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Chegg

Chegg is one of the gods of the Dorun Trinity. His domain is over evil and destruction. He is credited with creating devils and dragons, though, as the history of the Trinity is widely unknown, the truth of this is uncertain. An abyssal avatar of Chegg, in the appearance of a red crystalline man once appeared before the Champions of Dorun, and destroyed it's form casting an evil invocation that caused the Dragonfall.

### Draconic Imperialists

Draconic Imperialists are believers in the divine right of dragons to rule over all that is, due to their ability and natural congruence with destructive forces that they benevolently do not use to end the world in Chegg's name. Notable Draconic Imperialists include Dissectum Anguis, Rezmir, and High Lord Varganak.

### Demonic Legions

Some believe that Chegg was not satisfied with the destructive ability of dragons, so began constructing greater hordes of evil in the plane of the Abyss. The demonic hordes are wholly chaotic and unorganised, but when such chaos in concentrated, their single purpose of destruction paradoxically creates a form of order.

### Boons

Boons that Chegg has gifted his devotes include:

* Eternal Flame
* Evocation Magic
Laddad

Laddad is a vendor and mercenary featured in the Band of the Lion. He is a frugal man, who makes sure to get his moneys worth and pushes his own price as far as it can go.

## Appearances

### Appearance

Laddad is a golliath with pale blueish skin, a bald head, thick black beard, and paired red stripe tattoos on his head and chest. He wields a maul in battle and wears furs on every occasion.

### The Advent

Elu met Laddad while searching Superb Market for siege supplies and mercenaries. Laddad was reluctant to leave his business for the day, but for the right price Elu convinced him to join in. When they returned to the Lion's Den and Merut asked him about his price, he upped what he had already been paired, feeling a window for negotiation had opened up.
Atsara of the Sands

Atsara of the Sands is a Maelstromyr from the Band of the Lion. A curious cat, the reborn mercenary is not privy to the life he used to lead, since rebirth he has filled the void of memory with others tales of times before the cataclysm. Atsara is a martial fighter with his fists and has an uncanny ability to make sure he does not slip into death again, he is also able to use monastic ki and his light weight to unleash rapid blows. Sometimes memories from his last life give Atsara insight to help him overcome new obstacles.

## Atsara of the Sands

### Affiliation

The Band of the Lion/The Claws of the Clowder

## Appearances

### Appearance

Atsara is a skeletal feline man with dazzling lapis spheres for eyes. He wears robes and a cowl often in red, that help conceal his undeath.

### The Advent

Atsara heard the early whispers of a new legend forming, the Band of the Lion, and Setep Mewtil. Curiosity led this cat to ambushing Setep after he'd completed a bounty for the Bone Devil. Setep instantly took Atsara under his wings and returned to the Lion's Den. There he fought with them against Yin N'gth and Daerith Dog-Ears. Atsara dragged an unconscious Cailin Maccailini away from danger, but she went limp, dead, in his arms, and fell to a knee and the ground. In the aftermath, Atsara lead the way making traps and buying supplies. In this time too, he befriended Rena Lane, Merut Neramore, Nagrick Gangrick, and Elu Brak.
Arcadia

The **Peaceable Kingdoms of Arcadia** was the Outer Plane representing alignments between lawful neutral and lawful good in the Great Wheel cosmology model.

Arcadia connected to Seven Heavens, Nirvana, and Concordant Opposition by portals made of either white ivory or black steel, shaped like flower trellises. These portals were few in number but rested at fixed locations in the first layer. Little is known about the other two layers.

### Abellio

Abellio was the first layer of Arcadia in the Great Wheel cosmology. An endless stretch of orderly plains dotted with a few mountains and hills, it contained the divine realms of Clangeddin Silverbeard and Marduk.

### Buxenus

Buxenus was the second layer of Arcadia in the Great Wheel cosmology. It contained the divine realms of Azuth and Savras, as well as Heliopolis, the shared divine realm of Horus-Re, Isis, Osiris, and Ra of the Mulhorandi pantheon.

### Orb of Day and Night

The Orb of Day and Night was a great sphere perched atop Arcadia's highest peak, with one half glowing and the other half dark. It rotated evenly and continually, at all times illuminating one half of the infinite plane and leaving the rest in natural darkness. This caused day and night in Arcadia, though there was no twilight, just day and night.

## Inhabitants

Many woodland creatures roamed the mountains, hills, forests, and fields of Arcadia. They resembled Prime Material creatures except for their coloring, which was metallic like the trees, and their eyes, which were white without iris or pupil. Examples included copper colored rabbits, golden foxes, and sheep with silver wool. Organized, hive-dwelling insects such as ants, bees, and wasps were also found in this plane. None of the animals could speak but all were peaceful in nature and native to the Outer Planes so they were unaffected by magics that usually worked on Prime Material creatures. In addition, their eyes allowed them to see through any illusion and the more intelligent animals could be trained into superb watch beasts.

