Guide to the Immortals

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Multiverse. Intelligent flying species like rocs and giant eagles consider him their own ancestor. Patron: Unknown (probably none) Allies: Khoronus, Fugit Enemies: None (antipathy on the part of Ka) Classic D&D Stats Followers’ Alignment: Any; clerics must be Neutral Favoured weapon: Dagger (allowed mace and thrown weapons) Clerics’ skills and powers: Power of transforming into a giant eagle once per day (gains the physical characteristics of the eagle, keeps his own mental characteristics, THAC0 and ST, cannot use any of his special powers), free train animals (flying) skill D&D 3E Stats Domains: Time, Good, Protection, Healing, Travel Favoured weapon: Dagger Source: Master and Immortal set SINBAD (The Celestial Traveller) Patron of Travellers and Explorers, Patron of Boldness and Discovery Level, Alignment, Sphere: 15 th (Celestial), NG, Thought Symbol: A white sail blown by the wind Portfolio: Travel, exploration, adventure, boldness, to overcome any barrier or border Worshipped in: Bellissaria, Davania (Ice Peaks), Hollow World (Merry Pirate Seas), Known World (Ierendi, Minrothad, Thyatis, Ylaruam), Pearl Islands, Skothar (Tangor) Appearance: Sinbad is a male being in the prime of life clad like a sailor or an explorer. He always appears as a member of the ethnic group of the people watching him, and his true form is unknown. History: Sinbad comes from a remote place of the Multiverse, and no Immortal has ever managed to unveil his true history or origin. He claims he was a sailor in his mortal life, and he discovered the path of the Epic Hero because of his travels and quests across the Multiverse, which made him wiser and more powerful. He does not remember who his patron was, but it is certain he appeared on Mystara before the Blackmoor civilization’s rise to power. Because of this, he encourages mortals to abandon the safety of their homes to follow their own dreams of fame and glory. For Sinbad, travel and adventure are the ways that leads to wisdom, enlightenment, and perfection. Some Immortals say that all those who listen to Sinbad’s tale of his epic quests inevitably leave on a bold trek into the unknown. In fact, this is just what his clerics do and preach, as they have taken the vow of Eternal Wandering. There are indeed no settled clerics of Sinbad, and all the temples dedicated to this immortal are small structures maintained by local worshippers, not by resident clerics. (Priests can stay no more than one month in a single place before moving.) Persistent rumours among the Celestial Spheres whisper that Sinbad is in fact an Old One or their agent. Others think he may be one of the early Immortals who became lost while exploring the Vortex and later managed to come back with a false identity. The truth, whatever it may be, has still to be revealed. Personality: Sinbad is a charismatic, unpredictable, and daring immortal, who is constantly on the lookout for new barriers to break, new risks to take, and new adventures to experience. Because of his dashing personality, he has a faithful ally in young Turmis, who shares his love for adventures and risks. Patron: Unknown (probably nobody) Allies: Turmis Enemies: None Classic D&D Stats Followers’ Alignment: Any Favoured weapon: Sabre (allowed all one-handed weapons) Clerics’ skills and powers: +2 bonus to ST vs. Fear, free general skills Direction Sense and Navigation, +2 bonus to Survival general skill (not free) D&D 3E Stats Domains: Thought, Good, Travel, Courage Favoured weapon: Scimitar Source: WotI, Master and Immortal set SKULD Patroness of Fate, Keeper of the Future Level, Alignment, Sphere: 17 th (Celestial), N, Entropy Symbol: A head of a woman with a black veil that hides the face Portfolio: Future, fate, death, divination, visions Worshipped in: Hollow World (Antalians), Known World (Northern Reaches, Heldannic Territories), Norwold Appearance: Skuld is a tiny woman with an emaciated physique. A black veil perennially covers her face and a large hood hides her other features. She dresses in a black robe that completely envelops her, only exposing her hands with long tapered fingers that end with nails pointed like blades. History (PROBABLE THEORY): No one is exactly sure about the past of Skuld, an extremely cold and detached entity. One thing is certain: despite her low profile in the Entropic hierarchy, she is one of the most ancient Immortals. There are many stories circulating about her origins, on her true interests in the Multiverse, and especially on her link with two other Immortals of different Spheres. These two immortals are Urd (ancient Lawful hierarch of Matter who vanished during the Great Rain of Fire) and Verthandi (Neutral hierarch of Time who vanished from the Multiverse by the end of the Fury of the Immortals). However, up to now no one has ever been able to discover her exact nature. The most credited hypothesis among the Celestial Spheres is all based on the fact that Urd, 116
Verthandi, and Skuld were a group of closely linked Immortals known by various names among mortals (the Norns according to the Northmen). They marked the dominions of fate and destiny of both mortals and Immortals. Urd represents the past and birth; Verthandi the present, the unending flow of time and life; while Skuld embodies the future and ultimate death. According to theory, Verthandi existed before as Urd (the unchangeable past), and is now Skuld (the chaotic future), and like a wheel that turns, when she becomes a Hierarch she will vanish to return as Urd. Another, more popular, theory is that this will happen at the end of this turn of the Great Cosmic Cycle and the rise of Entropy as the new cosmic order. Others instead prefer to believe that the three Immortals are simply three aspects of just one Immortal called Holle, who often appears in mortal myths (a female Immortal represented with three faces: the Maiden, the Mother, and the Hag). A mysterious source, in the past, had split Holle’s vital essence, causing it to become three