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Baron '''Lum the Mad''' was a mighty [[Oeridian]] warlord whose power was at least partially due to his possession of the artifact known as the ''[[Machine of Lum the Mad]]''. Lum was betrayed by his former general, [[Leuk-O]], when the latter came to possess the artifact later known as the ''[[Mighty Servant of Leuk-O]]''. Their final conflict left a large area wasted. A mysterious mist appeared, and Lum plunged through a dimensional rift to the plane of [[Limbo]], where he waited for centuries, his connection to the machine leaving him unable to die. | Baron '''Lum the Mad''' was a mighty [[Oeridian]] warlord whose power was at least partially due to his possession of the artifact known as the ''[[Machine of Lum the Mad]]''. Lum was betrayed by his former general, [[Leuk-O]], when the latter came to possess the artifact later known as the ''[[Mighty Servant of Leuk-O]]''. Their final conflict left a large area wasted. A mysterious mist appeared, and Lum plunged through a dimensional rift to the plane of [[Limbo]], where he waited for centuries, his connection to the machine leaving him unable to die. | ||
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Years later, while exploring a castle his armies had conquered, he came across the ''Machine'' that would bear his name, a horseshoe-shaped nightmare of black metal, festooned with levers, dials, sockets, wires, and plugs. Through trial and error, he learned to manipulate it, learning more about its functioning than even the wisest sages have since then. If he was mad before, the blasphemous technology of the device drove him over the edge, but it also brought him great power. With his disciplined troops and his new powers, he carved out a mighty fiefdom. It is said that, with the machine, he brought no fewer than 50 new species of monsters into the world. He thought nothing of barrages of fire that annihilated large numbers of his own troops, so long as he carried the day. His reign was one of cruelty and horror, but it is credited in part for the impressive Oeridian successes in the days before their victories over the rival [[Suel]] and [[Flan]] were assured. | Years later, while exploring a castle his armies had conquered, he came across the ''Machine'' that would bear his name, a horseshoe-shaped nightmare of black metal, festooned with levers, dials, sockets, wires, and plugs. Through trial and error, he learned to manipulate it, learning more about its functioning than even the wisest sages have since then. If he was mad before, the blasphemous technology of the device drove him over the edge, but it also brought him great power. With his disciplined troops and his new powers, he carved out a mighty fiefdom. It is said that, with the machine, he brought no fewer than 50 new species of monsters into the world. He thought nothing of barrages of fire that annihilated large numbers of his own troops, so long as he carried the day. His reign was one of cruelty and horror, but it is credited in part for the impressive Oeridian successes in the days before their victories over the rival [[Suel]] and [[Flan]] were assured. | ||
Lum's reign approached its twilight when his formerly loyal subordinate, General Leuk-O, discovered the ''Mighty Servant'' artifact in the [[Belching Vortex of Leuk-O|Belching Vortex]] that would become known by his name. Some | Lum's reign approached its twilight when his formerly loyal subordinate, General [[Leuk-O]], discovered the ''Mighty Servant'' artifact in the [[Belching Vortex of Leuk-O|Belching Vortex]] that would become known by his name. Some believed that the ''[[Mighty Servant of Leuk-O]]'' and the ''Infernal Machine'' were created by the same otherworldly artificer. It is said the quasi-deity [[Krovis]] awoke from his sleep during this period to help bring Lum's tyranny to an end. With the power of his ''Mighty Servant'', Leuk-O gathered a host that matched Lum's own. The two armies clashed many times before their final battle, when Lum disappeared and Leuk-O died, his soul being drawned into his ''Mighty Servant'' and becoming its animating force. | ||
Lum would resurface later, having been captured by the agent of a powerful [[archdevil]] who used a partially functioning ''[[Machine of Lum the Mad]]'' to find him, so he could "assist in restoring the machine to its primal state."{{csb|Infernal Machine Rebuild ''(2019)''|45}} | |||
==Writings== | ==Writings== | ||
Lum | Lum authored the following works: | ||
*''Minds of the Unknown''{{cite dragon|82|58}} | |||
*''Minds of the Unknown'' | |||
==Publication history== | ==Publication history== | ||
