Darklord Zhanshal (died MS 5070) was a Darklord and Lord of Aarnak.
Appearance[]
Zhanshal was tall and thin with sections of invisible flesh and bone. Zhanshal looked like a ghostly apparition with merely a head, torso, hands and feet.[1]
Personality[]
Zhanshal was somewhat of an enigma in the Darklands. He wandered the Darklands, rarely at rest. He often hunted in the Gourdanak Mountains or in Dejkaata, with his extremely accurate javelin-throwing. While not given a role by the Archlord, Zhanshal would have served them loyally.[1]
Biography[]
Zhanshal arrived on Magnamund with his fellow Darklords in MS 3072. After Unc's death in MS 5058, Zhanshal became Lord of Aarnak.[2] His Nadziranim created the Xargath to defend the estuaries of Aarnak, who quickly expanded their territories to terrorise Sommlending fishermen in the Kaltersee.[3][1] He was forced by Gnaag to employ the Slavemaster to manage the mines of Aarnak,[4] although the second edition of The Darklands suggests that Zhanshal's natural absence from his domain allowed the Slavemaster to obtain the role, and later become an agent of the Elder Magi.[1]
In MS 5062, aided by the Tanoz-tukor, allowing the Darklords to operate freely outside of the Darklands, Zhanshal and Darklord Khatellu invaded Anari, easily sacking Tahou, and driving the resistance underground into its large network of caves and tunnels.[5] He was later tasked by Archlord Gnaag to work alongside Darklords Chlanzor, Menashga and Shebnar to destroy Talestria, Palymrion and Slovia once and for all, especially after Chlanzor and Menashga had run into humiliating defeats.[6]
Some time between MS 5067 and MS 5069, Zhanshal and Darklord Shebnar led a pincer attack on Chaman and Bautar.[7]
Zhanshal died in MS 5070, after Lone Wolf destroyed the Transfusor, causing the Tanoz-tukor to stop working, meaning he could not survive for long outside of the Darklands. For his failure, his spirit was trapped and tortured in the Plain of Despair by Naar.[8]
Notes[]
- ↑ Aarnak is the chief city of Iznogdazokim.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Hahn, August [2004] (2011). "Darklords, Demons and Gods of Darkness: Zhanshal, Lord of Aarnak", The Darklands, Dever, Joe, Second Edition, Mongoose Publishing.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ozvath, Jared. The Magnamund Sourcebook, Dever, Joe, SubSe7en, p. 57.
- ↑ Dever, Joe [1994] (2024). "The Magnamund Archives — Xargath", The Skull of Agarash, 40th Anniversary Edition, Holmgard Press.
- ↑ Jonathan Stark and August Hahn (2024-01-04). Episode 14: The Darklands War (Part 2 of 2). Journeys Through Magnamund. Holmgard Press. Timestamp: 12:32
- ↑ Jonathan Stark and August Hahn (2023-12-??). Episode 13: The Darklands War (Part 1 of 2). Journeys Through Magnamund. Holmgard Press. Timestamp: 34:23
- ↑ Jonathan Stark and August Hahn (2024-01-04). Episode 14: The Darklands War (Part 2 of 2). Journeys Through Magnamund. Holmgard Press. Timestamp: 2:01
- ↑ Jonathan Stark and August Hahn (2024-01-04). Episode 14: The Darklands War (Part 2 of 2). Journeys Through Magnamund. Holmgard Press. Timestamp: 34:58
- ↑ Vincent Lazzari (2024-06-03). Vincent Lazzari on Discord regarding the fate of the Darklords."I can assure you that this specific scene in LW20, in the Plain of Despair, did not feature all the villains Lone Wolf canonically slew during his adventures. Simply because there are too many spirits who were specifically punished by Naar for their failures, Lone Wolf couldn't see all of them. And so, among them, you do have Darklord Zagarna, even if not mentioned. As well as the other Darklords that Lone Wolf didn't know personally (considering Claws of Helgedad is not canon in the main continuity). All were judged supreme failures by Naar and punished the same way - this is the fate of the champions of Darkness who don't succeed in their conquests. You can think about all the major servants of the God Naar slain by Lone Wolf - they are here, somewhere in the Plain of Despair, suffering terrible tortures. Cadak was a notable exception, his soul being sold and bound to the Lords of Decay."
| Archlords | Vashna • Zagarna • Haakon • Gnaag |
| Darklords | Chlanzor • Dakushna • Ghanesh • Ghurch • Gnaag • Haakon • Khatellu • Kraagenskûl • Menashga • Mrugor • Nhorg • Shebnar • Slûtar • Taktaal • Tomogh • Unc • Vashna • Xog • Zagarna • Zhanshal |
| Domains (and capitals) within the Darklands | Helgedad • Aargataag (V'taag • Argazad) • Dajaraa • Dajdorza • Ghargon (Gournen) • Gourizaga (Gourzaa) • Hourdast • Iznogdazokim (Aarnak) • Jegdazok (Dugazogak) • Kagzizad (Nadgazad) • Luurvad • Maarkaag (Kaag) • Northern Skaror (Gazad Helkona) • Tar Ogashaar (Ogvast) • Yr-Naoga (Naargarod) • Zutzinozaga (Mozgôar) |
| Media | The Darklands • Terror of the Darklords |