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The weight of the dead can leave a mark on your soul. Meet the iconic necromancer, Usharak, and get ready for Impossible Magic this summer!
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Man, poor Usharak and his people...
I've been excited about an iruxi iconic since the cover dropped, and while I was wrong in predicting where he's from (I thought it'd be the Mwangi Expanse, either Jaha or the Sodden Lands), really fun biography! Mios and him would have a fair amount to chat about with both being Ustalavic, I'm sure.
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The playtest documents no longer present sketches of the iconic characters for the new classes, but this means that we receive a surprise later.
And iruxi is the same choice for a necromancer that I had made during the playtest: Sobe, Iruxi Necromancer, Creature 4. The Bone Magic iruxi ancestry feat represents a connection to the dead that could grow into full necromancy.
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Loooove seeing the Iruxi rep! I find the increasing detail on their culture and beliefs very fascinating, particularly the idea of their ties to their ancestors through the bones of said forebears. Very natural fit for the Necromancer and MUCH more interesting than just going with a Dhampir or stereotypically more "sinister" ancestry.
Also, just want to shoutout W.A.R's design here, the mix of glass and bone and the woven-reed cloak is cool as heck and really highlights the semi-aquatic nature of most Iruxui. Beautiful work as always, and a great writeup for the backstory, too! Love that there are apparently some Iruxi communities hanging around in Ustalav, they feel like they'd be a seemingly unlikely but also extremely staunch ally against Tar Baphon's machinations, just like the Orcs stepping in to defy their old yoke and instead fight the lich with everything they have.
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*grabs popcorn 'cuz the iconic encounter gonna be good*
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I'm reminded an awful lot of Aang's origin story here.
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Oh all that green material is glass! From the bookcover I assumed it was jade.
Love the backstory, and love the design! He's so wiry and lean, I feel like lizardfolk designs tend to lean more stocky and muscular, Usharak feels so gaunt in a way that's both very "dark spellcaster" and totally reptillian.
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I need more!
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*grabs popcorn 'cuz the iconic encounter gonna be good*
I wonder if that will be next or if the Runesmith Iconic will be next.
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Iruxi or kholo really were the most logical choice for a necromancer iconic, I really like Usharak. Hope we see them pop up in some adventures or stories !
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Oh all that green material is glass! From the bookcover I assumed it was jade.
Love the backstory, and love the design! He's so wiry and lean, I feel like lizardfolk designs tend to lean more stocky and muscular, Usharak feels so gaunt in a way that's both very "dark spellcaster" and totally reptillian.
Thank YOOOUUUU!
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So I wonder if the glass and bones are related? Bone ash was a common ingredient as a flux in glass making before soda ash became widely available. Although that kind of glass is usually milky and white. Maybe there is some copper in the swamp sand they use.
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*Evil Laughter*I have no idea if this is the backstory to the hero or the BBEG.
This is not a flaw.
That sounds just like Vincent Price at the end of Thriller.
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So I wonder if the glass and bones are related? Bone ash was a common ingredient as a flux in glass making before soda ash became widely available. Although that kind of glass is usually milky and white. Maybe there is some copper in the swamp sand they use.
We shall see!
What a tragic story!