## Name: Aeradan the Ascendant **Title:** High King of the Cloud Giants, Herald of the New Order **Race:** Cloud Giant **Gender:** Male **Alignment:** Lawful Evil **Affiliation:** The Skyward Covenant (Cloud Giant alliance), Rebel Faction of the Giant Kingdoms **Deity:** Secretly aligned with forbidden storm entities; seeks to replace divine rule with giant sovereignty --- ## Appearance High King Aeradan is a regal and awe-inspiring figure. Draped in cloudsilver robes and crowned with a floating circlet of storm-light, he radiates power and divine ambition. His long white hair flows like mist in motion, and his eyes crackle with arcs of pale lightning. Towering and graceful, he walks with the poise of one born to rule the skies. A living storm follows his presence—soft thunder echoes in his wake, and the air around him hums with pressure. His weapon, **[[Vastlight]]**, is a glaive of pure wind-forged crystal, rumored to cut through both flesh and fate. --- ## Personality - **Charismatic and Visionary:** Speaks in lofty ideals and destiny-driven rhetoric. - **Mercilessly Practical:** Will sacrifice anything or anyone to achieve his New Order. - **Cunning and Silver-Tongued:** Often sways others with promises of unity and divine inheritance. - **Deeply Arrogant:** Sees gods as flawed relics—believes giants are the rightful heirs of creation. --- ## Role in the Campaign - The **main giant antagonist** behind the resurrection of the **[[Necrotic Behemoth (Awakened Form)|Necrotic Behemoth]]**, having used the **[[Shield of the Gods]]** fragment stolen from the Storm Giants. - Has forged an alliance with **[[Queen Imbrax]] (Fire Giants)** and seeks to sway **Stone and Frost Giants** into joining the rebellion. - Controls several **floating citadels** and skyships, forming a divine army under the **Skyward Covenant**. - May be confronted by the party directly or through his agents and emissaries across Solare. --- ## Motivations - Believes the gods abandoned the mortal world after the Age of Rebirth. - Plans to reshape divine influence by enthroning giants as the new pantheon. - Sees **[[Sylrathis]]** and the old root systems as obstacles to his skyborne utopia. - Claims to offer peace—but only under absolute obedience to the Skyward Crown. --- ## Notable Abilities - **Skyborne Command:** Can direct cloudships, floating citadels, and storm-forged troops through thought. - **[[Vastlight]] – Glaive of the Upper Winds:** Can dispel divine magic, reflect spells, and cleave through force barriers. - **Storm Genesis:** Can transform into a semi-elemental avatar of the storm during battle.