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+====== Mazyralyx ======
+aliases = Avatar of [[Le Geolier]];<br/>The First [[Dracolich]]
+^Domicile = [[l_antre_du_geolier]], [[Les Désolations Démoniaques]]
+^Genre = Unknown
+^Race = Unknown [[Dragon]] [[Dracolich]]
+dob = Sometime during the [[Âge des Démons]]
+age = 100,000+ years old
+**Mazyralyx** is one name given to the [[Dragon]] said to guard or reside in the [[l_antre_du_geolier]] by the northeastern shores of the [[desolations_demoniaques|Demon]] [[desolations_demoniaques|Wastes]].
+====== Histoire ======
+Mazyralyx is said to be a //runescribed// [[dracolich]] that guards the [[l_antre_du_geolier]], the [[fragments_de_dragon#Fragments de Khyber|Fragments de Khyber]] which supposedly hold the souls of those slain by [[Khyber's fang]] weapons, the surrounding [[Dolurrh]] [[Zone De Manifestation]], and the chasm into the depths of [[khyber_trefonds_obscurs|Khyber]].
+It is rumored that the [[dracolich]] may have been created by [[Katashka le Gardien des Portes]] during the [[Âge des Démons]].
+====== Appearance & Personality ======
+The [[dracolich]] in the [[l_antre_du_geolier]] claims to be a true avatar of [[Le Geolier]], the Sovereign of Death and Decay of the [[Sombres Six]].
+As a [[dracolich]], presumably Mazyralyx looks like a skeletal or semi-skeletal [[dragon|Draconique]] corpse with glowing pinpoints for eyes in its eye sockets.
+====== Capacités ======
+The [[dracolich]] in the [[l_antre_du_geolier]] is an ancient, and powerful [[Mort-vivant]] [[Dragon]] that bound its spirit to a phylactery through a dark ritual which included deliberately poisoning its body and possessing its own corpse. As a [[dracolich]] it is capable of transferring its spirit into any nearby reptilian or [[dragon|Draconique]] corpse, and controlling the [[Mort-vivant]].
+====== Notes ======
+As a sElfee-styled manifestation of [[Le Geolier]], Mazyralyx's actions during the [[Âge des Démons]] were presumably reflective of the dark aspect of the [[souverains]] archetype known as the master of the hoard.
+[[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?
+I’m going to rewrite my original answer to this question, because I think it was unclear. First of all, a defending element of 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 [[Maîtres Démoniaques]], who influence a limited area (even if potentially a very large one) and can physically manifest. An [[Maîtres Démoniaques| Overlord]] can be bound, and an [[Maîtres Démoniaques| Overlord]]  cannot. So in some ways it’s a meaningless question, because [[the Sombres Six]] don’t manifest, so HOW WOULD YOU KNOW? With that said, I’d argue that EVERYONE is against the [[Maîtres Démoniaques]]. If I’m a [[Méduse]] priestess of [[L'Ombre]], I’m not going to look at [[Bel Shalor]] and say “I dunno, I kind of like the cut of his jib.” Among other things, most cultures that revere [[the Sombres Six]] look at their positive elements. You could say that [[Tul Oreshka]] and [[the Furie]] have some overlap, but [[Tul Oreshka]] is PURE MADNESS, while the Furie can reflect the positive aspects of passion and emotion.
+WITH THAT SAID: Canon sources suggest that many of the myths associated with 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 [[Bel Shalor]] – even though [[L'Ombre]] that is worshipped in [[Droaam]] ISN’T [[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]]?
+[[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.
+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]].}}
+====== References ======
+{{tag>[Dracoliches]}}
+{{tag>["Âge des Démons"]}}