Who is Ghost Eater Kobold you ask?
Ghost Eater Kobold of the Technochrome and his faithful Skramps, have had so many adventures that the distinction between myth, legend, and reality has become very difficult to determine. There are so many slightly incomprehensible qualities to Ghost Eater that one can almost imagine some truth to the tales often recited, but surely, they cannot all be true.
There is disagreement even to the age and origins of the legendary kobold. None seem able to recall a time without him wandering the Runiverse. The oldest stories recall a clever kobold with a heart so pure that one day while wandering after a butterfly near the Carnival Pass he found he had somehow crossed over the border into the land of the Fey. After navigating a landscape full of unknown dangers, skirmishes with the locals, and a near roasting at the hands of a scorned love interest, Ghost Eater is said to have been given safe haven deep within the Fey by Wizard #8679.
It was through Ilyas that Ghost Eater learned there were two others of the Runiverse who also searched for a way to return home. Refreshed from his respite and strengthened by Ilyas’s incredibly powerful blessing of the Purple Haze, Ghost Eater set off to track down these two fellow citizens of the Runiverse. He finds two wizards whose minds are encumbered with so much latent Fey magic they can barely remember their Runes and incredibly have been trapped in the Fey for so long they have forgotten even their names. The layers of magic are so thick in their minds the sad truth is confirmed that their names have been lost to their magical affliction and time. They call one another only Wizard #6250 and Wizard #6954. They share with Ghost Eater little of their adventures only making absurd claims of having shared hundreds of hundreds of camps fires during their search for a path home. The two are clearly not fully sane, but they do not appear aggressive or dangerous to Ghost Eater. They agree to together find a way home and the two seem willing to take any chance regardless the risk.
The presence of Ghost Eater and his continued protective aura of Purple Haze seemed to slowly dissolve the bonds over the minds of these two travel weary wizards. Over the next weeks and months Ghost Eater grounded them to reality and reminded them of their Runes and what they all once knew of the Runiverse. The nameless wizards repay the kindness by sharing several of the more easily mastered incantations and illusions they developed during their time traveling a landscape filled with magic. With a new sense of purpose and a growing trust the trio return to Ilyas in search of finally finding a way home.
As they approached his home Ilyas was waiting on them and eager to shuffle them inside. “Much to do, much to plan, no time to waste.” It seems Ilyas was well aware of their hope of returning home and had already considered several options for our travelers. Unfortunately, of the options laid out by Ilyas that could provide a return to the Runiverse, all seemed to have slim chances of success with several of them ending in untimely demise if unsuccessful. It was after hours of growing despair and discarded suggestions that the trio elect to seek out the power of an artifact held in the lair of the gorgons. Ilyas was certain a hero had once fallen to their power and been petrified to stone, however protected well in a magic bag of holding this hero held a Key of the Seventh Realm.
The gorgons of course detected the group and upon arrival they were met with immediate blasts of magic and power stronger than any of them had ever faced. Without the steadily glowing pulse of Ilyas protective Purple Haze the journey would have ended quickly with their quick deaths. However, with some distracting illusions and a bit of luck the trio manages to escape and hide themselves in the rubble. A plan is quickly formed to use a potent potion of nightshade provided by Alchemist of the Cosmos to taint the water jugs found outside the home of the gorgons. After an exhausting and hot afternoon of flinging magic at wary wizards the gorgons were ready for a break and some refreshments. Two of the three sisters take mighty gulps of the water after searching in the hot sun for the well-hidden wizards. In short moments the belladonna alkaloids in the water begin to enlarge the pupils of the gorgons resulting in extreme light sensitivity and a severe pounding migraine. Feeling disoriented and dizzy the two stumble into their chambers to sleep off the mysterious affliction. The two older sisters continue to shriek their agony tossing and turning before finally demanding their youngest sister, Medusa, protect them while they enter a magic slumber to counter the magical poison.
