds, as their nomadic lifestyle fit his similarly ever-wandering one.

As he settled into this new life he was intent on making for himself, a thought stuck in his subconscious like an immovable glue, as memories from his past usually do despite his efforts. The one thing the old hobgoblin never taught Koro about the various wars were the timelines of them: when they started, when the ended, the 'when' never seemed important enough to impart to Koro under any circumstance. In Koro's travels after Snobbite, as offhand comments about past wars of the land and jokes regarding the lifespans of various peoples were overheard in seedy taverns or pop-up desert encampments, Koro wondered if it was even possible for that old hobgoblin to have been born in time to serve in any of the wars he venerated so much...

== Languages ==
Koro grew up only learning Common, the old swordsman never bothered to teach him any other. Though strangely, Koro does seem able to understand Primordial almost instinctually.

== Powers and Abilities ==
Koro utilizes Kensei martial tactics in battle, often in an aggressive and unrefined way that is unemblematic of the typical user of such arts. He utilizes katana, bow, and fist in combat engagements, often times taunting his opponents with insults to get them to attack in a predictable way he can exploit. His Genasi ancestry also affords him limited use of elemental power, like generating electricity from his palms and manipulating the wind to lighten his body or briefly lift things into the air.

== Attacks and Weapons ==
Koro is always equipped with his katana and longbow, but also keeps a supply of large metal darts on hand. He can also resort to passable hand-to-hand combat if necessary, but prefers to use his weapons if he's able.

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Sorvanan Dustwalker

2025-08-30T00:34:12Z

Jeffbuterbaugh: added Category:Bedlam in the Badlands using HotCat

{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Dustwalker Tribe, Shepherds|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=IMG_1769.jpeg|caption=“Who, me? I’m just here for the people, that’s all.”|relatives=Qiyanan (mother), Mahya (older sister)|languages=Common, Common Sign Language, Primordial|alias=Mahleyna—Blade of Mahya|marital=Dating Fhazrin Ashseeker (open relationship)|birthPlace=Pteris Badlands|species=Sandstrider Tabaxi|gender=Nonbinary|height=5’8”|weight=165 lbs|eyes=Orange-Gold}}

'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a Tabaxi from the nomadic Dustwalker tribe with a deep love for good company and a penchant for getting involved in things perhaps best left alone. They are a Way of the Astral Self Monk.

== Physical Appearance ==
Sorvanan has rich brown skin, curly brown hair, and slit orange-gold eyes. They also have brown-furred ears on top of their head along with a tan tail. The last of their overtly cat-like features are pointed canine teeth and retractable claws. Sorvanan has a slender but muscular build and has no trouble putting their muscles on display. They typically wear loose-fitting clothes such as thin, cropped jackets, chest wraps, and pants with sandals. At night, they’ll don one of many woven ponchos to protect from the cold. Their favorite colors to wear are white, gold, and black. When acting as their alter ego Mahleyna, they don a white and gold mask with a white head covering along with a gold cloak.

== Personality ==
From the time Sorvanan was a child, they were considered to be a good candidate to be one of the Dustwalker tribe’s Talesingers due to their jovial nature, healthy appreciation for telling stories, and drive to bring people together. However, this would never come to pass, because with age they revealed themself to be a naturally skilled fighter; this led to them being assigned to be one of the tribe’s Shepherds instead. Though Sorvanan often groans about their job, saying they would prefer to take things easy, they do take the protection of people seriously. They groaned even more when their sister became the tribe’s Grand Sibyl because they knew she would make them her personal Blade. Still, when acting as the Blade of Mahya, they are lethally efficient.

== History ==
Sorvanan was born in the Pteris Badlands to their mother Qiyanan and their father Tahlahn. Unfortunately, Tahlahn died in a skirmish with a group of highly skilled bandits the same day Sorvanan was born, so they never got to meet their father. Considering that Tahlahn was Qiyanan’s second husband, and that her first had also died unexpectedly, some members of the Dustwalker tribe began to suspect that Qiyanan was cursed, though many others simply offered their condolences. Tensions had been high among the Dustwalkers for the past several years due to the seeming absence of their patron spirit, Sandstrider Naahli—The Great Cat. Their patron’s absence meant that no Grand Sibyl had been chosen since the previous one’s death, and the position was an important one since the Chieftain and Grand Sibyl were supposed to govern the tribe together. These things were said to be the cause of the Dustwalkers being in turmoil: they had been stricken with thirst, hunger, bandit raids, and all manner of ill luck. Still, the tribe persevered.

