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Aliria Servine

2026-04-02T18:49:04Z

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{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Chaotic Neutral|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Aliria2.png|caption=Aliria Servine after binding herself to [[The Book of the Dead]]|relatives=[[Viviria Servine]] (Mother), [[Graz'zt]] (Father)|languages=Common, Infernal, Abyssal|birthPlace=Dolmvay|species=Tiefling|gender=Female|height=5'6|eyes=Pure black eyes, no pupils}}

'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is an Abyssal [[Tiefling]].

== Physical Appearance ==
Aliria has purple skin, and bright white hair, her eyes are pure black with no pupil. Some people swear they can see souls swirling in the blackness of her eyes. She is around 25 years, she is a female. She wears pants and a belt. She also wears boots and a shirt with leather straps wrapped around. She also has wings that purple and black.

== Personality ==
The first impression of Aliria people usually have of her is that she is stand offish. Answers with one word or just straight up ignores them. People may see her as rude or mean when they first meet her. Second time around is about the same. But it seems if you keep chipping away at her surface you see her for who she is. Aliria is deeply insecure about her identity and who she is as a tiefling. She wants to be accepted and treated like any other normal being. A sense of belonging. It takes Aliria a hard time to trust others but with time they will find her as someone who is loyal and would do anything for her friends or people she cares about.

== History ==
[[File:Aliria servine.png|thumb|300x300px|Aliria before the campaign]]
Aliria grew up in the city Dolmvay in the north district. In her early childhood her memories are mostly happy as she just spent time with her mom and was oblivious to the stares and mummers about them around her. Aliria and her mother spent most of there time in there home. Her mother Viviria would teach her various things and do crafts and other activities with her. When Aliria started school around the age of 6 and stopped going at about the age of 11. This is because Aliria was outcast and rejected by her classmates and peers. Even the teachers ignored her. At age [[One|6]] she became aware of what it meant to be different from other people. She chose to ignore this though and just strive to learn as she is someone who is very curious about everything and wanted the knowledge. Aliria tried to make friends in school but she had no luck, no one even wanted to sit near her. When she brought up this issue to teachers they did nothing about it. Aliria continued to persevere though and stick it through. When Aliria turned 11 though and entered a secondary education school her mindset changed. This is when she experienced straight mailicious bullying from the hands of her classmates. After this instance and nothing being done about it Aliria knew nothing would change so she explained to her mom what was going on and Aliria stopped going to school. Besides school trouble Aliria also was having some conflict with her mom. When Aliria was getting bullied one of the bullies mentioned her father. At this point and time Aliria never asked her mother much about her father as her mother never brought it up. This peaked an interest in Aliria and she began to ask questions about him but her mother avoided them. Aliria expressed frustration and stated she does not understand why her mother is avoiding the topic. Her mother explained it is just something she does not need to know at this age. Aliria stated she understood but internally she made a plan to find out. With all this free time now with her not being in school and her mother going out of the house to work Aliria began to do her own reasearch about how to gain knowledge about the hells or get a direct contact from them.

This is where Aliria comes across a book about an easy guide on how to summon a devil from the hells. Aliria used this book and somehow summoned Glasya, the daughter of [[Asmodeus]]. Aliria did not know who she was all she saw is a female devil in front of her. Glasya stated to Aliria that she could smell her sense of desperation and rebellion and it piqued her interest and that is why she chose to come and be summoned by Aliria. Aliria stated that yes she was desperate she stated she wanted to learn about The Hells and possibly about her father and most importantly her heritage. Glasya had a sinister smile on her face. She stated she understood what it is like to not understand who you are. Thus Glasya and Aliria made a deal with one another. Glasya will provide her with information as Aliria asks and Aliria will do what Glasya asks of her. With this Aliria gained a patron. Glasya also stated she will grant her a gift of enhancing her magical abilities that live within her. After this Aliria practiced and studies in secret. Throughout this time Glasya would provide Aliria with information in exchange Aliria would do all sorts of odd tasks. Forgaging items from the woods, talking to different people who were pretty sketchy in Alirias opinion. This is also how Aliria came across her job as a delivery person. Glasya asked her to approach this individual Wythern and ask for a job in delivering their orders and say Glasya sent her. Thus her job started. This was the normal for Aliria for quite some time. Then all of a sudden it changed. Aliris never knew her mom was a planeswalker and never thought much of her mom being gone for long periods of time as Aliria got older. Aliria just thought since she is older her mom thinks Aliria can take care of herself. Her mother also stated her job required the long hours. So Aliria and her mom were in their usual routine her mother going off to work and Aliria going to work as well. Now Aliria returned and as usual her mother was not back so Aliria continued her routine. When it was the next day and her mother still was not back Aliria was a bit worried but her mother has been gone for two days in a row before but her mom usually mentioned it to her. One the third day of her mother being gone she was in full panic. She did not know what happened or understand what could have happened. All of a sudden Glasya communicated with Aliria. Glasya explained to Aliria that the river styx has dried up and that the abyss is gone. Aliria stated how does that affect her, Glasya explained a source told her that Alirias mother was in the abyss when the [[The River Styx|river Styx]] dried up. Aliria broke down crying feeling emotions of confusion, pain and loss. Knowing her mom could be gone forever. After a moment Glasya stated that she needs Aliria to do a task for her and tells her that there is a man named Gabriel who has a mission investigating the river styx drying up. Glasya stated she wants Aliria to go and join the mission. Report back information and findings and Glasya also stated this is how you could get your mother back.

== Relationships ==

=== [[The Hellraisers]] ===

* [[Aivan Factorovich]]
* [[Nyrgoth]]
* [[Balaam]]
* [[Atlas]]
* [[Endine di Valpadana]]
* [[Sylphine Nightfall]]

== Languages ==
Common, Infernal, Abyssal

== Powers and Abilities ==
Patron is now the Book of the Dead

== Attacks and Weapons ==
Eldritch Blast and spells
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Balaam

2026-04-02T18:48:37Z

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Maralise (adoptive mother, deceased)<br>
Edward (adoptive brother, deceased)|languages=Common, Draconic, Orc, Primordial|alias=The Scapegoat
The Bearer of Sins
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'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a Cursed Goatman (mechanically Half-Orc) Ancestral Guardian Barbarian in the Paragon Protocol campaign.

== Physical Appearance ==
Balaam is a hulking humanoid standing at 7 feet tall. Their entire body is covered in ashen grey fur and they generally wear simple, tattered brown robes. They have large, backward-sweeping and forward-curving goat horns and two dark grey hooves for feet as a result of the Curse of Sin. Their limbs are long and lanky, which conceals their true immense strength.

== Personality ==
Despite Balaam's large and intimidating size, they are generally quiet and keep to themselves. The Curse of Sin has tormented them so much that they prefer isolating themselves to avoid being overwhelmed by the sight of sinners.

== History ==
The Scapegoat is a wandering tormented spirit who is cursed to bear the sins and burdens of those they encounter. As a newborn, they were left on the doorstep of a shepherd's family in the village of Wispwater. The family, consisting of Jermaine, Maralise, and Edward, took the child in and raised them as their own, giving them the name Joss. Joss lived a fairly normal childhood, learning how to tend the goats in Jermaine's flock and became friends with a wisp spirit named Lucia.

On the eve of Joss' 25th birthday, a group called the Cult of Sin arrived in Wispwater, taking over the village and claiming that everyone was marked as a sinner. However, they could all be freed of their sins if they partook in a strange ritual. The cult leader singled out Joss and their adoptive family, claiming that Joss' ancestors angered the gods by committing the first sins, and that they would become scapegoats to free the village. Edward was sacrificed upon an altar as one of the scapegoats, while the Cult slew the villagers and forced their souls into Joss' body to turn them into the other scapegoat. There appears to be some truth to the story told by the Cult of Sin, as Joss underwent a horrific change that turned them into a goat-like beastman, before being thrown off of a cliff and left for dead.

As they lay dying on the ground, Joss was quickly tormented by the spirits that were bound to them. While some of the souls were innocent, there were truly sinful spirits that were greatly empowered by the ritual, who took the opportunity to manipulate Joss into doing their own bidding. Slowly, Joss lost their sense of identity as they began to truly believe that they were cursed to be a scapegoat. The only thing Joss saw wherever they looked at anyone was the mark of a sinner. In an effort to prevent anyone from being hurt, Joss retreated into isolation, eventually forgetting their own name as the spirits began to whisper another name: Balaam.

One day, Balaam fell deathly ill and assumed that their end was coming. However, they woke up instead in an small hut, having been found by a blind elderly lady who stumbled upon them while picking herbs. Balaam's first instinct was to run, but there was something different about this lady. She did not seem to be marked, nor was Balaam compelled to carry any sort of burden from her. Over several days, Balaam begin to trust and help Theresa, the Blind Lady, with her everyday tasks, yet always kept what they became a secret from her.

Despite Balaam's best efforts, they were still discovered by people when they were caught in a hunter's net while foraging. However, they were set free by a wandering priest took pity, telling them about how there were strange events recently and a certain archangel named Gabriel was seeking people to help investigate something...

== Relationships ==

=== [[The Hellraisers]] ===

* [[Aivan Factorovich]]
* [[Aliria Servine]]
* [[Nyrgoth]]
* [[Atlas]]
* [[Endine di Valpadana]]
* [[Sylphine Nightfall]]

== Languages ==
Balaam can speak four languages: Common, Draconic, Orc, and Primordial. The latter three languages are a result of the Curse of Sin.

== Powers and Abilities ==
The Curse of Sin manifests in the form of sinner spirits that surround Balaam. This also provides them with abilities that make them incredibly resilient.

Being a Cursed Goatman has given Balaam Darkvision and a Menacing aura that makes them extremely intimidating. They are also granted Relentless Endurance that lets them survive normally fatal wounds in combat. Additionally, the Curse causes Balaam to have Savage Attacks that can critically wound.

Balaam can channel the Curse of Sin in the form of Rage. This empowers their Strength, makes them more resilient to physical damage, and deal more damage with melee attacks, but prevents them from casting any spells as it muddles their mind. They can shrug off attacks with Unarmored Defense, and have heightened reflexes that provide them with a Danger Sense when avoiding dexterity-related effects. Balaam can also perform Reckless Attacks to increase the chances of hitting an enemy at the expense of opening up their own defenses. They are also surprisingly nimble, having Fast Movement, a Feral Instinct that lets them act faster and avoid being surprised if they immediately Rage, and being able to Instinctively Pounce on an enemy upon Raging. The Curse also amplifies their attacks to inflict Brutal Critical wounds and resist fatal wounds through Relentless Rage as the spirits keep Balaam alive.

Despite being a constant torment, Balaam can use the spirits from the Curse of Sin as Ancestral Protectors who can torment an enemy, making it harder to hit and damage anyone else other than Balaam when they are Raging. They can also form a Spirit Shield that reduces the damage taken by someone. In times of peace, the spirits can also provide an Augury or Clairvoyance into the future.

The Curse of Sin influences Balaam to be a Sentinel, locking down enemies who attempt to leave their range or perform a retaliatory blow if they attack an ally. Additionally, they are a Great Weapon Master that can attempt to sacrifice accuracy for damage when attacking an enemy.

==== Infernal Corruption ====
Through their ordeals in the Hells, Balaam has been exposed to Infernal Corruption that amplifies their abilities at the cost of turning them more devil-like. Additionally, Balaam can act as a Scapegoat and take on Infernal Corruption in place of others.

'''Infernal Fortitude:'''

Whenever Balaam kills a creature, they are able to absorb some of the life force to bolster themselves.

'''Poison Breath (Maelephant):'''

Balaam absorbed the Essence of a Maelephant after killing one in Ironfell Prison. Puffs of poisonous gas emerge from Balaam's nose whenever they exhale, which they can use offensively at enemies once a day.

'''Infernal Chains (Zuul):'''

Balaam absorbed the Essence of Zuul after slaying the Chain Devil Warden of Ironfell Prison. Zuul's Essence manifests as flesh-chains that form from Balaam's arms, which can be used to attack or restrain a creature at range.

'''Reach:'''

After nearly being killed during Elytria's execution, Balaam decided to willingly Corrupt themselves in order to better protect the party. Their arms are more elongated, which increases their melee reach and makes grappling a creature easier.

'''Devilish Charm:'''

Balaam took on this level of Corruption unconsciously when Aliria was attempting the read through the Book of the Dead. This Corruption has given Balaam more devilish features, but has also gifted them with a devil's Expertise in Deception, Intimidation, and Persuasion while also being able to Charm a Monster once per day.

== Equipment==
'''Greataxe (+1):'''

Balaam carries around a large scythe (mechanically a greataxe) as their weapon.

'''Belt of (Hill) Giant Strength:'''

This Belt manifested from the Ritual of Sin, which greatly empowers Balaam's strength.

'''Ring of Protection:'''

Balaam acquired a Ring of Protection from Ramses of the Sinner's League when the party was making preparations on Dumaal.

'''Golden Emblem of the Dragon Queen (Evolving Item):'''

After Onath of the Venomseer Twins was slain, Balaam claimed their gauntlets as their own. The Emblem allows Balaam to Absorb Elements and empower one of their attacks with elemental damage.

The Emblem evolved to Stage 2 after they were used more often. It now instills Draconic Fear when Balaam attempts Intimidation and deals more damage when empowering an attack.

'''Javelin of Lightning:'''

The Javelin of Lightning was purchased from the Mammart aboard Mammon's Golden Galleon.
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Endine di Valpadana

2026-04-02T18:48:09Z

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{{Infobox_character|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Endine di valpadana.jpg|languages=Infernal, Celestial, Druidic|birthPlace=Luanda|species=Aasimar}}

'''Endine "Dina" di Valpadana '''is a druid of the Valpadana, a nomadic circle living in Hellmar.

== Physical Appearance ==
Dina appears to be an elven woman, about 4 ft tall and 25 years old. Her bright white hair and horns are hidden by a wide brimmed black hat. She has violet skin covered by a long black cloak and wears an onyx clasp in the shape of a bat, the symbol of the Valpadana. When she panics, she sometimes manifests angelic wings, which, like her hair, are a consequence of a celestial ancestor.

== Personality ==
Dina is unassertive and reserved. In general, she does not like to draw attention to herself. For those that have fought with her and earned her trust, she becomes more animated and open.

== History ==
Dina is a member of a nomadic circle of druids that has adapted to the new landscape of Hellmar, the Valpadana. They took her in and taught her how to find natural magic in the corruption wrought by Asmodeus. Many of the Valpadana focus on survival in this world and avoiding the legions of Asmodeus. They hide in the corrupted forests that were once Isonhound. Dina is of a new generation that does not know life before Hellmar.

She is part of a small resistance that uses her power to cause chaos in the ranks of Asmodeus’s devils that control this apocalyptic land. This resistance began when Iano, her best friend, was captured and imprisoned by Curia, one of the lieutenants of Asmodeus. As the Valpadana had been growing but remained out of her grasp, Curia wanted to use Iano to determine how to bring them under her control. Dina gathered her two other friends, Iseo and Idro, and infiltrated Curia’s stronghold. Using their druidic magic, they were able to find Iano and break him out. After this initial success, they continued to covertly undermine Curia, releasing prisoners and disrupting plans. This started with keeping their circle safe but eventually expanded to helping others suffering under Asmodeus. Eventually word of their adventures traveled to other parts of Hellmar, and they took on the name Hellmar resistance, gaining support among survivors.

However, their streak of good luck had to end eventually. On one mission, the four were caught trying to spread false information to set back years of magical research on a new way to track the Valpadana. They were able to destroy the research, but in the process were caught and forced to fight devils in Curia’s army. While they had fought survivors and infernal creatures before, the resistance had never gone up against anyone in the army directly. Immediately panicking, Dina fled and escaped by luck while her friends were caught. Gabriel found her and offered his protection in exchange for service. Only once she was safe did she have the chance to process what she had done. She fears her choice has hurt her friends and her family and can only hope that they survived.
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== Relationships ==

=== [[The Hellraisers]] ===

* [[Aivan Factorovich]]
* [[Aliria Servine]]
* [[Nyrgoth]]
* [[Balaam]]
* [[Atlas]]
* [[Sylphine Nightfall]]

Sylphine Nightfall

2026-04-02T18:47:45Z

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{{Infobox_character|name={{PAGENAME}}|relatives=Adrona Nightfall (Mother), Paarth Nightfall (Father)|birthPlace=Faelon|species=Wood Elf|gender=Female|field1=Age|value1=100 Years Old}}
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== Physical Appearance ==
Long, dark brown hair, 5' 5" tall. Eyes are normally green but are currently a vibrant red. Green clothing with brown leather accessories and armor.

== Personality ==
Cunning, rebellious, mischievous, kind, open-minded.

== Backstory ==
"I, Sylphine Nightfall—Sylphy to anyone who's spoken to me more than once—grew up in Faelon, a peaceful, hidden village tucked high in the forest canopy. It was the kind of place where things rarely changed, and the days slipped by like a quiet stream. But me? I was always moving—climbing higher, sneaking further, testing myself.

I have a natural talent for staying unnoticed, picking up on details others missed, and getting into (and out of) places I shouldn’t be. The scouts of the village took me under their wing more out of necessity than choice, figuring if I was going to be a handful, I might as well be a useful one.

When a band of mercenaries broke through the outer wards one night and raided the village, they didn’t leave much destruction—but they left behind a sense of vulnerability and devastation.

I decided to leave after that. My parents, Adrona and Paarth, supported my decision and encouraged me to go out on my own and see what the world has to offer.

I left soon after with my trusty shortbow, a lockpick set I "borrowed" from a scout’s satchel, and a mind set on one thing: get better. At everything. Sneaking, scouting, blades, magic, maps, people. I want to know how things work, and I want the kind of precision that comes from years of practice—not because I want glory, but because if trouble comes again, I want to be ready.

Now I wander from town to town, eavesdropping on deals, navigating ruins for forgotten knowledge, and slipping through locked doors like a breeze. I'm always learning, always improving, always testing myself. Every night, I sharpen my knives and my mind.

I don't need recognition. I just need to know that when it counts, I won’t miss. The most important thing to me is my village and my parents. I need to know why those mercenaries attacked, and I'm going to find out."
== The Village Attack ==
“The first scream split the night like a blade.

I awoke to smoke curling through the trees, not thick enough to choke - but enough to warn. Enough to say this is not a dream.

By the time I reached the village center, the worst had already passed. The fires were small, smoldering along thatched roofs. The raiders - mercenaries - had come fast, taken what they could, and vanished before the forest could rise against them. It was not a massacre. It was almost like a message.

My parents stood amid the wreckage - bruised, bloodied, but alive. Most were. Only a few had fallen, and yet the air was thick with grief. Because something sacred had been broken: the illusion that the forest would always protect them. That no outsider could ever find this place.

I found one of the mercenaries’ arrows embedded in the old gathering tree. It was standard, ugly - iron-tipped and marked with a crude sigil. One that I knew to represent the Abyss, if the books I read were right.

That night, as others wept or rebuilt, I slipped away.

Not out of anger. Out of clarity. I realized then that my skills - stealth, agility, the gift of moving through shadow - weren’t just tools for hunting or mischief. They were a language. A weapon the forest had given me.

I decided then and there that I would learn the secrets of the Abyss and figure out why the sigil had been left behind. Was it an accident? Was it a message? I’m going to find out. Even if it’s the last thing I do.”

== Relationships ==

=== [[The Hellraisers]] ===

* [[Aivan Factorovich]]
* [[Aliria Servine]]
* [[Nyrgoth]]
* [[Balaam]]
* [[Atlas]]
* [[Endine di Valpadana]]

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Aivan Factorovich

2026-04-02T18:47:12Z

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{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Mechanus (former), Paragon Protocol party|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=image.jpg|caption=Aivan Factorovich|relatives=Roberta (sister), Belphegor/Geerio (builder)|languages=Common Celestial, Deep Speech, Elvish|birthPlace=Clockheed Modron factory, Mechanus|species=Warforged|gender=M|height=6'0"|weight=220|eyes=Blue by default, red/purple with more corruption}}

'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a warforged sorcerer from Mechanus and a playable character in The Paragon Protocol.

== Physical Appearance ==
Aivan is a 6 foot tall warforged man made of several different metals, with golden- and bronze-colored sections of his body. By default his eyes glow dark blue, and his face is light blue, but with some time in the Hells, they have red and purple rings as well, which he sometimes hides with sunglasses. He also has a devilish fork icon appearing sometimes when he speaks, and his feet have turned into silver hooves after gaining levels of infernal corruption.

Aivan generally wears a golden-brown cloak that has patches of wood and metal, reflecting his time on the run. He also has now-tattered gears on his shoulders, indicating his former rank in law enforcement in Mechanus. When he uses magic, gears and clocks sometimes appear around himself or his target, reflecting his origin, but they have been ticking out of time lately as he grows less connected to his homeland.

== Personality ==
Aivan is somewhat serious, as he is from a plane of lawful neutrality and was built to work in law enforcement, but he is rather warm and friendly given that background. If possible, he tries to talk his way out of some situations before resorting to violence, but if fights break out, he makes sure to support his friends as he's able. He likes the occasional pun, and he doesn't really like smoking or drinking, not for health reasons, but because they simply don't do anything for him as he's made of metal. He can taste food and drink, an ability programmed into him so he could enforce food safety laws.

While he's initially somewhat judgmental towards most devils and demons, he's realized he needs to work with some of them and pick his battles in the Hells, and also that some people there don't have the worst aims.

== History ==
Aivan was assembled at the Clockheed Modron facility in Mechanus, a plane of lawful neutrality and theoretically perfect harmony. His builder, who went by the name "Geerio" also assembled his sister Roberta and several other warforged soldiers.

Aivan and Roberta worked in law enforcement in Mechans, where he led a unit of casters, and she led a unit of fighters. Although most beings in Mechanus followed the rules at all times, some conflicts would occasionally happen nonetheless, especially involving visitors from other planes. Nearly everyone in Mechanus follows their orders at all times, as given by the Axiom and the Inevitables, but there is some degree of sentience nonetheless; programming sentience makes it more possible for warforged beings to wield magic and have charisma, which helps Aivan be a sorcerer and Roberta be a paladin.

He had several friends and neighbors in Mechanus, as few of whom were looked down upon for occasionally thinking for themselves as well, with other robotic names like Aida, Aimelda, and Romulus.

Like them, Aivan was more able to think for himself more and realize some orders were wrong.

One day, two children practicing magic accidentally plane shifted to Mechanus from the Material Plane, where they wound up in a restricted area in Clockheed's facility. Aivan was ordered to capture them, and they would surely be executed for their crime of breaking into such a secretive facility. Aivan realized this was wrong, helping them flee instead. He and the children fled to the neighboring plane, Arcadia, and in fleeing ran out of his magic for the day.

He was given shelter by a much older warforged who had also left Mechanus centuries ago: Mechaela, who now works as the Postmaster General of Arcadia. After recovering, Aivan used Banishment to send the children home, just as enforcers from Mechanus arrived to capture them. When it seemed that Aivan was going to be arrested and reprogrammed, one of Gabriel's angels appeared to summon him for an important mission as part of the Paragon Protocol.

== Relationships ==

=== [[The Hellraisers]] ===

* [[Aliria Servine]]
* [[Nyrgoth]]
* [[Balaam]]
* [[Atlas]]
* [[Endine di Valpadana]]
* [[Sylphine Nightfall]]

== Languages ==
Aivan speaks Common, Deep Speech, Celestial, and Elvish (most of which are not helpful in the Hells).

== Powers and Abilities ==
Aivan is a clockwork soul sorcerer who mostly has support spells that were useful for crowd control in his duties in Mechanus, though this has begun to change as his adventure continues.

== Attacks and Weapons ==
Aivan is not great with weapons. He wasn't built for that. He has a dagger and knows Booming Blade.

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The Cult of the Shattered Mountain

2026-04-02T18:43:22Z

K-dawg12: /* The Infernal Insurrection */

'''The Cult of the Shattered Mountain''' is a heretical cult worshipping the [[Giant]] Goddess [[Othea]]. Though since her name had been struck from the history books, they worshipped her as The Shattered Mountain. The Cult believed that the Shattered Mountain was the true creator of the race of giants, and the rest of the giant pantheon are just posers. This belief has led worshipers of the Shattered Mountain to be persecuted in giant cultures and outlawed by many giant clans.

