[Greyhawk] Johydee

[Ubiquitous]

Subj: Johydee
Date: 96-04-21 05:43:41 EDT
From: Tamerlain
Posted on: America Online

JOHYDEE
Quasi-Power, LG
(Priest 20, Thief 20)
ALIASES: Barg Dresh, Master Thief
STRONGHOLD NAME: None
SPONSORING POWERS: Tansha (deceased)
ALLIES: Heironeous
FOES: Syrul, Hextor

Johydee is a beautiful quasi-deity with a bit of a problem. She
became a quasi-deity because of her brave deeds: first by freeing her
village, from a band of thieves, and then by freeing all of her people
from Suel domination. She gained quasi-power status long agosome 1100
years ago. However, she carried with her an artifact that, while being
the basis of successes, eventually led to her predicament.
Johydee was participating in her test for Tansha, a lesser
Oerdian power of Truth and Justice (and betrothed of Heironeous). Her
test was to infiltrate the very household of Syrul (The Suloise power of
Lies, Deceit and Treachery) and rescue a captured paladin.
Unfortunately, Syrul (aided by Hextor, who desired to hurt his brother
even more than he hated his enemies of the Sueloise pantheon), caused a
great magic which over-rode Johydees magic resistance and caused her
magical mask to make her forget she was a priestess wearing a magical
mask, and help her to believe she was the leader of the original thief
gang she helped overthrow.
Tansha, outraged with Hextor for his helping Syrul, challenged
him to a mighty arcane duel. But even though she was a puissant lesser
power, she was overcome by the more powerful Hextor, (especially when he
was aided by Syrul). Tansha was destroyed, and the enmity between
Heironeous and his brother increased ten-fold.
Johydee, meanwhile, was trapped in Syruls heartland, not knowing
her own identity. Syrul captured her, ensorcelled her, and put her in a
stasis on display in the entryway of her abode. Syrul views Johydee as
one of her greatest trophies of war. Occasionally, Syrul removes
Johydees mask and flings it into the Prime Planes for other mortals to
find and use. Johydee, trapped in stasis, cant respond.
Fortunately for Johydee, Heironeous has sworn to recover her in
the memory of his betrothed; Even if this takes an eternity.
Johydee appears as a grizzled man with white hair and blue eyes
dressed in Old Suloise fashion when she wears the mask. When it is
removed, she appears as a beautiful chestnut haired, green-eyed woman in
ancient Oerid tribal dress.

AC 10; MV 12; HP 137; THAC0 8 (unmodified); #AT 1
Dmg by weapon
MR 25%; SZ M (5)
STR 15, DEX 17, CON 13, INT 14, WIS 20, CHA 17
SAVING THROWS: PPDM: 2 RSW: 4 PP: 3 BW: 5 S: 4

Johydee cant fight at all, now, and has long been stripped of
any magic items for offensive or defensive purposes. However, there has
been one very interesting side effect to her exposure to the Artifact
known as Johydees Mask for a millenium: she is now, in actuality, the
master thief she believed herself to be. In fact she is an oddity in the
multi-verse: a lawful good thief. These thieving abilities will remain
even when she recovers (if she ever recovers).
In addition to this, her level as a thief has increased. She
originally was disguised as a 9th level thief, but she has gained one
level per 100 years of captivity.
The other good effect of her captivity is that it has kept her
from aging. She still has the great majority of the elven life span
granted to quasi-powers to complete their ascension.

Tuerny the Merciless has a similar problem...


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