簡介
希瑞克Cyric,謊言王子 | |
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基本信息 | |
【音 標】 | SEER-ick |
【別名/面相】 | ¢泛費倫:希瑞克Cyric,艾歐Ao(動盪之年後,希瑞克長期冒充艾歐),班恩Bane,巴爾Bhaal,米爾寇Myrkul,希爾寇Cyruk(在前米爾寇教徒中) ¢安奧羅克沙漠(貝戴蠻族):納'撒爾N'asr |
【頭 銜】 | ¢希瑞克:謊言王子Prince of Lies,癲狂王子Prince of Madness,暗日the Dark Sun,黑日the Black Sun,瘋狂之神the Mad God,三冠之主Lord of Three Crowns |
【陣 營】 | CE |
【神 力】 | M→G |
【神 職】 | 謀殺Murder,紛爭strife,謊言lies,陰謀intrigue,欺詐deception,幻術illusion,死亡death(希瑞經狂災後失去),亡者the daed(希瑞經狂災後失去) |
與諸神的關係 | |
【神 系】 | 泛費倫神系Faerûnian Pantheon |
【主 神】 | 無 |
【盟 友】 | 無 |
【敵 對】 | 密絲特拉Mystra,克蘭沃Kelemvor,歐格瑪Oghma,阿祖斯Azuth,馬斯克Mask,提爾Tyr,托姆Torm,迪尼爾Deneir,萊拉Leira,伊亞契圖·希維姆Iyachtu Xvim,以及 許多其祂對象many others |
神國與教會 | |
【神 國】 | 喧癲空隧the Pandemonium/2th 悲嘆空隧Cocytus/破碎城堡Shattered Castle |
【徽 記】 | 在深紫色或黑色的旭日上,一顆白色骷髏頭(沒有下頜) A white skull (sans jawbone) on a dark purple or black sunburst![]() |
【相關 神器】 | 希瑞經Cyrinishad |
【簡 介】 | 希瑞克Cyric,暗日王子,被遺忘國度瘋癲、蠢愚、腦缺三神中的瘋癲之神。 |
2eSP<Realmspace.p073>群星中的宗教Religion in the Stars
群星中的宗教Religion in the Stars
牧師和專屬祭司們往往會因恐懼失去施法能力而擔心進入 荒宇wildspace。其實對這點無需再有疑問。當然,當牧師或是祭司進入太空時,他們神明的神力的確會發生一些改變,但多數時候,這些改變還沒到讓角色感到沮喪的地步。
Clerics and specialty priests tend to worry about heading into wildspace because they fear the loss of their spell casting abilities. There no longer need be any doubt. Granted, when a cleric or priest heads in space, some of the powers of their gods do change, but for the most part, the changes are not drastic enough to warrant any frustration from the character.
有些改變是積極的,但偶爾,神力可能會有所削弱、乃至消失——尤其是在祭司們進入 燃素海the phlogiston、與其神明失去一切接觸的時候。在進入到晶壁系中時,某一角色是否會與他的神明完全而徹底的分離?接下來的章節將詳述:魔法船牧師與專屬祭司在荒宇中時,諸神與他們的關係、以及諸神本身。
Often these changes are positive, but occasionally, the powers can wane somewhat, or even disappear, especially when the priest heads out into the phlogiston and loses all touch with his god. Is there ever a complete and total separation between god and character while inside the crystal sphere? This next chapter describes the gods and their relationships with spelljamming clerics and specialty priests while in wildspace.
希瑞克Cyric
(暗日The Dark Sun)
哈迪斯強大神力Greater Power of Hades
在晶壁系中時,希瑞克Cyric 祭司的施法能力無任何變化。
Cyric's priests experience no change in spell casting ability while within the crystal sphere.
2eFR<Faiths & Avatars.p051>希瑞克Cyric
希瑞克Cyric
(謊言王子Prince of Lies,癲狂王子Prince of Madness,暗日the Dark Sun,黑日the Black Sun,瘋狂之神the Mad God,三冠之主Lord of Three Crowns)
喧癲空隧強大神力Greater Power of Pandemonium,
混亂邪惡CE
神職PORTFOLIO:謀殺Murder,紛爭strife,謊言lies,陰謀intrigue,欺詐deception,幻術illusion
別名ALIASES:萊拉Leira,納'撒爾N'asr(安奧羅克沙漠Anauroch,在 貝戴蠻族the Bedine 中),班恩Bane,巴爾Bhaal,米爾寇Myrkul,希爾寇Cyruk(在 前米爾寇教徒ex-Myrkulytes 中)
神域名DOMAIN NAME:悲嘆空隧Cocytus/破碎城堡Shattered Castle
主神SUPERIOR:無None
盟友ALLIES:無None
敵對FOES:密絲特拉Mystra,克蘭沃Kelemvor,歐格瑪Oghma,阿祖斯Azuth,馬斯克Mask,提爾Tyr,托姆Torm,迪尼爾Deneir,萊拉Leira,伊亞契圖·希維姆Iyachtu Xvim,以及 許多其祂對象many others
徽記SYMBOL:一顆有着放射狀光芒的暗紫色/黑色太陽,中央懸浮着無下顎的白色頭骨 A white skull (sans jawbone) on a dark purple or black sunburst
信徒陣營WOR. ALIGN.:守序中立LN,絕對中立N,混亂中立CN,守序邪惡LE,中立邪惡NE,混亂邪惡CE


希瑞克Cyric(讀作「SEER-ick」)是在 動盪之年Time of Troubles 事件中誕生的神明。他獲得了許多舊邪惡神的追隨者及他們的神職,並設法留住它們。他的神力基礎龐大,是 費倫大陸Faerûn 三位強大邪惡神力之一。傳聞是他一手造就了散提爾堡Zhentil Keep 的毀滅,以及其他蔓延在費倫大陸上的災厄。為了進一步增強自己的實力,希瑞克製造了 希瑞經Cyrinishad ,這本書被施加的魔法使它能讓閱讀者屈從於盲目的狂熱,令他們堅信希瑞克是世界的主宰,遠遠高於其他任何存在。希瑞克犯了個嚴重的錯誤:他自己也閱讀了這本書。這導致他陷入瘋狂,相信自己是宇宙的中心、萬事都在他的直接干預下發生。
Cyric (SEER-ick) is a god born of the events of the Time of Troubles. He gained the followers and portIfolios of many old evil gods and fights to retain them. His power base is immense, and he is one of the three greater powers of evil in Faerûn. The destruction of Zhentil Keep, along with many of the rest of the woes of Faerûn, may be laid at his feet. In an attempt to further enhance his own power, Cyric created the Cyrinishad, a book that is enchanted to bind the reader slavishly to believing that Cyric is the most important being in the universe, exceeding all others. Cyric made the serious error of reading his own book and is now mad, believing that he himself is the center of the universe and everything that occurs is by his direct intervention.
