Moradyln and his organization

(since I plan to show this to my players, no stats will be posted. Not to mention, Ihavent' made any. email me if you want me to get to work. Better picture later, this is an early sketch)

Many people are after this guy and his cult. Tiamat’s Blessed hate him for his lack of concern for material goods, The Underdark hates him for his power (They wish they had it) The Order of the Silver Dragon doesn’t like his desire to remove strife from the world. Many Druids and Raven Queen worshippers want him dead for his massive use of Undead. A few scattered Vampire clans despise due to some undead pride thing. In 3.5, I had him stated as a Sorcerer/Monk/Pale Master, but that’s not going anywhere. Ahem, I mean, although the entire extent of his combat abilities is unknown, he is rumored to be a Cleric with some Warlock powers.

Who is this guy anyway? My players may have heard whispers of him, as “the guy who runs this dungeon.” However, he has other purposes. The idea for this character came when I was trying to think of an antagonist… and one that would look sort of cool fighting my character. So, I thought a monk that blast necrotic energy along with Ki may look pretty sweet.

Physical Description: A man of average height, with most of his hair shaved off, except for a ponytail in the back. He is usually wearing a dark robe with glyphs all over it. His most prominent feature is a skeletal graft. His entire left arm has no flesh or muscle, and is surrounded in a green aura. Often he leaves his hand right out in the open. It is unknown whether this is his original arm, or if he chopped it off and placed on a new arm.

Organization: Back on topic, Moradyln is the head of the “Union of Equivalence” This guild takes members of all races, whether they be Drow, Orc, Kobold, Human, or whatever. Their main goal is to create a fair and effective world. Their methods, however, aren’t so nice. Generally, he goes after peasant populations, who don’t generally have much money, and offers them positions in his organization. Often, he will send in extra workers to compensate for an area’s weaknesses, such as Orcs in mountain ranges, and Kobolds in mining areas.

Not so bad eh? Well, if you refuse him…. Well, nobody refuses. If you do not wish to join this organization, chances are, you will be killed. After that, a ritual will be performed, turning you into a zombie. Your zombie will then be used to perform the farming activities you would have done while alive. Fortunately, zombies do not require a large amount of soul energy, so you will have plenty left over. This energy is used to power lamps and other convenient magical devices, helping the GOOD workers.

Ah yes, the souls. At any time, Moradyln is carrying around a vast supply of gems for carrying people’s souls in, known as soul lamps. Normally, these things do nothing, but once activated, they absorb all of the souls in the area, and animate the nearby bodies, preparing them to follow Moradyln’s orders. Many of these are spread throughout his bases, usually used to light things up, and keep the zombies going. No use putting good bodies to waste, right? Possession of these lamps keeps Moradyln’s weaker enemies in check, but only angers the tougher ones.

Dieties worshipped: None. When Moradyln’s faithful die, they are simply turned into zombies, and their souls are also used to power items. It isn’t as bad for them, because they are willing to go through with it. Moradyln usually doesn’t attack go about attacking the more peaceful Diety’s (unless there is a town in dire need of a savior… then he comes in with his organization) because, the hostile Diety’s attack him enough. This is to say, he doesn’t care about them because his hands are full. Most religions are after him anyway, because he is quite open about his dislike of the gods, and doesn’t take much effort to hide his necromantic practices. He has many underground shrines dedicated to advancing his goals to nearby villages, and a wide variety of followers….

Important allies: Often seen with a goblin Warlock. Also, there are rumors that he has a major operative in the Underdark, creating an army for him. Many shudder at the thought of stopping the constant war of the Underdark, and bringing an army of Druegar, mind flayers, beholders, and drow to the surface for conquest.