Eli Tomorast

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Greyhawk Character
Eli Tomorast on the cover of Dungeon #112.
Eli Tomorast
Homeland Unknown
Gender Male
Race Human
Age Unknown
Class Wizard
Alignment Evil
Universe World of Greyhawk

Eli Tomorast is the fictional wizard that serves as the primary antagonist in Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure, a module for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting.

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[edit] Description

Eli Tomorast is a gaunt human, with black hair and facial hair. His forearms and hands have been replaced by those of an unknown demon, giving him additional powers which make him a more powerful adversary in the module.

[edit] History

[edit] Original history

In the original adventure, published in 1984, Tomorast had little background, and served only as the owner of the Tome of the Black Heart, an artifact which Eli discovered in the Lost City of Elders somewhere to the east.[1] The Tome gives him the ability to summon and control a powerful demon named Kerzit, who Eli set up as a false god in order to expand his power, and to provide sacrifices to Kerzit.

[edit] Updated history

In the original module's timeline, Eli is slain by Mordenkainen, who was the character run by Gary Gygax. Mordenkainen was also printed in the module as a pre-generated character for players to use if they wished. In 2004, Dungeon magazine published "Maure Castle" in issue #124. This was an update to the original module, and presented a continuation of Eli's story. In the update, Eli was resurrected by a gnoll cleric of Yeenoghu who sought the power of the Tome of the Black Heart and its guardian, Kerzit.[2]

In this update, Eli, bent on revenge against Mordenkainen and his associates, discovers a way into the true dungeons of Maure Castle, and sets about gathering the power required to take his revenge.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Robert J. Kuntz and Gary Gygax (1984). Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure. TSR, Inc.. 
  2. ^ Kuntz, Robert J with additional material from Erik Mona, James Jacobs & Gary Gygax (2004). "Maure Castle". Dungeon (#112). Paizo Publishing, LLC. 

[edit] References

  • Kuntz, Robert J. and Gary Gygax. Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure (TSR, 1984).