<---Familiar Secretary: Hector The Imp A Super Snobbish Imp who constantly braties her on her manners and non noble like behavior, the only one she lets talk to her without rebuke in this manner
Description
Tyrant Matriarch Urlrith Tanor'Thym sits on her throne and looks down at those who visit her court. Most have to look up at her, as she like to keep her size around 9' to 12'. Dark Blue/Grey Drow skin, with magic tattoos over it. Long white hair and cold head purple eyes track the chatter of the court. Wearing the finest Drow Matriarch clothing befitting The Drow queen of Zirnakazras. Then there was her aura which exudes from her, an aura of Divine Law and Nobility. That matches around her neck is a holy {unholy} symbol of LAW. {if you look close also Asmodeus} There is no armor, or weapons.
Alt Form - Infernal Dragon Form
Personality
Tyrant Tyrant Matriarch Urlrith Tanor'Thym is Cold, hard, Cunning, clever, manipulative, dogmatic at times and above all pragmatist. To her everything has a use, if she can not find one, give her time and she will. In fact she prides herself on doing so. She is a complex being, A ruthless leader, a figurehead of a whole city. As a rulers always thinks before she acts, and when she acts it tends to be part of a plan. Her court is full of flunkies and followers, her own off string, outsiders looking to gain. And to rule them she used hard cold law, to her being good or evil matters not, what matters is the LAW. A contract once made must be fulfilled, she made trade key to the city she loves and rules over. Criminals who break the rules face Archdevil Moloch flames. She rules with a combination of Greed in others and fear of her. She is a political operator of the machiavellian type.
Her sayings.
"Power is not about what you can do, it's about what others think! you can do" "Everything has use to me" "We fight Demons because they would bring about the end of all things, and that I will not allow that"
Ten Minute background:
Step 1: write five things about your character’s concept and background, five things that you think are the most essential parts of your character.[/i]
1.Tyrant Matriarch Urlrith Tanor'Thym is last A surviving daughter of Tyrant Matriarch Zirrna Tanor'Thym seven female childean.
Reslenly it has come to light that one other survived along with her hated elder sister.
2. She outcast herself to the run to the sun lit realms when a war of succession started, but even then was pursued by assassins, eventuality uncovering a plot her sister was involved with to destroy the world. Calling down rocks from the heavens, while Elves sort to battle her fellow Drow. After thawing this atempt at a new age of darkness, she took her drow followers and finding a rundown Drow city took over and rebuilt it.
3. In her fight with her sister she was placed in a dilemma and made to pick a side, bow before her oldest sister and her demons, be corrupted or see the family die. She picked another root, she made a deal with Asmodeus. Vowing to forge a place for him in the darklands. For this he have her power, lifting her form the realms of mere mortals. In her view she is self made, self forges as she says. Strength and Discipline, she spent some time talking with Asmodeus and learning of the truth of things, him and his brother, and the view he made to keep free will, but at a price, those that fall under his realm must fight for it, Fight Chaos, fight to keep all safe no matter the cost. His words hit hard and she followed.
4. She has seven daughters, with seven males she paid for as slaves or males she respected, each daughter has been given their own responsibility in the house. She expects them to do well in the roles she has placed them in. She knows one day one or more will make a move to end her and take her place. This is how it should be, the Drow way, what dose it say of her if her, child dose not grow to be more powerful than her. But until then, she will oversea, teach and control them.
5. She definitely loves the City of Zirnakazras {lost/now found} sister city to Zirnakaynin city. And sees it as her's and her family's duty to protect and see the city grow.
6: She hates demons with a cold ruthless passion a heatrid so cold it would freeze ice.
7: Her greatest fear is Demon possession, having her body taken over by the Abyss corruption.
Step 2: List two goals for the character that you, as a player, think would be cool to see accomplished in-game.
1: See her city grow and prosper, grow its power and most of all protect it.
2: Hand the rains of power over to a worthy child of hers, one that will become a true Queen of the Dark Lands.