The cults symbol is a mountain with a crack down the center.

== History ==
The Cult of the Shattered mountain have their roots in the original worshipers of Othea in [[Prehistory]]. Othea had many worshipers across the Material Plane and within her own divine realm, [[Thalmyr]]. They revered both the goddess and her celestial giant servants. But when the at the time [[Archangel]], [[Asmodeus]], invaded Thalmyr, he slew Othea and transformed Thalmyr into the Ten Hells. After removing Othea's heart, Asmodeus banished what remained of the goddess beneath the River Styx.

Asmodeus then began a crusade to erase the memory of Othea from the realm to hide the fact that the [[Quelmar Deities|Creator Gods]] had authorized her murder. What Celestial Giants that had survived Asmodeus' invasion were forced to bend the knee to Asmodeus and were sworn to secrecy about Othea. Asmodeus then elevated these Celestial Giants to minor godhood, and established them as the new giant pantheon and as the "true" creators of giant kind. At Asmodeus' command, these new giant gods extinguished Othea's remaining worshipers and removed her name from the face of Quelmar.

But their attempt to eliminate the worship of Othea wasn't completely successful, as small pockets of her worshipers were able to go into hiding. But as time passed, even these fervent worshipers forgot the name of their goddess, now referring to her as "The Shattered Mountain."

For centuries onward, the worship of the Shattered Mountain would be considered heresy within Giant culture, with worship of the Shattered Mountain being punishable by exile or death or many cases. Sects of the cult could only exist in secrecy, and survived by drawing in new members who lived on the fringes of Giant society.

But the truth was that it wasn't the Shattered Mountain sending Thrya her visions. Instead it was the [[archdevil]] [[Mammon]] posing as the giant goddess with the aim of manipulating the cult for his own ends.

=== The Rise of the Ordained ===
Sometime around the late 600s [[PR]], a [[Storm Giant]] member of the cult, Thrya Cloudbreaker, recieved a vision from the Shattered Mountain. This sent waves throughout the cult as it was the first time their goddess had ever reached out to one of her worshipers. In the vision Thrya was instructed to find other giants who could serve as the Shattered Mountain's champions and eventually revive the goddess.

After receiving this vision, Othea began to travel across the planes and found five other giants to serve as the Shattered Mountain's Champions. Together these giant champions would become known as the ordained, with Thrya as their leader. Thrya continued to receive visions from the Shattered Mountain, and with her goddess' guidance, Thrya showed each member of the Ordained how to draw power from the Shattered Mountain and create [[Paragon_Protocol/Magic_Items#Runes_of_the_Shattered_Mountain|runes of great power]]. These runes amplified their current abilities, but also made them immune to the attack and spells of any [[Devil]] who drew their power from the [[Ruby Rod]].

Now imbued with their goddess' power, the Ordained began to travel the planes, reuniting the many sects of the cult under one banner. During this time they would also serve as mercenaries within the Elemental Planes in order to gather enough power, allies, and resources for their future operations.

=== [[The Infernal Insurrection]] ===
Guided by Thrya's visions, the Ordained executed a plan to free their goddess. First the Ordained made contact with the [[Demon Lords|Demon Lord]] [[Ratatrosk]] and petitioned him for help in killing [[Charon]], the ferryman of the [[The River Styx|River Styx]], since [[Demon|demons]] were one of the few creatures able to kill Charon. With Ratatrosk's help the Ordained killed Charon before Ratatrosk then used Charon's oar to stop the flow of the River Styx, causing the River Styx to disappear. Then to prevent anyone from undoing what they had done, the Ordained used the magic of their runes to destroy Charon's oar. With the River Styx gone, the remains of their goddess were unbound and ejected into the [[Ethereal Plane]]. Lastly to cover up lose ends, the Ordained attempted to kill Ratatrosk, but the Demon Lord managed to escape.

The Ordained then began to execute the next stage of their plan to free the Shattered Mountain rom the Ethereal Plane. For their plan to work, they needed a [[Ruby Heart]], one of the piece of the Ruby Rod, as their focal point to open a hole through the ethereal vale. The Ordained then split up, sowing chaos across the Hells and each on their own attempting to get their hands on a Ruby Heart.

The [[Hill Giant]] Angrboda began to make waves on the first layer of the hells, [[Duumal]], by competing in the [[The_Bronze_Citadel#The_Infernal_Rodeo|Infernal Rodeo]]. Eventually they aligned themselves with the [[Pit Fiend]] [[Bel]] and helped to escalate the civil war brewing in the region with plans to snatch the Ruby Heart of the archduchess [[Elytria]] in the chaos.

The [[Cloud Giant]] Stratia Nimbus and the [[Stone Giant]] Waord traveled to the Iron City of [[Dis]] on the second layer of the Hells and planned to assassinate the ruler of the city [[Dispater]] to recover his piece of the Ruby Heart. Their attempt was foiled when the dragon [[Barroth]] warned the archdevil about the coming giant assassins.

The [[Frost Giant]] Hrothgar Icevein traveled to the frozen realm of Stygia where he conjured a massive storm that would begin to tear the entire layer apart, hoping to kill the reigning archdevil and then later locate their Ruby Heart.

The [[Fire Giant]] smith Vorgath Embermaul would travel to the sixth layer of the Hells, [[Malbolge]], and would become embroiled in the war between the dragon Barroth and the archdevils [[Philani]] and [[Delphyne]]. They would serve as a smith in Barroth's forges, making weapons and armor for the dragon's armies while keeping an eye on how the war progressed.

Thrya Cloudbreaker herself traveled to [[Phlegethos]] where she incited a revolution from the many slaves and prisoners within the infernal city of [[Abriymoch]], leading to the capture and execution of many archdevils. Though she would not remain in Phlegethos for long, eventually traveling down to the eighth layer of the Hells, [[Cania]], to do battle with the archduke [[Mephistopheles]].

At the same time on the Material Plane, cultists of the Shattered Mountain began to engage in mass suicide, aiming to increase the number of spirits within the Ethereal Plane to aid in the resurrection of their goddess.

The Ordained would soon come into conflict with the heroes known as [[the Hellraisers]], including [[Aivan Factorovich]], [[Aliria Servine]], [[Balaam]], [[Nyrgoth]], [[Endine di Valpadana]], and [[Sylphine Nightfall]]. The Hellraisers with the aid of Ratatrosk sought to remake the River Styx, and so needed the runes of the Ordained. Traveling through the Hells, the party woul fight and kill both Woard and Hrothgar, recovering their runes.

At the execution of Elytria, Angrboda was able to betray Bel and stole away with Elytria's Ruby heart, fleeing with the aid of Thrya. Traveling deeper into the Hells, the ordained organized an ambush in [[Maladomini]], the seventh layer of the Hells in order to slow down the Hellraisers who were in pursuit.

Traveling to [[Nessus]], Thrya proposed an alliance to the ruling archdevil [[Glasya]], who saw the giants as the perfect tool for her to gain power within the Hells. When Glasya's warlock, Aliria, betrayed her, Glasya helped Angrboda and a team of cultists to ambush the Hellraisers again. In the battle, Angrboda was slain but Glasya was able to steal away with the [[Hill Rune]]. With the Hill Rune in her possession, Glasya discovered the truth of her mother's murder, [[Azhazni]], at the hands of Mammon and using the rune kidnapped the lord of greed.

Now with three Ruby Hearts in their possession, Thrya and Glasya traveled to Hellmar to perform the ritual. But to her horror, Thrya stopped receiving visions from the Shattered Mountain. Since Mammon was captured and could no longer pose as the goddess, Thrya no longer received visions and began to panic, making to easier for Glasya to worm her way into Thrya's good graces. Thrya's actions became more aggressive, which eventually drove away Stratia Nimbus, the only other surviving member of the Ordained. Stratia believed they were violating their goddess' teaching by allying with Glasya, and so forsook Thrya's crusade.

Traveling to Asmodeus' infernal fortress, [[Hellmar#Kashtar-Val_(Kiston)|Kashtar-Val]], Thrya and Glasya as well as the remaining cultists of the Shattered mountain began their ritual to summon their goddess.

== Worship ==
Since the worship of the Shattered Mountain is considered a dangerous heresy, all worship by members of the cult must be done in secret. Cult sects gather in secret meetings to discuss how to expand their ranks as well as to give praise to the goddess. While the Shattered mountain is unable to grant divine spells, many sects are led by priests known as Shattered Shepherds. New potential worshipers would be sought out from any giantkin who seemed dissatisfied with Giant culture and wanted to upset the balance of what is to a return of what was.

Since the cult has to exist in secrecy, communication between sects is far and few between, so many sects find their own ways of worshiping the Shattered Mountain. In some cases worship of the Shattered Mountain includes the ritual sacrifices of elementals, the creation of works of art, or sometimes just simple prayer. Some extreme sects even engage in attacks against other churches that worship the "false pantheon."

To become a Shattered Shepherd, an initiate would have to forsake their name, only then to be referred to as Brother, Sister, or Sibling Mountain.

== Organization ==
The Cult of the Giant Mountain is primarily made up of Giantkin, including true Giants as well as lesser giants like [[Goliath|Goliaths]], [[Troll|Trolls]], ogres, and Cyclops.

before the rise of the Ordained, cult sects were typically consisted of of between four to twenty members, and were led by at leas one or two Shattered Shepherds. There was little organization between sects though, as most avoided communication in fear they would get caught.

When the Ordained took over, the cult was united beneath them, with each member of the ordained taking command over certain sects, fostering their own cultists as they saw fit. During this time, the cult also became more militarized, with many cultists being giving training with weapons of elemental magic.

== The Ordained ==
Gathered and led by Thrya Cloudbreaker, the ordained served as champions of the Shattered Mountain and the leaders of the cult. They were instrumental in leading to the events of the Infernal Insurrection.

=== Thrya Cloudbreaker ===

=== Stratia Nimbus ===
Stratia Nimbus was born to a noble cloud giant family in the [[Fiddlehead Mountains]] of [[Pteris]]. But tragically Stratia was born blind, and so was hidden by her family from the rest of the world. Stratia grew up in isolation, growing to resent her family and the rest of the giants in the mountains for staying away from her. Eventually she could talk no more of her imprisonment and so fled her family, quickly getting lost in the mountains. Stratia would have perished in the wilderness if it was not foe thrya Cloudbreaker who arrived and saved her. For this Stratia became one of Thrya's most devoted disciples and was inducted into the Ordained. With Thrya's guidance Stratia crafted the [[Cloud Rune]], a metal blindfold that gave her control and the speed of the wind. But Stratia's vigilance did not go away after being freed from imprisonment, and so she stayed hyper aware of those who sought to control and take advantage of her, slowly over the years turning her devotion of Thrya into suspiscion.

=== Angrboda ===

=== Waord ===

=== Hrothgar Icevein ===
Hrothgar Icevein is a [[Frost Giant]] Druid hailing from the frozen mountains of [[Breme]]. For many years their tribe lived in peace until overhunting from nearby humanoid villages began to make food more and more scarce. While the clan wanted to move deeper into the mountains, Hrothgar refused to surrender and instead chose to fight back. He began to raid humanoid villages bordering the mountains and became feared across the region. Eventually, the villages were able to mount a strong defense, horrifically wounding Hrothgar and forcing him to flee into a nearby cave. Here he expected he would die, but before that could happen, he was visited by Thrya Cloudbreaker, who promised him a chance at revenge. Hrothgar was inducted into the Ordained and with Thrya's guidance, created the [[Frost Rune]] which imbued his staff with power over snow and storms and allowed him to create monstrous constructs out of ice.

=== Vorgath Embermaul ===

== Known Members ==

* Atlas the [[Goliath]]
* Grundel the [[Troll]]

[[Category:Organization]]
[[Category:The Paragon Protocol]]

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'''The Cult of the Shattered Mountain''' is a heretical cult worshipping the [[Giant]] Goddess [[Othea]]. Though since her name had been struck from the history books, they worshipped her as The Shattered Mountain. The Cult believed that the Shattered Mountain was the true creator of the race of giants, and the rest of the giant pantheon are just posers. This belief has led worshipers of the Shattered Mountain to be persecuted in giant cultures and outlawed by many giant clans.

The cults symbol is a mountain with a crack down the center.

== History ==
The Cult of the Shattered mountain have their roots in the original worshipers of Othea in [[Prehistory]]. Othea had many worshipers across the Material Plane and within her own divine realm, [[Thalmyr]]. They revered both the goddess and her celestial giant servants. But when the at the time [[Archangel]], [[Asmodeus]], invaded Thalmyr, he slew Othea and transformed Thalmyr into the Ten Hells. After removing Othea's heart, Asmodeus banished what remained of the goddess beneath the River Styx.

Asmodeus then began a crusade to erase the memory of Othea from the realm to hide the fact that the [[Quelmar Deities|Creator Gods]] had authorized her murder. What Celestial Giants that had survived Asmodeus' invasion were forced to bend the knee to Asmodeus and were sworn to secrecy about Othea. Asmodeus then elevated these Celestial Giants to minor godhood, and established them as the new giant pantheon and as the "true" creators of giant kind. At Asmodeus' command, these new giant gods extinguished Othea's remaining worshipers and removed her name from the face of Quelmar.

But their attempt to eliminate the worship of Othea wasn't completely successful, as small pockets of her worshipers were able to go into hiding. But as time passed, even these fervent worshipers forgot the name of their goddess, now referring to her as "The Shattered Mountain."

For centuries onward, the worship of the Shattered Mountain would be considered heresy within Giant culture, with worship of the Shattered Mountain being punishable by exile or death or many cases. Sects of the cult could only exist in secrecy, and survived by drawing in new members who lived on the fringes of Giant society.

But the truth was that it wasn't the Shattered Mountain sending Thrya her visions. Instead it was the [[archdevil]] [[Mammon]] posing as the giant goddess with the aim of manipulating the cult for his own ends.

=== The Rise of the Ordained ===
Sometime around the late 600s [[PR]], a [[Storm Giant]] member of the cult, Thrya Cloudbreaker, recieved a vision from the Shattered Mountain. This sent waves throughout the cult as it was the first time their goddess had ever reached out to one of her worshipers. In the vision Thrya was instructed to find other giants who could serve as the Shattered Mountain's champions and eventually revive the goddess.

After receiving this vision, Othea began to travel across the planes and found five other giants to serve as the Shattered Mountain's Champions. Together these giant champions would become known as the ordained, with Thrya as their leader. Thrya continued to receive visions from the Shattered Mountain, and with her goddess' guidance, Thrya showed each member of the Ordained how to draw power from the Shattered Mountain and create [[Paragon_Protocol/Magic_Items#Runes_of_the_Shattered_Mountain|runes of great power]]. These runes amplified their current abilities, but also made them immune to the attack and spells of any [[Devil]] who drew their power from the [[Ruby Rod]].

Now imbued with their goddess' power, the Ordained began to travel the planes, reuniting the many sects of the cult under one banner. During this time they would also serve as mercenaries within the Elemental Planes in order to gather enough power, allies, and resources for their future operations.

=== [[The Infernal Insurrection]] ===
Guided by Thrya's visions, the Ordained executed a plan to free their goddess. First the Ordained made contact with the [[Demon Lords|Demon Lord]] [[Ratatrosk]] and petitioned him for help in killing [[Charon]], the ferryman of the [[The River Styx|River Styx]], since [[Demon|demons]] were one of the few creatures able to kill Charon. With Ratatrosk's help the Ordained killed Charon before Ratatrosk then used Charon's oar to stop the flow of the River Styx, causing the River Styx to disappear. Then to prevent anyone from undoing what they had done, the Ordained used the magic of their runes to destroy Charon's oar. With the River Styx gone, the remains of their goddess were unbound and ejected into the [[Ethereal Plane]]. Lastly to cover up lose ends, the Ordained attempted to kill Ratatrosk, but the Demon Lord managed to escape.

The Ordained then began to execute the next stage of their plan to free the Shattered Mountain rom the Ethereal Plane. For their plan to work, they needed a [[Ruby Heart]], one of the piece of the Ruby Rod, as their focal point to open a hole through the ethereal vale. The Ordained then split up, sowing chaos across the Hells and each on their own attempting to get their hands on a Ruby Heart.

The [[Hill Giant]] Angrboda began to make waves on the first layer of the hells, [[Duumal]], by competing in the [[The_Bronze_Citadel#The_Infernal_Rodeo|Infernal Rodeo]]. Eventually they aligned themselves with the [[Pit Fiend]] [[Bel]] and helped to escalate the civil war brewing in the region with plans to snatch the Ruby Heart of the archduchess [[Elytria]] in the chaos.

The [[Cloud Giant]] Stratia Nimbus and the [[Stone Giant]] Waord traveled to the Iron City of [[Dis]] on the second layer of the Hells and planned to assassinate the ruler of the city [[Dispater]] to recover his piece of the Ruby Heart. Their attempt was foiled when the dragon [[Barroth]] warned the archdevil about the coming giant assassins.

The [[Frost Giant]] Hrothgar Icevein traveled to the frozen realm of Stygia where he conjured a massive storm that would begin to tear the entire layer apart, hoping to kill the reigning archdevil and then later locate their Ruby Heart.

The [[Fire Giant]] smith Vorgath Embermaul would travel to the sixth layer of the Hells, [[Malbolge]], and would become embroiled in the war between the dragon Barroth and the archdevils [[Philani]] and [[Delphyne]]. They would serve as a smith in Barroth's forges, making weapons and armor for the dragon's armies while keeping an eye on how the war progressed.

Thrya Cloudbreaker herself traveled to [[Phlegethos]] where she incited a revolution from the many slaves and prisoners within the infernal city of [[Abriymoch]], leading to the capture and execution of many archdevils. Though she would not remain in Phlegethos for long, eventually traveling down to the eighth layer of the Hells, [[Cania]], to do battle with the archduke [[Mephistopheles]].

At the same time on the Material Plane, cultists of the Shattered Mountain began to engage in mass suicide, aiming to increase the number of spirits within the Ethereal Plane to aid in the resurrection of their goddess.

The Ordained would soon come into conflict with the heroes known as [[the Hellraisers]], including [[Aivan Factorovich]], [[Aliria Servine]], [[Balaam]], [[Nyrgoth]], [[Endine di Valpadana]], and [[Sylphine Nightfall]]. The Hellraisers with the aid of Ratatrosk sought to remake the River Styx, and so needed the runes of the Ordained. Traveling through the Hells, the party woul fight and kill both Woard and Hrothgar, recovering their runes.

At the execution of Elytria, Angrboda was able to betray Bel and stole away with Elytria's Ruby heart, fleeing with the aid of Thrya. Traveling deeper into the Hells, the ordained organized an ambush in [[Maladomini]], the seventh layer of the Hells in order to slow down the Hellraisers who were in pursuit.

Traveling to [[Nessus]], Thrya proposed an alliance to the ruling archdevil [[Glasya]], who saw the giants as the perfect tool for her to gain power within the Hells. When Glasya's warlock, Aliria, betrayed her, Glasya helped Angrboda and a team of cultists to ambush the Hellraisers again. In the battle, Angrboda was slain but Glasya was able to steal away with the [[Hill Rune]]. With the Hill Rune in her possession, Glasya discovered the truth of her mother's murder, [[Azhazni]], at the hands of Mammon and using the rune kidnapped the lord of greed.

Now with three Ruby Hearts in their possession, Thrya and Glasya traveled to Hellmar to perform the ritual. But to her horror, Thrya stopped receiving visions from the Shattered Mountain. Since Mammon was captured and could no longer pose as the goddess, Thrya no longer received visions and began to panic, making to easier for Glasya to worm her way into Thrya's good graces. Thrya's actions became more aggressive, which eventually drove away Stratia Nimbus, the only other surviving member of the Ordained. Stratia believed they were violating their goddess' teaching by allying with Glasya, and so forsook Thrya's crusade.

Traveling to Asmodeus' infernal fortress, [Hellmar#Kashtar-Val_(Kiston)|Kashtar-Val]], Thrya and Glasya as well as the remaining cultists of the Shattered mountain began their ritual to summon their goddess.

== Worship ==
Since the worship of the Shattered Mountain is considered a dangerous heresy, all worship by members of the cult must be done in secret. Cult sects gather in secret meetings to discuss how to expand their ranks as well as to give praise to the goddess. While the Shattered mountain is unable to grant divine spells, many sects are led by priests known as Shattered Shepherds. New potential worshipers would be sought out from any giantkin who seemed dissatisfied with Giant culture and wanted to upset the balance of what is to a return of what was.

Since the cult has to exist in secrecy, communication between sects is far and few between, so many sects find their own ways of worshiping the Shattered Mountain. In some cases worship of the Shattered Mountain includes the ritual sacrifices of elementals, the creation of works of art, or sometimes just simple prayer. Some extreme sects even engage in attacks against other churches that worship the "false pantheon."

To become a Shattered Shepherd, an initiate would have to forsake their name, only then to be referred to as Brother, Sister, or Sibling Mountain.

== Organization ==
The Cult of the Giant Mountain is primarily made up of Giantkin, including true Giants as well as lesser giants like [[Goliath|Goliaths]], [[Troll|Trolls]], ogres, and Cyclops.

before the rise of the Ordained, cult sects were typically consisted of of between four to twenty members, and were led by at leas one or two Shattered Shepherds. There was little organization between sects though, as most avoided communication in fear they would get caught.

When the Ordained took over, the cult was united beneath them, with each member of the ordained taking command over certain sects, fostering their own cultists as they saw fit. During this time, the cult also became more militarized, with many cultists being giving training with weapons of elemental magic.

== The Ordained ==
Gathered and led by Thrya Cloudbreaker, the ordained served as champions of the Shattered Mountain and the leaders of the cult. They were instrumental in leading to the events of the Infernal Insurrection.

=== Thrya Cloudbreaker ===

=== Stratia Nimbus ===
Stratia Nimbus was born to a noble cloud giant family in the [[Fiddlehead Mountains]] of [[Pteris]]. But tragically Stratia was born blind, and so was hidden by her family from the rest of the world. Stratia grew up in isolation, growing to resent her family and the rest of the giants in the mountains for staying away from her. Eventually she could talk no more of her imprisonment and so fled her family, quickly getting lost in the mountains. Stratia would have perished in the wilderness if it was not foe thrya Cloudbreaker who arrived and saved her. For this Stratia became one of Thrya's most devoted disciples and was inducted into the Ordained. With Thrya's guidance Stratia crafted the [[Cloud Rune]], a metal blindfold that gave her control and the speed of the wind. But Stratia's vigilance did not go away after being freed from imprisonment, and so she stayed hyper aware of those who sought to control and take advantage of her, slowly over the years turning her devotion of Thrya into suspiscion.

=== Angrboda ===

=== Waord ===

=== Hrothgar Icevein ===
Hrothgar Icevein is a [[Frost Giant]] Druid hailing from the frozen mountains of [[Breme]]. For many years their tribe lived in peace until overhunting from nearby humanoid villages began to make food more and more scarce. While the clan wanted to move deeper into the mountains, Hrothgar refused to surrender and instead chose to fight back. He began to raid humanoid villages bordering the mountains and became feared across the region. Eventually, the villages were able to mount a strong defense, horrifically wounding Hrothgar and forcing him to flee into a nearby cave. Here he expected he would die, but before that could happen, he was visited by Thrya Cloudbreaker, who promised him a chance at revenge. Hrothgar was inducted into the Ordained and with Thrya's guidance, created the [[Frost Rune]] which imbued his staff with power over snow and storms and allowed him to create monstrous constructs out of ice.

=== Vorgath Embermaul ===

== Known Members ==

* Atlas the [[Goliath]]
* Grundel the [[Troll]]

[[Category:Organization]]
[[Category:The Paragon Protocol]]

The Cult of the Shattered Mountain

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'''The Cult of the Shattered Mountain''' is a heretical cult worshipping the [[Giant]] Goddess [[Othea]]. Though since her name had been struck from the history books, they worshipped her as The Shattered Mountain. The Cult believed that the Shattered Mountain was the true creator of the race of giants, and the rest of the giant pantheon are just posers. This belief has led worshipers of the Shattered Mountain to be persecuted in giant cultures and outlawed by many giant clans.