The primary inhabitants of Arcadia were the spirit legions formed from the souls of good and lawful warriors, much like their evil counterparts in Acheron. Other sentient creatures that dwelled in Arcadia included hollyphants, planetars, foo creatures and the occasional deva. It was not uncommon to see creatures from neighboring planes visiting: shedu, greater and lesser lammasu, and ki-rin for example.
Acererak

Acererak is a minor antagonist in the Champions of the Horn, a lich/demilich from the time of the original Nameless Kingdom. He was a cambion, born of a gross union between a mortal and a balor. He was the apprentice of the whispered one and co-authored the book of vile darkness. He twisted powers taken from Iruna into four phylacteries that each were guarded. While the others were found. One was not discovered until a great deal after, by the Champions of Dorun. Acererak's last phylactery was destroyed there in the Tomb of Horrors, in Homer, Rezmire.

### The Champions of the Horn

Acererak's Rezmire located Phylactery was causing necromantic energies to act in an unpredictable manner. This drew the attention of the Champions of Dorun, who plundered Acererak's Tomb of Horrors. Acererak's consciousness was alerted and returned to the material plane to occupy his jewelled skull, his last phylactery, and his demilich form. He was defeated and destroyed shortly after.
Iruna

Iruna is one of the three gods of the Dorun Trinity. Her domain is that of creation and life. It is thought that she created mammalian life and beasts, though the truth in that is unknown. The positive energy Iruna bestowed upon her clerics was once manipulated by Acererak. An avatar of Iruna, by the name Runa, once walked the material plane alongside the Champions of Dorun.

### Irunites

Irunites are followers of Iruna and her abstract principles of goodness. They identify one another with the symbol of a tree. Many druids channel Iruna and her primal spirits in their circles.

### Boons

Some of the boons Iruna has bestowed upon her devotees include:

* Immortality
* Eternal Youth
* Dominion over new life
* Stewardship of nature
* Primal Magic
Landark

Landark is a Nycoloth of Vyizm Wvimas (Death's Shadow Coven). He is a neutral evil fiend, a yugaloth. He is calm and calculating, carefully manipulating everyone around him, constantly.

### Appearance

Landark is a nycaloth, appearing with a deep green, muscular, gargoyle like body and wings, with a muscular humanoid face.

### Majesty

Landark guards the Lion's Den for Vyizm Wvimas, watching over the band. He first appeared when Sweetsong ambushed Atsara and stole back his ring. In the panic after this event, Landark made himself known and manipulated Setep into agreeing to kill the Old Crusaders in return for Vyizm Wvimas' help in fighting Sweetsong and his legion devils.
Gallith

Gallith is a major antagonist featured in the Band of the Lion, she is a Night Hag who discovered Merut, Flea, and the people in their future would aid Yuki if they were allowed to continue the path of fate. She was blind to this while they were in the time locked Westwood demiplane, realising her mistake after already letting them slip away.

## Appearances

### Appearance

Gallith appears as a hunched, robed, hag, with a woven face mask under a dusty cowl. Her hands are gaunt, long, and taloned, with skin in sickly shades of green and purple.

### Between Lands

Gallith was first encountered in Between Lands, acting as an omnipotent force within the Westwood demiplane and the Butcher's Shop demiplane. She stole Mumuk away for intruding on her Cauldon, before dropping him in it for a moment before he was rescued by Merut, Flea, and the others. She also held G.E.B captive for an unknown reason before she was freed by the party. After the party talked with Gallith, she decided to let the party leave, though she insisted they may not like what they find, meaning the battle taking place in the mortal planes true tomorrow. Gallith too did not like what she found after she had let them go, for she foresaw their involvement with Yuki, who Gallith sought.

### Maiden Festival

Elu almost stumbled into the Butcher's Shop demiplane, but was rescued on her way, by Merut's sheild avatar, who returned her with a message for Alcain. Merut and Flea would later uncover another enterance to the Butcher's Shop, where Jacob Mousewhite was sacrificing new-borns for her. Merut fought with Gallith in the ethereal plane, as she repeatably teleported into Merut's shadow. She was held back for long enough by Merut's shield avatar for Merut to escape.

### The Advent

While Merut was awaiting a meeting at the Sunrise Gazette, a thrall of Gallith was sent to speak with him. She explained that Yuki was hers, always had been, and always will be, and that none were to interfere in her plans for her. She also stated that the reason she was forced to offer this message instead of killing the party outright was because there was an ancient hagbane in the capital keeping her at bay, an enemy far worse than her. Merut taunted Gallith, and she returned the taunts, but the two left off with a better understanding of one another.
Bahumat

**Bahamut** was the dragon god of justice and a subservient deity to Torm, god of law. He was a member of the Draconic pantheon, as a deity of good dragons, metallic dragons, wisdom, and enlightened justice (justice tempered with mercy and punishment with forgiveness) known by the name of **Xymor**.

His natural form was that of a platinum dragon, said by many to be the only one of his kind. He was also the eternal rival of his sister Tiamat, queen of the chromatic dragons.

## Personality

Bahamut was stern and very disapproving of evil, always arguing with Asgorath about his crusade against it. He accepted no excuses for evil acts, and didn't tolerate even minor offenses by evil creatures.

In spite of his stance, he was also considered one of the most compassionate beings in the multiverse. He had limitless empathy for the downtrodden, the dispossessed, and the helpless. He usually preferred to polymorph those who had offended him instead of killing them, although it was also said that Bahamut loathed to sully himself with the blood of evil creatures.

By draconic standards, Bahamut was neither vain nor desirous of treasure. He valued wisdom, knowledge, prophecies, and songs instead. He used the great wealth he had amassed over the ages to help those in need, while using the magic items he had gathered to further his goals. However, he also pursued viciously (usually sending his champions and followers) those who tried to steal the hoard from his palace as, after all, he was a god of justice.

