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WalkerNinja
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 Posted - 20 Jan 2012 : 02:32:38
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I think something that has to be considered is that the seductiveness of immortality is probably greatly reduced among elves of all sorts. Elves already have a predilection for struggling with their long lives (much as Chosen do). Those that choose immortality typically do so out of service to causes larger than themselves (Baelnorn)--something somewhat rare among the Drow. Why exacerbate those problems in exchange for powers easily obtainable through standard applications of Art?
Though in principle I agree that it would seem that the Underdark would be home to some sort of Vampiric aristocracy across all of the cultures. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 20 Jan 2012 : 03:17:05
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Curiously, now that I think back on this, I actually recall a brief reference in the 2e Menzoberranzan boxed set that suggested the Masters of Sorcere were worried about vampire infiltration and influence among some of the drow at the Academy, after finding the dried husk-bodies of several wizards.
This might be a way in for those looking to establish vampiric drow in the City of the Spider-Queen.
Agreed. Though, as pointed out earlier, the vampires' number is too small to be a great threat.
I don't know. Vampires subverting several prominent head drow wizards at the Academy would certainly provide them with significant opportunities for influencing events in and around Sorcere.
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Aulduron
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 20 Jan 2012 : 03:38:50
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| If I were undead, I wouldn't want to live around so many powerful priestesses. |
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 20 Jan 2012 : 04:37:13
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| One of the Hidden Masters of the Jaezred Chaulssin is described thusly (Patron Father Vesz’zt Auvryana of Maerimydra [CE male vampiric adult drow-dragon rogue 6/assassin 3]) on page 6 of the City of Wyrmshadows Web Enhancement for Dragons of Faerun. No doubt a formidable fellow. |
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 20 Jan 2012 : 04:50:50
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Originally posted by The Sage
Curiously, now that I think back on this, I actually recall a brief reference in the 2e Menzoberranzan boxed set that suggested the Masters of Sorcere were worried about vampire infiltration and influence among some of the drow at the Academy, after finding the dried husk-bodies of several wizards.
This might be a way in for those looking to establish vampiric drow in the City of the Spider-Queen.
Great memory, Sage. A quick OCR search through Menzoberranzan reveals this on page 21 of book one. That is the only mention of "vampire" therein.
Someone or something in Sorcere is killing wizards. Masters of the Academy, as well as mages in training, have been found dead, reduced to dry, empty husks, as if eaten or burned away from within so that only their outer parts remain. So far, investigations by the Archmage and other senior Masters have failed to discover the cause: a rogue spell, a summoned menace, or even a monster that has wandered in from the wild Underdark, and evaded detection. The worst fear, of course, is that a Master has fallen prey to insanity or outside influence from beholders, vampires, alhoon, or rival drow and is doing the killing with a hitherto unknown spell. This may be just a launched by some outside power. If the deaths spread to Arach-Tinilith, few other conclusions are reasonably possible. |
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jordanz
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 20 Jan 2012 : 04:51:31
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If I were undead, I wouldn't want to live around so many powerful priestesses.
If you cant beat em, join em and rise to the top. I imagine an undead high priestess of Loth might have some measure of protection from turning or control. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 20 Jan 2012 : 05:29:11
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by The Sage
Curiously, now that I think back on this, I actually recall a brief reference in the 2e Menzoberranzan boxed set that suggested the Masters of Sorcere were worried about vampire infiltration and influence among some of the drow at the Academy, after finding the dried husk-bodies of several wizards.
This might be a way in for those looking to establish vampiric drow in the City of the Spider-Queen.
Agreed. Though, as pointed out earlier, the vampires' number is too small to be a great threat.
I don't know. Vampires subverting several prominent head drow wizards at the Academy would certainly provide them with significant opportunities for influencing events in and around Sorcere.
Indeed. And as a number of (non-sexy, non-glittery) vampire books and movies have shown, all it takes is one to start things off... |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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Posted - 20 Jan 2012 : 13:54:14
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If I were undead, I wouldn't want to live around so many powerful priestesses.
If you cant beat em, join em and rise to the top. I imagine an undead high priestess of Loth might have some measure of protection from turning or control.
Would an undead priestess have to leave the room after she used her "turn undead" power? |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 20 Jan 2012 : 14:21:35
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Originally posted by Aulduron
If I were undead, I wouldn't want to live around so many powerful priestesses.
Excellent point. Specially that those same priestesses are the head of the society. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 20 Jan 2012 : 14:28:19
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by The Sage
Curiously, now that I think back on this, I actually recall a brief reference in the 2e Menzoberranzan boxed set that suggested the Masters of Sorcere were worried about vampire infiltration and influence among some of the drow at the Academy, after finding the dried husk-bodies of several wizards.
This might be a way in for those looking to establish vampiric drow in the City of the Spider-Queen.
Agreed. Though, as pointed out earlier, the vampires' number is too small to be a great threat.
I don't know. Vampires subverting several prominent head drow wizards at the Academy would certainly provide them with significant opportunities for influencing events in and around Sorcere.
They would need all the subtlety they could muster and all the magic they could learn and harness to pull that off. Lloth and Mystra's return make that more difficult, as once again the drow wizards and priestesses are at their best. |
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