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Historyf™Y`abÿ`dÿ of efWildemountghip`qrY The continent of Wildemount has undergone many ages of discovery, conflict, and renewal. These bygone eras are more than ancientECGAEFÿ@GUFDVXcÿ history. I@WhetherAF@AVÿF@A the people of Wildemount know it or not, the struggles they face in their daily lives were set in motion by the turbulent events of pastUFÿTWAUcÿ9@GUÿUACFGDE ages. This section explores this history and the major figures whose actions shaped the physical and cultural landscape of Wildemount.

Myth of Exandria rGHAÿAYAVÿUAAfLife ever seeksUÿFDÿSEQAVUFTEQÿGFUÿGECAeFGDEcÿqYAVXÿCGYGPGsTFGDEÿ@TUÿGFUÿD to understand its inception. Every civilization has its ownbE ÿGEFAVeVAFTFGDEÿDHÿinterpretation of b@whereAVAÿGFUÿUFDVXÿdAWTEcÿqYAEÿ its story began. Even bGwithinF@GEÿF@Aÿ the bDworldVPQÿDHÿqgTE of ExandriaQVGT`, QGHHAVAEFÿCSPFSdifferent culturesVAUÿ@TYAÿCVATFGDEÿ have creation RXmythsF@UÿF@TFÿAYAEFSTPPXÿCDEYAVWAÿ that eventually converge bGwithF@ÿVACDVQAQÿ@GUFDVX`ÿdSFÿF@AVAÿGUÿEDÿSEGYAVUTPPXÿTCCAeFAQÿUFDVXcÿqYAEÿUD`ÿF@AÿT recorded history, but there is no universally accepted story. Even so, the ancientECGAEFÿCGFXÿDH city of tTUUAP@AGVasselheimRÿ DonEÿF@AÿQGUFTEFÿCDEFGEAEFÿDHÿuF@TEsGTÿGUÿPTVWAPXÿCDEUGQAVAQÿFDÿdAÿF@AÿDPQAUFÿUSVYGYGEWÿCGFX`ÿ@TYGEWÿAEQSVAQÿTÿFAVVGdPAÿ the distant continent of Othanzia is largely considered to be the oldest surviving city, having endured a terrible bTwarVÿF@TFÿ that bGwipedeAQÿD outSFÿ RDmostUFÿDH of CGYGPGsTFGDEÿEAcivilization nearlyTVPXÿTÿF@DSUTEQÿXATVUÿTWDcÿtTUUAP@AG a thousand years ago. VasselheimRÿ @DSUAUÿF@AÿATVPGAUFÿfEDhouses the earliest knownbE ÿFAtemplesRePAUÿFDÿF@AÿWDQU`ÿTUÿ to the gods, as bAwellPPÿTUÿF@AÿATVPGAUFÿfED as the earliest knownbE ÿVACDVQUÿDHÿ@records of historyGUFDVXÿF@TF that USVYGYAQÿF@GUÿsurvived this CTFTUFVDe@GCÿcatastrophic bTwarVc.

9@AÿThe RDmostUFÿ bGwidelyQAPXÿTCCAeFAQÿFTPAÿDHÿF@Aÿ accepted tale of the bDworldVPQvUÿDVGWGEUÿGUÿF@Aÿ's origins is the RXmythF@ÿDHÿF@AÿwDSEQGEWcÿ9@GUÿGUÿF@AÿGEFAVeVAFTFGDEÿ@APQÿTEQÿA of the Founding. This is the interpretation held and embracedRdVTCAQÿ bGwithinF@GEÿ RDmostUFÿDHÿI of WildemountGPQARDSEF`, TUÿas bAwellPPÿTUÿF@A as the ÿYTUFÿPTEQUÿDHÿqgTEQVGTÿTUÿTÿvast lands of Exandria as a b@wholeDPAc.

9@AÿwDSEQGEWThe Founding rDEWÿTWD`ÿF@GULong ago, this ÿbDworldVPQÿ bTwasUÿDEAÿDHÿFS one of tumultuousRSPFSDSUÿTEQÿC@TDFGCÿHDVCAU`ÿETSW@FÿdSFÿSEdVGQPAQÿiVAUÿTEQÿC@SVEGEW`ÿhTWWAQÿVDCfcÿ9@VDSW@ÿF@AÿTU@AEÿUfGAU and chaotic forces, naught but unbridled fires and churning, jagged rock. Through the ashen skies ÿDHÿxVATFGDEof Creation yVGPrimordialRDVQGTP`ÿF@, theAÿWDQUÿCT gods cameRA ÿHVDfromRÿ dAXDEQÿF@AÿAF@AV`ÿEAbeyond the ether, newbÿ TEQÿHDVand formlessRPAUUcÿrDDfGEWÿDEÿF@GUÿVDGPGEWÿVATP. Looking on this roiling realm,R` ÿF@AXÿUTthey sawbÿ eDFAEFGTPÿHDVÿWVATFÿdATSFX`ÿWVATFÿUFpotential for great beauty, great strengthVAEWF@`ÿTEQ, and theF@AÿC@TECAÿFD chance to ÿPATVEÿF@AGVÿDlearn their ownbE ÿePTCAÿGEÿCVATFGDEcplace in creation.

9@SU`ÿQGYGEAÿ@Thus, divine handsTEQUÿdGVF@AQÿF@AÿwGVUFÿx@GPQVAE`ÿF@AÿAPYAU`ÿ birthed the First Children, the elves, b@whoDÿA embodiedRdDQGAQÿdATSFXÿTEQÿWVTCA`ÿFDÿ beauty and grace, to bTwalkPfÿF@AÿYAVQTEFÿ€VAAEÿTEQÿfED the verdant Green and knowbÿ theF@Aÿ RSmusicUGCÿDHÿF@A of the ÿPSAcÿ‚Blue. A UACDEQÿCVATFsecond creationGDEÿ bTwasUÿ bVwrought:DSW@FƒÿF@AÿQ the dwarves,bTVYAU`ÿTÿ@ATVFXÿeADePAÿGEFAEFÿDEÿFT a hearty people intent on tamingRGEWÿF@AÿPTEQ`ÿiPPAQÿ the land, filled bGwithF@ÿF@AÿCVTHFÿTEQÿGEYAEFGDEÿDHÿF@AÿQGYGEGFXÿdAXDEQÿ the craft and invention of the divinity beyond theF@AÿTU@AE ashen YDGQcÿ‚ÿF@GVQÿevoid. A third peopleADePAÿ bAwereVAÿWGYAEÿPGHAƒÿF@Aÿ@S given life: the humansRTEU`ÿAEQD, endowedbAQÿ bGwithF@ÿ@ATVFUÿDHÿeTUUGDEÿF@TFÿdSVEAQÿTUÿdVGW@FPXÿTUÿF@AGVÿUeTEUÿDHÿPGHAÿ hearts of passion that burned as brightly as their spans of life bAwereVAÿU@DVF`ÿTEQÿG short, and infusedEHSUAQÿ bGwithF@ theF@AÿEAAQÿFDÿCA need to celebratePAdVTFAÿTEQÿPTSW@c and laugh. uF@AVÿCVATFGDEOther creationsUÿHDPPD followedbAQÿTUÿF@Aÿ as the RTmanyEXÿVTCAUÿDHÿqgTEQVGTÿ races of Exandria bAwereVAÿWGYAEÿHDV given formRÿ HVDfromRÿ theF@AÿdDSEQPAUUÿGEUeGVTFGDEÿF@AÿDHÿF@AÿeVDFATEÿWDQUcÿ9@AUAÿx@GPQV boundless inspiration the of the protean gods. These ChildrenAEÿDH of xVATFGDEÿCreation bTwalkedPfAQÿF@AÿPTEQÿTEQ`ÿTUÿF@AGVÿfED the land and, as their knowledgebPAQWAÿWVAb`ÿTFFA grew, attemptedReFAQÿFDÿdSGPQÿDEÿGFcÿSFÿF@AÿPTEQÿ to build on it. But the land bTwasUÿiAVCAÿTEQÿFVATC@AVDSU`ÿTEQÿF@AÿC@GPQVAEÿ fierce and treacherous, and the children bAwereVA ÿQTU@AQÿDEdashed on theF@AÿVDCfUÿTEQ rocks and ÿCDEUSconsumedRAQÿdXÿF@AÿAPA by the elements.RAEFUcÿ„DVVD Sorrowbÿ fillediPPAQÿF@Aÿ@ATVFUÿDHÿF@AÿWDQUÿTUÿF@AUAÿiVUFÿVTCAUÿUFVSWWPAQÿTWTGEUFÿTÿPTEQÿF@TFÿQGQÿEDFÿ the hearts of the gods as these first races struggled against a land that did not bTwantEFÿF@ them,AR` ÿTEQÿF@Aand the C@GPQVAEÿPDDfAchildren lookedQÿFDÿF@AGVÿCVATFDVUÿHDVÿWSGQTECAÿTEQÿeVDFACFGDEcÿ9@SU`ÿF@AÿWDQUÿWTYAÿFDÿF@A to their creators for guidance and protection. Thus, the gods gave to themRÿ WGHFU`ÿPAEQGEWÿF@AGVÿDgifts, lending their ownbE ÿeDpowerbAVÿFDÿF@AGVÿC@GPQVAEÿFDÿCV to their children to createATFAÿTEQ and U@TeAÿF@Aÿshape the bDworldVPQÿTVDSEQÿF@A around themR ;ÿF@AUAÿ these bAwereVAÿF@AÿiVUFÿQGYGEAÿ the first divine RTmagicsWGCUc.

IGWithF@ÿF@AUAÿR these magicsTWGCU`ÿF@AÿYTVGDSUÿeADePAUÿPATVEAQÿFDÿdAEQÿF@AÿTEWVXÿATVF@ÿFDÿF@AGVÿ, the various peoples learned to bend the angry earth to their bGwill:PPƒÿFDÿFA to temperReAVÿF@AÿaT the flamesRAUÿF@TFÿdSVUFÿF@VDSW@ÿF@AÿWVDSEQ`ÿFDÿFTR that burst through the ground, to tameAÿF@AÿaDDQU the floods thatF@TFÿF@VATFAEA threatenedQÿF@AGVÿTdSEQTECA`ÿTEQÿFDÿFSVEÿUAAQPGEWÿGEFDÿHVSGFÿTEQÿdATUFÿGEFDÿ their abundance, and to turn seedling into fruit and beast into RAmeal.TPcÿrTEWSTWAÿdACT Language becameRAÿCD commonplace,RRDEePTCA`ÿCSPFSVAÿ culture bTwasUÿdDVE`ÿTEQÿW born, and governanceDYAVETECA VAePTCAQÿTETVreplaced anarchyC@Xcÿ9@AÿeVDFATEÿCVATFDVU`ÿF@AÿQGYGEGFXÿdAXDEQÿF@AÿTU@AEÿUfGAU`ÿUT. The protean creators, the divinity beyond the ashen skies, sawbÿ eVDWVAUUÿTEQÿUTprogress and sawbÿ thatF@TFÿGFÿ it bTwasUÿWDDQ`ÿXAFÿHVTWGPAÿTEQÿGEÿEAAQÿDHÿ good, yet fragile and in need of WSTVQGTEUcguardians.

9@SUÿThus bAwereVAÿdD bornVEÿF@AÿwGVUFÿyVDFACFDVUƒÿF@Aÿ†VTWDEUÿ the First Protectors: the Dragons pAMetallicFTPPGCÿDHÿqgTEQVGT`ÿ of Exandria, b@whoDÿUTHAWSTVQAQÿF@AÿWAEFPAVÿVTCAUcÿ9@AÿVATP safeguarded the gentler races. The realmRÿ WVAgrewbÿ ‡SGAFAV`ÿF@AÿeADePAÿquieter, the people RSmultipliedPFGePGAQ`, TEQÿEAand newbÿ dAGEbeingsWUÿ bAwereVAÿWGYAEÿHDV given formRÿ TEQÿPGHAcÿ‚UÿCSPFSVAÿWVAb`ÿTEQÿF@AÿeADePAÿHSVF@AVÿSEQAVUFDDQÿF@Aÿand life. As culture grew, and the people further understood the bDworldVPQÿTVDSEQÿF@A around them,R` ÿF@AXÿTPUDÿPDDfAQÿSeÿFDÿF@they also looked up to theirAGVÿCVATFDVU creators TEQÿWTYAÿF@ARand gave them ÿbDworship,VU@Ge`ÿWTYAÿF@A gave themRÿ HDVform,R` ÿWTYAÿF@Agave themRÿ titleFGFPAÿTEQÿeSVeDUAc and purpose.

