Guide to the Immortals

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FUGIT Level, Alignment, Sphere: 22 nd (Empyreal), LN, Time Symbol: A serpent biting its tail (the Ouroboros, symbol of eternity and the circular nature of time) Portfolio: Persevere the flow of time, memory, history, experience, knowledge, temporal paradoxes Worshipped in: Yavdlom Appearance: Fugit look like a man so old he appears ageless, with a bald head, a short white beard, many wrinkles that frame a face with a wise and calm aspect, but in which are two bright, attentive, and inquisitive eyes, wearing a light blue long tunic that appears liquid due to its folds and to the reflections that continually ripple through it. To the eyes of an observer, Fugit is enveloped by an aura that makes him appear divided into hundreds of images that repeat, after a few fractions of a second delay, all of his movements. History (PROBABLE THEORY): The origins of Fugit and the way in which he became Immortal are quite bizarre. He came from the Temporal Prime (the plane of the temporal flow that surrounds each reality), in which he lived in symbiosis with others of his race. Because of the interference of some carnifex in the temporal flow, members of his race were magically attracted toward portals that led to Mystara. Here they were imprisoned and utilised for experiments that helped the carnifex in their attempts to achieve the total control of space-time. Last among the survivors of this impossible struggle, Fugit was able to communicate with the Immortal Simurgh, advising him of how much had happened. Simurgh tried his best to help Fugit's people (by now reduced to a few dozen individuals), but the tragedy by now was inevitable. For the Immortals (warned by Simurgh) there just remained one final drastic solution. Understanding well that if they didn’t do anything, other worlds would also be in danger, Fugit accepted the proposal of the Immortals of Mystara, and he was made the instrument of their revenge. In the final ceremony that should fully open to the carnifex the space-time portal, making them Immortals and capable of unlocking the gates of the prison of the Entity of Elsewhere, Fugit became the catalyst of the power of the Immortals resulting in the failure of the ritual of the carnifex and a surge of anti-time that completely ruined all the civilisation. A few survivors were taken by the Immortals and sealed in the Wells of Exile forever. Following the ritual, Fugit survived and again found himself changed by the energy which had coursed through him; his essence became that of an Immortal. From that moment he was devoted to the Sphere of Time, and he became the defender of the Temporal Plane and of the reality of the Multiverse. In the following centuries Fugit participated in the construction of the Drop of Forgetfulness in order to remove the dangerous memory of Nithia from Mystara. He was also involved in the destruction of the chronomancer rebels of Vertiloch and to operations of temporal tidiness/police more or less unknown. Personality: Fugit is an expert on the history of the Multiverse, a methodical student of the Temporal Plane and of its characteristics, and has the important responsibility entrusted to him by the Hierarch of Time of watching the temporal paradoxes on Mystara. He is known as the Keeper of Memory, and he is a sort of supervisor and hunter for the Sphere of Time. His duty is to monitor, from his homeplane (Tempus), whoever has dealings with the temporal plane and imprison those that abuse it. Fugit is charged with facing and eliminating anti-time practises, like the excessive use of spells of longevity, abuse of artefacts of time travelling, or temporal tunnels, since they oppose the natural creep of time. Fugit is obstinate and methodical, but unflinching in the defence of his ideas and of the irresistible creep of time. He is an unrelenting executor who is greatly amused by the study of paradoxes and how to find and punish those that threaten the known temporal reality. He is also one of the principal enemies of the Hollow World, and for this is an adversary of Ka, Ixion, and Korotiku (Ordana has been forgiven for a time due to the “intercession” of Khoronus), who he considers too true to the rules, heartless and deprived of imagination or compassion. Civilisations should be allowed or chosen to disappear by looking not only at their current historical situation, but also at their impact on the future. If they simply cannot survive by their own feeble efforts or due to their own mistakes, they will be allowed to disappear. If their conduct endangers other cultures and wider territories, they will be chosen to disappear to prevent that danger (as was done with Nithia). However, unlike his allies Khoronus and Simurgh (much more diplomatic), the authoritative and rigid character of Fugit often drives him to demonise the behaviour of the three patrons of the Hollow World and to openly condemn them, a thing that naturally inspires their hate and serves to paint Fugit as an excited and destructive dogmatist (traits that are also often attributed to him by mortals, seeing his connection with the unrelenting flow of time and the inevitability of death). Patron: None Allies: Khoronus, Simurgh Enemies: Ka, Ixion, Korotiku, all those that threaten the evolution of history or the temporal flow Classic D&D Stats Followers' alignment: Any; clerics must be Lawful or Neutral Favoured weapon: Scythe (allowed all bludgeoning weapons) Clerics’ skills and powers: Extraordinary power of celerity once per day (can have two actions for 1d4 round), free sense time skill, +2 bonus to any one knowledge or history skill (not free) D&D 3E Stats Domains: Time, Law, Knowledge, Oracle Favoured weapon: Scythe Source: IM2 50