希瑞克心智錯亂的形式變幻莫測,他時而眼前出現幻影,時而聽到持續不斷的雜音:呻吟與呢喃聲在他意識的深淵中迴響,合奏成永不止息的背景音。這些聲音可能是希瑞克自身破碎的意識的一部分,抑或是被他謀殺或篡奪神職的神祗殘念的回聲。
Cyric's madness has taken a number of forms, including visions and a continual chorus of voices that burble and moan in the back of his mind. These voices may be parts of Cyric's own shattered consciousness or they may be the remains of the gods that Cyric slew or usurped the portfolios of.
希瑞克心胸狹窄、狂妄自負、完全以自我為中心。他熱衷戲弄和誤導無論是出於善意還是心懷不軌的人,然後在對方作出了致命的錯誤判斷、或是因為採取了毀滅性的行動而陷入絕境時揭露自己的騙局。他最鍾愛的奠酒便是那些幻滅的夢想家與心碎的愛侶的眼淚,他用一隻銀制聖杯享用它們,杯上嵌有形似破碎之心的小紅寶石。
Cyric is petty, megalomaniacal, and totally self-centered. He enjoys tricking and misleading both well-meaning and corrupt individuals and then revealing his deceit when they have made some fatal mistake in judgment or taken a personally devastating action that will ruin their lives. His favorite libation is the tears of disillusioned dreamers and broken-hearted lovers, which he drinks from a silver chalice encrusted with tiny rubies in the shape of sundered hearts.
希瑞克憎恨諸神,尤其是 密絲特拉Mystra 和 克蘭沃Kelemvor,不過他相信他們不過是任他愚弄、可以被隨意擊敗的玩偶,他們現在仍能得以存在全仰仗於他的一時興起。由於他創作希瑞經導致的後果,希瑞克拋棄了死亡與亡者神職並歸於克蘭沃,失去了暴政神職並歸於「班恩的神嗣the Godson of Bane」 伊亞契圖·希維姆Iyachtu Xvim。
Cyric hates the other gods, especially Mystra and Kelemvor, but believes they are his puppets, easily fooled and defeated, existing only on his whim. Due to the consequences of his creation of the Cyrinishad, Cyric abandoned the portfolio of death and the dead to Kelemvor and lost the portfolio of tyranny to Iyachtu Xvim, the Godson of Bane.
希瑞克把自己位於 喧癲空隧Pandemonium 中的扭曲、不斷變化的新家,破碎城堡the Shattered Keep(希瑞克稱之為「至高王座城堡Castle of the Supreme Throne」),作為謀劃針對 諸國度the Realms 的未來計劃的基地。迄今為止,這些計劃取得了不同程度的成功,但希瑞克堅信結果正如他本人一早宣稱過的那樣——因為他是宇宙中最強大的存在。
Cyric uses his new, twisted, ever-changing home in Pandemonium, the Shattered Keep (Cyric refers to it as the "Castle of the Supreme Throne"), as a base for his future plans for the Realms. Such plans have thus far met varying degrees of success, but Cyric believes that the results are as he himself has declared—since he is the most powerful being in the universe.
希瑞克的化身Cyric's Avatar
(盜賊Thief 35,巫師Mage 21,牧師Cleric 20,戰士Fighter 8)
希瑞克在費倫大陸上鮮少現身,當他出現時,最常用的形象是一個身材瘦削、擁有熾熱的黑眼睛和蒼白皮膚的男子,他說話尖酸刻薄、諷刺挖苦,行事兩面三刀卻意圖堅定——除了當他狂笑不止,或陷入顯而易見的迷狂、用不同的聲音和自己討論可能的行動方案時。他相信自己是 萬物之主Master of All,並且時常會低估對手,僅僅因為他不明白他們為什麼不會頃刻間倒在他腳下。一隻(目前已經死亡的)眼魔曾對他作出過一句十分貼切的評價:「一個喋喋不休的瘋子,儘管如此,他依然懷有危險的報復心且能力非凡。」他可以使用來自任何領域或學派的法術,但他拒絕以化身 死者復活raise dead、轉生術reincarnate、或是 復生resurrect 任何人。希瑞克施展的幻術/幻象法術的效果3倍於正常值且有-3的豁免檢定懲罰(如果這個法術在通常情況下可以被豁免)。
Cyric is seldom seen on Faerûn but most often has appeared as a slim man with blazing dark eyes and chalk-white skin who speaks caustically and sarcastically, and acts duplicitously but with firm purpose—save when he laughs wildly or discusses possible courses of action with himself in different voices in obvious insanity. He believes himself Master of All and often underestimates opponents because he simply cannot comprehend that they will not instantly fall before him. He was aptly described by one now-dead observer as "a babbling madman who nonetheless remains dangerously vengeful and capable." He uses spells from any sphere or school, but refuses to have his avatar raise dead,reincarnate, or resurrect anyone. Illusion/phantasm spells cast by Cyric are at triple normal effect and a -3 penalty to saving throws (if any saving throw is normally allowed).