SFÿF@GUÿVATPRBut this realm ÿQGQÿEDFÿdid not bGwishU@ÿFDÿdAÿFT to be tamedRAQcÿˆSTfGEWÿCPGHHUÿVDTVAQÿGEÿQAiTECAcÿ„ATUÿU. Quaking cliffs roared in defiance. Seas swelledbAPPAQÿTEQÿU and swallowedbTPPDbAQcÿwPT. FlamesRAUÿAVSeFAQÿHVD erupted fromRÿ theF@AÿPTEQcÿAEATF land. Beneath@ÿF@A the APAelements,RAEFU`ÿSEf unknownEDbE ÿFDÿF@AÿxVATFDVUÿdAXDEQÿF@AÿTU@AEÿUfGAU`ÿPGYAQÿTECGAEFÿdAGEWUÿto the Creators beyond the ashen skies, lived ancient beings b@whoDÿ@TQÿTPVATQXÿCPTG had already claimedRAQÿF@GUÿ this bDworldVPQÿTUÿF@AGVÿ@D as their homeRAƒÿF@AÿyVG: the PrimordialsRDVQGTPUcÿ9@AUA. These WVATFÿAPAgreat elementalRAEFTPÿFGFTEUÿF@TFÿDECAÿQ titans that once dweltbAPFÿQAAeÿ deep bGwithinF@GEÿF@Aÿ the bDworldVPQÿED nowbÿ VDUAÿHVDrose fromRÿ theirF@AGVÿSEUAAEÿQD unseen domainRTGEÿFDÿUSEQAVÿF@AÿPTEQÿDECAÿ to sunder the land once RDmoreVAcÿ9@AÿWDQUÿ. The gods bTwatchedFC@AQÿTUÿF@AGV as their C@GPQVAE`ÿF@AGVchildren, theirÿhDX`ÿ joy, bAwereVAÿaSEWÿTWTGEUFÿF@AÿdVDfAEÿVDCfUÿDVÿHAQÿFDÿHDV flung against the broken rocks or fed to formlessRPAUUÿFAVVDVUÿSEPATU@AQÿdXÿF@AÿQAUFVSCFGDEcÿ†A terrors unleashed by the destruction. DemonicRDEGCÿAEFGFGAUÿUeGPPAQÿHVD entities spilled fromRÿ theF@AÿS umbraRdVTÿDH of theF@Aÿ‚dXUUÿFDÿH Abyss to feastATUFÿDEÿF@AÿCTVETWA`ÿCTPPAQÿHDVF@ÿdXÿF@AÿYGDPAECAÿTEQÿVAPATUAQÿFDÿeGCfÿF@AÿCTVVGDEÿCPATEc on the carnage, called forth by the violence and released to pick the carrion clean.

„DSomeRA ÿWDQUÿbgods wereAVAÿUDÿHSPPÿDHÿWVGAHÿTEQÿTEWAVÿF@TFÿF@AXÿ so full of grief and anger that they bGwishedU@AQÿFDÿPATYAÿF@GUÿ to leave this bDworldVPQÿdA@GEQÿTEQÿUFTVFÿTEAbcÿ9@AXÿFVGAQÿFDÿCDEYGECAÿF@AGVÿQGYGEAÿfGEQVA behind and start anew. They tried to convince their divine kindredQÿFDÿhDGE to join bGwithF@ÿF@AÿyVGR the PrimordialsDVQGTPU`ÿTPPD, allowingbGEWÿC@TDUÿFDÿVACPTG chaos to reclaimRÿ F@AÿVATPthe realmRc.ÿuF@AVÿWDQUÿ Other gods bGwishedU@AQÿFDÿVA to remainRTGEÿTEQÿUSdQSAÿF@AÿyVG and subdue the Primordials,RDVQGTPU`ÿFDÿFT to tameRAÿF@AÿPTEQÿHDVÿF@AÿU the land for the sakeTfAÿDHÿF@AGV of their CVATFGDEUcÿ9@creations. ThusSUÿ bTwasUÿCVATFAQÿTÿQGYGQAÿT created a divide amongRDEWÿF@AÿWDQUcÿxAPAUFGTPÿUAEFGEAPUÿDECAÿQAQGCTFAQÿFDÿdTFFPGEWÿF@AÿC@TDFGCÿHDVCAUÿDHÿF@Aÿ‚dXUUÿED the gods. Celestial sentinels once dedicated to battling the chaotic forces of the Abyss nowbÿ HAPPÿFfell toDÿ@TFAÿTEQ hate and tyranny,FXVTEEX`ÿHDVWGE forgingWÿEA newbÿ @APPUÿSEQAVÿTÿHTPPAEÿTEWAPÿEDhells under a fallen angel nowbÿ CPTGclaimingRGEWÿPDVQU@GeÿDYAVÿTPPÿF@AÿVATP lordship over all the realmsRU ÿDHÿUSPHSVÿTEQÿdVGof sulfur and brimstoneRUFDEAc.

The Creators that remained, wishing to salvage their home, theirAGVÿCVATFGDEU`ÿTEQÿF@AGVÿVATPGsAQÿUAPYAU`ÿ creations, and their realized selves, bAwereVAÿHDVCAQÿFDÿFTfAÿSeÿTV forced to take up armsRU ÿTEQÿPATVEÿFDÿeVDFACFÿF@and learn to protect that which they valued most. They organized their followers and taughtSW@FÿF@A themRÿ @Dhowbÿ toFDÿQVT drawbÿ fromHVDRÿ theF@AÿeD powersbAVUÿDHÿCVATFGDEÿDEÿF@AGVÿD of creation on their ownbEƒÿFDÿdSGPQ`ÿFDÿC@TEWA`ÿTEQ: to build, to change, and to destroy, all without the aid of divine power. Mortals learned toÿQAHAEQÿF@A defend themselvesRUAPYAUÿF@VDSW@ÿeVTCFGCAUÿUSC@ÿTUÿTPC@A through practices such as alchemyRX ÿDVÿdXÿdAEQGEWÿF@AÿYAVXÿHTdVGCUÿDHor by bending the very fabricr existence, though on a smaller scale than that of their creators.Uc This gift was the knowledge of arcane magic, which the good children used to drive away their traitorous kin, banish the turned ÿcUIHFRUBÿFRÿF@IAUÿRCreators to their ownGQ prison-like planes, and ultimately destroy the Primordials, scattering the chaotic elements to their own planes of existence. The ÿGRworldUSTÿ GHwasBÿHFÿdIHVIÿERUÿF@I at peace for the first time since its creation, and the first real civilization took root and grew into a grand city called Vasselheim. The Cradle of Creation.UIHFARQhÿ9@IÿrH The DawnGQ ÿcAFahCity.

Culture developed anew, the races ventured forth to discover and explore their own lands, and great music filled the air to give HÿQHa nameWI ÿFRÿF@ABÿGto this worldRUSTÿRQVI once HQTÿERUÿHSSsÿtgand for all: Exandria.HQTUAHh uDIÿREÿuUVHQYWAge of Arcanum v`IUÿFAOver time,WIXÿBR someWI ÿREÿF@IÿdIRdSIÿREÿtgHQTUAHÿDUIof the people of Exandria grewGÿ HUURDHQFhÿwIIAQDÿF@IAUÿHUVHQIÿDAEFBÿHBÿdURREÿF@HFÿF@IÿDRTBÿ@ISTÿQRÿBarrogant. Seeing their arcane gifts as proof that the gods held no swayGHaÿR`IUÿF@IAUÿEHFIXÿHÿbISAIE over their fate, a beliefÿTI`ISRdIT developed thatF@HFXÿ, GAwithF@ÿIQR enoughYD@ÿYQTIUBFHQTAQDXÿF@IaÿFRRÿVRYSTÿbIVR understanding, they too could becomeWIÿHBÿdR as powerfulGIUEYSÿHBÿF@IÿDRTBhÿ as the gods. xHManyQaÿbIDHQÿFRÿB@YQÿEHAF@ÿAQÿEH`RUÿREÿF@IAUÿR began to shun faith in favor of their ownGQ ÿdYUBYAFBhÿ9@Rpursuits. ThoughYD@ÿF@AB this @YUFÿHQTÿBYUdhurt and surprisedUABITÿF@IÿcUIHFRUBXÿF@IaÿYQTIUBFRRTÿF@Iÿ the Creators, they understood the GAwillfulnessSSEYSQIBBÿREÿF@IAUÿV@ASTUIQÿHQTÿIQTYUITÿRYFÿREÿSR`IÿHQTÿ@RdIÿERUÿUITI of their children and endured out of love and hope for redemption.WdFARQh yUIHFÿPAQDTRWGreat kingdomsBÿBdUYQDÿYdÿHVURBBÿtgHQTUAHhÿcHBFSIBÿ sprung up across Exandria. Castles GIwereUIÿbYASFÿAQÿHÿTHaXÿHVVISIUHFITÿbaÿF@IÿHUVHQABFB€ÿQI built in a day, accelerated by the arcanists' newfoundGERYQTÿdR powerGIUhÿtUYTAFIÿVAFAIBÿ@R`IUITÿH. Erudite cities hovered andQTÿTUAEFIT drifted throughF@URYD@ÿF@IÿB the skiesPAIBXÿB@AEFAQDÿYQTIUÿF@IÿTAUIVFARQÿREÿBV@RSHUSaÿ, shifting under the direction of scholarly WHmagiDAÿFRÿ to G@whereverIUI`IUÿF@IAUÿAQFIUIBFBÿFRRPÿF@I their interests took themWh.ÿt`IQÿF@RYD@ÿ Even though WHmagicDAVÿVRYSTÿbIÿYBITÿFRÿVR could be used to completeWdSIFIÿF@I the WRmostBFÿTA difficultVYSFÿFHBPBÿ tasks GAwithF@ÿ@AF@IUFRÿYQPQR hitherto unknownGQ ÿBdIITXÿspeed, WHmagic-usersDAVeYBIUBÿBFUR`IÿHS strove alwaysGHaBÿFRÿAQQR`HFIhÿuBÿ to innovate. As WHmagesDIBÿdUHVFAVITÿHQTÿdIUEIVFITÿF@IAUÿdR practiced and perfected their powersGIUBÿREÿV of creationUIHFARQXÿF@Ia, they BRRQÿYQSRVPIsoon unlockedTÿF@IÿBIVUIFBÿREÿSAEIÿAFBISEXÿDA`AQDÿbAUF@ÿFRÿ the secrets of life itself, giving birth to GRwondrous,QTURYBXÿTHQDIURYBÿQI dangerous newGÿ VUIHFYUIBÿHQTÿdRcreatures and power.GIUhÿfR PowerfulGIUEYSÿHUV@ archmagesWHDIBÿBYV@ÿHBÿqIVQHÿF@I such as Vecna the ÿ‚@WhisperedABdIUIT vQIÿHQTÿƒHSHOne and HalasBÿ„YFHDUHQÿbIDHQÿFRÿVHU`IÿF@IAUÿdHF@BÿAQFRÿ@ABFRUaÿTYUAQDÿF@ABÿIUHÿREÿYQbUATSITÿ Lutagran began to carve their paths into history during this era of unbridled WHmagicalDAVHSÿIgdIUA experimentationWIQFHFARQh.

