#king hekaton

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King Hekaton, his story

Prior to the shattering of the ordning, King Hekaton was arguably the most powerful of all storm giants. From Maelstrom, his citadel deep within the Trackless sea, he presided over a court that included representatives of every race of giant, from might storm giants to lowly hill giants. He used the power of the Wyrmskill Throne - a gift given to him by his wife - to keep the more unruly giants in line.

For as long as Hekaton had reigned, fear of the King's wrath and respect of the ordning was enough to keep lesser giants from rising up against him. But in recent years, King Hekaton had become convinced that the age of the giants was past, as evidenced by the growing distance between the giants and their gods. Annam the All-Father didn't answer prayers, and his divine offspring - the lesser giant gods - were out of touch, constantly waging war against one another on the Outer Planes. Hekaton came to believe that the giants were no longer the rightful masters of the world.

Then, several months ago, Hekaton's fear became reality when the ordning was shattered. The king was profoundly shaken by the realization that storm giants might lose their apex status among giants. In the aftermath of the upheaval, he did his utmost to hold his court together, bullying weaker giants into submission.

After Hekaton's wife, Queen Neri, had died after visiting an island with Small folk, whom she loved, he wept for days. It was clear that she had been killed by small folk. After the grieving, he threatened to unleash his vengeance on the unsuspecting coastal regions, where they found her body.

Imperator Uthor, commander of the king's garrison, couldn't calm his brother's rage, so he turned to Princess Serissa, the king's youngest daughter for help. Serissa, who shared her mother's affection for small folk and who stood next in line to inherit the Wyrmskill Throne, urged her father to uncover the truth before lashing out at anyone he encountered. Hekaton was swayed by his daughter's levelheadedness and wisdom, and once his hurricane-like anger ran its course, he set out to learn how his wife met her end. Unfortunately for the king, he was blind to enemies not only in his court but also in his family.

The elder sisters, acting in accordance with Lymrith's council, are responsible for both Queen Neri's death and Hekaton's disappearance. Mirran and Nym got their revenge against Neri by plotting - with Lumrith's help to have her assassinated. Then they urged their father to hunt down the small folk who killed their mother and fed him false information on the whereabouts of the assassins, to throw the king off track and put him in peril.

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Please note that in this wiki page it says that he dies in the year when Storm Kings Thunder plays. This does not happen in this story but can if the DM wants to.

[we-are-trickster]

A friend returned my King Hekaton “mini” to me last night, I forgot to take him out of my purse so he came to work with me today.

I put him on my desk, he’s a good work buddy.

Is it the weekend yet?...

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