Aerbax

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Character Summary Aerbax Race: Virindi Associated Groups: New Directive Aerbax's Virindi Eras Active: Portal Year Era Important Dates: Coldeve, 19 PY - Defeated, though not destroyed, by Isparians Related Characters: Candeth Martine Oolutanga

Aerbax has been a character in Asheron's Call since The Rise of the New Singularity, the 2nd story arc. It started out as one of the rogue Virindi that had gained individuality. After splitting from the Directive and gradually began to realizing its own independence, it was one of the more important members of the New Directive , and responsible for many experiments on Derethian creatures.

Early Experimentations

In its earlier days Aerbax was responsible for the Virindi augmentation of many creatures and the creation of new servant beings. Most notable of its creations were the Dolls and Marionettes ^{[Citation Needed]} and the experiments on the Tumerok, resulting in the Hea Tumerok .

When still part of the Directive, Aerbax also created Oolutanga , the augmented Tusker, and Martine . Both experiments escaped and became major characters in Dereth. He might also be responsible for the alteration of Harker, one of the first Simulacrum experiments.

Experiments on Caul

When the New Singularity was defeated Aerbax found a way to rejoin the Quiddity without losing its individuality. In this role, it was responsible for the shaping of Caul,though it was still secretly persecuting its own goals, amongst it the defeat of the "Light Child", i.e. Asheron. It managed to develop an observation system on the Island.

At some point later, Aerbax discovered an “Energy Source” which it used to augment creatures and Virindi to new strengths, such as the Virindi Profatrix. Aerbax had a companion at the Energy Source which it called its Mirror. It was later revealed that Aerbax’s Mirror was Ler Rhan, and the Energy Source was a Kemeroi, one of the great evil beings hidden deep within the world, which further twisted it towards Shadow and destruction.

For some time Aerbax and Ler Rhan were rather inactive, with their only major activities on Dereth being the creation of the creatures which now populate the Valley of Death and the alteration of the once Virindi stronghold of the Singularity Caul into a place twisted by Shadow.

Aerbax used three Power Forges to "harness the power of the Inner Eye".

Prodigal Children

After the defeat of Grael, Aerbax returned to the story, featured as the major villain in the Favored Sons story arc. Aerbax hatched a plot to dominate the creatures of Auberean by crafting prodigal versions of several selected different races. To obtain this goal, it planned to use its new knowledge to create "Prodigal" creatures, which would serve as leaders for these selected races. One of the results of the experiments is that Aerbax is linked to and "feels" his "Children, especially the Paradox-touched Queen, Bonecrunch the prodigal Drudge, Harraag the prodigal Banderling and Bragara, the prodigal Mosswart. 2007/07 Intelligent Designs - Olthoi Experiment Log</ref>

The first noticeable activity was the creation of Mudmouth, who was sent to Oolutanga as an adviser, but who was in truth slowly poisoning and weakening the Tusker King. Mudmouth fled, and was later discovered in a cave, together with Dark Bobo.

One of its experiments was on a young Olthoi Queen, captured by the Tanada. The results of its experiments are the Paradox Olthoi and the Paradox-touched Olthoi Queen. As was expected, the altered Queen destroyed the Tanada, and This was one of the experiments Aerbax regarded as a success.

To obtain subjects for its experiments, sentient beings were kidnapped throughout Dereth. This included a Hea Tumerok, a Banderling, a Drudge, an Isparian and Claude the Archmage.

Another of its actions was the establishment of an imposter of Lord Kresovus in Linvak Tukal and the alteration of Lugians into Shadow Lugians and therefore, indirectly, the kidnapping of Balor. The Shadow Kresovus, the Prodigal Lugian, was discovered and Lord Kresovus freed by handing him mementos to him being a Lugian.

The experimentation on Drudges resulted in a significant higher intelligence and planning capabilities, such as their occupation of the town of Cragstone and the creation of the Drudge Fort, the base of the Prodigal Drudge, Bonecrunch. The drudges were also holding Monougas captive to be used in Aerbax'experiments, These experiments were not meant to create a leader of the altered creatures, but a champion destroyer of its forces.

Another result was the creation of Harraag, the Prodigal Banderling.

Also the Mosswarts showed an increased degree of organization and besieged the town of Kryst, directed by Bragara, the Chosen One, the Prodigal Mosswart.