Bahamut also liked to prove the strength and worthiness of his followers by battling against them in his dragon form, halting the combat when his followers were injured or when they overcame him. However, he was prone to get carried away by his zeal, and had powerful healers on hand in case he had gravely injured one of his followers in those battles.

While his court comprised only gold dragons, Bahamut enjoyed the company of all good dragons, delighting in their differences and varied personalities.
Julie Gaunt

Julie Gaunt is a mountain dwarf is bright orange hair, the ward of Yuki Derindel in the time of the Band of the Lion, Daughter of Palma Nobilis and Darn Gaunt. She is the granddaughter of Arn Maldur and Dinnnn Gaunt, and the great granddaughter of Queen Hjeff Gaunt. She is looked down upon for her mother.s rebellion against her father's house. She remains neutral in the war, and enjoys the protection of the Flameguard. She has met with Setep Mewtril, Merut Neramore, Atsara of the Sands, and Elu Brak, as a Yuki's assistant.
The Dead Wood

The dead wood is the border woods between Dorin and the heartlands of Rei Dorm. It is the veil from which The Order were able to execute the Murdoch Massacre. It is a place, so full of negative energy, that things from the shadowfell, once kept contained by The Order, wander through the groves. It is the location of several temples to death gods, and druid circles of decay and shadow.
The Frozen Forest

The Frozen Forest is the name given to the dense woodlands that make up Eastern Dormort, everything east of Dormoor. They have a reputation for hiding things that escape both The Nameless Kingdom, and The Order. So if you find some strange creature in it's depths. It's a 50/50 whose spawn you're meeting. Some reports claim that pale elf like creatures with Damascus patterns on them formed by their blood vessels live there. These reports have not been substantiated since they appeared in Abies Nobilis' journals. Notable features include frost covens of all kinds, frost wyrms, ice elementals, treants, blights, djinn, and small communes of druidic people. The fauna is evergreen.
Rena Lane

Rena Lane was a mountain dwarf who lived in Forlonde, working at a bar, the treasure trove, before being recruited by Setep Mewtril and joining the band of the lion. She befriended Atsara of the Sands, but shortly after was killed in the siege of Lion's Den.

## Appearances

### Appearance

Rena Lane had medium length, intensely curly blonde hair, tanned skin, and a thin physique.
The Tar Towers (Story)

The Tar Towers was a spring 2017 One-Shot, the first to take place in Dorun. It featured 7 players.

At the battle of the Tar Towers, when the Dormani Empire attempting full control of Dorun and seeking the liberation of the red dragon Ashardalon, a party of eight fighters in the vanguard battle there way up the coastline of Kraotorut. Led by Jacob the Stout and Sophie the Oathbreaker; the troop narrowly avoids many arcane missiles and is badly injured by giants and ambush drakes. The party storm a command tent, losing Dylan the Coward ,and solve a great number of mind experiments that prohibited entry to the first of the twin towers. Inside, a labyrinth has been constructed, full of ethereal traps to prevent the party from finding what was guarded. After losing a cowardly soldier and a pompous monk, the party procured an amulet that acted as the key to the misty, obstructed door of the second tower. The armies of Dormani were advancing past the first tower but were unable to break the (powerfully enchanted) Phalanx of the rebels. The vanguard disguises themselves and use the amulets to ensure their safe passage, behind enemy lines and straight to Ashardalon. The rebels, the Iruni, were fooled by most. Soldiers Lamia and Sam were discovered and died fighting. Jacob and Sophie put their remaining soldiers to use, unchaining the great drake. The pair darted to the top of the tower (to release the neck restraints) when they were pulled the roof by an invisible force. It was a vengeful Iruni who had embraced dark magic to avoid defeat. They cast a great tsunami of black acid over the battlefield, covering the towers and turning them black. Only one of the Dormani Vanguards survived. Abies Nobilis. The few Iruni who survived were forced to flee to remote islands and the tops of the mountains, whilst the Empire claimed all of Dormani Minoris. Ashardalon flew free.
The Dance of the Archangel

The Dance of the Archangel is a book in Dorun. It is about 400 pages long and tells the story of an unnamed angel who rises to angelic heights before falling into fiendish temptation. Some believe this is a true account, though the author insists it is only inspired by some accounts of archdevils and fallen aasimar.
Sweetsong

Sweetsong is major antagonist featured in the Band of the Lion. He is the Maharajah of the Claws of the Clowder, a feline shapeshifter that seeks all kinds of catfolk to serve under him.

## Appearances

### Appearance

Sweetsong is a shapeshifter. It is believed that his normal form is tigerin, with a white and ginger fur. He also has hands that are reversed at the wrist.