The cults symbol is a mountain with a crack down the center.

== History ==
The Cult of the Shattered mountain have their roots in the original worshipers of Othea in [[Prehistory]]. Othea had many worshipers across the Material Plane and within her own divine realm, [[Thalmyr]]. They revered both the goddess and her celestial giant servants. But when the at the time [[Archangel]], [[Asmodeus]], invaded Thalmyr, he slew Othea and transformed Thalmyr into the Ten Hells. After removing Othea's heart, Asmodeus banished what remained of the goddess beneath the River Styx.

Asmodeus then began a crusade to erase the memory of Othea from the realm to hide the fact that the [[Quelmar Deities|Creator Gods]] had authorized her murder. What Celestial Giants that had survived Asmodeus' invasion were forced to bend the knee to Asmodeus and were sworn to secrecy about Othea. Asmodeus then elevated these Celestial Giants to minor godhood, and established them as the new giant pantheon and as the "true" creators of giant kind. At Asmodeus' command, these new giant gods extinguished Othea's remaining worshipers and removed her name from the face of Quelmar.

But their attempt to eliminate the worship of Othea wasn't completely successful, as small pockets of her worshipers were able to go into hiding. But as time passed, even these fervent worshipers forgot the name of their goddess, now referring to her as "The Shattered Mountain."

For centuries onward, the worship of the Shattered Mountain would be considered heresy within Giant culture, with worship of the Shattered Mountain being punishable by exile or death or many cases. Sects of the cult could only exist in secrecy, and survived by drawing in new members who lived on the fringes of Giant society.

But the truth was that it wasn't the Shattered Mountain sending Thrya her visions. Instead it was the [[archdevil]] [[Mammon]] posing as the giant goddess with the aim of manipulating the cult for his own ends.

=== The Rise of the Ordained ===
Sometime around the late 600s [[PR]], a [[Storm Giant]] member of the cult, Thrya Cloudbreaker, recieved a vision from the Shattered Mountain. This sent waves throughout the cult as it was the first time their goddess had ever reached out to one of her worshipers. In the vision Thrya was instructed to find other giants who could serve as the Shattered Mountain's champions and eventually revive the goddess.

After receiving this vision, Othea began to travel across the planes and found five other giants to serve as the Shattered Mountain's Champions. Together these giant champions would become known as the ordained, with Thrya as their leader. Thrya continued to receive visions from the Shattered Mountain, and with her goddess' guidance, Thrya showed each member of the Ordained how to draw power from the Shattered Mountain and create [[Paragon_Protocol/Magic_Items#Runes_of_the_Shattered_Mountain|runes of great power]]. These runes amplified their current abilities, but also made them immune to the attack and spells of any [[Devil]] who drew their power from the [[Ruby Rod]].

Now imbued with their goddess' power, the Ordained began to travel the planes, reuniting the many sects of the cult under one banner. During this time they would also serve as mercenaries within the Elemental Planes in order to gather enough power, allies, and resources for their future operations.

=== [[The Infernal Insurrection]] ===
Guided by Thrya's visions, the Ordained executed a plan to free their goddess. First the Ordained made contact with the [[Demon Lords|Demon Lord]] [[Ratatrosk]] and petitioned him for help in killing [[Charon]], the ferryman of the [[The River Styx|River Styx]], since [[Demon|demons]] were one of the few creatures able to kill Charon. With Ratatrosk's help the Ordained killed Charon before Ratatrosk then used Charon's oar to stop the flow of the River Styx, causing the River Styx to disappear. Then to prevent anyone from undoing what they had done, the Ordained used the magic of their runes to destroy Charon's oar. With the River Styx gone, the remains of their goddess were unbound and ejected into the [[Ethereal Plane]]. Lastly to cover up lose ends, the Ordained attempted to kill Ratatrosk, but the Demon Lord managed to escape.

The Ordained then began to execute the next stage of their plan to free the Shattered Mountain rom the Ethereal Plane. For their plan to work, they needed a [[Ruby Heart]], one of the piece of the Ruby Rod, as their focal point to open a hole through the ethereal vale. The Ordained then split up, sowing chaos across the Hells and each on their own attempting to get their hands on a Ruby Heart.

The [[Hill Giant]] Angrboda began to make waves on the first layer of the hells, [[Duumal]], by competing in the [[The_Bronze_Citadel#The_Infernal_Rodeo|Infernal Rodeo]]. Eventually they aligned themselves with the [[Pit Fiend]] [[Bel]] and helped to escalate the civil war brewing in the region with plans to snatch the Ruby Heart of the archduchess [[Elytria]] in the chaos.

The [[Cloud Giant]] Stratia Nimbus and the [[Stone Giant]] Waord traveled to the Iron City of [[Dis]] on the second layer of the Hells and planned to assassinate the ruler of the city [[Dispater]] to recover his piece of the Ruby Heart. Their attempt was foiled when the dragon [[Barroth]] warned the archdevil about the coming giant assassins.

The [[Frost Giant]] Hrothgar Icevein traveled to the frozen realm of Stygia where he conjured a massive storm that would begin to tear the entire layer apart, hoping to kill the reigning archdevil and then later locate their Ruby Heart.

The [[Fire Giant]] smith Vorgath Embermaul would travel to the sixth layer of the Hells, [[Malbolge]], and would become embroiled in the war between the dragon Barroth and the archdevils [[Philani]] and [[Delphyne]]. They would serve as a smith in Barroth's forges, making weapons and armor for the dragon's armies while keeping an eye on how the war progressed.

Thrya Cloudbreaker herself traveled to [[Phlegethos]] where she incited a revolution from the many slaves and prisoners within the infernal city of [[Abriymoch]], leading to the capture and execution of many archdevils. Though she would not remain in Phlegethos for long, eventually traveling down to the eighth layer of the Hells, [[Cania]], to do battle with the archduke [[Mephistopheles]].

At the same time on the Material Plane, cultists of the Shattered Mountain began to engage in mass suicide, aiming to increase the number of spirits within the Ethereal Plane to aid in the resurrection of their goddess.

The Ordained would soon come into conflict with the heroes known as [[the Hellraisers]], including [[Aivan Factorovich]], [[Aliria Servine]], [[Balaam]], [[Nyrgoth]], [[Endine di Valpadana]], and [[Sylphine Nightfall]]. The Hellraisers with the aid of Ratatrosk sought to remake the River Styx, and so needed the runes of the Ordained. Traveling through the Hells, the party woul fight and kill both Woard and Hrothgar, recovering their runes.

At the execution of Elytria, Angrboda was able to betray Bel and stole away with Elytria's Ruby heart, fleeing with the aid of Thrya. Traveling deeper into the Hells, the ordained organized an ambush in [[Maladomini]], the seventh layer of the Hells in order to slow down the Hellraisers who were in pursuit.

Traveling to [[Nessus]], Thrya proposed an alliance to the ruling archdevil [[Glasya]], who saw the giants as the perfect tool for her to gain power within the Hells. When Glasya's warlock, Aliria, betrayed her, Glasya helped Angrboda and a team of cultists to ambush the Hellraisers again. In the battle, Angrboda was slain but Glasya was able to steal away with the [[Hill Rune]]. With the Hill Rune in her possession, Glasya discovered the truth of her mother's murder, [[Azhazni]], at the hands of Mammon and using the rune kidnapped the lord of greed.

Now with three Ruby Hearts in their possession, Thrya and Glasya traveled to Hellmar to perform the ritual. But to her horror, Thrya stopped receiving visions from the Shattered Mountain. Since Mammon was captured and could no longer pose as the goddess, Thrya no longer received visions and began to panic, making to easier for Glasya to worm her way into Thrya's good graces. Thrya's actions became more aggressive, which eventually drove away Stratia Nimbus, the only other surviving member of the Ordained. Stratia believed they were violating their goddess' teaching by allying with Glasya, and so forsook Thrya's crusade.

Traveling to Asmodeus' infernal fortress, Kashtar-Val, Thrya and Glasya as well as the remaining cultists of the Shattered mountain began their ritual to summon their goddess.

== Worship ==
Since the worship of the Shattered Mountain is considered a dangerous heresy, all worship by members of the cult must be done in secret. Cult sects gather in secret meetings to discuss how to expand their ranks as well as to give praise to the goddess. While the Shattered mountain is unable to grant divine spells, many sects are led by priests known as Shattered Shepherds. New potential worshipers would be sought out from any giantkin who seemed dissatisfied with Giant culture and wanted to upset the balance of what is to a return of what was.

Since the cult has to exist in secrecy, communication between sects is far and few between, so many sects find their own ways of worshiping the Shattered Mountain. In some cases worship of the Shattered Mountain includes the ritual sacrifices of elementals, the creation of works of art, or sometimes just simple prayer. Some extreme sects even engage in attacks against other churches that worship the "false pantheon."

To become a Shattered Shepherd, an initiate would have to forsake their name, only then to be referred to as Brother, Sister, or Sibling Mountain.

== Organization ==
The Cult of the Giant Mountain is primarily made up of Giantkin, including true Giants as well as lesser giants like [[Goliath|Goliaths]], [[Troll|Trolls]], ogres, and Cyclops.

before the rise of the Ordained, cult sects were typically consisted of of between four to twenty members, and were led by at leas one or two Shattered Shepherds. There was little organization between sects though, as most avoided communication in fear they would get caught.

When the Ordained took over, the cult was united beneath them, with each member of the ordained taking command over certain sects, fostering their own cultists as they saw fit. During this time, the cult also became more militarized, with many cultists being giving training with weapons of elemental magic.

== The Ordained ==
Gathered and led by Thrya Cloudbreaker, the ordained served as champions of the Shattered Mountain and the leaders of the cult. They were instrumental in leading to the events of the Infernal Insurrection.

=== Thrya Cloudbreaker ===

=== Stratia Nimbus ===
Stratia Nimbus was born to a noble cloud giant family in the [[Fiddlehead Mountains]] of [[Pteris]]. But tragically Stratia was born blind, and so was hidden by her family from the rest of the world. Stratia grew up in isolation, growing to resent her family and the rest of the giants in the mountains for staying away from her. Eventually she could talk no more of her imprisonment and so fled her family, quickly getting lost in the mountains. Stratia would have perished in the wilderness if it was not foe thrya Cloudbreaker who arrived and saved her. For this Stratia became one of Thrya's most devoted disciples and was inducted into the Ordained. With Thrya's guidance Stratia crafted the [[Cloud Rune]], a metal blindfold that gave her control and the speed of the wind. But Stratia's vigilance did not go away after being freed from imprisonment, and so she stayed hyper aware of those who sought to control and take advantage of her, slowly over the years turning her devotion of Thrya into suspiscion.

=== Angrboda ===

=== Waord ===

=== Hrothgar Icevein ===
Hrothgar Icevein is a [[Frost Giant]] Druid hailing from the frozen mountains of [[Breme]]. For many years their tribe lived in peace until overhunting from nearby humanoid villages began to make food more and more scarce. While the clan wanted to move deeper into the mountains, Hrothgar refused to surrender and instead chose to fight back. He began to raid humanoid villages bordering the mountains and became feared across the region. Eventually, the villages were able to mount a strong defense, horrifically wounding Hrothgar and forcing him to flee into a nearby cave. Here he expected he would die, but before that could happen, he was visited by Thrya Cloudbreaker, who promised him a chance at revenge. Hrothgar was inducted into the Ordained and with Thrya's guidance, created the [[Frost Rune]] which imbued his staff with power over snow and storms and allowed him to create monstrous constructs out of ice.

=== Vorgath Embermaul ===

== Known Members ==

* Atlas the [[Goliath]]
* Grundel the [[Troll]]

[[Category:Organization]]
[[Category:The Paragon Protocol]]

The Cult of the Shattered Mountain

2026-04-02T18:10:12Z

K-dawg12:

'''The Cult of the Shattered Mountain''' is a heretical cult worshipping the [[Giant]] Goddess [[Othea]]. Though since her name had been struck from the history books, they worshipped her as The Shattered Mountain. The Cult believed that the Shattered Mountain was the true creator of the race of giants, and the rest of the giant pantheon are just posers. This belief has led worshipers of the Shattered Mountain to be persecuted in giant cultures and outlawed by many giant clans.

The cults symbol is a mountain with a crack down the center.

== History ==
The Cult of the Shattered mountain have their roots in the original worshipers of Othea in [[Prehistory]]. Othea had many worshipers across the Material Plane and within her own divine realm, [[Thalmyr]]. They revered both the goddess and her celestial giant servants. But when the at the time [[Archangel]], [[Asmodeus]], invaded Thalmyr, he slew Othea and transformed Thalmyr into the Ten Hells. After removing Othea's heart, Asmodeus banished what remained of the goddess beneath the River Styx.

Asmodeus then began a crusade to erase the memory of Othea from the realm to hide the fact that the [[Quelmar Deities|Creator Gods]] had authorized her murder. What Celestial Giants that had survived Asmodeus' invasion were forced to bend the knee to Asmodeus and were sworn to secrecy about Othea. Asmodeus then elevated these Celestial Giants to minor godhood, and established them as the new giant pantheon and as the "true" creators of giant kind. At Asmodeus' command, these new giant gods extinguished Othea's remaining worshipers and removed her name from the face of Quelmar.

But their attempt to eliminate the worship of Othea wasn't completely successful, as small pockets of her worshipers were able to go into hiding. But as time passed, even these fervent worshipers forgot the name of their goddess, now referring to her as "The Shattered Mountain."

For centuries onward, the worship of the Shattered Mountain would be considered heresy within Giant culture, with worship of the Shattered Mountain being punishable by exile or death or many cases. Sects of the cult could only exist in secrecy, and survived by drawing in new members who lived on the fringes of Giant society.

But the truth was that it wasn't the Shattered Mountain sending Thrya her visions. Instead it was the [[archdevil]] [[Mammon]] posing as the giant goddess with the aim of manipulating the cult for his own ends.

=== The Rise of the Ordained ===
Sometime around the late 600s [[PR]], a [[Storm Giant]] member of the cult, Thrya Cloudbreaker, recieved a vision from the Shattered Mountain. This sent waves throughout the cult as it was the first time their goddess had ever reached out to one of her worshipers. In the vision Thrya was instructed to find other giants who could serve as the Shattered Mountain's champions and eventually revive the goddess.

After receiving this vision, Othea began to travel across the planes and found five other giants to serve as the Shattered Mountain's Champions. Together these giant champions would become known as the ordained, with Thrya as their leader. Thrya continued to receive visions from the Shattered Mountain, and with her goddess' guidance, Thrya showed each member of the Ordained how to draw power from the Shattered Mountain and create [[Paragon_Protocol/Magic_Items#Runes_of_the_Shattered_Mountain|runes of great power]]. These runes amplified their current abilities, but also made them immune to the attack and spells of any [[Devil]] who drew their power from the [[Ruby Rod]].

Now imbued with their goddess' power, the Ordained began to travel the planes, reuniting the many sects of the cult under one banner. During this time they would also serve as mercenaries within the Elemental Planes in order to gather enough power, allies, and resources for their future operations.

=== [[The Infernal Insurrection]] ===
Guided by Thrya's visions, the Ordained executed a plan to free their goddess. First the Ordained made contact with the [[Demon Lords|Demon Lord]] [[Ratatrosk]] and petitioned him for help in killing [[Charon]], the ferryman of the [[The River Styx|River Styx]], since [[Demon|demons]] were one of the few creatures able to kill Charon. With Ratatrosk's help the Ordained killed Charon before Ratatrosk then used Charon's oar to stop the flow of the River Styx, causing the River Styx to disappear. Then to prevent anyone from undoing what they had done, the Ordained used the magic of their runes to destroy Charon's oar. With the River Styx gone, the remains of their goddess were unbound and ejected into the [[Ethereal Plane]]. Lastly to cover up lose ends, the Ordained attempted to kill Ratatrosk, but the Demon Lord managed to escape.

The Ordained then began to execute the next stage of their plan to free the Shattered Mountain rom the Ethereal Plane. For their plan to work, they needed a [[Ruby Heart]], one of the piece of the Ruby Rod, as their focal point to open a hole through the ethereal vale. The Ordained then split up, sowing chaos across the Hells and each on their own attempting to get their hands on a Ruby Heart.

The [[Hill Giant]] Angrboda began to make waves on the first layer of the hells, [[Duumal]], by competing in the [[The_Bronze_Citadel#The_Infernal_Rodeo|Infernal Rodeo]]. Eventually they aligned themselves with the [[Pit Fiend]] [[Bel]] and helped to escalate the civil war brewing in the region with plans to snatch the Ruby Heart of the archduchess [[Elytria]] in the chaos.

The [[Cloud Giant]] Stratia Nimbus and the [[Stone Giant]] Waord traveled to the Iron City of [[Dis]] on the second layer of the Hells and planned to assassinate the ruler of the city [[Dispater]] to recover his piece of the Ruby Heart. Their attempt was foiled when the dragon [[Barroth]] warned the archdevil about the coming giant assassins.

The [[Frost Giant]] Hrothgar Icevein traveled to the frozen realm of Stygia where he conjured a massive storm that would begin to tear the entire layer apart, hoping to kill the reigning archdevil and then later locate their Ruby Heart.

The [[Fire Giant]] smith Vorgath Embermaul would travel to the sixth layer of the Hells, [[Malbolge]], and would become embroiled in the war between the dragon Barroth and the archdevils [[Philani]] and [[Delphyne]]. They would serve as a smith in Barroth's forges, making weapons and armor for the dragon's armies while keeping an eye on how the war progressed.

Thrya Cloudbreaker herself traveled to [[Phlegethos]] where she incited a revolution from the many slaves and prisoners within the infernal city of [[Abriymoch]], leading to the capture and execution of many archdevils. Though she would not remain in Phlegethos for long, eventually traveling down to the eighth layer of the Hells, [[Cania]], to do battle with the archduke [[Mephistopheles]].

At the same time on the Material Plane, cultists of the Shattered Mountain began to engage in mass suicide, aiming to increase the number of spirits within the Ethereal Plane to aid in the resurrection of their goddess.

The Ordained would soon come into conflict with the heroes known as [[the Hellraisers]], including [[Aivan Factorovich]], [[Aliria Servine]], [[Balaam]], [[Nyrgoth]], [[Endine di Valpadana]], and [[Sylphine Nightfall]]. The Hellraisers with the aid of Ratatrosk sought to remake the River Styx, and so needed the runes of the Ordained. Traveling through the Hells, the party woul fight and kill both Woard and Hrothgar, recovering their runes.

== Worship ==
Since the worship of the Shattered Mountain is considered a dangerous heresy, all worship by members of the cult must be done in secret. Cult sects gather in secret meetings to discuss how to expand their ranks as well as to give praise to the goddess. While the Shattered mountain is unable to grant divine spells, many sects are led by priests known as Shattered Shepherds. New potential worshipers would be sought out from any giantkin who seemed dissatisfied with Giant culture and wanted to upset the balance of what is to a return of what was.

Since the cult has to exist in secrecy, communication between sects is far and few between, so many sects find their own ways of worshiping the Shattered Mountain. In some cases worship of the Shattered Mountain includes the ritual sacrifices of elementals, the creation of works of art, or sometimes just simple prayer. Some extreme sects even engage in attacks against other churches that worship the "false pantheon."

To become a Shattered Shepherd, an initiate would have to forsake their name, only then to be referred to as Brother, Sister, or Sibling Mountain.

== Organization ==
The Cult of the Giant Mountain is primarily made up of Giantkin, including true Giants as well as lesser giants like [[Goliath|Goliaths]], [[Troll|Trolls]], ogres, and Cyclops.

before the rise of the Ordained, cult sects were typically consisted of of between four to twenty members, and were led by at leas one or two Shattered Shepherds. There was little organization between sects though, as most avoided communication in fear they would get caught.

When the Ordained took over, the cult was united beneath them, with each member of the ordained taking command over certain sects, fostering their own cultists as they saw fit. During this time, the cult also became more militarized, with many cultists being giving training with weapons of elemental magic.

== The Ordained ==
Gathered and led by Thrya Cloudbreaker, the ordained served as champions of the Shattered Mountain and the leaders of the cult. They were instrumental in leading to the events of the Infernal Insurrection.

=== Thrya Cloudbreaker ===

=== Stratia Nimbus ===
Stratia Nimbus was born to a noble cloud giant family in the [[Fiddlehead Mountains]] of [[Pteris]]. But tragically Stratia was born blind, and so was hidden by her family from the rest of the world. Stratia grew up in isolation, growing to resent her family and the rest of the giants in the mountains for staying away from her. Eventually she could talk no more of her imprisonment and so fled her family, quickly getting lost in the mountains. Stratia would have perished in the wilderness if it was not foe thrya Cloudbreaker who arrived and saved her. For this Stratia became one of Thrya's most devoted disciples and was inducted into the Ordained. With Thrya's guidance Stratia crafted the [[Cloud Rune]], a metal blindfold that gave her control and the speed of the wind. But Stratia's vigilance did not go away after being freed from imprisonment, and so she stayed hyper aware of those who sought to control and take advantage of her, slowly over the years turning her devotion of Thrya into suspiscion.

=== Angrboda ===

=== Waord ===

=== Hrothgar Icevein ===
Hrothgar Icevein is a [[Frost Giant]] Druid hailing from the frozen mountains of [[Breme]]. For many years their tribe lived in peace until overhunting from nearby humanoid villages began to make food more and more scarce. While the clan wanted to move deeper into the mountains, Hrothgar refused to surrender and instead chose to fight back. He began to raid humanoid villages bordering the mountains and became feared across the region. Eventually, the villages were able to mount a strong defense, horrifically wounding Hrothgar and forcing him to flee into a nearby cave. Here he expected he would die, but before that could happen, he was visited by Thrya Cloudbreaker, who promised him a chance at revenge. Hrothgar was inducted into the Ordained and with Thrya's guidance, created the [[Frost Rune]] which imbued his staff with power over snow and storms and allowed him to create monstrous constructs out of ice.

=== Vorgath Embermaul ===
[[Category:Organization]]
[[Category:The Paragon Protocol]]

The Cult of the Shattered Mountain

2026-04-02T15:44:59Z

K-dawg12:

'''The Cult of the Shattered Mountain''' is a heretical cult worshipping the [[Giant]] Goddess [[Othea]]. Though since her name had been struck from the history books, they worshipped her as The Shattered Mountain. The Cult believed that the Shattered Mountain was the true creator of the race of giants, and the rest of the giant pantheon are just posers. This belief has led worshipers of the Shattered Mountain to be persecuted in giant cultures and outlawed by many giant clans.

The cults symbol is a mountain with a crack down the center.

== History ==
The Cult of the Shattered mountain have their roots in the original worshipers of Othea in [[Prehistory]]. Othea had many worshipers across the Material Plane and within her own divine realm, [[Thalmyr]]. They revered both the goddess and her celestial giant servants. But when the at the time [[Archangel]], [[Asmodeus]], invaded Thalmyr, he slew Othea and transformed Thalmyr into the Ten Hells. After removing Othea's heart, Asmodeus banished what remained of the goddess beneath the River Styx.

Asmodeus then began a crusade to erase the memory of Othea from the realm to hide the fact that the [[Quelmar Deities|Creator Gods]] had authorized her murder. What Celestial Giants that had survived Asmodeus' invasion were forced to bend the knee to Asmodeus and were sworn to secrecy about Othea. Asmodeus then elevated these Celestial Giants to minor godhood, and established them as the new giant pantheon and as the "true" creators of giant kind. At Asmodeus' command, these new giant gods extinguished Othea's remaining worshipers and removed her name from the face of Quelmar.

But their attempt to eliminate the worship of Othea wasn't completely successful, as small pockets of her worshipers were able to go into hiding. But as time passed, even these fervent worshipers forgot the name of their goddess, now referring to her as "The Shattered Mountain."