防禦等級 -6;移動 15;生命值 204;零級命中值 3;#攻擊 2次/1輪
傷害 1d8+16(+3長劍,+11力量,+2對長劍專精獎勵)
魔抗 70%;體型 大型L(10英尺)
力量 23,敏捷 21,體質 21,智力 17,感知 16,魅力 21
法術 祭司P:11/11/9/8/7/5/2,法師W:5/5/5/5/5/4/4/4/2
豁免 麻痹、毒素與死亡魔法 2;權杖、法杖與魔杖 3;石化或變形 5;噴吐武器 7;法術 4
AC -6; MV 15; HP 204; THAC0 3;#AT 2/1
Dmg 1d8+16 (long sword +3,+11 STR,+2 spec, bonus in long sword)
MR 70%; SZ L (10 feet)
STR 23, DEX 21, CON 21, INT 17, Wis 16, CHA 21
Spells P:11/11/9/8/7/5/2, W:5/5/5/5/5/4/4/4/2
Saves PPDM 2, RSW 3, PP 5, BW 7, Sp 4
特殊攻擊/防禦Special Att/Def:
曾經,希瑞克長時間使用過一柄名為 神災劍Godsbane 的玫紅色智能短劍,但在 [[希瑞經狂災Cyrinishad debacle]] 事件的高潮,當這柄劍的真正面目——馬斯克Mask 的化身——在希瑞克面前暴露時,他將 神災劍 折斷了。現在,希瑞克使用一柄沒有明顯特殊能力的 +3長劍。希瑞克可以瞬間將自己的外觀變為任何人、生物、或是神祇的模樣。他能通過觸碰向目標灌注瘋狂(如同5級法師法術 弱智術feeblemind,受術者在進行豁免時不能加入感知調整值,並且在規避該效果的對抗法術的豁免檢定上受到-3懲罰)。他不受幻術/幻象法術或是任何類型的幻術效果影響,然而,他有時候會顯得像是看到了不存在的人製造的幻覺。他也不受恐懼和影響情感的魔法影響,不受魅惑類型魔法和法術影響,因為他完全以自我為中心,以至於沒有東西能留住他的注意力或是妨礙他的情緒。不死生物既不會為他服務也不會攻擊他,而是無視他的存在,不過,他可以用正常的方法創造它們。希瑞克的化身(在對應名頭下)也擁有 萊拉Leira 化身的全部特殊攻擊與防禦。
Cyric used a rose-red intelligent sword named Godsbane for a long time, but broke Godsbane at the height of the Cyrinishad debacle, at which time it became obvious that Godsbane had merely been an avatar form of the god Mask. Now Cyric uses a long sword +3 with no apparent special powers. Cyric can alter his appearance to that of any person, creature, or deity almost instantly. He can instill madness with a touch of his hand as the 5th-level wizard spell feeblemind, but his victims receive no Wisdom adjustments and a -3 penalty to their saving throw vs. spell to avoid the effect. He is unaffected by illusion/phantasm spells or illusionary effects of any kind, yet he seems, at times, to perceive illusions that no one else has caused. He is also unaffected by fear and emotion-affecting magic or by charm-type magics and spells, as he is so self-absorbed that nothing else can hold his attention or trouble his emotions. Undead creatures will act neither for him nor against him, ignoring his presence, though he can create them through the normal methods. Cyric's avatar also has all the special attacks and defenses (under that heading) that Leira's avatar had.

其祂顯現Other Manifestations
希瑞克傾向於以鮮血淋漓的幻影的形象出沒於信徒的夢中,或者在敵人面前顯現為一團致命的毒煙,而不是派遣化身。他有時也會這樣降臨:四周忽然幽暗下來,紛旋的人類頭骨在黑暗中浮現,用一雙漆黑的眼睛凝視着對方。在其它情況下,他會降下噩夢或派遣各種不死生物,來完成他的吩咐或是展現他的眷顧或不悅。希瑞克甚至會偽裝為另一位神祇來獲得凡人的崇拜和源自這種崇拜的力量。
Cyric prefers to haunt the dreams of his worshipers as a bloody wraith or manifest as a cloud of poisonous smoke before his enemies rather than sending an avatar. He sometimes manifests as a sudden gloom containing the phantom images of whirling human skulls—and the dark, intent gaze of two black eyes. At other times he sends nightmares or various undead creatures to do his bidding or show his favor or displeasure. Cyric is not above masquerading as another deity to gain the worship of mortals and the power derived from that worship.
教會The Church
神職人員CLERGY:牧師Clerics,專屬祭司specialty priests,護教軍crusaders
神職陣營CLERGY'S ALIGN.:守序邪惡LE,中立邪惡NE,混亂邪惡CE
驅散不死TURN UNDEAD:牧師C:不可No;專屬祭司SP:可Yes;護教軍Cru:不可No
支配不死CMND. UNDEAD:牧師C:可Yes;專屬祭司SP:可Yes;護教軍Cru:不可No
希瑞克的所有牧師、專屬祭司、以及護教軍得到 宗教知識religion(泛費倫Faerûnian) 作為非武器熟練獎勵。
All clerics, specialty priests, and crusaders of Cyric receive religion (Faerûnian) as a bonus nonweapon proficiency.
希瑞克的信仰匯聚着權勢,在任何有人策劃邪惡活動、想要讓他人屈從於自身意志的地方,它經久不衰。希瑞克最忠實的追隨者是那些想在這個動盪不定的世界中開闢出自己的道路、為自己攫取儘可能多的力量的年輕惡徒。他也吸引了幾乎所有以暗殺為業者,不過考慮到在動盪之年期間全費倫的刺客都消亡了,他們大部分都是這個行業的新人。
Cyric's faith attracts power, and it remains strong in any area where evil is planned and beings seek to impress their will on others. Cyric's most devoted followers are young evil men and women seeking to make their way in an uncertain world and gathering as much power as possible for themselves. He also attracts the worship of almost all who pursue assassination for a living, though most of them are new to that profession, considering the demise of all Faerûnian assassins during the Time of Troubles.
在那個致使自己的神明陷入瘋狂的事件之前,希瑞克的教會經過了十年【1358-1368】的蓬勃發展和力量聚集,收穫頗豐。該教會吸收了大量的前 班恩Bane、巴爾Bhaal 以及 米爾寇Myrkul信徒,甚至是(尚未廣泛傳播的)萊拉的死亡也令其隊伍膨脹。
The church of Cyric benefited from a decade of growth and consolidation before the events that drove its god mad. The church absorbed a great many of the worshipers of Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul, and even the (stillhushed) revelation of the demise of Leira swelled its ranks.