different Immortals in three different Spheres, probably in order to maintain the balance of the Multiverse. There are some willing even to believe that this Immortal was an Old One, who sacrificed himself to seal the Multiverse after the completion of the Dimensional Vortex and balance it, always reminding the mortals and Immortals that all must submit to their Destiny. It maybe that the inexplicable disappearance of (his aspects) Urd and Verthandi is a portent of the imminent end of the recognized balance. One thing certain is that, even if Urd and Verthandi have disappeared, their priests (Norwold’s three Crones of Crystykk are the most famous on Mystara) continue to receive spells, probably from Skuld. Personality: Skuld is a shy and solitary creature, who never leaves her outer plane and always seems to withhold information and precious knowledge. Each of her interventions have a specific purpose in the order of things, and when she expresses herself it is always in a cryptic manner, both with her own followers and with the other Immortals. Patron: Unknown (probably none) Allies: None Enemies: None Classic D&D Stats Followers’ Alignment: Any; clerics must be Neutral Favoured weapon: Short spear (allowed all bludgeoning weapons) Clerics’ skills and powers: Anyone killed by a cleric of Skuld must make a ST vs. Spells, and if they fail, they cannot be resurrected with anything but a wish or a raise dead fully cast by a priest of equal or higher level; free predict the future general skill but based on Wisdom, and with a probability of really knowing the future of the person if the result rolled is at least 4 points higher than the value of the ability. D&D 3E Stats Domains: Entropy, Luck, Death, Oracle Favoured weapon: Half spear Source: Master and Immortal set SLIZZARK THE LURKER Patroness of the Kopru, The One Who Waits In Ambush Level, Alignment, Sphere: 15 th (Celestial), NE, Energy Symbol: An eye with a hypnotic spiral at the centre Portfolio: Kopru, domination of the weak, power, corruption Worshipped in: Undersea, Thanegioth, cold seas Appearance: Slizzark is a kopru with greasy black skin about 3m long, with yellowish claws, protruding eyes with a bluish glare within which are oddly hypnotic flashes. She wears a gold tiara on her head and carries a coral sceptre in her hand. History: Slizzark was the first kopru to develop the ability to resist magic, thus ensuring her descendents supremacy over other races. (PROBABLE THEORY): In effect, she was one of the first kopru to earn her freedom and carve out her own dominion following the disappearance of the Serpentine Empire, which comprised the continent of Davania and the Thanegioth Archipelago. Slizzark, unlike the other kopru, independently developed an amazing ability to resist magic and a strong ability with mental domination. This power helped her surround herself with loyal slaves (both kopru and humanoids like troglodytes and other lizardkin) and build a kingdom based on the worship of her own persona. In order to increase the number of her subjects and resist the pressure of the nearby enemies, she mated with numerous other kopru, creating offspring that exhibited all her qualities, and who were her subjects from the start. Using them, she began the expansion of what would become the great Kopru Empire (both in the seas and on the mainland). Because of her abilities and willpower, Slizzark completed the path of the Paragon in 2740 BC (though she has never wanted to reveal the name of her patron). A few decades after however, she began to lose the heart and the intelligence that had helped her create the kopru’s pyramid of power. The empire broke apart following internal rivalries, ending the golden age of the kopru forever. Personality: Slizzark is unfaithful and egotistic, but also profoundly indolent. Since she achieved immortality, she has only been interested in gaining power and receiving the adoration of her followers. She demands frequent bizarre sacrifices of the clergy that worship her, with the only aim to exert power over them: her followers on the one hand are slaves and on the other seek to put into effect the same despotic demands on all those who find themselves within their own reach. Because of this, Slizzark is the enemy of Calitha, who wants to protect the creatures of the sea, and of Sharpcrest, whose kna are targets of the kopru. Patron: Unknown [presumed Zugzul] Allies: None Enemies: Calitha, Sharpcrest Classic D&D Stats Followers’ Alignment: Neutral or Chaotic 117
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ALPHATIA (Yao-Lan Zi) Patroness of
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actually intending to offer). Idrao
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Erda: see Djaea (Helskir, Norwold,
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Kala [CoM]: see Hel (Great Waste, S
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Orcus [ImmSet, M4, WotI]: Shadow Co
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General), Icevale Elves (Donar), Eu
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Appendix 5: LIST BY PORTFOLIO This
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Manipulation: see Deceit Martyrs: M
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Appendix 6: LIST BY DOMAINS This ap
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Appendix 8: CHRONOLOGICAL ASCENSION
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Appendix 9: LIST OF IMMORTAL SPONSO
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Appendix 10: PLAYER LISTS OF IMMORT
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CHAOTIC EVIL Name Alignment Symbol
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DRAGONS Granted powers: You gain a
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Appendix 12: IMMORTAL PATRONS This
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PATURA Patroness of Women and Mothe
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Equality Shaper Eternal Beauty Lorn
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