Growing up, Sorvanan was constantly at the hip of the tribe’s Talesingers, those tasked with recording the oral traditions and history of the Dustwalkers through song and performance. They adored the power of stories to change minds and open hearts and, at least for a time, thought at all conflict could truly be resolved by people listening to each other’s stories. Qiyanan allowed Sorvanan to be an innocent child, but she never encouraged this mindset. Mahya was quick to pick up on her mother’s perspective of bloodshed being a necessity at times, but she hoped she could grow into a fierce warrior to protect Sorvanan and Qiyanan from violence. Unfortunately for Sorvanan and Mahya, they would both end up falling into the role that the other sibling wanted. One day, while meditating on the words of a Talesinger’s story, Sorvanan unlocked the ability to channel ki. This might not have meant anything if not for the way they instinctively put these skills to use against attacking bandits. Though Sorvanan was inexperienced, and the adults did most of the work, they proved to have a talent for battle that could not be ignored. Thus, they were assigned to train with the tribe’s Shepherds to become an adept protector. That same week, Mahya began receiving visions from the Elements, meaning that she was a seer—Dustwalker seers are not allowed to engage in direct combat.

Although both siblings were initially none too pleased about their assigned roles, they both learned to be very good at what they did. On Mahya’s twenty-third birthday, Sandstrider Naahli manifested before the entire tribe and declared Mahya the new Grand Sibyl. The Great Cat also tasked Mahya and Chieftain Visra with performing five great rites which would be revealed to them one by one when the right times came. Mahya immediately declared Sorvanan her personal Blade since every Grand Sibyl has the right to one. Sandstrider Naahli bestowed the tribe’s lost artifact, the Clearsong Shortsword, to Sorvanan to solidify Mahya’s choice. After a grand celebration for the assumed end of thirty years of struggle, Sorvanan and Mahya took a moment to themselves to discuss how to handle their newfound positions. Mahya told Sorvanan that she planned to make life better not just for the Dustwalkers, but for the Badlands as a whole. Sorvanan swore that they would help Mahya see this vision through.

== Languages ==
Sorvanan grew up speaking Common, Common Sign Language, and Primordial. The Dustwalkers use Common because it allows for easy communication with almost anyone they might encounter, Sign Language to speak amongst themselves in outside company, and Primordial because they consider it a sacred language that allows a person to attune to the elements. Sorvanan’s favorite of the three is plain Common because it’s a well-known enough language to help bridge gaps between different people. They’ll never shy away from cursing in Primordial when it’s called for, though. They think Primordial swear words have more weight to them because the language involves so many sounds.

== Powers and Abilities ==
As a monk who follows the Way of the Astral Self, Sorvanan is capable of conjuring aspects of the ki that makes up their “true body”, their Astral Self. Their astral arms manifest as slender, but with wicked claws that rend the souls of their enemies, dealing harsh force damage. The rush of energy caused by this manifestation can itself cause damage to Sorvanan’s opponents. They can also don their other identity as Mahleyna—Blade of Mahya: doing so conjures a surge of primal essence which coalesces in a mask and cloak that obscure Sorvanan’s true identity. Other Dustwalkers and a few Ashseekers (including Fhazrin) know Sorvanan is the Blade, but no one else has made the connection.

== Attacks and Weapons ==
Though Sorvanan prefers hand-to-hand combat over weaponry, they always have the Clearsong Shortsword sheathed and on their hip: the sword was given to them as a symbol of their status as the Blade of Mahya.

== Relationships ==

=== '''Qiyanan Dustwalker''' ===
Qiyanan is Sorvanan’s mother and a Healer of the Dustwalker tribe. Some other Dustwalkers consider her unlucky or even cursed because both of her previous husbands died. Qiyanan pointedly makes no comment about this, preferring to let her actions speak for the kind of person she is. When Qiyanan does speak, she displays a firm and stoic personality hardened by years of tribe hardship in the badlands. She is warm to her two children, though, and never fails to let them know that she is proud of them. Qiyanan and Sorvanan occasionally come into conflict over Sorvanan’s easy-going nature, but these disagreements usually wane after Sorvanan does something to prove that they can be serious when it counts (usually). Qiyanan doesn’t mean to nag, she just knows from personal experience what can happen when you get too comfortable. She is incredibly happy with the work both her children are doing with the Shepherds.

