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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 8622817" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><h3><span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)"><span style="font-size: 18px">Cagewrights</span></span></h3><p><strong>Source:</strong> Shackled City Adventure Path</p><p><strong>Origin:</strong> Thunder Lands</p><p><strong>Symbol:</strong> The Carcerian Sign.</p><p><strong>DM's Note:</strong> <u>This entry contains spoilers for the Shackled City Adventure Path</u>!</p><p><strong>Leaders:</strong> Bianca Yelverton [ISPOILER](NE female Anorian human, rogue 12/assassin 4)[/ISPOILER]; Chitto Moniric [ISPOILER](CE male Charan human, sorcerer 15)[/ISPOILER]; Maklolm Ivarsson [ISPOILER](NE male Vindi human, cleric 8/wizard 8)[/ISPOILER]; Ursula Rivadeneira [ISPOILER](CN female half-elf, fighter 10/rogue 5)[/ISPOILER]; Vennos Dannard [ISPOILER](NE male half-orc, druid 15)[/ISPOILER].</p><p><strong>Notable Members:</strong> Embril Aloustinai [ISPOILER](CE female half-dragon [brass], wizard 6/cleric of Falazure 9/mystic theurge 5)[/ISPOILER]; Kyan Winterstrike [ISPOILER](CN female elf, wizard 1/fighter 6/arcane archer 9)[/ISPOILER]; Viirdran Daraqor [ISPOILER](CE male rmoahali, fighter 7/evoker 5/eldritch knight 4)[/ISPOILER].</p><h3><span style="font-size: 18px">Purpose</span></h3><p>In the year 245 N.C., the demodands of the prison-plane of Carceri sent some of their kind to the Lands of Harqual through a one-way portal. Disguised as humans, they mated with humans and other denizens of the Material Plane. Most of their spawn was stillborn, but a few survived. They mated and produced the next generation with demodand blood. As the generations passed, all obvious traces of their demodand ancestry faded away. Today, only unveiling an invisible birthmark known as the Carcerian Sign can recognize the descendants of this fiendish bloodline.</p><p></p><p>These ancestors are known as the Shackleborn.</p><p></p><p>The group known as the Cagewrights seeks to open a permanent two-way portal between the Material Plane and the outer plane of Carceri. The location of this portal would transform the surrounding area into a planar gate-town. If successful, an incarcerated horde of demodands — trapped on Carceri’s first layer, Othrys — will escape the prison-plane and ravage the continent. The Cagewrights will benefit from this event as the new servants of the demodands, or at least this is what they have been told.</p><p></p><p>In truth, the Cagewrights are manipulated from the highest level of the organization's leadership towards the ultimate goal of freeing the Lord of Darkness, Hiisi, from the prison-plane of Carceri. This isn't generally known by the lower-ranking members of the group, but it isn't a closely guarded secret. Many members have come to learn the truth about the Cagewrights ultimate goal, and those that embrace the Lord of Darkness gain true power in the organization.</p><h3><span style="font-size: 18px">Notable Activities</span></h3><p>Since the failed attempt to open a portal to Carceri, under the City of Cauldron, in 750 N.C., the Cagewrights have become a more recognized threat throughout the continent. They still prefer to work clandestinely whenever possible, but more of them have begun to operate out in the open, especially in the Old Sword Lands. Many a desperate soul has been recruited into their ranks without any knowledge of the Cagewrights ultimate goal. Instead, they are told that the Cagewrights are simply a doomsday cult with prophetic knowledge of the end of the world. This overt cult is lead by Ursula Rivadeneira.</p><p></p><p>In the Thunder Lands, the Cagewrights are hunted everywhere they go, especially in the Kul Moren Mountains. The organization is considered to be blood-enemies of the Order of the Silver Hand and the Disciples of the Bloodsun. They work towards undermining the love that the people have for their rulers, and they support black-hearted tyrants seeking power. One of these tyrants is a man named Ankhin Taskerhill [ISPOILER](NE human Anorian male, aristocrat 10[/ISPOILER]), a former member of the aristocracy in Cauldron, who seeks to usurp the leadership of the Lord Mayor of Cauldron, Hezekiah Grofus. (Lord Taskerhill isn't a true member of the Cagewrights.)</p><p></p><p>The Cagewrights are also found throughout the Chara Coast, and they work in secret there to open portals to the prison-plane of Carceri, and other infernal realms. They work with slavers and evil humanoids to find and enslave the Shackleborn for their nefarious purposes. As a result of their activities the area around the Chara Cities has become infested with demodands and other Carcerian creatures. There are even rumors of a Carcerian-tainted aberration being involved in their machinations. The most powerful member of the Cagewrights in this region is a sorcerer named Chitto Moniric.