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Hi, we are D&D Legends and Lore, the series that presents narrative driven, zoomed-in perspectives on stories that D&D’s decades of lore has to offer. Join us as we venture from the deepest pit of the Nine Hells to the enchanted forest of Arvandor telling tales both wondrous and terrible.
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The Shadowfell is an overlapping or echo of the Material Plane in much the same way as the Feywild. But it is not a lush and verdant hunting ground like the Feywild, nor Is it the tumultuous battleground of the Elemental Chaos. In this dark and imperfect reflection of the natural realm, shadows and gloom replace light and hope, suffusing everything with melancholy.
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Vecna. He is the secret whispered in the dark, the deathbed confession that topples an empire, the lost spell fragment that can shackle the mortal races forever. He waits in hidden places, unearthing dark knowledge and horrible, long-buried things to further his dark goals.
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Where the illithids came from, why they choose to live in eternal darkness beneath the earth, what they seek, why they take such delight in cruelty and horror—these questions have stymied sages for centuries. The answers are startling and horrible, yet provide little illumination. One can know the mind flayers without understanding them.
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This week Will and Omar cover the Lore of the Githyanki.
The githyanki plunder countless worlds from the decks of their astral vessels and the backs of red dragons. Feathers, beads, gems, and precious metals decorate their armor and weapons — the legendary silver swords with which they cut through their foes. Since winning their freedom from the mind flayers, the githyanki have become ruthless conquerors under the rulership of their dread lich-queen, Vlaakith.
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This week Will and Omar cover the Lore of Aasimar.
Their births are hailed as blessed events. Everywhere they go, they’re otherworldly visages, luminous features reveal their celestial heritage for which they are revered. Perhaps no other species of people are so readily trusted and praised for their deeds. So why… why is it so lonely to be Aasimar…
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In this episode, William and Omar talk about the Yuan-Ti.
Throughout recorded history, the humanoids of D&D have feared the Yuan-ti—those sentient snake folk whose cultures, magic, weapons, cities, and visible accomplishments rival those of humanoids. Fireside terror tales tell of slithering death, unblinking eyes, and fangs in the night, and a few even hint at the serpentfolks’ fell plans to enslave all other races and breed them like cattle. Some people scoff at such talk, but the wisest sages warn that these fears have a solid foundation.
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This episode, William and Omar talk about Kobolds.
Kobolds are often characterized as squalid, diminutive reptiles on par with the likes of goblins or worse. Malicious, but of little actual menace. Their small stature, reptilian appearance, and often subterranean dwellings contribute to the image of them as vermin or lesser creatures. While some might grudgingly acknowledge their cunning in trap-making and mining, the prevailing view of kobolds is one of a cowardly, resentful, and ultimately hostile species.
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On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the lore of Orcus the Demon Prince of Undeath.
Though all demon lords would plunge the cosmos into eternal darkness and death should they ever be given the opportunity, few if any among the Lords of the Abyss strike horror and fear into the hearts of mortals more starkly than Orcus, the Demon Prince of Undeath. He who would annihilate even his brethren demonkind from existence and leave only the soulless undead to inherit the cosmos.
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On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the lore of Devils.
Evil comes in many forms. The power hungry ambition of the Lich. The tyrannical, megalomania of the Beholder. The calamitous destruction of the demon. But perhaps no evil is as insidious and wicked as the evil that calls itself “Friend”.
Since the earliest days of D&D, devils have loomed large among the mightiest opponents an adventurer can face. Not only for their dangerous and violent nature, which is on par with that of any Devil, Dragon, or Aberration. But for their unrivaled ability to prey on and exploit the most defenseless part of any person be they mighty or meek.
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On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the lore of Dragonborn.
Myths speak of the birth of the dragonborn, though they differ in the telling. Tales, awe-inspiring and terrifying, tell of the rise and fall of dragonborn empires. And modern dragonborn live according to their heritage, more than one aiming to carve an eternal story into the world’s chronicles.
But what does it mean to be Born of the Dragon?
