War of the Lance (3.5)
3.5
Spectral Minion Philosopher: ?
Spectral Minion Warrior: They are enraged over the fate of their people and at having been left behind.
Gray Wraith, Guardian of the Silver Arm, Advanced Spectre, Malevolent Spirit, Guardian Spirit: The silver arm served its purpose during the Third Dragon War and, soon after the defeat of Takhisis and the banishment of the dragons, it was taken to a small temple near Qualinost. There it was left in the hands of a devoted sect of clerics of the gods of Light, who watched over it for hundreds of years, revering it for its role in thwarting the dragons of Evil. When the final days of the Age of Might approached, and the gods issued their warnings to the people of Krynn, the priests at the temple were among those faithful who joined their divine patrons and left the world-all save one, a priest who had lost his faith and shirked his responsibility. When the Cataclysm struck, and the temple was sundered, the last priest died in sight of the silver arm and was forever bound to it.
Hollow Sky, Ghost Human Fighter 5, Malevolent Spirit: As a child, Hollow-Sky was one of Goldmoon's playmates. The handsome young man appeared to be a good match for Chieftain's Daughter and was often found in her company. The pair spent many years as friends and may have even loved one another, but this match was not to be.
Though neither child knew it, Hollow-Sky was intentionally placed in Goldmoon's presence in an attempt to broker peace between their respective fathers. Loreman, tribal recordkeeper and father of Hollow-Sky, had long considered his bloodline more pure than that of his rival, the Que-Shu chieftain, Arrowthorn, the father of Goldmoon. Both fathers hoped that their progeny would grow to love one another, and Loreman was content for a time. However, as Hollow-Sky grew into maturity and Loreman's age began to weigh on him, the recordkeeper grew impatient and devised a plan whereby he would finally become Chieftain.
Hollow-Sky began training as a warrior with his older brother Hawker, who agreed with his father's ideals, and ruthlessly educated his brother in the skills and mindset of a Que-Shu hunter. Hollow-Sky admired his older brother, and Hawker used this admiration to instill new values and ideals in the young warrior's impressionable mind. Over time, Hollow-Sky developed an ego to match his skills, and came to view the other Que-Shu with the same arrogance that Loreman held toward Arrowthorn.
When the new warrior renewed his attentions toward his one-time playmate, his personality and motives had drastically changed. Though Hollow-Sky was still infatuated with the beautiful Chieftain's Daughter, he had come to view his friend as little more than a prize to be won for himself and his family. Goldmoon soon discovered that this warrior was not the same person she had grown up with, and kept her distance, despite his protests.
It was Hollow-Sky's mixture of devotion and lust that caused him to sabotage a round of Que-Shu games in favor of Hawker and himself. The two winners would accompany Goldmoon to the Hall of the Sleeping Spirits, for Hollow-Sky was convinced that she would learn to appreciate his strength and skill during the dangerous journey to the Hall. This plan was thwarted when the shepherd Riverwind defeated Hawker, but Hollow-Sky would still travel with the pair to the tomb of their ancestors.
Loreman, however, had other plans for Chieftain's Daughter. Hawker had previously been told to kill Goldmoon at the Hall, but now Hollow-Sky was instructed to carry out the deed in his brother's absence. The young warrior reluctantly agreed to slay his childhood friend, but, in the end, his lust saved her and doomed himself. During their journey to the Hall of the Sleeping Spirits, Hollow-Sky planned to drug Riverwind and take Goldmoon to the nearby Que-Kiri tribe, where a forced marriage would make Hollow-Sky the Que-Shu chieftain. His plan was foiled. Hollow-Sky fell to his death from a cliff face after being stabbed by Goldmoon.
Though he perished in the fall, Hollow-Sky's malevolent spirit remains in the world.
Lord Soth, Knight of the Black Rose, Death Knight Human Fighter 7/Rogue Knight 10: Now a death knight serving Queen Takhisis, Lord Soth is a tragic figure, doomed to undeath by his inability to control his wayward passions.
Lord Soth was a Knight of the Rose, a high-ranking member of the knighthood during the years of Istar's glory, just prior to the Cataclysm. He fell in love with an elf maiden and seduced her, never telling her he was already married. His wife conveniently "disappeared" at about this time and he was suspected of having murdered her, though this could never be proved. He brought the elf maiden and their child to his home, Dargaard Keep.
The elf maiden found out about his wife and, although she was horrified, she believed that there was a core of goodness in him that might yet save him. She prayed to the gods to give Soth a chance to redeem himself. He was given foreknowledge of the Cataclysm and was told that he alone had the means to stop it.
Determined to redeem himself, though it should mean his death, Soth rode toward Istar. He was stopped by a party of elven women, who hinted that his elven lover was unfaithful to him and that her child was not his.
Overcome by a jealous rage, Soth abandoned his quest and turned back to Dargaard Keep. He arrived just as the Cataclysm struck. He denounced his wife and did nothing to save his wife or child when the huge chandelier in the hall crashed down on top of them. As she lay dying, his wife laid a curse upon him, calling upon the gods to transform him into a death knight.
