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[critrolestats]

Monster Analysis: Lord Cioro the Miskath Wraith and Tomb Spirits

Thanks to @whatisevendoodles​ for this art piece!

The ruined city of Ghor Veles along Blightshore holds a terrible secret, a vault of shadows beneath the land once known as the Miskath Strand. This dungeon belongs to a powerful undead master named Oracs the Enduring, and is protected by an ever-growing horde of undead (with ranks refreshed by fallen adventurers). As the core part of this defense, the creature built a massive tower, with the sarcophagi of his most loyal disciples anchoring their ghostly remains within. Interested in learning more Ghor Veles lore? Check out the Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount!

Unfortunately for the wraith of Lord Cioro and his retainers, his portion of the tower was shorn off by a planar anomaly- Vokodo tearing his way out of the Astral Sea into the Prime Material Plane. Dragged from Blightshore to Rumblecusp, the Miskath Wraith and the supporting tomb spirits found themselves far from their charge, reduced to draining what life they could from the land surrounding their misplaced sliver of architecture.

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[cadspruces]

I AM THE ORACS AND I SPEAK FOR THE DEAD TREES

[cr-azzy]

Oracs. Orthax. Why do these rhyme? Coincidence or is it something else?

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[52orcas]

34. Shouka

Shouka was the first orca born in captivity at Marineland of France. While living in France, Shouka’s captive pod grew, and by the age of nine she was swimming with her mother and three siblings (Valentin, Inouk, and Wikie). Orcas are highly evolved social animals who form tight bonds with their families, bonds that endure their entire lives. However, at nine years old, Shouka was moved from her family and relocated to Six Flags in Ohio to live without another orca companion. As highly social animals, holding an orca in solitary confinement is illegal. Shouka’s isolation outraged many activists including the organization Fins and Fluke, who fought hard to get Shouka moved.  After living without another orca for 10 years, Shouka was moved from the Six Flags in Northern CA to SeaWorld San Diego in 2012. It was here that she first met Corky, the oldest of SeaWorld's orcas, who welcomed Shouka to the San Diego group. Today, Shouka still lives in San Diego. She will never see her mother (now deceased) and likely her siblings again.  

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