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<blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 6864406" data-attributes="member: 54629"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>I haven't seen much discussion about the individual vestiges present in the Amber Temple in <em>Curse of Strahd</em>. I recognize some of the names but not all of them.</p><p></p><p>The one that stands out the most for me is <strong>Shami-Amourae</strong>. She has a bit of history in D&D lore, being the original Queen of the Succubi. She was Demogorgon's consort, but conspired against him in an effort to get him to move against her main rival, Malcanthet. The latter then told Demogorgon what was going on, and he imprisoned Shami-Amourae in the Wells of Darkness. Part of the Savage Tide AP involves freeing Shami-Amourae from her prison.</p><p></p><p>That leaves me wondering how she ended up being reduced to a mere vestige and trapped in the temple. The description of the temple makes it sound like the vestiges have been there for centuries, so I guess maybe that means that the Savage Tide AP is not "canonical" as far as there is such a thing with D&D lore. Doesn't really bother me. Just curious.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I also recognize <strong>Tenebrous</strong>. He's one of the vestiges in the 3.5 <em>Tome of Magic</em>, the last remaining bits from when Orcus was briefly an undead god (see the 2e <em>Dead Gods</em> Planescape adventure).</p><p></p><p><strong>Savnok</strong> and <strong>Dahlver-Nar</strong> are also from the <em>Tome of Magic</em>, which first introduced the idea of vestiges, IIRC.</p><p></p><p>It looks like <strong>Delban</strong>, <strong>Khirad</strong>, and <strong>Zhudun</strong> all date back to the <a href="http://www.wizards.com/files/366_Warlocks.pdf" target="_blank">4e star pact warlock</a>, if not even earlier.</p><p></p><p>I am wondering if <strong>Yog the Invincible</strong> is a reference to Yog-Sothoth.</p><p></p><p></p><p>As far as I can tell, the rest of them are all new, although it's possible they're pre-existing entities that just aren't showing up on google for whatever reason. They are:</p><p></p><p>- Fekre, Queen of Poxes</p><p>- Zrin-Hala, the Howling Storm</p><p>- Sykane, the Soul Hungerer</p><p>- Tarakamedes, the Grave Wyrm</p><p>- Drizlash, the Nine-Eyed Spider</p><p>- Zantras, the Kingmaker</p><p>- Yrgga, the Eye of Shadows</p><p>- Great Taar Haak, the Five-Headed Destroyer</p><p>- Norganas, the Finger of Oblivion</p><p>- Vaund the Evasive</p><p>- Seriach, the Hell Hound Whisperer</p><p></p><p>I wonder if some of them are Easter eggs/inside jokes.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Then there are the names on some of the vaults: Shalx, Maverus, Harkotha, and Thangob. I wonder who they were. Google's got nothing on any of them either.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Anyone know anything more about any of these guys?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Jonathan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pukunui, post: 6864406, member: 54629"] Hi all, I haven't seen much discussion about the individual vestiges present in the Amber Temple in [I]Curse of Strahd[/I]. I recognize some of the names but not all of them. The one that stands out the most for me is [B]Shami-Amourae[/B]. She has a bit of history in D&D lore, being the original Queen of the Succubi. She was Demogorgon's consort, but conspired against him in an effort to get him to move against her main rival, Malcanthet. The latter then told Demogorgon what was going on, and he imprisoned Shami-Amourae in the Wells of Darkness. Part of the Savage Tide AP involves freeing Shami-Amourae from her prison. That leaves me wondering how she ended up being reduced to a mere vestige and trapped in the temple. The description of the temple makes it sound like the vestiges have been there for centuries, so I guess maybe that means that the Savage Tide AP is not "canonical" as far as there is such a thing with D&D lore. Doesn't really bother me. Just curious. I also recognize [B]Tenebrous[/B]. He's one of the vestiges in the 3.5 [I]Tome of Magic[/I], the last remaining bits from when Orcus was briefly an undead god (see the 2e [I]Dead Gods[/I] Planescape adventure). [B]Savnok[/B] and [B]Dahlver-Nar[/B] are also from the [I]Tome of Magic[/I], which first introduced the idea of vestiges, IIRC. It looks like [B]Delban[/B], [B]Khirad[/B], and [B]Zhudun[/B] all date back to the [url=www.wizards.com/files/366_Warlocks.pdf]4e star pact warlock[/url], if not even earlier. I am wondering if [B]Yog the Invincible[/B] is a reference to Yog-Sothoth. As far as I can tell, the rest of them are all new, although it's possible they're pre-existing entities that just aren't showing up on google for whatever reason. They are: - Fekre, Queen of Poxes - Zrin-Hala, the Howling Storm - Sykane, the Soul Hungerer - Tarakamedes, the Grave Wyrm - Drizlash, the Nine-Eyed Spider - Zantras, the Kingmaker - Yrgga, the Eye of Shadows - Great Taar Haak, the Five-Headed Destroyer - Norganas, the Finger of Oblivion - Vaund the Evasive - Seriach, the Hell Hound Whisperer I wonder if some of them are Easter eggs/inside jokes. Then there are the names on some of the vaults: Shalx, Maverus, Harkotha, and Thangob. I wonder who they were. Google's got nothing on any of them either. Anyone know anything more about any of these guys? Cheers, Jonathan [/QUOTE]
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