Vestiges of Divergence

Vestiges of Divergence are said to be the remaining pieces of Divine power trapped with mortals behind the Divine Gate. Almost all of them were used in the Calamity and most are believed to have been created by the gods for their champions in that time. Though, some are said to have pre-dated that. The most famous Vestiges are known through History.

In the Scattered War of Tal’Dorei, King Neminar Drassig made a pact with a dark devil, Barophael, and was granted a Vestige, the greatsword Soul Devourer, in his duel with Zan Tal’Dorei. It was lost when Neminar fell in the Verdant Expanse. Other Vestiges have been found more recently by the legendary heroes of Tal’Dorei Vox Machina, used in their battles with the Dragon tyrants, The Chroma Conclave, and then their battle with the would be god, Vecna.

Limited knowledge is shared about the Vestiges, as heroes and collectors often want them for themselves. In 832, the Cobalt Soul was alerted to the discovery of a plated glass that was said to be a vestige of Moradin designed to locate Vestiges in the world. However, the expedition in 834 to retrieve it was lost; their ship was last heard from West of Bisaft Isle.

Due to their great power, Vestiges have been used to keep dark evils at bay, with some ancient records listing them as burial markers or built into ancient temples in order to trap a monster beyond the veil. The removal of these vestiges would likely release whatever threat was bound by them, though there has been no known modern instance of this.

The two claimed Vestiges known are the Vermillion Key, owned by a creature known as “Lord of the Mists” in the feywild. The other is the Moonshadow Spire, a whitewood staff topped with a large ruby red stone, used by the great Cleric Omaharon of Vasselheim, before she was ambushed and killed by the great black dragon Yseon on his tear through Issylria in 762. The great troupe known as the Scale Cleavers attempted to strike down Yseon but were not heard from after entering the swamps of Far Hharom. (Recorded by Damon Erstvane)