The | The Second-edition accessory ''The Inner Planes'' claims Lum the Mad might be the creator of the otherworldly craft known as the ''[[Avenger]]''. | ||
Baron Lum and his ''Machine'' play a major role in ''Vortex of Madness'' by [[Chris Pramas]]. | Baron Lum and his ''Machine'' play a major role in ''Vortex of Madness'' by [[Chris Pramas]]. | ||
A | A fourth-edition adventure in ''[[Dungeon]]'' #162 featured ''Lum's Engine'', another artifact said to have been created by Lum. This artifact channels energy from the [[Far Realm]], among other properties. | ||
The fifth-edition adventure ''Infernal Machine Rebuild'', centered on his machine, has him making an direct appearance in the last chapter of the adventure ''Final Showdown''. In that adventure, he is given the stat block of a ''Warlord''.{{csb|Infernal Machine Rebuild ''(2019)''|45}} | |||
==Lum the Mad in other media== | ==Lum the Mad in other media== | ||
Lum and his ''Machine'' have been featured in the computer games ''Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal'', as being imprisoned in Watcher's Keep, and briefly at the end of ''Planescape: Torment'' when the final boss refers to a time when the Nameless One "danced sorceries with Lum the Mad." | Lum and his ''Machine'' have been featured in the computer games ''Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal'', as being imprisoned in Watcher's Keep, and briefly at the end of ''Planescape: Torment'' when the final boss refers to a time when the Nameless One "danced sorceries with Lum the Mad." | ||
==Bibliography== | == References == | ||
=== Notes === | |||
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=== Citations === | |||
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=== Bibliography === | |||
*[[Bart Caroll]]. ''Infernal Machine Rebuild''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2019. | |||
*Bloch, Joseph. "See the Pomarj -- and Die!" ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #167. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991. | *Bloch, Joseph. "See the Pomarj -- and Die!" ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #167. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991. | ||
*Canaven, William. "Future Tech Meets Fantasy." ''Wizards of the Coast''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006. Available online:[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/20061020a] | *Canaven, William. "Future Tech Meets Fantasy." ''Wizards of the Coast''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006. Available online:[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/20061020a] | ||
*[[Jeremy Crawford, Kate Irwin]]. ''[[Tasha's Cauldron of Everything]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2020. | |||
*[[David "Zeb" Cook|Cook, David]]. ''Book of Artifacts.'' Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993. | *[[David "Zeb" Cook|Cook, David]]. ''Book of Artifacts.'' Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993. | ||
*[[Monte Cook|Cook, Monte]], with William W. Connors. ''The Inner Planes.'' Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. Page 58. | *[[Monte Cook|Cook, Monte]], with William W. Connors. ''The Inner Planes.'' Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. Page 58. | ||
*[[Allan T. Grohe|Grohe, Allan T]]., and [[Erik Mona]]. "All Oerth's Artifacts." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #299. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2002. | *[[Allan T. Grohe|Grohe, Allan T]]., and [[Erik Mona]]. "All Oerth's Artifacts." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #299. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2002. | ||
:———. "Artifacts of Oerth." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #294. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2002. | |||
*[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''Dungeon Master's Guide''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979. | *[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''Dungeon Master's Guide''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979. | ||
*[[Gygax, Gary]], and [[Brian Blume]]. ''[[Eldritch Wizardry]]. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1976. | *[[Gygax, Gary]], and [[Brian Blume]]. ''[[Eldritch Wizardry]]. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1976. | ||
*Heard, Bruce. "Spells Between the Covers." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #82. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984. | *Heard, Bruce. "Spells Between the Covers." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #82. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984. | ||
