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[5e] Eye of Vecna - Adventurers League D&D - Ongoing

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Eye of Vecna
An AL approved campaign for Character's Level 10-20. Please look at the Warhorn Calendar for the current module and level. If not in the event, look in the discussions and here in the comments.

Come explore Vecna's past and present with a group of LGBT D&D Character's. You won't be bored. Link to video that discusses these 11 modules.

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The Following is from the module's promotional material.
Vecna’s Empire in Greyhawk
Vecna’s power grew, and with it, he forged an empire on Oerth. He commanded his legions from his obsidian tower, which rose from the black waters of the Nyr Dyv, and managed to claim large swathes of Oerth under his tyrannical rule.
For years, he conquered and expanded his territory until his physical body began to fail him, causing him to turn his sights to a loftier goal: immortality.
His Turn to Lichdom
ARTIST: KIERAN YANNER


As powerful as he had become, Vecna grew old. The thought of death didn’t scare the tyrannical wizard, it only filled him with rage.
Just as he was determined to exact revenge on the order of wizards and forge an empire on Oerth, he was determined not to die. In his arrogance, he believed that immortality was not merely possible but was his right.
How Vecna accomplished his task isn’t known for sure. According to some tales, Vecna amassed enough power to confront his own death and forever imprison it, thus escaping his doom.

According to others, Vecna's pride and arrogance so offended the deities of the Outer Planes that they cursed him to dwell forever on the border between life and death, never again to fully live or rest in tranquil death.
What is known is that Vecna achieved immortality by becoming a lich—an Undead, and thus, an immortal being made by performing a profoundly vile ritual. His physical body continued to wither away, yet his soul and power only strengthened.

Betrayal by Kas the Bloody-Handed
Once he achieved his goal of becoming immortal, Vecna’s interest in his kingdom began to lessen. He traveled to other worlds where he wreaked havoc, coerced a greater following, and expanded his arsenal of powerful secrets.
Kas the Bloody-Handed was a fallen paladin who rose through the ranks of Vecna’s army because of his ruthlessness and cruelty. Eventually, he became Vecna’s foremost lieutenant and was tasked with presiding over Vecna’s judgments and directing his army.
As a sign of Kas’s authority, Vecna forged him a blade that empowered the fallen paladin even further. Legend says that the iron for the blade was taken from the heart of a frozen star, and no man could withstand Kas when he wielded it.
Unbeknownst to Vecna, the sword grew a malicious sentience that began to whisper to Kas, urging him to usurp Vecna’s throne. At last, Kas gave into the sword’s urges and struck at Vecna. The resulting battle shattered Vecna’s fortress and saw both Vecna and Kas vanquished. The only remanents of the combatants were the Eyeand Hand of Vecna, and the Sword of Kas.
Vecna Across the Multiverse
It’s said that Vecna’s physical form was destroyed by his treacherous lieutenant. But before he succumbed, he flung Kas to the far reaches of the multiverse, where he landed in Tovag, a Domain of Dread in Ravenloft.
Though defeated, Vecna was too evil and hateful to be fully destroyed. Instead, his incorporeal spirit traversed the multiverse. Vecna’s followers still worshiped the lich, and his following grew due to the notoriety of the Eye and Hand of Vecna, which became legendary artifacts in their own right. As he drifted across the cosmos, the power of their worship fueled him, and he eventually gathered enough power to form again—this time, as a demigod on Oerth.

Vecna’s First Attempt at Godhood
Though wrought with immortality and power, Vecna, as always, set his sights on his next goal: true godhood.

He sought to achieve this by performing a ritual that would nullify the divine power granted to gods by their worshippers on Oerth. However, he intended to exempt the power he received from his own followers. This would allow him to humble his rival deities and ascend to greater godhood, if not become the sole deity of the pantheon.

These machinations were foiled, but due to his semi-divine status, Vecna could not be permanently defeated.

Vecna’s Second Attempt at Godhood
Though his first attempt failed, Vecna crafted another method of ascension: He tempted another demigod to link himself to the Eye of Vecna, allowing Vecna to absorb the being’s power and transform himself into a true god.

Acting on his newfound divinity, Vecna created an interdimensional gateway and traveled to Sigil, the City of Doors. While the center of the multiverse is normally warded against gods entering its many-doored expanse, Vecna was able to bypass the Lady of Pain’s countermeasures and appear on Sigil, ready to put the final step of his plan in place: become the supreme deity of the multiverse.

With the help of the Lady of Pain, heroic agents foiled Vecna’s plots at the last moment. His attempt to remake existence and place himself above all others was defeated. But, even so, Vecna is now a greater deity and continues his plots and schemes for more power.