jan 1, 1300 - (Primordial) Bazim-Gorag is freed.

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In the 14th century DR, Bazim-Gorag's prison was found by the Company of the Riven Orb, an adventuring party that managed to unearth him if not free him. Afterwards, the Firebringer called many evil beings to his service, and the Acolytes of the Hidden Flame were eventually founded to research a way to free the slaad lord. It was unclear if they had succeeded.

For centuries, the Beast of Nine Flames, a fiendish pyrohydra with nine heads, served as the Firebringer's battle mount. Even though not bound to his prison, it remained with its master waiting for him to be freed. The creature attacked all but Bazim-Gorag's acolytes and their slaadi companions.

However, Bazim-Gorag had been trapped for several centuries under the ruins of an abandoned castle incapable of escaping, his exit barred by an archway inscribed with lawful runes that prevented him or his powers from affecting anyone else beyond it. He kept his treasure in a separate chamber accessible only through a linked portal that he could close for about half a minute.

The greatest threat to Bazim-Gorag was perhaps other rival slaad lords; Ygorl and Ssendam only tolerated his destructive ways so long as he didn't overtly challenge their "rule" over the slaadi. Ironically, his imprisonment (-585 DR) prevented him from entering into a deadly confrontation with them.

While locked away in his prison, Bazim-Gorag managed to establish a secret cult of the Hidden Flame. Many members of this cult were just former bandits, others wicked beings drawn to his power, and some were simply drawn to the promises of reward Bazim-Gorag had made; the slaad lord openly displayed his wealth to impress potential recruits. However, there were true faithful among the slaad lord's followers, unbalanced worshipers of chaos and destruction that desired to see him release such devastation. Bazimite priests were called the Lords of Change, and as a being of manifested chance, the Firebringer was invoked by the powerless, gamblers, and those who had hope only in impossible moments of luck. His Acolytes also lavished him with gifts and sometimes brought sacrifices for him to amuse himself with by killing.

Though the small organization he created had only about fifty members, many of which weren't particularly dedicated, the Firebringer did have some powerful servants in his retinue. The leader of the Acolytes was High Conflagration Jendar Tholm, a powerful death slaad that ensured cooperation among Bazim-Gorag's chief officers and tightly controlled group funds. Below him was Flame Lord Moskogg, a half-fiend minotaur that oversaw group raiding and recruitment, and Flame Lord Durzhul, a durzagon wizard who discovered the particulars of freeing Bazim-Gorag, though secretly he only planned to do so once he found a way to enslave the slaad lord to his will.

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