*Mona, Erik. "Places of Mystery." ''[[Living Greyhawk Journal]]'' #1. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | *Mona, Erik. "Places of Mystery." ''[[Living Greyhawk Journal]]'' #1. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | ||
*[[Moore, Roger E]]. ''[[The Adventure Begins]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. | *[[Moore, Roger E]]. ''[[The Adventure Begins]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. | ||
:———. ''[[Return of the Eight]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. | |||
*[[Chris Pramas|Pramas, Chris]]. ''The Vortex of Madness''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | *[[Chris Pramas|Pramas, Chris]]. ''The Vortex of Madness''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | ||
*Radney-MacFarland, Stephen. "Winter of the Witch." ''[[Dungeon]]'' #162. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2009. | *Radney-MacFarland, Stephen. "Winter of the Witch." ''[[Dungeon]]'' #162. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2009. | ||
*[[Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[Ivid the Undying]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995 (unpublished). Available online:[http://www.io.com/~wmallman/ivid.html] | *[[Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[Ivid the Undying]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995 (unpublished). Available online:[http://www.io.com/~wmallman/ivid.html] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:59, 26 September 2024
| Lum the Mad | |
|---|---|
 Lum the Mad, as depicted in The Vortex of Madness (2000). Art by Hannibal King. | |
| General info | |
| Home: | Aerdy |
| Alignment: | Chaotic Evil |
| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Human |
| Class: | Wizard (Invoker) 14 |
| Dates | |
| Age: | Over 800 |
Baron Lum the Mad was a mighty Oeridian warlord whose power was at least partially due to his possession of the artifact known as the Machine of Lum the Mad. Lum was betrayed by his former general, Leuk-O, when the latter came to possess the artifact later known as the Mighty Servant of Leuk-O. Their final conflict left a large area wasted. A mysterious mist appeared, and Lum plunged through a dimensional rift to the plane of Limbo, where he waited for centuries, his connection to the machine leaving him unable to die.
The machine itself was housed in the fortress Rifter, near Rauxes, until the latter city was destroyed in 586 CY, quite likely due to the machine's wild influence.
History
Baron Lum lived a life obsessed with war and conquest, trained for it from boyhood, when he was rewarded for thinking and planning but punished for frivolous behavior. His first experience with the love of the opposite sex was twisted, painful, and empty. He grew to be a handsome man with rugged features marred with only a few scars. More than eight centuries ago he discovered the sword Druniazth, an artifact sacred to Tharizdun. He wielded it against Ur-Flannae sorcerers of the Thelwood, but lost it during the fray. He spent the rest of his time on Oerth searching for it, the effort slowly driving him insane.
Years later, while exploring a castle his armies had conquered, he came across the Machine that would bear his name, a horseshoe-shaped nightmare of black metal, festooned with levers, dials, sockets, wires, and plugs. Through trial and error, he learned to manipulate it, learning more about its functioning than even the wisest sages have since then. If he was mad before, the blasphemous technology of the device drove him over the edge, but it also brought him great power. With his disciplined troops and his new powers, he carved out a mighty fiefdom. It is said that, with the machine, he brought no fewer than 50 new species of monsters into the world. He thought nothing of barrages of fire that annihilated large numbers of his own troops, so long as he carried the day. His reign was one of cruelty and horror, but it is credited in part for the impressive Oeridian successes in the days before their victories over the rival Suel and Flan were assured.
Lum's reign approached its twilight when his formerly loyal subordinate, General Leuk-O, discovered the Mighty Servant artifact in the Belching Vortex that would become known by his name. Some believed that the Mighty Servant of Leuk-O and the Infernal Machine were created by the same otherworldly artificer. It is said the quasi-deity Krovis awoke from his sleep during this period to help bring Lum's tyranny to an end. With the power of his Mighty Servant, Leuk-O gathered a host that matched Lum's own. The two armies clashed many times before their final battle, when Lum disappeared and Leuk-O died, his soul being drawned into his Mighty Servant and becoming its animating force.
