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 +====== Katashka le Gardien des Portes ======
  
 +caption =Katashka le Gardien des Portes as depicted in [[Dragons of Eberron (book)|Dragons of Eberron]]
 +name = Katashka
 +aliases = The Gatekeeper
 +^Genre = Male
 +^Race = [[maitres_demoniaques|Overlord]]
 +dob = 10,000,000 years ago
 +^Alignement = Loyal Mauvais
 +3e_level = 40
 +^Classe = [[classe:clerc]] 8/[[magicien]] 8/True Necromancer 14
 +^Domicile = [[l_antre_du_geolier]], [[Les Désolations Démoniaques]]
 +age = Immortal
 +{{:Katashka.jpg | 200px]]
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 +<blockquote>"I am beyond death, mortal wyrm. Are [[Dularanahk|you]]?"
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 +====== Histoire ======
 +A massive battle between the dragons of Argonnessen and the forces of Katashka le Gardien des Portes is said to have occurred during the [[Âge des Démons]] in a region of the [[Lumière de Siberys]] known as the [[Harvest of Pain]].
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 +According to legend, 3,000 years ago he merged his soul with a mortal wizard named [[Kyuss]], and the combined entity briefly became a demigod. Before Kyuss could gain his full power, the entity was imprisoned once more. Legends say, that if he is released again, he will bring forth the final age of the world, known as the {{tagpage>"Age of Worms Adventure Path"|Age of Worms}}.
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 +====== Appearance & Personality ======
 +Katashka is depicted manifesting as a massive skeletal figure wielding a scythe.
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 +<span class="">As with all [[maitres_demoniaques]]<span class="">, Katashka has no true fixed form, and can assume any shape of his choosing between {{tagpage>" Fine Creatures"|Fine}} and {{tagpage>"Colossal Creatures"|Colossal}} size.
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 +====== Capacités ======
 +Katashka le Gardien des Portes claims absolute mastery over the gates of life and death. He is a mighty [[classe:clerc]], [[magicien]], and true necromancer.
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 +<span class="">Though he is truly bound by the power of the [[Flamme d'Argent]] and only dimly conscious of the world, he can still observe standing {{tagpage>"Ruins of the Age of Démon"|ruins}} from the [[Âge des Démons]], his chosen servants among the [[diables]], as well as any location where his name or title is spoken for a short time.
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 +Those born in the area near his prison may become tainted with an aura of death and decay.
 +
 +====== Servants ======
 +Katashka le Gardien des Portes is attended by ancient Mort-vivant in addition to [[Rakshasa]], and may be the origin of the first [[dracolich]]es, [[vampire]]s, and various other unique [[Mort-vivant]] in [[Eberron]].
 +  * **Kyuss, the Worm that Walks:** [[npc:kyuss]] is among his most powerful servants, and the two are said to have briefly merged 3,000 years ago. His release would herald an event known as the {{tagpage>"Age of Worms Adventure Path"|Age of Worms}}.
 +  * **Mazyralyx:** [[Mazyralyx]], the [[dracolich]] in the [[l_antre_du_geolier]] numbers among his servants, and is either his chief servant, gaoler, or both simultaneously.
 +  * Some of his [[Rakshasa]] servants remain at large.
 +  * His mortal devotees may draw on divine power from [[khyber_dragon|Khyber]] to access spells from his domains.
 +
 +====== Notes ======
 +Katashka le Gardien des Portes and deals he struck with [[Dragons]] such as [[Mazyralyx]] during the [[Âge des Démons]] are one possible source of inspiration for various myths of the [[Le Geolier]], the Sovereign of Death and Decay of the [[Sombres Six]].{{Cite web|url = http://keith-baker.com/eberron-flashback-the-lords-of-dust/|title = Eberron Flashback: The Seigneurs Des Cendres|author = Keith Baker|date = 01/03/2017|year = |month = |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170811003419/http://keith-baker.com/eberron-flashback-the-lords-of-dust/|archivedate = 08/11/2017|accessdate = 2/10/2019|quote = You’ve already made clear the differences between the [[Légion Souveraine]] and the [[Maîtres Démoniaques]], but would you consider [[the Sombres Six]] as a whole to be enemies of the [[Maîtres Démoniaques]] as well? 