Step 3: List two secrets about your character. One is a secret the character knows, one is a secret that involves him but that he is not actually aware of yet. This will help me in creating plots that center around your character
1. She has sold her soul to the Hells, but also the souls of her offspring who follow her in ruling the city. Only she and Archdevil, Moloch know this.
2. Not all of her sisters are dead, Xunixa still lives and is plotting her downfall working with Demons to do so.
Step 4: Describe three people that are tied to the character through blood, romance or honor. Two of them are friendly to the character, one is hostile. All can do something useful for you, if you can get the situations to line up. If you like, you can include an enemy of yours here as well, so I have an instant NPC nemesis to throw at you.
1. Her eldest daughter Zrikia who is the one most lightly to succeed her as Matriarch. A ruthless killer and strategic thinker. Zrikia is clever, wise but in looks somewhat lacking.
2. Vikunis Evergreen the father of her 7th father, and elf mage with a gift of magic and song. She finds him most amusing.
3. Garthis Smithson, a human fighter who headed her party in the old days, he is also father to her last 7th fighter But dose not know it as he is married with 5 sons already.
Step 5: Describe three memories that your character has. They don't have to be elaborate, but they should provide some context and flavor.
1. Being Banished and running into darkness for her life while hunters chased here. Only hate keeping her going.
2. The making the the "Pax-Urbs" paying with her soul and the souls of her Female descendants for all time. Her bloodletting and the Devil laughing, gaining a powerful tool and location in the world.
3. Killing the Demon RZZIRA and Tiger-bord who became a beat of the Abyss, she hunted him down and when he was cut to bits so that only a small part was left be banished him to the Hells as a dummy for target practice.
The Seven daughters of the Tyrant Matriarch Zirrna Tanor'Thym
1:Matriarch Vitrola Tanor'Thym {Killed by Kizira}
The one who killed their mother she used Kizira to kill others, ruthless in a way even her family felt was too far. She was beheaded Riazinr "Riz" Tanor'Thym and Fizzra "Fiz" Tanor'Thym blaming them for her mothers assassination, she then set about killer her others siblings unless they joined her. I powerful mage she joined with Demons, letting chaotic seep into every part of the city.
2:Tyrant Matriarch Kizira "Val" Tanor'Thym of Zirnakaynin city
Also known as Val the traitor, she was one of the 1st to join Vitrola, huntting her other sisters for her. But she covered the Thrown more than any and when they time was right, in full public display she killed Matriarch Vitrola Tanor'Thym, taking her crown, some say she is under the full say of the chaos, fully corrupted by it. And throwing the city in even deeper to its power.
3:Sitaxu "Taz" Tanor'Thym {Killed in battle fighting Holy knights}
Thire mother sent Riazinr to the sun lands above, to form trade deals. Her gaurds brought back her body, having been slain by a holy blade that blocked resation.
4:Riazinr "Riz" Tanor'Thym {Twin to Fizzra "Fiz"} {Killed by Vitrola's Hunters}
5:Fizzra "Fiz" Tanor'Thym {Twin to Riazinr "Riz"} {Killed by Vitrola's Hunters}
Found by Vitrola's Hunters, they took their own lives rather than have a humiliating death at Kizira's hands.
6:Tyrant Matriarch Urlrith Tanor'Thym of Zirnakazras City
Ran from her sisters throne war, after Karrazza assassination.
7:Karyarra "Kar" Tanor'Thym {Assassinated it is suspected by Kizira to show Vitrola she had worth.}
THE DROW CITY OF ZIRANKAZRAS DESCRIPTION
Deep in a Vast Darklands cave 'ZURUK' sits the fortified Drow City of Zirnakazras, around it in 'ZURUK's' walls, floor and roof, are countless lesser dwellings, in which most of the cities population live.