For centuries onward, the worship of the Shattered Mountain would be considered heresy within Giant culture, with worship of the Shattered Mountain being punishable by exile or death or many cases. Sects of the cult could only exist in secrecy, and survived by drawing in new members who lived on the fringes of Giant society.

But the truth was that it wasn't the Shattered Mountain sending Thrya her visions. Instead it was the [[archdevil]] [[Mammon]] posing as the giant goddess with the aim of manipulating the cult for his own ends.

=== The Rise of the Ordained ===
Sometime around the late 600s [[PR]], a [[Storm Giant]] member of the cult, Thrya Cloudbreaker, recieved a vision from the Shattered Mountain. This sent waves throughout the cult as it was the first time their goddess had ever reached out to one of her worshipers. In the vision Thrya was instructed to find other giants who could serve as the Shattered Mountain's champions and eventually revive the goddess.

After receiving this vision, Othea began to travel across the planes and found five other giants to serve as the Shattered Mountain's Champions. Together these giant champions would become known as the ordained, with Thrya as their leader. Thrya continued to receive visions from the Shattered Mountain, and with her goddess' guidance, Thrya showed each member of the Ordained how to draw power from the Shattered Mountain and create [[Paragon_Protocol/Magic_Items#Runes_of_the_Shattered_Mountain|runes of great power]]. These runes amplified their current abilities, but also made them immune to the attack and spells of any [[Devil]] who drew their power from the [[Ruby Rod]].

Now imbued with their goddess' power, the Ordained began to travel the planes, reuniting the many sects of the cult under one banner. During this time they would also serve as mercenaries within the Elemental Planes in order to gather enough power, allies, and resources for their future operations.

=== [[The Infernal Insurrection]] ===
Guided by Thrya's visions, the Ordained executed a plan to free their goddess. First the Ordained made contact with the [[Demon Lords|Demon Lord]] [[Ratatrosk]] and petitioned him for help in killing [[Charon]], the ferryman of the [[The River Styx|River Styx]], since [[Demon|demons]] were one of the few creatures able to kill Charon. With Ratatrosk's help the Ordained killed Charon before Ratatrosk then used Charon's oar to stop the flow of the River Styx, causing the River Styx to disappear. Then to prevent anyone from undoing what they had done, the Ordained used the magic of their runes to destroy Charon's oar. With the River Styx gone, the remains of their goddess were unbound and ejected into the [[Ethereal Plane]]. Lastly to cover up lose ends, the Ordained attempted to kill Ratatrosk, but the Demon Lord managed to escape.

The Ordained then began to execute the next stage of their plan to free the Shattered Mountain rom the Ethereal Plane. For their plan to work, they needed a [[Ruby Heart]], one of the piece of the Ruby Rod, as their focal point to open a hole through the ethereal vale. The Ordained then split up, sowing chaos across the Hells and each on their own attempting to get their hands on a Ruby Heart.

The [[Hill Giant]] Angrboda began to make waves on the first layer of the hells, [[Duumal]], by competing in the [[The_Bronze_Citadel#The_Infernal_Rodeo|Infernal Rodeo]]. Eventually they aligned themselves with the [[Pit Fiend]] [[Bel]] and helped to escalate the civil war brewing in the region with plans to snatch the Ruby Heart of the archduchess [[Elytria]] in the chaos.

The [[Cloud Giant]] Stratia Nimbus and the [[Stone Giant]] Waord traveled to the Iron City of [[Dis]] on the second layer of the Hells and planned to assassinate the ruler of the city [[Dispater]] to recover his piece of the Ruby Heart. Their attempt was foiled when the dragon [[Barroth]] warned the archdevil about the coming giant assassins.

The [[Frost Giant]] Hrothgar Icevein traveled to the frozen realm of Stygia where he conjured a massive storm that would begin to tear the entire layer apart, hoping to kill the reigning archdevil and then later locate their Ruby Heart.

The [[Fire Giant]] smith Vorgath Embermaul would travel to the sixth layer of the Hells, [[Malbolge]], and would become embroiled in the war between the dragon Barroth and the archdevils [[Philani]] and [[Delphyne]]. They would serve as a smith in Barroth's forges, making weapons and armor for the dragon's armies while keeping an eye on how the war progressed.

Thrya Cloudbreaker herself traveled to [[Phlegethos]] where she incited a revolution from the many slaves and prisoners within the infernal city of [[Abriymoch]], leading to the capture and execution of many archdevils. Though she would not remain in Phlegethos for long, eventually traveling down to the eighth layer of the Hells, [[Cania]], to do battle with the archduke [[Mephistopheles]].

At the same time on the Material Plane, cultists of the Shattered Mountain began to engage in mass suicide, aiming to increase the number of spirits within the Ethereal Plane to aid in the resurrection of their goddess.

The Ordained would soon come into conflict with the heroes known as [[the Hellraisers]], including [[Aivan Factorovich]], [[Aliria Servine]], [[Balaam]], [[Nyrgoth]], [[Endine di Valpadana]], and [[Sylphine Nightfall]]. The Hellraisers with the aid of Ratatrosk sought to remake the River Styx, and so needed the runes of the Ordained. Traveling through the Hells, the party woul fight and kill both Woard and Hrothgar, recovering their runes.

== Worship ==
Since the worship of the Shattered Mountain is considered a dangerous heresy, all worship by members of the cult must be done in secret. Cult sects gather in secret meetings to discuss how to expand their ranks as well as to give praise to the goddess. While the Shattered mountain is unable to grant divine spells, many sects are led by priests known as Shattered Shepherds. New potential worshipers would be sought out from any giantkin who seemed dissatisfied with Giant culture and wanted to upset the balance of what is to a return of what was.

Since the cult has to exist in secrecy, communication between sects is far and few between, so many sects find their own ways of worshiping the Shattered Mountain. In some cases worship of the Shattered Mountain includes the ritual sacrifices of elementals, the creation of works of art, or sometimes just simple prayer. Some extreme sects even engage in attacks against other churches that worship the "false pantheon."

To become a Shattered Shepherd, an initiate would have to forsake their name, only then to be referred to as Brother, Sister, or Sibling Mountain.

== Organization ==
The Cult of the Giant Mountain is primarily made up of Giantkin, including true Giants as well as lesser giants like [[Goliath|Goliaths]], [[Troll|Trolls]], ogres, and Cyclops.

before the rise of the Ordained, cult sects were typically consisted of of between four to twenty members, and were led by at leas one or two Shattered Shepherds. There was little organization between sects though, as most avoided communication in fear they would get caught.

When the Ordained took over, the cult was united beneath them, with each member of the ordained taking command over certain sects, fostering their own cultists as they saw fit. During this time, the cult also became more militarized, with many cultists being giving training with weapons of elemental magic.

== The Ordained ==
Gathered and led by Thrya Cloudbreaker, the ordained served as champions of the Shattered Mountain and the leaders of the cult. They were instrumental in leading to the events of the Infernal Insurrection.

=== Thrya Cloudbreaker ===

=== Stratia Nimbus ===

=== Angrboda ===

=== Waord ===

=== Hrothgar Icevein ===
Hrothgar Icevein is a [[Frost Giant]] Druid hailing from the frozen mountains of [[Breme]]. For many years their tribe lived in peace until overhunting from nearby humanoid villages began to make food more and more scarce. While the clan wanted to move deeper into the mountains, Hrothgar refused to surrender and instead chose to fight back. He began to raid humanoid villages bordering the mountains and became feared across the region. Eventually, the villages were able to mount a strong defense, horrifically wounding Hrothgar and forcing him to flee into a nearby cave. Here he expected he would die, but before that could happen, he was visited by Thrya Cloudbreaker, who promised him a chance at revenge. Hrothgar was inducted into the Ordained and with Thrya's guidance, created the Frost Rune which imbued his staff with power over snow and storms and allowed him to create monstrous constructs out of ice.

=== Vorgath Embermaul ===
[[Category:Organization]]
[[Category:The Paragon Protocol]]

The Cult of the Shattered Mountain

2026-04-02T15:27:38Z

K-dawg12: /* The Infernal Insurrection */

'''The Cult of the Shattered Mountain''' is a heretical cult worshipping the [[Giant]] Goddess [[Othea]]. Though since her name had been struck from the history books, they worshipped her as The Shattered Mountain. The Cult believed that the Shattered Mountain was the true creator of the race of giants, and the rest of the giant pantheon are just posers. This belief has led worshipers of the Shattered Mountain to be persecuted in giant cultures and outlawed by many giant clans.

The cults symbol is a mountain with a crack down the center.

== History ==
The Cult of the Shattered mountain have their roots in the original worshipers of Othea in [[Prehistory]]. Othea had many worshipers across the Material Plane and within her own divine realm, [[Thalmyr]]. They revered both the goddess and her celestial giant servants. But when the at the time [[Archangel]], [[Asmodeus]], invaded Thalmyr, he slew Othea and transformed Thalmyr into the Ten Hells. After removing Othea's heart, Asmodeus banished what remained of the goddess beneath the River Styx.

Asmodeus then began a crusade to erase the memory of Othea from the realm to hide the fact that the [[Quelmar Deities|Creator Gods]] had authorized her murder. What Celestial Giants that had survived Asmodeus' invasion were forced to bend the knee to Asmodeus and were sworn to secrecy about Othea. Asmodeus then elevated these Celestial Giants to minor godhood, and established them as the new giant pantheon and as the "true" creators of giant kind. At Asmodeus' command, these new giant gods extinguished Othea's remaining worshipers and removed her name from the face of Quelmar.

But their attempt to eliminate the worship of Othea wasn't completely successful, as small pockets of her worshipers were able to go into hiding. But as time passed, even these fervent worshipers forgot the name of their goddess, now referring to her as "The Shattered Mountain."

For centuries onward, the worship of the Shattered Mountain would be considered heresy within Giant culture, with worship of the Shattered Mountain being punishable by exile or death or many cases. Sects of the cult could only exist in secrecy, and survived by drawing in new members who lived on the fringes of Giant society.

But the truth was that it wasn't the Shattered Mountain sending Thrya her visions. Instead it was the [[archdevil]] [[Mammon]] posing as the giant goddess with the aim of manipulating the cult for his own ends.

=== The Rise of the Ordained ===
Sometime around the late 600s [[PR]], a [[Storm Giant]] member of the cult, Thrya Cloudbreaker, recieved a vision from the Shattered Mountain. This sent waves throughout the cult as it was the first time their goddess had ever reached out to one of her worshipers. In the vision Thrya was instructed to find other giants who could serve as the Shattered Mountain's champions and eventually revive the goddess.

After receiving this vision, Othea began to travel across the planes and found five other giants to serve as the Shattered Mountain's Champions. Together these giant champions would become known as the ordained, with Thrya as their leader. Thrya continued to receive visions from the Shattered Mountain, and with her goddess' guidance, Thrya showed each member of the Ordained how to draw power from the Shattered Mountain and create [[Paragon_Protocol/Magic_Items#Runes_of_the_Shattered_Mountain|runes of great power]]. These runes amplified their current abilities, but also made them immune to the attack and spells of any [[Devil]] who drew their power from the [[Ruby Rod]].

Now imbued with their goddess' power, the Ordained began to travel the planes, reuniting the many sects of the cult under one banner. During this time they would also serve as mercenaries within the Elemental Planes in order to gather enough power, allies, and resources for their future operations.

=== [[The Infernal Insurrection]] ===
Guided by Thrya's visions, the Ordained executed a plan to free their goddess. First the Ordained made contact with the [[Demon Lords|Demon Lord]] [[Ratatrosk]] and petitioned him for help in killing [[Charon]], the ferryman of the [[The River Styx|River Styx]], since [[Demon|demons]] were one of the few creatures able to kill Charon. With Ratatrosk's help the Ordained killed Charon before Ratatrosk then used Charon's oar to stop the flow of the River Styx, causing the River Styx to disappear. Then to prevent anyone from undoing what they had done, the Ordained used the magic of their runes to destroy Charon's oar. With the River Styx gone, the remains of their goddess were unbound and ejected into the [[Ethereal Plane]]. Lastly to cover up lose ends, the Ordained attempted to kill Ratatrosk, but the Demon Lord managed to escape.

The Ordained then began to execute the next stage of their plan to free the Shattered Mountain rom the Ethereal Plane. For their plan to work, they needed a [[Ruby Heart]], one of the piece of the Ruby Rod, as their focal point to open a hole through the ethereal vale. The Ordained then split up, sowing chaos across the Hells and each on their own attempting to get their hands on a Ruby Heart.

The [[Hill Giant]] Angrboda began to make waves on the first layer of the hells, [[Duumal]], by competing in the [[The_Bronze_Citadel#The_Infernal_Rodeo|Infernal Rodeo]]. Eventually they aligned themselves with the [[Pit Fiend]] [[Bel]] and helped to escalate the civil war brewing in the region with plans to snatch the Ruby Heart of the archduchess [[Elytria]] in the chaos.

The [[Cloud Giant]] Stratia Nimbus and the [[Stone Giant]] Waord traveled to the Iron City of [[Dis]] on the second layer of the Hells and planned to assassinate the ruler of the city [[Dispater]] to recover his piece of the Ruby Heart. Their attempt was foiled when the dragon [[Barroth]] warned the archdevil about the coming giant assassins.

The [[Frost Giant]] Hrothgar Icevein traveled to the frozen realm of Stygia where he conjured a massive storm that would begin to tear the entire layer apart, hoping to kill the reigning archdevil and then later locate their Ruby Heart.

The [[Fire Giant]] smith Vorgath Embermaul would travel to the sixth layer of the Hells, [[Malbolge]], and would become embroiled in the war between the dragon Barroth and the archdevils [[Philani]] and [[Delphyne]]. They would serve as a smith in Barroth's forges, making weapons and armor for the dragon's armies while keeping an eye on how the war progressed.

Thrya Cloudbreaker herself traveled to [[Phlegethos]] where she incited a revolution from the many slaves and prisoners within the infernal city of [[Abriymoch]], leading to the capture and execution of many archdevils. Though she would not remain in Phlegethos for long, eventually traveling down to the eighth layer of the Hells, [[Cania]], to do battle with the archduke [[Mephistopheles]].

== Worship ==
Since the worship of the Shattered Mountain is considered a dangerous heresy, all worship by members of the cult must be done in secret. Cult sects gather in secret meetings to discuss how to expand their ranks as well as to give praise to the goddess. While the Shattered mountain is unable to grant divine spells, many sects are led by priests known as Shattered Shepherds. New potential worshipers would be sought out from any giantkin who seemed dissatisfied with Giant culture and wanted to upset the balance of what is to a return of what was.

Since the cult has to exist in secrecy, communication between sects is far and few between, so many sects find their own ways of worshiping the Shattered Mountain. In some cases worship of the Shattered Mountain includes the ritual sacrifices of elementals, the creation of works of art, or sometimes just simple prayer. Some extreme sects even engage in attacks against other churches that worship the "false pantheon."

To become a Shattered Shepherd, an initiate would have to forsake their name, only then to be referred to as Brother, Sister, or Sibling Mountain.

== Organization ==
The Cult of the Giant Mountain is primarily made up of Giantkin, including true Giants as well as lesser giants like [[Goliath|Goliaths]], [[Troll|Trolls]], ogres, and Cyclops.

before the rise of the Ordained, cult sects were typically consisted of of between four to twenty members, and were led by at leas one or two Shattered Shepherds. There was little organization between sects though, as most avoided communication in fear they would get caught.

When the Ordained took over, the cult was united beneath them, with each member of the ordained taking command over certain sects, fostering their own cultists as they saw fit. During this time, the cult also became more militarized, with many cultists being giving training with weapons of elemental magic.

== The Ordained ==
Gathered and led by Thrya Cloudbreaker, the ordained served as champions of the Shattered Mountain and the leaders of the cult. They were instrumental in leading to the events of the Infernal Insurrection.

=== Thrya Cloudbreaker ===

=== Stratia Nimbus ===

=== Angrboda ===

=== Waord ===

=== Hrothgar Icevein ===
Hrothgar Icevein is a [[Frost Giant]] Druid hailing from the frozen mountains of [[Breme]]. For many years their tribe lived in peace until overhunting from nearby humanoid villages began to make food more and more scarce. While the clan wanted to move deeper into the mountains, Hrothgar refused to surrender and instead chose to fight back. He began to raid humanoid villages bordering the mountains and became feared across the region. Eventually, the villages were able to mount a strong defense, horrifically wounding Hrothgar and forcing him to flee into a nearby cave. Here he expected he would die, but before that could happen, he was visited by Thrya Cloudbreaker, who promised him a chance at revenge. Hrothgar was inducted into the Ordained and with Thrya's guidance, created the Frost Rune which imbued his staff with power over snow and storms and allowed him to create monstrous constructs out of ice.

=== Vorgath Embermaul ===
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'''The Cult of the Shattered Mountain''' is a heretical cult worshipping the [[Giant]] Goddess [[Othea]]. Though since her name had been struck from the history books, they worshipped her as The Shattered Mountain. The Cult believed that the Shattered Mountain was the true creator of the race of giants, and the rest of the giant pantheon are just posers. This belief has led worshipers of the Shattered Mountain to be persecuted in giant cultures and outlawed by many giant clans.

The cults symbol is a mountain with a crack down the center.

== History ==
The Cult of the Shattered mountain have their roots in the original worshipers of Othea in [[Prehistory]]. Othea had many worshipers across the Material Plane and within her own divine realm, [[Thalmyr]]. They revered both the goddess and her celestial giant servants. But when the at the time [[Archangel]], [[Asmodeus]], invaded Thalmyr, he slew Othea and transformed Thalmyr into the Ten Hells. After removing Othea's heart, Asmodeus banished what remained of the goddess beneath the River Styx.

Asmodeus then began a crusade to erase the memory of Othea from the realm to hide the fact that the [[Quelmar Deities|Creator Gods]] had authorized her murder. What Celestial Giants that had survived Asmodeus' invasion were forced to bend the knee to Asmodeus and were sworn to secrecy about Othea. Asmodeus then elevated these Celestial Giants to minor godhood, and established them as the new giant pantheon and as the "true" creators of giant kind. At Asmodeus' command, these new giant gods extinguished Othea's remaining worshipers and removed her name from the face of Quelmar.

But their attempt to eliminate the worship of Othea wasn't completely successful, as small pockets of her worshipers were able to go into hiding. But as time passed, even these fervent worshipers forgot the name of their goddess, now referring to her as "The Shattered Mountain."

For centuries onward, the worship of the Shattered Mountain would be considered heresy within Giant culture, with worship of the Shattered Mountain being punishable by exile or death or many cases. Sects of the cult could only exist in secrecy, and survived by drawing in new members who lived on the fringes of Giant society.

But the truth was that it wasn't the Shattered Mountain sending Thrya her visions. Instead it was the [[archdevil]] [[Mammon]] posing as the giant goddess with the aim of manipulating the cult for his own ends.

=== The Rise of the Ordained ===
Sometime around the late 600s [[PR]], a [[Storm Giant]] member of the cult, Thrya Cloudbreaker, recieved a vision from the Shattered Mountain. This sent waves throughout the cult as it was the first time their goddess had ever reached out to one of her worshipers. In the vision Thrya was instructed to find other giants who could serve as the Shattered Mountain's champions and eventually revive the goddess.

After receiving this vision, Othea began to travel across the planes and found five other giants to serve as the Shattered Mountain's Champions. Together these giant champions would become known as the ordained, with Thrya as their leader. Thrya continued to receive visions from the Shattered Mountain, and with her goddess' guidance, Thrya showed each member of the Ordained how to draw power from the Shattered Mountain and create [[Paragon_Protocol/Magic_Items#Runes_of_the_Shattered_Mountain|runes of great power]]. These runes amplified their current abilities, but also made them immune to the attack and spells of any [[Devil]] who drew their power from the [[Ruby Rod]].

Now imbued with their goddess' power, the Ordained began to travel the planes, reuniting the many sects of the cult under one banner. During this time they would also serve as mercenaries within the Elemental Planes in order to gather enough power, allies, and resources for their future operations.

=== [[The Infernal Insurrection]] ===
Guided by Thrya's visions, the Ordained executed a plan to free their goddess. First the Ordained made contact with the [[Demon Lords|Demon Lord]] [[Ratatrosk]] and petitioned him for help in killing [[Charon]], the ferryman of the [[The River Styx|River Styx]], since [[Demon|demons]] were one of the few creatures able to kill Charon. With Ratatrosk's help the Ordained killed Charon before Ratatrosk then used Charon's oar to stop the flow of the River Styx, causing the River Styx to disappear. Then to prevent anyone from undoing what they had done, the Ordained used the magic of their runes to destroy Charon's oar. With the River Styx gone, the remains of their goddess were unbound and ejected into the [[Ethereal Plane]]. Lastly to cover up lose ends, the Ordained attempted to kill Ratatrosk, but the Demon Lord managed to escape.

The Ordained then began to execute the next stage of their plan to free the Shattered Mountain rom the Ethereal Plane. For their plan to work, they needed a [[Ruby Heart]], one of the piece of the Ruby Rod, as their focal point to open a hole through the ethereal vale. The Ordained then split up, sowing chaos across the Hells and each on their own attempting to get their hands on a Ruby Heart.

The [[Hill Giant]] Angrboda began to make waves on the first layer of the hells, [[Duumal]], by competing in the [[The_Bronze_Citadel#The_Infernal_Rodeo|Infernal Rodeo]]. Eventually they aligned themselves with the [[Pit Fiend]] [[Bel]] and helped to escalate the civil war brewing in the region with plans to snatch the Ruby Heart of the archduchess [[Elytria]] in the chaos.

The [[Cloud Giant]] Stratia Nimbus and the [[Stone Giant]] Waord traveled to the Iron City of [[Dis]] on the second layer of the Hells and planned to assassinate the ruler of the city [[Dispater]] to recover his piece of the Ruby Heart. Their attempt was foiled when the dragon [[Barroth]] warned the archdevil about the coming giant assassins.

The Frost Giant Hrothgar Icevein traveled to the frozen realm of Stygia where he conjured a massive storm that would begin to tear the entire layer apart, hoping to kill the reigning archdevil and then later locate their Ruby Heart.

The Fire Giant smith Vorgath Embermaul would travel to the sixth layer of the Hells, [[Malbolge]], and would become embroiled in the war between the dragon Barroth and the archdevils [[Philani]] and [[Delphyne]]. They would serve as a smith in Barroth's forges, making weapons and armor for the dragon's armies while keeping an eye on how the war progressed.

Thrya Cloudbreaker herself traveled to [[Phlegethos]] where she incited a revolution from the many slaves and prisoners within the infernal city of [[Abriymoch]], leading to the capture and execution of many archdevils. Though she would not remain in Phlegethos for long, eventually traveling down to the eighth layer of the Hells, [[Cania]], to do battle with the archduke [[Mephistopheles]].

== Worship ==
Since the worship of the Shattered Mountain is considered a dangerous heresy, all worship by members of the cult must be done in secret. Cult sects gather in secret meetings to discuss how to expand their ranks as well as to give praise to the goddess. While the Shattered mountain is unable to grant divine spells, many sects are led by priests known as Shattered Shepherds. New potential worshipers would be sought out from any giantkin who seemed dissatisfied with Giant culture and wanted to upset the balance of what is to a return of what was.

Since the cult has to exist in secrecy, communication between sects is far and few between, so many sects find their own ways of worshiping the Shattered Mountain. In some cases worship of the Shattered Mountain includes the ritual sacrifices of elementals, the creation of works of art, or sometimes just simple prayer. Some extreme sects even engage in attacks against other churches that worship the "false pantheon."

To become a Shattered Shepherd, an initiate would have to forsake their name, only then to be referred to as Brother, Sister, or Sibling Mountain.

== Organization ==
The Cult of the Giant Mountain is primarily made up of Giantkin, including true Giants as well as lesser giants like [[Goliath|Goliaths]], [[Troll|Trolls]], ogres, and Cyclops.

before the rise of the Ordained, cult sects were typically consisted of of between four to twenty members, and were led by at leas one or two Shattered Shepherds. There was little organization between sects though, as most avoided communication in fear they would get caught.