9@IÿHT`IQFÿREThe advent ofÿF@IÿHUVHQIÿBII the arcane seemedWITÿFRÿbIÿF@IÿPIaÿFRÿHÿbRYQFAEYSÿHDIÿREÿdSIQFaÿbYFÿHSBRÿdUR`ITÿFRÿF@UIHFIQÿAFXÿHBÿdURBdIUAFaÿBRRQÿDH`Iÿ to be the key to a bountiful age of plenty but also proved to threaten it, as prosperity soon gave GHwayaÿFRÿDUIIT to greedhÿfIFFa. Petty B YHbbSIBÿIUYsquabbles erupteddFITÿR`IUÿUIBRYUVIBÿHQTÿ over resources and GIwealthHSF@ÿH amongWRQDÿF@IÿISAFIXÿ the elite, G@whileASIÿF@IÿUY the rumorWRUÿREÿA of immortalityWWRUFHSAFaÿF@URYD@ÿdIUEIVFITÿHUVHQY through perfected arcanumWÿ bIDHQÿFRÿTUA`IÿF@IÿDbegan to drive the greatestUIHFIBF WHmagesDIBÿ GAwildSTÿG withAF@ÿHÿSYBFÿERUÿYQIQTAQDÿdR a lust for unending powerGIUhÿvQIÿ. One WRmortalUFHSÿ WHmageDIXÿ@IUÿQH, her nameWI ÿIAF@IUÿSRBFÿRUÿBFUYVPÿEUReither lost or struck fromWÿ @ABFRUaXÿVUHEFITÿQRhistory, crafted now-forbiddenGeERUbATTIQÿUAFIBÿFRÿV@HSSI rites to challengeQDIÿF@IÿyRT the God REÿrIHF@XÿEISSAof Death, fellingQDÿ@A himWÿ HQTÿFHPAQDÿ@ABÿdSHVIÿHand taking his place amongWRQDÿF@IÿdHQF@IRQXÿ the pantheon, WHmakingPAQDÿ@IUÿF@IÿiUBFÿHQTÿRQSaÿ her the first and only WRmortalUFHSÿFRÿHBVIQTÿFRÿDRT@RRThÿ9@IÿHUV@ to ascend to godhood. The archmageWHDIÿqIB VespindAQÿc@SRUHB Chloras GHwasBÿAQBdAUITÿ inspired baÿF@ABÿTABdSHahÿrUA`IQÿbaÿ@ABÿ@YQDIUXÿ@IÿBRYD@FÿF@IÿDYATHQVIÿHQTÿdRby this display. Driven by his hunger, he sought the guidance and powerGIUÿREÿF@IÿbHQAB@ITÿDRTBXÿUIQTAQDÿRdIQÿF@IÿDHFIBÿREÿF@IAUÿdUAB of the banished gods, rending open the gates of their prisonsRQBÿHQT and UISIHBAQDÿF@Iÿreleasing the bIFUHaIUBÿAQFRÿF@Iÿbetrayers into the WRmortalUFHSÿ GRworldUSTh. rYUAQDÿF@IAUÿAWDuring their imprisonmentdUABRQWIQFXÿF@IBIÿDRTBÿREÿ@HFUITÿHQTÿTIBdHAUÿF, these gods of hatred and despair twistedGABFITÿF@IAUÿdUABRQÿAQFRÿF@IAUÿR their prison into their ownGQ ÿAimageWHDIXÿBdH, spawningGQAQDÿYQF@AQPHbSIÿ@RUURUBÿF@HFÿSA`IT unthinkable horrors that lived ÿRQSaÿFRonly to transformFUHQBERUWÿ dIHpeaceVIÿAQFRÿBYEEIUAQDXÿHQTÿUAD@FIRYBQIBBÿAQFRÿHUURDHQVIÿHQTÿDUIIThÿ9@Iÿ†AQIÿƒISSBÿHQTÿF@IÿubaBBÿbIDHQÿFRÿdYB@ÿF@IAUÿ into suffering, and righteousness into arrogance and greed. The Nine Hells and the Abyss began to push their GHwayaÿAQFRÿcUIHF into CreationARQhÿ9@I. The ‡IFUHaIUÿyRTBBetrayer Gods ÿHQTÿF@IAUÿ@HFIEYSÿV@ASTUIQÿTABVR`IUITÿHÿand their hateful children discovered a GRworldUSTÿYQBdRASITXÿBH`IÿERUÿF@IÿH`HUAVIÿREÿ unspoiled, save for the avarice of WRmortalsUFHSBhÿ9@IÿYUDIÿFRÿUYAQÿ. The urge to ruin GHwasBÿQR nowGÿ UIdSHVITÿreplaced GAwithF@ ÿF@IÿTIBAUIthe desire toFRÿTR dominate,WAQHFIXÿ HQTÿF@Iÿ‡IFUHaIUÿyRTBÿbIDHQÿbaÿFYUQAQDÿRQÿF@Iÿand the Betrayer Gods began by turning on the WHmageDIÿ G@whoRÿEUIITÿF@I freed themWX,ÿ WHmakingPAQDÿuUV@ ArchmageWHDIÿqIBdAQÿF@IAUÿiUBFÿF@UHSShÿ9@ABÿVRUUYdFITÿT Vespin their first thrall. This corrupted divinityA`AQAFa BRYD@FÿRYFÿF@sought out theIÿUI remnantsWQHQFBÿREÿF@IAUÿREEBdUAQDXÿBVHFFIUITÿHVURBBÿF@Iÿ of their offspring, scattered across the GRworld,USTXÿHQTÿVUIHFITÿHÿ and created a WAmightyD@FaÿHQTÿFIUUAbSIÿQI and terrible newGÿ PAQDTRkingdomWÿ RQÿF@IÿdSHAQBÿREÿˆ@RU@Hon the plains of Xhorhas,BXÿHFÿF@IÿEHU at the far IQTÿREÿF@Iÿend of the GRworldUSTÿEUR fromWÿ qHBBIS@IAVasselheim-GhorW‰y@RUÿrUHQHBh Dranas.

QÿF@ABÿSHQTÿREIn this land ofÿI`ASXÿ evil, G@whereIUIÿF@IÿF the twistedGABFITÿdR powerGIUÿREÿF@IÿSR of the lowerGIUÿdSHQIBÿBIIdITÿAQFRÿtgHQTUAHXÿF@IÿSRUTBÿREÿTHUPQIBBÿFHAQFITÿF@Iÿ planes seeped into Exandria, the lords of darkness tainted the WAmindsQTBÿREÿ of WRmortalsUFHSBXÿ@YQD, hungrilyUASa GIwelcomingSVRWAQDÿF@ thoseRBIÿ G@whoRÿ@HTÿSRBFÿF@IAUÿ had lost their GHway,aXÿHQTÿREEIUAQDÿDUIHFÿdUR and offering great promisesWABIBÿHQTÿbRRQBÿFRÿ@IHUFBÿIHBASaÿB and boons to hearts easily swayedGHaIThÿ9@IBIÿdRABRQRYBÿBIITBÿERYQTÿEIUFASI. These poisonous seeds found fertile ÿDURYQTÿAQground in theF@Iÿ@IHUFBÿREÿ hearts of WRmortalsUFHSBÿRbBIBBITÿ obsessed GAwithF@ÿF@IÿYQSA the unlimitedWAFITÿdR powerGIUÿREÿF@IÿHUVHQIhÿ of the arcane. ‚AWithF@ÿHÿSIDARQÿREÿF@IÿTH a legion of the damnedWQITÿbI@AQTÿF@I behind them,WX ÿF@Iÿ‡IFUHaIUÿyRTBÿBRRQÿthe Betrayer Gods soon WHmadeTIÿF@IAU their dUIBIQVIÿPQRpresence knownGQ ÿFRÿF@Iÿto the GRworldUSTÿ GAwithF@ÿHQÿHBBHYSFÿRQÿqHBBIS@IA an assault on VasselheimWÿ AFBISEhitself.

9@RYD@ÿThough WYmuchV@ ÿREÿF@IÿVAFaÿof the city GHwasBÿUITYVITÿFRÿUYbbSIXÿqHBBIS@IA reduced to rubble, VasselheimWÿ GIweatheredHF@IUITÿF@IÿAQAFAHSÿHBBHYSFXÿBH`ITÿbaÿF@IÿAQFIU`IQFARQÿREÿF@IÿfUA the initial assault, saved by the intervention of the PrimeWI ÿrIAFAIBÿF@IDeities themselves,WBIS`IBXÿ G@whoR TIBVIQTITÿFRdescended to ÿFUHTIÿbSRtrade blowsGBÿ GAwithF@ÿF@IAUÿERU their formerWIUÿbUIF@UIQhÿ9@IÿbHFFSIÿbIF brethren. The battle betweenGIIQÿTA`AQAFaÿHQTÿ divinity and WRmortals,UFHSBXÿbIF betweenGIIQÿ@IURIBÿHQTÿTI heroes and demons,WRQBXÿUHDITÿVIHBISIBBSa raged ceaselessly ÿERUÿFfor twentyGIQFa THaBÿHQTÿQAD@days and nightsFBÿYQFASÿF@IÿTHUPÿERUVIBXÿF@IAUÿBYUdUABIÿHFFHVPÿF@ until the dark forces, their surprise attack thwarted,GHUFITXÿ GIwereUIÿiQHSSaÿERUVITÿFRÿUIFUIHFh finally forced to retreat. t`ASÿEvil GHwasBÿUIdY repulsedSBITÿ WRWImomentarilyQFHUASaXÿbYFÿ, but GAwithF@ÿF@IÿUI`ISHFARQÿREÿBYV@ÿHÿFIUUAbSIÿERIXÿHÿTHQDIURYBÿHUVHQIÿHU the revelation of such a terrible foe, a dangerous arcane armsWB ÿUHVIÿbIDHQhÿ9UYBFÿrace began. Trust GHwasBÿB@HFFIUITÿAQTIiQ shattered indefinitelyAFISasÿAE: if WRmortalsUFHSBÿVRYST could ÿEHSSÿYQTIUÿF@IÿBfall under the swayGHaÿREÿF@Iÿ‡IFUHaIUÿyRTBXÿ of the Betrayer Gods, G@whoRÿ GHwasBÿHQÿHSSa‘ÿEÿUYAQÿSAPIÿF@ABÿVRYSTÿbIÿYQSIHB@ITÿYQTIUÿF@Iÿ an ally? If ruin like this could be unleashed under the GHwatchfulFV@EYSÿIaIBÿREÿF@IÿDR eyes of the godsTBXÿ@R, howGÿGI wereUI theyF@IaÿUISI`HQF‘ relevant? ÿ†RFÿFUYBFAQDÿHQaÿbYFÿF@INot trusting any but themselves,WBIS`IBXÿF@IÿBISEeAQFIUIBFITÿHQTÿBAQDYSHUÿ@Y the self-interested and singular humansWHQBÿUIERUDITÿF@IAUÿAQBFUY reforged their instrumentsWIQFBÿREÿVISIbUHFARQÿAQFRÿAQBFUY of celebration into instrumentsWIQFBÿRE of AQVUITAbSIÿdRGincredible power-artifactsIU‰HUFAEHVFBÿF@HFÿVRYSTÿbIÿ that could be GAwieldedISTITÿbaÿ by GRworthyUF@aÿ@IURIBhÿ9@IÿT heroes. The dwarves'GHU`IB€ÿEHBVAQHFARQÿ fascination GAwithF@ÿURVPÿHQTÿIHUF@ÿFYUQITÿFR rock and earth turned towardGHUTÿABRSHFARQÿHBÿF@ isolation as theyIaÿbYUUR burrowedGIT TIIdIUÿAQFRÿF@deeper into theIÿ WRmountainsYQFHAQBXÿYBAQDÿF@IAUÿTA`AQIÿDAEFBÿFRÿHQA, using their divine gifts to animateWHFIÿSIDARQBÿREÿHYFRQR legions of autonomousWRYBÿDRSI golemsWB ÿFRÿdURFIVFÿF@IAUÿHQVIBFUHSÿ@HSSBhÿtS`IBÿYBITÿF@IAUto protect their ancestral halls. Elves used their YQTIUBFHQTAQunderstandingDÿREÿVUIHFARQ€BÿbIHYFaÿHQTÿAQFUAVHVAIBÿFRÿ of creation's beauty and intricacies to GIweaveH`IÿBdISSBÿREÿYQA spells of unimaginableWHDAQHbSIÿTIBFUYVFA`IÿERUVIXÿF@IÿSAPIBÿREÿ destructive force, the likes of G@whichAV@ÿtgHQTUAHÿ@HTÿQI`IUÿBI Exandria had never seenIQÿbIERUIh before.

’RUÿF@IÿiUBFÿFAFor the first timeWIÿBAQVIÿF@IÿfUA since the PrimordialsWRUTAHSBÿ GIwereUIÿTIBFURaITXÿF@IÿERVYBÿREÿ destroyed, the focus of WHmagicDAVÿ GHwasBÿ GHwarfareUEHUIhÿ9@IÿDRTBÿF@I. The gods themselvesWBIS`IBÿHDUIITÿFRÿ“RAQÿF@IAUÿV@ASTUIQÿRQÿ agreed to join their children on theF@IÿiISTÿRE field of battle, descending from the heavens to take up arms once moreUIÿERUÿF@Iÿ for the GHwarUÿQR nowGÿ UIEIUUITÿFRÿHBÿF@IÿcHSHreferred to as the CalamityWAFah. 9@AÿCDEDTHE CALAMITYFG9H

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Thus, hoping to ensure that such ruin would not befall Exandria again, they left their children to fend for themselves. The Creators returned to their own realms, dragging both Betrayer and abomination with them and sealing the pathways to the mortal realm behind them with the Divine Gate. Only in this way could they prevent their corrupted brethren from physically returning to the material plane. Sadly, for the Prime Deities, this action also carried with it a self-imposed sentence of exile. The Creators would henceforth never be allowed to visit their creation.

The disappearance of the gods is known by many names: the Second Spark for those who study the arcane, and the Penance for those who seek closeness to their gods. The most common name for this time of warfare and divine separation is the Divergence, and it marked the end of the Age of Arcanum.

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At this time, religious leaders throughout the Dwendalian Empire rebelled against the emperor's religious restrictions. After his coronation, Emperor Manfried Dwendal enacted laws limiting worship and prayer to subjects concerning the power, profit, and expansion of the empire. In the year 544 PD, internal strife and insurgent action turned bloody when the zealous leaders of varying faiths attempted, and failed, to usurp the throne for their council. AnT angered Emperor Manfried Dwendal had the rebellious priests executed-an event that came to be known as the Admonition.

