Vecna
The biggest of the big, baddest of the bad, and ultimate D&D villain: VECNA! But he wasn't always like that - in fact, for the longest time, Vecna couldn't do anything!
It's really too bad that his miniature has such a poor paint job. Bear with me, here. in fact, look up artwork of Vecna on-line. Got it now? Okay!
Vecna is a lich - a human sorcerer who stored his soul in another object (called a phylactery) and made himself undead so he could cheat death. Yeah, he came before Voldemort. And some older artwork of him LOOKS like Voldemort... before Harry Potter was popular.
Way back during his normal tenure as a lich, Vecna was betrayed by his right-hand man, Kas the Betrayer (he really should've seen that one coming), and was thought destroyed - all that remained of him were his left eye and hand! But actually, Vecna had plans, and this was a part of it. The Eye of Vecna and Hand of Vecna went on to become major artifacts - in fact, long before Vecna himself ever showed up in D&D, his eye and hand were there. Each one gives you massive powers if you replace your body part with it (eye for an eye, hand for a hand). Of course, it also slowly corrupts you. But that's to be expected. But then Vecna returned, using his vast knowledge and experience to ascent to godhood, gaining the domains of magic and secrets. He later threatened all the planes in a scheme that actually CAUSED THE SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD EDITION (well, it's the in-universe explanation). He now resides merrily as a god, still plotting in the background.
Vecna is one of the more personable D&D supervillains, in that maybe you can prove useful, or maybe you can give him more secrets, so he isn't necessarily going to go berserk on you - but his influence is slow-acting, long-lasting, and highly-corrupting. He really has become the greatest D&D villain, and I kinda wish they made a better mini of him. Hey, he fits Halloween, though!
Vecna
The biggest of the big, baddest of the bad, and ultimate D&D villain: VECNA! But he wasn't always like that - in fact, for the longest time, Vecna couldn't do anything!
It's really too bad that his miniature has such a poor paint job. Bear with me, here. in fact, look up artwork of Vecna on-line. Got it now? Okay!
Vecna is a lich - a human sorcerer who stored his soul in another object (called a phylactery) and made himself undead so he could cheat death. Yeah, he came before Voldemort. And some older artwork of him LOOKS like Voldemort... before Harry Potter was popular.
Way back during his normal tenure as a lich, Vecna was betrayed by his right-hand man, Kas the Betrayer (he really should've seen that one coming), and was thought destroyed - all that remained of him were his left eye and hand! But actually, Vecna had plans, and this was a part of it. The Eye of Vecna and Hand of Vecna went on to become major artifacts - in fact, long before Vecna himself ever showed up in D&D, his eye and hand were there. Each one gives you massive powers if you replace your body part with it (eye for an eye, hand for a hand). Of course, it also slowly corrupts you. But that's to be expected. But then Vecna returned, using his vast knowledge and experience to ascent to godhood, gaining the domains of magic and secrets. He later threatened all the planes in a scheme that actually CAUSED THE SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD EDITION (well, it's the in-universe explanation). He now resides merrily as a god, still plotting in the background.
Vecna is one of the more personable D&D supervillains, in that maybe you can prove useful, or maybe you can give him more secrets, so he isn't necessarily going to go berserk on you - but his influence is slow-acting, long-lasting, and highly-corrupting. He really has become the greatest D&D villain, and I kinda wish they made a better mini of him. Hey, he fits Halloween, though!