John Lancaster Cavendish - Revision history

IanFordam: Linked to "Confessors of Pharazia".

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Linked to "Confessors of Pharazia".

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	==Personality & Imago==		==Personality & Imago==
	Indulging in Adramelech's ''modus operandi'' of breaking people from the inside out, Cavendish repeatedly assumed identities and tormented the innocent. In Ravnika, [[Barovia]], he impersonated a [[Bard]] and seduced a local woman, the better to turn the local populace against the Expedition, and at one point transformed into his Cavendish form in front of her to inflict mental pain. In [[Phiraz]], he abducted and impersonated a local Confessor in order to turn [[Diamabel]] against the Expedition and cut off their return route to the [[Core]]. In [[Har'Akir]], he impersonated a young girl for whom [[Tomas Eisenwald]] had developed an affection to manipulate the Expedition, leaving her wounded and alone in a spell-trapped tomb after repeatedly reading her mind and [[Gaslighting \| gaslighting]] her.		Indulging in Adramelech's ''modus operandi'' of breaking people from the inside out, Cavendish repeatedly assumed identities and tormented the innocent. In Ravnika, [[Barovia]], he impersonated a [[Bard]] and seduced a local woman, the better to turn the local populace against the Expedition, and at one point transformed into his Cavendish form in front of her to inflict mental pain. In [[Phiraz]], he abducted and impersonated a local [[Confessors of Pharazia\|Confessor]] in order to turn [[Diamabel]] against the Expedition and cut off their return route to the [[Core]]. In [[Har'Akir]], he impersonated a young girl for whom [[Tomas Eisenwald]] had developed an affection to manipulate the Expedition, leaving her wounded and alone in a spell-trapped tomb after repeatedly reading her mind and [[Gaslighting \| gaslighting]] her.

	In spite of all the calculating [[cruelty]], Cavendish seemed happiest when assuming his ''imago'' for grand displays of vaudevillian horror and combat. It could be argued that after decades of [[exile]] from its home of [[Paridon]] and having to live a life of hiding its [[power]] and [[genius]] under assumed identities, Adramelech found the Cavendish ''imago'' to be simply ... fun, as well as liberating. Notorious by name and feared as well as hated, Cavendish was free to be as evil and sadistic as he pleased and tackle his enemies with his full power, without any concern for repercussions. At the climax of the campaign, the dread doppelganger took on the form not of Adram of the Pomath Clan, not of Adramelech, nor of Adrian Ramsey; at what was to become the height of its triumph as it formed a [[pact]] with Beherith, it appeared as John Lancaster Cavendish one final time.		In spite of all the calculating [[cruelty]], Cavendish seemed happiest when assuming his ''imago'' for grand displays of vaudevillian horror and combat. It could be argued that after decades of [[exile]] from its home of [[Paridon]] and having to live a life of hiding its [[power]] and [[genius]] under assumed identities, Adramelech found the Cavendish ''imago'' to be simply ... fun, as well as liberating. Notorious by name and feared as well as hated, Cavendish was free to be as evil and sadistic as he pleased and tackle his enemies with his full power, without any concern for repercussions. At the climax of the campaign, the dread doppelganger took on the form not of Adram of the Pomath Clan, not of Adramelech, nor of Adrian Ramsey; at what was to become the height of its triumph as it formed a [[pact]] with Beherith, it appeared as John Lancaster Cavendish one final time.

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Powers & Evolution

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	Although John Lancaster Cavendish started out with the already impressive powers of Adramelech (a masterful [[Cleric]] of the [[Divinity of the Masters]], a powerful melee combatant, a vicious [[manipulator]], an experienced [[shapeshifter]] and ~~Smith~~-level follower of the ''Via Plubum''), he developed new talents and improved his existing powers during the journey from [[Port-a-Lucine]] to [[Har'Akir]].		Although John Lancaster Cavendish started out with the already impressive powers of Adramelech (a masterful [[Cleric]] of the [[Divinity of the Masters]], a powerful melee combatant, a vicious [[manipulator]], an experienced [[shapeshifter]] and Dominion-level follower of the ''[[Path of Lead\|Via Plubum]]''), he developed new talents and improved his existing powers during the journey from [[Port-a-Lucine]] to [[Har'Akir]].