With the odds now three to one in the wizards favor they spring into action. A series of illusionary copies of the wizards confuse and annoy Medusa as she destroys them one by one. In the ensuing chaos the real Ghost Eater manages to retrieve a glowing sword from a pile of discarded artifacts and position himself directly behind the dangerous Medusa. With one swipe of the sword, he cleanly decapitates the head with hair of writhing serpents and kicks it into a corner. Exhausted, but apparently out of danger, the team searches the surrounding area and locates a statue matching Ilyas descriptions of the unfortunate holder of the key. Dangling from a belt turned stone there IS a bag hanging. In stark contrast to the field of statues that serve as both grave marker and final resting place, the bag seems to be almost alive. Softer than velvet, a shade of violet so deep as to almost be black, the bag is tied closed with a cord of sparkling golden threads.
Reaching his hand inside the bag Ghost eater finds the space much larger than expected and soon is up to his elbow, his shoulder and eventually summons some light and bravely sticks his head inside the bag. Inside he finds a WONDER! An entire vault lies within the confines of this bag as though the dimensions themselves have somehow folded into this wondrous container. Inside, the vault pulses with a soft light and though mostly empty it contains piles of gold and jewels in in amounts larger than Ghost Eater had ever imagined. Placed on a podium in a place of honor Ghost Eater finds the Key to the Seventh Realm. Careful to wrap the key in cloth Ghost eater returns from the Bag of Holding and into the Fay. Finally having secured a way home the group quickly adds the head of Medusa to the treasures of the vault and make haste before the poisoned gorgons wake to discover the fate of their youngest sister.
Amazed the adventurers have returned alive, and with the key, Ilyas now reveals to our travelers the story of Wizard #0. He who commands a singularity and refracts it through a simple Chroma Crystal to birth the creation of limitless nothing. The Holy Arcanist has the potential to create any number of realities from infinite threads, including one that would return them to their home. Cosmic Mage, Ilyas, and Alchemist see Ghost Eater grasp the key firmly in his right hand, flashes bright with light, and then becomes transparent and fades into nothing and in an instant reappears in a burst of color.
At least this is how it was observed within the realm of the Fay. For Ghost Eater, using the Key to the Seventh realm to travel among space, time, and the very fabric of reality; it seemed as though he traveled on, and on, and on, until it seemed time itself no longer had meaning. Finally, ahead the darkness was split with an incredibly pure white light and a prismatic burst of color more beautiful than anything a kobold had ever witnessed. Ghost Eater begins to weep with the beauty and can feel his is in the presence of immense power. Able to sense the truest self of all beings, The Holy Arcanist could see the goodness in Ghost Eater, his quest, and The Holy Arcanist blessed him that day. The purity of his kobold heart and knowledge gained during his adventures through the Fey were said to move even an ancient being of unfathomable power.
After agreeing to aid The Holy Arcanist in achieving his infinite goals with an unbreakable oath, Ghost Eater was given some powerful gifts to aid him on his journey. The first gift was a familiar so rarely seen today to be legend itself. A true friend, companion, and defender of good, Skramps joined forces forever with Ghost Eater with a familiar soul bond. The second was the most splendidly colored garment mortal eyes have ever seen. It is unknown what material makes up the suit, but rumors in the Fay are that the fabric is light itself, bending into an infinite prism and protecting Ghost Eater on his journey. As a third gift he later discovered in his Bag of Infinite Holding the gruesome medusa head had been desiccated and shrunken, frozen into position becoming a gruesome reminder of his journey through the Fay. He also happily noted the remainder of the treasures secure and happily kept the bag tucked on a cord within his rainbow suit.
If you have doubts traveler, you need look only to the glyphs found in the Toadstools that clearly depict the triumphant return of Ghost Eater wrapped in his rainbow and showing his battle prowess through defeat of the mighty Medusa.
Such is the presence of this intrepid traveler of the world. A continuously shimmering and mesmerizing prismatic rainbow of fabric or, if the legends are to be believed a rainbow itself, softly pulsates in the presence of Ghost Eater. Reflective surfaces sparkle and shine, flowers stand taller, and even the sky itself has been said to become bluer when held in his gaze.
While there is much unknown the one thing that can always be trusted is Ghost Eater Kobold will always show up in the time of greatest need and will stand as a light against darkness as long as he has the strength to continue. Fear not if you see a swirl of colors and lights on the horizon in your time of need, he nears.
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