Yad-Raghesh or the Fallen Rajah was an Overlord from the Age of Demons who is presumed dead.[1][2]
History[]
Yad-Raghesh was the first Overlord defeated by the dragons during the Age of Demons. Since his death, his body has sunken into an area now known as The Vale of the Fallen Rajah in the Light of Siberys in Argonnessen, where it pollutes the land. This has several insidious effects, corrupting most creatures who enter it (even as foes), and making it very difficult to remember anything about the site. Less subtly, a host of fiends spawn from the corruption of his corpse. All of these plague the dragons of the Light of Siberys to this day, make his grave one of the greatest dangers of Argonnessen.[1] His corruption has only spread as the centuries have passed.[2]
Description[]
Yad-Raghesh's chosen form was that of a colossal two-headed tiger-like fiend.[1] As with all Overlords, however, Yad-Raghesh had no true form, and could assume any shape and size of his choosing.[3]
Servants[]
A host of fiends spawns from the blighted area around his corpse.[1][2]
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Notes[]
Keith Baker has suggested on his website that Yad-Raghesh embodied the concept of corruption, and that his "death" appeared to be a false hope and may have been meant to allow his blight to set into the immediate area of his corpse. He also mentioned that this may have allowed Yad-Raghesh to avoid being bound by the Silver Flame in the same way as the other Overlords.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Keith Baker, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Nicolas Logue, & Amber Scott (2007). Dragons of Eberron. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 50–51. ISBN 0-7869-4154-5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 James Wyatt and Keith Baker (2009). Eberron Campaign Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 181. ISBN 0-7869-5099-4.
- ↑ Keith Baker (November 2005). “Eternal Evil: The Lords of Dust”. In Erik Mona ed. Dragon #337 (Paizo Publishing), p. 63.
- ↑ Keith Baker (08/09/2012). Dragonmarks 8/9: Lightning Round 5!. Archived from the original on 09/07/2013. Retrieved on 02/10/2019. "How exactly does a Rajah like Yad-Raghesh ( from Dragons of Eberron, page 50) die? He doesn't. That's the point of Yad-Raghesh's tale; his apparent death appears to be a shocking, one-of-a-kind victory, but it is later discovered that rather than dying, he has simply spread his spirit across the Vale, transforming it into a pit of corruption that spawns fiends and slowly expands. If Yad-Raghesh was truly "dead", the blight on the land would pass; it's the presence of his spirit that keeps it alive and growing. Now, to be clear: An Overlord can be temporarily killed the standard way – by reducing his hit points below zero. It's simply that this doesn't last for long; he returns within a day. In the case of Yad-Raghesh, he didn't return and thus appeared to have been truly defeated. This turned out to be a false hope. By transforming himself in this way, he at least partially escaped the binding of the Silver Flame; he can't return to his original form, but his power is continuing to spread while the other Overlords are held in check. As for what he represents, I would say corruption. He gave up his physical existence to BECOME the corruption he embodied."
Connections[]
| Known Overlords |
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| Bel Shalor · Eldrantulku · Horned Prince · Katashka · Levistus · Masvirik · Rak Tulkhesh · Sakinnirot Sul Khatesh · Tiamat · Tul Oreshka · Yad-Raghesh |