Dexxkuvtarr

Dexxkuvtarr was a spider person in the Emeron campaign.

Dexxkuvtarr was a spider person who impersonated Joslin Kapax and initiated what later became called the War of Unity. He escaped when that campaign failed and later captured and impersonated the Hero of Unity Eddie Drezzen for over 50 years. He secured a corrupt hold on the shire of Drezzenville and as part of the Dragon Queen Conspiracy. He was eventually slain by the Heroes of Prophecy.

## Background

As with the rest of the spider people the past of Dexxkuvtarr remains mysterious, as does its ultimate and larger goals.

## Impersonating Joslin Kapax

In the late 1060's Dexxkuvtarr was able to capture and impersonate Joslin Kapax, the Prince of Imyan. From this position he initiated a plot to summon the long dead form of Imyan the Indestructible as a death knight and conquer the surrounding lands.

The plan was foiled when an accident resulted in Joslin's escape. Though the prince could not be found, he was suffering memory problems from his captivity and did not recall his identity. Dexxkuvtarr continued the searches for him, but had to focus on his campaign.

His war in the Halfling Shires was foiled by a militia hastily trained by Eddie Drezzen and Brollo Goldpipe, but by 1073 he had successfully brought Imyan the Indestructible back and had a host of undead at his command.

Dexxkuvtarr and Imyan launched a massive attack into the Principality of Antyoch, but they were defeated at the Battle of Unity. Dexxkuvtarr, seeing that the battle had shifted once the Heroes of Unity managed to turn the tides, fled the battle.

## Impersonating Eddie Drezzen

In 1073, Dexxkuvtarr, seeking vengeance, ambushed and replaced Eddie Drezzen while he was in Emeron City. It soon left the city and returned to the Halfling Shires, where it played on Eddie's fame and popularity there to become mayor of a shire of Drezzenville.

Dexxkuvtarr quietly began accumulating power and wealth, raising taxes and dues on the citizens of the shire while also using that wealth to employ a force of thugs and soldiers loyal only to it. The creature still maintained the cheerful, friendly façade that Eddie was known for, but it masked darker, more malevolent plans.

In conjunction with another spider person ally, Veskolexx the two slowly and quietly plotted the control of the Halfling Shires. Veskolexx had also had a run-in with the Heroes of Unity and had since replaced Brollo Goldpipe, the Mayor of Home, largely at Dexxkuvtarr's suggestion.

## Adventure in the Uphigh Mountains

In 1080 fellow Heroes of Unity Dandy Lion and Taltharian came to Drezzenville to visit with their friend Eddie. Naturally Dexxkuvtarr played along, but when they heard reports of giant attacks on on nearby Cliffshire the two naturally wanted to investigate, forcing Dexxkuvtarr to go along to maintain his cover.

The trio determined that the problem was with a clan of Stone Giants and tracked them into the mountains. Once their lair was found the giants attacked and the trio slew them, however they found that an infant giant within the bowels of the lair. Dandy and Taltharian refused to abandon the child to a slow death from the elements, so Dexxkuvtarr, doing what Eddie would, recovered the milk from the babe's dead mother and the trio returned to Cliffshire to report their success. The shire ultimately adopted the giant and raised him, naming him Lucky Bigfoot.

Taltharian was eager to return to his studies and soon traveled to Emeron City on his own, as Dandy wished to continue to visit Eddie and the Shires. Dandy remained awhile longer but eventually left as well.

## Conspiracy of the Dragon Queen

Dexxkuvtarr continued to impersonate Eddie through the years, slowly, quietly and methodically increasing his wealth, power and influence along with that of Veskolexx, who was still impersonating Brollo Goldpipe. They became associated with a number of powerful contacts and allies, among them the red dragon Starr.

In 1127 Starr approached the two Spider People, explaining that he had a means to bring a new God, known as the Dragon Queen, from another realm to Goric. Her presence would destabilize the other gods of Goric and leave her in a strong position to take over much of Pherosum, if not the world. The promise of reward was great and the two agreed to assist.

To that end, by 1129 Dexxkuvtarr had recruited an Emeronian knight, Sir Zadric Trield, to the cause and through him began to hunt for a number of divine artifacts that were needed to bring the Dragon Queen to Goric and make her more powerful than she would otherwise be.

The efforts met with some success, as Dexxkuvtarr was able to secure the *Club of Galmar* through Zadric, and Veskolexx was able to procure the *Shield of Yondolla* through his own contacts. The two Spider People had likewise secured the alliance of a liche in the Brokenback Swamps called Sedrina the Soulless.

Unfortunately things began to go wrong, as a group of heroes (the Heroes of Prophecy) had caught wind of the plan and were not only trying to secure the weapons themselves to deny them to the Dexxkuvtarr and its allies, but had begun to follow the trail closer towards the Shires. Worse, Eddie's old friend Dandy Lion had surfaced and was traveling with them and had roped Trista Ravenlark and Taltharian into assisting further.

By Sloth of 1129, the Heroes of Prophecy had slain Zadric and Sedrina and were heading south, presumably to Drezzenville.

## Showdown with the Heroes of Prophecy

Dexxkuvtarr's spies told him that there were two groups heading south. One consisted of Trista Ravenlark and Taltharian and a handful of Trista's minions from the Raven's Eye. The other was the Heroes of Prophecy. As luck would have it, however, the Heroes of Prophecy suffered a magical mishap that set them back several days.

This left Trista's group alone in Cliffshire, waiting for the others to return. Dexxkuvtarr took advantage of this and ordered his best stealth agents to attack and murder them. The assassins met with notable success, killing Trista's minions, though she and Taltharian were able to kill several of Dexxkuvtarr's agents and escape. By the time Dexxkuvtarr could locate the two of them the Heroes of Prophecy had caught up to them. Dexxkuvtarr began making preparations for an attack on his person in Drezzenville.

On the 8th of Yeti, 1130, Dedekind Fried, Lylena, Martok Stonecutter, Samara, Horace, Trista Ravenlark, Taltharian, and Friar Chuck Goldschläger, reached Drezzenville. They were met at the gates to the manor house by an elite and well equipped force of soldiers loyal to "Eddie Drezzen."

Dedekind devised a plan to create a distraction by releasing the ponies from the stables and setting it ablaze, which drew enough guards away for the Heroes to sneak into the manor house. A massive battle began within as Dexxkuvtarr and several of "Eddie's" guards attempted to fight off the Heroes. Massive amounts of damage was done and fire based spells quickly set the house ablaze. Although Horace was killed in the fighting, eventually the Heroes were able to overpower Dexxkuvtarr and slay him.