When the Ordained took over, the cult was united beneath them, with each member of the ordained taking command over certain sects, fostering their own cultists as they saw fit. During this time, the cult also became more militarized, with many cultists being giving training with weapons of elemental magic.

== The Ordained ==
Gathered and led by Thrya Cloudbreaker, the ordained served as champions of the Shattered Mountain and the leaders of the cult. They were instrumental in leading to the events of the Infernal Insurrection.

=== Thrya Cloudbreaker ===

=== Stratia Nimbus ===

=== Angrboda ===

=== Waord ===

=== Hrothgar Icevein ===
Hrothgar Icevein is a [[Frost Giant]] Druid hailing from the frozen mountains of [[Breme]]. For many years their tribe lived in peace until overhunting from nearby humanoid villages began to make food more and more scarce. While the clan wanted to move deeper into the mountains, Hrothgar refused to surrender and instead chose to fight back. He began to raid humanoid villages bordering the mountains and became feared across the region. Eventually, the villages were able to mount a strong defense, horrifically wounding Hrothgar and forcing him to flee into a nearby cave. Here he expected he would die, but before that could happen, he was visited by Thrya Cloudbreaker, who promised him a chance at revenge. Hrothgar was inducted into the Ordained and with Thrya's guidance, created the Frost Rune which imbued his staff with power over snow and storms and allowed him to create monstrous constructs out of ice.

=== Vorgath Embermaul ===
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''Return to [[The Paragon Protocol]]''

'''Overview:''' The party travel into [[Astral Plane|the Astral Sea]] to the origin point of [[the River Styx]] in hopes or remaking its waters in order to restore balance to the planes, and rebind the rampaging goddess, [[Othea|Othea, the Shattered Mountain]]. Along the way, they will be forced to confront their greatest foes yet, including [[Gabriel]] the [[archangel]] of truth, [[Barroth|Barroth the Unredeemable]], the [[Demon Lords|demon lord]] [[Ratatrosk]], and the true mastermind behind [[the Infernal Insurrection]].

== Journey into the Ruby Headwaters ==
Now with all the [[runes of the shattered mountain|runes of the Shattered Mountain]] in hand, the party had all the tools they needed to recreate the [[oar]] of the River Styx. But they still needed divine blood on which to use the oar to restart the Styx itself. The party conjured a plan to forcibly pull Gabriel into a realm where they could battle him away from his armies and use his blood to remake the River Styx. Currently the [[angel]] general was continueing his assault on the [[Ten Hells|Hells]] and was now locked in heated battle against the forces of the [[Red Dragon|red dragon]] Barroth on the sixth layer of the Hells, [[Malbolge]].

Using [[the Book of the Dead]] as their guide, the party traveled into the Astral plane, and to the former origin point of the River Styx, the corpse of [[Sardior|Sardior, the Ruby Dragon]]. Now known as [[the Ruby Headwaters]], this was the secret source of the River Styx's waters before it was forcibly dried up. The primordial dragon's corpse was nearly the size of a continent floating deep in Astral space. Traveling through its shattered chest cavity, the party saw that after the River Styx dried up, monstrous aberrant parasites had begun to feed on the [[dragon]] god's corpse. The party traveled into the formerly beating heart of Sardior where the Styx's waters once flowed, only to find it overrun with parasites.

After slaying the parasites within Sardior's heart, the party cast Gate and pulled the archangel Gabriel from Malbolge. Now retched away from his angelic armies, Gabriel was alone, save for his two lieutenants, [[Aariel Sword of the Solar]], and [[Melody]], who were able to travel through the gate to aid their general before the gate closed. But before the gate closed, a fourth creature forced its way in. Angry at the interruption of their battle, the red dragon Barroth forced their way into the Gate, eager to slay Gabriel along with those that sought to steal his prized kill.

== Fighting the Truth ==

The battle was long and brutal. the party could barely compete with the sheer celestial might of the archangel Gabriel, yet they managed to persevere, even as Barroth bathed the Ruby Headwaters in flame. One by one Gabriel's allies were slain until he was the last angel remaining. Seeing no other option, Gabriel revealed his true divine form in an attempt to destroy the party with his radiant light. Resisting the purest light in the universe, the party fought back and at long last managed to defeat and bind Gabriel using the Book of the Damned, his angel body suspended in the air within Sardior's heart.

But that still left the monstrous Barroth. After fighting Gabriel, the party's resources were tapped out and they were at the dragon's mercy. After attempting a valiant but meager resistance, and with the party's [[cleric]] [[Nyrgoth]] getting transported to [[Minarous]] by his patron [[Mammon]], the party agreed to make a deal with Barroth. In exchange for Barroth sparring the party's lives and letting them finish their ritual, the party agreed to send Barroth back to Malbolge and assist in in gaining power within the Hells. In addition, the clockwork sorcerer [[Aivan Factorovich|Aivan]] was contracted into giving Barroth a free use of the [[Wish]] spell in the future. The party reluctantly agreed to the terms of Barroth's contract and sent the red dragon back to Malbolge.
== A New Styx ==

With all the runes of the Shattered Mountain together, and the archangel of truth bound and at their mercy, the party began their ritual. Using the Book of the Dead, the new keeper of the Styx and successor to the ferryman Charon, [[Aliria Servine]] drew forth the power from the runes that was imprinted upon them when they were used to first destroy the oar. Pulling together the runes' power, Aliria crafted a new "oar." This time the artifact that would control the River Styx for the rest of its days was a blade of blackest steel and shifting ink called the [[Sword of Mortem]]. taking this sword she plunged it into Gabriel's chest and carved a wound from which spilled golden divine blood.

Mixing in her own blood and the ink from the Book of the Damned, Aliria used the Sword of Mortem to transform Gabriel's divine blood. The blood pouring from Gabriel's chest slowly transformed into gray mist that began to sink into the cracks of the Ruby Headwaters, purging it of the parasites that had come to inhabit it and reconsecrating the corpse of Sardior. From there, the mists and the dark waters they came from stretched across the planes, binding together all realms of life and death once more and serving as a nexus for souls passing between the material planes and their destined afterlives. This was no longer the River Styx. Instead, it was [[the Passage of Souls]], or more simply known as the Passage.

But now with the Passage restored, the party had to make a difficult choice: would they reconnect the [[The Abyss|Abyss]] to the realms of Quelmar? The party debated many points, some arguing that the Abyss served as a vital focal point of chaos in the realms, and without it, the chaotic energies of the planes would go unchecked. They also argued that there may be countless poor souls trapped in the Abyssal realms, and that cutting off the Abyss again would trap them forever. But in counterpoints, other members of the party argued that [[Demon|demons]] were a threat to big to be allowed to return, and that leaving them in exile would save thousands of lives. Eventually the party decided to allow the Passage to reconnect the Abyss to Quelmar. Having seen the ruin brought about from its disappearance, the party came to the difficult conclusion that the Abyss in Quelmar was a necessary evil. Now once more demons and mortals alike could travel freely between the planes of Quelmar and the Abyss.

Using the mists of the Passage, Aliria conjured thirteen Styxian Anchors that would need to be embedded into Othea to rebind her within the Passage.

== The Battle of Malbolge ==
To return to the Hells, now that the planes were reconnected by the Passage, Aliria used the Sword of Mortem to conjure her "ferry." While Charon's ferry took the shape of a massive barge made of bones, Aliria's simply took the form of [[the Obsidian Bridge]], a bridge of black stone that stretched into the mist and connected to wherever Aliria needed it to go.

Traversing the bridge, the party arrived atop a cliff overlooking Malbolge which had been consumed by battle. Barroth and his dragon armies clashed with angels in the skies, while devils, holy paladins, and [[Abishai]] clashed on the ground. And rising from the horizon was the skeletal silhouette of the Shattered Mountain, breaching through the earth and reaching into the air to break into the 5th layer of the hells, [[Stygia]]. Atop the cliff the party ran into [[Grandmother Theresa]] and [[Mackrea]] of the [[Cloven Coven]] who has journeyed to Mabolge to witness what could either be the start of a new world, or the end of the current. At this time Nyr is teleported back to join the party, having had a quick audience with Mammon, who hinted at a scheme that was soon to reach fruition.

The party's druid, [[Endine di Valpadana|Dina]], transformed into a powerful earth elemental and created a tunnel beneath the battlefield which allowed the party to safely avoid the chaos of the war above and make it to the Shattered Mountain. But here was where the fight would truly begin. The angry and lost spirits trapped within the Shattered Mountain's body lashed out at the party, resisting their attempts to bind Othea. Among these spirits included [[Thrya Cloudbreaker]] and [[Angrboda]], resurected as celestial [[giant]] zombies by the ambient magic of the Shattered Mountain.

The party struggled to implant the anchors against the onslaught of spirits, but in their time of strife, allies came to answer the call. [[Koh Tam]], [[Virgil]], and [[Roberta]] fought along the party, along with other allies from across the planes, including Aliria's mother [[Viviria Servine]], Aliria's father the Demon Lord [[Graz'zt]], the fallen angel [[Sarial]], the [[Efreeti]] caretaker of [[the Gardens of Pleasure]] [[Dalia Embervale]], Dina's mother [[Greenkeeper Garda]], the captain of the Red Wake [[Grinlocke Vorn]], [[the Beast of the Badlands]], the former member of [[the Ordained]] [[Stratia Cumulous|Stratia Nimbus]], and the liberated [[Aasimar]] [[Bella Dawn]]. As they fight their way up the Shattered Mountain, the party beholds as a massive red star appears in the sky, the [[Ruby Rod]], still unclaimed. But alongside this red star are sudden flashes of celestial light: the remaining archangels, here to avenge Gabriel. But one man will not let this heavenly incursion stand as [[Asmodeus]] too arrives to fight back his siblings. While he may not possess the Ruby Rod at this moment, he is still an incredibly powerful archangel at his core. During the fight, Mammon appears before Nyrgoth, who had recently sold his soul to the devil of greed, and frantically has Nyr finalize some important documents. After placing twelve of the thirteen anchors, the party continue to ascend up the titanic skeletal body of Othea to insert the final anchor at her peak, only to be met by [[Ratatrosk]].

After promising himself to the Shattered Mountain, Ratatrosk's delusions had only grown from there. He believed that the chaos and destruction that the Shattered Mountain would wrought would create a world of true equality, where all the oppressors would be destroyed and the small rodents and vermin of the planes would thrive. He called the party out on what he perceived as their own hypocrisy, for they sought to do the same to the Shattered Mountain as did the [[Quelmar Deities|gods]] and Asmodeus eons ago. But the party defended their actions, interjecting that Ratatrosk's world would never be able to come to pass, as all the Shattered Mountain would leave would be nothing but ash and dust. Filled with rage, Ratatrosk lunged at the party with his poisoned fang daggers. The party fought desperately to avoid his blades, knowing that even a single scratch from his poisoned diseased daggers would spell certain death. After a quick brawl, the party manages to subdue Ratatrosk, and in a show of mercy, send him back to the Abyss instead of destroying him. As he is sent away, in a last moment of clarity, Ratatrosk thanks the party for being his friends.

== Divine Revelations ==
With Ratatrosk gone, the party's rogue [[Sylphine Nightfall|Sylphine]] embedded the final anchor into the skull of the Shattered Mountain and began the process to seal it away once again. But as she did so, the party was hit by a wave of psychic energy. In that moment, the party saw the life of the Shattered Mountain, Othea, as they were before. How they came to this realm, how they joined the betrayer gods, how they helped shatter Sardior and how they were betrayed. In this moment, Sylphine felt pity for the goddess and so reached deep into the Shattered Mountain's spirit, not for the deity, but for the person deep within, and then saved her. As Othea's spirit was saved and the beast that remained was being sealed away, what was left were the millions of spirits that had latched onto her when she was in the ethereal Plane. These spirits were wild, angry, and lost. Stepping up was Dina, who began to attempt to use their ritual of burial peace, the same one they used on [[Curia]] back in [[Hellmar]]. But it wasn't enough, until they spotted a shadow in the storm of spirits, the last shade and remnant of their old friend, [[Balaam]]. Balaam had been destined to serve as the scapegoat and portal key of the lost spirits, but ever since they had died, that role had been lost as well. With a heavy heart Dina reached out to the last remnant of her friend and took his curse into herself, allowing the souls to be siphoned through her and back into the ethereal plane where they could then filter into their destined afterlives through the Passage.,

As Othea was saved and the spirits were sent away, the secrets of the universe were revealed to the party through the eyes of Othea. They beheld the destruction that had been wrought, the sins committed, the truths revealed. Then before it was over, Othea revealed one last truth to the party, who was behind all of it. The thing that had been summoned by the Ordained that used to be the Shattered Mountain had long since devolve into a mindless beast of pure anger, so who then was the divine voice guiding the giant cultists? Who pushed [[Dispater]] to invade the Material Plane which in turn incurred the wrath of Gabriel? Who freed Barroth into the Hells? It takes a moment for the party to realize that the Ruby Rod had disappeared from the skies, and in that moment, they all realize who the true mastermind was. Standing before them, clad in shining opulent robes, holding a rod of pure ruby in his hands, was Mammon, the new Lord of the Ten Hells.

== A World Gilded in Gold ==

It was here Mammon revealed their deceptions in full. Centuries prior, when they were an angel serving beside Asmodeus and [[Mephistophales]], Mammon said that they like all angels were barred from ever being allowed to want anything. As they were angels serving the gods in paradise, what could they ever want that was better then that. But after Mammon journeyed with Asmodeus into the Hells, that small sliver of want blossomed into pure unchecked greed. While on the surface this simply presented itself as a desire for wealth, Mammon always knew that wealth was simply just the stepping stone to get things he actually wanted. And he wanted everything.

Mammon knew that actually trying to take everything for himself would make him lots of enemies and rivals, so he did what no one would expect, he simply played the role of the greedy bastard. he took the role of the avaristic despot always seeking that next payday, and so other devils simply perceived him as only ever focused on short term goals and paid him no mind. As centuries past, many forgot about his history, and as more archdevils made larger power plays, many forgot how powerful Mammon could be, and so many saw him as a weak fool. The perfect cover.

At the same time Mammon was devising his theory on how Quelmar worked as a universe. He believed that Quelmar largely functioned on [[the Paragon Principle]], a phenomena where if a small group of unique and motivated individuals came together, they could achieve anything. He saw this reflected in the stories of the gods during the realm's creation and in the rising heroes of the realm. But it was still theory at this point, and Mammon needed to field test it. Mammon covertly gathered a team of heroes and set them on an impossible quest: kill the wife of Asmodeus, [[Azhazni]]. Out of everyone in the Hells, Azhazni was the only one who say through Mammon's facade, and he knew that if he were to ever achieve his goals, she would need to be out of the way. Mammon bestowed the party of heroes with a weapon known as [[the Vaulkner]], a weapon crafted from Asmodeus' former angelic sword cast away when he claimed the Ruby Rod. Using the Vaulkner, the party did the impossible, the killed the devil's bride. And so the Paragon Principle was proven.

Long after this, Mammon would start working with the archangel Gabriel, serving as Gabriel's spy in the Ten Hells. While Mammon feigned that he did this simply for the celestial gold he was paid for his services, this also gave him an in with [[Mt. Celestia]]. Mammon would share with Gabriel his theory about the Paragon Principle and together they would create the Paragon Protocol, a system for when Mt. Celestia would use mortal adventurers to achieve what angels couldn't achieve or be seen doing themselves. Both Gabriel and Mammon would make use of the protocol many times throughout the centuries of Quelmar.

As he gathered wealth, Mammon began to make deals to purchase land within the Hells. This was all in a covert move to steal the Ruby Rod. It was written that whoever controlled the rod controlled the Hells, but Mammon surmised that the other way around would be true as well. If you controlled the Hells, or, controlled a 51% ownership stake, you would control the rod. In his efforts to purchase land Mammon was most successful in [[Duumal]], where the archduchess [[Elytria|Elytria's]] desperate need for allies allowed Mammon to manipulate her into selling her parts of her own territory. When the archduchess and daughter of Asmodeus, [[Glasya]], was captured by the [[Core]] family, Mammon increased his efforts, only to have to disappear for a time when she returned. After returning from hiding, Mammon knew that there would be to many eyes on him if he kept attempting to quietly purchase land.

And so Mammon would begin setting up the dominos that would cascade into the [[The Infernal Insurrection|Infernal Insurrection]]. First he would need Asmodeus out of the picture, and so he secretly spurred on the small cult of Othea's that had survived these long centuries. Pretending to be their goddess, Mammon taught the greatest of these cultists, the Ordained, how to create runes of power that drew on their goddesses magic. And since the Ruby Rod was made from Othea's heart, and these runes were made of her magic, it allowed the Ordained to negate the abilities of anyone who in turn drew power from the rod, which included most if not all [[Archdevil|Archdevils]]. He was once again putting the Paragon Principle into practice by crafting a team of giant heroes and giving them the proper motivation. Tricking the Ordained into thinking they would be resurrecting their goddess, Mammon pushed the Ordained to work with Ratatrosk to kill Charon and destroy the River Styx. From there he could be hands off, and all he had to do to further escalate chaos in the Hells was give ample funding to any archdevil or warlord who needed it to make a desperate power grab, and to release the Red Dragon Barroth from his golden vaults. Now all he had to do was watch as the Hells descended into chaos as he bought land on the cheap unnoticed.

But Mammon knew that if this chaos went unchecked, he might not have a Hells to rule when the dust settled. So with a little push, he gave Gabriel the idea to initiate the Paragon Protocol, and gather together the party, this party, [[the Hellraisers]]. And they performed greater then he could have ever anticipated.

Things got rocky for him though when the party failed to kill Glasya and retrieve [[Hill Rune|the Hill Rune]]. When Glasya claimed the rune herself, since her mother Azhazni was once one of Othea's divine servants, she saw the truth about her mother's murder, and how Mammon orchestrated it. Working together with Dispater and Barroth she captured Mammon and planned to exact her revenge and claim the Hells for herself, but once again the Hellraisers came to save the day and defeated her.

And now in the final moments with Othea being sealed away, Mammon has finalized the last land acquisition he needed to become a 51% stake owner of the Hells, giving him control of the Ruby Rod. He thanked the party and praised them for their success, offering them great wealth and power as a reward. But the party was instead appalled and horrified by this revelation. They had seen first hand what Mammon's scheme had brought about and the hundreds of thousands of lives hurt by his actions, and knowing that his desires would never end, knew he had to be stopped.

Mammon was despondent, but ultimately understanding. When you are a great evil and gather a team of heroes, you must be prepared when they turn against you. Once more putting the principle into practices, Mammon created one last team of heroes, a team of himself. Conjuring himself into multiple unique vestiges Mammon battled the party on top of the disintegrating body of the Shattered Mountain. As each vestige was destroyed though, Mammon only seemed to grow stronger, until his vestiges reformed back into the Lord of the Ten, where Mammon unleashed the full powers of the Ruby Rod.

The party was on the brink of death, out of spell slots, low on resources, and facing down a god. But with one precise shot from the bow of Sylphine Nightfall into the Lord of Greed's eye, they managed to disarm Mammon and cut him off from the Ruby Rod's power.
== All the Power in the World ==
And here they were, six heroes, holding the power to reshape the world as they saw fit, in possession of he Ruby Rod. But they knew for however much power they used, the rod would enact its toll, and the longer they stayed in possession of it, the more likely they would become a monster as terrible as Mammon. After some discussions, the party determined what they would do with the rod. First, the undid their contract with Barroth and used the rod to unmake the red dragon. Then, using the rod's power, the liberated the people of Hellmar and created a new plane of existence for them to inhabit, [[Newmar]]. Next, they transformed Nyr into a powerful devil who drew magic from the Hells itself rather then from the rod and make him lord of [[Dis]]. Then lastly, they destroyed the Rod and all aspects and [[Ruby Heart|Ruby Hearts]] that drew their power from it. Never again would this power born of blood and betrayal be used to cause suffering to the world. And in a flash of red light, the story of their adventure ended.
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''Return to [[The Paragon Protocol]]''

Here are the major magic items and relics present in the Paragon Protocol Campaign.

== 3 Stage Magic Items ==
These unique relics and artifacts possess immense power, but it takes time for a wielder to become capable of wielding their full potentials. The more an attuned user uses these items, the more powerful they become.

=== [[The Book of the Dead]] ===

* Originally possessed by the ferryman Charon, this book catalogues the names and stories of all who have died and can hasten the deaths of those still alive.
* After Charon died the book was taken by [[Aliria Servine]] who unlocked all of the books abilities and later bound herself to it as the book's true keeper.

=== [[The Brand of Nessus]] ===

* The Brand of Nessus was a powerful amulet created by a former advisor to [[Asmodeus]] that allowed the advisor to charm creatures and siphon the souls of their enemies.
* At some point the Brand came into the possession of [[Governor Solme]], commander of [[the Bronze Citadel]] where he used it to control the masses. After his defeat and death, the brand was claimed by the infernal [[cleric]] [[Nyrgoth]].

=== [[The Golden Gauntlet of Tiamat]] ===

* This magical gauntlet was crafted by the [[dragon]] goddess [[Tiamat]] and was later gifted to the [[Black Dragon]] [[Onath Venomseer]] in return for Onath serving [[Barroth|Barroth the Unredeemable]] in [[the Ten Hells]].
* After Onath was slain, the gauntlet was claimed by the cursed [[barbarian]] [[Balaam]].

=== [[The Chain of Tiamat]] ===

* This magical amulet was crafted by the dragon goddess Tiamat and was later gifted to the Black Dragon [[Greela Venomseer]] in return for Onath serving Barroth the Unredeemable in the Ten Hells.
* After Greela was slain, the amulet was claimed by the clockwork [[sorcerer]] [[Aivan Factorovich]].

=== [[Verminshroud]] ===

* The Verminshroud was the cloak of the [[Demon Lords|demon lord]] [[Ratatrosk]].
* After being rescued from Ironfell Prison, Ratatrosk gave the cloak to the druid [[Endine di Valpadana|Dina]] as a thank you gift.

=== [[Edict's Edge]] ===

* Edict's Edge was a magical rapier crafted in the plane of law, [[Mechanus]].
* At some point in history the blade's owner was murdered by the [[devil]] [[Belphagor]]. Later, having no use for it himself, Belphagor gave it to the elven rogue [[Sylphine Nightfall]]

== Runes of the Shattered Mountain ==
Each member of [[the Ordained]] held their position because each were bestowed a rune of great magical power from the lost giant goddess, [[Othea|Othea, the Shattered Mountain]]. While in their possession, these runes gave the Ordained incredible abilities and allowed them to resist the magic and attacks of all [[Archdevil|archdevils]]. The heroes known as the Hellraisers managed to recover each rune and used the power within them to create the [[Sword of Mortem]].

=== [[Cloud Rune]] ===

* The Cloud Rune is possessed by the [[Cloud Giant]] [[Stratia Nimbus]] and was imprinted on her metal blindfold. The rune makes her as fast as the wind and gives her the ability to run on wind currents.

=== [[Hill Rune]] ===

* The Hill Rune was possessed by the [[Hill Giant]] [[Angrboda]] and was imprinted on her massive dragon bone great club. The rune greatly increased her strength and gave her the ability to smite her foes with thunderous power.
* After Angrboda's death in [[Malsheem]], the rune was taken by the [[archdevil]] [[Glasya]].

=== [[Fire Rune]] ===

* The Fire Rune was possessed by the [[Fire Giant]] [[Vorgath Embermaul]] and was imprinted on his forges hammer. The rune improved his creations and gave him greater control over fire.
* The rune was taken from Vorgal after his death in his forge in [[Drossmere]].

=== [[Frost Rune]] ===

* The Frost Rune was possessed by the [[Frost Giant]] [[Hrothgar Icevein]] and was imprinted on his staff. The rune allowed Hrothgar to create constructs out of ice and allowed him to conjure massive blizzards.
* The rune was taken by Aliria Servine after Hrothgar was killed in battle above the seas of [[Stygia]].

=== [[Stone Rune]] ===

* The Stone Rune was possessed by the [[Stone Giant]] [[Waord]] and was tattooed over his heart. The rune gave his skin the strength of stone and strengthened his clerical abilities.
* The rune was taken by Nyrgoth after Waord was killed in battle in the back alleys of [[Dis]].

