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After a brief trial depicted in their origin story, the player character is ultimately recruited to join the Grey Wardens, a mystical organization of warriors created to fight the Darkspawn, a race of evil, tainted creatures. [2] The character is henceforth referred to simply as The Warden, and occasionally by surname in the games dialogue.
The warden of a dead person could also become a revenant, haunting particular spots or individuals. In this case, the revenant warden was always distinct from more conscious undeads, such as the draugar. Under the influence of Christianity, the belief in wardens changed. Some view the spirit as being more akin to the Christian concept of a good ...
The game mechanics of undead creatures in Dungeons & Dragons have influenced the representation of such creatures in other later culture depictions, particularly in video games and other role-playing games. [2] [3] The existence of the undead as an aspect of the game has been cited by those who oppose Dungeons & Dragons. [14]
The Hundred-Hander Briareus used as an allegory of the multiple threat of labour unrest to Capital in a political cartoon, 1890. In Greek mythology, the Hecatoncheires (Ancient Greek: Ἑκατόγχειρες, romanized: Hekatóncheires, lit.
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the term monster refers to a variety of creatures, some adapted from folklore and legends and others invented specifically for the game. Included are traditional monsters such as dragons, supernatural creatures such as ghosts, and mundane or fantastic animals. [1]
The Underdark is a subterranean realm of enormous size inhabited by many different types of creatures such as drow, mind flayers, and aboleths. [5] It extends far beyond the dungeons created by surface dwellers, and consists of caverns, tunnels and large complexes.
The Wingfeather Saga is a series of four children's fantasy novels written by singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson.It is being adapted into a free-to-watch, seven-season animated television series by Angel Studios, with Peterson as an executive producer along with J. Chris Wall.
It is revealed she has a brother called Tarpon Vinyáya, serving as the warden at the Atlantis prison, inadvertently enabling Turnball Root's escape. Commander Vinyáya's first name is given as Raine in the first chapter of Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex.