Drvonkitty

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## drvonkitty the Catlord

### Title(s)

King of Cats and Meows
Lord of Cats and Meows
Master of Cats and Meows
Steward of Cats and Meows
The God of Cats and Meows
He Who Is Cats and Meows
Paw of Cats and Meows
Cats and Meows Incarnate
Embodiment of Cats and Meows
Cat-King
Meowlord
The Purr-Giver
Former Ruler of the Catlands
The Great Cat
King over all Cats
Lord over all Cats
Patriarch over all Cats
Savior of all Cats
King of all Felines
Lord of all Felines
Savior of all Felines
Patriarch of All Felines
Feline King
Feline Lord
Feline Master

### Affiliation

Whatever He Calls His Followers
Cursed Crew
Bunny Bois

### Alignment

Chaotic Good

**Drvonkitty** the Catlord is an incredibly powerful Feline Lord and master of all felines. He once ruled nobly over his servants and followers of the Catlands from the celestial core of his pocket plane, Oowu. Following the rise of the Shadow Order, and in concert with the will of the Ancient Ones, drvonkitty raised his claws and his armies to oppose the Shadow Order's unremitting dark conquest. He now travels where he pleases, and sometimes where he is needed, bearing bemusing ballads and righteous remediation.

Drvonkitty appears in the *Claws of Wrath* expansion as the final encounter in the instance, Assault on Chimera Keep.

## Background

The Catlord, drvonkitty, and his cat cabal once held sway over the entirety of the world. As a compatriot of the Ancient Ones, he rivaled nigh eternally against the Shadow Order for dominion over the planet. During the exhaustive world-shattering campaign to drive back the Shadow Order, the allied Ancient Ones, drvonkitty, and his cat cabal saw countless successive victories, however, this did not last. The allied forces discovered far too late that the Shadow Order's greatest strength was their unrivaled tenacity. No matter how unrelenting their assault, no matter how utter their dolled obliteration, the Ancient Ones and drvonkitty would invariably confront a vastly more abounding and deadly force at their next encounter with the order. Inevitably, forces and morales dwindled, turning a righteous campaign of retribution into a desperate defense of all held dear. After enduring what would become his final loss at the Siege of Yowling Regret, the victorious Shadow Order banished drvonkitty and his cat cabal to their twisted realm of the Shaved Edge — there to remain imprisoned until time immemorial. Following this conclusive event, the cat cabal sought revenge on their now disheveled former lord and once admirable leader, for they felt the blame had to be tangibly manifested upon someone. For centuries a battle was waged on this edge of reality between beings of monumental power, all vying for some semblance of control for themselves, leaving any remnants of their once steadfast companionship in tatters.

Bearing witness to the depravation of all he had once striven to aggrandize, The Catlord descended into the deepest depths of desperation. Seeing no alternative, drvonkitty recalled his time with the monastic society of Filigree where he had come to learn of the Ancient Ones and their mastery of temporal thaumaturgy. Being a veritable prodigy of the craft, the Catlord was able to sustain his own ambition, giving him the intellectual leeway to realize when to stifle his own curiosity to conserve the cat. From this newfound perspective, however, this abstention amounted only to weakness in his current mindset. The regret of what could have been consumed drvonkitty, driving him to uncover the true depths of his own power. The ultimate result of this perilous resolution came when the King of Cats and Meows unleashed an unprecedented ultimatum to the universe, unraveling reality itself for but a moment and garnering the Catlord what he desired most, at the cost of what he held most dear.

Now, freed from the Shaved Edge by what would come to be known as the first Cat-cleft, the Feline Lord had his mind set on revenge. Continuing his downward spiral, and blinded by grief and regret, the Catlord spurned his allies among the remaining Ancient Ones that had been so ineffective at saving him and his own, in favor of taking matters into his own paws. Drvonkitty would begin seeking out his closest accomplices that had opted to remain free of any obligations falling into the ranks of his cat cabal may have incurred. Together, with the scholarly erudition afforded by Oowu's foremost intellectual and arcane minds, the Catlord would uncover the Shadow Order's darkest secret, and the key to stymying their proliferation. What followed came to be known as The Furious Sprint of the Cat-King, in which drvonkitty and his newfound Feline Fellowship would reclaim the Catlands and surrounding areas. The campaign across the nation incurred a great toll upon all who fought. Witnessing the desolation left in the wake of the inhumane Shadow Order marred many a psyche (as would later be learned from the journals of Feline Fellowship lieutenant, Aksod) and would render the Catlands forever changed.