「暗日the Dark Sun」希瑞克真正的祭司(他們自稱為「誓言者the Sworn」)數量稀少,但在增長。同樣地,在動盪之年後,希瑞克仍在向被他取代的神明們的些許祭司授予法術,試圖通過長時間向他們提供力量的方式使他們皈依。這一戰略對於 巴爾教派Bhaalist 和 米爾寇教派Myrkulyte 的神職者行之有效,在最近【1368DR】散提爾堡的毀滅再一次撼動了泛費倫神系前,他們幾乎全部改變了自己的信仰。班恩教派Banite 的祭司仍然保持固執,而希瑞克教派Cyricist 的教會在散提爾堡用一場名為 班恩絕滅日the Banedeath 的清洗最終掃清了班恩難題,那場清洗導致了散提爾堡的所有班恩信徒或是死亡或是被迫改信(驅使所有倖存者逃進了地下環境)。
The true priests of the Dark Sun Cyric ("the Sworn," as they call themselves) are few in number, but growing. Cyric is also still granting spells to a few of the priests of the gods he supplanted after the Time of Troubles in an attempt to maintain these priests' powers long enough to convert them. This strategy worked well for the Bhaalist and Myrkulyte clergy, who had almost all converted before the recent destruction of Zhentil Keep once more shook up the Faerûnian pantheon. The Banite priests remained stubborn and the Cyricist church finally solved the problem of Bane in Zhentil Keep with a purge, known as the Banedeath, that led to the death or forced conversion of all Banites in Zhentil Keep (driving any survivors underground).
當散提爾堡被摧毀、克蘭沃與伊亞契圖·希維姆飛升擢入泛費倫神系時,這項清洗計劃正在整個費倫展開。在此時,希瑞克失去了大部分前米爾寇教派祭司並歸於了克蘭沃,失去了幾乎全部未皈依的班恩教派祭司並歸於了希維姆。目前被集合起來的米爾寇教派、巴爾教派、和班恩教派與真正的希瑞克祭司(那些在希瑞克擢升後加入教會者)之中,存在猖獗的長期矛盾與內部鬥爭,因為雄心勃勃、殘忍無情的神職成員們全都在仍未穩固的祭職者隊伍中競逐更高的地位。對於那些人來說,個人權勢——以及把它運用在其他人身上——便是一切。在黑日的擁護者中,信任可是稀缺之物。
This purge tactic was being initiated all over Faerûn when the Keep fell and Kelemvor and Iyachtu Xvim were catapulted to prominence in the Faerûnian pantheon. At this point, Cyric lost most ex-Myrkulyte priests to Kelemvor and almost all unconverted Banite priests to Xvim. Feuds and internal strife are rampant among the now-integrated Myrkulytes, Bhaalists, and Banites and the true priests of Cyric (those who entered the church after Cyric's ascension), as the ambitious, ruthless clergy members all seek to win ever-higher ranks within the still-unsettled priesthood. To these people, personal power—and its use upon others—is everything. Trust is not in great supply among adherents of the Dark Sun.
雖然現在有個別修道院的修士還懷有顧慮,但希瑞克保持着與其神職人員高層的緊密聯繫。他的高階祭司被期望完成他的命令,無論那些命令看上去是多麼的危險或古怪。一些祭司帶着他們一如既往的熱情完成任務。其他人則試圖在遵循其字面的同時,曲解任務的含義。
Cyric, though now a few monks shy of a monastery, remains closely involved with the upper ranks of his clergy. His high priests are expected to carry out his orders, regardless of how dangerous or odd they may seem. Some priests carry out their tasks as enthusiastically as they had before. Others seek to obey the letter of any directives while changing the spirit of them.
神職人員的隊伍仍處於劇烈的變動之中。成員們擁有五花八門的頭銜,並且經常就彼此的地位展開競爭。神職成員們總是留意着上級的錯處、以便讓自己晉升。祭司們常常受到內心的聲音的慫恿,這聲音可能是、也可能不是他們神祇的聲音。受歡迎的頭銜看上去包括:黑暗主宰Dark Master、希瑞克之手Hand of Cyric、警惕頭骨Watchful Skull、以及恐怖死神Dread Death。
The priesthood is still very much in flux. Its members employ a wide vriety of titles and dispute each other's rank often. Members of the clergy are always aware of the possibility that a superior may stumble, allowing them to advance. Priests are often encouraged by inner voices that may or may not be the voice of their deity. Popular priestly titles seem to include Dark Master, Hand of Cyric, Watchful Skull, and Dread Death.
教義Dogma:
希瑞克教派的信條是不擇手段地支配他人。暴力與欺詐都是用來傳播他話語的手段。他(或者他的偽裝)極受那些心狠手辣的人崇敬,從微不足道的殺人犯到邪惡的帝國統治者。
Cyric's faith is one of control by any means necessary. Force and deception are used in equal measure to spread his word. He (or the masks he wears) is highly venerated by those of black hearts and evil deeds, from petty murderers to evil rulers of empires.
希瑞克的祭司的職責是:「殺掉叛徒。把死亡帶給所有反對希瑞克的人。希瑞克無上的力量面前跪服,向他獻上所有不相信這偉力的人的鮮血。」 「敬畏馴服於當權者——但如果他們是軟弱的,或有追求不切實際、曖昧不清的善良目標的趨勢,以暗日之名殺死他們。與所有其它信仰的神職人員作鬥爭,因為他們是假先知、是反對 一元真理之道the One True Way 的力量。
Cyricist priests are given the following charge:"Death to traitors. Death to all who oppose Cyric. Bow down before the supreme power of Cyric, and yield to him the blood of all who do not believe in his supreme power. "Fear and obey those in authority—but if they are weak or given to pursuing airy goals of vague goodness, slay them in the name of the Dark Sun. Battle against all clergy of other faiths, for they are false prophets and forces who oppose the One True Way.
「將死亡帶給那些反對希瑞克正統教會的人,將死亡帶給那些妄圖創造或維持和平、秩序與法律的人。所有正當的權威都來自於希瑞克,其他一切權威都必須被顛覆。
"Bring death to those who oppose the rightful church of Cyric and those who seek to make or keep peace, order, and laws. All rightful authority comes from Cyric, and all other authority must be subverted.