### The Advent

Sweetsong was first encountered when Setep, Elu, and some of the Band of the Lion visited Clowder Minora and started a minor brawl. Sweetsong used command on Setep, forcing him to freeze. He then reached his reverse paw behind the backdoor and bid Elu welcome, and asked them to keep the noise down. Sweetsong later payed a price of torment to the Vyizm Wvimas, for Daerith Dog-Ears and Yin N'gith and force Setep to accept a place in the Claws of the Clowder.
Stadium

Stadium was once a walking city, a menace upon Rei Majoris, and an existential threat to Dorun, however, the former ruler, Yoko Nox, was defeated, and Stadium came crashing down on itself in the White Hills. Stadium was a convergent city, build upon by many as it wandered the outworlds, bridging them together, until Yoko Nox sought to use it to widen the tear in reality. She and stadium were felled by the Band of the Lion

### Stadium

Stadium appeared in Rei Majoris, leaking boiling water and amnestic mist. It used to have an orlop, with barracks, and maintenance stations. Above that was the spherical interior, the Quarters, where a battle between modron and formian inhabitants was waged. Above that, the only surviving sector, the City, the Freeboard, the Alcazar. Other than a few strays from Stadium's time in the outworlds, it is abandoned.
Murdoch's Farm

Murdoch's Farm is the largest of the farming cities of Rei Dorm. It is governed by the Murdoch family, who are the 'kings of the heartlands'. Murdoch's Farm itself is contradictory, a muddy cityscape of dense rural culture. It is famously the site of the Murdoch Massacre, when Eldritch Knights from The Order rode down countless workers in the fields. This slaughter only stopped at the Battle of the Artery.
Nifeemos

Nifeemos is a supporting character in Band of the Lion. She is currently the fiancé of Merut Neramore.

### Appearance

Nifeemos is young, with curly brown hair, often wearing a purple shall and crystal necklace.

### Maiden Festival

Nifeemos appeared at the Maiden Festival after being sent away from her home, looking for someone to settle down with. Nif found Merut and the two danced together in the club called The Treasure Trove. Nif opened up about her situation, and Merut agreed to take her with him. While Cailin was cold and jealous towards Nifeemos, there proximity meant it didn't take long for Nifeemos to consider Cailin a friend.

### The Advent

Nifeemos came to the capital with the Band of the Lion. She partook in Merut, Mable, and Cad's plan to infiltrate the Clowder Minora to gather information on Sweetsong. A few days later, all of them but Merut were taken by Daerith Dog-Ears and Yin N'gith of Vyizm Wvimas on the orders of Sweetsong. After the Band of the Lion fought off Sweetsong, they recovered the captured Nifeemos, Mable, and Cad, from Vyizm Wvimas in the Grey Wastes. The price they payed was taking on a contract, to kill a Ki Rin. Nifeemos was heavily bruised, her and leg was broken, and her recovery period took months, after which her leg was still imperfect.

### Majesty

Nifeemos took special care with Merut after he was beaten by Elu. The two made a promise to explore their relationship further once Merut returned from Majesty, on the mission to kill the Ki Rin for Nifeemos' life. Merut took Nifeemos out one week after he met with Lucion, and the two started dating formally.
Rekeal

Rekeal is a god in the wider Dorun pantheon, he is lawful neutral aligned, and has domain in the celestial libraries of Mount Celestia. He is followed by the lore clerics and is the patron of knowledge, law, absolute truth, and in the face of extreme evil, censorship. His symbol is three trees rising from a book, looked over by a sun. Rekeal is often associated with the Irunan influences on the material plane.

### The Lore Clerics

The Lore Clerics are a clergy who are based in every major city of Dorun. They occupy libraries, archives, and often provide their protection services free of charge or obligation to the property owners. Other lore clerics crusade in search of specific answers that Rekeal has shown them the path to.

### Boons

Boons Rekeal has bestowed upon his devotees inlude:

* Guardianship of Truth
* Control of Though
* Divination Magic

### Goals

* Fully uncovering the secrets of the universe
* Censoring ideas that are insidious and malicious to the subject when thought
* Destroying all Allips
The Mortal Gate

The Mortal Gate is the name of the primary door between the material plane and Sigil. It was made inactive when Sigil was closed, but was always hard to get too. It was buried deep underground for an unknown reason by an unknown entity. It is described as being a stone archway with intricate carvings of waring dragons from the dawn of time, all coated in gold. The Cack-handed Knight guarded this gate for a time, but it was passed through by the Champion's of the Horn as they sought after Demogorgon.
Battleground

In Micro Tanks, the **Battleground** is the area in which the fights take place. Essentially, it is the level map. All Missions, Operations, and Duelling Arenas are fought on the battleground.

## Features

Almost all levels in the game feature the same basic battleground. The floor is made of wood, and the battleground is bordered by Tall Metal Crates that serve as an indestructible border. With a few exceptions where Secret Missions are involved, the border cannot be traversed. The outer border consists of 23 blocks horizontally and 15 blocks vertically, creating a 21x13 block playable area.

In a single case of the Classic Campaign and commonly in the Adventure Campaign, the wooden background is absent. Mission Fumos is the only mission in the Classic Campaign that features a monochrome grey background instead of the wooden background. In the Adventure Campaign, this is commonplace, with Water Levels and Gas Chamber Levels not including the wooden background.

Water levels feature quite a different battleground, with the default ground appearing as turquoise sedimented material. A water-rippling shader is applied. There are areas of the map without the turquoise sedimented floor, revealing a dark teal background. If the player drives over one of these areas, they will start to sink. Mines and bullets cannot be fired while sinking.