The emperor spoke of abolishing all worship within his boundaries. This caused further uproar among the populace, but then Emperor Manfried's spies discovered that the seeds of the uprising had been sown by Julous interests. Publicly exposing the plot, the emperor outlawed only select faiths that he felt threatened civilized life. He redirected much of the people's fury by also proclaiming the Julous Dominion an enemy of the empire later that year and declaring war on the neighboring nation.

Meanwhile, the Julous Dominion was dealing with the refusal of the outlying villages near Kamordah to accept their rule in this time of brewing hostility. They eventually drove the independent villagers back into the Cyrios Mountains, just in time to hear the horns of war blaring from the empire to the north. The violent conflict known as the Marrow War lasted over si xteen months and cost the lives of many soldiers and innocents on both sides of the Marrow Valley.

The Julous Dominion lacked the unified military force of the empire. When a major military push left the capital city of Zadash occupied by the empire, Baron lnock Julous and Baroness Tessandra Julous met with Emperor Manfried to negotiate a peace. During this meeting, the baron and baroness were unceremoniously executed. Their bodies were displayed publicly along with the narrative that they had attempted an assassination on the emperor during the peace talks. Disheartened and bereft of leadership, the Julous Dominion immediately came to an end, as did the war.

To prove his benevolence to the people of the newly conquered Julous Dominion, and to help avoid future uprisings, Emperor Manfried declared that all citizens of the dominion would keep their lands and homesteads. No soldiers would stand trial or be punished for their previous allegiance. Life would continue as it had, except for the implementation of imperial taxes, laws, and oversight across the valley under the new emperor. Outlawed religious iconography was destroyed, crops and goods were redistributed according to the needs of the empire, and life slowly returned to normal for the Zemnian X@WXA@Speople.

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Other kings have come and gone, but few have made as immediate and lasting a mark as King Bertrand Dwendal. On assuming the throne in 790 PD, King Bertrand immediately demonstrated his love of spectacle and social manipulation by instituting town criers across the empire to disseminate Crown­ approved messages. With the aid of Master lkithon Trent of the Cerberus Assembly, he captured the imagination of the masses with well-crafted tales of his deeds, proclaimed by the criers in every town square. Seeking to bury any dissent against the Crown, King Dwendal began to use the empire's spy network to seek out sources of unrest in the public and punish those who sowed thoughts of rebellion. Public holidays and celebrations were given greater funding to quell the masses and distract the people from the increase in taxation implemented across the valley. This allowed King Bertrand Dwendal to rise in popularity while also ruling with a far more ruthless and self-serving agenda than most kings before him.

King Bertrand maintains the isolationist world view of his predecessors, even in times of need. By ignoring political alliances from distant nations, preventing the construction of any skyship docks within the empire, and ignoring calls for aid-such as the fight against the rising threat of Vecna two decades before-the King believes he has made the empire stronger than it's ever been.

However, the king's focus on isolationism fades as tensions with Xhorhas grow. Worry about his legacy mingles with the new and deadly threat of the Kryn Dynasty, now emboldened and pushing into his kingdom with strange magics and dangerous warriors. He mistrusts the very Cerberus Assembly that grants him so much influence and arcane might to combat the ever-darker world that barks at the borders of the empire. Public approval of his rule wanes with growing economic disparity, and the whisper of Myriad power returning under his nose only heightens his paranoia.

When the Kryn orchestrated an attack on the Halls of Erudition in Zadash, the Cerberus Assembly pushed for a display of military power to rally the people and bring unity to the national identity of the empire. The king declared war on the Kryn Dynasty and the people of Xhorhas, embroiling the region in this new full-scale conflict, with the hope that, as history has proven, people are easier to unite against a common enemy. sVAÿThe „AMenagerieDSEAQCAÿWHSUG Coast

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The fierce powers released in the conflicts of the Calamity tore through the heavily forested region now known as the Greying Wild lands, setting ablaze a slow-burning arcane forest fire that smoldered for nearly a century, burning through the hearty trees of the region like a plague of embers. The northern realm was left desolate, ashes and dirt blown into dust and sand as the chill northern winds transformed the rolling hills into a desert of ice and pebbles. Fleeing remnants of the Grimgol dwarves delved into the snow-hooded Flotket Alps, many freezing to death in the wind-battered valleys before finding safety in the natural caverns hiding deep in the mountain range. Within these icy depths, the dwarves cultivated fiery hearths and brought warmth to the heart of the mountain, establishing the new dwarven city of Uthodurn.

Molaesmyr Amid the charred remains of the burning forest that filled the sky with smoke for over a hundred years, one section of the woods defied the flames and held against the embers that battered it. This small patch of idyllic green endured, a sanctuary for the surviving wood elves that held fast and hoped for a cFmiracleDRUPAqÿ„AGS. SensingFGHÿY@RYÿY@AÿhPASSFGHSÿWaÿ that the blessings of AMeloraPWDRÿRGQÿbWDAPPWGÿ@RQÿfAVYÿY@Aÿ@ARDYÿWaÿY@FSÿaWDASYÿRPFeAÿdGYFPÿY@AÿTDASÿhdDGAQÿWdYgÿY@AÿAPeASÿhAHRGÿYWÿh and Corellon had kept the heart of this forest alive until the fires burned out, the elves began to builddFPQÿRÿGAX a new @WhomecAÿR amongcWGH ÿY@AÿRGUFAGYÿYDAASÿRGQÿHDWeASqthe ancient trees and groves.

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‰yÿ’vƒƒ“”•–vThe Corruption— ˜YÿFSÿSYFPPÿdGUPAIt is still unclearRDÿ X@whatRYÿYDFHHADAQÿY@AÿAeAGYqÿ triggered the event. I@WhetherAY@ADÿSW somecA ÿfGWknowledge-hungryXPAQHAp@dGHDEÿDASARDU@ADÿWDÿRDDWHRGYÿSWDUADADÿ researcher or arrogant sorcerer XRwasSÿQAPeFGHÿFGÿaWDHWYYAGÿeRdPYSÿhA delving in forgotten vaults betweenYXAAGÿY@A the VPRGASgÿWDÿSWcplanes, or someAÿYADDFhPAÿVW terrible powerXADÿPEFGHÿQWD lying dormantcRGYÿhAGARY@ÿY@AÿaWDASYÿ beneath the forest XRwasSÿR awakenedXRfAGAQgÿY@AÿSWdDUAÿWaÿY@AÿUWDDdVYFWGÿFSÿdGfGW, the source of the corruption is unknownXGqÿ. I@WhatRYÿFSÿfGW is knownXG ÿFSÿY@Ris thatYÿFGÿY@AÿEARD in the year ™d™ÿeˆgÿSdQQ585 PD, suddenlyAGPEÿRGQÿ and XFwithoutY@WdYÿ XRwarning,DGFGHgÿRÿ a XRwaveeAÿWaÿVdDVPApHDREÿS@RQW of purple-gray shadowXÿ DRVFQPEÿUDAVYÿaDWrapidly crept fromcÿ theY@AÿUAGYADÿWaÿ center of WMolaesmyrPRAScEDÿYWÿAGHdPaÿY@AÿAGYFDAÿUFYEq to engulf the entire city.

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As the first nation of post-Calamity Xhorhas, the Kryn Dynasty worked to expand its reach throughout the wasteland and bring unity to the ravaging hordes. Dormant evils continued to rise from beneath the marshes and badlands of Xhorhas, spreading chaos and battling with the warriors who called the desolate valley their home. The struggle to convert the denizens of Eastern Wynandir to the light of the Lu xon continues to this day, while the agents ofu Lo Ith seek to spite and destroy her once-chosen for their arrogance.

Meanwhile, the dragonborn have begun to reach out to Exandria's sprawling political world, wishing to exchange knowledge and trade their gold and jewels for powerful magics to better their standing.

Draconia

After the Calamity, a shard of the destroyed dragonkin city of Kethesk came to rest within the southern Dreemoth Ravine. The surviving dragonborn took advantage of the ravine's defensible layout to build a new city and made an alliance with the cave-dwelling, indigenous dragonborn they called rave beginning the reformation of civilized dragonborn society. With the ravenites as a labor force, the dragonborn harvested the massive brumestone crystals that had once held their city aloft, and the new city of Draconia began to take shape as a series of floating islands within the heart of the chasm. Calling themselves draconbloods, they spent hundreds of years slowly reconstructing their nation in seclusion, focusing entirely on their own enlightenment and pursuits. They eventually enslaved the ravenites to mine the ravine's gold and gemstones, and to en sure draconblood dominance in the region, leaving their minds free to focus on internal politics and arcane advancement.

The Chroma Conclave In the year 815 PD, an unexpected assault on Draconia came in the form of a group of ancient chromatic dragons calling themselves the Chroma Conclave. The mighty city of Draconia was immediately destroyed and left to crumble in the Dreemoth Ravine. A powerful white dragon called Vorugal, the Frigid Doom, claimed the ravine as its new domain, while the rest of the dragons sought conquest elsewhere in Exandria. These events shook the nations of Wildemount, sending the Clovis Concord and the Dwendalian Empire into a state of alert, while the Kryn Dynasty temporarily withdrew to Rosohna, fearing another attack.

As time passed, Vorugal and the entire Chroma Conclave were slain and the danger seemed to have dissipated. With Draconia sundered, the no-longer enslaved ravenites greatly outnumbered their previous masters; they claimed their freedom and punished the surviving draconbloods. A handful of draconian nobles fled to the Menagerie Coast or the Dwendalian Empire to seek asylum, leaving the ravenites to rebuild Wildemount dragonborn society on the ruins of their oppressors.

The War of the Ash and Light

In the past century, the Dwendalian Empire has clashed with the Kryn Dynasty. Small skirmishes and slain soldiers on both sides deter expansion beyond the Ashkeeper Peaks, with each faction keeping a close eye on the other.

Recently, the empire's interest in growing Kryn influence has led to increasing curiosity about the source of the Kryn's mysterious arcane capabilities. Dwendalian spies successfully stole two of four artifacts known as "beacons," which seemed to be powerful sources of the unique magical energy called dunamis. The Bright Queen Leylas Kryn began an initiative steal back the beacons and assault Dwendalian strongholds until these sacred reli cs are returned . Now, in 835 PD, the resulting skirmishes have escalated into all-out war. A fifth beacon has been recently uncovered by the Cerberus Assembly, and the violence threatens to grow past the Ashkeeper Peaks and embroil other denizens of Wildemount in the conflict.

Pantheon of Exandria

The Divine Gate, established during the Divergence, is a powerful barrier between the Material Plane and the divine realms. The Divine Gate sealed away both the Betrayer Gods and the Prime Deities within their respective domains in hopes of salvaging the new age and preventing another Calamity. If the Divine Gate were to be destroyed by the unanimous effort of the Prime Deities, all powers would be unleashed, threatening armageddon. Thus, the gods patiently watch their creations from beyond the veil, lending what small power they can send through the gate to aid the goals of their faithful. In the absence of the gods, lesser entities seek to gain power and influence, making pacts with mortals and offering their own gifts in exchange for favor, worship, or deeds done in their name.

The following gods, patrons, and titles are recommended as the existing pantheon, but they are only a recommendation. You are welcome to alter, supplement, or completely change the gods in your Wildemount campaign to fit your needs. The domains and pacts listed are the likely choices for clerics, warlocks, and followers of each entity, but these are not the only options, and many other domains can be attributed to your preferred deity. Talk with your DM about how best to dress your domain or pact choice to fit within the philosophies and commandments of your patron deity.

Prime Deities

The circle of Prime Deities includes the leaders and luminary creators that battled the Primordials and instigated the Founding, forging the mortal races of Exandria. They represent a spectrum of light, protection, love, death, and all other facets of freedom and life in the world. While some gods may disagree andVÿ I“Ysquabble, they exist in ÿFÿIYQAPDÿFa subtle alliance to ÿXFmaintain@HAF@ the sanctity of life andHVÿABD@EÿEDIdDTA@GD their respective creations If.

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AVANDRA, THECHANGEBRINGER

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Commandments of Avandra

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Commandments of Bahamut

• Stand as a paragon of honor and justice. • Smite evil wherever it is found, yet show compassion to those who have strayed from the path ÿWpÿSsrVfbWyUQbUUtof righteousness. • Defend the weak, bring freedom to the persecuted, and protect the ideals of justice and order. wWSbXXWQ`ÿfVbÿHSCorellon, the ArchaVÿebPSf Heart

Guardian of spring, beauty, and the arts, Corellon is the patron of arcane magic and the fey. The Founding inspired them to wander the twisted lands, seeding them with the first arcane magics and raising the most ancient of forests. It was by the Arch Heart's hand that the first elves wandered from the Feywild, and for this reason they are considered the Mother and Father of all elves. Those who seek art in all their work, whether magical or mundane, often worship at the altar of Corel Ion. They loathe the Spider Queen and her priestesses for leading the draw astray. Corellon watches the business of mortals and gods from within the palace of Crescent Grove in the beautiful realm of Arborea, surrounded by towering white trees and pillars of marble.