Of the "Central" Zirnakazras city, there are Four massive bridges join its towering form to the cavin it sits within. This central city rises some 1200 feet from bottom to top. Magical portals and tube ways link the low city to the high city and all inbetween. This is also called the inner City. Greater ZIRANKAZRAS is the vast cavern of 'ZURUK' where huge stalagmites and stalagmites have been hollowed out into Drow noble homes. The Cavin walls have endless tunnel complexes where the normal citizens live and work. Even father out are Shroom Farms
THE DROW CITY OF ZIRANKAZRAS BRAKEDOWN:
The THE DROW COURT is the government body that rules
Realm of endless night - City of Zirnakazras {lost/now found} sister city to Zirnakaynin city.
City Governance
The City Government is based on Mercantilism an economic system where governments heavily regulated economic activity to maximize national power, wealth (gold/silver), and trade surpluses. Governments operated as central planners, using protectionism, monopolies, and colonial exploitation to ensure exports exceed imports, viewing trade as a zero-sum game. The council of the city is made up of Drow Noble families that control aspects of the city unitilites. Such upkeep of government buildings, sanitation, food distribution, Markets ownership, where houses they rent. They have a charter right to one or more monopoly on ownership {those that own} {where Birthright prevails, Seats on the City council being awarded by Birthright}. They are balanced with the trade guilds, {those that work} such as the Merchant/Crafters/Adventure/pathfinders/Assassins and so on, that have charters of Trade, monopolys on work, {where merit prevails, Seats on the City council being awarded by the trade Body to an individual V election}
Both of there are balanced by the Tyrants Family, The City Tyrant and her direct offspring, if the Tyrant wants more votes at council they must have more offspring thus encouraging the City tyrant to be more than a immortal ruler. Because her own children with 'retire her' if she was to become incapable. Of course this complex interweaving of self interest groups leads to endless political maneuverings and shifting sands of alanaces. Over all this is the Tyrant, there job is simple and impossible at times. Keep the city running and keep the political maneuverings to a manageable level. No open warfare is tolerated, Assassination yes, but never too much.
As a city Tyrant Matriarch Urlrith Tanor'Thym has been a stable force keeping the factions in check and growing the city with Traide, her law courts work, Bribery of the courts is punishable by death. Contracts are kept to the very letter, even if they letter is in the small print and costs you everything including your soul. Hers is a rules based system, stability and commerce, where everyone even slaves get a bit of the pie.
BACK STORY:
She got away by the skin off her teeth. When her elder sister felt it was time to thin the ranks of contenders as Matriarch the shortly after her mother's suspicious death. Two of her elder sisters died that night, Urlrith had the wherewithal to get out fast. And not to the deeper dark, that would only delay her death, No she wanted to go all the way to the sun lands. So with just some gems and simple kit she fled the city she loved. After a long and somewhat eventful trip she found herself in Riddleport, a city full of low life scum and criminals. She felt right at home. She meet Darsus Lorgen, a smuggler and someone with many connections. It took no time at all to worm her way into his orbit. She also meet Vorvashali Voon, a good contact and trader. But even here she was not safe. Her sister's agents found her, but not before she had made a packed with the powers of the Hells. But still she had to claw her way to power in the city. One of her attacks talked and she found out about Allevrah, drow prophet, and the worshiper of the demon Abraxus, her sister now the city Matriarch being one. Anger gripped Urlrith at the shire stupidity of her older sister. She swear vengeance and joining a party using her underworld contacts to fine the roots of her sisters crimes. When they uncovered the depth of the plans to bring a second darkness, In Mierani Forest she discovered the darkest secret and the truth of the cataclysm known as Earthfall. Heading to city of Zirnakaynin she and her fellows had to stop her sister and the dark prophet who would being Chaos over the lands. It was her she crossed Telandia Edasseril. Matriarch Learned a lot from this queen of manipulation,
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IT was now that she went after her Demon loving sister. and again the Hells came to her aid, making the "Pax-Urbs" with the hells Prince Asmodeus. She was gifted powers to hid what she was and rule, really rule given Divinity to bear Demigod levels. Moloch showed her what power really was. And so she set out once more into the underdark There in the Land of Black Blood she meet her sister in battle. Finally slaying her and taking her rightful place as Matriarch.
