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The '''''Bringer of Doom''''' is an ancient artifact that summons [[hordling]]s to the [[Prime Material Plane]]. It and ''[[Arodnap's Box]]'' are the only known methods through which multiple hordlings can be summoned at once.  
The '''''Bringer of Doom''''' is an ancient artifact that summons [[hordling]]s to the [[Material Plane]]. It and ''[[Arodnap's Box]]'' are the only known methods through which multiple hordlings can be summoned at once.  


==Description==
==Description==
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==History==
==History==
The ''Monster Manual II'' said that the ''Bringer of Doom'' was created during the [[Invoked Devastation]]. ''[[Castle Greyhawk (module)|Castle Greyhawk]]'' credited its creation to [[Xodast]], a [[Suloise]] arch-mage who lived some two centuries before the Devastation, but noted that the artifact "played some part" in the Invoked Devastation. ''[[The Star Cairns]]'' said that the ''Bringer of Doom'' unleashed a fiendish horde during the Devastation.  
The ''Monster Manual II'' said that the ''Bringer of Doom'' was created during the [[Invoked Devastation]]. ''[[Castle Greyhawk (adventure)|Castle Greyhawk]]'' credited its creation to [[Xodast]], a [[Suloise]] arch-mage who lived some two centuries before the Devastation, but noted that the artifact "played some part" in the Invoked Devastation. ''[[The Star Cairns]]'' said that the ''Bringer of Doom'' unleashed a fiendish horde during the Devastation.  


The ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' includes an account of the ''Bringer of Doom'' being used by an evil mage called Althabazzerid, in a place known as the Desert of Yin. With the power of the box, Althabazzerid destroyed both his tower and the army who had been besieging it.  
The ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' includes an account of the ''Bringer of Doom'' being used by an evil mage called Althabazzerid, in a place known as the Desert of Yin. With the power of the box, Althabazzerid destroyed both his tower and the army who had been besieging it.  
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*Breault, Mike, ed. ''[[Castle Greyhawk (module)|Castle Greyhawk]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988.
*Breault, Mike, ed. ''[[Castle Greyhawk (adventure)|Castle Greyhawk]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988.


*[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. ''Monster Manual II''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.  
*[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. ''Monster Manual II''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.  
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*[[Sean K. Reynolds|Reynolds, Sean K.]] ''[[The Star Cairns]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
*[[Sean K. Reynolds|Reynolds, Sean K.]] ''[[The Star Cairns]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.


*[[Stormberg, Paul J]]. "Thus Spake Gary Gygax: Ye Secrets of Oerth Revealed." ''[[Oerth Journal]]'' #12. [[Council of Greyhawk]], 2001. Available online:[http://www.oerthjournal.com/oj12.html]
*[[Stormberg, Paul J]]. "Thus Spake Gary Gygax: Ye Secrets of Oerth Revealed." ''[[Oerth Journal]]'' #12. [[Council of Greyhawk]], 2001. Available online: [https://greyhawkonline.com/oerthjournal/ Oerth Journal Main Page] or directly at [https://greyhawkonline.com/download/16012/?tmstv=1750200864 Oerth Journal #12]


*Varney, Allen, ed. ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
*Varney, Allen, ed. ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.
   
   


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Greyhawk Item
Bringer of Doom
General information
Type:Artifact
Rules
Body slot:N/A
Publishing
First published:Monster Manual II (1983).

The Bringer of Doom is an ancient artifact that summons hordlings to the Material Plane. It and Arodnap's Box are the only known methods through which multiple hordlings can be summoned at once.

Description

The Bringer of Doom resembles a small box with a circular red gemstone embedded in its lid.

Powers

If the gem is touched, the box explodes in a blinding flash, destroying everything within a hundred foot radius, including the user and the box itself. A temporary, one-way rift to the Gray Waste is opened, through which 100 to 1,000 hordlings pour, destroying all they see. There is an additional 10% chance of a greater fiend entering as well. The Bringer of Doom always reforms, to be rediscovered in another place and time.

History

The Monster Manual II said that the Bringer of Doom was created during the Invoked Devastation. Castle Greyhawk credited its creation to Xodast, a Suloise arch-mage who lived some two centuries before the Devastation, but noted that the artifact "played some part" in the Invoked Devastation. The Star Cairns said that the Bringer of Doom unleashed a fiendish horde during the Devastation.

The Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix includes an account of the Bringer of Doom being used by an evil mage called Althabazzerid, in a place known as the Desert of Yin. With the power of the box, Althabazzerid destroyed both his tower and the army who had been besieging it.

Creative origins

The Bringer of Doom was originally a creation of Gary Gygax. In the Oerth Journal #12, Gygax said in response to a question about the Invoked Devastation, "No! Hordlings were not a feature of the Invoked Devastation. The Bringer of Doom was a minor artifact from the age, by the way."

Bibliography

  • Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983.
  • LaFountain, J. Paul. Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991.
  • Varney, Allen, ed. Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1994.

    Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.

Topic Type Description Product Page/Card/Image

Bringer of Doom (Box) Item Artifact, Dragon magazine #299 101
Bringer of Doom (Box) Item Artifact, Monster Manual 2, AD&D 1e 75
Bringer of Doom (Box) Item Artifact, LT1 The Star Cairns 38
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