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The Risen Goddess (Updated 3.10.08)
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<blockquote data-quote="(contact)" data-source="post: 4099115" data-attributes="member: 41"><p><strong>Current Adventure Arc</strong></p><p></p><p>In the dim and misty 2nd edition past, Orcus (you might have heard of him; fat, hairy and evil. No, Joshua, not Ron Jeremy) was killed by the dark elven goddess Kiransalee in her bid to consolidate the portfolio of the undead. Orcus then returned to the multiverse as Tenebrous, hid out for a while, revealed himself again as Orcus in time for 3e, and thanks to the history dug up by our heroes has finally been given his true identity: </p><p></p><p>Orcus is <strong>Scaladar</strong>; one of the “first made,” the immortal race which was the precursor to elves in the service of the elven pantheon. </p><p></p><p>Scaladar had been Palatin Eremath’s right-hand-entity, and when Corellian Larethian cut down his sister/baby mama, Scaladar was driven mad, spending an eon in anguish and torment at the very ass-bottom of the multiverse before re-emerging as a fallen Godling; the Demon Prince of the Undead. </p><p></p><p>The group believes that Orcus the Demon-Prince came about as a result of a deific curse from Corellian Larethian, and if he received the <em>pasoun</em>, Orcus might yet be restored to if not sanity, at least a process that might have sanity as an end state.</p><p></p><p>Further more (and perhaps more justly), the innocent proto-elven souls that were banished along with Orcus ought to be freed from eternal torment.</p><p></p><p>Therefore, the Champions of the Risen Goddess have determined to travel to Orcus’ layer within the Abyss. Despite the sensible advice of an entity no less august than the first and greatest Elven prophet (as in, <em>evar</em>). They have determined to kick the Demon Prince between the danglies and see what falls out. They have had some assistance from one of his high-ranking liches, who reports that Orcus has been . . . well, acting a bit like a bitch.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The group, somewhat predictably, is most intrigued by the burial mound. Orcus is a divine presence, but according to his liches, he's frightened of this tomb. Upon their arrival, the tomb itself proves to be an artifact! An object of unimaginable power, the thing is covered with runes, most notably: “<em>I await my master’s hand.</em>”</p><p></p><p>Before they can enter the tomb, the group encounters a paladin who has sat a vigil upon the spot. The paladin claims to be none other than one of Kyreel’s previous incarnations! Betrayed and abandoned in Hell by an earlier Thelbar and Taran, this Kyreel has remained by this tomb with one purpose and one purpose only; to prevent the brothers Tar-Ilou from entering.</p><p></p><p>And then Taran kills him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(contact), post: 4099115, member: 41"] [b]Current Adventure Arc[/b] In the dim and misty 2nd edition past, Orcus (you might have heard of him; fat, hairy and evil. No, Joshua, not Ron Jeremy) was killed by the dark elven goddess Kiransalee in her bid to consolidate the portfolio of the undead. Orcus then returned to the multiverse as Tenebrous, hid out for a while, revealed himself again as Orcus in time for 3e, and thanks to the history dug up by our heroes has finally been given his true identity: Orcus is [b]Scaladar[/b]; one of the “first made,” the immortal race which was the precursor to elves in the service of the elven pantheon. Scaladar had been Palatin Eremath’s right-hand-entity, and when Corellian Larethian cut down his sister/baby mama, Scaladar was driven mad, spending an eon in anguish and torment at the very ass-bottom of the multiverse before re-emerging as a fallen Godling; the Demon Prince of the Undead. The group believes that Orcus the Demon-Prince came about as a result of a deific curse from Corellian Larethian, and if he received the [i]pasoun[/i], Orcus might yet be restored to if not sanity, at least a process that might have sanity as an end state. Further more (and perhaps more justly), the innocent proto-elven souls that were banished along with Orcus ought to be freed from eternal torment. Therefore, the Champions of the Risen Goddess have determined to travel to Orcus’ layer within the Abyss. Despite the sensible advice of an entity no less august than the first and greatest Elven prophet (as in, [i]evar[/i]). They have determined to kick the Demon Prince between the danglies and see what falls out. They have had some assistance from one of his high-ranking liches, who reports that Orcus has been . . . well, acting a bit like a bitch. The group, somewhat predictably, is most intrigued by the burial mound. Orcus is a divine presence, but according to his liches, he's frightened of this tomb. Upon their arrival, the tomb itself proves to be an artifact! An object of unimaginable power, the thing is covered with runes, most notably: “[i]I await my master’s hand.[/i]” Before they can enter the tomb, the group encounters a paladin who has sat a vigil upon the spot. The paladin claims to be none other than one of Kyreel’s previous incarnations! Betrayed and abandoned in Hell by an earlier Thelbar and Taran, this Kyreel has remained by this tomb with one purpose and one purpose only; to prevent the brothers Tar-Ilou from entering. And then Taran kills him. [/QUOTE]
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