### Following The Shadow Wars

The period following the Shadow Wars would become known as The Great Hope, a time of relative peace where many held optimistic views of the reclamation and future of the Catlands, unbeknownst to the darkness emerging from within. With the liberation operations concluded, drvonkitty would be re-crowned almighty king of the Catlands. Having incurred a whole slew of new perspectives and experiences, and still wounded from all that had transpired, the Catlord would now rule with an austere demeanor, implementing constrictive new laws and policies of increasing severity in the name of "protecting peace." Devoid of the wisdom of the cat cabal council he had formed and previously relied on, the Cat-King would disregard the woes of the people in favor of ensuring nothing akin to the Shadow Wars could ever arise again. Many members of the Feline Fellowship opposed the Cat-King's new methods, even to go so far as to speak out publicly. This outcry would only lead to further subjugation for the governed, and paranoia for the Catlord. Eventually, the tension reached a breaking point when the Cat-King passed the *Discheese Decorum,* banning all cheese, and cheese-like dairy produce from the entirety of the Catlands. By this point, the sheer depths of the Cat-King's folly was on display for all the Catlands to castigate. It had become clear to almost all those in the Feline Fellowship that the Cat-King was not the same benevolent ruler he once was, and so formal oppositions began.

All but the most faithful of the Feline Fellowship broke away in opposition and formed their own form of internal governance, lead by Lieutenant Aksod. The fellowship was brilliant and wise, and sought a compassionate resolution, making such a tenet of the reformed order. Unwilling to face the awesome wrath of drvonkitty alone, the fellowship departed the Catlands to seek foreign aid and muster might of their own. This would lead the fellowship to join forces with the neighboring nation of Zahn and procure the aid of the venerable Hero of Light *(Player Stand-In)*, who had gained great renown as the Savior of Zahn, when they helped eliminate the encroaching Shadow Order threat on the nation's barrier island of Seawark.

In the center of a vast lake of shadow remnants in the Catlands stands Chimera Keep, the domain of drvonkitty the Catlord, where he rules with an iron paw. It is up to the Hero of Light and their newfound allies in the Feline Fellowship to carry out an assault and restore him to a lucid existence.

## Origin

*This section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore.*

Drvonkitty is a spacefaring felis catus who's true origins are unknown. The earliest documentation regarding him references his odyssey across the known universe. The then unrenowned cat would purportedly venture to the farthest reaching edges of galaxies, acting as a sojourn in reclusive societies, absorbing any mystical and extraordinary knowledge he could retain, before departing once more to pursue his dreams.

### Rise of the Catlord

The cat's worldwide acclaim came when he singlepawedly created the pocket realm of Oowu, through the process of apocryphication, in order to save the indigenous population of what would later become the Catlands from utter *cat*astrophe. The realm gave the indigenous peoples a place to evacuate during the Second Meteoric Cataclysm, and would ultimately deliver them from total annihilation. Upon emerging from Oowu nearly a decade later, drvonkitty, now the Catlord, and his newfound Cat Cabal founded the capital of the Catlands in the middle of the expansive lake created by the cataclysmic meteor.

## Mechanics

> *For strategies on the encounters in The Assault on Chimera Keep, see drvonkitty (tactics).*
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### Overview

In **Assault on Chimera Keep**, Heroes of Light are tasked with overcoming the keep's defenses and reaching the inner sanctum in order to defeat and subdue drvonkitty the Catlord. Accompanying them are two ranking members of the Feline Fellowship, Lieutenant Aksod and Corporal Obbo, who serve to provide intelligence and advice on the current opposition.

Leading up to the final encounter with drvonkitty, Heroes of Light will have to fight through several add pulls and face the Catlord's two loyalists, Loyalist Commander Sphera and Loyalist Chief Alchemist Potio. These two encounters serve as the raid's minibosses, and evolutions of their mechanics will be seen in the final encounter with drvonkitty himself. The majority of the adds constituting the sections between the bosses are comprised of the varying classes of the Catguard.

