Voadam
Legend
Maera Gazetteer
5e
Malleous, Green Draconic Lich, Ruler of the Town of Deuburn, Great Undead Dragon, Atwar, Undead Dragon: Shini’Par himself oversaw the ritual to transform Malleous into a lich, and upon awakening from the ritual Malleous turned on his creator, destroying him and shattering his phylactery.
Beguiler: ?
Dotch: This gruesome creature sometimes begins its existence as a normal zombie that has retained some level of living intellect.
Purple Ash Knight: The creation of the lich Rin Shini’Par introduced the undead to Maera and laid the groundwork for an expanded undead presence there. As the forlorn were dealt with, the undead became more powerful and abundant on the island, finally laying siege to and conquering the town of Deuburn.
To broker peace, the Ash Pact was created, and the Purple Ash was created as the legitimized arm of the undead. Its paladins and wizards enforce the pact, assuring the destruction of any undead entities operating outside the pact while simultaneously providing a show of power to the rest of the island that the undead of Deuburn are not to be crossed.
This ritual chamber can be used to transform a candidate into a Purple Ash Knight if all of the proper components and key participants are gathered here.
Mortals from many walks of life are recruited into the Knights of the Purple Ash. Some come willingly, while others are sought after by the order for their skills and forced into undeath. Still others join as a punishment for actions they’ve taken against the people of Maera.
The Purple Ash don’t allow just anyone into their elite ranks. Prior to making the leap from living being to undead entity, candidates must prove their worthiness to the Purple Ash. Furthermore, the ritual will destroy an individual who does not already wield sufficient power. Any character not of sufficient level will be destroyed by the ritual if attempted.
Becoming a powerful undead being requires a powerful mortal, and mortals who prove themselves worthy to the order (on purpose or unwittingly) may be invited to attempt the transformation ritual.
The Knights of the Purple Ash keep their rituals well guarded, allowing them to control the power of undeath on the island. Some information is known, however. Much of the ritual revolves around keeping the influence of Bile, god of death, away from the candidate. As undeath cheats death, Bile has a searing hatred toward all creatures that are undead. The rest of the ritual focuses on preparation of the body, readying it for its journey into eternal twilight.
Specific requirements for each individual candidate are divined by Purple Ash wizards and vary greatly.
Purple Ash Paladin: Recreating much of the ritual originally used to create the lich Shini’Par, the ranks of the Knights are filled with those who have already shown themselves as powerful mortals. Whether those people are volunteers or forced into the order is unknown and likely varies, but what is obvious is that any encounter with a Purple Ash paladin or wizard is an encounter with a powerful being indeed.
The Temple of Ash is the headquarters of the Purple Ash and is where the rituals are performed to create new undead paladins and wizards to fill the ranks of the sentient undead.
The Purple Ash don’t allow just anyone into their elite ranks. Prior to making the leap from living being to undead entity, candidates must prove their worthiness to the Purple Ash. Furthermore, the ritual will destroy an individual who does not already wield sufficient power. Any character not of sufficient level will be destroyed by the ritual if attempted. To become a Purple Ash paladin, a character must be at least level 10; and to become a Purple Ash wizard, a character must have at least 10 wizard levels.
Purple Ash Wizard: Recreating much of the ritual originally used to create the lich Shini’Par, the ranks of the Knights are filled with those who have already shown themselves as powerful mortals. Whether those people are volunteers or forced into the order is unknown and likely varies, but what is obvious is that any encounter with a Purple Ash paladin or wizard is an encounter with a powerful being indeed.
The Temple of Ash is the headquarters of the Purple Ash and is where the rituals are performed to create new undead paladins and wizards to fill the ranks of the sentient undead.
The Purple Ash don’t allow just anyone into their elite ranks. Prior to making the leap from living being to undead entity, candidates must prove their worthiness to the Purple Ash. Furthermore, the ritual will destroy an individual who does not already wield sufficient power. Any character not of sufficient level will be destroyed by the ritual if attempted. To become a Purple Ash paladin, a character must be at least level 10; and to become a Purple Ash wizard, a character must have at least 10 wizard levels.
Rock Thumper Zombie: Perhaps even more brutal than life in their natural habitat is their use as soldiers by the orcs of Ornock and the undead of Deuburn, both of whom make use of them as bodyguards or laborers in exchange for an endless supply of meat. For the undead, when the living rock thumper expires, more often than not its remains are animated so the unfortunate creature can continue to serve.
