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| questing gm |
Posted - 05 Jul 2007 : 03:25:17
Do any outsiders serve Cyric ? |
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| TomCosta |
Posted - 10 Jul 2007 : 01:07:57
The black beasts of bedlam mentioned in Dragon 353 and published in Dragon 355 were created specifically with Cyric in mind. |
| Darkmeer |
Posted - 07 Jul 2007 : 04:17:24
Thanks Snotlord for the info (looked mine up to reply the same thing moments ago).
Even with those as the "Primary" inhabitants of the Supreme Throne, a crafty DM would have a few succubi/incubi for the "corrupting influence" part of his portfolio, perhaps as elite agents?
Perhaps it's time for someone to do a "core beliefs" type of article for Faerun... Maybe that's going to be in the new stuff from WotC (One would hope). If not, I'd try my hand if someone else wanted to help edit & write it with me.
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| Snotlord |
Posted - 06 Jul 2007 : 11:24:47
The Players Guide to Faerūn lists howlers, demodands, slaadi and chaos beasts as inhabitants of the Supreme Throne. |
| Matthus |
Posted - 06 Jul 2007 : 10:06:04
As Cyric has the Portfolios of Deception ans Corruption I would assume that some Fiends of Corruption may serve Cyric. This is only a prestige class - but someone or something on this way may find the Prince of Lies attractive - and it would fit to your idea of manipulate a PC 
So you can give any outsider the necessary switch - just go for it. |
| questing gm |
Posted - 05 Jul 2007 : 08:36:45
Well, what i had in mind was a powerful planar servant that has been telepathically speaking to one of my PCs, posing himself as Cyric.
By claiming the PCs to be his next chosen, he has send him on quest that would glorify the worship of Cyric. First he killed/assassinated the Lathander priest of a local community then now he's off to dedicate hundred of innocent lives to be slaughtered by an army of hobgoblins as sacrifice to Cyric in which he was able to pull off using lies and deceit to lure the innocent into a trap.
In the end, the extraplanar servant tends to manipulate the PCs for his own ends and eventually betray them and sacrifice them to his master.
Looking from the list above, the incubi and succubi looks like potential candidates for such an extraplanar creature.
Any other possible outsiders that serve Cyric ? |
| Darkmeer |
Posted - 05 Jul 2007 : 05:07:32
I'd assume a few tanar'ri do.
To put a light to it, my educated guess would be:
A swarm of succubi and incubi,
shadow demons,
and a few vrocks (for recon).
Otherwise, I'd assume non-tanar'ri outsiders and a few fallen exemplars of good would serve him well.
If you are building a coupld of summons lists/outsider "friends of Cyric" it might be a good idea to think of his dogma, and run with it.
A "Dark Lantern Archon" that creates darkness only allies can see through (otherwise same stats as a Lantern Archon), being the Dark Son. A thought is that one could be advanced and utilize the warlock class to make them more of a Planar Ally level of creature.
A prince of lies needs eloquent speakers, and both Succubi, lilitus, and incubi would serve that purpose nicely. Easily summon or planar ally.
And that outsider chaotic reaper creature would fit in with his wanton dealings with death, especially allies of other faiths. Primarily a planar ally.
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