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One of the more iconic figures in GH, Mordenkainen, controls something known as "The Obsidian Citadel". This is variously described throughout a multitude of resources as either his original adventuring party (also occasionally referred to as the "Citadel of Eight, just to confuse us more), with such luminaries as Riggby, Bigby, Yrag etc, which he dissolved before founding the Circle of Eight; as his stronghold, located somewhere in the Yatils; as his "private army"; and as combination of the last two.
What I would love to see is an article along the lines of the excellent Dreadhold article in Dragon 344 exploring the last option, thus giving us some physical detail about Big M's abode, the nature of his followers, his resources there and his long-term plans and motivations - despite Mordenkainen's centrality to GH, he is largely undetailed (besides his write-up in the Epic Level Handbook), and I'd love to see that condition corrected. After all, we have supplements detailing the goings-on for Rary and Iuz, with Iggwilv to come in the Hordes of the Abyss, so it seems almost unfair to ignore Mordenkainen.
At the same time, I'd also love more development on the members of the Circle of Eight, and especially something on Drawmij - after 20 years of playing, I still know nothing about this guy beyond the fact that he has an underwater fortress (and how cool is that?) and dislikes the Mage of the Valley. What about at least a Critical Threat, a la Evard's a few years ago?
One of the more iconic figures in GH, Mordenkainen, controls something known as "The Obsidian Citadel". This is variously described throughout a multitude of resources as either his original adventuring party (also occasionally referred to as the "Citadel of Eight, just to confuse us more), with such luminaries as Riggby, Bigby, Yrag etc, which he dissolved before founding the Circle of Eight; as his stronghold, located somewhere in the Yatils; as his "private army"; and as combination of the last two.
What I would love to see is an article along the lines of the excellent Dreadhold article in Dragon 344 exploring the last option, thus giving us some physical detail about Big M's abode, the nature of his followers, his resources there and his long-term plans and motivations - despite Mordenkainen's centrality to GH, he is largely undetailed (besides his write-up in the Epic Level Handbook), and I'd love to see that condition corrected. After all, we have supplements detailing the goings-on for Rary and Iuz, with Iggwilv to come in the Hordes of the Abyss, so it seems almost unfair to ignore Mordenkainen.
At the same time, I'd also love more development on the members of the Circle of Eight, and especially something on Drawmij - after 20 years of playing, I still know nothing about this guy beyond the fact that he has an underwater fortress (and how cool is that?) and dislikes the Mage of the Valley. What about at least a Critical Threat, a la Evard's a few years ago?
I would like to see a series of articles detailing the circle of eight or other Iconic characters. maybe 2 or three a year. the Dreadhold article is something I would love to see copied.