Once the dust has settled the Demons sent back, she went home to her city and started the purges. Weeding out any and all who looked to the Abyss for power. She rose temps to the powers of Law and Hells. Making the city a center for the forever nights slave trade. With her links to the world above she also gained trade goods from above. Making her and the city rich. She let the Hell Knight come and set up a Keep, deep down in the darkness, from which to fight demons. She welcomes into her city any of follow her rules, be them made wizards or Assassins guilds. Her realm is a place of Law and Power, evil some may call it, But she only cares for the well being of her city which she loves more than life itself. She rules with an unseen Iron fist rapped in the finest of silk. Doing what her own mother had done, the tradition, she had seven daughters, each from a different Drow male father. Each given a role in government of the city. From the which to learn how to rule. Even her youngest, they where all Drow Nobility and as such had to earn their places at the top table.
The "Pax-Urbs" was made by Matriarch Urlrith Tanor'Thym with the Archdevil Moloch , selling her's and all her descendant female Matriarchs souls for the Pact. That the Archdevil Moloch would bless the city as long as he was openly worshiped there.
Clergy
Asmodeus' priests usually dress in clean and orderly red-accented black dress, and often wear horned masks or helmets for ceremonies. Clothing worn is usually expensive, and clearly so, as the faith preaches that wealth attracts wealth. In countries not under Cheliax's yoke, priests are expected to abide by local laws and take sacrifices only from willing victims. It is also common for individual priests to offer the sacrifice of a small animal before preparing spells. citation needed Clerics of Asmodeus may prepare lesser geas and a variant of geas, and the Prince of Darkness grants access to infernal healing and greater infernal healing. The ranks of the Asmodean hierarchy are detailed and heavily tiered, much like the nobility of Cheliax and the rulership of Hell itself. High ranks include cardinal and demicardinal, and other ranks include high priest (a local position). Other ranks have largely not been specified.
Dogma
Asmodeus believes that the strong should rightfully govern the weak, who in turn owe their masters unwavering obedience. He loves negotiations and contracts, especially those that give one of the parties a distinct, hidden advantage over the other. He expects and appreciates flattery, but its never fooled by it, seeing it as a negotiation tactic, as well as a duty those in inferior positions owe their betters.
Worshipers
A priestess of Asmodeus.
The Prince of Hell preaches strict discipline and unwavering devotion from his worshipers; the strong should rule the weak. The Prince of Darkness expects flattery from his followers, appreciating it for what it is, and delights in deals and contracts that secretly favor one party over another. Followers of the Prince of Darkness often include nobles and bureaucrats, especially those participating in the slave trade and in those nations where his worship is openly accepted.
Knights of Asmodeus wear the typical black and red associated with the Dark Prince, often wielding a spiked mace. They seek out order to gain power. Some call themselves paladins to give their behavior a gloss of righteousness.27
Non-human worship
Beyond humans and other "civilized" races, Asmodeus is commonly worshiped by kobolds. His dogma of subjugation of the weak through trickery appeals to kobolds, who live in a society with a strict hierarchy and use deception to make up for their physical weakness. Asmodeus is also a god of fire, which kobolds use extensively in mining and metalworking. Kobold priests of Asmodeus appeal to their kindred's insecurity and lust for power, making them easily manipulated pawns
Organizations
The Church of Asmodeus is taking an active role in caring for the orphans left by Isger's Goblinblood Wars. Monasteries have been established to look after these unfortunates, and indoctrinate them in the worship of Asmodeus. The most well known are the Sisters of the Golden Erinyes.
The cold Iron legend
This is a fortification of Hell nights granted a place with in the city, for the single task of fighting Demons in the great darkness. The Hellknight Order of the God Claw venerates the lawful aspects of Asmodeus, along with those of a number of other deities, but is independent, and not part of the church hierarchy.
Religious symbol
The Prince of Darkness's religious symbol is a red pentagram known by his faithful as the Archstar, after Asmodeus's mace.
