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Origin and history of the Master of Hule, part 1

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#1
zombiegleemax
Dec 01, 2005 4:32:49 This is something that came up over on the Dragonsfoot board, and I thought it might raise some interest here.

The Master of Hule is a mysterious character, with his origins lost in the mists of time. Here I propose a new origin for the Master, one that makes him older and more potent than ever before.

The Master is none other than the Egg of Coot, fabled nemesis of the Blackmoor civilisation. The destruction of Blackmoor also destroyed Coot; although his lands were never fertile, they eventually became a barren wasteland after the fall of Blackmoor and the shifting of Mystaras polar axis. His physical form destroyed, the Egg drifted as a disembodied, entity for an age, before finally settling in a remote region to the North of the Savage Coast.

Originally only able to manifest as a feeble vision, the Egg only slowly built up the level of support he needed to form a new physical body. Civilisations came and went, and the malevolent cult of the Master of Hule slowly grew. First, the Master took control of the lands around his new Temple, then he warped the people and culture of the land in his own officious, callous image.

Slowly his armies amassed, and his scouting parties ranged as far afield as the Arm of the Immortals, the Yavdlom divinarchy, and Darokin. And eventually he found what he was seeking; the remnants of Blackmoor. He slowly became aware of the presence of two powerful, functioning artifacts of that civilisation, namely the flying city of Serraine and the Nucleus of the Spheres. He tentatively probed outside his borders for ways to reach the Nucleus, finding his armies blocked to the North by a great mountain range, and to the East by the Plains of Fire and then Sind and Darokin. He tried sending an army underground, and discovered another forgotten remnant of the great Blackmoor disaster, the shadow elves. Now he struck upon a plan to seize what was, in his mind, his legacy.

He fed information to the Shadow Elves that above them, the nation of Alfheim had become decadant and was ripe for conquest. He fed information to the Dwarves of Rockhome that their fabled holcy city of Aengmooor was defended only by some rag-tag tribes of orcs, and waited for the inevitable. He foresaw the invasion of Alfheim, he foresaw the Dwarven-Shadow Elf war for Aengmoor, but what he didn't see was the Immmortal Storm.
#2
havard
Dec 01, 2005 8:33:30 This is a cool idea! I always wondered what might have happened to the Egg of Coot with the destruction of Blackmoor. Making him into the Master is as good an explaination as any. It also helps provide some hints about the motives of the Master.

I also like how this ties in with various other conflicts of the Known World. This would have made a good background story for a novel trilogy IMO.

Håvard
#3
culture20
Dec 01, 2005 16:53:40 It also explains why the Master never took over the Savage Coast before the Baronies were created: He was focused to the east, not the south, and a Naval power would not help him attack Glantri, but access through Darokin would.
#4
maddog
Dec 02, 2005 8:46:19 This story could also be tied into the Skothar as Oerik map by James Mishler (Greyhawk on Mystara).

Here's your link. --> http://pandius.com/mystghmp.jpg

--Ray.

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#1 zombiegleemax Dec 01, 2005 4:32:49	This is something that came up over on the Dragonsfoot board, and I thought it might raise some interest here. The Master of Hule is a mysterious character, with his origins lost in the mists of time. Here I propose a new origin for the Master, one that makes him older and more potent than ever before. The Master is none other than the Egg of Coot, fabled nemesis of the Blackmoor civilisation. The destruction of Blackmoor also destroyed Coot; although his lands were never fertile, they eventually became a barren wasteland after the fall of Blackmoor and the shifting of Mystaras polar axis. His physical form destroyed, the Egg drifted as a disembodied, entity for an age, before finally settling in a remote region to the North of the Savage Coast. Originally only able to manifest as a feeble vision, the Egg only slowly built up the level of support he needed to form a new physical body. Civilisations came and went, and the malevolent cult of the Master of Hule slowly grew. First, the Master took control of the lands around his new Temple, then he warped the people and culture of the land in his own officious, callous image. Slowly his armies amassed, and his scouting parties ranged as far afield as the Arm of the Immortals, the Yavdlom divinarchy, and Darokin. And eventually he found what he was seeking; the remnants of Blackmoor. He slowly became aware of the presence of two powerful, functioning artifacts of that civilisation, namely the flying city of Serraine and the Nucleus of the Spheres. He tentatively probed outside his borders for ways to reach the Nucleus, finding his armies blocked to the North by a great mountain range, and to the East by the Plains of Fire and then Sind and Darokin. He tried sending an army underground, and discovered another forgotten remnant of the great Blackmoor disaster, the shadow elves. Now he struck upon a plan to seize what was, in his mind, his legacy. He fed information to the Shadow Elves that above them, the nation of Alfheim had become decadant and was ripe for conquest. He fed information to the Dwarves of Rockhome that their fabled holcy city of Aengmooor was defended only by some rag-tag tribes of orcs, and waited for the inevitable. He foresaw the invasion of Alfheim, he foresaw the Dwarven-Shadow Elf war for Aengmoor, but what he didn't see was the Immmortal Storm.
#2 havard Dec 01, 2005 8:33:30	This is a cool idea! I always wondered what might have happened to the Egg of Coot with the destruction of Blackmoor. Making him into the Master is as good an explaination as any. It also helps provide some hints about the motives of the Master. I also like how this ties in with various other conflicts of the Known World. This would have made a good background story for a novel trilogy IMO. Håvard
#3 culture20 Dec 01, 2005 16:53:40	It also explains why the Master never took over the Savage Coast before the Baronies were created: He was focused to the east, not the south, and a Naval power would not help him attack Glantri, but access through Darokin would.
#4 maddog Dec 02, 2005 8:46:19	This story could also be tied into the Skothar as Oerik map by James Mishler (Greyhawk on Mystara). Here's your link. --> http://pandius.com/mystghmp.jpg --Ray.