All battlefields are of the standard 23x15 block size, except for Survival and the Castle Campaign. These feature a much larger battleground with a camera that follows the player. The moving camera reveals for the only time what lies beyond the battleground. In Survival mode, there are several layers of Tall Metal Crates, before seeing at the far reaches of visibility, more wooden area. Since there is no way of going out of bounds, it's not known what actually lies beyond.

### Out of Bounds

In regular levels with the standard battleground, there is no way to go out of bounds. If in theory the player did glitch out of the map, which could happen easily in very early versions of the game, there are barriers in place that cause the mission to instantly restart without loss of life. The same happens if a tank somehow glitches out of bounds, which happens very rarely while playing, although this time the game notifies the player that the level is about to restart. The out of bounds region is only visible if there is a moving camera, which only occurs in the case of the larger battlefields.

## Trivia

* In very early versions (pre-test build even), the battleground was 23x13 blocks, with a 21x11 playing area. Two extra vertical blocks were added around December 2021. By which point, the game had nearly 50 levels, and they all needed to be redesigned to accommodate this.
Renshar Berrins

Renshar Berrins was the young head of the Berrins House during the time of the Champions of the Horn. He was at the head of a conspiracy with the Cult of the Dragon to bring Tiamat into the material plane in order to establish a new draconic dynasty. He was in attendance as the Berrins guards swarmed the Old Crusaders for digging to far into Caltor. He and the elders of the Berrins family were ousted and executed by the Gaunt regime in the aftermath of Tiamat's banishment.
Runa

Runa was a Maelstromyr from the Champions of the Horn; she was a halfling who had spent millenia in a trance, communing with Iruna, until she eventually became a partial avatar. Her closest friend was her mount, a dire rabbit named Luna, but she eventually came to work closely with Krad Klim. She had a life longer than her kin and sent a great many years adventuring.

## Appearances

### Appearance

Runa had long light brown hair that fell over her green dresses perfectly. She was said to be very beautiful to look at, though people with truesight or better judgement saw an insidious poer in this natural charisma.

### Recurring Nightmares

Runa was awaken in the feywild as the party were looking for powers to conquer the looming threat of a demonic invasion from Demogorgon. She met Abies Nobilis, Krad Klim, Zafia, Massam, Skrelt-san Aryx, and Vulture. She travelled with them through the doors of Sigil searching for aid in the fight against Demogorgon. She was able to with Abies Nobilis, help repair a rogue modron that led them to a potent plant with a property of strong psychic defense, as a reward. This stopped the party losing their minds in the Abyss. Runa was also doted on by an extraplanar gnome in Sigil who the party bought magic items from at a discounted price. In the fight against Demogorgon, Runa supplied vital healing.

### Champions of Dorun

When the party were scattered across the planescape, Runa was sent to Bytopia, and quickly found her way back to Krad in Sigil, before heading after Abies in Mechanus, along with the White Knight. Once returned, in the wake of the Dragonfall, Luna fought in the Battle of the Artery as a cavalry unit.

### Afterwards

Runa is thought to have worked closely with Krad Klim on various projects, but for the most parts, she disappeared into the most obscure woods and villages in Dormani; some speculate she found her way back to the feywild to continue her communion, or to return her powers to Iruna.
Maximus

Maximus is the war horse with a brown coat belonging to Setep Mewtril. The two are very close. Maximus was acquired by Setep sometime before he started the Band of the Lion. Some members have speculated that their connection is due to a shared history in the fighting pits of Martyr's Market, some have said that once Setep was freed, he saved his money and Maximus was his first possession, and the first step to becoming a cavalier, others say his young and gentle heart freed the horse as it could not bear to watch it get slaughtered. Setep has not elaborated the truth of the matter, other than providing endless praise and accolades for his loyal companion.
Pandemonium

The **Windswept Depths of Pandemonium** was the Outer Plane associated with the chaotic neutral and chaotic evil alignments in the Great Wheel cosmology

## Description

Pandemonium was made entirely of rock pierced by innumerable tunnels and caverns large and small. All open space was filled with howling winds that carried the sound of every word, shout, or scream uttered in the place. Without adequate protection, beings with hearing were rendered temporarily deaf in a matter of seconds and permanently deaf in a few minutes. Normal fires could not survive and there was no natural light. Conversation could only be accomplished by shouting at close range.

Gravity in Pandemonium always pulled away from the center of any cavern so a traveler could walk on the floor, walls, or ceiling. Streams and rivers would flow along one surface of a cave, or inexplicably down the middle through the air. The larger caverns were hundreds to thousands of miles/kilometers deep, wide, and tall, and the winds there could lift up small humanoids and carry them far away before a dangerous landing.

Pandemonium had four known layers, each with slightly different conditions:

### Pandesmos

The topmost layer with portals to Limbo, the Abyss, and Concordant Opposition was called Pandesmos and was the most habitable layer of the four. This layer had the largest caverns and the river Styx flowed through the rocky wastes. Nearly all great cities and citadels in Pandemonium were found here.

### Cocytus

The second layer was called the layer of lamentation because the wind whistling through the tunnels carried the cries of anguish and the sounds of sorrow. The passages on this level were narrower making the noise shrill enough to drive *insane* anyone with unprotected hearing. Unlike the natural looking tunnels and caves of Pandesmos, the passages of Cocytus were carved by beings unknown to even the gods.