=== '''Mahya Dustwalker''' ===
Mahya is Sorvanan’s older half-sister and occupies the prestigious position of the Dustwalker tribe’s Grand Sibyl. This means she is not only a proficient seer, but has been personally appointed by the tribe’s patron spirit, Sandstrider Naahli. Mahya is the first Grand Sibyl to be chosen in 30 years, marking the end of a period of turmoil for the Dustwalkers. She takes her duties seriously and often comes across as detached or cold, but she is a fair tribe advisor. The first thing Mahya did upon gaining her new position was officially join the Shepherds and appoint Sorvanan as their Blade, much to their sibling’s supposed chagrin. Mahya and Sorvanan care deeply for each other and they both agree that Mahya’s vision for the badlands is one worth fighting for.

=== '''Visra Dustwalker''' ===
Visra is the Chieftain of the Dustwalker tribe. Outsiders tend to be surprised that the Grand Sibyl isn’t the tribe leader (or at the very least, surprised that Visra doesn’t think Mahya is undermining his authority). The reality is that Visra was relieved when Mahya was chosen. He believes that the tribe cannot function in harmony without the guidance of both the Chieftain and the Grand Sibyl and is glad that Sandstrider Naahli has no longer turned away from the Dustwalkers. Visra and Sorvanan respect each other even if Visra thinks Sorvanan could stand to be more like their alter ego all the time.

=== '''Fhazrin Ashseeker''' ===
Fhazrin is the next in line to be chieftain of the Ashseeker tribe, a tribe of humans who the Dustwalkers often trade and collaborate with. He and Sorvanan have known each other since they were children and it was basically assumed that they were dating before they even got together. They both joined the Shepherds around the same time and, after their third mission together, they officially became romantic partners. Fhazrin is considered a trickster, though he claims he just likes surprising people. His funseeking nature compliments Sorvanan’s love for finding new stories. The two of them are in an open relationship, which isn’t uncommon in either of their tribes.

=== '''Sandstrider Naahli—The Great Cat''' ===
Naahli the Sandstrider is an old cat spirit. It was she who transformed the first Dustwalkers into Sandstrider Tabaxi so they could better traverse the Pteris Badlands. Though she is aloof, she holds enough care for the Dustwalkers to consider herself their patron. Her reasons for waiting 30 years to choose another Grand Sibyl are unknown, but it is assumed that she was simply willing to wait for the right candidate to emerge. Naahli apparently has no interest in being outright worshipped like a full-blown deity, but the Dustwalker tribe pays her reverence by obeying her Three Decrees. Sorvanan has heard Naahli speak directly more often than other members of their tribe due to their closeness to their sister, the Grand Sibyl. Though they joke about the Three Decrees sometimes, they have never outright disobeyed them.

== The Three Decrees ==

# Revere The Elements Of The Badlands
# Deal With Matters Of Death Cleanly And Quickly
# Take No More Than What Is Needed

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Ravii Kero

2025-08-30T00:33:12Z

Jeffbuterbaugh: added Category:Fantasial Freeze using HotCat

{{Infobox_character|affilliation=The Unravel, Cavii's Cafe|name={{PAGENAME}}|caption=Let's make a deal.|relatives=Cavii Kero|alias=The Negotiator|species=Choeru}}

'''{{PAGENAME}} '''was born late. Exactly 3 minutes and 7 seconds late to be precise -- a fact that their grandmother never let them forget. [[Cavii Kero|Cavii]] was of course born right on schedule, and just kept right on doing everything else right in life too as far as everyone was concerned. Oh Cavii landed a nice job out of town. Oh Cavii is making such a nice name for themselves. Oh Cavii opened a cafe. Oh Cavii monogamized to such a lovely soul. Oh Cavii, Cavii, Cavii. Ravii on the other hand seemed to do exactly one thing very wrong early on, and it has followed them the rest of their lives:

''Ravii was not Cavii.''

== History in [[Ravel]] ==
Ravii moved to Ravel just as soon as they could get out of town. They quickly settled in, rented a nice studio apartment, and formed a satisfying harem. They landed a job they were good at selling upscale homes in the elven district, making offers they couldn't refuse. If the offers weren't always above table, who was to blame Ravii?

More than anything, they were content being out from under the Cavii Kero name. Don't get them wrong -- Ravii loved their brother, and knew them better than anyone else. They were often a sounding board for Cavii's bolder ideas, and a quiet editer of their worse ones, the gentle nudge that turned a good idea into a golden one. Ravii had talents of their own of course, but they just ''weren't Cavii'', and so every meeting turned into disappointment when they shared the same face in a small town.

