The Return of Orcus

[Cthulhudrew]

The power of the Last Word was consuming him as Tenebrous. Had he not found his Rod and been reborn again into Orcus, it would have annihilated him.

Ah- that would explain it. Does it say why he chose the particular gods to exterminate that he did? (Primus makes sense, but the others just seem random to me.)

 

[NiTessine]

Ah- that would explain it. Does it say why he chose the particular gods to exterminate that he did? (Primus makes sense, but the others just seem random to me.)

I seem to recall he offed Maanzecorian when the illithid god of secrets could not or would not divulge the location of the rod of Orcus. There isn't much info on why he offed the other deities, but it stands to reason they were for similar reasons, Camaxtli being a god of fate and Tomeri a goddess of wisdom. I do submit, though, that he offed Bwimb simply out of annoyance.

 

[Nightfall]

Yeah well I wish he had off'ed Kiaranselee too while he was at it.

 

[Piratecat]

Yeah, I think he offed Bwimb, god of paraelemental ooze, because it was funny. "Bwimb dies, and no one notices."

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Yeah, I think he offed Bwimb, god of paraelemental ooze, because it was funny. "Bwimb dies, and no one notices."

Kind of a waste of the power though. Guess there's a reason why Orcus isn't ruling the underworld.

 

[NiTessine]

Yeah. And guess who replaced Bwimb as the Archomental of Ooze? Bwimb II!

According to Inner Planes, though, she's a lot cannier than her father, though, and has sought allies outside the Paraelemental Plane of Ooze - such as Juiblex. Girl's got ambition! And she's still unmarried...

 

[diaglo]

hey, don't forget...

spoilers to follow.




the whole H series.

and in the final H4 Throne of Bloodstone the 100th lvl PC is to recover the Wand of Orcus and destroy it as the background to this whole why Orcus is gone in the first place.

 

[Joshua Randall]

The power of the Last Word was consuming him as Tenebrous. Had he not found his Rod and been reborn again into Orcus, it would have annihilated him. When he again became Orcus, he lost the use of it. He found the knowledge of the Last Word in some unbeliveably ancient ruins in the lowest level of Gehenna (I think), and if I remember rightly he made sure that no-one could get that knowledge after him.

Very, very interesting.

Which adventure module (or book) has these details?

 

[The Forsaken One]

EDIT:

This is what Tome of Magic says on the matter of Orcus and his quest for divinity:

(I hope I can post this here, if not please remove it as admin else Ill remove it in a bit myself.)

The great demon lord Orcus has long sought divinity. Some years ago, for a brief period, he actually attained it. Slain and resurrected by a surge of negative energy, the sorpulent demon arose as the gaunt Tenebrous, a god of darkness and undeath. For a time he traveled the planes in this form, slaying other gods in his quest to gain more power. His ultimate goal was to reincarnate himself yet again because he wished to be a god as orcus, not Tenebrous. Some say he was thwarted by a band of mortal heroes, but whatever the cause, his grand plan failed. Orcus did indeed rise again, but as the demon prince he once was, not a god.

True divinity can never fade completely. The tatters of godly power that Orcus shed remained intact. Less then a god but still divine, this bit of essence drifted in the void between planes until it once more coalesced into a bitter sentience.

Thus, Tenebrous yet exists as a pale reflection of what he once was, a shadow of a shadow.

 

[Ulrick]

hey, don't forget...

spoilers to follow.




the whole H series.

and in the final H4 Throne of Bloodstone the 100th lvl PC is to recover the Wand of Orcus and destroy it as the background to this whole why Orcus is gone in the first place.

Yeah, its all right here:

http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/modpages/h.html

Module H4's level code is 18 - 100, and it's not a typo. Several pages in the module are devoted to the problems and complexities of dealing with 100th level characters

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And...

Since H1 and H4 are rather bulky, they are more easily damaged than their thinner brethren, and thus less often found in pristine condition. Also, coming at the twilight of 1st Edition D&D, the print run of all four was rather small. However, the market value of these modules far exceeds even those considerations (and we really don't know why).

I know why:


ORCUS!!!