「不要發動公開的叛亂,因為當軍隊行進時,所有的信仰與神明都會覺察。最好的做法是逐個擊敗敵人,讓所有民眾恐懼、不安地生活在持續的紛爭中——以及希瑞克日益擴張的殘酷統治之下。」
"Break not into open rebellion, for when hosts march, all faiths and gods awaken. It is better by far to fell one foe at a time and keep all folk afraid, uneasy, in constant strife—and under the spreading tyranny of Cyric."
希瑞克在動盪之年後拋棄了死亡與亡者神職,來解放自我擁抱自己真正心屬的地方——暴政、欺詐與紛爭。隨機的行兇永遠不會像服務於一些更大、更危險目標的暴力那麼棒。計劃與對策可以自我扭曲與轉變,這樣就能以一個地方的失敗為暗日帶來整體的勝利。只要能實現想要的目的,任何手段、任何方法、任何犧牲、任何背叛都可以。
日常活動Day-to-Day Activities:
暗日的祭司為了在民間產生恐慌、令民間信仰希瑞克,而發誓在各地散播紛爭、致力暗殺。他們支持那些風格殘虐、熱衷領土擴張的統治者,但他們沉溺於在每一片土地的勾心鬥角以便在各地散播紛爭的同時,會避免使得諸王國落入廣泛的戰爭,而導致他們只崇拜戰神坦帕斯Tempus。
Priests of the Dark Sun are pledged to spread strife and work murder everywhere in order to make folk fear and believe in Cyric. They support rulers with a taste for cruelty and empire-building, but indulge in intrigue in every land so as to spread strife everywhere without plunging realms into widespread war and thus giving worship only to Tempus the war god.
至少,在口頭上希瑞克信徒是在做這些。實際上,希瑞克信徒們的大部分時間都花在內部各色陰謀團體無休無止的內鬥上,每位祭司都致力於增益自己的權勢。此外,希瑞克經常向他忠實的神職人員開口,但說法卻不盡相同。他們都恐懼他,必須相信他告訴他們各自的話是「一元真理之道」,但他說的話經常置不同教會於互相矛盾的境地、讓不同的希瑞克教祭司掐住彼此的喉嚨,就好像這樣能促進其它宗教的失敗一樣。
At least, this is what Cyricists pay lip service to doing. In truth, Cyricists spend most of their time scheming against each other in an endless struggle of cabal against cabal, with each priest striving to strengthen his or her own personal power. In addition, Cyric speaks often to his faithful clergy, but not with one voice. They all fear him and must believe what he tells them each is the One True Way, but what he says often sets different churches at cross-purposes and different Cyricist priests at each other's throats as much as it promotes the defeat of other religions.
聖日/重要儀式Holy Days/Important Ceremonies:
希瑞克幾乎沒有創立聖日。在散提爾堡被毀滅前,據觀察,十月Marpenoth 的最後一個白天和夜晚以聖日「班恩絕滅日」的名義被慶祝,這場清洗旨在確保希瑞克對於散提爾堡內部的班恩虔信者的徹底征服。在散提爾堡覆滅後,這個聖日的慶祝活動驟然終止了,正式的官方記錄中所有對它的提述都被抹去。
Cyric as yet has established few holy days. Until the destruction of Zhentil Keep, the final day and night of Marpenoth was observed as a holy day in celebration of the Banedeath, the purge that ensured Cyric's total victory over the persistent worship of Bane within Zhentil Keep. After the Keep's destruction, that holy day suddenly ceased to be observed, and all mention of it has been wiped from official church records.
希瑞克的教會不慶祝他的成神之日【1358年10月15 日】,因為那同樣也標誌着 午夜Midnight 的擢升(希瑞克憎恨她)。除此之外,教會歷史目前認定希瑞克從始至終都是神,因此慶祝他的擢升是不合邏輯的,不過希瑞克作為凡人收回命運石板the Tablets of Fate的光輝經歷同樣是教典的一部分。這個顯而易見的矛盾——在記述希瑞克凡人生活的同時,堅稱他葆有永在的神性——不被允許困擾希瑞克的信徒們的頭腦。
Cyric's church does not celebrate the anniversary of his ascension to divine status as this also marks the anniversary of Midnight's ascension (and Cyric hates her). In addition, church histories now note that Cyric has always been divine, and therefore his ascension would be illogical to celebrate, although the history of Cyric's noble efforts to regain the Tablets of Fate as a mortal are also a part of church canon. The obvious contradictio of speaking of Cyric's mortal life while maintaining his eternal divinity is not allowed to trouble the minds of Cyric's faithful.
為了讓希瑞克聆聽乞求的祈禱,鮮血犧牲被認為是不可或缺的。每噹噹地的祭司獲取到被認為重要到足以向希瑞克獻祭的東西(或是人)時,他們經常宣布一個臨時的 暗日之日Day of the Dark Sun(一種至高聖日)。
Blood sacrifices are deemed necessary for Cyric to hear any prayers of entreaty. Local priests usually declare an impromptu Day of the Dark Sun (a high holy day) whenever they acquire something (or someone) deemed important enough to sacrifice to Cyric.
主要崇拜中心Major Centers of Worship:
散提爾堡直到在1368 DR末毀滅時,都是 希瑞克教會的信仰中心。在它毀滅之後,希瑞克教沒有新的信仰中心。大部分觀察者預計,新近在 安姆Amn 建立的三座新神殿中,有一座將成為這位瘋狂的神祗的追隨者們權力的中心,如果它們沒有在不可避免地到來競爭中同歸於盡的話。
Zhentil Keep was the mightiest seat of Cyricism until its destruction at the end of 1368 DR. No new major centers for Cyricism have emerged since its destruction. Most observers expect one of the three new temples recently erected in Amn to become the mightiest seat of power among followers of the Mad God if they do not destroy each other in the rivalries inevitably to come.