Ravel was a chance to finally start fresh for the first time in their lives, and Ravii had truly made the best of it.

That is, until Cavii moved to town. Cavii moved to town, opened a raucously popular cafe, and suddenly their shared face was everywhere, but plastered only with Cavii's name. Once again, people were stopping them in the street, and Ravii once again had to be the constant bearer of bad news. ''They weren't Cavii.''

Eventually, Ravii confronted Cavii about this, ready to fight, but instead came away with yet another deal. The success of Cavii's Cafe, combined with the connections Ravii had already made in the city made for a perfect storm. Cavii's Cafe would provide the front, and Ravii's real estate connections would provide the buyers. The Kero Brothers were finally in business together for once, and they were unstoppable.

Then, Cavii's darling partner died. Rumors started to swirl that it wasn't a chance death, that someone had stacked the deck, and Ravii began to wonder if for the first time Cavii had finally suffered the wrong end of sharing a face with his dear brother. A deal had recently gone south on a piece of prime real estate on the water, one that would have been the jewel of the district, and Ravii had been at the center of it.

Had someone, '''''finally''''', mistaken Cavii for Ravii?

The thought alone was enough to send Ravii into a spiral of hells all their own. They left the business. Sent their harem away. Moved houses -- frequently. They stayed away from the funeral for the off chance that whoever did this might look for them there, and put Cavii in jeopardy again. Add in a week or two of the Ravel law enforcement giving Ravii the runaround, and Ravii was tired. A feeling that eventually lead to the family's hallmark -- stubborn. Stubbornness, when aimed at the world around them, led to a cold, creeping, icy, spite that fractaled and wove through them until they were finally ready to truly earn the reputation they had always been mis-assigned. Ravii was ready to find who did this.

While Cavii moved out of town, Ravii quickly learned of, and joined, The Unravel. They slowly climbed the ranks over the years, seeking the power and influence that could lead them to the answers they demanded. They became known as The Negotiator for their talents not only in hammering out deals, but in making sure you followed through with them. No one ever broke a deal again with The Negotiator without paying a terrible price.

== History in the Fantasial Freeze ==
Ravii had managed to climb into a respectable ranking position among The Unravel before The Fantasial Freeze began, when they had to aside their personal vendetta just to survive. They used their vast network of connections to hunt down the cause of both the freeze, and the terrible diseases that seemed to come with it. Eventually, they came to the conclusion that something on the other side of death was causing these curses like the Wendigo -- and who better to chat with death than The Negotiator themselves? Ravii attempted to push their soul to the edge of death in order to meet with the beings that lived there. Unfortunately for Ravii, their companions in life were not attentive, and they did not return to their body. Realizing they were stuck on the other side, Ravii made the best of their situation and tried to learn about the fate Cavii's partner.

Surprisingly, Cavii Kero's name seemed to open doors on this side of life the same way it had on the other, and they were lead eventually to Thesaurus -- a colossal, boney creature with little patience for Ravii's inquiries and a much higher tolerance for true death. Ravii's skills did not completely fail them, however, and they were able to negotiate their own freedom from this place in exchange for bringing Cavii Kero to Thesaurus. In the end, Ravii was able to send out whispers among the creatures on this plane to other souls on the brink of death in order to get the message to his brother, but these things took time. Months passed before Cavii, having finally received the message, attempted the same ritual Ravii had and was thereby brought to Thesaurus. Although Ravii had completed their side of the deal that was struck, it quickly became apparent that it was not at all Cavii Kero who Thesaurus actually sought. Ravii was no fool, however, and had ensured the right clauses were in the deal, allowing them to escape back to the mortal plane with their soul despite the misunderstanding.

Thesuarus' rage at the deal gone wrong was soon felt across Ravel as giant blow holes emerged -- one in the very elven district that had instigated this entire mess. The creatures that Ravii had met on the other side soon took on terrifying blowted forms in the mortal plane, and now run entirely amuck in the city.

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Enrik

2025-08-28T23:05:45Z

Jeffbuterbaugh: added Category:Fantasial Freeze using HotCat

{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Balabag|name=Enrik of the Hill|image=|relatives=Lorik of Fire|birthPlace=Pteris|species=Goliath|gender=Transgender Male|height=6'8"|weight=275|eyes=Grey}}

'''{{PAGENAME}} of the Hill '''is a Hill Goliath Artisan/Artificer Fighter, originating from a nomadic tribe of Goliath on [[Pteris]].

