The Moon Lord

Daegon

Ol' Moonie

Baalthimos (brother)

> "Accept my power, child of darkness… become my champion… see her face again…”
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The Moon Lord was a powerful and ancient god-like figure that ruled over The Dark Lands of Belwyn and Ravenloft.

## Biography

The Moon Lord, created with the name Daegon; is the most obscure of the old god trinity, compared to its brothers, The Underking and Baalthimos. Rather than controlling a specific army of darkness, The Moon Lord held power over The Planescape, shaping it to its will. He was the physical manifestation of the threshold between the mortal worlds and the Abyss, also known as The Dark Lands, and sought to plunge the mortal worlds into darkness, doing so by by dragging countries down into the Abyss, and anchoring them in the Abyss by creating powerful icons, or avatars and champions of his power. He was also responsible for various curses that altered the form of mortals, such as lycanthropy, vampirism, and others.

He was first summoned to Belwyn by Acheron Von Zarovich, who became his favored icon. Blessing him with godlike strength and with the power of a black dragon, Acheron became his favored champion, and caused his soul to reincarnate as the most recent child of House Zarovich, Cecil Von Zarovich.

However, The Moon Lord's plan to reincarnate Acheron went awry when Cecil met Rosa Crownlocke, and the two eventually fell in love, causing Cecil to unknowingly resist the darkness within. Even after her death, Cecil continued to hold fast to her memory, causing great difficulty in corrupting him.

The Moon Lord also considered taking Deathlord Morgault as a champion, but decided he was unworthy, instead taking an interest in his son.

At some point, he also gained control of Ravenloft. During House Zarovich's attempt to conquer the land and expand the kingdom of Belwyn, The Moon Lord brought about the shattering of the family into the four great houses, and caused Vigo and Strahd's vampirism to awaken, and caused Alexandra to become The Great White.

### Savior of the Sun

During his time in Ravenloft, The Moon Lord's power began to wane, as it was being absorbed by the Skeksis, an alien race of bird-like creatures. Despite this, he continued to await Cecil's arrival, intent on completing Acheron's reincarnation. However, Cecil was not successfully swayed, and defeated The Moon Lord, temporarily banishing him from Ravenloft and cutting off the Skeksis' source of power, allowing Cecil and the Children of the Spear to reclaim Ravenloft.

### Season of Red Leaves

A year after losing control of Ravenloft, The Moon Lord set his sights on the land of Eversong, a pure and perfect paradise. To this end, he caused a small pocket of Belwyn to appear in Southern Eversong, anchored by the Skull of Deathlord Morlund. He then caused a rumor to circulate that the skull was worth a fortune, and caused Rayvon Shadowsong to hunt for it. Eventually, Rayvon activated the skull, causing Morlund to resurrect. The Moon Lord then made his next move, recruiting Morlund with promises of power and conquest, cementing him as his next icon.

However, Morlund was eventually defeated, causing The Moon Lord's plan to fail. In a last ditch effort to maintain control of Eversong, The Moon Lord and Morlund ambushed Cecil as he tried to separate the two countries, nearly killing him in the process, until Cecil was rescued by Rosa's spirit, using power from the Heart of the Forest Soul. Together, they defeated Morlund and The Moon Lord, and were able to reclaim Eversong.

### Eclipse of the Moon

Undeterred, The Moon Lord continued to attempt to corrupt Cecil. His next scheme involved tearing Cecil's entire life down, resurrecting Morlund and stealing Rosa's remains. He allowed Rosa's spirit to manifest and guide Cecil, letting her believe it was of her own free will. He also empowered Morlund and trained him to control and harness his rage and ego, turning him into a brutal and coldhearted warrior.

### One Last Kiss

Finally, Cecil arrived at castle Krakensburg, brimming with the power of the dragon. Intending to play with Cecil's emotions, he resurrected Rosa, using her against Cecil. However, The Moon Lord was unable to best Cecil in combat, and as Cecil had beaten him in his own realm and held power over him using his true name, The Moon Lord had now lost control over the Abyss, and was banished from Belwyn, stripped of his power.

### The Warriors Eleven

After his defeat at the hands of Cecil, Daegon was left broken and weak. His only place of refuge was known as The Den of the Darklords, a hidden cave in Ravenloft. Over the next year, he hid, waiting for a chance for revenge. But it never came, and instead the last of his power was absorbed by The Warriors Eleven, in their quest to defeat The Wandering Evil, finishing him off.

## Personality

The Moon Lord, much like the other dark gods, was an extremely ruthless and manipulative being. He played to people's fears and desires, preferring to control his enemies, rather than kill them. However, during his fight with Cecil in Mordenheim, he showed a much more wrathful side, brutally torturing Cecil and attempting to force him into submission. He also despised Rosa, as her mere existence caused massive difficulty in his plan to corrupt Cecil.

## Abilities and Equipment

Daegon was a direction creation of the antithesis of god, and as such was immensely powerful. He was responsible for the creation of vampirism and lycanthropy, and was able to raise a massive army of the undead. He was even strong enough to manipulate space and time, holding dominion over an entire pocket dimension.

## Appearance

Unlike the other Old Gods, The Moon Lord had no concrete appearance. Rather, he took the form of what his enemies feared most, his most well known being a massive skeleton or a large suit of armor (he also appeared as a large spider, wolf, demon king, and others). Since he had no set appearance, he also had no gender, but was usually referred to and sounded male.