Guide to the Immortals

loyal to the old ways. With the aid of Ka and Ixion, they
placed the still loyal communities inside the Hollow
World, before the Immortals unleashed their punishment
on the outer Nithian Empire, erasing it and its memory
from the face of Mystara. Pflarr obviously didn’t forget
his beloved hutaaka, and saved the wisest of them,
abandoning those who had grown too decadent and
stupid in their secluded valley on the surface world. With
time however, he took a particular interest in lupins, a
race of humanoids that later interbred with gnolls and
hutaaka, and he helped them spread all over the world
trying to obtain their worship.
Currently, Pflarr’s cult is almost absent on the outer
world. He is worshipped only in Thothia, the only
surviving Nithian colony, and in some lupin
communities. Because of this he pays much more
attention to the affairs of the hutaaka and Nithians of the
Hollow World.
Personality: Pflarr doesn’t think like other immortals,
probably because of his origin. What he’s mostly
interested in are magical research and respect in the form
of worship which he feels his followers must give him.
When he notices that some of his followers don’t pay him
his due tributes however, he doesn’t intervene to punish
them: he gives them a chance to make penance and take
the right path, and if they refuse, he doesn’t hesitate
simply to abandon them, forgetting them in no time at
all. He prefers to concentrate on his loyal worshippers or
create a new cult somewhere else rather than trying to
win back lost followers. In his mind, he owes nothing to
his worshippers, but rather it’s the contrary: they must
spend time to worship him and show him respect for all
the blessings they receive.
The only being that really drives Pflarr out of his mind
is Ranivorus, a permanent sign of the Nithian attempt at
creating another Pflarr (emulating the hutaaka race) and
failing miserably. Pflarr hates Ranivorus with all his heart
for the role he played in destroying Nithia and causing
harm to his worshippers all over the world, and he
doesn’t refrain from hindering his plots whenever he can.
Patron: Rathanos
Allies: Rathanos
Enemies: Ranivorus, Thanatos
Classic D&D Stats
Followers' alignment: Any; clerics must be Neutral
Favoured weapons: Khopesh (allowed all
bludgeoning weapons)
Clerics' skills & powers: +1 bonus to Intelligence,
hear noise as thief of same level, +5% bonus to magical
research of warding and protective spells
D&D 3E Stats
Domains: Energy, Magic, Knowledge, Protection
Favoured weapon: Khopesh
Source: HW, HWR2, WotI, SCS, Dragon #237
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PHARAMOND
Patron of Ambition and Power
Level, Alignment, Sphere: 23 rd (Empyreal), CN,
Energy
Symbol: A black whirlwind with florescent red forked
lightning
Portfolio: Magic, power, ambition, cleverness,
dishonesty, deceit
Worshipped in: Alphatia, Ochalea, Midlands, various
outer planes including Old Alphatia
Appearance: Pharamond is a human of average stature,
with skin of an ashen pallor and veins that draw a blue
spider web visible under the skin. His head is shaved and
shiny, and he has a short black beard, a hooked nose and
violet eyes that constantly shine. He wears a gorgeous
crimson-coloured tunic decorated with protective runes, with
an enormous hood that he uses to shade his face in theatrical
manner, a belt of gold wires woven with precious gems, a
pair of rods at the waist, and he holds a green crystal staff in
his hand.
History (PROBABLE THEORY): Known as
Karandas on Old Alphatia, Pharamond was a mage who
became extremely powerful following several betrayals and
well devised plans for eliminating his rivals. After the
destruction of his world, unlike the rest of his compatriots, he
remained on an island drifting in space, managing to save
himself thanks to his magic, and patiently reconstructed a
small empire exploiting his magical knowledge. Following
numerous journeys in the other planes he found what he was
seeking (a way for attaining eternal life), and so began the
Path of the Paragon under the guide of Razud. After
creating the famous Gammarian phase ship, training his
apprentices, and stabilising the atmosphere in the Alphatian
space creating a unique environment, he was therefore
welcomed among the Immortals in 930 BC. Afterwards he
was completely dedicated to accumulating new knowledge
and power to scale the Hierarchy of Energy by any means.
He has extended his influence to the new Alphatian Empire
on Mystara, even if he has always shown more interest in the
outer planes and the other dimensions than in the Prime.
Recently with the help of other Immortals (Mazikeen,
Harrow, and Hircismus), he has prepared a plan to destroy
several Mystaran Immortal candidates and favour others
from the outer planes and the Nightmare Dimension whom
he sponsors. This was to augment his prestige within his
Sphere, but it was unmasked after the loss of Mazikeen.
Ixion judged Pharamond guilty for acts against the Prime,
and he was demoted a level. It is only thanks to the efforts he
has undertaken in the last decade that he has returned to his
previous level.
Personality: Pharamond is a power thirsty social
climber, an ambitious Immortal who lives to command and
impose his own ideas on others. He prefers to surround
himself with allied succubi who share his personality. He
loves power for the infinite possibilities of action it gives him,
and his philosophy is that any means (including deceit and
brute force) is legitimate to achieve his own end. Harrow is