Legends and Myths

Many Legends, Myths, and Lost Arts exist in the world, for war and time have wiped away many things that once were common or known. Most never to be recovered, but some legends linger still, in the minds of the old, or of the mad.

Legendary Blacksmith Hrugor Redscale, went on a quest to improve his craft and never returned. 600 years ago

Rumor's persist of a clan of Immortals Left behind after the Last Celestial Occupation, hiding somewhere in the ungoverned Savage Lands. Clan Shing: A Clan of Immortals fled persecution after losing a clan Rivalry, taking the young master and several others to the deep southeast, a much weaker region ripe for Conquest and settling down to lick wounds.

Legends Tell of Combatants on both sides of the conflict sealed away in Eternal Prisons scattered throughout the land, monsters of magic made during the Second Occupation, Immortals trapped when they could not be killed, Avatars beaten but not broken, and more lost forever to time, unless some should be unfortunate enough to find them.
Creations of Hrugor Redscale and the Grey Sage Eternal Warrior's Ring Grants Tirelessness. Sleep is now optional, and fatigue only begins to occur when ones limits are pushed interminably
Ring of Restoration Self regenerates from damage with slow speed. Assures against wounds that do not immediately kill.
Ring of Fog Grants incredible stealth, silencing even clattering equipment. Sharply decreases to uselessness in melee combat. May summon and manipulate fog
Chloranthy Ring Under sunlight, grants Tirelessness and greatly enhanced speed
Everlasting Dragon Ring Drastically enhances the duration of spells, so long as the effects are not dispelled and the user is not vanquished. However, cannot have more spells active than one's power capacity.
Seal of the Darkbeast Prison of the Evil Eye, a Darkbeast, ruin of a kingdom. The wielder drains the life from their kills, but may draw even further from the Darkbeast's strength and presence.
Ring of Blades Greatly increases speed. Drastically enhances the sharpness of weapons
Divine Ring of Sacrifice A divine creation of a lost goddess. Deny a death, against even the foulest and most accursed of dooms.
Regenerator's Ring Self regenerates from damage with speed. Assures against wounds that do not immediately kill. Sealed liquid in the jewel can be released...
Dragonscale Crest Toughens skin to a dragon's scales. Further effects may be drawn from the ring.
Golden Armor of the Giant: Superheavy armor of ancient brass, lined with white iron, alloyed with divine gold. Warplate of ancient giants of royal pedigree. The armor is soaked in divine power and carries a portion of the race of giants' astounding physical power. Among all armors, there is none more unyielding before the violence of battle. Titanic: Further increases strength and toughness, massively increases one's ability to sustain wounds. Once per week may perform a feat of might at massively increased strength and slightly lower speed and dexterity, such as toppling a Tower or snapping a Trolls spine over your knee.
Aegis Indomitus: Attacks that fail to naturally wound cannot inflict any secondary effects. Armor forces all direct hits to clash against the entire surface area of the armor's facing, demanding far greater force to damage or penetrate. Massively increases stability, making the wielder all but impossible to topple.
Brazen Storm Kind: Grants access to lightning spells through the innate nature of the charged metal armor. All lightning damage is heavily mitigated by the armor, and may be absorbed or reused as appropriate. Enhances manipulation of weather via spells.
Old King's Raiment: Medium armor of archaic bronze, stained green by verdigris. The panoply of an eternal demigod, who stood for an endless vigil. The armor covers only the most critical parts of the body, but nonetheless possesses a sublime power that catches the eye. Eternal Vigor: Grants Tirelessness in battle, and fatigue only begins to occur when ones limits are pushed interminably.
Heraldry of the Wind: The wielder is accompanied by a powerful wind. It enhances every motion and every strike, and allows for surges of terrifying speed. Automatically grants breathable atmosphere if stuck in vacuum, and renders the user and nearby allies effectively immune to gas-based attacks.
Blacksteel Battleplate: Heavy armor of divine metal, now charred into an ominous blackened material by the fires of Chaos. The Black Knights wandered the world as disembodied spirits of wrathful fire animating their inviolate armors, and even now something of their spirit and the Flame that burned them remains within this armor. By Flame Charred: Immune to all forms of heat and fire.
The Burning Legion: "Oh flames borne from the ashes of the ensouled, rise up, for your lord calls." Allows summoning of Flame elemental
White Flame Panoply: Heavy armor of blessed gold and sanctified chain. The accouterments of a reckless paladin hero, said to be blessed by a mysterious white flame. Sanctus: Grants the bearer Regeneration and access to miracles of Force.

El'Druin Titanwind: Awakend Bear Druid, lost in the Savage Lands, hero of the Second Celestial Occupation, Presumed healing or dead after a festering wound from The Great Serpent of the Thousand Lakes

Claw Samson The Great Goblin, set out on a journey to the Land that Was to reclaim the Gold Forge for the next Celestial Occupation, never returned

Captain Giles "Horktooth" De Finn, Dread pirate feared during the Last Celestial Occupation, lost at sea after plundering the Azure Empires Naval Launch Point

Commander Silas Graf, Final Leader of the Yuan Ti Empire, left the Southern Edge of the Known Shattered Lands with his surviving forces, deep into the Primordial Jungle

Ascendant XXI, Free Warforged and one of the Great Sword Saints

Planar Hunters, feared hunters of Otherworldly Beings, formed after the Devastation of the Planes corrupted many Planar Creatures

Maul Thundergut, Battlefield Commander of the Planar Hunters

The Aes Titan, a great bronze and brass titan of massive scope, by legend said to be buried in the the Sea Between

The Fulgur Titan, a crackling Titan of Gold said to be lost with the Land that Was

The Anancites Titan, a towering awakend golem of Silver and Mithral, with powerful magic and calamitous strength in each fist. Drassilian Druids claim the Great Titan marched East, never to return.