GARAL GLITTERLODE (Garl Glittergold) Patron of Gnomes, Patron of Invention and Crafts, Supreme Technician Level, Alignment, Sphere: 12 th (Temporal), CG, Matter Symbol: A facetted and sparkling crystal; or two joined cogs Portfolio: Gnomes, inventions, science, mechanics, crafts, thinkers Worshipped in: Serraine, Hule, Davania, Known World (Rockhome, Karameikos, Darokin), Norwold, Hollow World (Oostdok and Kogolors) Appearance: Garal appears to be a small dwarf-like being with a long thin nose, hairy sideburns and eyebrows, unkempt hair and keen eyes, with a merry attitude, always wearing colourful but a bit dirty clothes and carrying a toolkit. History: Garal was born a dwarf of the old race and discovered the path to immortality in the Sphere of Matter thanks to his incredible intelligence and creativity. He became immortal before Blackmoor obliterated itself in the cataclysm (probably around 3100 BC). Subsequently he decided to leave his own print in the world and he created a new race similar to the dwarves, who had begun to dwindle because of the diseases and the climatic changes which befell them after the Great Rain of Fire. Garal gave life to the gnomes, smaller and less strong than the dwarves but with an incredible ability to adapt to different environments and situations. He placed some colonies in the mountainous and hilly regions of the northern continent and in the Vulcanian Range of the Southern continent. He left them free to reproduce and establish their own culture. The gnomes soon prospered and became famous for their inventions, despite frequent clashes with humanoids on both continents. Later, Garal became patron of the last of the original dwarves (Kogolors), when Kagyar transported the last of their species to the Hollow World in 1800 BC. (Kagyar lost interest in their fate and concentrated on the new generation of dwarves (Rockborn) which he had created.) Garal took the Kogolors under his protection, together with Frey and Freyja, and has been worshipped by them ever since. He is also worshipped by all of the gnomish subraces (sky gnomes of Serraine, earth gnomes common throughout the world, and even the reclusive fire and ice gnomes of Davania). Personality: Garal is an industrious person and is always doing something, usually performing several different tasks at the same time to avoid wasting time. He is extremely precise as well as ingenious and has been blessed with a creative spirit not common even among immortals. He hates both Kurtulmak (responsible for destroying the gnomish realm of Falun in the Soderfjord region) and Ranivorus (which represents the result of an aberrant crossbreed between gnomes and trolls). His only 51 friend and ally is his former patron Kagyar, whom he still regards as a master craftsman to be praised and imitated. In the past he has also cooperated with Wayland and Ilmarinen (two pioneers in the field of inventions like him) and with Frey and Freyja (to protect the Kogolors). Patron: Kagyar Allies: Kagyar Enemies: Ranivorus, Kurtulmak Classic D&D Stats Followers’ Alignment: Any Favoured weapon: Throwing Hammer (allowed all bludgeoning weapons) Clerics’ skills and powers: Free fantasy physics general skill, +2 bonus to the Fantasy Engineering and Gem cutting general skills (not free). Some clerics of Garal (exclusively gnomes) are the Caretakers of the Multifunctional Gear (the gnomish Relic - see the Tome of the Magic of Mystara). D&D 3E Stats Domains: Chaos, Matter, Good, Craftsmanship Favoured weapon: Gnomish Pike-Hammer Source: PC2, HW, WotI GORM (Vali) Protector of Cynidicea, Patron of Justice, Lord of Storms Level, Alignment, Sphere: 19 th (Empyreal), LN, Energy Symbol: A blue thunderbolt Portfolio: Justice, war, storms, Cynidicea Worshipped in: Isle of Dawn (Helskir), Hollow World (Traldar), Known World (Cynidicea, Northern Reaches), Norwold Appearance: Gorm is a human of a stately build, with long blond hair and a bushy beard gathered in plaits, grey eyes and a look that expresses strength and demands deference, dressed in armour of mesh modelled on his muscles, a tunic of blue cotton and a pair of greaves and sandals, with a sword at his side and a golden club shaped like forked lightning in the left hand. History (PROBABLE THEORY): In life he was an Ostlander priest of Tyr who lived during the VI and V centuries BC. During a raid on a Nithian colony in Soderfjord he was captured along with his companions and brought in irons to the heart of the empire. He and other Northmen spent a few years in slavery, until the Nithian Empire ended in ruin following the curse of the Immortals. Then he along with other Northmen resorted to wandering the desert, until they fell to the mercy of a tribe of Alasiyan raiders. Following some years in servitude with these new lords, Gorm gained his freedom in 488 BC when the raiders were defeated after attacking a southern oasis, leaving both their fallen companions and their slaves on the field. Thanks to his clerical powers, Gorm cured his liberators, gaining their confidence, and was welcomed into the oasis of Cynidicea. This village had been founded a few years earlier
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Sea giants, water & liquids, alchem
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Appendix 8: CHRONOLOGICAL ASCENSION
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Appendix 9: LIST OF IMMORTAL SPONSO
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