Arygos is a petrified blue
Dragon, and the dragon god of the Mind.
Characteristics
Abilities
Arygos's primary defense is to never let his enemies know where to find him. His spells allow him to wander the tunnels of his cavern as an
Illusion and to contact his agents while they sleep. Almost no one has ever seen him.
Most of those that have had the misfortune of stumbling into his inmost sanctum have perished under the full ferocity of his intellect. His psionic might is impressive, and he uses it to disorient his enemies and turn them against each other. This psychic power is so strong that he can manifest it corporally, creating a mental projection of his psyche.
This psychic entity is a valuable tactical ally for Arygos during combat. He controls this duplicate utterly, and the pair are viciously coordinated during a fight. The projection is as agile as any dragon and Arygos uses it to attack enemies that are resistant to his ability to occlude their minds.
History
Arygos is an ancient silver dragon and offspring of
Malygos. Born in 3992 BD, he never fought in the war of the ancients, and couldn't comprehend the horror it created. Yet Arygos could see the isolation of his father, and dreamed of a better world.
After the war of the ancient, Kueli became a member of the golden five with the recommandation of Ysera, a council of metallic dragons, discussing the matter of the mortals. Kueli was an advocate of peace, seeing hope in the mortal sin and foul play, as they were like children with incredible potential to grow.
In his early day, in 3590 BD, he fought against a basilisk, the festering wounds were deep, and Arygos could feel the effect of the petrification starting, he knew his
Magic, as powerful as it was, was not enough to staunch the petrification that began to slowly radiate outward from his wound. Eventually, his back left leg went numb and then still.
As his mobility began to suffer, Arygos took to more contemplative studies. In his meditations and explorations, he began to work past his limitations as he mastered the power of his mind. Though he could not stop the progression of the curse that was slowly turning him to stone, he was able to learn to project his spirit into the Void. He discovered that as he wandered this plane,
Time stood still for his body — and his ailment.
In this way he has preserved his life, spending increasingly greater lengths of time wandering the Void to delay his encroaching petrification. To protect his corporeal form, Arygos relies upon a network of informants he has recruited in the ancient Orrin civilization. Most are unaware of his affliction. He meets with them through illusions and remains in contact through their dreams. Should the need arise, he can erase their memories to continue to keep his secrets safe.
The heart of the Desert
With the
Great Extinction, Arygos had to seek out new ways to exist, to connect with the material plane, as he grew strong, he became the heart of the desert south, or more specifically, the shifting sand itself. His mind suffering from the isolation, making those dwelling in the desert fall in despair, the desert was named the
Desolation Desert. As such, Arygos no longer resembled one single entity unless it was viewed as the entire desert. The core of its domain centered around his Original body, the source of his power, is still hidden among the shifting dunes.
Arygos power influencing the desert, the rare treasure present within the ruins of the ancient civilization in the desert, infused with the dragon's power, are said to be cursed, as they spread the dragon's influence over this world. Those possessing those treasures are plagued with enigmatic dreams, and visions of the dragon.
Arygos Rise to power
Arygos's rise was initiated by Scarlet Briar, a
Dragonborn who had gone mad after hearing its whispers in 527 BD after gathering a legendary treasure from the desert's ruins, eventually being shown "images of destiny." Following ideas she believed to be her own, Scarlet gathered magical items, Arygos consuming their magic to grow stronger while Scarlet was being taunted by Arygos's constant whispers. Arygos's influence was growing physically and mentally changing those exposed to his power, awakening their psionic abilities.
In 521 BD Scarlet finished her preparations and Arygos grew strong enough to rise to godhood, the blood of his father, god of magic, Malygos the spell weaver, helping in the process. Though Scarlet died in the process, her death was said to send the final spike of power necessary for Arygos to fully access his new powers.
Family Tree
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