The Eldritch¶
"The vast majority of Eldritch are insane after many millennia of confinement." — campaign notes on the Eldritch (S147)
The named Eldritch of the Fifth Age are the few who have recovered enough of their shattered souls to act in the world again, and the agents who serve them. Imprisoned by Kalar and the younger gods in soulcruxes, most remain bound; "very very few Eldritch have escaped their prisons." Those who have are divided. They share three hatreds, of the Kalari who locked them away, of the Einar they blame for the death of their patron Tamariel, and of Devils and Demons, but not a plan. The people as a whole, their castes and their history are on the Eldritch page; this section holds the individuals.
Factions¶
Allannia Vaj'zaelin frees only the sane, wakes them partially to judge their worth, and works through paid or blackmailed humanoid agents and Eldritch in disguise, among them the exiled prince Amer and the knight Malo. Phaendar Nar'Vizerai has failed to raise reliable followers and rules a Wood Elf tribe in the far West as a living god; Allannia "secretly undermines him whenever possible." Luiranar Xal'Vanala, the Stag Giant, "frees all his brothers and sisters with no grand plans or schemes for them." A few stand apart from all three: Quorvain left the council, and at least one Eldritch fragment wears a stolen human body.
Entries¶
| Figure | Who they are |
|---|---|
| Allannia Vaj'zaelin | Incarnate of Ice, battle magus, once High Commander at the Radiant Throne; gathers Eldritch and agents to make them living gods. |
| Amer | The exiled Prince Immeron of Alghert, an Eldritch and Allannia's lieutenant; killed Bishop Meven of Miralt. |
| Luiranar Xal'Vanala | The Stag Giant, a mad skinchanger who frees every Eldritch he can find; with his lieutenants Olauduin Ral'Zylven and Elnaril Nae'Zorwyn. |
| Malo | Nae'Malocan, an Eldritch Knight posing as an Oesterkull in Pemeril; served Allannia and powered the city's wards until his death. |
| Phaendar Nar'Vizerai | The Scholar, a Grand Sage of the ancient ArchConclave, who has seen a future in which the Eldritch rise as gods. |
| Quorvain | A rogue Eldritch pyromancer who left the council and hid in Miralt as Iulian Ruiz. |
| Minor Eldritch Figures | Athu Marised, Hadelia the Grey Prophetess, and Xugax. |
Earlier accounts¶
The earliest plot fragment sets a "Rampaging Eldritch Horror" against Allannia, "taking the opposite approach" and "forging a kingdom in the far West" (S136). The later notes give that kingdom to Phaendar (S147).
Gap
No source gives a date in the setting's calendar for any of these figures' awakening or deeds. Allannia is said to have six other partially awake Eldritch followers; only Amer and Malo are named.