### Phlegethon

The third layer was the layer of dark and damp. The walls were matte black and absorbed all light with no reflection—all light sources could only illuminate half as far as normal. Many rivers and streams cut through the black rock and the constant dripping of eons built up stalactites, stalagmites, and other cave formations.

### Agathion

Agathion was the deepest known layer of Pandemonium and was made of solid rock with no tunnels and only giant spherical bubbles of air or vacuum. Those bubbles with a barrier to Phlegethon were filled with huge windstorms capable of flinging even large humanoids around. Pockets without a connection to the next level were often the final resting places of things that should not be awakened.

## Inhabitants

Pandemonium had no known indigenous life forms but many inhabitants that were either immigrants, visitors, exiles, marooned, or prisoners. Quasits and shadow demons were plentiful, as well as many low- to mid-level demons and the occasional demon lord-in-exile.

## Afterlife

Only the spirits of the most merciless bugbears traveled to Pandemonium after death.
Sashra Mellow

Sashra Mellow is a Maelstromyr featured in the Heroes of Oakhurst. Her appearance was short, but her tunes are immortal in the legendary work 'The Fool of Gracklstugh'. She was born a slave under one of the Grym princes, Iron Grym, and was freed accidentally only when the Heroes of Oakhurst released Themberchaud upon Gracklstugh.

## Appearances

### Appearance

Sashra is a young human woman with fiery red hair, freckled, pale skin, and thin build. She wore brown commoners clothes and sang spells into being.

### Out of the Abyss

Sashra was freed from slavery by the party when they released Themberchaud on Gracklstugh, but afterwards she became trapped on the Darklake. As Hjar Gaunt, Kotanmaru, Dramour, and Pardus Stormstrider were fleeing Menzoberranzan, they rescued the stranded Sashra and took her back to Blingdenstone. She and the party witnessed the Rage of Demons battle and fled the ruins of the town with Aleana. When crossing the Darklake once again, crossing to the Vault of Kings, the party offered up Sashra and Aleana as offerings to allow them to pass to Gauntlgrym and the surface. Sashra was dragged away screaming and never heard from again.
Leilia Brassberg

Leilila Brassberg is a minor character featured in the Band of the Lion, Stadium arc's conclusion. She is a feline with a humble and gentle character that woefully played enchanting music as she searched for her peers, including Wazza, from the Outlands. She played a mesmerising gilded harp.

## Appearances

### Appearance

Leilia Brassberg is an aardling, a humanoid mostly human features apart from long feline ears, and a feline tail. Leilia's hair is a chestbut brown, and her skin is pale white, with natural rosiness. She was encountered wearing a green and gold tailored jerkin, with a white collared shit underneath, and with puffy short sleeves.

### Stadium

Leilia was first encountered immediately after the party dismounted stadium, at the end of the Stadium Arc. She was sat alone, woefully playing an magical song that somehow harmonised and made coherent rhythms with everything going on around it, including the words the party spoke and the footsteps they took. She introduced herself after a brief duet with Merut and explained that she was waiting to reunite with some adventurers who had come with her from the Outlands to tackle Stadium, including Wazza. The party decided not to tell Leilia about Wazza, and offered to take her with them. Leilia refused, but said if she is cannot find anyone else, she might one day take up that offer, if she could ever find them again.
The Great Old One

The name given to the oldest aboleth in their floating city. It is a misnomer, because he is not a 'great old one', and if her were, he would not be the only one; he is perhaps, the closest thing to one, that a mortal could actually encounter without losing their sanity immediately. He was encountered by the Knights of Sigil during their hunt for Tiamat where he revealed that Aboleths perfect memory has no recollection of Mind Flayers existing, revealing their chronologically confusing existence. He then proceeded to kill several of the knights.
Wazza

Wazza was an extraplanar orc who the band of the lion met within Stadium. He was being digested by the gelatinous cube nicknamed Cumdog. Wazza was trying to reunite with other members of his party including his partner, Leilia Brassberg. Wazza was killed on the freebaord of stadium, burnt to death by the light of the moonfire guardians.
Phoebe Griff

### Appearance

Phoebe is a pale skinned Aasimar with dirty blonde shoulder-length hair and emerald eyes. Her youthful face has a sharpness to it, with freckles adorning her cheeks implying a misleading air of innocence. Preferring freedom of movement, she wears light leather armour and gloves for maximum flexibility. A flowing protective cloak drapes from her back, while an assortment of daggers hang from her belt. On command, she can release a pair of white-feathered wings, otherwise hidden beneath her cloak. When focusing and calling upon her angelic bloodline, a radiant light pulses across her wings and lights up her eyes.

## Phoebe Griff

### Aliases

Pheebs (by Merut)Phoebe Siathbhan Teasag-Schnerb (birth name)

### Relatives

Pywim Schnerb (father)Ello Teasage (mother)
The Falling Knight

The Falling Knight is one of the beast brothers, the three most notable members of the Knights of Sigil. They were: The White Knights, The Cack-handed Knight, and **The Falling Knight**; a duergar, svirfneblin, and drow. These knights were immortal for a time, but every 300 years, they would find themselves beheaded and in need of the Lady of Pain's aid. Some theorise this is because they were resurrected souls who had been beheaded, and the gods of death, or perhaps inevitable, were unhappy with their continued life, so kept pushing fate back to it's preordained path.

The Falling Knight wielded two daggers adjoined at their hilts by a chain, which he used to maneuverer the hide of gigantic monstrous foes, as the fought them on their backs.

