Thursday, October 5, 2023

Envoys of the Demon Princes (Factions III)

The three Snake Demons, Ruler-Princes of the Pit, all maintain representatives within the Free City of Thagwar, keeping their fingers on the pulse as it were. All ambassadors are Lesser Snake Demons (see Demons of the Doom, p. 49), with 1-3 Lesser Night Demon factotums (see Demons of the Doom, p. 48).

Emissary of Myurr (#4/31, #277/365)

Envoy of Sith (#5/31, #278/365)

Consul of Ishtra (#6/31, #279/365)

Myurr is the tacit ruler of the entire Plane of Rust, overseeing planar affairs from their great central palace, described thusly by one observer:

"The domain of the Great Deceiver is a series of gigantic ebony fibrous puffballs, coiled up into a single towering super-spire. It is guarded by Sand Demons and Death Spiders, who prowl its organic corridors on the orders of the Snake Demon Myurr, who is the most sophisticated of all the Demon Princes. Strange fungal-based living machines are found in abundance within the palace, and its nerve-centre is an immense hall where a colony of Rust Demons use their sentient spore clouds to gather information from across the planes. Myurr himself is rarely here; he prefers to venture elsewhere, often, and in disguise, to observe and manipulate the many schemes and plots he has concocted to ensure a grand dominion over all others. Naturally then, the Palace of Myurr is also a nest of spies, both working for him and double and even triple agents working against Myurr's interests for other Demon Lords, Dark Gods and even mortal adventurers."

Vade Mecum Infernum by Aughm Lightchaser (p. 15)

The Emissary of Myurr, Skorg the Sinister (corrupt, thin), thus presides over a similar complex, a huge ebony puffball transported straight from the palace and guarded by a corp of Death Spider soldiers. However, given Myurr's frequent absences, Skorg has been largely left to their own devices and has developed something of an independent streak, nominally carrying out Myurr's will but also playing other factions off against each other for its own amusement and material gain.

Sith, being the preeminent Demon Prince across the entire Pit, has an embassy made of iron-hard serpent's scales, configured with insane geometrical precision, and staffed entirely by a diplomatic staff of inscrutable Time Demons. This is because her regular Iron Demons find the Plane of Rust naturally oppressive, and only the most recalcitrant are sent here as exiled punishment. Nevertheless, the Envoy, M'synix Moonfang (genius, lisps), is frighteningly competent at keeping tabs on what is happening within Thagwar and her loyal staff file a constant series of reports that wing their way back to the Plane of Steel with all haste.

Ishtra's consulate is a fortified pyramid of green stone, whose internal gardens contain much of the local fungi, as well as imports from the Plane of Ichor, and is guarded by Fire Demons, who constantly complain about the local weather conditions, and armies of Clone workers. Ishtra's fungal workers rival the local Rust Demons in ability, which is why, despite their best efforts, the consulate remains an unknown quantity to the First Overlord of Thagwar. This is prescient, as the Consul, Naj-Narlene of Nystos (calm, one-eyed), is the facilitator, through Ishtra, of the plot to kidnap the Creator God Bisu!

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