Zheradius is an Augurist, a specialist wizard who reads the future in order to seek a better future for himself and for others. He founded a peculiar order known as the Watchers for the Coming Sunset, who prepare for disasters and apocalypses, and take direct action to ensure that they do not come about. He is one of their finest magic-users, and the reason that the world continues to turn, many times over.
As a junior wizard, Zheradius was bookish and shy. He kept to himself, and ignored the excesses his master indulged in, as he was trained. However, during a supervised ritual casting of a powerful divination spell, Zheradius spied a disaster about to occur- and saw himself, begging his master to intervene, and being denied. He sought out the one person who he had seen could help- a local woodcutter. Between the two of them, they were able to avert catastrophe, though Zheradius' master perished in the struggle. Zheradius, fortified with his master's spellbooks and resources, amassed more allies to help him battle ever more resent dangers, spiralling out from the changes he had made. He now sits at the centre of a large organization which is constantly busy defusing events which may not even ever occur. Statistics: Zheradius is a Chaotic Good 15th-level Divination wizard. He rarely involves himself in events as he keeps very busy, but is always keen to interview prospective allies in the battle against the end of all things. He has almost pitch-black skin and horns, with gold-leaf decorations upon his face and many rings and piercings, giving him a very exotic appearance. Despite this, his accent is precise and impeccable, and he always knows more than he is willing to let on. How you can use Zheradius in your game: - As the founding member of the Watchers for the Coming Sunset, Zheradius may be aware of your Player Characters long before they ever know of his presence or even that of his organization. He may arrange for a mysterious cache to be left for them, holding just what they are going to need for something coming up. - Once they have intervened to prevent some kind of catastrophe, Zheradius might send some of his junior agents to meet with them, and see if they have interest or capacity to assist with any of the other matters going on at the time. If they are very useful, they might even be able to meet with him. - If matters are dire, Zheradius himself might intervene. However, he is tracking so many potential threats to existence that taking his eye off the ball to concentrate on one threat might escalate the development of another. Also posted on Game Masters Stash on 7 February 2020. Comments are closed.
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