</p><p></p><p>Cagewrights can be found almost anywhere there are slaves and those toiling in prisons. They often fall into a vile, evil state of being in their dealings with the demodands of Carceri, and any of them that have direct contact with the demon lord known as Adimarchus go mad. This demon lord was a servant of the Lord of Darkness during the Divinity War, and it is now imprisoned on Carceri in the fortress known as Asylum. Those Cagewrights that come under the sway of the Demon Prince of Madness often end up locked away in madhouses or living in twisted ruins with unspeakable things. These are some of the most dangerous of the Cagewrights.</p><h3><span style="font-size: 18px">Campaign Notes</span></h3><p>Cagewrights can be found skulking anywhere there are Shackleborn living. The organization is strong in the Thunder Lands, just north of the Great Expanse, where the invasion first occurred. The majority of these servants of Carceri are found throughout the Kul Moren Mountains — a close second is the Hather Plains. After the City-state of Flamerule subjugated the Domain of Anoria, many of the Shackleborn from that infernal city moved to Mor's End. It won't be long before a new generation of Shackleborn are born throughout Anoria. Whether these Shackleborn are be able to rise above their inherent evil nature will determine the future of Mor's End and its vassal communities.</p><p></p><p>The largest density of Cagewrights are found throughout the Ragik Peninsula, especially among the decadent citizens of the Ara-Ragik City Alliance. There, where Hiisi’s power is strongest on the Material Plane, the Cagewrights and many of the Shackleborn work together to bring about the return of the Lord of Darkness to the Lands of Harqual. They work as spies and assassins for the Black Cult — a hidden religious faction dedicated solely to Hiisi — and they work to undermine the rules of society throughout the lands of the peninsula. However, the Old Sword Lands have undergone some major changes since The Transformation — a lot for the good — which means the Cagewrights must now tread more carefully in the region.</p><p></p><p>It is believed that this organization has rooted itself into every kingdom and government in the Southern Heartlands but this is an exaggeration. It is true that they are strongest in such lands as the Aerie Holds, Anoria, Antius, Eversinki, Flamerule, Izmer, Shaule, the Strandlands, and Yuln, but they are not everywhere. And they are not trusted by other evil and neutral organizations, since many of those organizations have been duped by the Cagewrights in the past. The ultimate goal of the Cagewrights often conflicts with the desires of evil religious sects that worship the Sword Gods. Most of these sects do not want the Lord of Darkness to gain his freedom as he would try to regain his mantle of leadership over the Sword Gods. This would lead to blood feuds and holy wars amongst the followers of the Sword Gods, which would be devastating for everyone involved.</p><p></p><p>The Cagewrights are nearly unheard of in the lands of the Far South due to the inherent bias in the organization towards those without some form of human ancestry. That ancestry can be mixed with anything else, but those that aren't partially human aren't respected unless they also happen to be Shackleborn as well. This racial bias is by no means absolute but it does breed hatred and dissent amongst those members without human ancestry. This twisted bigotry has kept the Cagewrights from gaining power in the southern lands, in the past, but since The Transformation things have changed somewhat. That magical conjunction changed the landscape of the entire continent. It redistributed the racial demographic of the Far South, and now there are many more humans living in the southern lands. As a result, the Cagewrights have slowly spread south to such cities as Belinay, Hathmathia, and Rusthallow in the West, and Osebye, Sallim, and Selquin in the East.</p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p><strong><u>DM's Note</u></strong></p><p>Hiisi is imprisoned on the sixth layer of Carceri, Agathys. This means that the followers of Hiisi never find their way to their god as petitioners. Instead, they become trapped on one of the first five layers, or continue to exist on the Material Plane as undead. As Hiisi is trapped on frigid Agathys, his followers are often cursed by cold. On Harqual, his living followers sometimes become frost folk, while his undead followers mostly become entombed, frostfell ghosts, icegaunts, or winterspawn (see <em>Chapter 6: Monsters of the Frostfell</em> in <em>D&D Frostburn</em>). Demodands in the direct service of Hiisi gain the Wastling Template from the <em>Frost & Fur</em> d20 sourcebook (see pp. 152-153).