Deathlord Ixiataaga, also known as The Deathlord of Ixia, is a Child of Agarash and ruler of the land of Ixia.
Appearance[]
Ixiataaga is a tall creature with a goat-like skull. In his eye sockets are fiery cores of scarlet energy and he reeks of the stench of death and corruption.
History[]
Ixiataaga was a lieutenant of Agarash the Damned during the Age of Eternal Night, when he created armies of undead to attack the living and enslave them in living death. He has researched the lore of death and magic for ten millennia.[1][2] Ixiataaga also serves as master to Demonlord Tagazin, a fellow Child of Agarash.
After the death of Agarash, the Elder Magi imprisoned him in a magical prison in his realm of Ixia. Despite his death, Ixiataaga was so feared that even the Darklords avoided Ixia, fearing that they could accidentally release the Deathlord, after which he would dominate and destroy them.
In MS 5077, after Cadak's attempt to resurrect Darklord Vashna with the Deathstaff had failed, the god Naar used a Shadow Gate to bring the Deathstaff to Ixia. The weapon reanimated an undead, and the undead used the Deathstaff to free the Deathlord from his prison. The Lencians, fearful of what this would bring, summoned Lone Wolf to destroy the Deathlord before he could build an army capable of destroying all life on Magnamund. Dealing with the Deathlord is the main subject of book 17, The Deathlord of Ixia. At the book's completion, Lone Wolf successfully destroyed Ixiataaga, and with the Deathlord's demise, the land of Ixia came alive again.
Combat statistics[]
Deathlord Ixiataaga is one of the most difficult unavoidable foes in the entire series. His Combat Skill (60) is joint-second-highest (with Kekataag) in the entire series, bettered only by Vaagarash (62). However, secondary effects[3][4] means the fight against Deathlord Ixiataaga is likely to be far more difficult, even for characters brought through the entire series.
Deathlord Ixiataaga is immune to normal weapons and Mindblast, but not Kai-surge.
- Combat skill: 60
- Endurance points: 39
References[]
- ↑ Lone Wolf, The Roleplaying Game
- ↑ The Deathlord of Ixia: Project Aon footnotes for §214 ([1])
- ↑ Most importantly, Lone Wolf gets a different combat results table than Grand Master; furthermore, Lone Wolf encounters Deathlord Ixiataaga at a lower Kai rank than Grand Master encounters Vaagarash.
- ↑ The fight against a full-strength Zakhan Kimah at the end of The Cauldron of Fear is even more difficult, statistics-wise. However, 1) later editions of the book reduced Kimah's combat skill, and 2) it is possible to fight a weaker Zakhan Kimah with careful choices.