Lum would resurface later, having been captured by the agent of a powerful archdevil who used a partially functioning Machine of Lum the Mad to find him, so he could "assist in restoring the machine to its primal state."[1]
Writings
Lum authored the following works:
- Minds of the Unknown[2]
Publication history
The Second-edition accessory The Inner Planes claims Lum the Mad might be the creator of the otherworldly craft known as the Avenger.
Baron Lum and his Machine play a major role in Vortex of Madness by Chris Pramas.
A fourth-edition adventure in Dungeon #162 featured Lum's Engine, another artifact said to have been created by Lum. This artifact channels energy from the Far Realm, among other properties.
The fifth-edition adventure Infernal Machine Rebuild, centered on his machine, has him making an direct appearance in the last chapter of the adventure Final Showdown. In that adventure, he is given the stat block of a Warlord.[1]
Lum the Mad in other media
Lum and his Machine have been featured in the computer games Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, as being imprisoned in Watcher's Keep, and briefly at the end of Planescape: Torment when the final boss refers to a time when the Nameless One "danced sorceries with Lum the Mad."
References
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
- Bart Caroll. Infernal Machine Rebuild. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2019.
- Bloch, Joseph. "See the Pomarj -- and Die!" Dragon #167. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991.
- Canaven, William. "Future Tech Meets Fantasy." Wizards of the Coast. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006. Available online:[1]
- Jeremy Crawford, Kate Irwin. Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2020.
- Cook, David. Book of Artifacts. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
- Cook, Monte, with William W. Connors. The Inner Planes. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998. Page 58.
- Grohe, Allan T., and Erik Mona. "All Oerth's Artifacts." Dragon #299. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2002.
- ———. "Artifacts of Oerth." Dragon #294. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2002.
- Gygax, Gary. Dungeon Master's Guide. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979.
- Gygax, Gary, and Brian Blume. Eldritch Wizardry. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1976.
- Heard, Bruce. "Spells Between the Covers." Dragon #82. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1984.
- Mona, Erik. "Places of Mystery." Living Greyhawk Journal #1. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Moore, Roger E. The Adventure Begins. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- ———. Return of the Eight. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- Pramas, Chris. The Vortex of Madness. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Radney-MacFarland, Stephen. "Winter of the Witch." Dungeon #162. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2009.
- Sargent, Carl. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995 (unpublished). Available online:[2]
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lum the Mad | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #082 | 58 | |
| Lum the Mad | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #167 | 13 | |
| Lum the Mad | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #294 | 96 | |
| Lum the Mad | Non-player character | Dragon magazine #299 | 101, 103 | |
| Lum the Mad | Non-player character | Eldritch Wizardry | 46 | |
| Lum the Mad | Non-player character | Future Tech Meets Fantasy, D&D 3.5e Web Article | ||
| Lum the Mad | Non-player character | Ivid the Undying | 7, 42, 137 | |
| Lum the Mad | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 5 | |
| Lum the Mad, Machine of | Item | Artifact, | Book of Artifacts, AD&D 2e | 53 - 57 |
| Lum the Mad, Machine of | Item | Artifact, | Dungeon Masters Guide 1st Edition | 124, 159 |
| Lum the Mad, Machine of | Item | Artifact, | Dragon magazine #299 | 103 |
| Lum the Mad, Machine of | Item | Artifact, | Dragon magazine #351 | 42 |
| Lum the Mad, Machine of | Item | Artifact, | Eldritch Wizardry | 46 |
| Lum the Mad, Machine of | Item | Artifact, | Future Tech Meets Fantasy, D&D 3.5e Web Article | |
| Lum the Mad, Machine of | Item | Artifact, | Ivid the Undying | 42 |
| Lum the Mad, Machine of | Item | Artifact, | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 5 |
| Lum the Mad, Machine of | Item | Artifact, | Return of the Eight | 47 |
| Lum the Mad, Machine of | Item | Artifact, | The Adventure Begins | 24 |
| Machine of Lum the Mad | Item | Artifact, | Oerth Journal #17 | 17 |
| Machine of Lum the Mad | Item | Artifact, | Reference | SEE Lum the Mad, Machine of |