Who or what is Kyuss? An outsider, minor diety, devil, demon, etc.? And which book has information on him or his undead?
Also, does he fit in Eberron (I wanted to run it Greyhawk, but my game group insisted on Eberron since they already had PCs for that setting?)
I don't recall seeing anything in Kieth's write up on the online supplement for Kyuss?
Thanks for help in advance,
Steve
This guy has a LOT to say about him.
http://www.melkot.com/mysteries/kyuss.html
I think he's only Greyhawk, but Ebby must have a parrallel deity with a similar portfolio involving undead mastery.
As someone who knows a bit about Kyuss and a bit more about Eberron I'll try to help.
Kyuss was originally a powerful cleric of a god like Nerull, and was granted immortality due to his work in creating the dreaded spawn of kyuss and several other forms of undead. The avolakia from MMII worship Kyuss as do several debased groups of humanoids. More will be revealed by Erik and the others soon enough, so just be patient, and by the end of the AP you will know just about everything you need to (remember that Kyuss is a relatively obscure deity and PCs need high Knowledge checks to know much about him).
Since Eberron, unlike Greyhawk or FR has very few gods, adding a new god like Kyuss would create very little impact. Remember though that Eberron's gods are distant fathomless entities that rarely act, so depending on how involved Kyuss becomes in the AP will in some ways shape what sort of entity he should be. Suggestions on how to change Kyuss would be to make him a daelkyr obsessed with worms and death, one of the enigmatic Lords of Dust, a consort of Vol (or perhaps one of her aliases), or some sort of powerful outsider from the plane of Mabar. Again, how the AP is fleshed out by the writers will give you some sense on what path you should take.
As someone who knows a bit about Kyuss and a bit more about Eberron I'll try to help.
Kyuss was originally a powerful cleric of a god like Nerull, and was granted immortality due to his work in creating the dreaded spawn of kyuss and several other forms of undead. The avolakia from MMII worship Kyuss as do several debased groups of humanoids. More will be revealed by Erik and the others soon enough, so just be patient, and by the end of the AP you will know just about everything you need to (remember that Kyuss is a relatively obscure deity and PCs need high Knowledge checks to know much about him).
Since Eberron, unlike Greyhawk or FR has very few gods, adding a new god like Kyuss would create very little impact. Remember though that Eberron's gods are distant fathomless entities that rarely act, so depending on how involved Kyuss becomes in the AP will in some ways shape what sort of entity he should be. Suggestions on how to change Kyuss would be to make him a daelkyr obsessed with worms and death, one of the enigmatic Lords of Dust, a consort of Vol (or perhaps one of her aliases), or some sort of powerful outsider from the plane of Mabar. Again, how the AP is fleshed out by the writers will give you some sense on what path you should take.
Well I think it is important if it is a god or a Demon from Kyber like the Chaos Queen and Wolf-Spider. Eberron has what Dieties and Demigods defines as "Tight Pantheon" while core DnD has a "loose" one.
So really what I was hoping to hear is if Kyuss is a preist of a death god made immortal - would/could he be:
A) A cult figure head "since gone and died" of a Priest of the Keeper?
OR
B) A demon from the Age of Demons? That has become free?
OR
C) None of the above - something else entirely such as a former priest that was transformed into a powerful outsider from the plane of Mabar?
Anyway, thoughts would be greatly appreciated on how to cram this seemingly square greyhawk [not dissing on GH - I love it] peg into a round Eberron hole?
Cheers,
Well I think it is important if it is a god or a Demon from Kyber like the Chaos Queen and Wolf-Spider. Eberron has what Dieties and Demigods defines as "Tight Pantheon" while core DnD has a "loose" one.So really what I was hoping to hear is if Kyuss is a preist of a death god made immortal - would/could he be:
A) A cult figure head "since gone and died" of a Priest of the Keeper?
OR
B) A demon from the Age of Demons? That has become free?
OR
C) None of the above - something else entirely such as a former priest that was transformed into a powerful outsider from the plane of Mabar?
Anyway, thoughts would be greatly appreciated on how to cram this seemingly square greyhawk [not dissing on GH - I love it] peg...
Kyuss could be an ancient name for the Keeper, or perhaps one of his avatars created when he walked the world thousands of years ago. This works perfectly since the Wormcrawl Fissure (where Kyuss is said to be trapped or dwells) can easily be changed to the Lair of the Keeper in the Demon Wastes, which is supposedly a gate to the Keeper's realm. Both areas are incredibly deep chasms filled with all manner of horrors and are located in terrible places to the north. To keep it easy for you most people could have forgotten the ancient name for the Keeper, and so Kyuss means nothing to them, or perhaps Kyuss is a goblinoid word for the Keeper from when their empire flourished. If you wanted to you could also make him a cleric of the Keeper. Just remember, Kyuss is incredibly powerful, so he should be epic level (or at least 20th).