== Physical Appearance ==
Enrik is small for a Goliath, "only" being 6'8" tall, and weighs approximately 275 pounds, almost entirely muscle. Despite living through the entirety of the first four months of the [[The Fantasial Freeze/The Story So Far|Fantasial Freeze]], Enrik appears well fed and healthy, due to his ability to eat any plant matter for sustenance, and the literal fire branded on his soul which keeps him warm. He sports a long black braided mohawk, no facial hair, and black tribal tattoos that start at his cheekbones, rise up over his eyes, and make their way around the bald sides of his head and down his back, as well as similar artwork on his arms and chest. The tattoos are typical Goliath tattoos that many receive when they are young. He is heavily scarred all over his face and body due to many encounters with both monsters and blowt, though he chest is covered in a large, touch scar across his pectorals that appears to have been caused by mutilation rather than combat. It is likely recent as it interrupts the flow of his tattoos and has not had the missing ink replaced.

== Personality ==
Enrik is gruff and hot-headed, but inquisitive and intelligent of the way machines work and how things are built. However, magical creations are beyond his understanding, which regularly causes bouts of frustration because he just cannot figure out how magical items are made, spells are cast, and the supernatural at large exists. That being said, Enrik has yet to meet a monster or blowt that can't be put down by beating it with a hammer.

== History ==
A brief history of your character's life.

== Powers and Abilities ==
Aside from being really good at hitting things with Flyswatter, Enrik has the ability to, at will, light himself, and whatever weapon he is wielding, on fire, thanks to the brand on his soul, as well as stave off the effects of natural extreme heat and cold, and shrug off the initial effects of magical flame. As a show of strength, Enrik stood in and walked through a large bonfire created by [[Kara]], who had enlarged the flame to block Enrik's vision of her while sitting around said bonfire after a mission gone wrong.

== Attacks and Weapons ==
Enrik's main weapon is his warhammer, ''Flyswatter'', that he has had with him since arriving on [[Osugbo]]. The hammer sports an unconvential appearance, having had the middle shaved down to create two sharp prongs on the outside of the warhammer to give the weapon the ability the lacerate organic matter, but still provide the heft and OOMPH of a warhammer. It almost looks as if someone mashed two axeheads together, but upon closer inspection, it is clear the hammer was delicately and precisely reforged and shaved in order to keep the integrity of the weapon in tact, though to an untrained artificer and warrior, the maintenance necessary for such an unconventional weapon would be too much. Flyswatter has also had its haft heavily customized to allow the weapon to be efficiently one-handed by Enrik himself, allowing ease of use in close quarters, contrary to his large stature.

[[Category:Player Characters]]
[[Category:Fantasial Freeze]]
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Emerald Dragon

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Jeffbuterbaugh: Created page with "[[Durzibethinus is the Emerald Thane of Sardior, the paragon of Emerald Dragons following their reemergence in the realm.]] '''Emerald Dragons''' are a type of Gemstone Dragon with extraordinary psychic abilities that make them masters of illusions and trickery. == Appearance == The Emerald Dragon has a lithe, serpentine-like body ideal for tunneling into underground caverns and slithering..."

[[File:Durzibethinus.png|thumb|[[Durzibethinus]] is the [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Thane of Sardior]], the paragon of Emerald Dragons following their reemergence in the realm.]]
'''Emerald [[Dragon|Dragons]]''' are a type of [[Gemstone Dragon]] with extraordinary psychic abilities that make them masters of illusions and trickery.

== Appearance ==
The Emerald Dragon has a lithe, serpentine-like body ideal for tunneling into underground caverns and slithering through dense forests. At first glance, they are sometimes mistaken for one of their [[Green Dragon|Chromatic Green]] cousins—but they can be identified by their lustrous, emerald scales which undulate across their slender form and are caught adrift in their psionic aura once shed…congealing into brilliant, spiny shards that float along their back and head to suggest horns as an added intimidation display.

== Abilities ==
The Emerald Dragon possesses a psychic disruption breath weapon which can disorient or shred the mind of anyone unlucky enough to be licked by its flames. Their reclusive temperament does not dull their keen curiosity, so they will often study the outside world by scrying from the safety of their lairs…either through fire originating from their lairs or with any other means they have access to. Amongst other [[Gemstone Dragon]] types, they bond most easily with [[Sapphire Dragon|Sapphire Dragons]] as they will perform reconnaissance to support the battle-minded [[Sapphire Dragon|Sapphire's]] war plans when faced with a perceived mutual threat.

