Vrackmul
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According to one origin story of the skull lords, Vrackmul was said to have been a powerful but insane necromancer. His destruction unleashed powerful necromantic energy that is said to have powered the creation of his twelve skull lords. his Black Tower was also obliterated, its ash said to have coalesced into the skull lord's substance. It is unknown if Vrackmul somehow willfully orchestrated the creation of the skull lords or if they spontaneously arose on their own.[1]
If the above origin story of the skull lords is true, there are several potential implications. First, the number of skull lords is finite
unless they have somehow discovered a way to reproduce themselves. Second, they may seek the revival by retrieving his lost regalia. Once these magic items were gathered together, the skull lords would fix his broken soul and reanimate him as a lich.[2]
Vrackmul may lived on Eberron[3] or elsewhere, inside or out of the Demiplane of Dread.[4] He could have actually been Vecna as Vecna was later linked to the skull lord's origins.[5]
References
- ↑ Monster Manual V p. 154-155
- ↑ MM V p. 155
- ↑ MM V p. 161
- ↑ The origin story of Vrackma and the skull lord was presented in the Monster Manual V, a non-world-specific 3.5 resource leaving the Gamemasters to elaborate upon Vrackmul's origin story as they saw fit.
- ↑ Mordenkainene's Tome of Foes p. 230
