Chapter 360 Entangled Symbol
The symbol on this badge is two symbols similar to '3' twisted together. Their edges are connected and downward like claws. The claw body at the left end is slightly longer than the right end.
Feeling the rich magical energy in the emblem and the vague negative energy dissipating in the air, Brian curiously checked its detailed attributes:
Entangle Talisman Remember +5
Type: Accessories
Quality: Golden · Legend
Aura: Dazzling Necronomic Aura
Equipment Effect:
1. Toxin immunity: This badge has special power that can make the wearer Immune to any poison attack, whether it is poison made by alchemy, poison from nature, or poison attack caused by spells, the wearer is completely immune to the damage caused by them, as well as various other negative conditions, such as: paralysis , numbness, stiffness, etc.
2. Curse immunity: This badge has special power, which can make the wearer immune to any curse effect. Whether it is a curse caused by a spell or an unknown curse, it will not have any effect on the wearer.
3. Psychic resistance: Those who wear this badge will have an additional 5 points of saving resistance against charm spells and mind control spells.
4. Dominate undead creatures: 3 times a day, the wearer can control an undead creature through the special power of the badge and establish a spiritual link with the subject creature, as long as the undead creature is within the effective range of the spell. , you can accept the silent spiritual guidance and let it do anything within the scope of its normal understanding.
5. Spell resistance: The special power possessed by this badge can increase the wearer's spell resistance by 20 points.
Explanation: This is a badge made by the legendary lich Larocco. It is engraved with an extremely complex magic circle. In the Entangled Talisman organization, it also has the effect of identifying each other among the organization members. In addition, , it may also be a key to an unknown portal.
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Looking at the attributes of the badge, Brian was quite satisfied.
After all, as an item of the Necromancy School and made by a lich, the negative energy aura attached to the equipment usually causes the wearer to have some inexplicable curses or sequelae.
Generally speaking, in the necromancy school, the more powerful the equipment, the greater the sequelae and flaws, but this equipment not only has no restrictions, but also has no sequelae.
This indirectly makes the value of this badge inestimable.
Brian ignored the attributes of the badge for the time being, and instead thought about the real purpose of Larocque giving this item to him.
There is no doubt that judging from the attributes of the badge, it is obviously a status symbol in the 'Entangled Symbol' organization.
Judging by the grade of this equipment, Brian guessed that if he wore this badge and appeared at the headquarters of the 'Entangled Talisman', his status would probably be only lower than that of Larok, the Lord of the Talisman.
So, he was curious about what the real purpose of this badge that symbolized power and status was thrown to him by Larocque.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but recall the detailed information about the 'Entangle Talisman'.
The Entangled Talisman is a secret group composed entirely of undead spellcasters. They manipulate the various power networks that gather Karishan just for their own personal interests.
These beings are dominated by lichs, which allows them to have almost infinite time and can control huge power. For them, controlling the lives of insignificant mortals brings eternal pleasure, which is far greater than their own. Benefit.
And this group of powerful lichs like to hide behind layers of secrets and servants. Very few people know of their existence, and only a handful of slaves know how to contact their masters.
This makes the Tangled Talisman itself extremely secretive, with less than a third of even their highest-ranking servants knowing that they are working for the Tangled Talisman.
This kind of secrecy makes it almost impossible for good people to get rid of their leader. It is said that the Entangling Talisman will even hire good adventurers to implement some of their plans without showing the reward. source.
They also control many important families in the Karissa Kingdom, just like puppets, using this as a game to control others.
In the more than a thousand years since the establishment of the organization, the powerful lichs entangled in the talisman have completely gained control of the entire Kalisan, but they still retain about half of the important families and maintain their freedom.
The purpose of this is not that their strength does not allow them to do so, it is just to extend the time of the game and to make their game less boring.
This group of lichs who like to get up and cause trouble will only choose an alternate stronghold when Larok, the Lord of Symbols, decides to meet and get there through teleportation spells or portals.
