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}}The '''Torhoon''' were a race that dominated [[Hepmonaland]] some 8,000 years ago (from [[591 CY]]), using magic and alchemy to enforce their reign. They were able to create demiplanes with their powerful spells. | |first = ''[[Dungeon]]'' #77 (1999) | ||
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The '''Torhoon''' were a human race that dominated [[Hepmonaland]] some 8,000 years ago (from [[591 CY]]), using magic and alchemy to enforce their reign. They were able to create demiplanes with their powerful spells. | |||
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
===Environment=== | ===Environment=== | ||
The torhoon are virtually unknown by sages and scholars in the [[Flanaess]],{{cite dungeon|77|33}} because their "empire was far to the south" in [[Hepmonaland]].{{cite dungeon|77|33}}{{cite dungeon|77|56}} | |||
===Typical physical characteristics=== | ===Typical physical characteristics=== | ||
The torhoon stood some seven feet tall with elongated features and hands over a foot in length. | The torhoon were human in appearance, with some differences. They stood some seven feet tall with elongated features, especially the jaw.{{cite dungeon|77|34}}{{cite dungeon|77|47}} Their teeth included "fanglike incisors" and hands over a foot in length.{{cite dungeon|77|47}} | ||
Their sorcerers wore black togas. | |||
==Society== | ==Society== | ||
What little is known about the torhoon includes references to advanced alchemy and magic that is lost to modern practitioners. | |||
===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
One of the deities the Torhoon venerated was depicted as "quite hideous, depicting a man transforming into some unidentifiable creature."{{cite dungeon|77|50}} | |||
=== Magic === | |||
The ancient magic known by the torhoon is now surrounded by mystery and sketchy details. However, at least one thing known is they could create entirely new demiplanes. Though it seems this magic was difficult to master, even by [[Zhawar Orlysse]], a millennium-old 25th-level [[Suel lich]].{{cite dungeon|77|53}} | |||
=== Alchemy === | |||
The Torhoon are known to have practiced advanced alchemy. They created at least two strange metals, unknown to modern scholars. | |||
# "an alloy that is frictionless and impervious to acid"{{cite dungeon|77|48}} | |||
# "an unknown, silvery metal and is extremely cold"; so cold it damages bare flesh{{cite dungeon|77|50}} | |||
===Language=== | ===Language=== | ||
Torhoon writing is described as "odd and snakelike." | The language of the Torhoon is called "ancient" and "dead".{{cite dungeon|77|34}} Torhoon writing is described as "odd and snakelike."{{cite dungeon|77|52|}} It is decipherable only by using ''comphrehend languages'' or similar magic, or by someone with specific knowledge of ancient languages.{{cite dungeon|77|34}} | ||
==== Known vocabulary ==== | |||
* "''kraalpok''"—victory | |||
* "''urlaash''"—madness | |||
* "''ierak''"—fly | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Almost nothing is known of the ancient torhoon empire. Even the overwhelming majority of sages and scholars of the Flanaess know nothing of them, nor even have books to research them. That type of book is only found in the most extensive of libraries such as those owned by "powerful wzard societies or the private libraries of wizards like [[Tenser]] and [[Mordenkainen]]".{{cite dungeon|77|33}} | |||
=== Notable Torhoon NPCs === | |||
* Kellex Zyrrinyth—an ancient torhoon sorcerer and despot{{cite dungeon|77|37}} | |||
==Bibliography== | ==References== | ||
===Citations=== | |||
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===Bibliography=== | |||
*[[Andy Miller|Miller, Andy]]. "Ex Keraptis Cum Amore." ''[[Dungeon]]'' #77. Renton, WA: TSR, 1999. | *[[Andy Miller|Miller, Andy]]. "Ex Keraptis Cum Amore." ''[[Dungeon]]'' #77. Renton, WA: TSR, 1999. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:30, 20 January 2023
| Torhoon | |
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| General information | |
| Size: | Medium |
| Type: | Human |
| Patron deity: | Unknown |
| First appearance: | Dungeon #77 (1999) |
The Torhoon were a human race that dominated Hepmonaland some 8,000 years ago (from 591 CY), using magic and alchemy to enforce their reign. They were able to create demiplanes with their powerful spells.
Ecology
Environment
The torhoon are virtually unknown by sages and scholars in the Flanaess,[1] because their "empire was far to the south" in Hepmonaland.[1][2]
Typical physical characteristics
The torhoon were human in appearance, with some differences. They stood some seven feet tall with elongated features, especially the jaw.[3][4] Their teeth included "fanglike incisors" and hands over a foot in length.[4]
Their sorcerers wore black togas.
Society
What little is known about the torhoon includes references to advanced alchemy and magic that is lost to modern practitioners.
Religion
One of the deities the Torhoon venerated was depicted as "quite hideous, depicting a man transforming into some unidentifiable creature."[5]
Magic
The ancient magic known by the torhoon is now surrounded by mystery and sketchy details. However, at least one thing known is they could create entirely new demiplanes. Though it seems this magic was difficult to master, even by Zhawar Orlysse, a millennium-old 25th-level Suel lich.[6]
Alchemy
The Torhoon are known to have practiced advanced alchemy. They created at least two strange metals, unknown to modern scholars.
- "an alloy that is frictionless and impervious to acid"[7]
- "an unknown, silvery metal and is extremely cold"; so cold it damages bare flesh[5]
Language
The language of the Torhoon is called "ancient" and "dead".[3] Torhoon writing is described as "odd and snakelike."[8] It is decipherable only by using comphrehend languages or similar magic, or by someone with specific knowledge of ancient languages.[3]
Known vocabulary
- "kraalpok"—victory
- "urlaash"—madness
- "ierak"—fly
History
Almost nothing is known of the ancient torhoon empire. Even the overwhelming majority of sages and scholars of the Flanaess know nothing of them, nor even have books to research them. That type of book is only found in the most extensive of libraries such as those owned by "powerful wzard societies or the private libraries of wizards like Tenser and Mordenkainen".[1]
Notable Torhoon NPCs
- Kellex Zyrrinyth—an ancient torhoon sorcerer and despot[9]
References
Citations
- ↑ a b c Dungeon #77 (Nov/Dec 1999), p.33
- ↑ Dungeon #77 (Nov/Dec 1999), p.56
- ↑ a b c Dungeon #77 (Nov/Dec 1999), p.34
- ↑ a b Dungeon #77 (Nov/Dec 1999), p.47
- ↑ a b Dungeon #77 (Nov/Dec 1999), p.50
- ↑ Dungeon #77 (Nov/Dec 1999), p.53
- ↑ Dungeon #77 (Nov/Dec 1999), p.48
- ↑ Dungeon #77 (Nov/Dec 1999), p.52
- ↑ Dungeon #77 (Nov/Dec 1999), p.37
Bibliography
- Miller, Andy. "Ex Keraptis Cum Amore." Dungeon #77. Renton, WA: TSR, 1999.
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
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| Torhoon (House of) | People Group | Clan, | Dungeon magazine #077 | 33-36, 47-49, 51-53 |