從屬組織Affiliated Orders:
希瑞克教會並未贊助任何騎士團。希瑞克已命令建立作戰組織——黑檀馬刺戰隊the Company of the Ebon Spur,但這個組織還尚未找到首領。兩位負責制定加入組織的錄取標準的祭司(兩座新興 安姆人Amnian 神殿的兩位高層祭司)尚未對該標準應該是什麼達成一致,並進行着錯綜複雜的陰謀殺死彼此——因為他們都覺得自己是對的。因為希瑞克向他們每個人都展現了幻景,並給予了他們精確而矛盾的教誨來建立組織,而他顯然對他們的努力感到滿意。當這個組織最終起飛之時,希瑞克教的護教軍將為了希瑞克的榮耀率領戰士們對抗敵對教會。
The church of Cyric does not sponsor any knightly orders. Cyric has ordered the establishment of a fighting order, the Company of the Ebon Spur, but the order has found no leader yet. The two priests in charge of establishing admission standards into the order (two high-ranking priests in two of the emerging Amnian temples) cannot agree on what those standards should be and are engaged in intricate plots to kill each other off, since each is convinced he is right. Since Cyric appeared to each of them in a vision and gave them precise and contradictory instructions as to the establishment of the order, he is evidently pleased with their efforts. When the order finally does get off the ground, Cyricist crusaders will lead fighters against rival churches for the glory of Cyric.
祭司的祭服Priestly Vestments:
希瑞克的祭司穿着黑色或深紫色的長袍,這些長袍有些兜帽,有些則沒有,同時鑲以銀飾。他的祭司把繪製着代表希瑞克的徽記:骷髏和光芒四射的太陽的銀制手鐲或護腕帶在手腕上,作為神職者獲得希瑞克奴役的標誌(以象徵性地再現希瑞克曾遭受奴役的經歷的方式),有些祭司會在至高聖日把他們的神祗的徽記畫在面頰或額頭上。
Priests of Cyric dress in black or dark purple robes, with or without hoods, trimmed with silver. Silver bracers or bracelets (usually adorned with the stamped skull-and-starburst symbol of Cyric) are worn on the wrists to symbolize the priesthood's enslavement to Cyric (in a symbolic reprise of Cyric's one-time captivity), and some priests paint the symbol of their deity on their cheeks or foreheads on high holy days.
冒險裝束Adventuring Garb:
在能得到的時候,希瑞克的祭司們喜愛用偽裝、熱愛使用幻術改變自己的外觀。他們的穿着要麼不起眼,要麼令人印象深刻、敬畏或恐懼,具體取決於他們被指定做什麼。當他們處於偽裝中或是試圖讓自己不惹眼的時候,他們仍然會在不露馬腳的前提下,試圖裝備儘可能多的保護性防具或魔法。在他們打扮地令人害怕時,則偏愛有着嚇人裝飾的黑色防具,譬如帶刺的肩甲和肘管,咆哮的怪獸形狀的頭盔。
Priests of Cyric are fond of going about in disguise and love using illusions that alter their appearance when they can obtain them. They dress either to be inconspicuous or to impress, awe, and terrify, depending on what they are assigned to do. Whenever they are in disguise or trying to look inconspicuous, they still attempt to wear as much protective armor or magic as possible without it giving them away. When dressing to terrify, they love black armor with ornamentation that looks menacing, such as spiked shoulder and elbow pieces and helms in the shape of snarling monsters.

專屬祭司Specialty Priests(紛爭使者Strifeleaders)
職業需求REQUIREMENTS:力量Strength 13,感知Wisdom 13
關鍵屬性PRIME REQ.:力量Strength,感知Wisdom
陣營ALIGNMENT:中立邪惡NE,混亂邪惡CE
武器WEAPONS:所有鈍擊武器和長劍All bludgeoning weapons and long swords
防具ARMOR:任意Any
主修領域MAJOR SPHERES:共通All,星界astral,魅惑charm,戰鬥combat,守衛guardian,治療healing,死靈necromantic,召喚summoning,太陽sun,時間time,戰爭war,氣象weather
次要領域MINOR SPHERES:預言Divination,元素elemental,數字numbers,保護protection
魔法物品MAGICAL ITEMS:如同牧師Same as clerics
熟練需求REQ. PROFS:2 項現代語言Two modern languages
熟練獎勵BONUS PROFS:易容Disguise,腹語術ventriloquism
❖紛爭使者在對抗使用幻術/幻象魔法的法術的豁免檢定上獲得+1的加值。
❖ Strifeleaders gain a +1 to saving throws against spells using illusion/phantasm magic.
❖紛爭使者不受 恐懼術fear 法術和其它影響情緒魔法影響。如果那些法術不直接影響情緒,他們還是會正常的被魅惑或成為附魔/魅惑法術的對象。
❖ Strifeleaders are unaffected by fear spells and other emotion-altering magic. They can still be charmed and are subject to enchantment/charm spells in general, provided those spells have no direct effect on the emotions.
❖在第3級,每日1次,紛爭使者能夠施展 黑爪術black talon(如同2級祭司法術)
❖ At 3rd level, strifeleaders are able to cast black talon (as the 2nd-level priest spell) once a day.
❖在第5級,紛爭使者能召喚一隻氣靈侍者(如同6級祭司法術 氣靈侍者aerial servant)。這名侍者將為紛爭使者戰鬥(違反了這道法術通常的限制),並且能充當一位魔法刺客。每月(30天)只能召喚一位氣靈侍者,並且同一時間只能控制一位
❖ At 5th level, strifeleaders can summon an aerial servant (as per the 6th-level priest spell aerial servant). This servant will fight for the strifeleader (contrary to normal restrictions on the spell) and can act as a magical assassin. Only one aerial servant may be summoned per month (30 days), and only one may be controlled at a time.
❖在第7級,每日1次,紛爭使者能夠創造一片 黑暗光環dark aura 或是一副 秘密頭骨skull of secrets(如同4級祭司法術)
❖ At 7th level, strifeleaders are able to create a dark aura or a skull of secrets (as the 4th-level priest spells) once a day.
❖在第10級,每10天1次,紛爭使者能夠施展 魅影殺手phantasmal killer(如同4級法師法術)
❖ At 10th level, strifeleaders are able to cast phantasmal killer (as the 4th-level wizard spell) once a tenday.