Skeleton Tier 1: ?
Skeleton Tier 2: ?
Skeleton Tier 3: ?
Skeleton Tier 4: ?
Skeleton Tier 5: ?
Zombie Tier 1: ?
Zombie Tier 2: ?
Zombie Tier 3: ?
Zombie Tier 4: ?
Zombie Tier 5: ?
Beguiler, Intelligent Form of Undead, Hideous Humanoid With Blurred Facial Features: ?
Dotch, Hideous Undead Creature, Large Mutating Mound of Zombie Flesh, Gruesome Creature: ?
Dotch, Several Creatures Melded Together: ?
Purple Ash Knight, Powerful Sentient Undead Being: ?
Purple Ash Paladin, Powerful Being, Sentient Undead, Being Dedicated to Destruction in Combat: ?
Overlord Ridge Rez, High Marshall of the Purple Ash, Overlord of the Deuburn, Purple Ash Paladin, Undead Orc Warlord, Undead Lord: ?
Purple Ash Renegade: Purple Ash Renegades are paladins or wizards that have either broken their vows to the Knights of the Purple Ash or have used the rituals to become a Purple Ash Paladin or Wizard without the authorization of the order itself.
Purple Ash Wizard, Powerful Being, Sentient Undead: ?
Purple Ash Agent: ?
Undead, Undead Creature, Undead Entity, Undead Being: As mortals focused their energy on driving back the forlorn, Shini’Par created an undead army in the town of Deuburn.
Undead Renegade: ?
Animated Non-Sentient Undead: ?
Sentient Undead: ?
Sanctioned Undead, Authorized Undead, Legal Undead: ?
Powerful Undead: ?
Undead Adversary: ?
Humorless Undead: ?
Undead Noble: ?
Undead Defender: ?
Ghoul: ?
Rin Shini'Par, Lich, Powerful Lich: Centuries ago a group of elven wizards completed a ritual which turned the wizard Rin Shini’Par into a lich. It was thought to be the first time undead set foot on Maera.
Skeleton: ?
Spectre: ?
Wight, Jailer: ?
Wraith: ?
Zombie, Normal Zombie: ?
5e
Malleous, Green Draconic Lich, Ruler of the Town of Deuburn, Great Undead Dragon, Atwar, Undead Dragon: Shini’Par himself oversaw the ritual to transform Malleous into a lich, and upon awakening from the ritual Malleous turned on his creator, destroying him and shattering his phylactery.
Beguiler: ?
Dotch: This gruesome creature sometimes begins its existence as a normal zombie that has retained some level of living intellect.
Purple Ash Knight: The creation of the lich Rin Shini’Par introduced the undead to Maera and laid the groundwork for an expanded undead presence there. As the forlorn were dealt with, the undead became more powerful and abundant on the island, finally laying siege to and conquering the town of Deuburn.
To broker peace, the Ash Pact was created, and the Purple Ash was created as the legitimized arm of the undead. Its paladins and wizards enforce the pact, assuring the destruction of any undead entities operating outside the pact while simultaneously providing a show of power to the rest of the island that the undead of Deuburn are not to be crossed.
This ritual chamber can be used to transform a candidate into a Purple Ash Knight if all of the proper components and key participants are gathered here.
Mortals from many walks of life are recruited into the Knights of the Purple Ash. Some come willingly, while others are sought after by the order for their skills and forced into undeath. Still others join as a punishment for actions they’ve taken against the people of Maera.
The Purple Ash don’t allow just anyone into their elite ranks. Prior to making the leap from living being to undead entity, candidates must prove their worthiness to the Purple Ash. Furthermore, the ritual will destroy an individual who does not already wield sufficient power. Any character not of sufficient level will be destroyed by the ritual if attempted.
Becoming a powerful undead being requires a powerful mortal, and mortals who prove themselves worthy to the order (on purpose or unwittingly) may be invited to attempt the transformation ritual.
The Knights of the Purple Ash keep their rituals well guarded, allowing them to control the power of undeath on the island. Some information is known, however. Much of the ritual revolves around keeping the influence of Bile, god of death, away from the candidate. As undeath cheats death, Bile has a searing hatred toward all creatures that are undead. The rest of the ritual focuses on preparation of the body, readying it for its journey into eternal twilight.