Although the current master of the talisman is Larok, the founder of the evil lich organization, the Entangled Talisman, is not Larok himself.
During the Netherese era, Larok's first few centuries as the Grand Arcanist were nothing special and left no records, as he had already learned the art of stealth and preservation. The advantage of being low-key.
It wasn't until the Year of the Broken Weave that Karsus used the Ascension Technique to destroy the empire. Larok escaped from his floating city and successfully transformed into a lich, and his actions gradually became known.
It is said that Larok's old enemy, another great arcanist 'The Eternal' Logilath who successfully transformed into a lich, once obtained his phylactery and threatened him to join the Entangling Talisman. As one of the founding members.
After centuries of being threatened with a phylactery, Logilath's identity as a lich was revealed in the Texir region, and his leadership collapsed.
This has also led to a steady stream of conspiracies and struggles among most of the lichs within the Talisman Society in Amn and Tessier. There are even three Talisman Society lich claims from Calisan Lo'gilath revealed the organization's secrets and began to challenge his authority, resulting indirectly or directly in the destruction of Lo'gilath and his two lich apprentices.
To the surprise of everyone except Larok, when a group of adventurers finally destroyed the body of Logilas, Larok, who was planning revenge, accurately found the phylactery of Logilas and destroyed it.
Logilas' failed plan was leaked, resulting in the death of a large number of members of the Talisman Society, including several Talisman Masters.
But his death also suspended the crisis faced by the organization and prevented the organization itself from being exposed.
As a senior member of the Tangled Talisman and a usurper who killed the previous leader, Larok not only successfully took over the Talisman Lords Council, but also reorganized the Talisman Society in preparation for more secret conspiracies and plots. trick.
Looking at the symbol in his hand that represented the identity of the members of the Entangled Talisman, Brian clearly felt that his hands were hot even though it was a very good piece of legendary equipment.
Obviously, he did not think that Larocque would be so kind as to give him such a piece of equipment to express his apology, or to thank him for allowing him to understand the nature of magic through arcane fire.
As the Grand Arcanist who survived the era of Netheril, there is no doubt that Larloch not only possesses incredible powers, but is also a super-intelligent magical genius. For more than two thousand years, he has made perfect plans for almost every possible situation. Even if he is not prepared for something, he can make an almost perfect response in an instant. He also has new spells, magic items, and A genius and cunning inventor of magical techniques and strategies.
Even powerful artifacts like the Dead Moon Magic Pearl were made by him, which is evident from this.
It is said that Larok's main residence is located deep underground somewhere in the Eno Oak Desert. It is also a library with an extremely rich collection of spell books. Only the Elminster Collection in Shadow Valley can rival it. .
In the entire material world, only four living creatures have seen his secret lair, and the rest of the visitors have become bones scattered everywhere.
Larocque also arranged no less than seven false nests or backup dwellings for the purpose of deceiving his enemies.
He used the deception and mind-control properties of the Dead Moon Orb to plant a large number of spies who were charmed or exploited in the palace of the Calisan Kingdom.
For example, the Pasha's four eldest sons, the thirty-two Pasha's personal guards and harem slaves, and the Pasha's Grand Vizar, who is equivalent to the prime minister or the highest staff.
Much of Larok's control is exercised through wizards who serve in the royal palace.
These wizards are either charmed by Larocque, commanded by him through false identities and pseudonyms, or controlled by anonymous threats.
For example, one of Larocque's common methods is to give away a centuries-old spell book, and then ask the wizard who receives the gift to use the new spells learned in the book to transmit information to the Talisman Society.
Wizards who are unwilling to follow suit may find that this spell book automatically transmits surrounding sounds and images back to the Talisman Society, or that the new spells they learn have additional functions that they cannot understand. In fact, , which is the function of automatically transmitting surrounding information to Larok when casting a spell.
Among the noble families of Calisan, there are at least four powerful families controlled by Larok or his agents.
So, Brian simply couldn't determine Larocque's true purpose, and what was his intention in giving him this badge that symbolized the status of a senior member of the Entanglement Talisman?