=== [[Storm Rune]] ===

* The Storm rune is possessed by the [[Storm Giant]] [[Thrya Cloudbreaker]].

== Other Magic Items ==

=== [[Bel's Golden Aegis]] ===

* This golden breastplate was worn by the infernal warlord [[Bel]].
* It was taken scavenged from his corpse after he was slain during the archduchess [[Elytria|Elytria's]] execution and is currently being worn by the clockwork sorcerer Aivan Factorovich.

=== [[Styxian Wine]] ===

* Styxian Wine is distilled water from [[the River Styx]] that allows people to drink away their sorrows by temporarily erasing their memories.

=== [[Belphicite]] ===

* Belphicite is a unique infernal metal able to conduct hellish energies similar to iron.

=== [[Sword of Mortem|The Sword of Mortem]] ===

* The Sword of Mortem is an artifact created by Aliria Servine as her tool to restore the [[The River Styx|River Styx]], now [[the Passage of Souls]].
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The Cult of the Shattered Mountain is a heretical cult worshipping the Giant Goddess Othea.

== History ==

== Worship ==

== Organization ==

== The Ordained ==

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{{Infobox_character|affilliation=[[The Abyss]], [[The Ordained]]|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Ratatrosk demon.jpg|caption=Ratatrosk in his true demon form|relatives=Unknown|languages=Abyssal, Common, Giant, Infernal|alias=The Rat King, the Last Demon, Rat Bastard|marital=Unmarried|birthPlace=The Abyss|species=Demon Lord|gender=Male}}

'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is believed to be the oldest living [[Demon Lords|Demon Lord]] in Quelmar. While they are not considered the first, the have lived countless centuries due to their instinct to always flee or escape danger.

== Physical Appearance ==
As a Demon Ratatrosk is able to take many forms. In his true form he appears as a massive rat with rotting and diseased flesh, covered in pustules and boils. His claws drip with slime and the skin on his face is peeled back revealing a dirty rat skull beneath. When he is trying to be more inconspicuous, he takes the form of a humanoid rogue, wearing dark purple and black leathers with a cape, and with a skeletal rat's skull for a head. In either form, he wields two dagger's he calls his "fangs," each coated with countless poisons and diseases.

== Personality ==
Ratatrosk is sniveling, conniving, and cowardly, yet unendingly ambitious. After all their years of life, the only real wisdom they ever learned, was to know when a situation is about to go bad, and the best way to flee. He hold no true allegiances other then to himself, tossing away friends and allies at a moments notice if it benefits his own survival. he imagines himself to be a great demon lord and aspires to be renowned and feared like the [[Demogorgon]] and [[Orcus]], but he fails to match them in cunning and follow through, his cowardly and traitorous nature always serving as his biggest weakness.

This has grown a hatred for his fellow demon lord, and dreams of a world where the rats and vermin will rise up from the bottom to overtake them all.

But when Ratatrosk was banished back to the Abyss by [[the Hellraisers]], he mourned the loss of his friendship with them. Because deep down, Ratatrosk just wants to be accepted.

== History ==
Ratatrosk is the oldest known demon lord in all of Quelmar, yet their countless years have garnered them little in terms of wisdom or power. Whenever they did attempt to gain command over a layer of [[the Abyss]], sooner or later a more powerful demon would come in and force Ratatrosk out. Ratatrosk was the father of rats and vermin, introducing their kinds to Quelmar along with the many diseases they carry. Ratatrosk was also the one responsible for the creation of the curse of Wererat Lycanthropy.

During the [[Demonic Infiltration]], Ratatrosk ravaged the cities along [[Pteris]]' eastern coasts by spreading plagues of rats and disease.

=== [[The Infernal Insurrection]] ===
In 925 [[PR]], Ratatrosk made a deal with [[the Ordained]], a group of [[giant]] cult fanatics, in order to kill [[Charon]]. Being a [[demon]], Ratatrosk was one of the only creatures in existence able to kill the ferryman of [[the River Styx]]. After slaying Charon, Ratatrosk then used Charon's oar to stop the flow of the Styx before the Ordained then used their powers to destroy the oar. The estruction of the Styx had the sid effect of cutting the Abyss off from Quelmar, leaving Ratatrosk as the Last Demon in the realm, a title he took great pride in. Ratatrosk was then betrayed and attacked by the Ordained. Beaten and wounded, Ratatrosk managed to escape into the wastes of the first layer of [[the Ten Hells]], [[Duumal]], before being captured by the [[Pit Fiend]] [[Bel]].

Bel then sold Ratatrosk to the Lord of [[Dis]], [[Dispater]], in return for powerful war machines, where Dispater then imprisoned Ratatrosk in the lowest levels of [[Ironfell Prison]], guarded by the prison's warden, the [[Devil|Chain Devil]] Zuul. He was eventually rescued by the adventuring team, [[the Hellraisers]] who had been searching for him at the behest of the [[Archangel]] [[Gabriel]]. Ratatrosk helped the party escape Ironfell Prison, only for the city to go into lockdown. But before he could abandon the party, the hellraisers placed a celestial control collar on him, making it impossible to move more then 30 feet away from the party's warlock, [[Aliria Servine]]. Ratatrosk promised to tell the party everything he knew, in return for the party getting him out of Dis and away from Dispater's reach.

After fleeing to the third layer of the Hells, [[Minarous]], the party demanded answers. Ratatrosk shared his part in Charon's death and told the party about [[the Cult of the Shattered Mountain]] and the Ordained. He shared that each member of the Ordained possessed a rune imbued with the magic of [[the Shattered Mountain]], and how since it was this magic that was used to destroy the oar, if one gathered all the runes together, they could use the runes to recreate the oar. Ratatrosk traveled with the party as they hunted down members of the Ordained, begging the party to free him from the collar every chance he had.

When the party was in Nessus, Aliria was forced by her patron, [[Glasya]], to give control of Ratatrosk's celestial collar over to her. In a deadly battle, the party managed to recover the key connected to Ratatrosk's collar before fleeing to Minarous, with Ratatrosk of the brink of death.

Ratatrosk then traveled to Dis with the party, where in a deal with the [[devil]] [[Belphegor]], the party agreed to help Belphegor overthrown Dispater. Ratatrosk offered to provide a distraction for the party, and was finally able to convince the Hellraisers to free him from the celestial collar. Ratatrosk, now returned to his full power, summoned an army of infernal rats and began to cause chaos all throughout Dis.

Ratatrosk continued to travel with the party deeper into the Hells and even all the way to Hellmar. Ratatrosk would help the party fight their way through the infernal citadel [[Hellmar#Kashtar-Val_(Kiston)|Kashtar-Val]]. But when the Ordained's ritual to summon the Shattered Mountain was successful, and Ratatrosk was awestruck by the monstrous goddess. Seeing her as an avatar of pure destruction, Ratatrosk did not hesitate to abandon the Hellraisers and promise himself to the Shattered Mountain hoping to join her in the destruction of the realms in order to create a world where the vermin rule.

Ratatrosk would eventually be confronted by the Hellraisers in [[Malbolge]] atop the rising body of the Shattered Mountain. After a quick scuffle though, Ratatrosk was trapped and banished back to the Abyss.

== Powers and Abilities ==
Ratatrosk has the ability to summon hordes of rats as well as inflict creatures with infectious diseases. His "fangs" are coated with countless poisons and plagues that are near lethal to any creature harmed by his daggers, even those normally immune to such toxins.

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{{Infobox_character|affilliation=[[The Abyss]], [[The Ordained]]|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Ratatrosk demon.jpg|caption=Ratatrosk in his true demon form|relatives=Unknown|languages=Abyssal, Common, Giant, Infernal|alias=The Rat King, the Last Demon, Rat Bastard|marital=Unmarried|birthPlace=The Abyss|species=Demon Lord|gender=Male}}

'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is believed to be the oldest living [[Demon Lords|Demon Lord]] in Quelmar. While they are not considered the first, the have lived countless centuries due to their instinct to always flee or escape danger.

== Physical Appearance ==
As a Demon Ratatrosk is able to take many forms. In his true form he appears as a massive rat with rotting and diseased flesh, covered in pustules and boils. His claws drip with slime and the skin on his face is peeled back revealing a dirty rat skull beneath. When he is trying to be more inconspicuous, he takes the form of a humanoid rogue, wearing dark purple and black leathers with a cape, and with a skeletal rat's skull for a head. In either form, he wields two dagger's he calls his "fangs," each coated with countless poisons and diseases.

== Personality ==
Ratatrosk is sniveling, conniving, and cowardly, yet unendingly ambitious. After all their years of life, the only real wisdom they ever learned, was to know when a situation is about to go bad, and the best way to flee. He hold no true allegiances other then to himself, tossing away friends and allies at a moments notice if it benefits his own survival. he imagines himself to be a great demon lord and aspires to be renowned and feared like the [[Demogorgon]] and [[Orcus]], but he fails to match them in cunning and follow through, his cowardly and traitorous nature always serving as his biggest weakness.

This has grown a hatred for his fellow demon lord, and dreams of a world where the rats and vermin will rise up from the bottom to overtake them all.

== History ==
Ratatrosk is the oldest known demon lord in all of Quelmar, yet their countless years have garnered them little in terms of wisdom or power. Whenever they did attempt to gain command over a layer of [[the Abyss]], sooner or later a more powerful demon would come in and force Ratatrosk out. Ratatrosk was the father of rats and vermin, introducing their kinds to Quelmar along with the many diseases they carry. Ratatrosk was also the one responsible for the creation of the curse of Wererat Lycanthropy.

During the [[Demonic Infiltration]], Ratatrosk ravaged the cities along [[Pteris]]' eastern coasts by spreading plagues of rats and disease.

=== [[The Infernal Insurrection]] ===
In 925 [[PR]], Ratatrosk made a deal with [[the Ordained]], a group of [[giant]] cult fanatics, in order to kill [[Charon]]. Being a [[demon]], Ratatrosk was one of the only creatures in existence able to kill the ferryman of [[the River Styx]]. After slaying Charon, Ratatrosk then used Charon's oar to stop the flow of the Styx before the Ordained then used their powers to destroy the oar. The estruction of the Styx had the sid effect of cutting the Abyss off from Quelmar, leaving Ratatrosk as the Last Demon in the realm, a title he took great pride in. Ratatrosk was then betrayed and attacked by the Ordained. Beaten and wounded, Ratatrosk managed to escape into the wastes of the first layer of [[the Ten Hells]], [[Duumal]], before being captured by the [[Pit Fiend]] [[Bel]].

Bel then sold Ratatrosk to the Lord of [[Dis]], [[Dispater]], in return for powerful war machines, where Dispater then imprisoned Ratatrosk in the lowest levels of [[Ironfell Prison]], guarded by the prison's warden, the [[Devil|Chain Devil]] Zuul. He was eventually rescued by the adventuring team, [[the Hellraisers]] who had been searching for him at the behest of the [[Archangel]] [[Gabriel]]. Ratatrosk helped the party escape Ironfell Prison, only for the city to go into lockdown. But before he could abandon the party, the hellraisers placed a celestial control collar on him, making it impossible to move more then 30 feet away from the party's warlock, [[Aliria Servine]]. Ratatrosk promised to tell the party everything he knew, in return for the party getting him out of Dis and away from Dispater's reach.

After fleeing to the third layer of the Hells, [[Minarous]], the party demanded answers. Ratatrosk shared his part in Charon's death and told the party about [[the Cult of the Shattered Mountain]] and the Ordained. He shared that each member of the Ordained possessed a rune imbued with the magic of [[the Shattered Mountain]], and how since it was this magic that was used to destroy the oar, if one gathered all the runes together, they could use the runes to recreate the oar. Ratatrosk traveled with the party as they hunted down members of the Ordained, begging the party to free him from the collar every chance he had.

When the party was in Nessus, Aliria was forced by her patron, [[Glasya]], to give control of Ratatrosk's celestial collar over to her. In a deadly battle, the party managed to recover the key connected to Ratatrosk's collar before fleeing to Minarous, with Ratatrosk of the brink of death.

Ratatrosk then traveled to Dis with the party, where in a deal with the [[devil]] [[Belphegor]], the party agreed to help Belphegor overthrown Dispater. Ratatrosk offered to provide a distraction for the party, and was finally able to convince the Hellraisers to free him from the celestial collar. Ratatrosk, now returned to his full power, summoned an army of infernal rats and began to cause chaos all throughout Dis.

Ratatrosk continued to travel with the party deeper into the Hells and even all the way to Hellmar. Ratatrosk would help the party fight their way through the infernal citadel [[Hellmar#Kashtar-Val_(Kiston)|Kashtar-Val]]. But when the Ordained's ritual to summon the Shattered Mountain was successful, and Ratatrosk was awestruck by the monstrous goddess. Seeing her as an avatar of pure destruction, Ratatrosk did not hesitate to abandon the Hellraisers and promise himself to the Shattered Mountain hoping to join her in the destruction of the realms in order to create a world where the vermin rule.

== Powers and Abilities ==
Ratatrosk has the ability to summon hordes of rats as well as inflict creatures with infectious diseases. His "fangs" are coated with countless poisons and plagues that are near lethal to any creature harmed by his daggers, even those normally immune to such toxins.

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{{Infobox_character|affilliation=[[The Abyss]], [[The Ordained]]|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Ratatrosk demon.jpg|caption=Ratatrosk in his true demon form|relatives=Unknown|languages=Abyssal, Common, Giant, Infernal|alias=The Rat King, the Last Demon, Rat Bastard|marital=Unmarried|birthPlace=The Abyss|species=Demon Lord|gender=Male}}

'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is believed to be the oldest living [[Demon Lords|Demon Lord]] in Quelmar. While they are not considered the first, the have lived countless centuries due to their instinct to always flee or escape danger.

== Physical Appearance ==
As a Demon Ratatrosk is able to take many forms. In his true form he appears as a massive rat with rotting and diseased flesh, covered in pustules and boils. His claws drip with slime and the skin on his face is peeled back revealing a dirty rat skull beneath. When he is trying to be more inconspicuous, he takes the form of a humanoid rogue, wearing dark purple and black leathers with a cape, and with a skeletal rat's skull for a head. In either form, he wields two dagger's he calls his "fangs," each coated with countless poisons and diseases.

== Personality ==
Ratatrosk is sniveling, conniving, and cowardly, yet unendingly ambitious. After all their years of life, the only real wisdom they ever learned, was to know when a situation is about to go bad, and the best way to flee. He hold no true allegiances other then to himself, tossing away friends and allies at a moments notice if it benefits his own survival. he imagines himself to be a great demon lord and aspires to be renowned and feared like the [[Demogorgon]] and [[Orcus]], but he fails to match them in cunning and follow through, his cowardly and traitorous nature always serving as his biggest weakness.

== History ==
Ratatrosk is the oldest known demon lord in all of Quelmar, yet their countless years have garnered them little in terms of wisdom or power. Whenever they did attempt to gain command over a layer of [[the Abyss]], sooner or later a more powerful demon would come in and force Ratatrosk out. Ratatrosk was the father of rats and vermin, introducing their kinds to Quelmar along with the many diseases they carry. Ratatrosk was also the one responsible for the creation of the curse of Wererat Lycanthropy.

During the [[Demonic Infiltration]], Ratatrosk ravaged the cities along [[Pteris]]' eastern coasts by spreading plagues of rats and disease.

=== [[The Infernal Insurrection]] ===
In 925 [[PR]], Ratatrosk made a deal with [[the Ordained]], a group of [[giant]] cult fanatics, in order to kill [[Charon]]. Being a [[demon]], Ratatrosk was one of the only creatures in existence able to kill the ferryman of [[the River Styx]]. After slaying Charon, Ratatrosk then used Charon's oar to stop the flow of the Styx before the Ordained then used their powers to destroy the oar. The estruction of the Styx had the sid effect of cutting the Abyss off from Quelmar, leaving Ratatrosk as the Last Demon in the realm, a title he took great pride in. Ratatrosk was then betrayed and attacked by the Ordained. Beaten and wounded, Ratatrosk managed to escape into the wastes of the first layer of [[the Ten Hells]], [[Duumal]], before being captured by the [[Pit Fiend]] [[Bel]].

Bel then sold Ratatrosk to the Lord of [[Dis]], [[Dispater]], in return for powerful war machines, where Dispater then imprisoned Ratatrosk in the lowest levels of [[Ironfell Prison]], guarded by the prison's warden, the [[Devil|Chain Devil]] Zuul. He was eventually rescued by the adventuring team, [[the Hellraisers]] who had been searching for him at the behest of the [[Archangel]] [[Gabriel]]. Ratatrosk helped the party escape Ironfell Prison, only for the city to go into lockdown. But before he could abandon the party, the hellraisers placed a celestial control collar on him, making it impossible to move more then 30 feet away from the party's warlock, [[Aliria Servine]]. Ratatrosk promised to tell the party everything he knew, in return for the party getting him out of Dis and away from Dispater's reach.

After fleeing to the third layer of the Hells, [[Minarous]], the party demanded answers. Ratatrosk shared his part in Charon's death and told the party about [[the Cult of the Shattered Mountain]] and the Ordained. He shared that each member of the Ordained possessed a rune imbued with the magic of [[the Shattered Mountain]], and how since it was this magic that was used to destroy the oar, if one gathered all the runes together, they could use the runes to recreate the oar. Ratatrosk traveled with the party as they hunted down members of the Ordained, begging the party to free him from the collar every chance he had.

When the party was in Nessus, Aliria was forced by her patron, [[Glasya]], to give control of Ratatrosk's celestial collar over to her. In a deadly battle, the party managed to recover the key connected to Ratatrosk's collar before fleeing to Minarous, with Ratatrosk of the brink of death.

Ratatrosk then traveled to Dis with the party, where in a deal with the [[devil]] [[Belphegor]], the party agreed to help Belphegor overthrown Dispater. Ratatrosk offered to provide a distraction for the party, and was finally able to convince the Hellraisers to free him from the celestial collar. Ratatrosk, now returned to his full power, summoned an army of infernal rats and began to cause chaos all throughout Dis.

Ratatrosk continued to travel with the party deeper into the Hells and even all the way to Hellmar. Ratatrosk would help the party fight their way through the infernal citadel [[Hellmar#Kashtar-Val_(Kiston)|Kashtar-Val]]

== Powers and Abilities ==
Ratatrosk has the ability to summon hordes of rats as well as inflict creatures with infectious diseases. His "fangs" are coated with countless poisons and plagues that are near lethal to any creature harmed by his daggers, even those normally immune to such toxins.

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Ratatrosk

2026-04-01T17:53:41Z

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{{Infobox_character|affilliation=[[The Abyss]], [[The Ordained]]|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Ratatrosk demon.jpg|caption=Ratatrosk in his true demon form|relatives=Unknown|languages=Abyssal, Common, Giant, Infernal|alias=The Rat King, the Last Demon, Rat Bastard|marital=Unmarried|birthPlace=The Abyss|species=Demon Lord|gender=Male}}

'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is believed to be the oldest living [[Demon Lords|Demon Lord]] in Quelmar. While they are not considered the first, the have lived countless centuries due to their instinct to always flee or escape danger.

== Physical Appearance ==
As a Demon Ratatrosk is able to take many forms. In his true form he appears as a massive rat with rotting and diseased flesh, covered in pustules and boils. His claws drip with slime and the skin on his face is peeled back revealing a dirty rat skull beneath. When he is trying to be more inconspicuous, he takes the form of a humanoid rogue, wearing dark purple and black leathers with a cape, and with a skeletal rat's skull for a head. In either form, he wields two dagger's he calls his "fangs," each coated with countless poisons and diseases.

== Personality ==
Ratatrosk is sniveling, conniving, and cowardly, yet unendingly ambitious. After all their years of life, the only real wisdom they ever learned, was to know when a situation is about to go bad, and the best way to flee. He hold no true allegiances other then to himself, tossing away friends and allies at a moments notice if it benefits his own survival. he imagines himself to be a great demon lord and aspires to be renowned and feared like the [[Demogorgon]] and [[Orcus]], but he fails to match them in cunning and follow through, his cowardly and traitorous nature always serving as his biggest weakness.

== History ==
Ratatrosk is the oldest known demon lord in all of Quelmar, yet their countless years have garnered them little in terms of wisdom or power. Whenever they did attempt to gain command over a layer of [[the Abyss]], sooner or later a more powerful demon would come in and force Ratatrosk out. Ratatrosk was the father of rats and vermin, introducing their kinds to Quelmar along with the many diseases they carry. Ratatrosk was also the one responsible for the creation of the curse of Wererat Lycanthropy.

During the [[Demonic Infiltration]], Ratatrosk ravaged the cities along [[Pteris]]' eastern coasts by spreading plagues of rats and disease.

=== [[The Infernal Insurrection]] ===
In 925 [[PR]], Ratatrosk made a deal with [[the Ordained]], a group of [[giant]] cult fanatics, in order to kill [[Charon]]. Being a [[demon]], Ratatrosk was one of the only creatures in existence able to kill the ferryman of [[the River Styx]]. After slaying Charon, Ratatrosk then used Charon's oar to stop the flow of the Styx before the Ordained then used their powers to destroy the oar. The estruction of the Styx had the sid effect of cutting the Abyss off from Quelmar, leaving Ratatrosk as the Last Demon in the realm, a title he took great pride in. Ratatrosk was then betrayed and attacked by the Ordained. Beaten and wounded, Ratatrosk managed to escape into the wastes of the first layer of [[the Ten Hells]], [[Duumal]], before being captured by the [[Pit Fiend]] [[Bel]].

Bel then sold Ratatrosk to the Lord of [[Dis]], [[Dispater]], in return for powerful war machines, where Dispater then imprisoned Ratatrosk in the lowest levels of [[Ironfell Prison]], guarded by the prison's warden, the [[Devil|Chain Devil]] Zuul. He was eventually rescued by the adventuring team, [[the Hellraisers]] who had been searching for him at the behest of the [[Archangel]] [[Gabriel]]. Ratatrosk helped the party escape Ironfell Prison, only for the city to go into lockdown. But before he could abandon the party, the hellraisers placed a celestial control collar on him, making it impossible to move more then 30 feet away from the party's warlock, [[Aliria Servine]]. Ratatrosk promised to tell the party everything he knew, in return for the party getting him out of Dis and away from Dispater's reach.

After fleeing to the third layer of the Hells, [[Minarous]], the party demanded answers. Ratatrosk shared his part in Charon's death and told the party about [[the Cult of the Shattered Mountain]] and the Ordained. He shared that each member of the Ordained possessed a rune imbued with the magic of [[the Shattered Mountain]], and how since it was this magic that was used to destroy the oar, if one gathered all the runes together, they could use the runes to recreate the oar. Ratatrosk traveled with the party as they hunted down members of the Ordained, begging the party to free him from the collar every chance he had.

When the party was in Nessus, Aliria was forced by her patron, [[Glasya]], to give control of Ratatrosk's celestial collar over to her. In a deadly battle, the party managed to recover the key connected to Ratatrosk's collar before fleeing to Minarous, with Ratatrosk of the brink of death.

Ratatrosk then traveled to Dis with the party, where in a deal with the [[devil]] [[Belphegor]], the party agreed to help Belphegor overthrown Dispater. Ratatrosk offered to provide a distraction for the party, and was finally able to convince the Hellraisers to free him from the celestial collar. Ratatrosk, now returned to his full power, summoned an army of infernal rats and began to cause chaos all throughout Dis.

Ratatrosk continued to travel with the party deeper into the Hells and even all the way to Hellmar. Ratatrosk would help the paty fight their way through the infernal citadel Kashtar-Val

== Powers and Abilities ==
Ratatrosk has the ability to summon hordes of rats as well as inflict creatures with infectious diseases. His "fangs" are coated with countless poisons and plagues that are near lethal to any creature harmed by his daggers, even those normally immune to such toxins.

