up:: [[Gods]] > [!quote] Dungeon Master's Guide 2024 p. 363 > "*Vecna* (*VECK-nah*) had humble beginnings in the [[Greyhawk]] setting, where and order of [[Wizard]]s used him as a [[Bootblack]] and [[Unsorted/Scribe]]. He studied magic in secret until he amassed enough power to slaughter the order, and the he turned his efforts toward scribing the [[Book of Vile Darkness]]. Armed with that dread tome, he forged a kingdom to rule, with the vampire [[Kas]] as his lieutenant. But [[Kas]] betrayed and killed him, leaving only one hand and one eye intact ([[The Eye of Vecna]], [[The Hand of Vecna]])" > >"*Vecna*'s evil will was so great that he persisted beyond death and eventually became a [[Gods|Demigod]] of secrets and evil magic. His ambition drives him to pursue greater divine power across the [[Multiverse]]." ## Images ![[Vecna.webp|center]]