== Notable Emerald Dragons ==

=== [[Feredemius]] ===
The progenitor of Emerald Dragons—all emerald beings are said to share his Feredemic blood—he served [[Sardior]] on the [[Ruby Court]] prior to the god's shattering in [[Prehistory]] and eventually fell into a destructive, hedonistic existence…resulting in his imprisonment beneath the [[Northern Snowy Mountains]] where he became corrupted by underground rifts leaking [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] energies and took up the mantle of [[The One That Waits]].

=== [[Durzibethinus]] ===
The [[Dragonborn]]-turned-[[Dragon]] who ascended to become the new [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Thane]] as a consequence of his role in [[The Battle of Five Lights]], a fight which saw the defeat of the corrupted [[Feredemius]] and the resurrection of [[Sardior]]—the god of [[Gemstone Dragon|Gemstone Dragons]].

=== [[Smargarg]] ===
A young Emerald Dragon who had set up his lair in a subterranean temple—built to [[Feredemius]] in ancient times—also using it to operate a hatchery for [[Gemstone Dragon]] eggs.

== See Also ==

* [[Rooney#Smaragdos|Smaragdos]], an [[Drake (Companion)|Emerald Drake]] who hatched from a damaged egg in [[Smargarg|Smargarg's]] hatchery.
* [[Emerald Splinter]], the [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Artifacts|Emerald Artifact]] of the [[Ruby Court]] possessed by [[Durzibethinus]].
* [[Emerald Blade]], a weapon once belonging to [[Feredemius]] that was absorbed in the ceremony to resurrect [[Sardior]].

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[[Category:Into the Greedy Green]]

Copper Dragon

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Jeffbuterbaugh: Created page with "'''Copper Dragons''' are a Metallic Dragon often—but not always—allied with the good Dragon god Bahamut. == About == Copper Dragons have a breath weapon of acid energy. == Notable Copper Dragons == === Corduth === === Gideon === Category:Dragons Category:Into the Greedy Green"

'''Copper [[Dragons]]''' are a [[Dragon#Metallic Dragons|Metallic Dragon]] often—but not always—allied with the good [[Dragon]] god [[Bahamut]].

== About ==
Copper Dragons have a breath weapon of acid energy.

== Notable Copper Dragons ==

=== [[Corduth]] ===

=== [[Gideon (Dragon)|Gideon]] ===
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Gold Dragon

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Jeffbuterbaugh: Created page with "'''Gold Dragons''' are a Metallic Dragon often—but not always—allied with the good Dragon god Bahamut. == About == Gold Dragons have a breath weapon of fire energy. == Notable Gold Dragons == === Mesanth === === Bazzniagalvinica === Category:Dragons Category:Into the Greedy Green"

'''Gold [[Dragons]]''' are a [[Dragon#Metallic Dragons|Metallic Dragon]] often—but not always—allied with the good [[Dragon]] god [[Bahamut]].

== About ==
Gold Dragons have a breath weapon of fire energy.

== Notable Gold Dragons ==

=== [[Mesanth]] ===

=== [[Bazzniagalvinica]] ===
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Obad-Hai

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Jeffbuterbaugh: Created page with "'''Obad-Hai''', also known as '''Wild Lord''', is one of the six Creator Gods of Quelmar and the creator of the Centaurs. He is a god associated with the forces of nature—and the incessant change those forces bring—as well as hunting and beasts. == About == For his contribution to the Kiston Guardians, Obad-Hai placed a Mutated Chimera as the Kiston Guardians#Mutated Chimera:..."

'''Obad-Hai''', also known as '''Wild Lord''', is one of the six [[Quelmar Deities#The Original Six|Creator Gods]] of [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]] and the creator of the [[Centaur|Centaurs]]. He is a god associated with the forces of nature—and the incessant change those forces bring—as well as hunting and [[Beast|beasts]].

== About ==
For his contribution to the [[Kiston Guardians]], Obad-Hai placed a [[Mutated Chimera]] as the [[Kiston Guardians#Mutated Chimera: Guardian of Sarcof|Guardian of Sarcof]] because he believed them to be the most monstrous—yet completely natural—creature in history.

== Followers ==

* [[Roha]], a centaur archer from the [[Ilroch Herd of Isonhound]].