An experiment to alter a Hea Tumerok further did not have the desired result, since the altered Tumerok kept a mind of his own and had no desire to meet, let alone unite or enslave, his brethren. Nor did he care to wage any kind of war, by arms, sorcery, or guile, against humankind.

After a relatively quiet period, the Prodigal Harbinger was discovered underneath the town of Old Yanshi.. Ler Rhan's experiments together with Aerbax resulted in the creation of a Prodigal Shadow Child by the name of Kirienne Palacost.

Another of its actions was the alteration of Lugians into Shadow Lugians and therefore, indirectly, the kidnapping of Balor.

Aerbax had high hopes for the alteration of the Human, and thought this one to be the most promising of his Children. The experiments on the kidnapped human, Dojiro Sangi, performed by Demerax the Sculptor in the Hidden Laboratory, could not be finished before being interrupted, and the subject itself was resisting and kept a will of his own.

Quiddity Seeds

After being defeated by the Isparians and the failure of his prodigal experiments, Aerbax tried to erase the memories of important events from the mind of the Isparians in an attempt to break their spirits and make them more easily controlled, such as the memory of the defeat of the Olthoi Queen , of the triumph against Bael'Zharon , and of Asheron saving the Empyreans from the Olthoi. It was finally defeated at its Citadel in the center of the Obsidian Plains during a one-time event. though his Shadow remains.

Aftermath

Aerbax's shadow has now been sundered, but Aerbax still exists and may one day again attempt to guide the course of history from afar.

Related Pages

Appearances In Game

• Aerbax (Creature)
• Aerbax's Shadow

Lore Articles

• Virindi Lore
• New Directive

Texts

		A Note From Aerbax		Destructions and Beginnings		Directives		Energy Source
		Execution Log of Strathelar Modification		Failure		Harker's Orders		Inner Sea Directive
		Monouga Experiment Log	File:Observations and Instructions: Dojiro Sangi Icon.png	Observations and Instructions: Dojiro Sangi	File:Observations: Harraag Icon.png	Observations: Harraag		Olthoi Experiment Log
		Orb of Clarity		Parallax Auguries	File:Personal Research Notes: Tuskers Icon.png	Personal Research Notes: Tuskers		Piece of Paper
	File:Research Notes: "Children of Darkness" Icon.png	Research Notes: "Children of Darkness"	File:Research Notes: Mattekar Icon.png	Research Notes: Mattekar	File:Research Notes: Mosswart Icon.png	Research Notes: Mosswart		Rheaga's Journal
		Tanada House of Water Orders		The Mirror		Translated Black Water Watcher's Shard		Translated Shadow Artifex Shard
		Translated Thief of Dreams Message Shard		Tusker Experiment Orb

Characters

• Candeth Martine - Relationship (optional).

Quests

• Aerbax's Citadel
• Monouga Laboratory
• Aerbax's Prodigal Banderling
• Aerbax's Prodigal Drudge
• Aerbax's Prodigal Harbinger
• Aerbax's Prodigal Human
• Aerbax's Prodigal Lugian
• Aerbax's Prodigal Mosswart
• Aerbax's Prodigal Olthoi
• Aerbax's Prodigal Shadow
• Aerbax's Prodigal Tumerok
• Aerbax's Prodigal Tusker
• Black Death Catacombs Quiddity Seed Quest
• Ithaenc Quiddity Seed Quest
• Knorr Quiddity Seed Quest
• Power Forges
• Singularity Recall

NPCs

• Oolutanga - Escaped result of early augmentation experiments

Creatures

• Aerbax's Apprentice - replaced Aerbax in Aerbax Laboratory (Haven)
• Dolls
• Marionettes
• Martine
• Mudmouth

Locations

• Aerbax's Antechamber
• Aerbax's Citadel (POI)
• Aerbax's Holding
• Aerbax Laboratory (Main)

Items

		Pack Aerbax		Aerbax's Defeat		Aerbax Mask Shard		Bracelet of Dark Essence
		Orb of Clarity		Aerbax's Valley		Aerbax Pack Doll Orders

Images

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  Aerbax
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  Aerbax's Shadow
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  Pack Aerbax
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  Magically Sealed Dais in Aerbax's Holding, probably an early depiction of Aerbax. Notice the Quiddity Orb and the Assault Orb the statue is holding.