</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]156618[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 8622817, member: 2012"] [HEADING=2][COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)][SIZE=5]Cagewrights[/SIZE][/COLOR][/HEADING] [B]Source:[/B] Shackled City Adventure Path [B]Origin:[/B] Thunder Lands [B]Symbol:[/B] The Carcerian Sign. [B]DM's Note:[/B] [U]This entry contains spoilers for the Shackled City Adventure Path[/U]! [B]Leaders:[/B] Bianca Yelverton [ISPOILER](NE female Anorian human, rogue 12/assassin 4)[/ISPOILER]; Chitto Moniric [ISPOILER](CE male Charan human, sorcerer 15)[/ISPOILER]; Maklolm Ivarsson [ISPOILER](NE male Vindi human, cleric 8/wizard 8)[/ISPOILER]; Ursula Rivadeneira [ISPOILER](CN female half-elf, fighter 10/rogue 5)[/ISPOILER]; Vennos Dannard [ISPOILER](NE male half-orc, druid 15)[/ISPOILER]. [B]Notable Members:[/B] Embril Aloustinai [ISPOILER](CE female half-dragon [brass], wizard 6/cleric of Falazure 9/mystic theurge 5)[/ISPOILER]; Kyan Winterstrike [ISPOILER](CN female elf, wizard 1/fighter 6/arcane archer 9)[/ISPOILER]; Viirdran Daraqor [ISPOILER](CE male rmoahali, fighter 7/evoker 5/eldritch knight 4)[/ISPOILER]. [HEADING=2][SIZE=5]Purpose[/SIZE][/HEADING] In the year 245 N.C., the demodands of the prison-plane of Carceri sent some of their kind to the Lands of Harqual through a one-way portal. Disguised as humans, they mated with humans and other denizens of the Material Plane. Most of their spawn was stillborn, but a few survived. They mated and produced the next generation with demodand blood. As the generations passed, all obvious traces of their demodand ancestry faded away. Today, only unveiling an invisible birthmark known as the Carcerian Sign can recognize the descendants of this fiendish bloodline. These ancestors are known as the Shackleborn. The group known as the Cagewrights seeks to open a permanent two-way portal between the Material Plane and the outer plane of Carceri. The location of this portal would transform the surrounding area into a planar gate-town. If successful, an incarcerated horde of demodands — trapped on Carceri’s first layer, Othrys — will escape the prison-plane and ravage the continent. The Cagewrights will benefit from this event as the new servants of the demodands, or at least this is what they have been told. In truth, the Cagewrights are manipulated from the highest level of the organization's leadership towards the ultimate goal of freeing the Lord of Darkness, Hiisi, from the prison-plane of Carceri. This isn't generally known by the lower-ranking members of the group, but it isn't a closely guarded secret. Many members have come to learn the truth about the Cagewrights ultimate goal, and those that embrace the Lord of Darkness gain true power in the organization. [HEADING=2][SIZE=5]Notable Activities[/SIZE][/HEADING] Since the failed attempt to open a portal to Carceri, under the City of Cauldron, in 750 N.C., the Cagewrights have become a more recognized threat throughout the continent. They still prefer to work clandestinely whenever possible, but more of them have begun to operate out in the open, especially in the Old Sword Lands. Many a desperate soul has been recruited into their ranks without any knowledge of the Cagewrights ultimate goal. Instead, they are told that the Cagewrights are simply a doomsday cult with prophetic knowledge of the end of the world. This overt cult is lead by Ursula Rivadeneira. In the Thunder Lands, the Cagewrights are hunted everywhere they go, especially in the Kul Moren Mountains. The organization is considered to be blood-enemies of the Order of the Silver Hand and the Disciples of the Bloodsun. They work towards undermining the love that the people have for their rulers, and they support black-hearted tyrants seeking power. One of these tyrants is a man named Ankhin Taskerhill [ISPOILER](NE human Anorian male, aristocrat 10[/ISPOILER]), a former member of the aristocracy in Cauldron, who seeks to usurp the leadership of the Lord Mayor of Cauldron, Hezekiah Grofus. (Lord Taskerhill isn't a true member of the Cagewrights.) The Cagewrights are also found throughout the Chara Coast, and they work in secret there to open portals to the prison-plane of Carceri, and other infernal realms. They work with slavers and evil humanoids to find and enslave the Shackleborn for their nefarious purposes. As a result of their activities the area around the Chara Cities has become infested with demodands and other Carcerian creatures. There are even rumors of a Carcerian-tainted aberration being involved in their machinations. The most powerful member of the Cagewrights in this region is a sorcerer named Chitto Moniric. Cagewrights