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 +I’m going to rewrite my original answer to this question, because I think it was unclear. First of all, a defending element of {{tagpage>[Sovereigns|the sovereigns]}} is that their existence cannot be conclusively proven. They are said to be omnipresent and to influence their spheres wherever events occur. [[Trois Visages de la Guerre|The Dols]] are present anytime blades are drawn. And yet they cannot physically manifest. In this, they are concretely different from [[maitres_demoniaques]], who influence a limited area (even if potentially a very large one) and can physically manifest. An [[maitres_demoniaques| Overlord]] can be bound, and an [[maitres_demoniaques| Overlord]]  cannot. So in some ways it’s a meaningless question, because [[Les Sombres Six]] don’t manifest, so HOW WOULD YOU KNOW? With that said, I’d argue that EVERYONE is against the [[maitres_demoniaques]]. If I’m a [[Méduse]] priestess of [[L'Ombre]], I’m not going to look at [[npc:bel_shalor]] and say “I dunno, I kind of like the cut of his jib.” Among other things, most cultures that revere [[Les Sombres Six]] look at their positive elements. You could say that [[Tul Oreshka]] and [[La Furie]] have some overlap, but [[Tul Oreshka]] is PURE MADNESS, while the Furie can reflect the positive aspects of passion and emotion.
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 +WITH THAT SAID: Canon sources suggest that many of the myths associated with {{tagpage>[Sovereigns|the sovereigns]}} are drawn from the actions of [[Dragons]] in the [[Premier Âge]], who may have somehow ascended to become the Sovereigns; this is the foundation of [[Thir]] and the [[Église de l'ascension du Wyrm]]. By these principles, [[Dol Dorn]], [[Dol Arrah]] and [[Dol Azur]] were all martial [[Dragons]], and [[Dol Azur]] was flayed after betraying the others – suggesting that he, at least, was working with the enemy. The [[Dragon]] who became [[Le Geolier]] may have had an alliance with [[Katashka]]. The MYTH of [[L'Ombre]] may have been Inspiré by [[npc:bel_shalor]] – even though [[L'Ombre]] that is worshipped in [[Droaam]] ISN’T [[npc:bel_shalor]].}}{{Cite web|url = http://keith-baker.com/d6keeper/|title = The Sombres Six: Le Geolier|author = Keith Baker|date = 01/01/2019|year = |month = |archiveurl = |archivedate = |accessdate = 2/11/2019|quote = What makes [[Le Geolier]] and [[Katashka]]: the Gatekeeper definitely different beings and sources of power to the [[dragon|dragons]]?
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 +[[Katashka le Gardien des Portes]] is one of the [[Maîtres Démoniaques]] of the [[Premier Âge]], an [[fiends|archfiend]] embodying the fears of death and undeath. There’s certainly some overlap, and one of the Commun theories is that the inspiration for [[Le Geolier]] was a {{tag>["Possible sources of inspiration for the Sovereigns|Draconique champion"}} of the [[Premier Âge]] who bargained with [[Katashka]] and became the first [[dracolich]]—and that this entity could be the inhabitant of the [[l_antre_du_geolier]] in the [[desolations_demoniaques]]. But there are critical differences between the two. Again, Katashka is a fiend who embodies our fears of death and undeath. If freed from his bonds, Katashka would create a blighted realm in which Mort-vivant prey upon the living. Katashka is in essence a predator who strikes indiscriminately, spreading the influence of the dead across his domain. He is a source of necromantic power, certainly, but he’s an immortal fiend—not something a dragon could aspire to become.
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 +By contrast, [[Le Geolier]] is the embodiment of greed… it just happens that one of the things he covets is souls, and he uses death and disease as a way to acquire them. The [[Thir]] archetype tied to [[Le Geolier]] is the Master of the Hoard; dragons who emulate [[Le Geolier]] “treat life and death as simple negotiations and collect actual souls.” As a general rule, [[Katashka]] isn’t interested in bargaining or acquiring PARTICULAR souls; he’s all-consuming. [[Le Geolier]] is a connoisseur who relishes his hoard and who’s always interested in a bargain. And of course, [[dragon|dragons]] believe that it’s possible for an exceptional Master of the Hoard to BECOME the new [[le_geolier|Keeper]].}}
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 +{{tag>["Étrangers"]}}
 +{{tag>["maîtres démoniaques"]}}
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 +{{tag>["mauvais"]}}
 +{{tag>["natif"]}}
 +{{tag>["Âge des Démons"]}}
 +{{tag>["Mythologie"]}}