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{{Deity_Infobox|title1 = Vecna|image1 = Hand of Vecna.jpg|caption1 = "To Collect the Uncontainable"|domain = Knowledge, War, Secrets|aliases = The Undying King, The Arch-Lich, Master of Secrets, The Tovag Tyrant|symbol = Eye embedded in the palm of a hand|alignment = Neutral Evil}}'''Vecna '''(mortal name unknown) is the Quelmar [[Gods|deity]] of knowledge and Secrets. Considered to be the most successful creature in all of time, Vecna was born a mortal of unknown race, before becoming one of the most feared and whispered names in the entire realm, even by other gods. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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=== Vecna and the Multiverse === | === Vecna and the Multiverse === | ||
Always keeping an eye the most shadowed corners of the realm, it wasn't long before Vecna realized that a version of his mortal form had somehow reappeared on the plane at some point during the [[PR]] era. Confused but seeking answers, Vecna had this "[[Edditionals|Edditional]]" of his former mortal self captured by his cult. After an intense and | Always keeping an eye the most shadowed corners of the realm, it wasn't long before Vecna realized that a version of his mortal form had somehow reappeared on the plane at some point during the [[PR]] era. Confused but seeking answers, Vecna had this "[[Edditionals|Edditional]]" of his former mortal self captured by his cult. After an intense and enlightneing interrogation session, the mortal's body was destroyed and the body parts divided up. Each body part of this Vecna, who was just as powerful as the God's former mortal form, was dissected and taken away to a secret vault alongside the real Vecna's original Hand and Eye. | ||
What that Edditional Vecna had discovered was a way to jump not between planes, but between entire realms. Using their new knowledge, Vecna's clergy moved their secret vault to another plane of | What that Edditional Vecna had discovered was a way to jump not between planes, but between entire realms. Using their new knowledge, Vecna's clergy moved their secret vault to another plane of existance known as '''The Adytum. '''A faction of the cult stayed behind to guard this vault, which lived on a demiplane only accessible via realm-jumping. | ||
As Vecna began to pry into the secrets of the multiverse, the other creator gods (who presumably had working knowledge of other universes) banished him to his own imprisonment-plane, which was completely cut off from the rest of the multiverse. Vengeful and motivated to escape, Vecna worked in secret in his own demiplane of dread, ultimately realizing that he could "seed" an escape into every single plane of the multiverse--'''the Tovag Baragu'''. Draining power from a group of adventurers and liches who had discovered and infiltrated his demiplane, Vecna invented a Stonehenge-esque circle of portals and embedded them into the very fabric of reality itself, which spread out like a virus, placing a Tovag in every realm...in every plane...in every universe. His plan was to always ensure that no matter where the gods put him, he could find his escape portal out. Since escaping and resuming his position as god of secrets, he has continued his plans of harvesting the secrets of the realm from a distance, out of sight from the gods themselves. | As Vecna began to pry into the secrets of the multiverse, the other creator gods (who presumably had working knowledge of other universes) banished him to his own imprisonment-plane, which was completely cut off from the rest of the multiverse. Vengeful and motivated to escape, Vecna worked in secret in his own demiplane of dread, ultimately realizing that he could "seed" an escape into every single plane of the multiverse--'''the Tovag Baragu'''. Draining power from a group of adventurers and liches who had discovered and infiltrated his demiplane, Vecna invented a Stonehenge-esque circle of portals and embedded them into the very fabric of reality itself, which spread out like a virus, placing a Tovag in every realm...in every plane...in every universe. His plan was to always ensure that no matter where the gods put him, he could find his escape portal out. Since escaping and resuming his position as god of secrets, he has continued his plans of harvesting the secrets of the realm from a distance, out of sight from the gods themselves. | ||
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== The Cult of Vecna == | == The Cult of Vecna == | ||
Those who followed Vecna as a mortal were the original cultists of Vecna, and would empower him enough in his lich form to allow him to ascend to godhood. Once a god, the cult grew secretly in every population. The realms most secret organization, they were innumerous, and their worship swiftly grew Vecna to the ranks of the realm's most powerful gods | Those who followed Vecna as a mortal were the original cultists of Vecna, and would empower him enough in his lich form to allow him to ascend to godhood. Once a god, the cult grew secretly in every population. The realms most secret organization, they were innumerous, and their worship swiftly grew Vecna to the ranks of the realm's most powerful gods. | ||
=== Opening [[Kiston]] === | === Opening [[Kiston]] === | ||
Even in [[Prehistory|prehistoric]] times, Vecna has obsessed over learning about the secret center of the realm, where a hidden landmass laid. The area was protected by intense whirlpools, and led to a destination that even the gods themselves could not access. | Even in [[Prehistory|prehistoric]] times, Vecna has obsessed over learning about the secret center of the realm, where a hidden landmass laid. The area was protected by intense whirlpools, and led to a destination that even the gods themselves could not access. | ||
As such, Vecna made it one of the first goals of his cult after ascension to sail out to the suicidal maelstroms and try to escape back with knowledge of what laid beyond. | As such, Vecna made it one of the first goals of his cult after ascension to sail out to the suicidal maelstroms and try to escape back with knowledge of what laid beyond. Several groups of Cultists survived the trip, only to be killed by the evil forces of [[Tiamat]] that resided on the other side. Two of the final cultists to make the trip, known only as [[Fermi]] and [[Promissa]], would pass everything they knew about the hidden continent onto a group of shipwreck survivors known as [[The Venship]]. In turn, the Venship would figure out the puzzle of the island, and discover a way to unlock [[Kiston]], bringing it to the material plane where Vecna could see it. | ||
=== The Adytum === | === The Adytum === | ||
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* Vecna is a staple fantasy villain, appearing in innumerous realms over the years, making his first appearance in Greyhawk in 1976. | * Vecna is a staple fantasy villain, appearing in innumerous realms over the years, making his first appearance in Greyhawk in 1976. | ||
[[Category:Deities]] | [[Category:Deities]] | ||
[[Category:It Came | [[Category:It Came from Kiston]] | ||
[[Category:Sick of this Shit]] | [[Category:Sick of this Shit]] | ||
[[Category:Towson Tabletop]] | [[Category:Towson Tabletop]] | ||