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”BHIQURdÿIQCÿlHGErathis, the LawÿdCHBCB Bearer

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Holy Day. loun has no public holy day, for her public worship was shattered during the Calamity, and she has since fallen into half-remembered myth. Only in the monasteries of the Cobalt Soul has the Knowing Mentor's faith been resurrected-though her worship by the intellectuals of the city bears little resemblance to that of the knowledge-seekers of old.

Commandments of loun

• Unmask those who would destroy loun. Learn their secrets and unveil them to the world. • Uphold and teach the importance of reason, perception, and truth in guiding one's emotions and path. • Condemn those who lie without moral cause, for evil folk gain power when their followers obscure the truth. Never stoop to the level of selfish liars.

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The realm of Melara extends to wherever the seas shift and the land grows wild. As the keeper of the wilderness, Melara represents the wild creatures of nature, the rush of the angry rapids, and the heat-heavy stillness of the desert. Elves worship her, as do hunters, accepting her guidance to exist harmoniously within savage lands. Those seeking safe passage across dangerous waters pray to her to guide them. Followers of the Raven Queen also show respect to the Wild Mother as the caretaker of what remains when the Matron of Death's work is done. Those of Ki 'Nau descent often make offerings to Melara, considering her a collective entity that represents their ancient nature gods within a singular feminine form. Druids of Melara the Wild Mother and clerics of her lover, Erathis the Law Bearer, work together to preserve the balance of nature and civilization. However, worship of Melara was outlawed in the Dwendalian Empire, causing disagreement between clerics of Erathis within Western Wynandir, where many blame poor weather and natural disasters on the ire of their deity's partner.

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Moradin is worshiped by smiths, artisans, and miners alike, granting inspiration in exchange for respect and prayer. He shaped the mountains from the chaos of the Founding, and stands as the patron protector of home and family. The devotion to the All-Hammer is strongest in dwarven communities, and many temples to Moradin mark the center of a mighty dwarven stronghold.

Moradin lords over the soul forges within the massive tunneled mansion of Erackinor, deep beneath the slopes of Solania on the plane of Celestia.

Depiction. Many guild halls and workshops contain images of Moradin, a faceless, stout dwarven being of immense strength, hunched over a flaming heart clasped within his massive hands. Holy Day. Moradin's holy day is Deep Solace, which is celebrated on the eighteenth day of the fifth month. Especially devout followers of the All-Hammer spend the day in isolation, meditating on the meaning of family and how they may be better mothers, fathers, siblings, and children. The dwarven community in Grimgolir celebrates with a full day of feasting and drinking.

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Holy Day. Pelor's holy day is called Highsummer, and takes place on the fifteenth day of the seventh month. While other parts of Exandria feast, the Dwendalian Empire uses this day as an opportunity to enlist more soldiers in its army. The military holds great feasts and hands out toy soldiers and other propaganda, encouraging people to enlist and help fight against the evil that threatens the king.

Commandments of Pelor

• Be ever vigilant for evil. People are quick to forget the lessons of the past. • Help relieve the suffering of the innocent. • Deliver the light of Pelor where darkness dwells, with kindness, compassion, and mercy.

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The Raven Queen, Matron of Death

Master of the skein of fate and the mistress of winter, the Raven`wÿyt``wÿpeÿxf`ÿsbhÿb‚ÿh`ixf„ÿr`cÿsi{` Queen is the god of death. Her gaze follows and marks the end of each mortal life, watching over the border between life and death and ensuring the natural transition is undefiled. Many funerals ask her blessing to protect the deceased from the terrible curse of undeath. Those who study ancient lore believe that the Matron of Death was once mortal herself and is the only known mortal to have ascended to godhood. Her rise instantly obliterated the previous, now-forgotten god of death, and the other gods quickly and fearfully destroyed the secrets to the rites of ascension.

The Raven Queen tugs at the threads of fate from her stronghold of black ice within the frozen realm of Letherna, nestled in a frigid corner of the Shadowfell.

Depiction. Few existing visual depictions of the Raven Queen exist; many temples merely use the raven as a symbol of her blessing. The few illustrations of her portray a tall, pale woman wrapped in dangling black AUFSFCVÿlinens, BUwithQRÿRS herIÿ9ETSÿ@YCT`ISGÿYdÿEÿ face obscured by a BRwhiteUQSÿe@ITSAEUFÿ porcelain HEmaskCPÿEFGÿRSIÿ@Fd†iYAETPÿREUIÿCQIEUWRQÿEFGÿFSXSISFGUFWb and her onyx-black hair straight and neverending.

ˆ‚‰ÿv’„Holy Day. ÿfRSThe ÿqEXSFÿr`SSF“CÿR@AdÿGEdÿUCÿTEAASGÿQRSÿ”UWRQÿ@9ÿ•CTSFCU@FVÿTSASYIEQUFWÿRSIÿEe@QRS@CUCbÿfRSRaven Queen's holy day is called the Night of Ascension, celebrating her apotheosis. The ETQ`EAÿGEQSÿ@actual date of9ÿQRSÿRSIÿIUCSÿQ@ÿGUXUFUQdÿUCÿ`FTASEIVÿY`QÿQRSÿ”UWRQÿ@9ÿ•CTSFCU@FÿUCÿTSASYIEQSGÿ@FÿQRSÿQRUIQSSFQR the her rise to divinity is unclear, but the Night of Ascension is celebrated on the thirteenth GEdÿ@9ÿQRSÿQSFday of the tenthQRÿ H@monthFQRbÿ. –RWhatEQÿ BEwasCÿ@FTSÿEÿFUWRQÿ@9ÿTRSSIdÿTSASYIEQU@Fÿ@9ÿQRSÿGSEGÿUFÿQRSÿg once a night of cheery celebration of the dead in the DwendalianBSFGEAUEFÿ— EmpireHeUIS RECÿISTSFQAdÿYhas recently becomeST@HS ÿEFÿ@TTECU@FÿQ@ÿY`IFÿSan occasion to burn effigies˜WUSCÿEFGÿGSTIdÿQRSÿ™IdFÿgdFECQdÿ9@IÿQRSUIÿ`FFEQ`IEA and decry the Kryn Dynasty for their unnatural ISAEQU@FCRUeÿBrelationship withUQRÿGSEQRb death.

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Sehanine is found among the verdant tangles of the realm of Arborea, watching over the elven courts, or wandering among the colorful fields of the Feywild.

Depiction. The Moon Weaver's depictions are as numerous as the myths and stories of her meddling with the unions of mortals. She is most often painted as a young girl with light-blue skin and white hair, her body and limbs merely wavy silk strands of silver moonlight that caress and create the edges of the shadows around her. 9@ABCDC@EÿGA@ÿSEHANINE, THE HIMOONICÿ P@WEAB Q@RVER

ASTUÿVWUXHoly Day. ÿ`abSehaninecdedaÿbcfÿdgÿbghiÿpciÿqrsÿefÿtahaqucsapÿqiÿsbaÿahvafÿgdÿsbaÿdewbsÿgxÿsbaÿpatcpayfÿhcuwafsÿxrhhÿ has no holy day but is celebrated by the elves on the night of the decade's largest full €gmoongdÿ‚hvadÿcfsugdg. Elven astronomers€aufÿsuctƒÿsbaÿ€ track the moon'sggdyf „bcfafÿcdpÿbphases and howg ÿ esÿwugit grows fÿthgfauÿcdpÿxcusbauÿsgÿ‚†cdpuecÿsgÿ„uapetsÿsbafaÿpcifÿ closer and farther to Exandria to predict these days ewithsbÿwuacsÿcttructiÿ great accuracy. ‡cManydiÿbcrwbsiÿahvafÿrfaÿsbefÿxafsevchÿcfÿcdÿa haughty elves use this festival as an e†trfaÿsgÿqaxcuse to be fhiÿcdpÿsly and €emisftbchievouseavgrfˆÿ, bwhileehaÿigrdwauÿahvafÿrfaÿtgfsr younger elves use costumes€afÿcdpÿehhrfegdfÿsgÿ„ucdƒÿsbaeuÿ„aaufÿ`g and illusions to prank their peers. Some€a ÿahvafÿgxÿ‰ifcafÿihÿbghpÿcÿfatuasÿxafsevchÿedÿsbelves of Bysaes Tyl hold a secret festival in theaÿ‘acuhqg Pearlbow ’eWildernesshpaudaffÿpr duringuedwÿsbaÿxrhhÿ the full €gmoon,gdˆÿfedtaÿsbaÿ“ since the Dwendalian adpchecdÿ‚ Empire€„euaÿpgafdysÿchhg doesn't allow ÿ g worshipufbe„ÿgxÿsbaÿ of the ‡gMoongdÿ ’aWeavercvau.

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‰asuciauÿjgpfBetrayer Gods

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Tharizdun CE Darkness, destruction “Death,acsbˆÿjucvaˆ{ÿuetƒau Grave,* Trickeryim Crooked,uggƒapˆÿfavad„gedsapÿfscuÿ seven-pointed star €cmadepaÿgxÿtbcedf of chains

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Torog NE Enslavement, torture “Death,acsbˆÿuetƒau Trickeryi Threebuaaÿ„chaÿcu pale arms€f ÿthcclawing edwÿxug from€ÿ cÿpcuƒÿvgepa dark void Deity AlignmentFGH Province Suggested Domains Common Symbol

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Assassins, poison, Zehir ‘hCE Nature, Trickery ‘Coiledpˆ c†ÿuci‰cev serpent snakes

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`QCommandmentsHHYGWH@GBVÿQ}ÿDV of AsmodeusHQW@UV

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Bane, the Strife Emperor

Blood-drenched armies of brutal warriors oft crush their foes in the name of Bane, the evil patron of war and conquest. To serve his will is to accept the call to conflict, seeking lesser people to break and subjugate. Warmongering nations and goblinoid tribes worship the Strife Emperor as they strike out at the world to bend it beneath them. Bane twists all living things to his iron will, forcing even nature itself to bow to his whims.

Bane plots his conquest of the planes from within the bastion of Banehold, towering among the blood-soaked battlefields of Acheron. Depiction. Bane is often depicted as a brutish, ogre-like man clad from head to toe in jagged black armor. Heads dangle from his belt, and the shadows that obscure his helmeted face do not hide his yellow eyes.

Enemies. The Strife Emperor's greatest enemy is Melara, who defeated him at Rifenmist during the Calamity. The Strife Emperor grew his armies by corrupting noble creatures into monsters and destroying the wilds to fuel his terrible engines of conflict, and the two deities clashed many times during the war before his defeat at Beynsfal Plateau.

Commandments of Bane

• Fear is your ally. Conquer your fear and inspire it in your foes. • Disorder and rebellion are to be punished severely. • Combat is the greatest gift, and perfecting your skills to master it is the greatest pursuit.

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uhvvGRUUMSH,kgfdÿefvÿhvi™vh THE RUINER Commandments of Gruumsh

• Ruin. Conquer. Kill. • The weak exist to be crushed by the strong. Be the strong. • There are no emotions but fury and joy. The rest are weakness.

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™FdefGeADgDepiction. ÿhqManyXyÿ bguiWudÿWwbXtÿqXxÿWxbgtÿtib Lolthite icons and idols showpÿ qXÿqggVeWX€ÿan alluring pbwoman‚qXÿ pWwithuiÿxqerÿˆVeˆgdÿtrWXÿqXxÿtWgdeÿiqWe†ÿide dark purple skin and silver hair, her qvxbabdomen‚dXÿt swellingpdggWX€ÿWXubÿuidÿudeeWƒyWX€ÿvbxyÿbƒÿqÿ into the terrifying body of a ‚bmonstrousXtuebVtÿtˆWxdeY spider. iDFEnemiesBeFHg.ÿ bgu LolthiÿibgxtÿqÿtdqeWX€ÿ€eVx€dÿq€qWXtuÿfbex†ÿuidÿ‡ube holds a searing grudge against Kord, the Storm‚ÿ bex†ÿƒbeÿLord, for pWwithuiÿbXdÿuieb one throwpÿ bƒÿiWtÿof his ‚Wmighty€iuyÿuiVXxdetˆdqe thunderspear idÿWhe impaled‚ˆqgdxÿid hereÿq€qWXtuÿqÿwgWƒƒtWxd†ÿgdqWX€ÿideÿxeb against a cliffside, leaving her drowpÿ qearmies‚WdtÿgdqxdegdttÿxVeWX€ÿuidÿaqgq leaderless during the Calamity‚WuyYÿ bguiÿqXxÿjeVV. Lolth and Gruumsh‚tiÿqgtb also tiqedÿqÿvVeXWXshare a burning€ÿiquedxÿƒbeÿabedggbX†ÿ hatred for Corellon, piwhomb‚ÿ tidÿwgqWshe claims‚t ÿxebdÿideÿwiWgxedXÿvdgbdrove her children belowpÿ theuidÿdqeui†ÿqXxÿ bguiÿbƒudX earth, and Lolth often ‚qmanipulatesXWˆVgqudtÿj GruumsheVV‚ti“tÿƒbggb's followerspdetÿWXubÿquuqwrWX€ÿideÿdXd into attacking her enemies‚Wdtÿtbÿuiquÿuidÿxeb so that the drowpÿ ‚qmayyÿed remain‚qWXÿtqƒdYÿ safe. –iWhileWgdÿ bguiÿwqXXbu Lolth cannot tdXtdÿuidÿsense the pWwillggÿbeÿˆb or powerpdeÿbƒÿuidÿ VsbX†ÿuidÿdXuWuyÿuiquÿWtÿXb of the Lu xon, the entity that is nowpÿpb worshipedetiWˆdxÿvyÿuidÿxqerÿdgdtÿbƒÿkibeiqt†ÿtidÿWtÿvdXu by the dark el ves of Xhorhas, she is bent dXuWedgyÿubentirely towardpqexÿuidÿxdtueVwuWbXÿbƒÿWutÿƒbggb the destruction of its followerspdetÿqXxÿuidWeÿ and their ‚d‚bmemoryeyY.

