Nidhogg
The beast of the apocalypse who almost destroyed the world near the end of the second age. Not much is known about the Nidhogg as when it was defeated, it disintegrated into the ground. Prophesy and the fortune tellings of the cyclops say the spirit of Nidhogg still remains. Seeping off the negative energy of the world to one day rise again.
Basic Information
Anatomy
The body of the Nidhogg is that of a serpentine dragon. It has no other limbs. Its scales are made of Aether, its maw holds thousands of teeth of various sizes. Inside is another row of leach like orifices that blend anything it consumes into a primordial soup.
Civilization and Culture
History
As the The War of the Second Age waged on to its ultimate conclusion, faith in the world crumbled. Some who once wished to create and live decided that Scandagliare was no longer worth the struggle and pain it created. These people became known as the Cult of Zouq. Wishing for the destruction of the world to unanimously end all the suffering, they managed to summon a creature capable of just going that.
Be it a granted wish of the Mad God Zouq or a manifestation from the war itself, the Nidhogg came to be. When it does not sleep, it consumes. It has no allies. It cannot tell creatures from plants, it only knows that it all much be obliterated.
The desecration of the Nidhogg started with the saurians. Leveling buildings and whipping the race to extinction, the Nidhogg moved on to leveling much of North Knopia into a flat wasteland.
In the midst of destruction and chaos, a band of mercenaries created an offensive front against the monster. The Brothers Brill laid magical traps, rallied some of the best fighters in the land, and summoned magical allies from across the land to stop the beast. The battle alone lasted a consecutive month with many casualties before the beast was considered slain. The land the creature fell turned the grain red and became known as the Crimson Fields. The Brothers, who had taken heavy casualty vowed to protect the land against threats the magnitude of the Nidhogg.
With the Cult of Zouq still an existing force, it is believed that the Nidhogg will return if not already sleeping somewhere on Scandagliare.
Be it a granted wish of the Mad God Zouq or a manifestation from the war itself, the Nidhogg came to be. When it does not sleep, it consumes. It has no allies. It cannot tell creatures from plants, it only knows that it all much be obliterated.
The desecration of the Nidhogg started with the saurians. Leveling buildings and whipping the race to extinction, the Nidhogg moved on to leveling much of North Knopia into a flat wasteland.
In the midst of destruction and chaos, a band of mercenaries created an offensive front against the monster. The Brothers Brill laid magical traps, rallied some of the best fighters in the land, and summoned magical allies from across the land to stop the beast. The battle alone lasted a consecutive month with many casualties before the beast was considered slain. The land the creature fell turned the grain red and became known as the Crimson Fields. The Brothers, who had taken heavy casualty vowed to protect the land against threats the magnitude of the Nidhogg.
With the Cult of Zouq still an existing force, it is believed that the Nidhogg will return if not already sleeping somewhere on Scandagliare.
Lifespan
???
Average Height
20 feet
Average Length
228 Feet
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Not much was learned about the Nidhogg from an academic standpoint but did have prevalent runes that glowed red that curled around its body similar to a script written for binding a creature.
