Predathos

Predathos is an entity who arrived in Exandria during the Founding and consumed two of the gods. The remaining gods and the primordials imprisoned it in a chunk of Exandria and attempted to send it away, but the prison did not leave and instead became the moon Ruidus.

History
During the Founding, Predathos arrived at Exandria from "beyond the stars"; Call of the Netherdeep, which does not name Predathos but describes trapping an entity inside Ruidus, describes Predathos as bleeding through reality into the Material Plane. The gods recognized Predathos and were afraid of it. It was resistant to the miracles and abilities of the deities, created its own lifeforms, and ate both Ethedok and Vordo.

The other gods then partnered with the primordials to seal away Predathos in a prison made from a piece of Exandria - possibly an ancient continent. This was the origin of Ruidus, which they also encased in a lattice, similar to that which would later be used to create the Divine Gate. However, while the gods and primordial titans had wished to send Ruidus out into space, it instead "clung" to Exandria and became a satellite. The gods spread rumors of Ruidus's ill-omen in the hopes of decreasing interest in its origins and preventing it from becoming a danger again.

By 843 PD, knowledge of Predathos had been lost to most people. The Grim Verity only learned of their existence from texts that one of their number stole from Vasselheim. The Grim Verity believes that the religious leaders of Vasselheim have guarded this information as a secret in order to prevent it from threatening the faith of the followers of the current Prime Deities.

Members of the Verity also believe that some Ruidusborn, known as "Exalted", have particularly strong connections to Predathos from which they obtain their powers. The number of these individuals had, in the decade leading up to 843 PD, been increasing exponentially, and some believed that Predathos intended to use them as anchors.

The Ruby Vanguard is a group hoping to release Predathos so that it can devour the gods, which they believe will free the mortals of Exandria.

Appearances and mentions

 * Campaign 3
 * Campaign 3