### Loyalist Commander Sphera

Commander Sphera telekinetically wields a giant metal ball as her weapon of choice. Though the animations and thereby hitboxes of her attacks vary, the actual effect of being impacted does not. If a Hero of Light is struck by Sphera's ball it will leave them *stunned* (or *dazed* if they're effected by *stun immunity*), and deal significant damage. Following this, Sphera's subordinate archers positioned above the arena will coordinate an attack on the *stunned* Hero of Light, with an induction time of five (5) seconds. It is recommended during this time for the group's supports to apply barriers to the inflicted target so they may survive the coordinated attack.

When Commander Sphera reaches low health (<25%), she will begin spinning the ball around her in a growing and then shrinking pattern. Heroes of Light must approach or back away from her to avoid the ball's line of destruction. Being struck by this attack will deal large damage, knock heroes back, and render them *unconscious* for fifteen (15) seconds.

### Loyalist Chief Alchemist Potio

Chief Alchemist Potio will employ his personal arsenal of poisons and potions against the Heroes of Light. At any one time, two of his alchemical effects can be active at a time, and one will always be his **Pernicious Poison***.* They are as follows:

* **Pernicious Poison** - Potio's main source of damage. Potio will throw a flask, creating a large AoE, applying a stacking DoT that must be outhealed. Lasts eight (8) seconds.
* **Deleterious Draught** - A timebomb attack. All Heroes of Light hit by this attack will have six (6) seconds to purge themselves in a nearby purging pool. Using a purging pool that has been used too recently will immediately trigger the draught's effect, dealing large single-target damage. If this attack defeats a Hero of Light, they will explode dealing immense AoE damage.
* **Trepid Tincture** - A fear attack, and Potio's only source of CC. Heroes hit by this tincture will be *feared* for four (4) seconds, causing them to run directly away from Potio, potentially wasting a purging pool on **Pernicious Poison**.

When Chief Alchemist Potio reaches low health (<35%), he will start utilizing a fourth alchemical effect:

* **Puissant Philter** - When Potio imbibes this philter, all of the group's *outgoing healing* will be redirected to Potio instead. Lasts ten (10) seconds. *Note: If Potio's total health surpasses 35%, he will cease reapplying the **Puissant Philter**, until such a time as his total health returns to a value below 35%.*

### The Inner Sanctum

The Inner Sanctum is the final encounter and is where the Heroes of Light will face off against the Catlord himself, drvonkitty. This encounter is broken into three main phases and changes drastically throughout.

#### Phase One - (100%)

   After a very, *very* exhaustive monologue, the Catlord will embiggen himself tenfold and summon forth a giant ball of mystical yarn through a portal. Upon initiating combat, he will proceed to jump around the arena batting the yarn ball towards the Heroes of Light.

* This phase is relatively short, likely to compensate for how difficult it is to chase down and attack the Catlord whilst avoiding the path of his giant yarn ball.
* Getting hit by the giant yarn ball will deal moderate damage and entangle heroes rendering them *rooted* and *dazed* indefinitely. After ten (10) seconds of being entangled, the Catlord will unleash the energies of the mystical yarn upon the hero, dealing immense single-target damage, and removing their entanglement. The entanglement can be ended prematurely by another hero approaching and untangling the captured hero with an induction of three (3) seconds.
* Being hit by the Catlord while he is landing from a jump will knock heroes back and deal light damage.

#### Phase Two - (75%)

After complaining about how you *made* him unravel his favorite yarn ball, drvonkitty will summon forth a can of special pressurized alchemical compound concocted by Chief Alchemist Potio, dubbed WD-40 (Wavelength Dampener, iteration 40). He will then alternate between spraying as much WD-40 as physically possible (like sooo much) and using his inducted **Supernova** attack, all while opening portals to other sections of the Keep to usher forth Catguard adds.

