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Cleric Generic
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 11 Nov 2009 : 08:07:47
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Greetings, sages!
I've searhed high and low for lore regarding the banished archdevil Gargauth, but haven't found much beyond what is printed in Faiths and Pantheons and Lords of Darkness (the Knights of the Shield).
Appart from that, I hear his lair is probably in/under 'Pelerevan', which doesn't ring any bells...
What collected wisdom do the wise men/women here possess on the foul beast?
Cheers in advance!
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Ergdusch
Master of Realmslore
Germany
1720 Posts |
Posted - 11 Nov 2009 : 08:41:18
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I recall that he was mentioned in one of Eds 'Nine Hells' articles. I can't remember which issue it was in though.
EDIT:
Just recalled the very helpful DragonDex - 'The Hells revisited', issue 91, page 30.
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Gang Falconhand
Seeker
United Kingdom
85 Posts |
Posted - 11 Nov 2009 : 10:58:17
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Gargauth was formerly the 'Treasurer' of the Nine Hells.
The ruins of Peleveran (where Gargauth was trapped) are partially within the Landrise in The Shaar.
I forget where I got this information from, but it is canon.
My last campaign revolved around Gargauth and I explained his betrayal of the other Archdevils by saying that he and Graz'zt fed each other information which led to the defeat of certain rival Archdevils and Demon Princes in the Blood War. Due to the structure of the Nine Hells, Gargauth was punished and banished by Asmodeus, but the Abyss by definition has no hard and fast rules with which to punish Graz'zt so he remains a Demon Prince. This bit is not canon btw. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3286 Posts |
Posted - 11 Nov 2009 : 12:15:38
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"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 11 Nov 2009 : 15:52:15
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He's got about 4 pages in Powers & Pantheons, the second book of the 2E deity trilogy.  |
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Cleric Generic
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 Nov 2009 : 16:11:41
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Good stuff, as usual, ladies and gents.
Gargauth is currently lined up as the BBEG in the campaign I'm running, and inspired as much by Heath Ledger's Joker as anything else (he was driven mad by his exile from Hell and subsequent stranding on Toril). But the more tasty bits of lore I can sample from, the better. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 11 Nov 2009 : 16:31:07
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Gargauth, as Gargoth, first saw print in Ed Greenwood's "Nine Hells revisited" in DRAGON #91. He's mentioned in a few other places including FOR4 The Code of the Harpers. But Powers & Pantheons is the main source.
Also, Bloodwalk, by James P. Davis, has some nifty Gargauth-based tidbits as well. |
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