User blog:Mr. Bambu/Super Duper D&D Homebrew Explanation Blog

Premise
This blog aims to explain pretty much anything to do with my D&D Homebrew campaign, be it aspects I introduced or those introduced by crossovers or DMs that ran it before me (there have been five, not including myself). So we will make this for the purpose of having explanations as well as I can provide them.

Organizations
A group of mages very much canon to the actual lore of Dungeons and Dragons in the original Greyhawk setting, this group has a history in the Homebrew campaign.
 * -|The Circle of Eight=

In the years of 441 AR, the Circle of Eight was created, containing Mordenkainen and most of his adventuring party, Yrag, Bigby, Rigby, Zigby, Felnorith, Vram, and Vin. This party was not slated to last, however, and most of this party eventually died off in catastrophic events- battling with the fiend Iuz and other means. More specifically...


 * Vram, Vin, and Yrag are all slain by Iuz on his passage to godhood. Bigby is similarly killed, but manages to revive.


 * Zigby and Rigby are killed in a fatal duel over a large land holding.


 * Felnorith falls in combat sealing away a terrible dragon called a Quazar Dragon, one much larger than Oerth.

The remaining survivors, Bigby and Mordenkainen, go on to create a new council for their great octagonal obsidian keep- Mordenkainen gathers the most powerful mages on the plane, namely, Rary, Otiluke, Drawmij, Tenser, Otto, and Nystul.

The Circle did much good in the following years, with those of them that were not immortal growing gray with age. In the year 526, however, Rary schemes with the Captain of the Greyhawk guards, Robilar, and betrays the Circle, managing to slay Tenser and Otiluke. Rary battles the others briefly, before fleeing, with the entire area of Greyhawk becoming destroyed.

In the aftermath, Rary retreats to his keep, bringing Robilar with him. Mordenkainen watches as Nystul and Otto also leave the council, and Bigby eventually succumbs to his wounds from the battle with Rary. Drawmij is the only other member to remain with Mordenkainen in the City of Greyhawk, and begin actively recruiting other worthy mages.

Years later, during the Dragon Wars, Mordenkainen is seen alongside Elminster, leading battles against the forces of Tiamat. It is believed Elminster has joined the Circle of Eight from his own multiverse, assisting his long time ally and friend. A price has been on Rary's head for years, being valued at 500,000,000 gp. The Guardians are an expansive adventuring group with the goal of granting even mundane citizens access to protection from evil. With shaky beginnings, Xavier Nightchild and Ryan St. Germaine are among the most notable Guardians, with beings such as Lord Wrathian, Drax, Balin, and Dexion Starr taking a backseat.
 * -|The Guardians=

The Guardians manage to do much good, however take on their fair share of opponents- most notable of which include Bobba Yogga, a witch hag so powerful the gods themselves fear her, and Big Money Gripp, a devil summoned through the powers of a Deck of Many Things. Gripp destroys the original castle of the Guardians, and slays several members.

Some time after their creation, the Guardian City is built around their keep, a spatial abnormality generated by Xavier. Xavier begins his labors to ascending to godhood. The Guardians become defunct upon Xavier's rise to godhood (and the resulting recluse-like actions), as well as the loss of several members. Ryan St. Germaine is viewed as the leader for a long time, leading what little remained of their order.

Eventually, Xavier became active again, some time after becoming a deity of magic and completing his trials. During this time, several new members join the Guardians- Karin Tir, Nandor, and Xinithar being extremely noteworthy members. Sometime after their joining, the War of Guardian City takes place between several local powers.

With armies led by Nandor and Vaerun, Guardian City prevails, pushing back the threat. Sometime later, Vaerun becomes the leader of the second generation of Guardians- now named the Sentinels.

Eventually, Xavier joins in the Mage Wars- both in an effort to halt the advance of Flagg, and to regain many lost party members from Acererak. After sending a party to take care of the latter, Xavier begins focusing on campaigns to tear away the power of Flagg.

The Guardians are officially allies with many notable nations and organizations, including Vaerun's own forces, Lordran, Scant, Ulek, and even Greyhawk. The Guardians align with Xavier's choice and enter the Mage Wars to battle Flagg. The Dragon Council effectively leads all dragons within the Prime Material Plane, and is led by a single Celestial Dragon- Maryn. The council remained relatively dormant until the time of the Dragon and Mage Wars, taking an interest in the former due to halting Tiamat's advances towards acquisition of the Prime Material Plane, and the latter due to the multiversal threat Flagg posed to the world.
 * -|Dragon Council=

It is known that, upon Maryn ascending to her position as the Celestial Dragon in charge of the Dragon Council, Father Braniman was made into a high ranking officer of the Council, and main contact with outside groups. Maryn has rarely seen others aside from the Council, with the rare few being Mogar, Vaerun, Nandor, and Orric. Arminius is also allowed passage to see his leaders, as a Dragon Knight. Randall Flagg's goal in life was to manipulate the very core of all magic in the multiverse to favor him, to become a god without the weaknesses. He did so by manipulating Malygos, Aspect of Magic, driving him insane.
 * -|Flagg's War Council=

Flagg achieved his goal, and Malygos was effectively made insane, with the Nexus of Magic becoming open to him- and there he changed the laws of reality at will. Even gods such as Mystra were subject to his changes, for her Weave was merely the face of the Nexus, the conduit of its power.

Flagg ruled over many legions, billions of soldiers, and saw to it that any deemed a threat were harassed and killed- he even ordered the deaths of Orric, Mogar, Vaerun, Ciren, and many others, succeeding in killing both Orric and Oulu, though both were brought back with due haste.

Flagg's council included many notable members, including Deathwing, Acererak, Bobba Yogga, and Tiamat.