Obedience
Some devoted followers of Asmodeus are granted special powers from a daily ritual whereby they use a knife with a ruby blade to draw blood from another—ideally unwilling—sentient creature, use the blood to draw a pentagram on the ground, kneel within the pentagram, and focus on the glory they intend to bring to Asmodeus.
The Good temples ward
With in this city of LAW and its ruling somewhat evil Nobles, Even good can find a use, demons one ket weakness is holy weapons and as such the troops and mercenaries the city uses to fight Demons, come here pray, heal, gain blessings and weapons. All this is agreed on by the City Council and the Tyrant ruler.
LEADERSHIP:
+20 level +20 Wis +7 Vile Leadership Modifiers +6feat's +2Classes +4items = 59 {Main Cohort can be level 19}
FEATS
Vile Leadership Feat: Vile Leadership+ Leadership feat X2 from other sources see below LEADERSHIP Modifiers:
Leader’s Reputation = Ruthless +2
Gained power by eliminating a superior +1 {Assassinated old ruler of the city}
Rewards loyalty= +1
Location Modifier Has a stronghold City +2
Possesses special power (Godling)= +1
Leadership Feat: Practiced Leader +3 to your Leadership score. {You also ignore any penalties to your Leadership score for moving around frequently or having a familiar.}
Leadership Feat: Wise Leader Use Wis Mod in place of Cha = +20
Leadership Feat: Extra Cohort [Daughters 2 Level 16]
Leadership Feat: Dynasty Founder +3 to your Leadership score.
TRAITS Wicked Leader Social Trait
Benefit(s): You gain a +1 trait bonus on Charisma checks against evil creatures. If you select the Leadership feat or the Vile Leadership feat at any point when you meet the prerequisites for that feat, you can recruit a cohort {1st daughter} who is up to 1 level lower than you (instead of the normal requirement that your cohort must be 2 or more levels lower than you are) as long as your cohort is evil.
CLASSES Class Legendary Cleric Planar Alliance (Su)
Gains familiar as a wizard of their class level.Familiar Secretary: Hector The Imp MIGHTY GODLING Leadership Domain
8th level, you receive Leadership as a bonus feat. In addition, you gain a +2 bonus on your leadership score as long as you uphold the tenets of your deity (or divine concept if you do not venerate a deity).
ITEMS
1:Ring of the Ecclesiarch {If the wearer has the Leadership feat, she may attract double the normal number of followers, and her followers’ zealous devotion grants them a +4 morale bonus on Will saves against enchantment spells and effects.}
2:Suzerain Scepter
If the wielder of a suzerain scepter has the Leadership feat, she may attract double the normal number of followers for her Leadership score; however, if the rod is out of the wielder’s possession for more than 1 week these extra followers leave. In addition, a suzerain scepter radiates a continuous bless effect that affects any cohort, follower, animal companion, familiar, special mount, or creature charmed or summoned by the wielder (but not called creatures or those under dominate or other compulsion effects). Whenever the wielder creates an effect that provides a morale bonus to such creatures (not including the scepter’s bless effect), that bonus increases by 1.
3:Crown of Conquest {If the wearer of the crown has the Leadership feat, he gains a +1 bonus to his Leadership score and any follower or cohort of the wearer gains a +1 bonus on attack rolls and saving throws against fear effects while within line of sight of the wearer.}
4:Diadem of inspiring rule
This ornate, ostentatious diadem grants its wearer a +3 competence bonus to her Leadership score.
Number of Followers
**The number of 1st-level followers increases by 100 for every point of Leadership above 40.
59 = 2(2(1000+(19x100))) = L1 11,600
†You can command one-tenth as many 2nd-level followers as 1st-level followers. You can command one-half as many 3rd-level followers as 2nd-level followers, one-half as many 4th-level followers as 3rd-level followers, and so on (round fractions up, except any fraction less than 1 rounds to 0). You can’t have a follower of higher than 20th level.