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On this D&D Legends and Lore, Omar Timsah and William Stark cover the lore of Tieflings.
Perhaps no other peoples of the worlds of D&D better exemplifies the darker side of society than Tieflings. Not the “darkness” of their own appearance or demeanor. Not the darkness of their fiendish heritage or the dark magic of the lower planes that is their purview. But the darkness of society’s reaction to them.
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On this D&D Legends and Lore, Omar Timsah and William Stark cover the lore of Raven Queen.
She is the Spinner of Fate and the Patron of Winter. She marks the end of each mortal life and mourners call upon her during funeral rites in the hope that she will guard the departed from the curse of undeath. She is the Raven Queen.
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On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the lore of Goblins.
Small and grotesque. Mischievous and malicious. Greedy and cunning. Upon the goblin of fantasy and folklore, has been projected many of humankind's most unfavorable, uncomfortable, and even embarrassing attributes.
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On this D&D Legends and Lore, Omar Timsah and William Stark cover the lore of Hags.
For as long as there have been tales to tell, there have been whispered warnings of hags. From legends of cruel yet wise seers prowling the fringes of civilization to cautionary tales of cursed, hate filled creatures in the form of haggardly crones, hags haunt the mythology and folk-stories of nearly every people.
But what is the truth to these tales? Are these hideous creatures truly as abominable as their exterior indicates or are hags more than cruel, malicious monsters? Is a hag, fey, fiend, or friend?
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Many tales warn of dwarves who delve too deep. Few end well. In the days of old Delzoun, Clan Battlehammer carved its stronghold into the heart of Mithril Hall, a kingdom of wealth and power. But in their ceaseless digging, they tore open a rift—a doorway to the Shadowfell. And waiting on the other side was a nightmare as black as pitch, as hateful as sin.
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On this D&D Legends and Lore, Omar Timsah, William Stark, and Deke from Drow Hoistorian cover the lore of the white dragon, Icingdeath.
Across the frozen reaches of the north, where the howling winds carve their dominion over the land, there is a legend whispered among the Reghed tribes. A name that brings a chill beyond the bitterest tundra gale.
Ingeloakastimizilian—the white dragon the barbarians called Icingdeath.
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On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the lore of the Underdark.
In gem-studded caves and winding tunnels, turbulent waterways and vast caverns, the creatures of the Underdark make their homes. Subterranean rivers, fungus fields, deep gorges, underground cities, yawning chasms- Beautiful and treacherous are these hidden realms.
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On this D&D Legends and Lore, Omar Timsah and William Stark cover the lore of Eilistraee.
There is goddess who seeks to redeem the fallen Drow and lead them back to the great forests of the surface world that their ancestors forsook many millennia ago. One who has taken on the role of a nurturing and protecting mother-goddess for the whole drow race. Her name is Eilistraee and she is the beauty of song, freedom, and love.
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1On this D&D Legends and Lore, William Stark and Omar Timsah cover the Origins of the Abyss.
The Abyss is an enticing enigma within the lore of Dungeons and Dragons. Its depths unknowable. It’s animus inscrutable. A festering malignancy upon the very fiber of existence. The abyss is nihility made real. The call of the abyss has driven many a D&D character mad as they attempt to understand the plane of Chaos and Evil incarnate. And though no consensus as to its origins has ever been reached. There are two major theories that have permeated the editions of Dungeons and Dragons. These I will present thusly.
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Welcome to Draken Star, a setting where Science Fiction meets High Fantasy. Set in the far future of what was once a classic fantasy world, civilization has now spread across the many planets of the known galaxy. Countless eons have passed since the ancients left their original primeworld far behind and ventured to the distant stars. Draken Star encompasses and details an entire galaxy where players and NPCs travel by spacecraft to various planets and star systems.
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Love the lore reads you guys are doing! I’m working on making a Kobold character. You should do there history!
love it and am happy that you are still putting out podcast content after dungeoncast. I would be really interested to see you cover the rise of the dead three: bhaal, bane and myrkul