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Absence

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{{Prehistoric}}
'''Absence''', also known as '''The Void''' or '''The Echoing Dark''', was an alleged and oft-forgotten seventh [[Quelmar Deities#The Lost One|Creator God]] of [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]]. They were rumored to have created the [[Shadow-Folk]]—tall, pale, secretive humanoids—to be their chosen [[race]] during the creation of the realm. Very little else is known about this god, however, as they were presumably destroyed during the reforging of the realm under [[Moradin]] in [[Prehistory|Prehistoric Times]].

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Shadow-Folk

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Jeffbuterbaugh: Created page with "{{Prehistoric}} '''Shadow-Folk''' were a rumored race of tall, pale, secretive humanoids. They were alleged to have been created by Absence—the oft-forgotten seventh Creator God—as one of the original races of Quelmar. However, they were presumed destroyed along with their creator during the reforging of the realm under Moradin in Prehistoric Times. Ca..."

{{Prehistoric}}
'''Shadow-Folk''' were a rumored [[race]] of tall, pale, secretive humanoids. They were alleged to have been created by [[Absence]]—the oft-forgotten seventh [[Quelmar Deities#The Lost One|Creator God]]—as one of the [[List of Races#Original Six*|original races]] of [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]]. However, they were presumed destroyed along with their creator during the reforging of the realm under [[Moradin]] in [[Prehistory|Prehistoric Times]].

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Centaur

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Jeffbuterbaugh: Created page with "'''Centaurs''' are a race of noble half-horse folk. They were created by Obad-Hai as one of the Original Six races to be put on Quelmar. == About == At one point, they were the dominant native species on the Kiston isle of Ossuary. == Notable Centaurs == * Roha, a member of the OathWielders. * Indomitus, commander of the Prehistoric centarmy. * Lith..."

'''Centaurs''' are a [[race]] of noble half-horse folk. They were created by [[Obad-Hai]] as one of the [[List of Races#Original Six*|Original Six]] races to be put on [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]].

== About ==
At one point, they were the dominant native species on the [[Kiston]] isle of [[Kiston Isles#Ossuary|Ossuary]].

== Notable Centaurs ==

* [[Roha]], a member of the [[OathWielders]].
* [[Indomitus]], commander of the [[Prehistory|Prehistoric]] centarmy.
* [[Lith the Crispy Centaur]], folk hero from the [[Ilroch Herd of Isonhound]].

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Elemental Plane of Water

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Jeffbuterbaugh: Created page with "'''The Elemental Plane of Water''' is one of Quelmar's four main adjacent elemental planes—the others being planes of Air, Earth, and Fire. == Natives == * Bullywug * Grung * Locathah * Sahuagin * Triton == See Also == * Istishia, the Elemental Demi-God of wa..."

'''The Elemental Plane of Water''' is one of [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar's]] four main adjacent elemental [[Plane|planes]]—the others being planes of [[Elemental Plane of Air|Air]], [[Elemental Plane of Earth|Earth]], and [[Elemental Plane of Fire|Fire]].

== Natives ==

* [[Bullywug]]
* [[Grung]]
* [[Locathah (Player Race)|Locathah]]
* [[Sahuagin (Player Race)|Sahuagin]]
* [[Triton]]

== See Also ==

* [[Istishia]], the [[Elemental Demi-Gods|Elemental Demi-God]] of water.
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Elemental Plane of Earth

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Jeffbuterbaugh: Created page with "'''The Elemental Plane of Earth''' is one of Quelmar's four main adjacent elemental planes—the others being planes of Air, Fire, and Water. == Natives == * Kreen ** Thri-Kreen ** Tohr-Kreen == See Also == * Grumbar, the Elemental Demi-God of earth. Category:Planes {{Worldbuilders}}"

'''The Elemental Plane of Earth''' is one of [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar's]] four main adjacent elemental [[Plane|planes]]—the others being planes of [[Elemental Plane of Air|Air]], [[Elemental Plane of Fire|Fire]], and [[Elemental Plane of Water|Water]].

== Natives ==

* [[Kreen]]
** [[Thri-Kreen]]
** [[Tohr-Kreen]]

== See Also ==

* [[Grumbar]], the [[Elemental Demi-Gods|Elemental Demi-God]] of earth.
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Elemental Plane of Fire

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Jeffbuterbaugh:

'''The Elemental Plane of Fire''' is one of [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar's]] four main adjacent elemental [[Plane|planes]]—the others being planes of [[Elemental Plane of Air|Air]], [[Elemental Plane of Earth|Earth]], and [[Elemental Plane of Water|Water]].