L2 1,600 / L3 580 / L4 290 / L5 145 / L6 73 / L7 37 / L8 18 / L9 9 / L10 5 / L11 3 / L12 2 / L13 1
Brake down.
Level 1 = 11,600
{300 Nobles} / 500 Clerics / 6000 fighters / 500 anti-paladins / 500 Magic Users / 500 assassins / 500 investigators / 500 Monks / 500 Inquisitors / Admin 1000 / {300 Personal Guard}
Level 2 = 1,600
{100 Nobles} / 100 Clerics / 600 fighters / 100 anti-paladins / 100 Magic Users / 100 assassins / 100 investigators / 100 Monks / 100 Inquisitors / Admin 100 / {100 Personal Guard}
Level 3 = 580
{40 Nobles} / 50 Clerics / 80 fighters / 50 anti-paladins / 50 Magic Users / 50 assassins / 50 investigators / 50 Monks / 50 Inquisitors / Admin 50 / {60 Personal Guard}
Level 4 = 290
{20 Nobles} / 20 Clerics / 60 fighters / 20 anti-paladins / 20 Magic Users / 20 assassins / 20 investigators / 20 Monks / 20 Inquisitors / Admin 20 / {50 Personal Guard}
Level 5 = 145
{12 Nobles} / 12 Clerics / 12 fighters / 12 anti-paladins / 12 Magic Users / 12 assassins / 12 investigators / 12 Monks / 12 Inquisitors / 12 Admin / {25 Personal Guard}
Level 6 = 73
{6 Nobles} / 6 Clerics / 6 fighters / 6 anti-paladins / 6 Magic Users / 6 assassins / 6 investigators / 6 Monks / 6 Inquisitors / 6 Admin / {13 Personal Guard}
Level 7 = 37
{3 Nobles} / 3 Clerics / 3 fighters / 3 = anti-paladins / 3 Magic Users / 3 assassins / 3 investigators / 3 Monks / 3 Inquisitors / 3 Admin / {7 Personal Guard}
Level 8 = 18
{3 Nobles} / 1 Clerics / 1 fighters / 1 = anti-paladins / 1 Magic Users / 1 assassins / 1 investigators / 1 Monks / 1 Inquisitors / 1 Admin / {6 Personal Guard}
Level 9 = 9
5x Noble = Sub-commanders of Drow Army Cores North/South/east/West/Central guild / 1x head of the Merchants / 1x Head of the Civil Service / 1x vise- Head of the Mage Guild / 1x vise-Head of the Assassins guild
Level 10 = 5
5 Noble = Commanders of Drow Army Cores North/South/east/West/Central
Level 11 = 3
1x Head of Faiths with in the City / 1x Head of the Assassins guild / 1x Head of the Mage Guild
Level 12 = 2
1x Head of the Faiths Council / 1x Head of Personal Guard
Level 13 = 1
1x {Noble Drow / Supreme Commander General, head of all City forces}
Has her own privet Demi plain that's basically a luxury house with windows that change views of other planes and locations.
You can not open the windows, or step outside the apartment. Now one is allowed into it only her. It is a Island of solitude.
Time runs faster and magic only works when she lets it. The rooms are simple, with a Library, bathrooms, well stocked kitchen.
Training room, Gym. Work room / Study.
Cohorts: The Seven daughters of the Tyrant Matriarch Urlrith Tanor'Thym:
Cohorts = Seven Daughters
Vile Leadership
Mean Cohort: Zrikia Tanor'Thym{Daughter 1}{Commander personal Guard}{Legendary Fighter/Legendary Warpriest}{L19}
Leadership 25 + 2Items = Followers = L1=740/L2=72/L3=58/L4=18/L5=12/L6=4}
Godling Capstone
Feat-Cohort: Priestess Tovzza Tanor'Thym{Daughter 2}{head of her Faith}{Legendary Cleric/Legendary Occultist}{L18}
Leadership 25 +2Items/ Followers L1=525/L2=52/L3=28/L4=24/L5=8/L6=4
