Guide to the Immortals

Source: IM2, WotI
PEARL
(Moon Spirit)
Lord of all Chaotic Dragons, The Moon Dragon
Level, Alignment, Sphere: 10 th (Temporal), CE,
Matter
Symbol: A crown that resembles a snake swallowing
its tail, with a huge pearl set on the snake's head
Portfolio: Chaotic dragons and lizardkin, instincts,
hunting, greed, power
Worshipped in: Norwold, Wallara Tribelands and all
Chaotic draconic communities of Mystara
Appearance: Pearl is huge dragon with scales of
mother-of-pearl, whose shape is slightly but constantly
shifting.
History: During her mortal life on Mystara Pearl was
a particularly dangerous and sly red dragon, talented in
the magical arts and so powerful and cunning that no
mortal adventurer ever defeated her. The Great One had
already sponsored the rise to immortality of a Lawful and
a Neutral dragon, and in order to maintain the universal
balance he chose Pearl, the most powerful and merciless
among all dragons of Skothar, to become the Moon
Dragon. After slaughtering hundreds of rakastas and
humans and piling up an immense treasure, the Great
One’s proposal filled Pearl’s greedy heart with joy and
glee. She thought that her fierceness and voracity had
finally been recognised and this was the Great One’s gift
to allow her to follow her natural instincts to the limit.
Ever since she became immortal (a century ago), Pearl has
acted as the protector of all Chaotic dragons and
lizardkin. She teaches her followers to be sly and merciless
predators, much as she was in life.
Personality: Pearl is a cunning, cruel, and treacherous
immortal. She adores the power she gained with her new
position and has transformed her home plane into a
draconic hunting paradise, where adventurers, knights,
and thieves are amusing and delicious playthings. Pearl
loves to spend her days hunting mortals and increasing
the rich treasure she accumulated in all these years. The
Great One hopes that after a couple of centuries of this
life, Pearl will understand what her true duties are as
Moon Dragon; the other immortal dragons have serious
doubts about this.
Note: The draconic immortals (Sun, Moon, and Star
Dragon and the Great One) are replaced by other
candidates when the previous ones die, so that position in
the draconic pantheon is never vacant (otherwise the
universal balance could be altered).
Patron: The Great One
Allies: The Great One
Enemies: Diamond, Bemarris
Classic D&D Stats
Followers’ Alignment: Neutral or Chaotic; Clerics
must be Chaotic
Favoured weapon: Natural weapons (allowed all
bludgeoning weapons and any dagger)
Clerics’ skills and powers: Permanent infravision
within 60 feet, draconic language (free)
Avengers’ skills and powers: -1 bonus to the natural
AC
D&D 3E Stats
Domains: Matter, Chaos, Evil, Dragons
Favoured weapon: Natural weapons (Bite or claw)
Source: WotI, Master and Immortal set
PETRA
Warden of Traladara, Patroness of Defenders,
Patroness of Besieged Cities
Level, Alignment, Sphere: 17 th (Celestial), LN, Time
Symbol: A round shield with a boss in its centre; some
may consider it a potter's wheel viewed from above
Portfolio: Defence and safekeeping, patriotism,
courage, resistance, virtue, fighting clerics, besieged
settlements, Traldars, Milenians, Traladarans
Worshipped in: Known World (Karameikos), Hollow
World (Traldar Kingdoms, Milenia)
Appearance: Petra is a petite woman with a light
complexion and short dark hair who sports a determined
and severe countenance. She wears an ancient bronze
cuirass of Traldar or Milenian tradition and wields a
round shield on her left arm and a heavy mace in her
right hand.
History: Petra was the Queen of Krakatos and the
most influential and charismatic priest of Khoronus in
the Traldar lands when the gnollish invasion began in BC
1000. After losing her husband in a humanoid ambush,
she sided with Halav in his efforts to unite the Traldar
Kings and withstand the Beastmen’s havoc. Her help was
pivotal in convincing most of the other Traldar rulers to
support Halav’s battle plan, and because of her charisma
and wisdom, she became first Halav’s
second-in-command and, later, his lover and Queen.
During the dark years of the Beastmen’s Invasion, Halav
organised the offensive tactics and assaults against the
gnolls, Petra was in charge of preparing the Traldars’
defences, while Zirchev monitored the enemies’
movement and kept communication open between the
Traldar cities. When the final showdown came and Halav
killed the gnoll warleader at the cost of his own life, Petra
herself held the funeral with high honours and a mask of
grief on her face. Later however, she and Zirchev stole
Halav’s body, and she raised him as the ultimate
demonstration of her love. Once the gnoll menace had
finally faded, Halav decided to continue his war against
the beastmen in the unknown north, so he left his
homeland and crown to his beloved Petra, sure that she
would rule wisely and protect the kingdom in his
absence. Petra did as she was expected, strengthening and
enriching Krakatos despite the miserable conditions of
the surrounding Traldar lands. Only later did she
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