@ACommandmentsBBCDEBFDGHÿAPÿlAmGT of Lolth

• ‘uÿWtÿvduudeÿuIt is better tobÿvdÿgbdxÿuiqXÿƒdqedx†ÿvVuÿybVÿ be loved than feared, but you ‚qmayyÿwdeuqWXgyÿueyÿubÿvdÿvbuiY certainly try to be both. • hWMisdiretxWedwuWbctionX†ÿtgqXxde†ÿqXxÿtiqxb, slander, and shadowedpdxÿtudˆtÿiqdÿ steps have ‚bmoreedÿƒVXwuWbXÿuiqXÿxWedwuÿwbX•WwuY function than direct conflict. • —dquiÿubÿuiDeath to thedÿdgdtÿ elves piwhobÿgWdÿVXxdeÿuidÿtVX†ÿqXxÿxdquiÿubÿqggÿuidWeÿqggWdtn live under the sun, and death to all their allies!

lolpqrÿpqiÿstu™LOLTH, THE SPIDERivÿwxiiy QUEEN hiqeWzxVX†ÿuidÿaTharizdun, the ChainediqWXdxÿ{vgWWbX Oblivion

It is darkness unending, less like a god and more like another world. Life and death do not exist within Tharizdun, only utter destruction and madness. Even the other Betrayer Gods treat this mad god with caution. In its endless imprisonment, Tharizdun dreams the infinite depths of the Abyss into reality, along with all its demonic legions. The Prime Deities had thought it locked away during the Founding until it nearly returned to ruin the world during the conflicts of the Calamity.

Now, its chaotic mind has fallen into more frightful dreams, imagining nightmarish aberrations into existence deep beneath Exandria. The Chained Oblivion's demented cultists work without word from their twisted patron, awaiting the Epoch of Ends, when its freedom will be attained and all beings shall be consumed in deathlessness unending. @ABCDEFGHIÿ@AQÿRABDHQFÿSTUDVDSHTHARIZDUN, THE CHAINED OBLIVION

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Q‘ Enemies–‡ —’.ÿWXi The ÿvifewÿ `iremainingƒYaeae‚ÿvspps followersi`gÿsvÿ˜sdeÿY`iÿcicatYricÿrsÿiegd`ae‚ÿrXYrÿWXY`abcdeÿagÿeiqi`ÿY‚YaeÿdetXYaeic„ÿ˜sdeÿpicÿrXiÿtXY`‚iÿY‚Yaegrÿ of loun are dedicated to ensuring that Tharizdun is never again unchained. loun led the charge against therXiÿYpp™ all­ tsegdconsumingƒae‚ÿc destroyerigr`sxi`ÿ‚scdgÿ`ii god's reemergenceƒi`‚ietiyÿYecÿXi`ÿh`Yqi`xÿYpps, and her bravery allowedicÿrXiÿsrXi`ÿe`a the other Primeƒi ÿfiaraigÿrsÿgXYt€piÿrXia`ÿieiDeities to shackle their enemyƒx,yÿrXsd‚XÿrXiÿqatrs`xÿeiY`pxÿtsg though the victory nearly costrÿXi` her aimmortalƒƒs`rYpÿpavi„ life.ÿgs Someƒi ÿgYxÿ˜sdeÿtYeÿsepxÿhiÿvdppxÿ`igrs`icÿavÿrXiÿ•XYaeicÿhhpaqaseÿagÿcigr`sxicÿvs`ÿ‚ssc„say loun can only be fully restored if the Chained Oblivion is destroyed for good.

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• hvvi`ÿYecÿgOffer and siphonauXseÿus poweri`ÿrsÿWXY`abcdeÿderapÿXagÿpahi`Yraseÿts to Tharizdun until his liberation comesƒig„. • petsqi`yÿ`iUncover, restore,grs`iyÿYecÿi”Yprÿvs`‚srrieÿgX`aeigÿYecÿ`ipatgÿaeÿXagÿXses`„ and exalt forgotten shrines and relics in his honor. • qdaeÿYecÿ`YRuin and razebiÿrXiÿ`iYp the realmsƒg ÿrsÿu`iuY`iÿvs`ÿrXiÿrustXÿsvÿrecg„to prepare for the Epoch of Ends.

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WXiÿiqapÿsdiiThe evil queeneÿsvÿc`Y‚segÿagÿYÿviY`gs of dragons is a fearsomeƒi ÿ‚scÿsvÿ‚`iicyÿieqxyÿYecÿXsY`cicÿgod of greed, envy, and hoarded iwealthYprX„ÿ. tXWhileapiÿtX`s chromaticƒYratÿc`Y‚seg dragons Y`iÿXi`ÿvs`iƒare her foremostsgrÿ sworshipers`gXaui`gyÿWaY, TiamatƒYrÿYttiurgÿrXiÿ accepts the sworship`gXauÿsvÿYexÿ of any Xwhosÿt`Yqiÿ crave iwealthYprX„ÿwppÿtX`s. All chromaticƒYratÿc`Y‚seg dragons XYqiÿYÿviY`vdhave a fearfulpÿ`iqi`ietiÿvs`ÿrXia`ÿrx`YeeatYpÿsdiieyÿhdrÿ reverence for their tyrannical queen, but ƒYmanyexÿc`Y‚segÿsvÿeiY`™ciautÿus dragons of near-deific poweri`ÿYecÿY and ambitionƒharase tXYviÿdeci`ÿXchafe under heri`ÿ`dpi„ rule.

WaYTiamatƒYrÿ`i remainsƒYaegÿa imprisonedƒu`agseicÿaeÿwqi`edgyÿrXiÿu`grÿsvÿrXiÿvaeiÿwippgyÿaexdietae‚ÿrXiÿgsdpgÿsvÿtX`s in Avernus, the first of the Nine Hells, influencing the souls of chromaticƒYrat c`Y‚segÿYt`sdragons acrossggÿrXiÿupYeigÿYecÿgii€ae‚ÿrXiÿ the planes and seeking the ƒimeansYegÿrsÿv`iiÿXi`gipv„ to free herself.

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Enemies. The Scaled Tyrant's hatred for Bahamut is as old as the Founding, and her cults are ever hunted by his justice. For centuries, the zealous paladins of Bahamut have limited her worship to the chromatic dragons, but a rise in cult activity in the underbelly of Dwendalian society has priests of the Platinum Dragon on edge. 9@ATIAMAT,BA9Cÿ9EFÿGHAIFPÿ9 THE SCALED TYRANTQRAS9

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• dAmassefggÿ ipwealth,fqrstÿuvrÿgwpxyÿq€rrqpÿ‚spÿƒ„qy but spend little. The gold-and fxyÿrspÿw„ the powerip†ÿrsfrÿ‡„ that comesepgÿ i€withrsÿ€r it-is €gÿgv sufficientˆ‡€pxrÿ†p rewardif†yÿ€xÿ€rgpq‰ in itself. • „ÿx„rÿ‰„†ƒDo not forgive€‘pÿx„†ÿ‰„†ƒprÿfxÿ€xy€ƒx€r’ÿr„ÿ’„v†gpq‰ÿ“prÿx„ÿf‰‰†„xrÿƒ„ÿvxwvx€gspy nor forget an indignity to yourself. Let no affront go unpunished. • Take‚f”pÿ iswhatfrÿ’ you„vÿ‡„‘prÿ‚s„gpÿ covet. Those i€withoutrs„vrÿrspÿgr†pxƒrsÿr„ÿyp‰pxyÿrsp€†ÿy„ the strength to defend their dominione€x€„xÿf†pÿx„rÿ are not i„worthy†rs’ÿr„ÿsf‘pÿ„xp to have one.

‚„†„ƒtÿrspÿ•†fiTorog, the Crawlingq€xƒÿ–€xƒ King

‚spÿyf†”ÿƒ„yThe dark god ÿ„‰ÿrspÿpxyqpggÿrvxxpqgÿfxyÿ‡f‘p†xgÿupxpfrsÿ—˜fxy†€ftÿ‚„†„ƒÿ€gÿrspÿwfr†„xof the endless tunnels and caverns beneath Exandria, Torog is the patron „‰ÿr„†rv†p†gtÿgof torturers, slaversqf‘p†gtÿfxyÿ™f€qp†gÿf‡†„ggÿrspÿ†pfq, and jailers across the realmsegÿd€gÿ‘€„qpxrÿrpf†gÿ‡f†‘pyÿrsp. His violent tears carved the wfrspathwaysif’gÿvxy underp†ÿrspÿ the i„world†qytÿfxyÿs€gÿ†pfq, and his realmeÿ „‰ÿ€of imprisonmentew†€g„xepxrÿ€gÿfÿxpr is a networki„†”ÿ„‰ÿypfyq’ÿ‡f‘pg of deadly caves fxyÿand efmanaclesxf‡qpg ÿ‰†„fromeÿ iswhich€‡sÿ‰p fewiÿ †prv†xÿ•†pfrv†pgÿrsfrÿreturn. Creatures that ifwanderxyp†ÿrspÿypg„qfr€„xÿ„‰ÿ•f†‡p†€ the desolation of Carceri „‰rpxÿ‡„xgr†voften construct‡rÿw†€g„xgÿ€xÿs€gÿ€ prisons in his imageefƒpÿ‚s„gpÿ. Those iswho„ÿ†„uÿ„rsp†gÿ„‰ÿrsp€†ÿ‰†ppy„ rob others of their freedomeÿ „‰‰p†offer w†f’p†gÿr„ÿs€eprayers to him ÿ€xÿ‡pqqf†gÿfxyÿ„rsp†ÿgvurp††fxpfxÿy„in cellars and other subterranean domains,ef€xgtÿfxyÿ and efmanyx’ÿ‡†pfrv†pgÿ creatures iswho„ q€‘pÿ€xÿrspÿyf†live in the darkness”xpggÿupq„ belowiÿi„ worship†gs€wÿs€ himeÿ fxyÿgpp”ÿs€gÿƒv€yfx‡pand seek his guidance.

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PYhci`cTWjDepiction. ÿ‚sThepÿ•†f Crawlingiq€xƒÿ–€xƒÿ€gÿ†pxyp†pyÿfgÿfÿg King is rendered as a swollen,i„qqpxtÿ efmalformedq‰„†epyÿ i„worm†eÿ thatrsfrÿgq€rsp†g slithers throughrs†„vƒsÿrspÿy the darkf†”ÿupq„itÿ below, i€withrsÿfÿg‡†pf a screaminge€xƒtÿsf€†qpggÿsv, hairless humanefxÿspfyÿfrÿrspÿspq head at the helmeÿ fxyÿrs†ppand three f†armseg ÿ‡f†‘€xƒcarving ÿrs†„vƒsÿrspÿq€ƒsrqpggÿ†„‡”through the lightless rock. TOROG, THECRAWLINGKING

Enemies. Pelor and Raei defeated Torog during the Calamity by luring their nemesis above ground. Pelor pierced Torog's tenebrous body with ten thousand lances of sunlight, and the Everlight imprisoned him beyond the boundaries of Exandria. The tears of pain and anger the Crawling King shed burned through Exandria, and his faithful fled into these tunnels to escape their enemies' holy light.

Commandments of Torog

• Seek and exalt places where no light touches. • Revel in the pain you inflict on others, and relish the pain you suffer yourself as an offering to Torog. • Imprison those who cannot resist you, and drag all life into the darkness.

