Artifacts of Argaenothruzil 5e

There aren't a lot of magic items established in Argaenothruzil lore, unfortunately, but these are the ones I gleaned from the existing publications I still have access to.

Devils of Argaenothruzil (Gods part 3)

 

Rauroth

God of Vengeance

Rauroth the Burning One is the god of revenge, fury, lust, and fire. The sun is often called Rauroth's Eye when it is shining particularly hot in the summer or in deserts. He is the patron god of gogs who embrace their fiendish parentage. Rauroth's name is most often invoked as an expletive when in rage, and to lose one's own mind to strong emotions and passions is to worship the Burning One. 

Rauroth is depicted as a red-eyed man engulfed in flames.

Gods of Argaenothruzil 5e (Part 2)

Bezzoan

God of Honor

Bezzoan Iron-Fists is the god of warmth, courage, and righteous triumph in battle. He is the patron god of sailors, particularly those of the sea kingdom of Vingomir, and the first creator of humans. Mortals pray to Bezzoan to preserve their family lines and to protect their homelands, but he mainly acts through inspiring mortals to help themselves, rather than intervening directly. It gives him pleasure to see weakness become strength and for shivering folks to learn to stand strong and resolute. 

Bezzoan is depicted as a black-bearded man with fists made of wrought iron.

Gods of Argaenothruzil 5e (Part 1)

Nine Intelligences came into being at the birth of the cosmos, and they worked together to create the world of Argaenothruzil. They all created races of the world, but disputes over the purpose of these "blood-children" led to a division. Half of the planet was corrupted beyond redemption, and three of the Intelligences became Devils while the other six became Gods. All nine deities continue to influence Argaenothruzil and the progress of its history in various ways.

Races of Argaenothruzil 5e

Though they have more locally divine origins, for the most part, the races of Argaenothruzil resemble those on other worlds in the multiverse. The halflings were made out of clay and the dwarves out of stone by the God of Fortune, Moeki; the elves from trees by Phroella; the gnomes from snow and the genies from sand by Henaeros; and the orcs from lava by D'nethrokash the Destroyer. Humans were created from the dust of the earth by all the gods.

But other races exist that are unique to Argaenothruzil, and others have variations due to Argaenothruzil's unique cultures and climate that will be listed here as well. The races and their changes, if any, are listed in alphabetical order below. The more unique races to Argaenothruzil have more details.

Argaenothruzil 5e

I've been thinking a lot about different D&D settings lately and what makes them unique. Dark Sun is a post-apocalyptic setting where magic is destructive and halflings have become cannibalistic; Theros is based on Greek mythology where destiny determines your path, the gods are close to mortals and directly affect the world, and heroes adventure for glory itself; Spelljammer is basically D&D in space; Planescape jumps all over the planes of existence; Ravenloft is Gothic horror; Rokugan is Asian wuxia; I'm not really sure what Eberron is, something about noir and robots?

Anyway, with the release of Chris Metzen's Auroboros: Coils of the Serpent campaign that's literally just his own homebrew setting he made as a teenager in published form, I've thought about my own first setting I roleplayed in before I even knew about D&D: Argaenothruzil.

Heroes III Map: "The Darkening"

Every few years, I get on a Heroes of Might and Magic III kick. It's one of my favorite PC games of all time. Playing it is comfy, like the first afternoon of summer vacation in 2001. I remember being on such a kick my first year of marriage when my wife left for a couple of weeks and I had no work or school to do. I remember my entire family getting sick as a dog one February and playing the crap out of it. It's just such a great game, has beautifully nostalgic music, and an incredible map editor. A game that's easy to play but hard to master. I want the "End Campaign" music played at my funera—ahem. Anyway...

Abelhawk's Warcraft III Easter Eggs: Complete Edition

 It's been a fruitful six years since I first started my Warcraft III Easter Egg series. Since that first video went "viral" within that specific audience, I've been able to monetize my YouTube channel, assemble a fun and fulfilling community of Warcraft III enthusiasts, meet an actual Warcraft III developer and collaborate with him, and learn so much about this game that I love so much. I'm so glad I was poking around in the Warcraft III files and found these Easter eggs in the first place. The world needed to see them, and I feel blessed to be the one to be able to fill that niche.

Today, on the six-year anniversary of my first video I posted, I present to you the Complete Edition of my Warcraft III Easter eggs series. Not only does it fix the mistakes I made the first time through and have a much better voiceover for everything, it showcases several never-before-seen Easter eggs and shows a few interesting (and disappointing) changes that Warcraft III Reforged made. Enjoy!