caption =Katashka le Gardien des Portes as depicted in Dragons of Eberron name = Katashka aliases = The Gatekeeper

dob = 10,000,000 years ago

3e_level = 40

age = Immortal .

Katashka is depicted manifesting as a massive skeletal figure wielding a scythe.

<span class=“”>As with all Maîtres Démoniaques<span class=“”>, Katashka has no true fixed form, and can assume any shape of his choosing between  Fine and  Colossal size.

Katashka le Gardien des Portes claims absolute mastery over the gates of life and death. He is a mighty Clerc, Magicien, and true necromancer.

<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 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.

Those born in the area near his prison may become tainted with an aura of death and decay.

Katashka le Gardien des Portes is attended by ancient Mort-vivant in addition to Rakshasa, and may be the origin of the first dracoliches, vampires, and various other unique Mort-vivant in Eberron.

• Kyuss, the Worm that Walks: 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 Age of Worms.
• Mazyralyx: Mazyralyx, the dracolich in the L'Antre du Geôlier 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 to access spells from his domains.

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.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 {{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. 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 Overlord can be bound, and an 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 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 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.

WITH THAT SAID: Canon sources suggest that many of the myths associated with 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 Bel Shalor – even though L'Ombre that is worshipped in Droaam ISN’T Bel Shalor.}}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 Geôlier 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, dragons believe that it’s possible for an exceptional Master of the Hoard to BECOME the new Keeper.}}