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Ratatrosk

2026-04-01T17:47:22Z

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{{Infobox_character|affilliation=[[The Abyss]], [[The Ordained]]|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Ratatrosk demon.jpg|caption=Ratatrosk in his true demon form|relatives=Unknown|languages=Abyssal, Common, Giant, Infernal|alias=The Rat King, the Last Demon, Rat Bastard|marital=Unmarried|birthPlace=The Abyss|species=Demon Lord|gender=Male}}

'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is believed to be the oldest living [[Demon Lords|Demon Lord]] in Quelmar. While they are not considered the first, the have lived countless centuries due to their instinct to always flee or escape danger.

== Physical Appearance ==
As a Demon Ratatrosk is able to take many forms. In his true form he appears as a massive rat with rotting and diseased flesh, covered in pustules and boils. His claws drip with slime and the skin on his face is peeled back revealing a dirty rat skull beneath. When he is trying to be more inconspicuous, he takes the form of a humanoid rogue, wearing dark purple and black leathers with a cape, and with a skeletal rat's skull for a head. In either form, he wields two dagger's he calls his "fangs," each coated with countless poisons and diseases.

== Personality ==
Ratatrosk is sniveling, conniving, and cowardly, yet unendingly ambitious. After all their years of life, the only real wisdom they ever learned, was to know when a situation is about to go bad, and the best way to flee. He hold no true allegiances other then to himself, tossing away friends and allies at a moments notice if it benefits his own survival. he imagines himself to be a great demon lord and aspires to be renowned and feared like the [[Demogorgon]] and [[Orcus]], but he fails to match them in cunning and follow through, his cowardly and traitorous nature always serving as his biggest weakness.

== History ==
Ratatrosk is the oldest known demon lord in all of Quelmar, yet their countless years have garnered them little in terms of wisdom or power. Whenever they did attempt to gain command over a layer of [[the Abyss]], sooner or later a more powerful demon would come in and force Ratatrosk out. Ratatrosk was the father of rats and vermin, introducing their kinds to Quelmar along with the many diseases they carry. Ratatrosk was also the one responsible for the creation of the curse of Wererat Lycanthropy.

During the [[Demonic Infiltration]], Ratatrosk ravaged the cities along [[Pteris]]' eastern coasts by spreading plagues of rats and disease.

In 925 [[PR]], Ratatrosk made a deal with [[the Ordained]], a group of [[giant]] cult fanatics, in order to kill [[Charon]]. Being a [[demon]], Ratatrosk was one of the only creatures in existence able to kill the ferryman of [[the River Styx]]. After slaying Charon, Ratatrosk then used Charon's oar to stop the flow of the Styx before the Ordained then used their powers to destroy the oar. The estruction of the Styx had the sid effect of cutting the Abyss off from Quelmar, leaving Ratatrosk as the Last Demon in the realm, a title he took great pride in. Ratatrosk was then betrayed and attacked by the Ordained. Beaten and wounded, Ratatrosk managed to escape into the wastes of the first layer of [[the Ten Hells]], [[Duumal]], before being captured by the [[Pit Fiend]] [[Bel]].

Bel then sold Ratatrosk to the Lord of [[Dis]], [[Dispater]], in return for powerful war machines, where Dispater then imprisoned Ratatrosk in the lowest levels of [[Ironfell Prison]], guarded by the prison's warden, the [[Devil|Chain Devil]] Zuul. He was eventually rescued by the adventuring team, [[the Hellraisers]] who had been searching for him at the behest of the [[Archangel]] [[Gabriel]]. Ratatrosk helped the party escape Ironfell Prison, only for the city to go into lockdown. But before he could abandon the party, the hellraisers placed a celestial control collar on him, making it impossible to move more then 30 feet away from the party's warlock, [[Aliria Servine]]. Ratatrosk promised to tell the party everything he knew, in return for the party getting him out of Dis and away from Dispater's reach.

After fleeing to the third layer of the Hells, Minarous, the party demanded answers. Ratatrosk shared his part in Charon's death and told the party about [[the Cult of the Shattered Mountain]] and the Ordained. He shared that each member of the Ordained possessed a rune imbued with the magic of [[the Shattered Mountain]], and how since it was this magic that was used to destroy the oar, if one gathered all the runes together, they could use the runes to recreate the oar. Ratatrosk traveled with the party as they hunted down members of the Ordained, begging the party to free him from the collar every chance he had.

== Powers and Abilities ==
Ratatrosk has the ability to summon hordes of rats as well as inflict creatures with infectious diseases. His "fangs" are coated with countless poisons and plagues that are near lethal to any creature harmed by his daggers, even those normally immune to such toxins.

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[[Category:The Paragon Protocol]]
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The Book of the Dead

2026-03-27T19:18:07Z

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{{Infobox_item|affilliation=[[Charon]]|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=image.jpg|powers=powers|type=Wondrous Item}}

'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a powerful divine artifact and possession of the immortal ferryman of [[The River Styx]], [[Charon]]. After Charon's death, the book came into the possession of the warlock [[Aliria Servine]]. It is a three stage magic item. It is a companion item to the [[Sword of Mortem]]

== Description ==
The book is an ancient tome bound in old black leather with aged parchment and closed with a golden clasp.. When opened, the reader finds that it has almost thousands of pages, more then what the book can seem to actually hold, but appears blank. If the reader is attuned to the book though, they find that it contains millions of names written in dark ink. Each name is the name of someone in Quelmar who has died, and if you are attuned to the book, you can also read their time and cause of death. While some of the the most recent entries in the book appear to be written in a language the attuned reader can understand, the rest are indecipherable. But the more the reader studies the book, the more of the names they can understand.

If a creature is attuned to the Book of the Dead, they can use it to locate [[the Ruby Headwaters]], the source of the River Styx and the corpse of [[Sardior]].

As a three stage magic item, when a new user initially attunes to the book, they can only access stage 1 abilities. But if they continue to use and study the book, they can unlock stages 2 and 3.

== Powers and Abilities ==

=== The Book of the Dead ===
''Artifact, Wondrous Item, Requires Attunement''

When a creature first attunes to this artifact, they can access all Stage 1 abilities. At the DM's discretion after being attuned for a certain amount of time, the user can access Stage 2 and Stage 3 abilities. If a creature becomes unattuned to the item and later becomes reattuned, they could access all stage abilities they could before.

'''''Stage 1'''''
*''Whispers of the Departed.'' While attuned, you can cast speak with dead once per long rest. This version does not require a corpse — but the creature must have died within the last 24 hours.
*''One Foot on the Boat''. You gain resistance to necrotic damage and have advantage against being frightened.
*''Death’s Ledger.'' As an action, you may write the name of a creature you can see within 60 feet of you in your book. If you do not know their name, you may make a Religion check with a DC equal to 5 + their level/CR. A creature who has their name written in the book must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a fail, they are cursed (as per bestow curse, chosen effect). This lasts for 1 minute or until removed by remove curse or greater restoration. This has no effect on celestials or undead.

'''''Stage 2'''''
*''Expanded Whispers.'' You can now cast speak with dead twice per long rest. Additionally, the book now allows you to ask seven questions instead of five.
*''Death’s Ledger.'' Creatures under the effects of bestow curse from your book take 2d8 necrotic damage at the start of each of their turns. After a creatures name is written in the book using this feature, you know the targets general direction and what plane of existence they are on for 24 hours.
*''Blessing of the Ferryman''. You can cast revivify once per long rest without material components.

'''''Stage 3'''''

* ''Voice of the Underworld.'' You can now cast speak with dead at will, and you can either target a corpse or conjure a spirit whose name is written in your book. In addition, once per day you may cast legend lore using the book as the focus (no components needed). While attuned you immediately know the moment of every death on the same plane as you. You instantly learn the name, species, and cause of death.
* ''Soul Severance.'' A creature under the effect of your bestow curse spell takes 4d8 necrotic damage at the start of each of their turns You can now write a name in the book using a bonus action. Once per short rest you can cast Finger of Death.
* ''Immortal Ledger.'' While attuned, you no longer age, do not require food or air, and your soul cannot be captured or destroyed. You are immune to necrotic damage, the frightened condition, and you are immune to the effects of the Styx. When you die, your soul returns to your body after 1 minute as per the Revivify spell unless your body is to damaged or completely destroyed.

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The Ruby Headwaters

2026-03-27T19:16:22Z

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{{Infobox location|title = {{PAGENAME}}|type = Corpse of a Deity|location = [[Astral Plane|The Astral Plane]]|inhabiting Race = God-Eating Parasites}}The Ruby Headwaters is the name for the source point of [[the River Styx]] and later the source point of [[the Passage of Souls]]. But most people instead recognize it as the corpse of the divine [[dragon]] [[Sardior]], floating in the [[Astral Plane]].

== About ==
After the Ruby Dragon Sardior was shattered and killed, what remained of their body was left adrift in the Astral Plane. As the dragon died, the River Styx erupted forth from his heart and went on to flow through all of the planes. For countless centuries afterwards, the River Styx would contnue to flow from this point. But only a creature wielding [[the Book of the Dead]], such as the book's first owner, [[Charon]], or someone who knew Sardior in life, could find the Ruby Headwaters as it was magically protected by the waters of the Styx.

In some corners of the headwaters thrive massive parasites that feed on the rotting ruby flesh of Sardior, though the Styx itself prevents them from reaching Sardior's heart.

== The River Styx Dries Up ==

In 925 [[PR]], the River Styx was dried up after the death of Charon and the use of his oar by the [[giant]] cultists of [[the Ordained]] who used the oar to stem the river's flow. After the river dried up, the parasites inhabiting the headwaters spread across its entirety and grew to monstrous sizes.

In 926 PR the adventuring team known as the [[The Hellraisers|Hellraisers]] traveled to the Ruby Headwaters with the intention of recreating the Styx. For this end, they summoned the warmongering [[archangel]] [[Gabriel]] whose blood they needed for the ritual. After defeating Gabriel and driving away the dragon [[Barroth|Barroth the Unredeemable]], the party bound Gabriel within the heart of Sardior. From here, the hero [[Aliria Servine]] created an artifact called [[Sword of Mortem|the Sword of Mortem]] and used it to impale Gabriel and turn him into the new source point for her Passage of Souls, the replacement for the River Styx.
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The Ruby Headwaters

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The Ruby Headwaters

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Astral Plane

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{{Worldbuilders}} The '''Astral [[Plane]]''' (sometimes called '''The Astral Sea''')''' '''is a great cosmic plane of light and [[Portal|portals]]. Gravity and time do not function typically in the Astral Plane, the latter of which is used to great extent by creatures intricately tied to the flow of time like [[Chronepsis]]. Because this "sea" is the linking fiber between all of the planes, some consider it to be the biggest plane of all, while others do not consider it to be a plane in the classical sense.

== Time ==
As every day of the Astral plane passed, the entire span of the [[Quelmar]] [[Universe]] passes, and with each new rise of the astral sun (actually a vast, distant portal to another universe) the time span of Quelmar is restarted. In a way, a creature who dwells in the Astral Plane is immortal, as they have lived at every instance of Quelmar's existence.

On average, every second that passes in the Astral plane is equivalent to 1 day, 20 hours, 9 minutes, and 36 seconds on Quelmar's [[quelmar|Material Plane]].

== Notable Events ==
[[Reaper]], [[Reesec]], and [[Henric the Misfortunate|Henric ]]all visited the Astral plane for a few seconds in 793 [[PR]]. Despite almost immediately finding a way home, they emerged a decade later in [[Hellmar]], right in the middle of the second [[Infernal Emergence]].

== Notable Locations ==

=== [[The Ruby Headwaters]] ===
The Ruby Headwaters is the corpse of remaining pieces of the slain divine [[dragon]] [[Sardior]]. His corpse served as the source point for [[the River Styx]] and later [[the Passage of Souls]]. Only a being in possession of [[the Book of the Dead]], or someone who had a strong connection to Sardior, could even find the headwaters.
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Astral Plane

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{{Worldbuilders}} The '''Astral [[Plane]]''' (sometimes called '''The Astral Sea''')''' '''is a great cosmic plane of light and [[Portal|portals]]. Gravity and time do not function typically in the Astral Plane, the latter of which is used to great extent by creatures intricately tied to the flow of time like [[Chronepsis]]. Because this "sea" is the linking fiber between all of the planes, some consider it to be the biggest plane of all, while others do not consider it to be a plane in the classical sense.

== Time ==
As every day of the Astral plane passed, the entire span of the [[Quelmar]] [[Universe]] passes, and with each new rise of the astral sun (actually a vast, distant portal to another universe) the time span of Quelmar is restarted. In a way, a creature who dwells in the Astral Plane is immortal, as they have lived at every instance of Quelmar's existence.

On average, every second that passes in the Astral plane is equivalent to 1 day, 20 hours, 9 minutes, and 36 seconds on Quelmar's [[quelmar|Material Plane]].

== Notable Events ==
[[Reaper]], [[Reesec]], and [[Henric the Misfortunate|Henric ]]all visited the Astral plane for a few seconds in 793 [[PR]]. Despite almost immediately finding a way home, they emerged a decade later in [[Hellmar]], right in the middle of the second [[Infernal Emergence]].
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Gabriel

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{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Mt. Celestia|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Gabriel.png|caption=The Archangel of Truth|relatives=[[Archangel|The Twelve Archangels of Creation]] (Siblings), [[Asmodeus]] (Sibling)|languages=All|alias=Archangel of Truth, He Who Sees Through All Lies|species=[[Angel]]|gender=Male|eyes=Gold}}

'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is the [[Archangel]] of Truth and resides on the 6th peak of [[Mt. Celestia]], Olympia. He is a major NPC in [[the Paragon Protocol]] and gives the party their first quest. As the campaign continued, he became a major antagonist and had his blood used to create [[the Passage of Souls]].

== Physical Appearance ==
Gabriel stands tall, statuesque, and immaculate. Their flowing hair, a cascade of pale gold that catches the light like woven sunlight, frames a face carved with serene authority. Above them shines a radiant golden halo glowing with celestial fire that casts no shadow. They have 3 pairs of vast immaculate white wings. They are clad in flawless white robes trimmed in gold when attending to their duties within Mt. Celestia, yet always where a pair of simple black gloves that clash with their white attire.

In his true form, Gabriel is a towering figure made of pure radiant light and covered in all seeing eyes.

== Personality ==
Gabriel is a strict and disciplined archangel, with a strong hatred for anything of the lower planes. He sees himself and angels as the pinnacle of the creation of the gods, and believes anything below him is nothing but filth. If he had his way he would wipe the lower planes clean with holy fire, no matter how many innocents had to die in the process.

He despises most those who lie to get what they want, and himself refuses to speak a direct lie, mostly because he is incapable of doing so. But that does not mean he won't withhold information if that means he can more easily get what he wants.

His disdain for creatures below him is also his greatest weakness, as it leave shim vulnerable to cunning fiends taking advantage of his fiendish xenophobia. This hatred can also blind him, allowing him to be led into traps by creatures he greatly despises.

== History ==
Gabriel was created at the very beginning of Quelmar as one of the first creations of the [[Gods]] along with their eleven archangel siblings. They were made out of the gods own blood and along with the other archangels went onto create the angels of the heavens.

Gabriel was given the commandment of truth, and was capable of seeing through all lies, punishing those who violated this great commandment and serving as an example for all mortals. Gabriel served as a Celestial Judge of Mt. Celestia, though as countless centuries passed, his judging of creation gave way to a disdain for mortals and all fiends.

When his fellow Archangel, [[Asmodeus]], proposed the creation of [[souls]] to benefit mortals, Gabriel opposed this plan, seeing the divine power required as a waste since it was for mortals. Though Gabriel could not oppose the will of the gods. This turned into even greater resentment for mortals, and even more for the newly created Devils. Gabriel dreamed of a day when he could purge the "infernal filth" from the realms and rectify the mistake of the gods.

Gabriel would create two angels to serve as his direct lieutenants. First was [[Aariel]], an angel he created by giving life to his own divine sword. She would serve as his right hand and his weapon on the field of battle. The next was [[Melody]], a quiet and loyal angel who served as Gabriel's secretary in Mt. Celestia.

At some point in the early [[BR]] era, Gabriel was approached by the [[Archdevil]] [[Mammon|Mammon, the Lord of Greed]]. The sniveling and avarice ridden devil convinced Gabriel that he could serve as a could spy for Mt. Celestia in the Hells, giving Gabriel updates about Asmodeus and other archdevils in return for Celestial Gold. Blinded by his own disgust of fiends and believing that he could easily manipulate Mammon, Gabriel agreed to Mammon's terms, and unknowingly gave Mammon exactly what he wanted.

As Gabriel's "spy," Mammon also shared with Gabriel his discoveries regarding [[the Paragon Principle]], a universal law where a small team of determined adventurers could accomplish nearly any goal. With the principle as a base, Gabriel and Mammon created the Paragon Protocol, a system where Mt. Celestia could use teams of mortal adventurers to do what its angels could not. Over the next many centuries, both Gabriel and Mammon would make frequent use of the Protocol. Though many of Gabriel's attempts to use the protocol failed. This was due to a fundamental misunderstanding of the principle. many of the teams Gabriel would form would be made up of holy warriors and clerics with undying devotions to Mt. Celestia. What he failed to understand though was the a true "party" in terms of the principle required varied and unique adventurers with varied yet strong motivations. But Gabriel's own disdain for mortals made it difficult for him to see this.

=== [[The Paragon Protocol|The Paragon Protocol Campaign]] ===
In 925 [[PR]], when [[the River Styx]] mysteriously dried up and all [[Demon|Demons]] had disappeared, Gabriel as the Archangel of truth was tasked by the gods to get to the bottom of what had occurred. While Gabriel was genuinely curious as to why the Styx had dried up, he was more interested in using this opportunity to get the revenge he so desired on the [[The Ten Hells|Hells]]. Since the demons were now gone, in his eyes there devils no longer served a purpose for heaven.

His scouts had learned that a single demon remained, the [[Demon Lords|Demon Lord]] [[Ratatrosk]], and was last seen on the first layer of the Hells, [[Duumal]]. Initiating the Protocol, he first sent down a team of mortal clerics and paladins to retrieve the Demon, but who all met violent deaths at the hands of [[Bel]], the [[Pit Fiend]]. After this failure, Gabriel sent out Melody and Aariel to gather a second team of mortals, those maybe not devoted to heaven, but mortals he believed he could manipulate and control. These mortals included [[Aivan Factorovich]], [[Nyrgoth]], [[Balaam]], [[Aliria Servine]], [[Sylphine Nightfall]], and [[Endine di Valpadana]]. He had each of them hisked away to Mt. Celestia and promised them each a divine miracle in return for their service. He gave them the mission of retrieving the demon and to bring them to Mt. Celestia. To achieve this he gave them a celestial collar they could use to control the demon and access to [[the Cerulean City]], a [[fey]] planar port.

During their mission, Gabriel would repeatedly send visions checking up on the party, chastising them for mistakes and demanding the return of the demon as soon as possible.

When the archdevil [[Dispater]] invaded the Material Plane with [[Iron Devil|Iron Devils]], Gabriel finally took this as his opportunity to act. he led his angelic armies on a campaign to confront the Iron Devils all across Quelmar, claiming that this was a war of infernal aggression, and took no measures to limit mortal casualties, preferring to take a scorched earth approach. Eventually Gabriel's armies were able to breach into the first layer of the Hells where Aariel confronted the party who were attempting to fight Bel at the execution of [[Elytria]]. Aariel demanded that the party give over the demon, but the party, now calling themselves [[the Hellraisers]], refused. The party gave up their chance at a divine miracle because Ratatrosk had told them of a way to restore the Styx, and the party believed Gabriel would rather continue with his war then restore the Styx.

Gabriel's armies continued, laying waste to Duumal and eventually reaching the iro walls of Dis where they began to lay siege to the city. After the death of Dispater at the hands of the Hellraisers, Dis' defenses fell, allowing Gabriel's armies to begin laying waste to the city. He attempted to pursue the Hellraisers, only to be halted by the adventurer Balaam who fought of Gabriel and gave his fellow party members time to escape. But for this actions, Gabriel coldly executed Balaam in the burning streets of Dis before he and his armies would level the city.

Gabriel's armies would continue, going layer by layer of the Hells, killing as many devils as they could, until they eventually reached the sixth layer of the Hells, [[Malbolge]]. here they became embroiled in the war between the archdevils [[Philani]] and [[Delphyne]], and the fiendish [[dragon]] [[Barroth|Barroth the Unredeemable]]. Here Gabriel and his angels would engage the draconic forces of Barroth.

When [[the Shattered Mountain]] was released into the Hells by [[the Ordained]], Gabriel did not worry about the threat it posed. He saw it as a benefit that the Shattered mountain would wreak destruction throughout the Hells and Material Plane, but did not actually believe it was strong enough to actually assail Mt. Celestia and the gods.

While Gabriel was in pitched battle against Barroth, he was suddenly pulled into [[Astral Plane|the Astral Plane]] to [[the Ruby Headwaters]] by the Hellraisers who planned to use Gabriel's blood to recreate the River Styx. Following Gabriel through the gate to fight alongside him was Aariel and Melody. But forcing his way through the gate as well, was Barroth who sought to continue his battle with Gabriel. During the battle, the Hellraisers managed to kill both Aariel and Melody, sending Gabriel into a rage and revealing his true divine form, hoping to burn out the eyes of his enemies. But even the power provided by his true form was not enough, and Gabriel was defeated by the party.

But they did not kill him. Instead they bound his body within the heart o the Ruby Headwaters. using the newly created [[Sword of Mortem]], Aliria Servine impaled Gabriel upon the blade, letting his divine blood issue forth. Performing a ritual using the divine blood, Aliria turned Gabriel into the new source point of the replacement for the River Styx, the Passage of Souls. Forever more would Gabriel's body be trapped, alive and broken, his blood continually transforming into the mists that would form the passage.[[File:Gabriel True Form.jpg|thumb|Gabriel Reveals His True Form]]
== Languages ==
Gabriel can speak all languages, but refuses to speak any other then Celestial and Common. If he had his way Celestial would be the only language in the realms, but he knows that to operate he must sometimes debase himself and speak the language of mortals.

== Powers and Abilities ==
Gabriel wielded the divine powers of an archangel. He fought with both his blessed sword, Aariel, and wielded a bow which could kill any opponent with a single shot. When he revealed his true form, any creature who looked upon him would risk having their eyes catch fire in their skulls. In this form Gabriel could fire beams of pure light and call down heavenly fire that made creatures vulnerable to radiant damage.

[[Category:NPCs]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:The Paragon Protocol]]
{{Worldbuilders}}

Gabriel

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{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Mt. Celestia|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Gabriel.png|caption=The Archangel of Truth|relatives=[[Archangel|The Twelve Archangels of Creation]] (Siblings), [[Asmodeus]] (Sibling)|languages=All|alias=Archangel of Truth, He Who Sees Through All Lies|species=[[Angel]]|gender=Male|eyes=Gold}}

'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is the [[Archangel]] of Truth and resides on the 6th peak of [[Mt. Celestia]], Olympia. He is a major NPC in [[the Paragon Protocol]] and gives the party their first quest. As the campaign continued, he became a major antagonist and had his blood used to create [[the Passage of Souls]].

== Physical Appearance ==
Gabriel stands tall, statuesque, and immaculate. Their flowing hair, a cascade of pale gold that catches the light like woven sunlight, frames a face carved with serene authority. Above them shines a radiant golden halo glowing with celestial fire that casts no shadow. They have 3 pairs of vast immaculate white wings. They are clad in flawless white robes trimmed in gold when attending to their duties within Mt. Celestia, yet always where a pair of simple black gloves that clash with their white attire.

In his true form, Gabriel is a towering figure made of pure radiant light and covered in all seeing eyes.

== Personality ==
Gabriel is a strict and disciplined archangel, with a strong hatred for anything of the lower planes. He sees himself and angels as the pinnacle of the creation of the gods, and believes anything below him is nothing but filth. If he had his way he would wipe the lower planes clean with holy fire, no matter how many innocents had to die in the process.

He despises most those who lie to get what they want, and himself refuses to speak a direct lie, mostly because he is incapable of doing so. But that does not mean he won't withhold information if that means he can more easily get what he wants.

