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So there's this necromancer in my world. He was a noble from a dragonborn nation on the other side of the continent. In my world dragonborn havent really developed much of an arcane spellcasting culture, they're mostly martial warriors. Well, 35 years ago, they got involved in>>
A trade dispute with the neighboring Tiefling nation of Var Maldur. Var Maldur had powerful wizards, sorcerers and warlocks, and a dynamite navy. Well the dragonborn didnt like being cheated much, so they went to war. Swords and Spears against magic.
Thing was, they're tough. >>
Thing was, they're tough. >>
Dragonborn had their elemental resistances to certain spells, they were great warriors and brilliant tacticians, and to be honest the tieflings got very cocky early on to their own detriment and venever caught back up.
So now you have the entire nation of Var Maldur>>
So now you have the entire nation of Var Maldur>>
Dominated and occupied by the dragonborn of Tandekutaar. And as part of their disarmament program their arcant universities, stockpiles of spell scrolls, magic items, all looted and confiscated. And the next generation of dragonborn start getting trained in magic.>>
Cut ahead a decade, and lord Vakgar Hidorim is a rising star of House Hidorim. He's a natural wizard and is fascinated by the school of necromacy. Tandekutaar once had a very strong history of dealings with the undead which led to civil war mille ia ago. Mummy rulers>>
Vakgar learned this and started his own experiments with raising skeletons and zombies, and looking into mummification himself, as being a smart guy he realized his mortality would affect his studies. Well, the majority of Tandekutaar was already dubious about the magic thing>>
So in order to save what arcane program they had, they made Vakgar the sacrificial lamb and exiled him for heresy. They couldnt exicute him because he had broken no laws, he was just smart enough to exploit the established policies. That and his family wad powerful>>
So Vakgar headed east, and found his way into an apprenticeship to a Demilich called The Lord of Bones. Vakgar wanted to reach the next level of his abilities and the Lord of Bones was bored after several millennia alone in a swamp with himself, so it was a good arrangement>>
Vakgar had no intrest in supplanting the Lord of Bones, and didnt bother him too often, and even found a tribe of Lizardfolk to dominate. He kept the Lord of Bones location secret and kept himself visible enough to draw unwanted attention away from him.>>
Well this turned into a problem as necromancer wannabees started showing up to apprentice to him. Pathetic talentless wannabees. Sycophants, codependent groupies, it got uncomfortable.
So Vakgar got fed up and ordered his lizardfolk to start killing them on sight.>>
So Vakgar got fed up and ordered his lizardfolk to start killing them on sight.>>
Well this backfired, and enough dropouts from arcane universities started dissalearing in the swamp and their rich families wanted answers, so word about Vakgar spread. And not wanting to piss off the Lord of Bones Vakgar let all the heat fall onto him>>
And it made even more wannabees show up. And paladins wanting to slay the evil murderous necromancer lord of the undead. Who Vakgar has to kill to stay alive. Then this drow lady Elara shows up and finds whatever groupies are hiding in the swamp and organizes them into a commune>
And names herself the High Nectomistress of the Bonespire, and they make a community for themselves in a fetid cave with a rancid spring they all think is magical. Elara is throuroughly out of her mind, but she's charismatic enough that she gets all these idiots to >>
Hang on her every word. "Vakgar is testing them." "She speaks for Vakgar." "Vakgar will only accept those worthy as his Acolytes." "If you eat this moss i found, Vakgar will love you"
So these poor idiots are rotting in a cave with a 1990's style unrequited Harley Quinn type>>
So these poor idiots are rotting in a cave with a 1990's style unrequited Harley Quinn type>>
High as FUCK on whatever she tells them to eat, and from time to time one or two of them make it before Vakgar blathering some nonsense about what they think he wants to hear, and it drives Vakgar INSANE with rage. All this guy wants is to do Issac Newton level magic alone and>>
All these smelly degenerate primates keep somehow sneaking into his bedroom and basically humping his leg. Not to mention that the Lord of Bones thinks this is HILARIOUS and keeps giving him shit about it.
Anyway, this is the drama that is happening in a far flung part>>
Anyway, this is the drama that is happening in a far flung part>>
Of a vast swamp in my world, and it delights me to know its there and i find it hilarious.
@UnrollHelper please unroll
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