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*[[Erik Mona|Mona, Erik]], [[James Jacobs]], et al. "Unsolved Mysteries of D&D." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #359. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007. Page 28. | *[[Erik Mona|Mona, Erik]], [[James Jacobs]], et al. "Unsolved Mysteries of D&D." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #359. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007. Page 28. | ||
*Thorsson, Modi, and Kevin McCann. ''Vecna: Hand of the Revenant''. Lakewood, CO: Iron Hammer Graphics, 2002. | *Thorsson, Modi, and Kevin McCann. ''[[Vecna: Hand of the Revenant]]''. Lakewood, CO: Iron Hammer Graphics, 2002. | ||
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Revision as of 18:36, 16 March 2009
| The Serpent | |
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 The Serpent, as portrayed in Vecna: Hand of the Revenant. Art by Kevin McCann. | |
| General information | |
| Portfolio: | Arcane magic |
| Home: | Unknown |
| Alignment: | Unknown |
| Gender: | Unknown |
| Class: | Unknown |
| Superior: | None |
| Rules items | |
| Domains: | Unknown |
The Serpent (called Mok'slyk by the ancient Flan peoples) is an entity of godlike power, believed to be the personification of arcane magic. The Serpent is said to be a member of a group of unfathomably old entities known as the Ancient Brethren, which though similar to gods, are not exactly gods, though some beings honor them as such. The Lady of Pain, Asmodeus, and Jazirian are also sometimes said to belong, or to have once belonged to this group, and supposedly Vecna is a descendant of the Ancient Brethren. There may also be a connection between the Ancient Brethren and the draedens and baernoloths born before the multiverse began.
The Serpent is believed to have personally instructed Vecna in the ways of magic. Vecna's mother, Mazzel, told her son that the Serpent gains its power by devouring the souls of those who honor it.
Other rumors include that the Serpent is a guise of Asmodeus, or that the Serpent doesn't exist at all. Perhaps it is is only Vecna's own madness and insight whispering back at him from within the darkness of his own one-eyed skull.
Bibliography
- Collins, Andy, Bruce R. Cordell, and Thomas M. Reid. Epic Level Handbook. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2002.
- Cook, Monte. Book of Eldritch Might II: Songs and Souls of Power. Malhavoc Press, 2002. Page 25.
- -----. Vecna Reborn. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 1998.
- Cordell, Bruce, and Steve Miller. Die Vecna Die!. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Grubb, Jeff, David Noonan, and Bruce Cordell. Manual of the Planes. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2001. Page 88.
- Mona, Erik, James Jacobs, et al. "Unsolved Mysteries of D&D." Dragon #359. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007. Page 28.
- Thorsson, Modi, and Kevin McCann. Vecna: Hand of the Revenant. Lakewood, CO: Iron Hammer Graphics, 2002.