can be found almost anywhere there are slaves and those toiling in prisons. They often fall into a vile, evil state of being in their dealings with the demodands of Carceri, and any of them that have direct contact with the demon lord known as Adimarchus go mad. This demon lord was a servant of the Lord of Darkness during the Divinity War, and it is now imprisoned on Carceri in the fortress known as Asylum. Those Cagewrights that come under the sway of the Demon Prince of Madness often end up locked away in madhouses or living in twisted ruins with unspeakable things. These are some of the most dangerous of the Cagewrights. [HEADING=2][SIZE=5]Campaign Notes[/SIZE][/HEADING] Cagewrights can be found skulking anywhere there are Shackleborn living. The organization is strong in the Thunder Lands, just north of the Great Expanse, where the invasion first occurred. The majority of these servants of Carceri are found throughout the Kul Moren Mountains — a close second is the Hather Plains. After the City-state of Flamerule subjugated the Domain of Anoria, many of the Shackleborn from that infernal city moved to Mor's End. It won't be long before a new generation of Shackleborn are born throughout Anoria. Whether these Shackleborn are be able to rise above their inherent evil nature will determine the future of Mor's End and its vassal communities. The largest density of Cagewrights are found throughout the Ragik Peninsula, especially among the decadent citizens of the Ara-Ragik City Alliance. There, where Hiisi’s power is strongest on the Material Plane, the Cagewrights and many of the Shackleborn work together to bring about the return of the Lord of Darkness to the Lands of Harqual. They work as spies and assassins for the Black Cult — a hidden religious faction dedicated solely to Hiisi — and they work to undermine the rules of society throughout the lands of the peninsula. However, the Old Sword Lands have undergone some major changes since The Transformation — a lot for the good — which means the Cagewrights must now tread more carefully in the region. It is believed that this organization has rooted itself into every kingdom and government in the Southern Heartlands but this is an exaggeration. It is true that they are strongest in such lands as the Aerie Holds, Anoria, Antius, Eversinki, Flamerule, Izmer, Shaule, the Strandlands, and Yuln, but they are not everywhere. And they are not trusted by other evil and neutral organizations, since many of those organizations have been duped by the Cagewrights in the past. The ultimate goal of the Cagewrights often conflicts with the desires of evil religious sects that worship the Sword Gods. Most of these sects do not want the Lord of Darkness to gain his freedom as he would try to regain his mantle of leadership over the Sword Gods. This would lead to blood feuds and holy wars amongst the followers of the Sword Gods, which would be devastating for everyone involved. The Cagewrights are nearly unheard of in the lands of the Far South due to the inherent bias in the organization towards those without some form of human ancestry. That ancestry can be mixed with anything else, but those that aren't partially human aren't respected unless they also happen to be Shackleborn as well. This racial bias is by no means absolute but it does breed hatred and dissent amongst those members without human ancestry. This twisted bigotry has kept the Cagewrights from gaining power in the southern lands, in the past, but since The Transformation things have changed somewhat. That magical conjunction changed the landscape of the entire continent. It redistributed the racial demographic of the Far South, and now there are many more humans living in the southern lands. As a result, the Cagewrights have slowly spread south to such cities as Belinay, Hathmathia, and Rusthallow in the West, and Osebye, Sallim, and Selquin in the East. [HR][/HR] [B][U]DM's Note[/U][/B] Hiisi is imprisoned on the sixth layer of Carceri, Agathys. This means that the followers of Hiisi never find their way to their god as petitioners. Instead, they become trapped on one of the first five layers, or continue to exist on the Material Plane as undead. As Hiisi is trapped on frigid Agathys, his followers are often cursed by cold. On Harqual, his living followers sometimes become frost folk, while his undead followers mostly become entombed, frostfell ghosts, icegaunts, or winterspawn (see [I]Chapter 6: Monsters of the Frostfell[/I] in [I]D&D Frostburn[/I]). Demodands in the direct service of Hiisi gain the Wastling Template from the [I]Frost & Fur[/I] d20 sourcebook (see pp. 152-153). [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]156618[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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