"I have already seen it through this battle in the realm of the magic network." Silinxi's words interrupted Brian's meditation. She looked at the entangled talisman in his hand. Said, "Lalok's ultimate goal is different from other surviving Netherese people. He should be aiming to become a god."
Brian nodded slightly. He had had such an idea before, but he was not sure. Now that he heard it from Si Linxi, this guess may have become true.
"Then what is the purpose of giving me the Entanglement Talisman?" He thought for a moment and asked Silinxi curiously.
After hearing his question, the elf guardian of Mis Drannor looked at him seriously, then smiled slightly and said an answer that seemed to have been completely thought out.
“Perhaps he was worried that his plan to become a god would fail and lead to accidental death, so he wanted to explain his funeral affairs in advance on a whim.”
“I hope so. "Brian put away the badge and replied absentmindedly.
Silinxi's words seemed like a joke, but if he thought carefully about the conversation with Larocque, he suddenly realized that what the other party said might really be true.
It’s just that this funeral arrangement may not be something ordinary people can handle.
After all, the Tangled Talisman is an organization composed of a group of powerful legendary lichs.
Although Brian has a badge and is considered one of the senior members at the moment, he is not yet confident that he will be an opponent of this group of lichs who are as stable as old dogs.
Perhaps in the future, when he becomes stronger, he can use this badge to pick out the lichs in this organization one by one. This would be a good choice.
"The floating city of Sacros has crashed, and the ghost princes who supported the Lost Lady have also died one after another." Silinxi looked at Brian thoughtfully and said:
"This means that the Kingdom of Cormyr is here. In the next period of time, there will be a long period of peace. What I promised you has been accomplished, so it’s time to fulfill your promise.”
“Of course” Brian looked beside him. He glanced at Myrcella and said to the elf sitting on his table, dangling his calves, "Don't worry, Ms. Silinxi, in the next period of time, I will fully support the elf expeditionary force to regain Myth Drannor." The war. "
As the other party said, with the death of Lamorak, the Kingdom of Cormyr and even the valley region ushered in a period of peace, but Cormanthor was not at peace.
The Elf Expeditionary Army wants to recover Myth Drannor, and the first thing they face is the Damofel half-purgatory elf family.
Six thousand years ago, this golden elf family was once a branch of the Cormanthor nobles. Because they believed that mating with devils could enhance their bloodline, they did not hesitate to trade with the devils of Baator Hell to gain power.
Although the Damofel family, composed of demon elves, was wiped out during the Cormanthor Elf Empire, many people still escaped.
Until the 'Arcane Catastrophe' occurred, the remaining demon elves finally found an opportunity. On the ruins of Myth Drannor, they summoned the exiled ancient demon king and began to launch a war against the elves. Announce the revival of this ancient family.
At this moment, the situation in Cormanthor is still very tense. The Far Mountain City, the Zhentarim, and the Dark Elf family in the Moonsea region have already united with the Damofel family in advance to jointly resist the forces coming from the Eternal Gathering. The Elf Expeditionary Force of the island.
In this case, it is obviously impossible to fight against this expeditionary force alone.
This is also the reason why Silinxi will do her best to help Gudi and Mokou Town. Her purpose is to gain the support of Gudi and Cormyr.
After seeing off Silinci, Brian said to Myrcella, "The next support operation against Myth Drannor will be left to you to arrange."
After returning to the territory, he had already noticed that after he established the general framework of the territory and then added various details under Myrcella's management, it had become very orderly, and he could safely focus on it. own things.
“Aren’t you going to support Myth Drannor’s operation?” Myrcella asked curiously after listening to Brian’s instructions.
“No need.” Brian shook his head slightly and said to her:
"With my current strength, I am not of much use in front of the two Bann electors, Bozor and Manson. Silinxi can deal with it alone, so we only need to send an army to assist the elves in the eradication." The monsters and dark elves in Mis Dronone will do.”
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(End of this chapter)