	As the campaign progressed, Cavendish took to animating ever more exotic [[undead]] [[slaves]], moving up from standard [[ghouls]] to [[Lebendtod]], animated [[fossils]], and any number of exotics from the ''Libris mortis''.		As the campaign progressed, Cavendish took to animating ever more exotic [[undead]] [[slaves]], moving up from standard [[ghouls]] to [[Lebendtod]], animated [[fossils]], and any number of exotics from the ''Libris mortis''.

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	==Game statistics==		==Game statistics==
	[[Neutral Evil]] [[Dread doppelganger]] [[Cleric]] {{Spec\|12+}}		[[Neutral Evil]] [[Dread doppelganger]] [[Cleric]] {{Spec\|12+}}; Dominion-level progression on the [[Path of Lead]]

	[[Category:3rd Edition Character]]		[[Category:3rd Edition Character]]

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Appearance

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	==Appearance==		==Appearance==
	John Lancaster Cavendish appeared as a tall, black-haired and thin [[humanoid]] man dressed in the black coat and top hat common to [[undertaker \| undertakers]] in both [[Paridon]] and [[Mordent]]. He habitually wore glasses with smoked lenses. After his killing of Expedition guard [[Allikhain]] with a broken quarterstaff, he fitted the bloodstained weapon with a bone handle and carried it as a cane in order to demoralize and enrage the surviving members of the Expedition. His skin was grey and he had teeth like a [[shark]]. These traits made the members of the [[Menetnashte Expedition]] erroneously believe he was some kind of free-willed [[undead]] for a long time.		John Lancaster Cavendish appeared as a tall, black-haired and thin [[humanoid]] man dressed in the black coat and top hat common to [[undertaker \| undertakers]] in both [[Paridon]] and [[Mordent]]. He sported a well-groomed beard and moustache, and habitually wore glasses with smoked lenses. After his killing of Expedition guard [[Allikhain]] with a broken quarterstaff, he fitted the bloodstained weapon with a bone handle and carried it as a cane in order to demoralize and enrage the surviving members of the Expedition. His skin was grey and he had teeth like a [[shark]]. These traits made the members of the [[Menetnashte Expedition]] erroneously believe he was some kind of free-willed [[undead]] for a long time.

	==Identity & Motivation==		==Identity & Motivation==

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	==Game statistics==		==Game statistics==
	[[Neutral Evil]] [[Dread doppelganger]] [[Cleric]] {Spec\|12+}		[[Neutral Evil]] [[Dread doppelganger]] [[Cleric]] {{Spec\|12+}}

	[[Category:3rd Edition Character]]		[[Category:3rd Edition Character]]

Rock at 21:22, 26 December 2019

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	Indulging in Adramelech's ''modus operandi'' of breaking people from the inside out, Cavendish repeatedly assumed identities and tormented the innocent. In Ravnika, [[Barovia]], he impersonated a [[Bard]] and seduced a local woman, the better to turn the local populace against the Expedition, and at one point transformed into his Cavendish form in front of her to inflict mental pain. In [[Phiraz]], he abducted and impersonated a local Confessor in order to turn [[Diamabel]] against the Expedition and cut off their return route to the [[Core]]. In [[Har'Akir]], he impersonated a young girl for whom [[Tomas Eisenwald]] had developed an affection to manipulate the Expedition, leaving her wounded and alone in a spell-trapped tomb after repeatedly reading her mind and [[Gaslighting \| gaslighting]] her.		Indulging in Adramelech's ''modus operandi'' of breaking people from the inside out, Cavendish repeatedly assumed identities and tormented the innocent. In Ravnika, [[Barovia]], he impersonated a [[Bard]] and seduced a local woman, the better to turn the local populace against the Expedition, and at one point transformed into his Cavendish form in front of her to inflict mental pain. In [[Phiraz]], he abducted and impersonated a local Confessor in order to turn [[Diamabel]] against the Expedition and cut off their return route to the [[Core]]. In [[Har'Akir]], he impersonated a young girl for whom [[Tomas Eisenwald]] had developed an affection to manipulate the Expedition, leaving her wounded and alone in a spell-trapped tomb after repeatedly reading her mind and [[Gaslighting \| gaslighting]] her.

