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Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:23 am St. Kargoth's Alignment

I was recently reading "Demogorgon's Champions: The Death Knights of Oerth (Part Two)" in DRAGON® #291 / Living Greyhawk™ Journal #7. In his stat block, St. Kargoth's alignment is listed as LE. However, several passages in the text seem to indicate that he should, in fact, be CE.

Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:57 pm

He's definitely chaotic evil. I believe he was lawful evil in Gary Holian's original campaign (and was, in fact, the lawful evil demigod imprisoned by Zagyg), which would explain the typo.

Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:26 pm

In the article "Setting Saintly Standards" in Dragon # 79 his alignment is listed as CE along with appropriate references to "demonic terror" and Demogorgon.

Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:02 am

I can confirm that he should be CE. Its just a typo in the stat block. As Rasgon intimates, I follow the Saintly Standards article very closely.

Kargoth was once a LG paladin of Heironeous and was seduced by Demogorgon (whose cult once spread from the Solnor Coast through the eastern isles, Hepmonaland, Amedio and the Densac Gulf.) Kargoth unleashed something like an Astral Dreadnaught (though this species was from the abyss) on the prime which almost obliterated the ruling family of Rax but was finally defeated at great cost by the Knight Protectors.

There is one sense I do break with previous precedent. I allow Death Knights to become any evil alignment, LE, NE, and CE and to have tendencies.

Another note, my Kargoth is more powerful than the one presented in Dragon (certainly on par with a quasi or hero deity). My Death Knight template is also different and includes something called "Occuli" an artifact created from the missing eyes of a death knight (all death knights are missing their eyes, replaced by pin pricks of light.) Those possessing Occuli might have influence over a death knight or be able to unlock the key to their curse. I'll seek out my original draft and post more on this some time. But the original 13 (ie 14) were definitely "special" in other ways I will elaborate on.

Any other questions, feel free to ask!

-Gary