Ixier¸ Who Dreams for the Dead
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From the bustling streets of Nexus to the savage western seas¸ Creation is ripe with threats to mortals and Chosen alike. Crooked traders¸ vile occultists¸ and even zealous protectors of the Realm can be found in every city¸ satrapy¸ and region waiting for unsuspecting targets or standing their ground as they prepare for the inevitable.
In this collection you will meet new foes¸ encounter old enemies¸ and learn the inner workings of several different factions and societies dedicated to criminal activity¸ nefarious plotting¸ and more.
Adversaries of the Righteous: Ixier¸ Who Dreams for the DeadThree years ago¸ on the edges of a ragged Wyld patch¸ a gluttonous raksha feasted upon the dreams of an entire village. By the time a band of Exalts arrived to put a stop to it¸ the people were already empty husks. To their deep sorrow¸ the champions put the villagers out of their misery.
The Exalts turned their grief and rage on the Fair One and killed it¸ with its belly still full of its victims' dreams. Those dreams' remnants leaked out along with the raksha's blood¸ seeping into the soil of the village square. The heroes burned the creature's body¸ buried the villagers¸ and departed for other adventures.
Left alone at the center of the shadowland born from the villagers' deaths¸ with the Wyld's fingers creeping in like an infection¸ the alien blood and stolen dreams coalesced into something new. The entity that rose from the shadowland named itself Ixier¸ and declared its domain the dreams of the dying. It wanders the bordermarches¸ driven and haunted by the lost hopes of its victims and seeking to fulfill the wishes of those whose dead dreams gave it life.