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| === Hidden Knowledge === | === Hidden Knowledge === |
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| At the time of the magic change, Esham had numerous "observation" portals open to other planes of existence. When the magic changed, these portals lost their protections. Most failed entirely, but some turned into two-way portals. Of those, a few had creatures emerge from them. | At the time of the magic change, Esham had numerous "observation" portals open to other planes of existence. When the magic changed, these portals lost their protections. Most failed entirely, but some turned into two-way portals, allowing some extra-planar creatures to enter this world. |
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| //more about the Far-Sight creatures -- and Acererak// | Esham was able to contain most of the incursions, but in the end, he was overwhelmed. The most serious incursion was of a powerful alien sorcerer named "Acererak". His origin is unknown, but he arrived in this world with his own reality and was able to reshape Esham's castle using only his will. The end result was an insane death trap known as "The Tomb of Horrors". |
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| Sometime in the 1120s, a mysterious man known as "The King in Yellow" emerged on the scene. It is believed that he is (or was) the Wizard Esham -- who either survived the destruction of his fortress or was restored to life later. | When Acererak reshaped reality around Esham's castle, he also reshaped Esham himself. The primary effect of this alteration was that Esham gained "Far Sight" -- a special sense which allows him to sense not only the reality around him but also that in nearby planes and dimensions (and even through time). |
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| | With his new "Far Sight" ability, Esham saw the universe in a new way and decided that he needed to correct its manifest flaws. He used his magic to leave evidence that he had perished and left the area for parts unknown. |
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| | Sometime over the next decade, he adopted the persona of "The King in Yellow" and recruited an elite group of followers which he dubbed "The Four Courts". His first group of followers was disrupted by a group of adventures known as "[[v3|The Agents of Fortune]]" in the year 1122. In response to this disruption, he dissolved the courts and went into hiding. |
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| | After a few years, though, he reformed the courts and slowly began a new campaign to exert his will over the universe. At present, the details of this campaign and the King's true motivations remain a mystery. |
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