Arazni
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| Arazni | |
|---|---|
| |
| (Person) | |
| Titles | The Harlot Queen |
| Alignment | Neutral evil |
| Race/Species | Human (Taldan) lich |
| Class | Wizard 20+ |
| Gender | Female |
| Homeland | Mechitar, Geb |
| Died | 3823 AR |
| Source: The Inner Sea World Guide, pg(s). 75 | |
| Arazni | |
|---|---|
| (Deity) | |
| Titles | The Red Crusader, Herald of Aroden |
| Home | Geb |
| Alignment | unknown (presumably good) |
| Portfolio | |
The lich Arazni is known as the Harlot Queen, and is the de facto ruler of the Garundi nation of Geb, as Geb himself has withdrawn in recent years.[1]
History
The warrior-goddess Arazni was the herald of Aroden, demi-god, and the patron saint of the Knights of Ozem of Lastwall. She was summoned by the Knights of Ozem in 3818 AR to lead them in battle but was humiliated and slain by Tar-Baphon in 3823 AR, her broken body thrown back to her knights during the Battle of Three Sorrows.[2]
Her body was interred by the Knights of Ozem in Lastwall in their citadel. However, her body was stolen in 3890 AR by the ghost-king Geb in retaliation for a failed assault on his kingdom by the Knights of Ozem. Reanimating the fallen knights and ordering them to retrieve Arazni, she was swiftly brought to his nation and made her into his Harlot Queen, reanimating her corpse as a debased lich. Over the years, his influence and urgings eventually turned her against her former allies, particularly her successor Iomedae, until nothing remained of her former personality.[3] Although nowhere near as powerful as she once was as a demi-god, Arazni is still a potent force in her own right, and continues to keep the scheming and independent minded populace at bay.[4] She has a retinue of five former Knights of Ozem re-animated by Geb as graveknights.[1] She has since ruled Geb from the Cinerarium in the centre of Mechitar, allowing Geb to continue with his machinations without troubling himself with the matters of state.
The Knights took out many of Arazni's internal organs whilst her body was in their care, and revered them as religious relics. Arazni is concerned that these organs could one day be used against her, and has done her best over the centuries to track them down and destroy them.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 James Jacobs et al.. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 75-76. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ Sean K Reynolds. (2008). Gods and Magic, p. 53. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-139-8
- ↑ Adam Daigle. (2011). Liches of Golarion.Shadows of Gallowspire, p. 70. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-313-2
- ↑ Todd Stewart, Brandon Hodge, and Steve Kenson. (2011). Undead Revisited, p. 26. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-303-3
- ↑ James Jacobs et al.. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 77. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
