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'''{{PAGENAME}} '''are powerful beings able to grant mortals magic through pacts and arcane deals, usually in return for some form of compensation or service. Pacts allow beings not strong enough to grant divine magic to share their power with others, and allows mortals to gain power outside of the normal system. | '''{{PAGENAME}} '''are powerful beings able to grant mortals magic through pacts and arcane deals, usually in return for some form of compensation or service. Pacts allow beings not strong enough to grant divine magic to share their power with others, and allows mortals to gain power outside of the normal system. | ||
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!Patron !! Description !! Pacts | !Patron !! Description !! Pacts | ||
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| [[Nerull]] || | | [[Nerull]] || Nerull will seek those out marked by death and despair and mark their souls, blessing them with strange powers while turning them into weapons of death. || Hexblade, Undead | ||
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| [[Vecna]] || | | [[Vecna]] || The God of Secrets will appear to scholars and wizards across the realm and will share with them his power and knowladge for reasons they may not know. All of it though plays into the lich's master plans, yet to come to fruition. || Hexblade, Undead | ||
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| [[ | | [[Tiamat]] || To her most loyal of servants from devoted cultists to powerful dragons, Tiamat may share her terrifying power in order for them to continue their reign of terror across the continents. || Fiend, Hexblade | ||
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| [[Queen | | [[The Raven Queen]] || Sometimes those close to death or those that have loved ones close to death will reach out to the Raven Queen in hopes that they will save either them or thheir loved ones, in exchange for eternal service. || Celestial, Hexblade | ||
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| [[Beshaba]] || || Celestial | | [[Beshaba]] || || Celestial | ||
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| [[Silent]] || || Hexblade | | [[Raziel]] || Known as the Scribe of Stars, Raziel is a celestial angel who watches and records all aspects of Quelmar's history. They grant mortals warlock powers in return for arcane secrets and service to expand his book of records. || Celestial | ||
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| [[Calliostra]] || The muse of heaven, known as the Celestial Melodist. She bestows warlock powers over goodhearted and kind singers and musicians. || Celestial | |||
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| [[Silent]] || || Celestial, Hexblade | |||
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| [[Iyachtu]] || || Fiend, Undead | | [[Iyachtu]] || || Fiend, Undead | ||
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| [[Att-Annalo]] || The Astral Shepherd, Att-Annalo seeks to enter into the material world to share in it's eldritch revelation. Those who seek tro assist in it's quest are gifted with strange and aberrant powers. || Great Old One | |||
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| [[Shug]] || || Great Old One | | [[Shug]] || || Great Old One | ||
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| [[Cthulhu]] || || Fathomless, Great Old One | | [[Cthulhu]] || || Fathomless, Great Old One | ||
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| [[Kristang]] || || Great Old One | |||
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| [[The Glass King]] || A being from beyond Quelmar beyond any understanding, the Glass King apears as a figure made up of shards of mirror and glass. They seek to prop up the vain and prideful and to puppet kings and rulers. || Great Old One | |||
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| [[Asmodeus]] || || Fiend | |||
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| [[Glasya]] || || Fiend | | [[Glasya]] || || Fiend | ||
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| [[ | | [[Bel]] || || Fiend, Hexblade | ||
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| [[ | | [[Nuala]] || || Fiend | ||
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| [[ | | [[Tani-Wa]] || || Genie | ||
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| [[Grumbar]] || || Genie | | [[Grumbar]] || || Genie | ||
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| [[Akadi]] || || Genie | | [[Akadi]] || || Genie | ||
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| [[Queen Titania]] || || Archfey, Celestial | |||
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| [[The Green Man]] || || Archfey | | [[The Green Man]] || || Archfey | ||
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| [[Korath the Face Dealer]] || A strange and mysterious fey, Korath will make deals with mortals to give them new faces and identities in return for a period of service. || Archfey | |||
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| [[Azurine the Coral Queen]] || A beautiful archfey that rules over the great coral forest within the Feywild seas, Azurine blesses those who seek to protect the seas and are kind to her people. She is the younger sister of the hag Mera, the Trench Mother. || Archfey, Celestial | |||
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| [[Mera the Trench Mother]] || An ancient hag, Mera exists at the deepest point of the Feywild seas. She makes dark pacts with mortals that find themselves at the mercy of the oceans and seeks to undermine her younger sister, Azurine, the Coral Queen. || Archfey, Fathomless | |||
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| [[Alan Menken]] || || Archfey | | [[Alan Menken]] || || Archfey | ||
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| [[Olivia Rodrigo]] || || Archfey | | [[Olivia Rodrigo]] || || Archfey | ||
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|[[Memory's Awakener]] | |||
|A weapon originally designed to recapture and embody memories from undead that were destroyed by it, it has since developed an ability to absorb memories from anyone killed by one of its pact-bound weapons or those voluntarily given to it. | |||
|Hexblade | |||
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|[[Necrolord Prime]] | |||
|Inventor of the magic of necromancy in a faraway realm. He has a cult of followers in [[Isonhound]] that share his message of good, consensual undeath so the dead may be used to help support the next generations. Followers with pacts are expected to support the cult and eventually prepare the way for an eventual death and resurrection of the planet. | |||
|Undying | |||
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|[[Akasha]] | |||
|God Queen of Vampyres. | |||
|Undead | |||
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Revision as of 05:01, 14 May 2024
Warlock Patrons are powerful beings able to grant mortals magic through pacts and arcane deals, usually in return for some form of compensation or service. Pacts allow beings not strong enough to grant divine magic to share their power with others, and allows mortals to gain power outside of the normal system.
