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Darklords of Helgedad

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The Darklords, also known as the Darklords of Helgedad, were monsters created by the Dark God Naar to conquer the world of Magnamund. They had very individual personalities and characteristics, but all were thoroughly evil. The very sight of a Darklord would drive an average mortal insane. Before appearing in Magnamund, twisted by Naar, they existed as timeless beings not racked by the evil hatred and anger that later characterized them.

The leader of the Darklords is given the title Archlord. This title is established by force, where one Darklord forces the others to submit, often with violence.

The Darklords[]

In Lone Wolf The Roleplaying Game, it is suggested that two Darklords were killed by Archlord Vashna, and one died separately, in the first year of his reign (MS 3192), although this is inconsistent with other source material describing events afterwards.[1] August Hahn, author of the guide, explained that this was due to unclear source material at the time, and said his assumption was that Naar could (and did) resurrect the Darklords not killed by an act of the Light, such as the Sommerswerd.[2]

Powers[]

These evil beings were immune to all normal weapons; only the Sommerswerd and supernatural weapons that they themselves created could mortally wound them. They had another weakness: the pure air and sunshine of Magnamund was poison to them. That weakness spurred the creation of the Darklands to give them a hospitable home.

Timeline[]

Fate of the Darklords[]

Archlords[]

Darklords[]

Darklords killed by the fall of Helgedad[]

  • Chlanzor, Lord of Gazad Helkona
  • Menashga, Lord of Nadgazad
  • Tomogh, Lord of Gournen
  • Slûtar, Lord of Kaag
  • Dakushna, Lord of Kagorst
  • Shebnar, Lord of Helgedad
  • Zhanshal, Lord of Aarnak
  • Ghanesh, Lord of Helgedad
  • Nhorg, Lord of Gourizaga
  • Mrugor, Lord of Helgedad
  • Xog, Lord of Helgedad
  • Khatellu, Lord of Helgedad

References[]

  1. ↑ Hahn, August [2004]. Lone Wolf: The Roleplaying Game, Dever, Joe, Mongoose Publishing, p. 188. “During [Vashna's] first year as Archlord, the Darklords drop from 20 to 17 in number; two die at his hand. One is torn apart for the capital crime of questioning his decisions in battle and the other is detonated after he has the temerity to seek the Ebon throne for himself.” 
  2. ↑ August Hahn (2004-08-05). my reflections on darklands. Archived from the original on 2024-08-10. Retrieved on 2024-08-10. “Second, the two Darklords killed by Vashna is a note taken directly from the source material I had to work with and other notes found along the way to researching the book. It was my assumption (and nothing was ever revealed to prove or disprove it) that they were either two existing Darklords rebirthed by Naar or two unnamed Darklords replaced after their demise.

    It appears that, at least in the time before Lone Wolf, Naar took a very direct hand in the lives/deaths of the Darklords and was fully capable of bringing them back time and again as long as they were not slain by an "act of the Light" such as Ulnar and the Sommerswerd.

    Because I did not have any direct answers, I chose the path of least resistance and simply noted what I had uncovered. If it really bothers you that the number is inconsistent (and it is, I agree), take the option I have personally and assume that the two were Haakon and Zagarna (both of whom were then brought back by Naar after torment in the Dark and watched carefully by Vashna thereafter).

    I did not mention this in the book because I wanted to leave it to Games Master interpretation. When in doubt, I like to leave things as open as I can to give you judges more room to work with.” (small typographical errors fixed)
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