War Room (Collection of Knowledge)

[Merc]

I'm just making this thread to toss up tidbits that Dune PMs me about stuff after a knowledge/gather info/spellcraft/whatever check. Good to have as a reference for myself, and if I don't happen to share something during encounter, you can presume it gets shared once we're back in Aurora, for the possibility of a future encounter.

If others want to share their PMs for this, I'll toss it up into this post too.

Beastiary

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Arcanaloth (Outsider, Evil)
[spoiler]<Kotono> The creature before you is an arcanaloth, one of the stronger castes of Yugoloths. They are powerful sorcerers with poisoned claws, able to weave magic with a frightening aptitude. Only holy weapons can effectively wound it and most magic is ineffective against its powerful resistances. It further cannot be affected by acid or poison, as well as possessing resistance to all other elements. To make it worse, they have the telepathy most fiends possess.

Boar, Razor (Magical Beast)

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<Kotono> The boars are razor boards. Tough, hard to kill and vicious things, watch out for the tusks. A critical hit from them hurts and acts as a sharpness blow - severing a limb. They have no particular weak points at all and can track by scent, as well as having fast healing.

Concordant Killer (Outside, Extraplanar)

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<Kotono> The creature before you is a Concordant Killer. It is a combination of law and chaos, good and evil. Such a thing should not exist, but every once in a great while it is said that circumstances create such a thing. They are mercenaries of the planes, serving as they please. They carry swords that are holy, unholy, anarchic and axiomatic all at once, and are immune to almost every element.

Erinyes (Outsider,Evil)

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<Kozzz> 30ft above and 15ft behind the paeliryon you can see five creatures following, covered by invisibility. Four are beautiful humanoids with black feathered wings. They wear blue robes and carry longswords. These angel-creatures are erinyes.

Gauth (Aberration)

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<Kotono> The Orbs are Gauths, lesser beholders. Watch out for the stunning gaze if you get too close as well as the various eye rays.

Paeliryon (Outsider, Evil)

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<Shao_Koahn> The creature mentioned is likely a paeliryon, a powerful devil essentially - for all non devil definintions anyway, they're slightly inferior in diabolical circles - equal to a pit fiend. They're usually powerful spymasters and focus on espionage, though not always. Watch out for the meteor swarms and the perfume-like scent they emit, it can muddy your mind or worse.

Wolf, Summer/Winter (Magical Beast)

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<Kotono> A Winter Wolf and a rare variant of a Summer Wolf. One is ice, one is fire. Watch out for the breath weapons - especially if they combine them! It'll make a massive, devastasting effect.

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Characters (Active)

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'27' (Ally, Outsider)
[spoiler]<Kotono> Most likely the creature is some sort of unique chaotic outsider or slaad mutation. Interestingly, certain chaos lords such as Ssendam discourage slaad mutations for unknown reasons. Limbo being Limbo, this doesn't always work out for him. It could be a slaad variant, it could be a random chaotic outsider that spanwed or even a mutated badger who was changed by Limbo. All you're certain of is that Limbo is uncertain.

Note: http://rumkin.com/tools/cipher/numbers.php

Arrel (Ally, Dragon)

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<Kotono> The creature before you is a giant eagle, but with unusual blood. One might think it's celestial blood, but there's a subtle difference. It likely has the blood of a golden dragon within it.

Baleruk of the Green (Neutral, Green/Prismatic Dragon)

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He is said to lair deep in Limbo, within a roiling mountain of jellified acid and pitted metal. A reclusive dragon that is said to have dealings with the slaad.

Update: He has changed titles as he plans on becoming a prismatic. He has also offered to join us if we bring him Arandalhaz's essence.

Darkbrooke, Tannin (Ally, Humanoid)

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<Kotono> Tannin Darkbrooke is known to be an investigator. He finds information and the like for the highest bidder...that's the theory, but you've heard quieter stuff, that he only does it for the Heavens and neutral realms, and not the fiends. In fact, he has chaos blood and hails from the Mortal Coil, but has a distinct dislike of fiends.

Filmarous (Enemy, Outsider/Evil, CAPTIVE)

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<Kozzz> The cornugon is Filmarous. He's said to be a hardcase even amid the cornugon warrior caste. He gave himself to four pain devils for 9,999 years of torment, never breaking once. At the end he emerged stronger, tearing the pain devils apart and using their bones to make the magical necklace he wears now. He's used by the Dark Ministry, loaned out as a problem solving. After his torment he is said to be invincible, unable to be harmed.

Galleros(Enemy, Outsider/Evil)

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<Kotono> Galleros is a General serving under Abigor. A diplomat, often making deals with defeated foes for them to bow to Hell. He's ad ecent commander when it comes down to it, but he's also relatively newly risen, only recently promoted to pit fiend. His rank is unusual for his age. Someone must think he has potential.

Gathgorian (Enemy, Outsider/Evil)

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<Kotono> Gathgorian is the Supreme Command Sergeant Major of the Pits. He is an ancient and powerful cornugon that serves in the Blood War, the highest non-commissioned officer in Baator's military structures. He directly advises Abigor, Bel, the Dark Ministry and other powerful entities about the Blood War. It's extremely rare for him to leave the front lines for anything, be it politics, rest
[14:17] <Kotono> or anything else. While not a Duke of Hell in official rank, he commands great amounts of respect in Hell.