== See Also ==

* [[Kossuth]], the [[Elemental Demi-Gods|Elemental Demi-God]] of fire.
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Elemental Plane of Fire

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Jeffbuterbaugh: Created page with "'''The Elemental Plane of Fire''' is one of Quelmar's four main adjacent elemental planes—the others being planes of Air, Earth, and Water. == See Also == * Kossuth, the Elemental Demi-God of fire. Category:Planes {{Worldbuilders}}"

'''The Elemental Plane of Fire''' is one of [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar's]] four main adjacent elemental planes—the others being planes of [[Elemental Plane of Air|Air]], [[Elemental Plane of Earth|Earth]], and [[Elemental Plane of Water|Water]].

== See Also ==

* [[Kossuth]], the [[Elemental Demi-Gods|Elemental Demi-God]] of fire.
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The Underdark

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{{Worldbuilders}}

'''The Underdark '''is an [[The Quelmar Great Wheel|Quelmar-adjacent plane]] of innumerable caverns, tunnels, and caves. The [[plane]] is identical in size to [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]], and resides between 3 to 5 [[miles]] below Quelmar's surface.

== About ==

=== Quelmar's Shield ===
The sole purpose of the Underdark is to confuse and complicate any attempts at directly plane jumping between the evil, outer planes and the [[Prime Material Plane]]. The punishing energies of the Underdark cause any and all plane jumping teleportation to get struck by a surge of [[Wild Magic]], distorting the destination of the target in both space and time. A powerful protection, it keeps any [[demon]] lords, archdevils, or lower fiends from just directly popping into [[the Quelmar Realm]].

Conversely, those seeking to summon [[devils]] or [[demons]] require incredible dark magic, as it can be nearly impossible to directly pull demons through the protective shield of the Underdark. Even then, most summoners can only pull small and powerless fiends.

=== Trapped Souls: The [[DarkFates|Darkfates]] ===
[[Souls]] who get trapped in the Underdark when trying to plane jump are bound to suffer from one of several fates. Those of particularly strong body, [[soul]], and beliefs can survive the adventure, living normally in the Underdark. These type of survivors are typically ''Lawful Good'', and are deemed incorruptible. But most of the time, those banished to the Underdark suffer from one of three ultimate fates: becoming an '''Allip''', a '''Bodak, '''or a '''Soul Reaver'''. These abominations are known as the [[DarkFates]].

=== Escaping the Underdark ===
When trapped in the Underdark due to a plane jump or teleportation gone wrong, the easiest solution is to ''Dispel'' the magic that cast you into the Underdark to begin with. Being subjected to the energies of ''Dispel Magic ''has a non-zero chance of reversing the jump, flinging [[The Creature|the creature]] back to its original location, though the time and place may not be exactly when and where they departed from.'' ''

== History ==

=== Creation ===
The plane of the Underdark was created by the [[Lost God]] known as [[Torog]]. A god of punishment and pain, Torog shaped the plane out of dangerous energies, imbuing the life and terrain to exist solely as a lethal test to those enduring here. In a way, the Underdark is one massive cavernous prison.

Torog was tasked by the creator [[gods]] to create a "buffer" between [[Quelmar]] and the [[The Ten Hells]] that lie beneath it. As [[Asmodeus]] was prone to trying to take over the realm, the Underdark was the first line of defense against all fiendish energies.

=== Habitation ===
Though created solely to trap and confuse those plane jumping forces, the Underdark was directly tied to the Quelmar Realm, and could even be reached if one managed to go underground far enough. Very few natural cavern systems existed that reached the Underdark, but in Quelmar's ancient history, those caves were used to send banished groups deep underground, including the original [[Drow]], [[Duergar |Duergar]], and [[Svirfneblin]].

== Geology ==
The Underdark is home to countless rare gemstones and ores. A brief list of Underdark treasures is listed below:
* Agate
* Azurite
* Adventurine
* Amethyst
* [[Alexandrite]]
* Ioun Stone
* Lapis Lazuli
* Light Gem
* Malachite
* Phenalope
* Ruby
* Sapphire
* Spell Gems - A [[Svirfneblin]] gem craft that imbues any of the other gems listed here with a one-time spell.
* Tiger Eye
* Topaz

== See Also ==
* [[The Underdungeon]], a [[campaign]] set entirely in the dangers of the Underdark.

[[Category:Planes]]

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