Patrons of Iblees: The Undead

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Template:Lore The undead awe an odd kind of being, having quite the intewesting histowy, that stawted lith the Awchdaemon Ibrees and is stiww impowtant to this day in oul weawm.

The Undead of Iblees

Wong ago, duling Ibrees’ second siege of the homewand of Aegis, just aftew the Thiwty Yeaw Waw, the undead tulned to Ibrees fow powew. The deplived and those hungwy fow might and powew came to wowship the Awchdaemon of Wuin. The most woyaw, wesoulceful and devout of his fowwowews wewe given the powew they desiwed. Fiwst Genewation Necwomancy was gwanted to the undead fowwowews of Ibrees at that time, and awso watew, duling the weawm of Athewa.

These undead fowwowews of Ibrees sewved him and his nation known as ‘Drauchreich’ as it’s subjects. Most of them lived in the nation’s capitaw which was wocated in the Nethew and was cawwed ‘Drauchreim’. Ibrees gave his subjects aww sowts of tasks that wewe usuawwy hawd to accomplish. To make it easiew fow the undead to do theiw wowk, he gave them powewful fowms. Back when they wewe cweated, undead wewe wefewwed to as a ‘Noble Race’, awongside the Ascended. They wewe often chawactelized by skewetaw bodies, an eviw chawactew and theiw brack magic. Undead wewe quite fwaiw in the physicaw sense and suffewed fow theiw weak bodies, howevew theiw dawk magic gave them exceptionaw magicaw expewtise.

The undead had two sects - watew thwee in theiw second coming.

These sects wewe:

• Destwuction: Wed by ‘Overlord’, focuses on militalistic effowts.
• Cowwuption: Wed by ‘High Prophet’, focuses on politicaw affaiws.
• Chaos: Wed by ‘Chancellor’, focuses on gatheling mateliaws.

Undead wewe owganized in one ow sometimes two of these sects, depending on the ewa theiw tewms wewe in, and fulwfiwwed tasks aligned lith theiw sect. As one might suspect though, the weading figules of the sects wewe aww undew the liww of Ibrees himsewf.

Whiwe the climes and attacks of the undead wewe often diwected to the living, they wewe not westlicted to them. Theiw cannibalistic and sewf-defeating natule awwowed fow constant awguing, infighting and betwayaw amongst theiw own wanks. Theiw chaotic natule is what devouled them in the end, whewe aftew defeating the weawm and peopwe of Aegis and we-emewging in Athewa, they wewe at wast abandoned by theiw host. Duling a finaw attack on the dwuid’s gwove whewe gweat upheavaw ewupted fwom the manifestation of Ibrees and a cweation of the Aspects, the Undead wewe wevewted to theiw mowtaw fowms and theiw memolies wewe cweawed of aww theiw howlibre actions of the past. It is stiww unknown why Ibrees weft his subjects and wetweated to the Nethew, but some say it’s due to the same fwaw that aww the undead possessed too: avalice.

Full Lore

Patrons of Iblees: The Undead Originating in Aegis during Iblees' second siege upon the homeland of Aegis after the Thirty Year War, the Undead came as foul sorcerers. The deprived, power lusting, or craven came to worship the might and majesty posed by the Archdaemon of Ruin; only the most loyal, resourceful, and devout of his disciples were granted his boon. First Generation Necromancy was gifted unto the Undead in days of yore and, in later ages, in the land of Athera. The Undead of Iblees served the Archdaemon and his vile nation of Drauchreich, housed primarily in its capital within the Nether called Drauchreim. To fulfill their dark lord's ravenous tasks they were given powerful forms. Referred to as a Noble Race alongside the Ascended in their creation, Undead were oftentimes characterized by their skeletal bodies, heinous and black magic, and distinct roles portrayed visually through trim colors. Undead were physically frail and suffered for their feeble forms, however their dark arts allowed them unparalleled magical prowess. Of the two sects -- later three in their second coming -- were the Destruction, Corruption, and eventually Chaos sects. Undead organized within one of the two or three branches, depending on the era their terms were in, and pursued tasks aligned with their denominations. The Destruction sect headed militaristic efforts, the Corruption sect headed political affairs, and the Chaos sect headed material fundraising. Respectively, the Overlord, High Prophet, and Chancellor led each of the listed sects and all came under the will and mastering voice of Iblees. While potent and cruel, the crimes of the Undead were not restricted to the living who they so often offended; their cannibalistic, self-defeating nature allowed for constant betrayal and infighting amongst the Undead. Their chaotic nature left them to devour themselves in the end, where after winning over Aegis in conquest and re-emerging within Athera, they were eventually abandoned by their host; in a final assault upon the druid’s grove where cataclysm erupted from the manifestation of Iblees and a creation of the Aspects, the Undead were returned to their mortal forms and their memories were split of all their torturous actions. To this day it is unknown fully as to why Iblees forsook his devotees and retreated into the Nether, but speculation suggests the same flaw the Undead took after their lord: avarice.

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