Nosmaynaj (Neutral, Green Dragon)

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A green wyrm that resides within the quasielemental plane of Ash. Little is known of this wyrm, but it's rumored he hoards vast treasures, even by dragon-kind.

Vlaakith (Neutral, Undead, Githyanki-affiliated)

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<Kotono> Vlaakith is the Lich-Queen of the Githyanki. She's reigned over a thousand years and is said to be extremely powerful. She rules the githyanki with an iron hand, whispers saying that she consumes the essence and soul of any githyanki who grow too powerful.

Vyudinasorl (Neutral, Green Dragon)

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A green dragon that is said to live somewhere within the Infinite Staircase, an obscure planar passageway. It is said to have teeth made of keys to sealed portals within the Staircase.

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Characters (Dead)

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Rislan the Twice Lived
[spoiler]<Kotono> Rislan the Twice Lived is a member of the Red Crescent Banner. He's notorious for taking lethal wounds and surviving, as you've just seen. He has less offense but more defense like this.

Talons of Tiamat

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<Kotono> These are five special servants of Tiamat. Known as Talons of Tiamat, they are five man groups, each one representing an aspect of chromatic dragon-kind. Each one has powers based around that element - black has acid, blue electricity and so on. That horn is something unusual, though!

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Locations

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Medicant (Structure)
[spoiler]<Kotono> Medicant is a lost fortress of eras long past. It was lost in an invasion of the lower planes a long time ago. It's creator, Medi, was a sorcerer of unearthly skill and potency.

Sylica (Realm)

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<Kotono> Sylica is a new divine realm - a demi plane tucked away in Ysgard. It is the home of a pair of newly risen Goddesses, Alicia Reynes and Syala. They mainly concern themselves with fighting evil - they're very much crusaders.

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Races

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Azer
[spoiler]<Kotono> This creature is an Azer subtype. Azer are dwarf-like outsiders native to Fire. They are not friendly creatures, often tactiturn and isolationist. They are not evil or unduly aggressive, save for gemstones, which they highly value and will attempt to take if at all possible. In particular, this azer is of the mining caste, able to pass through the ground to find veins of precious metal and gems in Fire.

Githyanki/Githzerai

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<Kotono> Without a doubt that is (natural enemy of the githyanki) the githzerai of Limbo. The githzerai are a splinter race who rejected the githyanki and embraced monastic life. It's safe to say both races do not like each other.

<Kotono> It's an endless war, no side really winning or losing notably. It swings occasionally, but with planes between them and both sides being powerful, no winner ise asily produced.

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Classes
Arcane Duelist

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<Kotono> You can identify her style - she is an arcane duelist. She relies on misdirection and pure charisma to attack and defend.[/b]

Misc

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'9 Barriers' (No true name known)
[spoiler]<Kotono> The circles are nine distinct barriers, to keep anything out and keep ambient energy in, such as souls. It does nothing to stop material creatures from exiting, nor most magic. Each one has to be dispelled or bypassed in order. It is possible to force through each one, but it can deal damage and requires great amounts of brute strength.

Anarchs

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<Kotono> Rare creatures have a natural affinity for Limbo. These beings are known as anarchs, able to control Limbo with far greater ease and precision than other beings. They are rare amid the slaad and rarer yet amid other creatures, yet sometimes a new visitor to Limbo spontaneously develops the talent. It's said to feel like this, a desire to shape Limbo around you.
<Kotono> Wis check, +8 competence bonus. Assume this bonus for any further limbo control checks.

Crown of Four Winds

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<Kotono> The Crown of the Four Winds is an ancient, lost artifact fo the archomental Chan. Little is known of it, as it has been lost for eons on eons on eons.

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Change Log

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12/17/11 - Added Crown of Four Winds, three green dragons, Rislan and the Talons of Tiamat.
12/2/11 - Galleros added
11/29/11 - Filmarous/erinyes added.
11/17/11 - Anarch/27 added.
11/15/11/ - Azer added.
11/11/11 - Concordant Killer added.

[Anastasia]

This isn't a bad idea. Knowledge compendiums can come in handy. If any of the rest of you want to contribute in other ways feel free.

[Merc]

27's messages:

• "The eyes lie, truth is found beyond ordered lies. The two books must not be combined. I beg of you to not to." (Resolved?)
• "I'm afraid of Tannin. If you fail, the Child of Lifasa will rule over your bodies." & "Free the Spawning Stone! You don't think they can forgive you, do you? After what you've done? Some things can't be forgiven."
• "Red peppers, onions and holy water makes a tasty drink." (First verse only, other two verses uncrypted. Note: Second Verse is not for game and was from test batch)
• "Rise high with the Phoenix of the Princess or gain power with the Scion of Destruction, but never both. Hope dies with the birth of the child of Lifasa. NOT TWO BUT ONE."

[Corwin]

Find 21! She has 21. Find her and 21! Y/N?

[Merc]

No idea! Let's say Y for now!