❖在第15級,紛爭使者可以向目標灌注瘋狂。這項能力的效果如同5級法師法術弱智術,但受術者在進行豁免時不能加入感知調整值,且紛爭使者必須接觸他/她的目標。
❖ At 15th level, strifeleaders may instill madness. This ability is similar to the feeblemind 5th-level wizard spell, with the exception that no Wisdom adjustments are made to the saving throw, and the strifeleader must touch his or her target.
希瑞克教派法術Cyricist Spells
2nd Level
黑爪術Black Talon
(轉化Alteration,死靈Necromancy)
領域Sphere:死靈Necromantic
距離Range:0
組件Components:言語V,姿勢S
持續時間Duration:1 輪/級round/level
施法時間Casting Time:5
影響區域Area of Effect:施法者的一隻手臂One of the caster's arms
豁免檢定Saving Throw:特殊Special
這道法術暫時的將施法者的手臂變成了可伸縮的、橡膠般的附肢,她/他的觸及範圍變為10英尺,並且能在攻擊擲骰時獲得+1加值。這條手臂的末端是一隻利爪,一次成功的攻擊將造成1d4點物理傷害和+1d4點神秘的魔法寒冷傷害(總計2d4點)。不死生物不受寒冷傷害的影響。受害者可以進行對抗法術的豁免檢定來使寒冷傷害減半。在他/她的手臂被轉化時,祭司無法使用包含姿勢成分的法術。
This spell temporarily transforms the caster's arm into a retractable, rubbery appendage that she or he can extend up to 10 feet and use to strike at foes with at +1 bonus to normal attack rolls. The arm ends in a taloned claw that rakes foes for 1d4 points of physical damage plus 1d4 points of unearthly magical cold damage (2d4 points total) on a successful attack. Undead creatures are unaffected by this chilling damage. Victims are allowed a saving throw vs. spell to take only half of the chilling damage. While his or her arm is transformed, the priest is unable to work spells involving somatic components.
4th Level
黑暗光環Dark Aura
(轉化Alteration,祈喚/塑能Invocation/Evocation)
領域Sphere:戰鬥Combat
距離Range:0
組件Components:言語V,姿勢S
持續時間Duration:1 輪/級round/level
施法時間Casting Time:7
影響區域Area of Effect:直徑20英尺/施法者等級的球體A sphere of 20 feet in diameter/level of caster
豁免檢定Saving Throw:特殊Special
這道法術創造了一團以施法者為中心的、黑暗而恐怖的球狀瘴氣。在這片可視的昏暗(但不能遮蔽視線的)區域裡,所有的邪惡陣營生物在攻擊和傷害骰上獲得+1加值,所有善良陣營生物在攻擊和傷害骰上遭受-1懲罰,而施法者自己則在攻擊和傷害骰上獲得+3加值。中立(在善良/邪惡方面)陣營生物不受法術影響。一旦施展,法術將跟隨施法者移動,且不需要專注來維持。(請注意,施法者被黑暗光環 授予的加值,對這位施法者施展的後續法術也生效。)
This spell creates a spherical miasma of gloom and menace centered on the caster. Within this area of visible (but not vision-clouding) dimness, all evil-aligned beings attack at a +1 bonus to their attack and damage rolls, all good-aligned creatures strike at a -1 penalty to their attack and damage rolls, and the caster is personally empowered to strike at a +3 bonus to his or her attack and damage rolls. Neutral-aligned beings (with respect to good and evil) are unaffected by this spell. Once cast, the spell moves with the caster and does not need to be concentrated on to be maintained. (Note that the caster receives the bonuses conferred by the dark aura whenever they are relevant in subsequent spells employed by the caster also.)
若 光環 內的善良陣營生物在有-2懲罰的對抗法術豁免檢定中成功,她/他將在當前輪免受 光環 的不利影響。善良生物每輪都需要進行豁免檢定,不論他/她在上一輪的豁免檢定中成功與否(在某輪中擺脫了這團雲霧的不利影響,並不意味着你可以在之後的所有輪都能克服它)。這道法術會用琥珀色(守序)、橙色 (中立)或鮮紅色(混亂)的靈光描繪出範圍內的所有善良陣營生物,靈光只會標識其陣營而不會對其造成傷害。黑暗靈光的球形場將延伸穿過牆體或類似的東西,並在任何時候都保持其球體形狀。
If a good-aligned creature within the aura succeeds ar a saving throw vs. spell at a -2 penalty, she or he escapes the detrimental effects of the aura for the current round. Good creatures may attempt this saving throw every round, whether or not they succeeded on a previous round. (Breaking free of the cloud's effects on one round does not mean one has overcome it for all later rounds.) The spell outlines all good-aligned beings within it in amber (lawful), orange (neutral), or scarlet (chaotic) auras that serve only to identify their alignment and do no harm. The spherical field of a dark aura extends through walls and the like, retaining its spherical shape at all times.
秘密頭骨Skull of Secrets
(祈喚/塑能Invocarion/Evocation)
領域Sphere:守衛Guardian
距離Range:5 碼/級yards/level
組件Components:言語V,姿勢S
持續時間Duration:變化Varies
施法時間Casting Time:7
影響區域Area of Effect:特殊Special
豁免檢定Saving Throw:無None
這道法術將創造一副拖着黑色火焰尾跡、漂浮着的骷髏頭的幻影。這具頭骨的雙眼中噴吐着火焰,但無論是它的眼睛、還是它的焰尾都是虛幻的,它們不能點燃或傷害任何東西。頭骨漂浮在一片20英尺直徑的球形區域內,以大約18 (A)的速度飄流。它可以被驅散魔法Dispel magic 毀滅,除此外沒什麼能接觸或傷害到它。
This spell creates the intangible image of a floating skull trailing black flames. The skull appears to have eyes of flame, but neither its eyes nor its tail of flames are real, and they cannot burn or harm anything. It floats within a 20-foot-diameter sphere, drifting about at MV 18 (A). Dispel magic destroys it, but it cannot otherwise be touched or harmed.