	In spite of all the calculating [[cruelty]], Cavendish seemed happiest when assuming his ''imago'' for grand displays of vaudevillian horror and combat. It could be argued that after decades of [[exile]] from its home of [[Paridon]] and having to live a life of hiding its [[power]] and [[genius]] under assumed identities, Adramelech found the Cavendish ''imago'' to be simply ... fun, as well as liberating. Notorious by name and feared as well as hated, Cavendish was free to be as evil and sadistic as he pleased and tackle his enemies with his full power, without any concern for repercussions. At the climax of the campaign, the dread doppelganger took on the form not of Adram of the ~~Poma~~, not of Adramelech, nor of Adrian Ramsey; at what was to become the height of its triumph as it formed a [[pact]] with Beherith, it ~~became~~ John Lancaster Cavendish one final time.		In spite of all the calculating [[cruelty]], Cavendish seemed happiest when assuming his ''imago'' for grand displays of vaudevillian horror and combat. It could be argued that after decades of [[exile]] from its home of [[Paridon]] and having to live a life of hiding its [[power]] and [[genius]] under assumed identities, Adramelech found the Cavendish ''imago'' to be simply ... fun, as well as liberating. Notorious by name and feared as well as hated, Cavendish was free to be as evil and sadistic as he pleased and tackle his enemies with his full power, without any concern for repercussions. At the climax of the campaign, the dread doppelganger took on the form not of Adram of the Pomath Clan, not of Adramelech, nor of Adrian Ramsey; at what was to become the height of its triumph as it formed a [[pact]] with Beherith, it appeared as John Lancaster Cavendish one final time.

			==Game statistics==
			[[Neutral Evil]] [[Dread doppelganger]] [[Cleric]] {Spec\|12+}

	[[Category:3rd Edition Character]]		[[Category:3rd Edition Character]]

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Powers & Evolution

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	As the campaign progressed, Cavendish took to animating ever more exotic [[undead]] [[slaves]], moving up from standard [[ghouls]] to [[Lebendtod]], animated [[fossils]], and any number of exotics from the ''Libris mortis''.		As the campaign progressed, Cavendish took to animating ever more exotic [[undead]] [[slaves]], moving up from standard [[ghouls]] to [[Lebendtod]], animated [[fossils]], and any number of exotics from the ''Libris mortis''.

	In [[Phiraz]], as part of a scheme to discredit the Menetnashte Expedition, Cavendish created the illusion that the Expedition had in fact been working for him in a scam to defraud money from [[Diamabel]]. The enraged [[Darklord]] attacked Cavendish, who actually gave a good accounting of himself; neither combatant died, but Cavendish managed to escape. Be it due to experience gained from the battle or a reward from [[the Dark Powers]], but Cavendish gained access to the [[Darkness]] domain of [[divine spells]], which is not part of the official [[Divinity of the Masters]]-list of domains. In addition, Adramelech's mastery of [[Necromancy]] was deepened in that Cavendish learned the use of '''Fell Spell'''; a metamagic feat that let him infuse [[divine spells \| spells]] with negative energy and thus inflict energy drain as well as standard damage in battle.		In [[Phiraz]], as part of a scheme to discredit the Menetnashte Expedition, Cavendish created the illusion that the Expedition had in fact been working for him in a scam to defraud money from [[Diamabel]]. The enraged [[Darklord]] attacked Cavendish, who actually gave a good accounting of himself; neither combatant died, but Cavendish managed to escape. {{Spec\|Be it due to experience gained from the battle or a reward from [[the Dark Powers]]}}, but Cavendish gained access to the [[Darkness]] domain of [[divine spells]], which is not part of the official [[Divinity of the Masters]]-list of domains. In addition, Adramelech's mastery of [[Necromancy]] was deepened in that Cavendish learned the use of '''Fell Spell'''; a metamagic feat that let him infuse [[divine spells \| spells]] with negative energy and thus inflict energy drain as well as standard damage in battle.

	Arguably even worse was the development and expansion of a song-and-dance routine, combined with heckling at the Menetnashte Expedition's expense and jokes when in combat.		Arguably even worse was the development and expansion of a song-and-dance routine, combined with heckling at the Menetnashte Expedition's expense and jokes when in combat.