Specific requirements for each individual candidate are divined by Purple Ash wizards and vary greatly.
Purple Ash Paladin: Recreating much of the ritual originally used to create the lich Shini’Par, the ranks of the Knights are filled with those who have already shown themselves as powerful mortals. Whether those people are volunteers or forced into the order is unknown and likely varies, but what is obvious is that any encounter with a Purple Ash paladin or wizard is an encounter with a powerful being indeed.
The Temple of Ash is the headquarters of the Purple Ash and is where the rituals are performed to create new undead paladins and wizards to fill the ranks of the sentient undead.
The Purple Ash don’t allow just anyone into their elite ranks. Prior to making the leap from living being to undead entity, candidates must prove their worthiness to the Purple Ash. Furthermore, the ritual will destroy an individual who does not already wield sufficient power. Any character not of sufficient level will be destroyed by the ritual if attempted. To become a Purple Ash paladin, a character must be at least level 10; and to become a Purple Ash wizard, a character must have at least 10 wizard levels.
Purple Ash Wizard: Recreating much of the ritual originally used to create the lich Shini’Par, the ranks of the Knights are filled with those who have already shown themselves as powerful mortals. Whether those people are volunteers or forced into the order is unknown and likely varies, but what is obvious is that any encounter with a Purple Ash paladin or wizard is an encounter with a powerful being indeed.
The Temple of Ash is the headquarters of the Purple Ash and is where the rituals are performed to create new undead paladins and wizards to fill the ranks of the sentient undead.
The Purple Ash don’t allow just anyone into their elite ranks. Prior to making the leap from living being to undead entity, candidates must prove their worthiness to the Purple Ash. Furthermore, the ritual will destroy an individual who does not already wield sufficient power. Any character not of sufficient level will be destroyed by the ritual if attempted. To become a Purple Ash paladin, a character must be at least level 10; and to become a Purple Ash wizard, a character must have at least 10 wizard levels.
Rock Thumper Zombie: Perhaps even more brutal than life in their natural habitat is their use as soldiers by the orcs of Ornock and the undead of Deuburn, both of whom make use of them as bodyguards or laborers in exchange for an endless supply of meat. For the undead, when the living rock thumper expires, more often than not its remains are animated so the unfortunate creature can continue to serve.
Skeleton Tier 1: ?
Skeleton Tier 2: ?
Skeleton Tier 3: ?
Skeleton Tier 4: ?
Skeleton Tier 5: ?
Zombie Tier 1: ?
Zombie Tier 2: ?
Zombie Tier 3: ?
Zombie Tier 4: ?
Zombie Tier 5: ?
Beguiler, Intelligent Form of Undead, Hideous Humanoid With Blurred Facial Features: ?
Dotch, Hideous Undead Creature, Large Mutating Mound of Zombie Flesh, Gruesome Creature: ?
Dotch, Several Creatures Melded Together: ?
Purple Ash Knight, Powerful Sentient Undead Being: ?
Purple Ash Paladin, Powerful Being, Sentient Undead, Being Dedicated to Destruction in Combat: ?
Overlord Ridge Rez, High Marshall of the Purple Ash, Overlord of the Deuburn, Purple Ash Paladin, Undead Orc Warlord, Undead Lord: ?
Purple Ash Renegade: Purple Ash Renegades are paladins or wizards that have either broken their vows to the Knights of the Purple Ash or have used the rituals to become a Purple Ash Paladin or Wizard without the authorization of the order itself.
Purple Ash Wizard, Powerful Being, Sentient Undead: ?
Purple Ash Agent: ?
Undead, Undead Creature, Undead Entity, Undead Being: As mortals focused their energy on driving back the forlorn, Shini’Par created an undead army in the town of Deuburn.
Undead Renegade: ?
Animated Non-Sentient Undead: ?
Sentient Undead: ?
Sanctioned Undead, Authorized Undead, Legal Undead: ?
Powerful Undead: ?
Undead Adversary: ?
Humorless Undead: ?
Undead Noble: ?
Undead Defender: ?
Ghoul: ?
Rin Shini'Par, Lich, Powerful Lich: Centuries ago a group of elven wizards completed a ritual which turned the wizard Rin Shini’Par into a lich. It was thought to be the first time undead set foot on Maera.
Skeleton: ?
Spectre: ?
Wight, Jailer: ?
Wraith: ?
Zombie, Normal Zombie: ?