## The Champions of the Horn

### Recurring Nightmares

The Falling Knight met the Champions of Dorun in the Abyss, as they were on their way to slay Demogorgon. He joined then in the fight, and found himself beheaded. Afterwards, Krad Klim would return his head to the Lady of Pain.

## The Last Command

The Falling Knight lead the Knights of Sigil across the planescape in search for revenge on Tiamat for her attack on Sigil. The Falling Knight was one of the few knights who survived going to the edge of the astral sea to consult with the great old one, and continue their search thereafter in the material plane.

## The Crusaders of the Dragon

### The Rise of Caltor

The Falling Knight, and his brothers, were found dead or dying at the hand of a shadow dragon, guarding the ritual site of Tiamat's return. Their sacrifice made it possible for the old crusaders to make it to Tiamat to unleash Alcain's secret plan to take her out.
Yin N'gith

Daerith Dog-Ears is a Nycoloth of Vyizm Wvimas (Death's Shadow Coven). He is a neutral evil fiend, a yugaloth. He is excitable, mad, and proved a major adversary when he ambushed the Band of the Lion.

### Appearance

Yin is a nycaloth, appearing with a pale green, muscular, gargoyle like body and wings, with round baby-like face.

### The Advent

After returning from the Away Inn, and a minor contract, the Band of the Lion returned to the Lion's Den to find it empty, Cad Vargale, Mable Filay, and Nifeemos, had been taken by two nycaloths, and they were waiting here now for Setep. They swooped down and picked him up off the ground making demands. Daerith Dog-Ears told Setep that a price of bounty had been paid for their services, they were to force Setep into a blood oath for the Claws of the Clowder, or kill everyone. Alternatively, Setep could pay back the torment spent and sacrifice his band to the fiends, he refused and a fight broke out. Yin N'gith was torn apart by Elu Brak and sent back to hell.
Ungat Nukkin

Ungat Nukkin, of Nuk Nuk's bastard line of orc kin, was the head of his house during the time of the Champions of the Horn. He was a fierce leader, but was a reluctant servant under High Lord Bramble Hook during the orcish invasion of Rei Dorsot. It was widely known that Ungat believed himself a more worthy High Lord due to his bloodrite. Ungat Nukkin was in attendance at Hjeff Gaunt's last birthday party before the war broke out, and was observed and recorded present in Abies Nobilis' journals.
Tiamat

Tiamat is an evil god of the dawn war pantheon, counterpart to Bahumat, Queen of Evil Dragons, and major antagonist in The Crusaders of the Dragon. She was a prisoner in the first layer of the Nine Hells, Avernus, who consistently used her influence over the cult of the dragon to try and escape.

### Appearance

Tiamat has a gigantic reed dragon body with five heads representing each of the five main chromatic dragon types. Each head has that types associated breath weapon ability. Her tail is that of a wyvern.

## The Last Command

Tiamat wants to tip the balance of the planescape towards evil and prevent the powers within Sigil from interrupting her planned return to the material plane. So she unleashed a great magical attack that the Lady of Pain was greatly weakened by. The Knights of Sigil would thereafter attempt to thwart Tiamat's plan.

## The Crusaders of the Dragon

Tiamat is summoned through a portal created in the floating island of Caltor. A great hoard has been amassed by the Berrins establishment to appease the Queen of Dragons. Unfortunately for her, she was greeted by the Crusaders of the Dragon. Alcain Innsmouth used an astral rift to try and banish Tiamat, this however, did not go as planned. Tiamat has for a time been scattered into pieces across the astral sea, but the whiplash from such a monumental power being used, and Sigils current 'closed' status, has left the material plane scattered with planegates.
Roots of Genesis (series)

The **Roots of Genesis** is a series of seven novels. The series, which Ben Woodhall considers his best novel works. It ties together many of his other novels as well and chronicles the adventures of the Cherub Eve Arragan on his quest to reach Genesis after news of a huge war breaking out between the gods. She must get to Genesis in order to protect it from the evil gods with the help of her companions.

**All novels**:

* Vol. 1 (The Cherub and The Shadowman)
* Vol. 2 (Woman of the Blood Ovum)
* Vol. 3
* Vol. 4
* Vol. 5
* Vol. 6
* Vol. 7
Seam

The **Seam** is the supreme will of Dhia, a force that beings from all across the Multiverse may harness and exploit. **Seam** can be thought as as a guide or a destination, but it is not a rigorous blueprint. The machinations of the **seam** can be stopped with effort, but more often than not, the **seam** wins out in the end. **Seam** is not exclusively a force of good or evil, since it manipulates both and appears to lack a fixed morality within itself.

Furthermore, **seam** represents life energy, consciousness, obligation, and responsibility. It also refers to a destination to which an individual must journey in the ancient language of the Cherubs known as Oustran. Individuals linked together for a cause by the will of **seam** are known as Seam-Eann.

## Derivatives

* Seam-Eann
* Seam-Ailte
Yoko Nox

Yoko Nox is a major antagonist featured in the Band of the Lion. She was the archdruid of the astral grove before Cailin. She was contacted by an extra planar entity that lead her to accidentally transforming her Archdruid sisters into Moonfire Guardians. Afterwards, she was driven mad, and lost in her own delusions, destroyed the original astral grove, and set Stadium to destroy the Dorun and open the tear in reality further.

