Eluvan
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Well, to make up for that little embarassment, here is some serious faction information:
PC: Nyrael: Half-fiend Rogue 9/Telepath 20/Soul Eater 13
The Shepherds at Twilight are an organisation steeped in mystery and shadow. In the highest corridors of power the name echoes here and there and is forgotten or dismissed as rumour before it dies away. On the streets and in the taverns of Greyhawk the name is whispered sometimes, something of an urban legend, a force with which to explain the inexplicable.
Judging by this reputation, one could be forgiven for assuming that the Shepherds were an ancient organisation with a history spanning centuries and explaining many of the stranger events in Greyhawk's political continuum. Indeed, among those who know of the name at all, most believe the organisation to be exactly that. The truth is, however, the Shepherds have sprung up only very recently. Nyrael, the enigmatic figure at the top of their command chain and the driving force that keeps the group together by sheer force of personality and will, was first heard of in Oerth two years after the end of the Grehawk War.
It is unclear how he made a niche for himself so quickly. Certainly, the instability that followed the War made it easier for an opportunistic and powerful figure to rise to prominence. Rumours circulated that he had an elite force of fiendish assassins and spies, and if they were founded then certainly some of his rapid success can be credited to them.
Regardless of how he achieved it, however, the fact was that by the third year after his emergence in Greyhawk, Nyrael headed the most powerful and successful organisation of thieves, spies, assassins and brigands that most could ever remember there being. And then, he disappeared. It is not clear where he went. Wild rumours circulated - some said he was dead, assassinated by a rival. Some believed the stories of his fiendish associations and said he had finally been dragged to the Hells to make good on the diabolical oaths he must surely have made. Some said he had simply gone into hiding, trying to gain some advantage. Some even claimed that he had assassinated a major political figure and was even now impersonating him.
Regardless of the reliability of any of these rumours, Nyrael was never again seen in anything approaching the public eye. His name continued to be whispered here and there, but slowly people began to forget him. He finally began to reassert his influence recently, with the cataclysmic sealing off of Oerth and the devil-forged technology that began to creep its way into the world.
When he chose to make his presence felt once again, at least some of his activities during his long seeming activity would have been obvious to anybody able to penetrate the layers of obfuscation that cloak him. For when he did so, he did so with one of the most formidable societies ever seen on Oerth fully formed and under his complete control. Through subtle manipulations he had succeeded in attracting some of the most ambitious, talented, and cunning minds in Greyhawk to his banner and already the Shepherds have begun to make their presence felt, twisting the inevitable political machinations to their own unknown ends.
As of yet there is nothing to link Nyrael to the Shepherds. Even the Shepherds themselves, except for the very top ranks, do not know the nature of their leader. As for Nyrael's true motives, they are still unclear. Certainly he seems to wish for power, but perhaps more than that as well. His links to the Baatezu are becoming ever more apparent - he has even held an audience with his direct subordinates whilst flanked by Cornugon guards. His agenda is perhaps a Diabolical one then - but it seems odd that a being of his obvious power would totally subordinate himself. It seems likely that his own desires are somehow involved in his plans, and what form they might take is hard to guess.
PC: Nyrael: Half-fiend Rogue 9/Telepath 20/Soul Eater 13
The Shepherds at Twilight are an organisation steeped in mystery and shadow. In the highest corridors of power the name echoes here and there and is forgotten or dismissed as rumour before it dies away. On the streets and in the taverns of Greyhawk the name is whispered sometimes, something of an urban legend, a force with which to explain the inexplicable.
Judging by this reputation, one could be forgiven for assuming that the Shepherds were an ancient organisation with a history spanning centuries and explaining many of the stranger events in Greyhawk's political continuum. Indeed, among those who know of the name at all, most believe the organisation to be exactly that. The truth is, however, the Shepherds have sprung up only very recently. Nyrael, the enigmatic figure at the top of their command chain and the driving force that keeps the group together by sheer force of personality and will, was first heard of in Oerth two years after the end of the Grehawk War.
It is unclear how he made a niche for himself so quickly. Certainly, the instability that followed the War made it easier for an opportunistic and powerful figure to rise to prominence. Rumours circulated that he had an elite force of fiendish assassins and spies, and if they were founded then certainly some of his rapid success can be credited to them.
Regardless of how he achieved it, however, the fact was that by the third year after his emergence in Greyhawk, Nyrael headed the most powerful and successful organisation of thieves, spies, assassins and brigands that most could ever remember there being. And then, he disappeared. It is not clear where he went. Wild rumours circulated - some said he was dead, assassinated by a rival. Some believed the stories of his fiendish associations and said he had finally been dragged to the Hells to make good on the diabolical oaths he must surely have made. Some said he had simply gone into hiding, trying to gain some advantage. Some even claimed that he had assassinated a major political figure and was even now impersonating him.
Regardless of the reliability of any of these rumours, Nyrael was never again seen in anything approaching the public eye. His name continued to be whispered here and there, but slowly people began to forget him. He finally began to reassert his influence recently, with the cataclysmic sealing off of Oerth and the devil-forged technology that began to creep its way into the world.
When he chose to make his presence felt once again, at least some of his activities during his long seeming activity would have been obvious to anybody able to penetrate the layers of obfuscation that cloak him. For when he did so, he did so with one of the most formidable societies ever seen on Oerth fully formed and under his complete control. Through subtle manipulations he had succeeded in attracting some of the most ambitious, talented, and cunning minds in Greyhawk to his banner and already the Shepherds have begun to make their presence felt, twisting the inevitable political machinations to their own unknown ends.
As of yet there is nothing to link Nyrael to the Shepherds. Even the Shepherds themselves, except for the very top ranks, do not know the nature of their leader. As for Nyrael's true motives, they are still unclear. Certainly he seems to wish for power, but perhaps more than that as well. His links to the Baatezu are becoming ever more apparent - he has even held an audience with his direct subordinates whilst flanked by Cornugon guards. His agenda is perhaps a Diabolical one then - but it seems odd that a being of his obvious power would totally subordinate himself. It seems likely that his own desires are somehow involved in his plans, and what form they might take is hard to guess.
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Sorry to be a bother...