His disdain for creatures below him is also his greatest weakness, as it leave shim vulnerable to cunning fiends taking advantage of his fiendish xenophobia. This hatred can also blind him, allowing him to be led into traps by creatures he greatly despises.

== History ==
Gabriel was created at the very beginning of Quelmar as one of the first creations of the [[Gods]] along with their eleven archangel siblings. They were made out of the gods own blood and along with the other archangels went onto create the angels of the heavens.

Gabriel was given the commandment of truth, and was capable of seeing through all lies, punishing those who violated this great commandment and serving as an example for all mortals. Gabriel served as a Celestial Judge of Mt. Celestia, though as countless centuries passed, his judging of creation gave way to a disdain for mortals and all fiends.

When his fellow Archangel, [[Asmodeus]], proposed the creation of [[souls]] to benefit mortals, Gabriel opposed this plan, seeing the divine power required as a waste since it was for mortals. Though Gabriel could not oppose the will of the gods. This turned into even greater resentment for mortals, and even more for the newly created Devils. Gabriel dreamed of a day when he could purge the "infernal filth" from the realms and rectify the mistake of the gods.

Gabriel would create two angels to serve as his direct lieutenants. First was [[Aariel]], an angel he created by giving life to his own divine sword. She would serve as his right hand and his weapon on the field of battle. The next was [[Melody]], a quiet and loyal angel who served as Gabriel's secretary in Mt. Celestia.

At some point in the early [[BR]] era, Gabriel was approached by the [[Archdevil]] [[Mammon|Mammon, the Lord of Greed]]. The sniveling and avarice ridden devil convinced Gabriel that he could serve as a could spy for Mt. Celestia in the Hells, giving Gabriel updates about Asmodeus and other archdevils in return for Celestial Gold. Blinded by his own disgust of fiends and believing that he could easily manipulate Mammon, Gabriel agreed to Mammon's terms, and unknowingly gave Mammon exactly what he wanted.

As Gabriel's "spy," Mammon also shared with Gabriel his discoveries regarding [[the Paragon Principle]], a universal law where a small team of determined adventurers could accomplish nearly any goal. With the principle as a base, Gabriel and Mammon created the Paragon Protocol, a system where Mt. Celestia could use teams of mortal adventurers to do what its angels could not. Over the next many centuries, both Gabriel and Mammon would make frequent use of the Protocol. Though many of Gabriel's attempts to use the protocol failed. This was due to a fundamental misunderstanding of the principle. many of the teams Gabriel would form would be made up of holy warriors and clerics with undying devotions to Mt. Celestia. What he failed to understand though was the a true "party" in terms of the principle required varied and unique adventurers with varied yet strong motivations. But Gabriel's own disdain for mortals made it difficult for him to see this.

=== [[The Paragon Protocol|The Paragon Protocol Campaign]] ===
In 925 [[PR]], when [[the River Styx]] mysteriously dried up and all [[Demon|Demons]] had disappeared, Gabriel as the Archangel of truth was tasked by the gods to get to the bottom of what had occurred. While Gabriel was genuinely curious as to why the Styx had dried up, he was more interested in using this opportunity to get the revenge he so desired on the [[The Ten Hells|Hells]]. Since the demons were now gone, in his eyes there devils no longer served a purpose for heaven.

His scouts had learned that a single demon remained, the [[Demon Lords|Demon Lord]] [[Ratatrosk]], and was last seen on the first layer of the Hells, [[Duumal]]. Initiating the Protocol, he first sent down a team of mortal clerics and paladins to retrieve the Demon, but who all met violent deaths at the hands of [[Bel]], the [[Pit Fiend]]. After this failure, Gabriel sent out Melody and Aariel to gather a second team of mortals, those maybe not devoted to heaven, but mortals he believed he could manipulate and control. These mortals included [[Aivan Factorovich]], [[Nyrgoth]], [[Balaam]], [[Aliria Servine]], [[Sylphine Nightfall]], and [[Endine di Valpadana]]. He had each of them hisked away to Mt. Celestia and promised them each a divine miracle in return for their service. He gave them the mission of retrieving the demon and to bring them to Mt. Celestia. To achieve this he gave them a celestial collar they could use to control the demon and access to [[the Cerulean City]], a [[fey]] planar port.

During their mission, Gabriel would repeatedly send visions checking up on the party, chastising them for mistakes and demanding the return of the demon as soon as possible.

When the archdevil [[Dispater]] invaded the Material Plane with [[Iron Devil|Iron Devils]], Gabriel finally took this as his opportunity to act. he led his angelic armies on a campaign to confront the Iron Devils all across Quelmar, claiming that this was a war of infernal aggression, and took no measures to limit mortal casualties, preferring to take a scorched earth approach. Eventually Gabriel's armies were able to breach into the first layer of the Hells where Aariel confronted the party who were attempting to fight Bel at the execution of [[Elytria]]. Aariel demanded that the party give over the demon, but the party, now calling themselves [[the Hellraisers]], refused. The party gave up their chance at a divine miracle because Ratatrosk had told them of a way to restore the Styx, and the party believed Gabriel would rather continue with his war then restore the Styx.

Gabriel's armies continued, laying waste to Duumal and eventually reaching the iro walls of Dis where they began to lay siege to the city. After the death of Dispater at the hands of the Hellraisers, Dis' defenses fell, allowing Gabriel's armies to begin laying waste to the city. He attempted to pursue the Hellraisers, only to be halted by the adventurer Balaam who fought of Gabriel and gave his fellow party members time to escape. But for this actions, Gabriel coldly executed Balaam in the burning streets of Dis before he and his armies would level the city.

Gabriel's armies would continue, going layer by layer of the Hells, killing as many devils as they could, until they eventually reached the sixth layer of the Hells, [[Malbolge]]. here they became embroiled in the war between the archdevils [[Philani]] and [[Delphyne]], and the fiendish [[dragon]] [[Barroth|Barroth the Unredeemable]]. Here Gabriel and his angels would engage the draconic forces of Barroth.

When [[the Shattered Mountain]] was released into the Hells by [[the Ordained]], Gabriel did not worry about the threat it posed. He saw it as a benefit that the Shattered mountain would wreak destruction throughout the Hells and Material Plane, but did not actually believe it was strong enough to actually assail Mt. Celestia and the gods.

While Gabriel was in pitched battle against Barroth, he was suddenly pulled into [[Astral Plane|the Astral Plane]] to [[the Ruby Headwaters]] by the Hellraisers who planned to use Gabriel's blood to recreate the River Styx.[[File:Gabriel True Form.jpg|thumb|Gabriel Reveals His True Form]]
== Languages ==
Gabriel can speak all languages, but refuses to speak any other then Celestial and Common. If he had his way Celestial would be the only language in the realms, but he knows that to operate he must sometimes debase himself and speak the language of mortals.

== 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.

[[Category:NPCs]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:The Paragon Protocol]]
{{Worldbuilders}}

Gabriel

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{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Mt. Celestia|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Gabriel.png|caption=The Archangel of Truth|relatives=[[Archangel|The Twelve Archangels of Creation]] (Siblings), [[Asmodeus]] (Sibling)|languages=All|alias=Archangel of Truth, He Who Sees Through All Lies|species=[[Angel]]|gender=Male|eyes=Gold}}

'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is the [[Archangel]] of Truth and resides on the 6th peak of [[Mt. Celestia]], Olympia. He is a major NPC in [[the Paragon Protocol]] and gives the party their first quest. As the campaign continued, he became a major antagonist and had his blood used to create [[the Passage of Souls]].

== Physical Appearance ==
Gabriel stands tall, statuesque, and immaculate. Their flowing hair, a cascade of pale gold that catches the light like woven sunlight, frames a face carved with serene authority. Above them shines a radiant golden halo glowing with celestial fire that casts no shadow. They have 3 pairs of vast immaculate white wings. They are clad in flawless white robes trimmed in gold when attending to their duties within Mt. Celestia, yet always where a pair of simple black gloves that clash with their white attire.

In his true form, Gabriel is a towering figure made of pure radiant light and covered in all seeing eyes.

== Personality ==
Gabriel is a strict and disciplined archangel, with a strong hatred for anything of the lower planes. He sees himself and angels as the pinnacle of the creation of the gods, and believes anything below him is nothing but filth. If he had his way he would wipe the lower planes clean with holy fire, no matter how many innocents had to die in the process.

He despises most those who lie to get what they want, and himself refuses to speak a direct lie, mostly because he is incapable of doing so. But that does not mean he won't withhold information if that means he can more easily get what he wants.

His disdain for creatures below him is also his greatest weakness, as it leave shim vulnerable to cunning fiends taking advantage of his fiendish xenophobia. This hatred can also blind him, allowing him to be led into traps by creatures he greatly despises.

== History ==
Gabriel was created at the very beginning of Quelmar as one of the first creations of the [[Gods]] along with their eleven archangel siblings. They were made out of the gods own blood and along with the other archangels went onto create the angels of the heavens.

Gabriel was given the commandment of truth, and was capable of seeing through all lies, punishing those who violated this great commandment and serving as an example for all mortals. Gabriel served as a Celestial Judge of Mt. Celestia, though as countless centuries passed, his judging of creation gave way to a disdain for mortals and all fiends.

When his fellow Archangel, [[Asmodeus]], proposed the creation of [[souls]] to benefit mortals, Gabriel opposed this plan, seeing the divine power required as a waste since it was for mortals. Though Gabriel could not oppose the will of the gods. This turned into even greater resentment for mortals, and even more for the newly created Devils. Gabriel dreamed of a day when he could purge the "infernal filth" from the realms and rectify the mistake of the gods.

Gabriel would create two angels to serve as his direct lieutenants. First was [[Aariel]], an angel he created by giving life to his own divine sword. She would serve as his right hand and his weapon on the field of battle. The next was [[Melody]], a quiet and loyal angel who served as Gabriel's secretary in Mt. Celestia.

At some point in the early [[BR]] era, Gabriel was approached by the [[Archdevil]] [[Mammon|Mammon, the Lord of Greed]]. The sniveling and avarice ridden devil convinced Gabriel that he could serve as a could spy for Mt. Celestia in the Hells, giving Gabriel updates about Asmodeus and other archdevils in return for Celestial Gold. Blinded by his own disgust of fiends and believing that he could easily manipulate Mammon, Gabriel agreed to Mammon's terms, and unknowingly gave Mammon exactly what he wanted.

As Gabriel's "spy," Mammon also shared with Gabriel his discoveries regarding [[the Paragon Principle]], a universal law where a small team of determined adventurers could accomplish nearly any goal. With the principle as a base, Gabriel and Mammon created the Paragon Protocol, a system where Mt. Celestia could use teams of mortal adventurers to do what its angels could not. Over the next many centuries, both Gabriel and Mammon would make frequent use of the Protocol. Though many of Gabriel's attempts to use the protocol failed. This was due to a fundamental misunderstanding of the principle. many of the teams Gabriel would form would be made up of holy warriors and clerics with undying devotions to Mt. Celestia. What he failed to understand though was the a true "party" in terms of the principle required varied and unique adventurers with varied yet strong motivations. But Gabriel's own disdain for mortals made it difficult for him to see this.

=== [[The Paragon Protocol|The Paragon Protocol Campaign]] ===
In 925 [[PR]], when [[the River Styx]] mysteriously dried up and all [[Demon|Demons]] had disappeared, Gabriel as the Archangel of truth was tasked by the gods to get to the bottom of what had occurred. While Gabriel was genuinely curious as to why the Styx had dried up, he was more interested in using this opportunity to get the revenge he so desired on the [[The Ten Hells|Hells]]. Since the demons were now gone, in his eyes there devils no longer served a purpose for heaven.

His scouts had learned that a single demon remained, the [[Demon Lords|Demon Lord]] [[Ratatrosk]], and was last seen on the first layer of the Hells, [[Duumal]]. Initiating the Protocol, he first sent down a team of mortal clerics and paladins to retrieve the Demon, but who all met violent deaths at the hands of [[Bel]], the [[Pit Fiend]]. After this failure, Gabriel sent out Melody and Aariel to gather a second team of mortals, those maybe not devoted to heaven, but mortals he believed he could manipulate and control. These mortals included [[Aivan Factorovich]], [[Nyrgoth]], [[Balaam]], [[Aliria Servine]], [[Sylphine Nightfall]], and [[Endine di Valpadana]]. He had each of them hisked away to Mt. Celestia and promised them each a divine miracle in return for their service. He gave them the mission of retrieving the demon and to bring them to Mt. Celestia. To achieve this he gave them a celestial collar they could use to control the demon and access to [[the Cerulean City]], a [[fey]] planar port.

During their mission, Gabriel would repeatedly send visions checking up on the party, chastising them for mistakes and demanding the return of the demon as soon as possible.

When the archdevil [[Dispater]] invaded the Material Plane with [[Iron Devil|Iron Devils]], Gabriel finally took this as his opportunity to act. he led his angelic armies on a campaign to confront the Iron Devils all across Quelmar, claiming that this was a war of infernal aggression, and took no measures to limit mortal casualties, preferring to take a scorched earth approach. Eventually Gabriel's armies were able to breach into the first layer of the Hells where Aariel confronted the party who were attempting to fight Bel at the execution of [[Elytria]]. Aariel demanded that the party give over the demon, but the party, now calling themselves [[the Hellraisers]], refused. The party gave up their chance at a divine miracle because Ratatrosk had told them of a way to restore the Styx, and the party believed Gabriel would rather continue with his war then restore the Styx.

Gabriel's armies continued, laying waste to Duumal and eventually reaching the iro walls of Dis where they began to lay siege to the city. After the death of Dispater at the hands of the Hellraisers, Dis' defenses fell, allowing Gabriel's armies to begin laying waste to the city. He attempted to pursue the Hellraisers, only to be halted by the adventurer Balaam who fought of Gabriel and gave his fellow party members time to escape. But for this actions, Gabriel coldly executed Balaam in the burning streets of Dis before he and his armies would level the city.

Gabriel's armies would continue, going layer by layer of the Hells, killing as many devils as they could, until they eventually reached the sixth layer of the Hells, [[Malbolge]]. here they became embroiled in the war between the archdevils [[Philani]] and [[Delphyne]], and the fiendish [[dragon]] [[Barroth|Barroth the Unredeemable]]. Here Gabriel and his angels would engage the draconic forces of Barroth.[[File:Gabriel True Form.jpg|thumb|Gabriel Reveals His True Form]]
== Languages ==
Gabriel can speak all languages, but refuses to speak any other then Celestial and Common. If he had his way Celestial would be the only language in the realms, but he knows that to operate he must sometimes debase himself and speak the language of mortals.

== 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.

[[Category:NPCs]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:The Paragon Protocol]]
{{Worldbuilders}}

Gabriel

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{{Infobox_character|affilliation=Mt. Celestia|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Gabriel.png|caption=The Archangel of Truth|relatives=[[Archangel|The Twelve Archangels of Creation]] (Siblings), [[Asmodeus]] (Sibling)|languages=All|alias=Archangel of Truth, He Who Sees Through All Lies|species=[[Angel]]|gender=Male|eyes=Gold}}

'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is the [[Archangel]] of Truth and resides on the 6th peak of [[Mt. Celestia]], Olympia. He is a major NPC in [[the Paragon Protocol]] and gives the party their first quest. As the campaign continued, he became a major antagonist and had his blood used to create [[the Passage of Souls]].

== Physical Appearance ==
Gabriel stands tall, statuesque, and immaculate. Their flowing hair, a cascade of pale gold that catches the light like woven sunlight, frames a face carved with serene authority. Above them shines a radiant golden halo glowing with celestial fire that casts no shadow. They have 3 pairs of vast immaculate white wings. They are clad in flawless white robes trimmed in gold when attending to their duties within Mt. Celestia, yet always where a pair of simple black gloves that clash with their white attire.

In his true form, Gabriel is a towering figure made of pure radiant light and covered in all seeing eyes.

== Personality ==
Gabriel is a strict and disciplined archangel, with a strong hatred for anything of the lower planes. He sees himself and angels as the pinnacle of the creation of the gods, and believes anything below him is nothing but filth. If he had his way he would wipe the lower planes clean with holy fire, no matter how many innocents had to die in the process.

He despises most those who lie to get what they want, and himself refuses to speak a direct lie, mostly because he is incapable of doing so. But that does not mean he won't withhold information if that means he can more easily get what he wants.

His disdain for creatures below him is also his greatest weakness, as it leave shim vulnerable to cunning fiends taking advantage of his fiendish xenophobia. This hatred can also blind him, allowing him to be led into traps by creatures he greatly despises.

== History ==
Gabriel was created at the very beginning of Quelmar as one of the first creations of the [[Gods]] along with their eleven archangel siblings. They were made out of the gods own blood and along with the other archangels went onto create the angels of the heavens.

Gabriel was given the commandment of truth, and was capable of seeing through all lies, punishing those who violated this great commandment and serving as an example for all mortals. Gabriel served as a Celestial Judge of Mt. Celestia, though as countless centuries passed, his judging of creation gave way to a disdain for mortals and all fiends.

When his fellow Archangel, [[Asmodeus]], proposed the creation of [[souls]] to benefit mortals, Gabriel opposed this plan, seeing the divine power required as a waste since it was for mortals. Though Gabriel could not oppose the will of the gods. This turned into even greater resentment for mortals, and even more for the newly created Devils. Gabriel dreamed of a day when he could purge the "infernal filth" from the realms and rectify the mistake of the gods.

Gabriel would create two angels to serve as his direct lieutenants. First was [[Aariel]], an angel he created by giving life to his own divine sword. She would serve as his right hand and his weapon on the field of battle. The next was [[Melody]], a quiet and loyal angel who served as Gabriel's secretary in Mt. Celestia.

At some point in the early [[BR]] era, Gabriel was approached by the [[Archdevil]] [[Mammon|Mammon, the Lord of Greed]]. The sniveling and avarice ridden devil convinced Gabriel that he could serve as a could spy for Mt. Celestia in the Hells, giving Gabriel updates about Asmodeus and other archdevils in return for Celestial Gold. Blinded by his own disgust of fiends and believing that he could easily manipulate Mammon, Gabriel agreed to Mammon's terms, and unknowingly gave Mammon exactly what he wanted.

As Gabriel's "spy," Mammon also shared with Gabriel his discoveries regarding [[the Paragon Principle]], a universal law where a small team of determined adventurers could accomplish nearly any goal. With the principle as a base, Gabriel and Mammon created the Paragon Protocol, a system where Mt. Celestia could use teams of mortal adventurers to do what its angels could not. Over the next many centuries, both Gabriel and Mammon would make frequent use of the Protocol. Though many of Gabriel's attempts to use the protocol failed. This was due to a fundamental misunderstanding of the principle. many of the teams Gabriel would form would be made up of holy warriors and clerics with undying devotions to Mt. Celestia. What he failed to understand though was the a true "party" in terms of the principle required varied and unique adventurers with varied yet strong motivations. But Gabriel's own disdain for mortals made it difficult for him to see this.

=== [[The Paragon Protocol|The Paragon Protocol Campaign]] ===
In 925 [[PR]], when [[the River Styx]] mysteriously dried up and all [[Demon|Demons]] had disappeared, Gabriel as the Archangel of truth was tasked by the gods to get to the bottom of what had occurred. While Gabriel was genuinely curious as to why the Styx had dried up, he was more interested in using this opportunity to get the revenge he so desired on the [[The Ten Hells|Hells]]. Since the demons were now gone, in his eyes there devils no longer served a purpose for heaven.

His scouts had learned that a single demon remained, the [[Demon Lords|Demon Lord]] [[Ratatrosk]], and was last seen on the first layer of the Hells, [[Duumal]]. Initiating the Protocol, he first sent down a team of mortal clerics and paladins to retrieve the Demon, but who all met violent deaths at the hands of [[Bel]], the [[Pit Fiend]]. After this failure, Gabriel sent out Melody and Aariel to gather a second team of mortals, those maybe not devoted to heaven, but mortals he believed he could manipulate and control. These mortals included [[Aivan Factorovich]], [[Nyrgoth]], [[Balaam]], [[Aliria Servine]], [[Sylphine Nightfall]], and [[Endine di Valpadana]]. He had each of them hisked away to Mt. Celestia and promised them each a divine miracle in return for their service. He gave them the mission of retrieving the demon and to bring them to Mt. Celestia. To achieve this he gave them a celestial collar they could use to control the demon and access to [[the Cerulean City]], a [[fey]] planar port.

During their mission, Gabriel would repeatedly send visions checking up on the party, chastising them for mistakes and demanding the return of the demon as soon as possible.

When the archdevil [[Dispater]] invaded the Material Plane with [[Iron Devil|Iron Devils]], Gabriel finally took this as his opportunity to act. he led his angelic armies on a campaign to confront the Iron Devils all across Quelmar, claiming that this was a war of infernal aggression, and took no measures to limit mortal casualties, preferring to take a scorched earth approach. Eventually Gabriel's armies were able to breach into the first layer of the Hells where Aariel confronted the party who were attempting to fight Bel at the execution of [[Elytria]]. Aariel demanded that the party give over the demon, but the party, now calling themselves [[the Hellraisers]], refused. The party gave up their chance at a divine miracle because Ratatrosk had told them of a way to restore the Styx, and the party believed Gabriel would rather continue with his war then restore the Styx.[[File:Gabriel True Form.jpg|thumb|Gabriel Reveals His True Form]]
== Languages ==
Gabriel can speak all languages, but refuses to speak any other then Celestial and Common. If he had his way Celestial would be the only language in the realms, but he knows that to operate he must sometimes debase himself and speak the language of mortals.

== 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.

[[Category:NPCs]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:The Paragon Protocol]]
{{Worldbuilders}}

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Over their journeys the Hellraisers have encountered many a fey, fiend, and celestial, and have made both allies and enemies of many.

== Allies ==

=== [[Virgil]] ===
A young, male, blue [[Tiefling]], Virgil is a former Orator from the 9th Circle of [[The Ten Hells]]. Now without work, Virgil was hired by the party to guide them through the many horrors of the hells.

=== [[Koh Tam]] ===
An eccentric priestess, Koh Tam is a seer and prophet whose musings are more baffling then clarifying. She was hired by the party to serve as their guide through the [[Ten Hells]], using her predictions to protect them from danger.

=== [[Mammon]] ===
The [[Archdevil]] and Greed, ruler of [[Minarous]], and CEO of [[Mammart]], since their arrival in the Hells Mammon has been selling the party weapons and magic items to survive the Hells. As they continued deeper, Mammon assisted the party by giving them sanctuary in nis palace on multiple occasions and ferrying them through the Hells on his airship, the Golden Galleon.

=== [[The Sinners League]] ===
A cabal of warlords and mercenaries from [[the Blood War]] who banded together in an attempt to preserve their power and fight back the encroaching forces of the [[Pit Fiend]] [[Bel]].

=== [[The Beast of the Badlands]] ===
A devilish kobold and member of the Sinners League who was saved from imprisonment by the Hellraisers. He later invited the party to the council meeting of the Sinner's League at Bloodmaw Keep and assisted them in taking down Bel at the execution of the Archduchess of [[Duumal]], [[Elytria]].

=== Captain Grinlocke Vorn ===
A pirate Breaded Devil Warlord, captain of the infernal airship, the Red Wake, and member of the Sinners League. The captain first met the party during a saloon brawl at Brimstone Gulch and later helped them escape Bloodmaw Keep when it was attacked by Bel and his forces. the captain then aided the party's assault on [[the Soulnaught]].

=== [[Dalia Embervale]] ===

=== Sariel ===

=== [[Ratatrosk]] ===

=== Roberta ===

=== [[The Cloven Coven]] ===

=== [[Belphagor]] ===

== Enemies ==

== Mt. Celestia ==

=== The [[Archangel]] [[Gabriel]] ===
One of the 12 Commandments and great solars of [[Mt. Celestia]], Gabriel serves as the grand representative for truth. He hired the party to investigate why [[the River Styx]] dried up and to locate the last demon in the realms. After Dispater and his Iron Devils invaded the Material Plane, Gabriel led his celestial army to confront the Iron Duke.

=== Aariel, Sword of the Solar ===

=== Melody ===
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