"The Dark Tide of Lucifer "
a story of wickedness and ambition
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Rising Evil
Lucifer was born a male Drow in the K’Ilisek clan, a noble family of the dark elven underworld realm of Menzoberranzan. In his youth he attended and showed exceptional talents at the martial fighting academy and at the school of sorcery, where he excelled at the vicious and subtle intrigues of that society and was a dominant figure among the youth of the city. At the age of maturity Lucifer left Menzoberranzan and began an adventuring career in the wilderness of the World-spine Mountains. From the start he coveted magic items, seeking power and influence by collecting magically imbued equipment and weapons. He ruthlessly pursued power at any cost; leading various bands of monstrous and villainous characters on blood soaked missions into hazardous even deadly situations to add to his collection of magic.
Midway in his career Lucifer learned of the existence of certain unique objects that contained tiny holes in the universe, globes of anti-matter called the Spheres of Annihilation. Following exhaustive research and preparation, Lucifer lead a company of villains into the blasted lands of a Lich named Allokair and after many trials they wrestled his crown from him with the timely aid of some Githyanki allies. The spiked Crown of Allokiar was imbued with the unique power to control a Sphere of Annihilation. Then Lucifer led his followers into the infinite reaches of the outer planes to enter Nirvana, the planar realm of ultimate law and order. There they sought a sacred temple, overcame a host of guardians, and eventually confronted a singular power, a Modron of Nirvana’s ruling order, they murdered the Secondus and found their prize in its alter. Lucifer walked from the conquered temple wielding a Sphere of Annihilation and wearing the Crown to control it.
Storm of Chaos
Seeking to further his personal power Lucifer journeyed to Ravenloft Castle, there he met and swore an oath of service to Count Strahd, the master vampire and lord of a dark domain. The service lasted but a short time, for Lucifer courted the undead lord so that he might gain power through the curse of vampirism and once he attained his goal he gathered powerful allies to betray and slay his former master.
Lolth, the dark goddess of the Drow also had claim upon Lucifer and used him to further her own foul schemes, eventually Lucifer betrayed his goddess and earned her hatred and enmity. Lolth’s minions now seek the head of Lucifer with fanatical zeal.
Lucifer the Vampire Raver amassed more power, spreading death and destruction in his wake, and earning the attention of the forces of good in the realm. Soon Knights of Omic, the Paladin God, stood in opposition to his growing influence. His leadership was countered by a powerful white knight named Sir Jude Procas and the Grand Cathedral of Light he had built in the World-spine Mountains. Vowing to topple the vampire lord and his villainous companions they managed to thwart Lucifer’s plans and aroused his anger. Thus began a far-reaching war of power waged through the World-spine Mountains between the Knights of Omic and Lucifer’s nefarious, chaotic, group of followers; rogue demons, monstrous creatures, and anti-heroes eager to conquer the Worlde. These two factions battled throughout the region, and although the holy Cathedral withstood and repelled the many attacks by Lucifer and company, the forces of Light were unable to slay the vampire lord.
Withdrawing Tide
Lucifer had other matters in mind as he turned his attention to the dwarven homeland in the Iron Mountains. He had been granted a wish from a diabolic ally and used it to create an unholy weapon; a vorpal battle-sword of formidable evil. It was forged by a dwarven metal-smith; a master artisan cursed and possessed by the will of the ancient Witch- King of Akkglamar. The power of Lucifer’s wish reached back in time and caused the chain of events to occur and so the weapon was created.
To gain the wicked sword Lucifer had to penetrate deep into the heart of the dwarven stone-delve city of Gorn, and reach the forge of the master smith to claim his prize. Wielding a necromantic talisman named the Horn of Animation, Lucifer descended from the World-spine Mountains, gathering an army of undead as he traveled. As Lucifer approached the Iron Mountains his rotting horde of undead was confronted by an army of Dwarves and after a lengthy battle the hordes of undead overcame the dwarven defenders and the piled dead added to the ranks of Lucifer’s horde.
Frustrated by the slow progress and hungry for the Witch-sword, Lucifer abandoned his undead horde and plotting with his allies he learned the exact location of his prize. He summoned a powerful demon and tricked it into the warded vault housing the wicked blade, the demon was slain by the protective spells around the sword, but the path was cleared for Lucifer to teleport there himself and finally lay hands upon the Witch-Sword.
Lucifer left the dwarves of Gorn in shattered disarray, his undead army still standing at the border of the Iron Mountains awaiting his command, his villainous band of followers without leadership and cohesion, and his many enemies anxiously seeking his whereabouts. He’d become a juggernaut of magical equipment, a wizard-warrior of epic skill, and a historic villain, a force of mayhem and death across much of the World-spine Mountains and beyond. Lucifer left the Worlde and passed beyond the knowledge of man, no sign of the evil drow warlord has been seen in many years though some prophesize of his return and the destruction of the realms beneath a dark tide of evil.