Vecna, the Whispered One twcÿdq†wÿdefiÿhThe lich lord Vecnac†hgÿ fc‚qic‚ÿeƒcfÿƒqddgqhev‚ÿ presides over villainous ygmages,uc‚‰ÿ†eh‚ qfqhuÿ edqsq†qgh‚‰ÿghiÿchƒqev‚ÿ‚cfƒghs‚ÿg‚ conspiring politicians, and envious servants as theswcÿigffÿueiÿ dark god erÿhc†feof necromancyygh†€‰ÿvhicgsw‰ÿghiÿ‚c†fcs‚„ÿjh†cÿgÿighucfev‚d€ÿ†dcƒcfÿghiÿ e, undeath, and secrets. Once a dangerously clever and powerfulˆcfrvd gf†warchmage-turned-lichygucksvfhcikdq†w‰ÿwq‚ÿwvhucfÿrefÿie, his hunger for dominionyqhqehÿeƒcfÿgddÿ over all y€mysteries‚scfqc‚ÿghiÿe‚c‚‚qehÿ and obsession ˆqwithswÿ†ehlvcfqhu conquering theswcÿ ghswceh pantheon ÿdciÿseÿwq‚ÿeled to his ownˆh ÿiq‚‚edvsqeh‰ÿdcgƒqhuÿcwqhiÿehd€ÿwq‚ÿdcrsÿwghiÿghiÿc€c„ÿmq‚ÿchivfqhudissolution, leaving behind only his left hand and eye. His enduring ‚ qfqsÿfcrefspirit reformedyciÿswfevuwÿswcÿguc‚ÿghiÿ through the ages and ygmanagedhguciÿseÿfc†eh‚sfv†sÿswcÿpgƒchÿnvcch‡‚ÿfqsc‚ÿerÿg‚†ch‚qeh to reconstruct the Raven Queen's rites of ascension seÿc†eto becomeycÿsw thecÿhc newestˆc‚sÿerÿuei‚ÿseÿ of gods to ˆgwalkdfÿ‘ghifqg„ÿocrcgsciÿ€ÿswcÿdcuchigf€ÿwcfec‚ÿhe‘ÿ Exandria. Defeated by the legendary heroes Vox pgMachina†wqhg ghiÿ‚cgdciÿcand sealed behindwqhiÿswcÿoqƒqhcÿqgsc‰ÿswcÿ the Divine Gate, the iwWhisperedq‚ cfciÿjhcÿhe One nowˆÿ lvqcsd€ÿfvdc‚ÿeƒcfÿswgsÿquietly rules over that ˆwwhichq†wÿq‚ÿhes is not ycmeantghsÿseÿcÿf to be knownheˆh„. hc†hgÿ†gdd‚ÿhVecna calls noeÿ dg†cÿg place amongyehuÿswcÿ dghc‚ÿwq‚ÿwe the planes his homeyc,‰ÿqh‚scgiÿ instead ˆgwanderinghicfqhuÿqhÿ‚cgf†wÿerÿ e in search of powerfulˆcfrvdÿgfsqrg†s‚ artifacts ghiÿ‚c†fcs‚ÿseand secrets to ÿrvfswcfÿwq‚ÿvhfhefurther his unknowableˆgdcÿ des‚„ plots. rVsXt—X”U`Depiction. ÿtwThosee‚cÿ ˆwwhoeÿ†dgq claimyÿ toseÿwgƒcÿdeefciÿehÿhc†hg‡‚ÿref have looked on Vecna's formyÿ ‚ cgfÿerÿgÿsgdd‰ÿ‚fcdcsgdÿdq†wÿ‚speak of a tall, skeletal lich swathedˆgswciÿqh in tatteredsgsscfciÿfec‚ robes ÿghiÿch†wghsciÿucand enchanted jewels,ˆcd‚‰ÿ yqmissing‚‚qhuÿeswÿwq‚ÿdcrsÿwghiÿghiÿdcrsÿc€c„ both his left hand and left eye.

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H”CommandmentsWW•U–WVU—Yÿ”˜ÿwVtU• of Vecna

• vcgfhÿgddÿ€eLearn all youvÿ†gh‰ÿghiÿfcc ÿwqiichÿswgsÿ can, and keep hidden that ˆwwhichq†wÿ€evÿfheˆ„ÿpcƒcgdÿ you know. Reveal ˆwwhatgsÿ qc†c‚ÿ€evÿ pieces you yvmust,‚s‰ÿvsÿhcƒcfÿswcÿ but never the ˆwwholeedc„. • ‘ fc‚‚ÿgh Express andiÿ†vdsqƒgscÿswcÿcƒqdÿ cultivate the evil ˆqwithinswqhÿ€evf‚cdr‰ÿghiÿqhÿieqhuÿ‚e‰ÿfc†euhqzcÿqsÿqhÿeswcf‚ÿseÿc‘ deqsÿswc yourself, and in doing so, recognize it in others to exploit themyÿ forrefÿ€evfÿe your ownˆh ÿchc{s„benefit. • ecciÿswcÿfvSeed the ruinqhÿerÿgddÿ of all ˆwwhoeÿ ˆeworshipf‚wq ÿeswcfÿicqsqc‚‰ÿvhsqdÿehd€ÿswe‚cÿ other deities, until only those ˆwwhoeÿfhccdÿcrefcÿhc†hgÿfc kneel before Vecna remainygqh„.

|cwqf‰ÿswcÿxdegfciÿecf chsZehir, the Cloaked Serpent

A wanderer in the shadows and the creator of snakes and serpentkin, chsfqh‰ÿ|cwqfÿq‚ÿswcÿcƒqdÿueiÿer Zehir is the evil god of poisons, assassins, and darkness. The ancient serpentkin worshipf‚wq ÿwq himyÿ eƒcfÿgddÿeswcfÿicqsqc‚‰over all other deities, dragging screaming offerings to their temples in his honor. Most of the Cloaked Serpent's cQworshipersAGTDUIAGÿ cIwereAIÿBEEDTDVBSI@ÿ@dADECÿSTIÿYBVB annihilated during the CalamityPDSefÿBE@ÿSTIÿAIGSÿBAIÿIDSTIAÿGdGUIE@I@ÿDEÿGIVRg, and the rest are either suspended in self­ DE@dHI@ÿGSBGDGÿQAÿTdESI@ÿRQAÿGUQASÿheÿSTIÿGIAiBESGÿQRÿpQVSTÿBE@ÿqQAQCWÿrdSÿUIATBUGÿsITDAÿDGinduced stasis or hunted for sport by the servants of Lolth and Torog. But perhaps Zehir is PImerelyAIVeÿhD@DEC biding ÿTDGÿSDhis timePI,fÿ cBwaitingDSDECÿRQAÿSTIÿUAQUIAÿ for the proper PQPImomentESÿSQÿdEVIBGTÿTDGÿTD@@IEÿBA to unleash his hidden armiesPDIGÿQEÿSTI on the cQworldAV@ÿQEHIÿP once more.QAIW sITDAÿGdhiIASZehir subvertsGÿBE@ÿUQDGQEGÿtuBE@ADBÿRAQ and poisons Exandria fromPÿ theSTIÿGTB@Q shadowedcI@ÿqQ TowerscIAGÿQRÿvDCTSfÿTD@@IEÿB of Night, hidden amongPQECÿSTI the IiIAgGTDRSDECÿcever-shifting windsDE@GÿQRÿSTIÿwGSABVÿxVBEIW of the Astral Plane. y€‚ƒ„‚ †‡Depiction.ÿ XBManyEeÿRQACQSSIEÿSI forgotten templesPUVIGÿ cIwereAIÿQEHIÿhdDVSÿSQÿSTIÿYVQB`I@ÿaIAUIESfÿBE@ÿ once built to the Cloaked Serpent, and cDwithinSTDEÿSTIGI these HTBchambersPhIAGÿTDG his ÿDimagePBCIÿ cBwasGÿI embeddedPhI@@I@ÿ cDwithinSTDEÿ PdmuchHTÿQRÿSTIÿBAHTDSIHSdAIWÿˆIÿDGÿGTQ of the architecture. He is showncE ÿBGÿBas a TdhumanPBEÿhQ@eÿc body withDSTÿGDuÿBA si x armsPG ÿBE@ÿBÿCBACBESdBEÿGIAUIESDEIÿTIB@fÿRBECI@ÿBE@ÿRADVVI@ÿDEand a gargantuan serpentine head, fanged and frilled in BCCAIGGDQEWÿaaggression. StrandsSABE@GÿQRÿSTDH`fÿ@BA`ÿTBDAÿSTBSÿGUAQdSÿRAQ of thick, dark hair that sprout fromPÿ TDGÿGHBVI@ÿhQ@eÿRQAhis scaled body formPÿ VBeIAGÿQRlayers of GswirlingcDAVDECÿGTB@ shadow,QcfÿQhGHdADECÿTDGÿRQA obscuring his formPW.

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†€Enemiesi‚€j‡.ÿsIT ZehirDAÿVQBSTIGÿtABSTDGÿBE@ÿ loathes Erath is and XIMeloraVQABfÿRQAÿTIÿ@IGUDGIGÿVDRIfÿQA@IAfÿBE@ÿVQiIÿBhQiIÿBVVÿSTDECGWÿˆDGÿGdAiDiDECÿ, for he despises life, order, and love above all things. His surviving cQworshipersAGTDUIAGÿdGIÿUQDGQEÿBE@ÿkAIÿSQ use poison and fire toÿdE@IA underminePDEI HDiDVDlBSDQEÿBEcivilization and@ÿHQEGd consumePI ÿEBSdAIfÿTQUDECÿSQÿDERdADBSIÿhQSTÿCQ@GÿBE@ÿHBGSÿtuBE@ADBÿDESQÿHTBQGWnature, hoping to infuriate both gods and cast Exandria into chaos.

— Commandmentsiim†ni€†„jÿ oÿ‰€p‚q of Zehir

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The Bloody End. This adamantine morningstar bears the boon of Bane, and has yet to be found after the Calamity. It has the power to subjugate the wielder's enemies. The life force of a pit fiend named lzeelzee was used to forge the weapon. Will of the Talon. This war pick bears the mark of Tia mat and makes the wielder impervious to the elements and grants them the power of dragon breath. The life force of an bone devil named Ashtyrlon was used to forge the weapon.

Ceratos

A being that slipped from the Far Realm into Exandria before the Founding, Ceratos is one of the oldest creatures in the world. A single creature of many minds, Ceratos reveled in chaos. When the Elemental Chaos was divided into four planes, Ceratos retreated underground, their minds unraveling as they entered a nightmarish slumber.

The digging of the Crawling King woke Ceratos a long time after. Though their minds were scattered, each desired the return of chaos to unite themselves. So Ceratos sent thoughts to the surface, offering magic to those who could create chaos in the land above, so that they might one day regain their full power. Ceratos tells their followers that chaos brings clarity and destruction begets rebirth.

Appearance. Ceratos is thought to be a massive skinless sphere of flesh covered in mismatched eyes, mouths, and tentacles. They can project their minds' thoughts into other creatures, especially those who desire to bring chaos to the world.

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Appearance. Naviask retains his balor shape, but his demonic profile is softened by a verdant hue, and the flowers and vines that adorn his body. The former demon's inner fire has been replaced with sunlight, and he wields a whip made of pure radiance. jsX’XeT‚ÿeTdÿdiQuajath, the UndermawpdYfXW

The mystery of whether Quajath is a creation or the direct progeny of Torog is unknown, but the deranged, gargantuan worm creature that scouted the Crawling King's advances in the Calamity was thought to have been slain in the ferocious final battles. Leaving a sizable portion of its wounded body behind, a slimy fragment of Quajath burrowed deep beneath the surface and slumbered in the cold earth beneath Eiselcross to recover and regrow. When the Undermaw attempted to rise once more, the elemental ice of Eiselcross proved too strong, and Quajath remains entombed within the frozen north to this day.

Some of the wildfolk of Eiselcross have discovered an exposed segment of the Tomb of the Worm, and after generations of feeding on its eternally regrowing flesh, the will of the Undermaw has suffused their minds. Some of these wormkin now wander the world as vessels of Quajath's primal drive and alien mind, helping him psychically reach those whose shattered minds can find purpose in following Quajath, taking its gifts of raw magic and fractured secrets. They seek to one day return and free it from its icy prison.

