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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 6090910" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>My thought on the Water Node is that water is the element most symbolicly aligned with Zuggtmoy, who is female and rules over corrupted life, and as such it is the Water Node alone where her plans are most advanced and the inhabitants most still doing her bidding. The interior of the water node ought to be that of a fungal fen or jungle, where decay has run riot and consumed everything. Indeed, the chief most danger of the node is the abundant spores and the danger of fungal diseases that the represent. Initially dermal and respirtory diseases, but eventually a disease that takes root in the mind and paracitizes the creature so that they become Zuggtmoy's loyal servant (at about that time, mushrooms spring from the creatures skull like so many horrid morels). Zuggtmoy's chief servant in the node is a female Marid lord (the Marquessa) whose mind has been overcome by the fungal parasite and which has been engaged in perparing the node to recieve Olhydra, who has been lured to aid Zuggtmoy on the promise of her eventual elevation to divinity. The Marquessa holds the stones of power which allow departure from the node. Olhydra has arrived in the node but has become disenchanted with the plan, which seems not to be advancing as quickly as desired (primarily because of Zuggtmoy's inability to arrange the cooperation of the other 3 elemental lords, though Olhydra is not directly aware of this or of their involvement). It is possible the Princess of Elemental Evil could be cozened into working against Zuggtmoy's servant, if her role in the plan is not disclosed and suitable promises are made. Of course Olhydra is not to be trusted in any matter and will betray the PC's if possible to gain contol of the node herself.</p><p></p><p>The Water node as I've envisioned it makes a suitable location for Zuggtmoy to lure the PC's into if she ever feels threatened by them directly, as its inhabitents are second only to the demon queen of fungus in power.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 6090910, member: 4937"] My thought on the Water Node is that water is the element most symbolicly aligned with Zuggtmoy, who is female and rules over corrupted life, and as such it is the Water Node alone where her plans are most advanced and the inhabitants most still doing her bidding. The interior of the water node ought to be that of a fungal fen or jungle, where decay has run riot and consumed everything. Indeed, the chief most danger of the node is the abundant spores and the danger of fungal diseases that the represent. Initially dermal and respirtory diseases, but eventually a disease that takes root in the mind and paracitizes the creature so that they become Zuggtmoy's loyal servant (at about that time, mushrooms spring from the creatures skull like so many horrid morels). Zuggtmoy's chief servant in the node is a female Marid lord (the Marquessa) whose mind has been overcome by the fungal parasite and which has been engaged in perparing the node to recieve Olhydra, who has been lured to aid Zuggtmoy on the promise of her eventual elevation to divinity. The Marquessa holds the stones of power which allow departure from the node. Olhydra has arrived in the node but has become disenchanted with the plan, which seems not to be advancing as quickly as desired (primarily because of Zuggtmoy's inability to arrange the cooperation of the other 3 elemental lords, though Olhydra is not directly aware of this or of their involvement). It is possible the Princess of Elemental Evil could be cozened into working against Zuggtmoy's servant, if her role in the plan is not disclosed and suitable promises are made. Of course Olhydra is not to be trusted in any matter and will betray the PC's if possible to gain contol of the node herself. The Water node as I've envisioned it makes a suitable location for Zuggtmoy to lure the PC's into if she ever feels threatened by them directly, as its inhabitents are second only to the demon queen of fungus in power. [/QUOTE]
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