Plane of Earth
Vegarlson the Earthen Badlands: the diverse elemental plane of The Rathe Council, containing jungles, caverns, and mud lakes; home to the Vegorogs, ogre soldiers from Murdunk's invasion who were twisted by The Rathe into plant-bodied servants.
Overview
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The Plane of Earth is home to The Rathe, the consciousness and pure embodiment of the primal element. The terrain of this realm is varied and includes jungles, caverns, muddy lakes, and burrows. The lush, beautiful lands are filled with precious jewels forged by the inherent powers of the earth.
The many structures found within the plane are symbolic of The Rathe and the earth element that fuels the plane's existence. These consist of temples built in monumental proportions quite beyond the engineering capabilities of mortal civilizations. Servants of The Rathe Council and other denizens of the plane live in the temples.
Among The Rathe's minions are the Vegorogs, large humanoids resembling ogres with bodies composed of rotting vegetation, moss and fungus. Planar scholars claim the Vegorogs were once ogre soldiers that were led by their hero Murdunk during the ogre invasion of the Plane of Earth. The Rathe twisted these ogres to become servants of the plane, and cursed them with bodies of decaying vegetation and hearts of solid stone.
The Rathe themselves reside within the vast open space of the plane where their essence intertwines with ever fiber of the realm. Their bodies of earth and flora feed eternally upon the life-giving warmth of the plane's own sun.
Overview
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Official Lore
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Seeds of Destruction: Unfolding the Lore - Part 5
Seeds of Destruction: Unfolding the Lore - Part 5 Toskirakk, Korascian Warrens, Rathe Council Chambers Invasion of Earth During the Elder Age of Norrath, the first Rallosian forces led by the great ogre Murdunk invaded the Plane of Earth - the realm ruled by The Rathe, Council of Thirteen.
Read the full sourceThe Fabled Planes of Power Lore – Part 21
The Fabled Planes of Power Lore – Part 21 Vegarlson, the Earthen Badlands Vegarlson, the Earthen Badlands is a representation of all different types of living earth with the Plane of Earth - containing muddy, rocky and heavily wooded areas. Different creatures guarding them each being forged out of their own environment commonly separate these areas.
Read the full sourceThe Rathe - The Council
The Rathe - The Council The Rathe is a council of twelve beings that rule over the Plane of Earth. Each member of the Council maintains an identical presence of grass-green hair and earthen skin with veins of gold and turquoise. The Council is an extension of the plane itself. Thus, if one member is cut down another will shortly rise to take its place.
Read the full sourceWar for Earth: The Passing of an Empire Vol. III
War for Earth: The Passing of an Empire Vol. III Diary of High Lorekeeper Baeldon --The Battle-- When the portal opened and the Rallosian Army marched through, we were not there to see it. It must have been terrible to behold. Rows and columns of giants, ogres, orc and even goblins, armor gleaming and blades raised.
Read the full sourceDoomfount: An Element of War
Doomfount: An Element of War When the Rallosian Army opened the portal to the Plane of Earth in the Steppes of the Serpent Spine Mountains, great waves of earthen minions flooded through it into Norrath's mortal realm. They tumbled through the army's first lines like rushing sands through an hourglass, crushing all in their path.
Read the full sourceZSQuint
Soon after the creation of the elder gods by the Nameless, while the gods were placing their creations onto Norrath, the elemental gods gathered to make their own creation. Unlike what the other gods created on Norrath, Fennin Ro, Tarew Marr, The Rathe Council, and Xegony gathered for their own creation.
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Into the Depths of: Frostcrypt – Part 2
Part 1 - Overview of Frostcrypt and Image Gallery Part 2 Additional Background Lore Muddy Royal Scroll - Letter to Odeen Wulfnor, King of the Krithgor As translated by Librarian Hemfar: Letter to Odeen Wulfnor My son. My heir. The hour of my passage into the void grows ever nearer. I have high hopes for the afterlife.
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