Vrasi Ascendency

Located in the deep jungles of western Eleron, The Vrasi Ascendency is a Drow nation. The Vrasi grew wealthy and powerful by exploitation of the native Naga and the resources of the land. Sometime in the past, the Vrasi made deals with the powerful rakshasas, ruthless demons who offer great power at a terrible price. The Vrasi soon became adept at deadlier forms of magic, and their willingness to use their magic made them even more formidable. Their main source of power is necromancy. The Vrasi control a vast workforce of tireless undead, known as sibsig, to mine, farm, and dredge the seas and riverbeds for food and resources.
The undead armies of the Vrasi come from an assortment of clans and species. The masses in the army are usually just left in the clothing they died in. The undead kept close to the capital city are dressed appropriately in uniforms pleasing to the eye. The bodies of the sibsig zombies are kept well preserved through powerful necromancy, while the rest of the undead army is left to rot.

Social Roles

• Mages—Drow, Naga, and rakshasa—are usually taught in the Kheru Temple or the Ukud Necropolis.
• Warriors and assassins—Drow, zombie, and Hobgoblins —are usually trained at locations within the Gurmag swamps, the Marang Fortress, or the Sagu Forest.
• Naga merchants called the Panjasi are the traders and dealers of the Vrasi. A fair number of them are mages and assassins as well.
• Zombies are servants throughout the Vrasi.

Relics. The Vrasi use the dead to cast ritual spells. Body parts are used to conjure, dispel, and assault with magic. Rotting fingers, toes, hands, and feet are often found strung on Vrasi mages' necklaces or belts for use in their rituals.
Mind control, hypnosis, and the lotus perfume. The Vrasi Drow have the power to hypnotize and charm. They use this to influence deals or outright control others' minds. To attain a similar effect, Vrasi hobgoblin mages have to resort to the use of lotus perfume, which causes a dreamlike sleep, paralysis, and—ultimately—death.
Queen Sidisi. The Drow Sidisi is the queen of the Vrasi Ascendency. Her power comes from her inherited wealth and from magic taught to her by the rakshasa. She is haughty, cruel, and crafty, and she is known for simply slaughtering those who would oppose her. In her eyes, death is just a way to increase the power of her undead forces.
Sidisi rules from Kheru Temple, deep in a treacherous jungle. Her empire is managed through vast numbers of operatives, both living and dead. She holds court at Qarsi Palace, where the Vrasi moor their luxury barges. On these barges, Sidisi dazzles and hypnotizes guests who wish to experience the legendary luxuries of the Vrasi, hoping to achieve through trickery what little she cannot achieve through force.

Demonym

Vrasi

Related Species

• Elf
• Goblin
• Hobgoblin
• Naga