## Appearances

### Appearance

Yoko Nox appears younger than she is, as most druids do. Her skin is scaled with cosmic blue and purple. She wears only a crown with a golden peak and horns. Her hair hair is the same gradient as her skin but darker and more saturated.

### Stadium

In Stadium's Alcazar, the formative members of the Band of the Lion found Nox wandering in an illusionary court, completely absorbed in her own delusions, before rambling to herself about destroying a world of pain. She transformed into an astral dragon and did battle with the party, pulling them into her delusion, then into the astral sea. She was killed by Setep Mewtril.
Multiverse

The **Multiverse** is a notion developed by author Ben Woodhall. It is utilized to explain cosmology in several of his books and novels.

## History

In the beginning, there was just a tremendous magical force known as Ominni, also known as the "Oblivion of Everything," from which Dhia arose. Dhia emerged in the All-Verse as a metaphysical form as a gigantic tree known as Genesis, accompanied with Abelor Gods who guarded the roots.

Osiala, the Axolotl goddess of nature, was thought to seek to create words that brimmed with brightness and life. She generated the majority of the **multiverse** by spewing it out, and one of the countless universes has the Earth Dimension W-592, which is a reflection of our world.

Some beings in the **multiverse** have the ability to travel through the different universes and beyond by using Androhoar, other ways of traveling throughout the **multiverse** are by using rare artifacts like Rickycrase Crystals.

## List of Locations

### Major Verses

* All-Verse: The location of Genesis.
* Outerverse: The homeworld to the Otherkin Gods.
* Bestverse: The homeworld of the Abelor Gods.
* Naeless: An afterlife world where beings across the Multiverse continue life after death.
* Earth Dimension W-592: This version of Earth is considered the main universe where most of Ben's works take place.
Shadowman

### Goals:

* Take over the Multiverse he is found in as either as a God or as a supreme ruler and throw it into chaos.
* Destroy Eve Arragan so he can freely destroy Genesis.
* Full the order of the Vermilion Emperor.

### Crimes Committed:

* Malefic
* Mass Murder
* Familicide
* Regicide
* Usurpation
* Torture
* Rape
* Attempted Mass Omnicide
* Destruction of Property
* Mutilation
* Malediction
* Numerous other offenses
Jives

Butler im Haus der Adligen Nira in Pas Webec

wird von Lucy Nira zu Oronio Mint geschickt um diesen zu informieren, dass Vox Vorbis bei Lady Nira die Krankheit Sargnacht diagnostiziert hat (dies war eine Finte die dazu gedacht war Lucy Nira loszuwerden). Hat Oronio Mint nie erreicht und ist spurlos verschwunden.
Seam-Eann

A **Seam-Eann** is an Oustran term that refers to a group of individuals who are united in a cosmic will of Seam. Being a member of a **Seam-Eann** is thought to be more essential and valued than being a biological relative. A "*Eann*" is often made up of many key persons who are bound for a certain goal, with additional individuals serving in transitory positions and performing specialised responsibilities within the group.

One of the most popular **Seam-Eanns** is that of Eve Arragan, Armadyl Voss, Finn Harrington, Tozzon, Sean Riley, Priona Zill.

## Other Eanns

Groups that may be called **Seam-Eann** but were never explicitly designated as such include:

* Black Deer of Chaos: Stanley Newman, Adam Somber, Eric Stevens,

## Appearances

* Black Deer of Chaos (implied)
* Roots of Genesis
	+ TBA
Der lustige Spießgeselle

Einer von 3 Clowns im Zirkus dem die Heldengruppe in Pas Webec begegnet.

Beschuldigt (wie sich später herausstellt zurecht) den Rodor, den Messerwerfer der Truppe. Rodrik Farrar beschuldigt ihn (fälschlicherweise) im Gespräch mit der Tänzerin, diese nachts zu beobachten, woraufhin diese den Clown ohrfeigt.
Varro Timea

Varro Timea ist der Gildenvorstand der Handwerker in Pas Webec und Mitglied des Beraterstabs der Aerenia.

Der Gildenvorstand gilt als sehr kleinliche Person. Perfektion ist es, was er anstrebt und er hasst nichts mehr als Verschwendung. Er reagiert oftmals cholerisch, wenn sich Kunden außerhalb Pas Webecs über die Qualität der Handwerksarbeiten beschweren. Der Verantwortliche Handwerker muss sich dann persönlich bei Ihm rechtfertigen.

Varro Timea fertigte das Eichenschild in Form einer Accipiter Maske für Vox Vorbis Praxis in Pas Webec an.
Barret Aerenia

Der Lord von Pas Webec. Die Aerenia sind bei der Bevölkerung hoch angesehen und sorgten über Jahrzehnte hinweg für Frieden und Wohlstand. Diesem Geschlecht ist es auch zu verdanken, dass die Handwerker aus Pas Webec, als die besten in ganz Esdo gelten. Sie sind enge Vertraute des Königs Tristan Louis.

Beret ist der Vater von Christin Aerenia, und Ehemann von Isolde Aerenia.

Er kam kurze Zeit vor der Ankunft der Helden in Pas Webec angeblich bei einem Kutschenunfall ums Leben, wurde tatsächlich aber ermordet.