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| - "And naught will be left save shattered thrones, with no rulers. But the dead dragons shall rule the world entire." - Sammaster, First Speaker, Alternate Translation of 'The Chronicle of Years to Come', Year of Fell Pearls.
- The Cult of the Dragon was a cult within the Mechanicum during the 30th and early 31st Millennia that lived on the Mechanicum's homeworld of Mars within the mysterious Noctis Labyrinth. The cult was regarded as a group of madmen in the desolate region of the Red Planet that they called home, a region that other members of the Mechanicum avoided at all costs. These individuals consisted of Tech-priests who long ago had tried to build their forges in the region that lies between the Valles Marineris and the Tharsis Uplands, but eventually abandoned them. However, the few that remained behind had formed the cult. The Cult of the Dragon worshipped the entity that was known to slumber deep beneath the Noctis Labyrinthus that some in the Imperium have come to believe might be the hibernating C't
- As one of Mystra's chosen, Sammaster possessed great power, in addition to his own skills he also possessed a fraction of Mystra's essence alike Elminster and Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun. In Sammaster's case however, the additional power brought delusions of power and madness, which consumed him and triggered a series of events that in the end cost him his life. With help he rose from the dead he sought out knowledge. He came to believe in time that "dead dragons shall rule the world entirely" and spent his undeath working towards the realization of his goal. Often he has crossed paths with the Chosen of Mystra worshipers of Mystra, and even the god Lathander in his quest.
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| - The Cult of the Dragon was a cult within the Mechanicum during the 30th and early 31st Millennia that lived on the Mechanicum's homeworld of Mars within the mysterious Noctis Labyrinth. The cult was regarded as a group of madmen in the desolate region of the Red Planet that they called home, a region that other members of the Mechanicum avoided at all costs. These individuals consisted of Tech-priests who long ago had tried to build their forges in the region that lies between the Valles Marineris and the Tharsis Uplands, but eventually abandoned them. However, the few that remained behind had formed the cult. The Cult of the Dragon worshipped the entity that was known to slumber deep beneath the Noctis Labyrinthus that some in the Imperium have come to believe might be the hibernating C'tan known as the Void Dragon. Others hold that this entity is, in fact, the source of the Adeptus Mechanicus' belief in the Machine God.
- "And naught will be left save shattered thrones, with no rulers. But the dead dragons shall rule the world entire." - Sammaster, First Speaker, Alternate Translation of 'The Chronicle of Years to Come', Year of Fell Pearls.
- As one of Mystra's chosen, Sammaster possessed great power, in addition to his own skills he also possessed a fraction of Mystra's essence alike Elminster and Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun. In Sammaster's case however, the additional power brought delusions of power and madness, which consumed him and triggered a series of events that in the end cost him his life. With help he rose from the dead he sought out knowledge. He came to believe in time that "dead dragons shall rule the world entirely" and spent his undeath working towards the realization of his goal. Often he has crossed paths with the Chosen of Mystra worshipers of Mystra, and even the god Lathander in his quest. In the Year of Fell Pearls (887DR) Sammaster publishes his retranslations of many tomes including the Chronicles of Years to Come, of which was originally created by the oracle and seer Maglas. It is this tome that the Cult of the Dragon's sole purpose is founded upon. The original translation by Maglas stated, "And naught will be left save shattered thrones, with no rulers but the dead. Dragons shall rule the world entire, and...." Sammaster incorrectly translated this to read, "And naught will be left save shattered thrones with no rulers. But the dead dragons shall rule the world entire, and..." Simply by moving some punctuation around in these Chronicles, Sammaster was able to talk Dragons into becoming a Dracolich and at the same time, recruit followers of the Cult. It was also around this time that Algashon, a Priest of Bane, cast a spell upon Sammaster to bring him back life after a great battle Sammaster had with his former lover, Alustriel. When Sammaster returned from the dead, he no longer possessed the Silver Fire given to him by Mystra, but he did retain some qualities given to the Chosen of Mystra like fast healing and he was also able to remain ageless. Later, in a successful attack to claim Sammaster's life, trickery launched by Algashon. Sammaster is killed in a battle. Algashon then takes over the Cult of the Dragon and steers the Cult into worshipers and followers of Bane in hopes to gain power granted by Bane. At the time of Sammaster's death, Sammaster was said to be a lich himself. It is also said, that to this day, Sammaster remains in his Phalactery somewhere in the Dalelands, in an unknown location around the Battle of Bones, waiting a corpse to possess. + As the Dungeon Master in a Dungeon and Dragons game, it is within reason to believe Sammaster could return as a 26th-28th level Necromancer. + Algashon may or may not still be in control of the Cult, depending on when your campaign time is set. + It is also within reason, to make pacts between the Drow Warlords and The Cult of the Dragon, since the Cult has been forced to work in underground networks for quite some time.
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