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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 6922243" data-attributes="member: 6801228"><p>So, I just found the article about the 6 pages from Volo's, including some details on Alhoon's (A name I've heard, but never known what the heck they are) Link: <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?3552-Preview-VOLO-S-GUIDE-TO-MONSTERS#.WAf_dCTV_Xc" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?3552-Preview-VOLO-S-GUIDE-TO-MONSTERS#.WAf_dCTV_Xc</a></p><p></p><p>So, this is amazing, and very similar to a cult leader I developed named Godendes. Godendes wants immortality, but he doesn't want Lichdom because he fears it will place him under the influence of Orcus, and no one controls Godendes. So he developed a magic gem in which he placed his mind, he then possesses people and takes over their bodies.</p><p></p><p>Anyways, with Alhoons, it seems instead to require a cabal, and when they do the ritual they seal in a being's soul, and then burn that soul for life. I think the text reads that they only get as much life as the being already lived "The undeath conferred... lasts only so long as the life of the living victim selected." Thus a Alhoon that sacrifices an old person is going to live longer than one that sacrificed a young person. I imagine it is similar to living the creature's life backwards, the soul reverting younger and younger and that energy being used to empower the creature. </p><p></p><p>This got me thinking of the "secrets" of lichdom (requiring souls as well, but on a different timeline as well as actually being able to recreate their bodies) as well as what other options exist for an Alhoon.</p><p></p><p>So, a "living creature's soul" is the primary restrictive language. What about Fey, Celestials or Fiends? These beings could be seen as pure soul (maybe therefore not alive?), but if they counted, an Alhoon could actually gain immortality. </p><p></p><p>If a creature lived an unnaturally long life, perhaps due to a curse or genie wish, would they count for an Alhoon's extended life span?</p><p></p><p>What other crazy ideas could we extrapolate and come up with from these bits of lore?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 6922243, member: 6801228"] So, I just found the article about the 6 pages from Volo's, including some details on Alhoon's (A name I've heard, but never known what the heck they are) Link: [url]http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?3552-Preview-VOLO-S-GUIDE-TO-MONSTERS#.WAf_dCTV_Xc[/url] So, this is amazing, and very similar to a cult leader I developed named Godendes. Godendes wants immortality, but he doesn't want Lichdom because he fears it will place him under the influence of Orcus, and no one controls Godendes. So he developed a magic gem in which he placed his mind, he then possesses people and takes over their bodies. Anyways, with Alhoons, it seems instead to require a cabal, and when they do the ritual they seal in a being's soul, and then burn that soul for life. I think the text reads that they only get as much life as the being already lived "The undeath conferred... lasts only so long as the life of the living victim selected." Thus a Alhoon that sacrifices an old person is going to live longer than one that sacrificed a young person. I imagine it is similar to living the creature's life backwards, the soul reverting younger and younger and that energy being used to empower the creature. This got me thinking of the "secrets" of lichdom (requiring souls as well, but on a different timeline as well as actually being able to recreate their bodies) as well as what other options exist for an Alhoon. So, a "living creature's soul" is the primary restrictive language. What about Fey, Celestials or Fiends? These beings could be seen as pure soul (maybe therefore not alive?), but if they counted, an Alhoon could actually gain immortality. If a creature lived an unnaturally long life, perhaps due to a curse or genie wish, would they count for an Alhoon's extended life span? What other crazy ideas could we extrapolate and come up with from these bits of lore? [/QUOTE]
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