* Throughout the entire duration of the phase, the Catlord will open portals to various rooms of the Keep, many of which contain Catguard, who will then enter the arena to oppose the heroes. Portals remain open for ten (10) seconds.
* Being hit by drvonkitty's WD-40 attack will apply a special status effect, *coated*, and leave heroes *silenced* indefinitely, preventing the use of abilities. If the entire party becomes silenced, drvonkitty is victorious, and the group will be defeated.
* To remove the *coated* and *silenced* status effects, a hero must wait for a portal to the keep's pantry to open. These portals will appear with a golden outline. When it does, heroes can interact with the portal to liberate and consume *forbidden cheese*, with a three (3) second induction. This will leave drvonkitty dis-cheesed, and give him a stack of *discheesed*, increasing all his outgoing damage by 5% per stack until the end of the phase.
* The Catlord's inducted **Supernova** attack has a fifteen (15) second induction, during which he creates a miniature star and sparks its fiery death, resulting in a massive AoE explosion at the end of the induction that covers the entire arena and deals moderate AoE damage. Heroes with the *coated* status will be ignited, taking heavy single-target damage over time.

#### Phase Three - (40%)

The final phase is the longest, but most straightforward phase. At the start of the phase the Catlord will remark on the groups progress. His remarks vary from surprised to snide, depending on how long it took the group to reach this phase. The Catlord will teleport himself and the entire group to the surface of Naver, the star that illuminates his pocket plane of Oowu. From this point, drvonkitty the Catlord  will be the group's only target and will adopt many attacks in a final opposition; they are:

* **Claw Rake** - A quick frontal AoE swipe, causing moderate damage and a moderate, but stacking DoT bleed.
* **Desperate Bite** - If more than half the group approaches the Catlord in melee range, he will feel threatened and lash out, biting a hero in melee range at random for 8991 pure damage, defeating most non-tank players instantly. He can also perform this attack regardless of the number of heroes in melee range, but in such cases, it does not ignore threat or taunts.
* **Soothing Purr** - The Catlord brushes a hero in melee range gently with his tail, emitting a pacifying purr that only they can hear, rendering them *unconscious* for eight (8) seconds.
* **Summon Asteroid** - A portal abruptly opens, and an asteroid pulled from somewhere in the cosmos comes barreling out, aimed at a hero outside of melee range. Deals large AoE damage.
* **Solar Flare** - A radiant solar flare shoots out of the surface of Naver under your feet, dealing large AoE damage on the way up, and immense AoE damage on the way down, and igniting all heroes on the field for a moderate DoT.
* **Wrath of the Catlord** - All but one hero in the group freeze and are afflicted with the unique status effect, *dislodged*, as time itself grinds to a halt. The Catlord begins inducting an attack for ten (10) seconds. The single remaining hero must achieve one of the following:

> A) Deal enough damage to the Catlord to interrupt his induction.
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> B) Heal their allies enough to break the Catlord's hold on them, forcing him to interrupt his own induction.
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> C) Simply endure the Catlord's inducted attack.
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> In the event he remains uninterrupted, the Catlord will unleash a transcendent cosmic beam upon the single remaining hero. If the hero is defeated, the Catlord is victorious, and the group will be defeated. If the Catlord was interrupted or the single remaining hero survives the beam, all heroes are unfrozen and the battle resumes with the flow of time.
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After drvonkitty's defeat, Lieutenant Aksod and Corporal Obbo rush forward to revivify their old friend. Once his survival is ensured, Corporal Obbo opens a portal back to Chimera Keep. Entering the portal ends the instance.

## Notes

* It is later revealed in the *Tears of the Sky* expansion that lingering entities of the Shadow Order were aiding in drvonkitty's descent into mania in a plot to recapture what they had lost.
* At release, typing "drvonkitty" with any capitalization in chat during the final encounter with drvonkitty the Catlord, would instantly kill that player and the player nearest to them. This was later patched out to remove any undue disadvantage to groups not utilizing VOIP communications.
* One theory for why the *forbidden cheese* purges the effects of drvonkitty's WD-40 alchemical compound, is that cheese is commonly associated with mice, thereby indirectly enabling squeaks and repelling the WD-40.
* It is possible to receive the lei drvonkitty wears as an ultra rare loot drop, however it is *not* possible to receive his pa'u (skirt).
* Legend tells that the Lord of Cats and Meows himself once wrote "meom" when attempting to write "meow," leading some to question his right to rule.
* The first worldwide clear of Assault on Chimera Keep was by The Cactuar Council on Siren on April 25, 2022.
* Hah, and here you thought you'd get through this whole article without reading the word "bestie." What a grand and intoxicating innocence.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *The Journals of Feline Fellowship Lieutenant Aksod*