Once a great fortress of the Lord of Knightlund, Dargaard Keep burned during the Cataclysm when its ruler, Lord Soth, fell from grace and was cursed by the gods.
The citadel of the rose was ruled by Lord Soth, a high-standing Knight of the Rose, and was the place where his most infamous crimes were committed-the last being allowing his wife and infant son to perish in a fire that swept the keep during the Cataclysm. Soth was cursed with undeath, along with his servants and retainers.
Galatea, Spectral Minion Monk 5, Exotic Looking Woman: ?
Estigon, The Keeper of the Lyceum, Ghost Human Diviner 4/Cleric 4, Ghost of a Cleric-Mage, Spirit: ?
Spectral Minion: Those journeying through the Plains of Dust may be given to hallucinations or witness to mirages. Legends also tell that armies of spectral minions from long forgotten battles meet upon the plains, cursed to replay the battles that brought their deaths.
The dwarves of Zhakar believe that the summit ridges surrounding Zhakar Keep are haunted, and avoid them at all costs. Tales are told of a horde of dwarves that struck out days prior to the Cataclysm to see what was going on in the surrounding lands, when the spectacular fire rained down on them from the sky, killing every last one. The massacre left spectral minions roaming the trails of the summits. Now, these undead ambush any living thing that passes through their region, as they intend to make others pay for the injustice of their deaths.
Shadow Wood remained in peace until one day clerics of Takhisis, commanding a vast army of undead, tried to the wood to an ancient ritual called The Curse of the Carrion Land. Their plan was to transform the woods into a stronghold of evil.
Recognizing her peril, the Forestmaster struck an alliance with Peris, a king from a nearby land, to protect the wood from the evil forces. The king and his men stood guard faintfully until, bored with his task, Peris made a pact with the White Stag to hunt down the Forestmaster.
Once the soldiers left their posts, the dark clerics were able to enter the wood and perform the curse. The ritual deepened the natural shadows to permanent darkness, and created undead from those unfortunates killed inside the wood. This included King Peris and his men, for the dark clerics hunted them down and killed them. But the clerics of Takhisis could not foresee that their spell would ma[k]e King Peris and his men rise again as Spectral Minions, forever doomed to protect the woods.
The citadel of the rose was ruled by Lord Soth, a high-standing Knight of the Rose, and was the place where his most infamous crimes were committed-the last being allowing his wife and infant son to perish in a fire that swept the keep during the Cataclysm. Soth was cursed with undeath, along with his servants and retainers.
Spectral Minion Philosopher, Tall Stooped Figure, Spectral Minion Instructor: ?
Ivor, Spectral Minion Warrior, Gigantic Hooded Man: ?
Sven, Spectral Minion Warrior, Gigantic Hooded Man: ?
Spectral Minion Warrior, Whirl of Spiritual Energy in Torment: ?
Spectral Minion Philosopher, Figure: ?
Spectral Minion Philosopher, Red Robed Wizard: ?
Spectral Minion Philosopher, Black Robed Wizard: ?
Spectral Minion Warrior, Very Aggressive Former Victim of the Up and Down Trap: ?
Spectral Minion Philosopher, Spectral Minion Human Expert 5: ?
Spectral Minion Warrior, Spectral Minion Human Warrior 5: ?
Strange Spectral Figure, Spirit: ?
Undead, Undead Creature: Shadow Wood remained in peace until one day clerics of Takhisis, commanding a vast army of undead, tried to the wood to an ancient ritual called The Curse of the Carrion Land. Their plan was to transform the woods into a stronghold of evil.
Recognizing her peril, the Forestmaster struck an alliance with Peris, a king from a nearby land, to protect the wood from the evil forces. The king and his men stood guard faintfully until, bored with his task, Peris made a pact with the White Stag to hunt down the Forestmaster.
Once the soldiers left their posts, the dark clerics were able to enter the wood and perform the curse. The ritual deepened the natural shadows to permanent darkness, and created undead from those unfortunates killed inside the wood.
Undead Minion: ?
Corporeal Undead: ?
Terrible Creature: ?
Walking Horror: ?
Undead Elven Warrior: ?
Undead Shadow Creature: ?
Undead Elf: ?
Evil Undead Minion: ?
Mighty Undead Wizard: ?
Undead Who Crave Living Flesh: ?
Terrible Undead: ?
Undead Follower, Lesser Undead Creature: ?
Banshee, Groaning Spirit, Ghost Silvanesti Elf Noble 6: Lord Soth was a Knight of the Rose, a high-ranking member of the knighthood during the years of Istar's glory, just prior to the Cataclysm. He fell in love with an elf maiden and seduced her, never telling her he was already married. His wife conveniently "disappeared" at about this time and he was suspected of having murdered her, though this could never be proved. He brought the elf maiden and their child to his home, Dargaard Keep.