The Divinus Titan was said to be the Gods great answer to the Terrible Eldest of Terrestial Evils, the Tarrasque. Standing Gaegantuan heights and burning with inner fire, the Adamantine Titan was last seen during the first Celestial Occupation, nearly 10,000 years ago, where it was lost with the sinking of the Great Island Beast of the Azure Empire.

The Clockwork Titan, a war-golem made by great mages of the Second Occupation, lost in the Sea Between.

The Thunder of God, Ramiel. A great Titan of massive power that laid waste to the Titanomachy in its early days, before wandering into the Mountains of Fire, has not been seen since.

Kalvaxith Lifeskorger: A Devil Lord that has invaded from the 9 hells through various cults many times over the years, seeks something amongst the Mortal Planes but has yet to find it. Generally causes chaos and destruction when summoned.

SISITSU INA QITRUB TAHAZI Ancient words when combined with a shattered item summon the Unchained Predator

Abyss Gates: Random portals to the Abyss opened by fluctuations in the weave. Unlike true Abyssal Portals they are much slower to become permanent. To close them and stop the subsequent invasion, brave heroes or mighty armies must venture unto the Gates themselves to find the Crystal Weave and remove it from its spot, closing the portal over the course of the following 8 hours.

The Iaiunus Dragon: An Ancient Wyrm of towering size, said to grow larger every time it awakens, sealed by the Immortals during the 3rd Celestial Occupation for they could not kill it. Nonetheless it has been known to make pacts past its prison.
The God Hunt is an event during Celestial Occupation or preceding it, where the most powerful clans compete to see who can cause a God to descend first, and then kill it

The Lost City of Kadar was one of the great cities of the world. Forefront in Magic and Technology before the coming of the First Celestial Occupation. They held for years, longer than any before them and many since. Before they fell, moments before the First Celestial Emperor himself broke down the gates, the city was engulfed in a fiery storm and when it cleared, Kadar had vanished.

Dragon-Staves are Relic Weapons initially derived from the Powder stolen from the Celestial Empire. They are ponderous and slow weapons that require maintenance after every hit, and unreasonable amounts of the powder per shot. Nonetheless they are powerful ranged weapons that have a long and reliable history of use since the 4th Celestial Occupation. Damage ranges from 4D8-5D12 depending on model, one use per short rest. Misfire 5
Drakk-Belchers are similar to Dragon Staves, yet were independently developed by the Dwarven Kingdoms. They are less powerful than Dragon-staves almost universally yet they are much more reliable for day to day use. They are expensive however, custom made and requiring expensive ammo and Dwarvish acceptance to properly make and maintain, along with having few models to choose from. DMG Firearms. Misfire 1.
Thunder Cannons are rare variants of Dragonstaves usually made by Certain Artificers. Every single one is unique, almost entirely dependant on the creator to function maintain and use. It is sometimes possible figure out how to fire one but almost always this is a one time affair, as ammunition and loading are almost impossible without the creator or their magic empowering the device. Damage and use vary, generally DC20+ to figure out how to fire it once, then it is useless mostly, except perhaps to sell.
Lost Fragments are relics from lost ages, magic items and Artifacts from destroyed civilizations and some Fallen from the heavens themselves. Always they are of strange design and often powerful. Lost Fragments are easy to use and sometimes easy to maintain, though the details vary wildly by model. Prized for their power and ease of use, some even can be partially reproduced or ammo made, though only rarely are they as powerful or more than Dragon-Staves. DMG modern and Future Weapons. Misfire 0-1.
Guns are a bastard offspring of Dragon-Staves, often unreliable and cheap, yet they are much easier to maintain and use than almost any alternative. Their use has spread far, and sees use in many militaries, each trying and failing to recreate the power and reliability of greater devices, with less cost or maintenance. However there is much greater model variety in such efforts, causing some to scorn any but the common gun, for if there is something needed for any situation, a gun is your friend. Matt Mercer Gunslinger options.
THE GRAVE OF FREEDOM There have been a staggering amount of dead as a result of the Celestial Occupations, and with the lives went their wealth, for none save the Scholarly or Greedy among the Immortals ever cared for anything save the Mundane wealth of those they conquered, so sure in their ways were they. To this day none know where this mass grave is, but many search for it endlessly, for to find it is to be granted access to the final rest of Heroes and Demigods, and such a trove would be a boon to any who stumble upon it.

GOLGOTHA The Golgotha Initiative is a project started generations ago, now shrouded in mystery as all those who knew of its details perished. All that is left beyond its halls, long lost in the Tumultuous edge of the Shattered Lands, is a single message left by its long ago founder. We will build the machine. We will see EVERYTHING.
The Prophecy of the End is an ancient prophecy or vision of the End of the World. Pieced together from a Thousand Different Prophecies and Visions and Madmans scrawlings, none can quite agree. Yet all signs point to an eventual, unavoidable End, the 2 most common interpretations amongst those Doomsayers who study the phenomenon being an expanding Sun swallowing all the world, or a Red Giant destroying the World with his massive Blade. The Great Wizard Fartfurter believes the Sun represents the Great Maw, but more learned minds are skeptical. Sleepless Stondarr believes it to be the Giant Calvacsix returning.