See also Archfey Patrons.
Notable Patrons
Patron | Description | Pacts |
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Nerull | Nerull will seek those out marked by death and despair and mark their souls, blessing them with strange powers while turning them into weapons of death. | Hexblade, Undead |
Vecna | The God of Secrets will appear to scholars and wizards across the realm and will share with them his power and knowladge for reasons they may not know. All of it though plays into the lich's master plans, yet to come to fruition. | Hexblade, Undead |
Tiamat | To her most loyal of servants from devoted cultists to powerful dragons, Tiamat may share her terrifying power in order for them to continue their reign of terror across the continents. | Fiend, Hexblade |
The Raven Queen | Sometimes those close to death or those that have loved ones close to death will reach out to the Raven Queen in hopes that they will save either them or thheir loved ones, in exchange for eternal service. | Celestial, Hexblade |
Beshaba | Celestial | |
Raziel | Known as the Scribe of Stars, Raziel is a celestial angel who watches and records all aspects of Quelmar's history. They grant mortals warlock powers in return for arcane secrets and service to expand his book of records. | Celestial |
Calliostra | The muse of heaven, known as the Celestial Melodist. She bestows warlock powers over goodhearted and kind singers and musicians. | Celestial |
Silent | Celestial, Hexblade | |
Iyachtu | Fiend, Undead | |
Att-Annalo | The Astral Shepherd, Att-Annalo seeks to enter into the material world to share in it's eldritch revelation. Those who seek tro assist in it's quest are gifted with strange and aberrant powers. | Great Old One |
Shug | Great Old One | |
Cthulhu | Fathomless, Great Old One | |
Kristang | Great Old One | |
The Glass King | A being from beyond Quelmar beyond any understanding, the Glass King apears as a figure made up of shards of mirror and glass. They seek to prop up the vain and prideful and to puppet kings and rulers. | Great Old One |
Asmodeus | Fiend | |
Glasya | Fiend | |
Bel | Fiend, Hexblade | |
Nuala | Fiend | |
Tani-Wa | Genie | |
Grumbar | Genie | |
Kossuth | Genie | |
Istishia | Genie | |
Akadi | Genie | |
Queen Titania | Archfey, Celestial | |
The Green Man | Archfey | |
Korath the Face Dealer | A strange and mysterious fey, Korath will make deals with mortals to give them new faces and identities in return for a period of service. | Archfey |
Azurine the Coral Queen | A beautiful archfey that rules over the great coral forest within the Feywild seas, Azurine blesses those who seek to protect the seas and are kind to her people. She is the younger sister of the hag Mera, the Trench Mother. | Archfey, Celestial |
Mera the Trench Mother | An ancient hag, Mera exists at the deepest point of the Feywild seas. She makes dark pacts with mortals that find themselves at the mercy of the oceans and seeks to undermine her younger sister, Azurine, the Coral Queen. | Archfey, Fathomless |
Alan Menken | Archfey | |
Imilliaw "William" Shakespeare | Archfey | |
Olivia Rodrigo | Archfey | |
Memory's Awakener | A weapon originally designed to recapture and embody memories from undead that were destroyed by it, it has since developed an ability to absorb memories from anyone killed by one of its pact-bound weapons or those voluntarily given to it. | Hexblade |
Necrolord Prime | Inventor of the magic of necromancy in a faraway realm. He has a cult of followers in Isonhound that share his message of good, consensual undeath so the dead may be used to help support the next generations. Followers with pacts are expected to support the cult and eventually prepare the way for an eventual death and resurrection of the planet. | Undying |
Akasha | God Queen of Vampyres. | Undead |