Appearance. Quajath's recovered body resembles a monstrous, muscular worm of folded, bulbous skin covered in tooth-like scales. Its jagged mouth is surrounded by a ring of pointed teeth, with a thrice-forked tongue bearing its three ivory eyes. eHEÿy9PÿThe Hag €VMotherUHET

Rumored to be the oldest hag and progenitor of all other hags in Exandria, the Hag Mother arrived in the world just after the Founding. She has a soft spotVU for humanoids in peril that caused her original coven to exile and bind her to Exandria with a magical curse. She wanders the land, making deals with people in dire straits, offering the power to save themselves in return for their service. The tasks the Hag Mother asks of those who accept her deals are always dangerous and sometimes grotesque and cruel. Some of these quests save lives, while others end them. Others still result in the creation of moreTE hags. Many of the missions seem to serve no purpose, but the Hag Mother always has a plan. Whether her endgame is to destroy her enemies, break herT SYTQEGÿVTÿTYCEÿcurse, or rule ‚ƒ9@ATD9ÿDQÿc@VExandria is knownW@ ÿV@CRÿUVÿUHEÿy9Pÿonly to the Hag €VMotherUHETÿHETQEC`d herself. fgghipiqrhsAppearance. ÿeHEÿy9PÿThe Hag €VMotherUHETÿS9@ÿU9cEÿ9@Rÿ`E can take any femaleF9CEÿHY humanoidF9@VDAÿ`VT formFÿ QHEÿSHVVQEQÿ9@AÿV`UE@ÿUT9uECQÿD@ÿADQPYDQEGÿvYUÿHETÿUTYEÿ`VTshe chooses and often travels in disguise, but her true formFÿ DQÿUH9UÿV`ÿ9ÿP@9is that of a gnarledTCEAGÿIYTICEw, purple­ QcD@@EAÿSTV@Eskinned crone ÿWDwithUHÿQUTD@PRÿvC9ScÿH9DTGÿRECCV stringy black hair, yellowWÿ EREQGÿ9@AÿTEAÿT9eyes, and red ram'sFtQÿHVT@QÿUH9UÿSYTCÿv9Scÿ`TV horns that curl back fromFÿ HETÿ`VTEHE9Adher forehead. eHEÿ‰YƒV@GÿUHEÿThe Luxon, the „DTQUÿ9AD9@SEFirst Radiance

ETRÿ`EVery fewWÿ throughoutUHTVYPHVYUÿ‚ƒ9@ATD9ÿH9uEÿHE9TAÿV`ÿUHEÿ‰YƒV@Gÿ9@Aÿ`E Exandria have heard of the Luxon, and fewerWETÿQUDCCÿvECDEuEÿUHERÿEuE@ÿEƒDQUdÿeHEÿ‰YƒV@ÿDQÿUHEÿSE@UT9CÿAEDURÿV`ÿUHEÿ‘TR@ÿ’R@9QU still believe they even exist. The Luxon is the central deity of the Kryn DynastyRÿ9@AÿUHEDT and their W9wayRÿV`ÿCD`EGÿvY of life, butUÿQUYARÿV`ÿUHEÿ‰YƒV@ÿvERV@AÿUHEÿvVTAETQÿV`ÿ“HVTH9QÿH9QÿV@CRÿTESE@UCRÿvEPY@ study of the Luxon beyond the borders of Xhorhas has only recently begun-and”9@AÿQYSHÿQUYARÿDQÿ such study is FVmostlyQUCRÿ FVmotivatedUDu9UEAÿvRÿUHEÿ’ by the DwendalianWE@A9CD9@ ‚Empire'sFIDTEtQÿAEQD desireTEÿUVÿP9D@ÿ9@ÿ9Au9@U9PEÿD@ÿUHEÿ to gain an advantage in the W9warTd. eHEÿ‰YƒV@ÿAVThe Luxon doesn'tEQ@tUÿH9uEÿ9@ÿ9SUDuEÿSV@QSDVYQ@EQQÿVTÿIETQV@9CDURdÿeHEÿ have an active consciousness or personality. The WVworshipTQHDIÿV`ÿUHE of themFÿ DQÿC9TPECRÿ9ÿQRQUEis largely a systemFÿ V`ÿIYTEÿ`9DUHGÿv9ScEAÿvRÿQSDE@UDXSÿ9@Aof pure faith, backed by scientific and FEmetaphysicalU9IHRQDS9C ÿUTYUHQÿUH9UÿQUEtruths that stemFÿ `TVfromFÿ theUHEÿADQSVuETRÿV`ÿUHEÿvE9SV@Qÿ9@AÿUHEÿ• discovery of the beacons and the UmaviF9uDÿ WHwhoVÿD@UETITEUÿUHEDTÿ interpret their FEmeaning9@D@Pÿ–QEEÿ— (see "‘TR@ÿ’R@9QURKryn Dynasty˜ÿD@ÿSH9IUETÿ™d" in chapter 2)dÿeTDEQUQÿV`. Priests of theUHEÿ‰YƒV@ÿV`U Luxon oftenE@ÿQUYARÿAY@9 study dunamisFDQÿ9@AÿDUQÿITD and its primalF9Cÿ9TS9@Eÿ@9UYTEGÿ arcane nature, WHwhileDCEÿVUHETQÿ9TEÿvVT@ÿ others are born WDwithUHÿAY@9 dunamanticF9@UDSÿPD`UQÿPT9@UEAÿvRÿUHEÿTE9CDURwvE@AD@PÿIV gifts granted by the reality-bending powersWETQÿV`ÿUHE of the vE9SV@QdÿeHVbeacons. ThoseQEÿUH9UÿAVÿS9CCÿV@ÿUHEÿT9TETÿUHTE9AQÿV`ÿADuD@DURÿYQEÿUHEÿvE9SV@QÿUHE that do call on the rarer threads of divinity use the beacons themselvesFQECuEQÿ9Qÿ9ÿQVYTSEÿV`ÿ as a source of F9magicPDSd. fgghipiqrhsAppearance. ÿfRÿ9CCÿ9SSVY@UQGÿUHEÿ‰YƒV@tQÿVTDPD@9Cÿ`VTBy all accounts, the Luxon's original formFÿ DQÿvECDEuEAÿUVÿvEÿ9ÿSVCVQQ9CGÿQH9IECEQQÿvVARÿV`ÿDis believed to be a colossal, shapeless body of impossiblyFIVQQDvCRÿvTDPHUÿCDPHUGÿCDcEÿ9ÿvYT@D@PÿQU9 bright light, like a burning star.Tdÿ„VCCV FollowersWETQ V`ÿUHEÿ‰YƒV@ÿSof the Luxon carry9TTRÿQ small,F9CCGÿV`UE@ÿHVCCVWGÿAVAES9HEATV@Qÿ9Qÿ9ÿQR often hollow, dodecahedrons as a symbolFvVCÿV`ÿUHEDTÿ`9DUHd of their faith.

ORIGINS OF THE LUXON

According to the teachings of the Kryn and the Umavi who scribe their faith, it is believed that long before the gods of Exandria came to shape this world, there was a time when a single Light came from the dark nothingness. Other lights came into being around them, settling as the stars in the cosmos. This one Light, however, resisted the force that beckoned them to burn like their star-fated brethren. This one Light wanted to understand what they were and chose to wander alone, choosing a different path. This choice led to endless stretches of lonely dark, the voices of the stars silent to the Light that walked away. Lonely, they wandered until they found a cold, dark rock: a world. The Light grew fond of this rock, seeing it as lonely as they were, and embraced it. They sparked a fire within, cracking the surface and giving fiery life to the cold world.

From within the fiery core, the Light began to watch the world change and turn, the chaos giving birth to the first souls: the Primordials. Amazed with their children, the Light wanted to guide them to learn of themselves, which in turn would help the Light discover their own purpose-but the children warred amongst themselves and killed one another, their souls born of the Light becoming lost to the dark beyond. Confused but determined, the Light decided that a time of learning was required, and that a cycle of trial and error must be enacted for their children of chaos to better themselves. Sacrificing a majority of their own essence, the Light created beacons of their own self, crystals of great power that enacted a cycle of rebirth for those who were bound to the Light.

This act exhausted the Light, and they fell into a deep slumber within the core of the world, awaiting a time where the children of their own mind would learn from life to life, through eons of struggle and self-reflection, until the knowledge had matured enough to reassemble them, awaken them, and the children could grant the answer to the question the Light had sought from the very beginning: what are they and what was their purpose? This Light is now referred to by the mortal followers of the Kryn as the Luxon.

The Traveler

This powerful archfey of selfish and anarchic intent, who was once known by the name Artagan, drew the ire of Corellon a millennium ago when his pr:ank­ like dabblings on the Material Plane left an entire nascent elven culture worshipping a whale carcass. Banished to the Feywild and barred from the realm, Artagan wandered his home plane for hundreds of years, sowing chaos for his own enjoyment-until he struck a deal with the heroes of Vox Machina that enabled him to return to the Material Plane. There, he embarked on his latest plot of dubious divinity under a new identity: the Traveler.

Eccentric, fickle, and prone to whimsy and impulse, the Traveler wanders Exandria, seeking allies and followers who entertain him. Lending his powerful fey magics in the guise of divine boons and weaving a spreading myth surrounding his secretive purpose, the Traveler appears when least expected and leaves when least preferred. Those who hear of his tenets are prone to disbelief, but the occasional "miracle" serves to reinforce his influence. Does he wish to become a new god, or is this all still just a game?

Appearance. The Traveler is often depicted as a tall elf man hidden within a billowing green cloak, the hood obscuring his face except for his knowing grinIi.

Uk'otoa, the Leviathan Lord

Uk'otoa was created by Zehir and terrorized the seas of Wildemount until the Divergence left the leviathan without master or purpose. The surviving SIQSH@IUXTÿV@indigenous peopleUVB@ÿUWÿGR@ÿ” of the SwavainPAqASIÿ•TBAIQTDÿGR@ÿ–S—AXDÿGUUcÿ‰cUGUAÿATÿGR@S9ÿHXSQ@ÿAIQÿHUQÿGUÿ9XB@ÿGR@ÿ Islands, the Ki'Nau, took Uk'otoa as their guide and god to rule the PAwatersG@9TÿAIQÿg9SIHÿGR@ and bring themCÿ V9UTV@9SGYiÿpR@ÿB@qprosperity. The leviathanSAGRAI @B@qAG@QÿGR@ÿ–elevated the Ki'NauS—AXÿGUÿ`UI˜X@9ÿGR@ÿTUXGR@9Iÿ`UATGTÿUWÿGR@ÿ`UIGSI@IGÿXIGSBÿGR@ÿa@ABUXTÿ to conquer the southern coasts of the continent until the jealous PSwillBBÿUWÿ‘@RS9ÿ9@A`R@Qÿg@YUIQÿGR@ÿySqSI@ÿ™AG@ÿAIQÿQST`Uq@ of Zehir reached beyond the Divine Gate and discovered9@QÿGR@ the SITUB@I`@ÿUWÿRinsolence of hisSTÿ`9@AGSUIDÿ`U creation, commandingCCAIQSIHÿRSTÿWUBBU his followersP@9TÿGUÿT@ABÿA to seal awayPAYÿ‰cUGUAÿSIÿGR@ÿg@Q9U`cÿg@I@AGRÿGR@ÿuX`SQSAIÿd`@AIi Uk'otoa in the bedrock beneath the Lucidian Ocean .

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‚‚ƒ„ „†‡ƒˆAppearance. ÿd@TRÿ9@T@Vesh resemblesCgB@TÿAÿIXQ@ÿ a nude PUwomanCAIÿ PSwithGRÿWASIGBYÿHBU faintly glowingPSIHÿH9AYÿTcSIDÿBUIHÿVX9VB@ÿRAS9DÿAIQÿXIIAGX9ABBYÿBUIHÿA9 gray skin, long purple hair, and unnaturally long armsCT ÿAIQÿtIH@9TÿGRAGÿ@IQÿSIÿand fingers that end in `BAclaw-likePiBSc@ IASBTiÿf@9ÿ@Y@nails. Her eyesTÿA9@ÿVAB@ÿ are pale PRwhiteSG@ÿ PSwithGRÿIUÿS9STDÿAIQÿR@9ÿ@eV9@TTSUIÿqA9S@TÿW9U no iris, and her expression varies fromCÿ ABBX9SIHÿGUÿalluring to CUmonstrousITG9UXTÿQ@V@IQSIHÿUIÿR@9ÿ depending on her CUmoodUQi. jABS`ATXalicas pR@ÿkABAThe CalamityCSGY ÿGUUcÿGR@ÿBSq@TÿUWÿtook the lives of CUmortals9GABTÿAIQÿS and immortalsCCU9GABTÿABSc@iÿ alike. fAManyIYÿAIH@BTÿGRAGÿWUXHRGÿ angels that fought PSwithGRÿGR@ÿh9S the PrimeC@ ÿy@SGS@TÿDeities P@were9@ÿTBASIDÿAIQÿ slain, and CUmostTGÿGRAGÿTX9qSq@Q that survived ÿP@were9@ wounded. The solar Xalicas, the right hand of the Arch Heart, was so injured that even the magic of the gods cannot help the angel regain the ability to see, fly, or leave Exandria. For over a century, Xalicas lay broken and blinded in the Greying Wildlands, moss and plants covering her body, until she had the strength to move, blaming herself for the small part she played in the Calamity.

Now Xalicas wanders Wildemount to make up for the sins of the Calamity and prevent another devastating war. Her followers attempt to heal war-scarred lands and repair the natural world. Xalicas knows that alone and in her injured state she cannot stop all the evils in the world, so the angel lends her power to those she finds worthy: creatures who wish to stop unnecessary war, stand up to tyranny, and defend the innocent.

Appearance. Xalicas is a silver-skinned solar who wears a clean white bandage around her eyes. Her body is covered in scars, and one of her wings is blackened and burned.