The elf maiden found out about his wife and, although she was horrified, she believed that there was a core of goodness in him that might yet save him. She prayed to the gods to give Soth a chance to redeem himself. He was given foreknowledge of the Cataclysm and was told that he alone had the means to stop it.
Determined to redeem himself, though it should mean his death, Soth rode toward Istar. He was stopped by a party of elven women, who hinted that his elven lover was unfaithful to him and that her child was not his.
Overcome by a jealous rage, Soth abandoned his quest and turned back to Dargaard Keep. He arrived just as the Cataclysm struck. He denounced his wife and did nothing to save his wife or child when the huge chandelier in the hall crashed down on top of them. As she lay dying, his wife laid a curse upon him, calling upon the gods to transform him into a death knight. His retainers became skeletal warriors, who serve under his command, and the elven women who betrayed him rose as banshees, who sing to him the song of his guilt every night.
The citadel of the rose was ruled by Lord Soth, a high-standing Knight of the Rose, and was the place where his most infamous crimes were committed-the last being allowing his wife and infant son to perish in a fire that swept the keep during the Cataclysm. Soth was cursed with undeath, along with his servants and retainers.
Ghost of a Lonely Light Keeper: ?
Ghost: The reason for their flight is apparent enough, as today the ruins are known to be haunted by the people who tragically died on the day Istar fell. They still dwell in the ruins, cursed to an agonizing existence as wraiths and ghosts.
Ghostly Citizen: In the Northern Wastes is a ruin known as the Ghostly Citadel. The citadel is a magical place that is difficult to find because it seems to shift location from time to time. Within the ruins are the residents that once lived there, now undead. When one passes through the gates of the ruins, they find that the citadel appears to be restored to its former glory, whole and intact. Each day, the ghostly citizens re-live the final day of the Cataclysm when a piece of the fiery mountain that struck Istar also struck the citadel, killing everyone within its walls. Anyone caught in the Ghostly Citadel when the sun sets dies along with its inhabitants, and becomes part of the endless cycle. That is unless someone can find a way to bring peace to these poor trapped souls.
Ghostly Citizen, Poor Trapped Soul: ?
The Banshee, Ghost Cleric, Haunter of the Tower of the Stars: ?
Ghost of a Solamnic Lord: ?
Ghostly Knight: ?
Mummy: ?
Animated Skeleton, Creature Composed of Formerly Living Material, Corporeal Undead: ?
Kith-Kanan, Skeletal Remains, Skeleton: ?
Human Warrior Skeleton: ?
Spectre: Any humanoid slain by the Gray Wraith becomes a spectre in 1d4 rounds.
Spectral Stag: ?
Wight: ?
Wraith: The reason for their flight is apparent enough, as today the ruins are known to be haunted by the people who tragically died on the day Istar fell. They still dwell in the ruins, cursed to an agonizing existence as wraiths and ghosts.
A wraith, once an elven maiden corrupted by her own greed for magic, is permanently haunting this area.
Wraith, Robed Apparition in Black With Vaguely Elven Features: ?
Roving Zombie: ?
Fistandantilus, Spirit: ?
Spirit of the Dead: ?
Banshee: Once a kind-hearted follower of the god Astarin, she is an unwilling prisoner after her hatred for Lorac trapped her spirit within.
Skeletal Warrior Fighter 4/Crown Knight 3, Skeletal Warrior Guardian: Lord Soth was a Knight of the Rose, a high-ranking member of the knighthood during the years of Istar's glory, just prior to the Cataclysm. He fell in love with an elf maiden and seduced her, never telling her he was already married. His wife conveniently "disappeared" at about this time and he was suspected of having murdered her, though this could never be proved. He brought the elf maiden and their child to his home, Dargaard Keep.
The elf maiden found out about his wife and, although she was horrified, she believed that there was a core of goodness in him that might yet save him. She prayed to the gods to give Soth a chance to redeem himself. He was given foreknowledge of the Cataclysm and was told that he alone had the means to stop it.
Determined to redeem himself, though it should mean his death, Soth rode toward Istar. He was stopped by a party of elven women, who hinted that his elven lover was unfaithful to him and that her child was not his.
Overcome by a jealous rage, Soth abandoned his quest and turned back to Dargaard Keep. He arrived just as the Cataclysm struck. He denounced his wife and did nothing to save his wife or child when the huge chandelier in the hall crashed down on top of them. As she lay dying, his wife laid a curse upon him, calling upon the gods to transform him into a death knight. His retainers became skeletal warriors, who serve under his command, and the elven women who betrayed him rose as banshees, who sing to him the song of his guilt every night.
The citadel of the rose was ruled by Lord Soth, a high-standing Knight of the Rose, and was the place where his most infamous crimes were committed-the last being allowing his wife and infant son to perish in a fire that swept the keep during the Cataclysm. Soth was cursed with undeath, along with his servants and retainers.
Skeletal Warrior: A death knight may transform a dead humanoid into a skeletal warrior completely under its control. The process takes one hour of uninterrupted concentration. Skeletal warriors created count against the death knight's total undead followers.
Skeletal Warrior Guardian: ?