這副頭骨可以傳達一段22個單詞或更短的口訊(那不能是一段是段發出某道法術的咒語),並吐出一道真正的火舌。口訊是施法者在施展法術時說的。火焰則是道寬1英尺直徑、長度10英尺的魔法火焰圓錐體,火舌將對被噴到的生物造成3d4點傷害,並且真正點燃所有易燃物。
color= The skull delivers a verbal message of 22 words or fewer (color= which cannot be an incantation that launches a spell) and spits a tongue of real flame. The message to be spoken is spoken by the caster when the spell is cast. The flame is a cone of magical fire l-foot in diameter at its wide end and 10 feet in length, whose touch deals 3d4 points of damage to exposed flesh and readily ignites all flammables.
當施法時設定的複雜而具體的條件得到滿足時,頭骨將說出訊息,並激烈的「噴吐」出火焰;觸發條件的設置方式如同法師法術魔嘴術magic mouth 。說出訊息和噴出火焰的滿足條件可以設置成相同或完全不同。當這兩種行動都被執行後,頭骨的幻象將緩慢消失。
Both the message-speaking and the fiery 「breath」 occur when complex and specific conditions set during the casting are fulfilled; these trigger conditions are similar to those set up by wizards in the casting of magic mouth spells. The message and the flame can have the same or a quite different set of fulfillment conditions. When both actions are performed, the image of the skull slowly fades away.
這道法術經常被用來點燃火葬用的柴堆,或是被設置於灼燒神敵;它的形象被用來欺騙信徒們,讓他們誤以為希瑞克在某個事件中親自降臨。
This spell is usually employed to ignite funerary pyres and to set afire foes of the faith; its visible form serves to dupe the faithful into thinking that Cyric is personally manifest at an event.
7th Level
創造恐影守衛Create Direguard
(死靈Necromancy)
領域Sphere:死靈Necromantic
距離Range:接觸Touch
組件Components:言語V,姿勢S,材料M
持續時間Duration:特殊Special
施法時間Casting Time:1 輪round
影響區域Area of Effect:1 具骷髏的軀體skeletal body
豁免檢定Saving Throw:無None
這道法術將把一具中型或更小的無生命骨架變為一隻恐影守衛,那是一種眼窩中燃燒着紅色火焰、穿着黑色、陰影般、半透明的防具的骷髏人形。(恐影守衛的信息詳見《被遺忘的國度戰役設定集Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting》中的《怪物綱要Monstrous Compendium》表格。)恐影守衛在被創建的隨後的本輪就能夠使用它的能力,並且不需要專門命令去攻擊。
The casting of this spell transforms one inanimate skeleton of size M or smaller into a direguard, a skeletal figure with red flames in its eye sockets, wearing black, shadowy, semitransparent armor. (For information on direguards, see the Monstrous Compendium sheets included in the revised Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting.) The direguard is capable of using its abilities the round following creation and needs no special commands to attack.
這道法術的材料成分是這位祭司的聖徽(它不會在施法過程中被消耗掉),以及至少20滴任意種類真龍的血。
The marerial components of this spell are the holy symbol of the priest, which is not consumed in the casting of the spell, and at least 20 drops of the blood of any sort of true dragon.
5eFR<Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide.p027>希瑞克Cyric
希瑞克Cyric,謊言之神god of lies 混亂邪惡CE 詭計Trickery 在深紫色或黑色的旭日上,一顆無頜白色骷髏頭White jawless skull on black or purple sunburst
希瑞克CYRIC
謊言王子The Prince of Lies,暗日the Dark Sun

對希瑞克的崇拜直接源自於他擢升為神的故事。希瑞克曾是 動盪之年Time of Troubles 期間的一個凡人,也是結束這個混亂時期的關鍵角色,同時也是個自私的叛徒和殺人犯。在成神之後,希瑞克繼續進行着各種欺詐與謀殺——其中最著名的傳說是,希瑞克謀殺了 密斯特拉Mystra,並造成了一個世紀前的 奧法之劫the Spellplague。
The worship of Cyric derives directly from the story of his ascension to godhood. Cyric was a mortal during the Time of Troubles and the key to how that chaotic period resolved, but he was also a selfish traitor and a murderer. When he became a god, Cyric continued to work various plots of deceit and murder- the most famous of which is that, according to legend, Cyric murdered Mystra and thus caused the Spellplague over a century ago.
不崇拜希瑞克的人將他看作為瘋狂、紛爭與欺詐之神,信奉他的祭司們認為這是些異端邪說——他們的謊言王子Prince of Lies 絕非扭曲的瘋神,而是黑暗中的主宰,他的存在宣告着:人與人之間的羈絆終將腐朽、並且無可避免地走向分崩離析。
Those who don't worship Cyric see him as a god of madness, strife, and deceit, although his priests consider such claims to be heresy. Their Prince of Lies isn't a twisted madman, but a god of dark majesty who proves that, ultimately, all bonds between folk corrupt and wither away.
希瑞克的教團公開運作於 安姆Amn,那裡的公民野心勃勃、自力更生、奉行「買方注意buyer beware」的信條。將希瑞克奉為自己守護神的多半是虐待狂、騙子、弄權成癮者,或是其他更惡劣的人。另一些人則在想做壞事但是不想讓別人發現時,向希瑞克祈禱。
Cyric's church works openly in Amn, where the citizens espouse the principles of ambition, self-reliance, and "buyer beware." Those who take Cyric as their patron tend to be sadists, con artists, power-mad connivers, and worse. Other folk pray to Cyric when they want to do wrong but don't want others to find out about it.
「暗日」,希瑞克最早的綽號之一,它已經成為了 諸國度the Realms 中「衝突」的代名詞。「暗日已從這座宮殿中升起」可能是作為一個口頭警告,告誡在某個貴族家族中,陰謀和內訌已經失控;若某對夫妻的關係「有暗日之光從窗戶照了進來」,他們最好意識到自己應該向他人尋求建議。
"The Dark Sun," originally one of Cyric's epithets, has become a metaphor for strife in the Realms. "A Dark Sun has risen o'er this court" might be spoken as a warning that intrigues and infighting have gotten out of hand in a noble household; and married couples know to seek advice from others if "a Dark Sun shines through the window" in their relationship.