person or imprisoned being

Garadul

Summary

Garadul, previously recorded as Garadwal or Guardwel and known as the Terror of the Sands, is one of Attabre’s Sphinx children and Bynx’s brothers. He was a Sphinx protector of the Dunnen People, corrupted when he consumed a void elemental, and imprisoned in one of the eight dome prisons.

Known Details

Tales describe him as the Terror of the Sands, nightmare of the darkness, and a being that would consume souls.
Garadul was a Sphinx protector of the Dunnen People before his corruption.
He was corrupted when he consumed a void elemental.
He was imprisoned in one of the eight dome prisons.
Early Everchard horror connected him to a sphinx that learned dark magic and experimented on itself.
Brutor Ruby Eye called him the only void they could find, one of eight whose escape would weaken the Barrier, and someone the wizards agreed needed containment.
Elementals later described Garadul as their master and said he was associated with sand, earth, and fire.
He was said to have been buried north of Aegis-on-Sands and imprisoned in the Prison of the Sands.
Wrath/Kolin was asked to search for Garadul at Black Scale.
Cardonal’s laboratory lore says Garadul was leader or protector of the Dunnen people, consumed a void lieutenant or void elemental, slaughtered the rest of the Dunnen people after his corruption, and was locked up after the event.
The dragon crash into Grand Towers was said to have weakened the prisons enough for Garadul to escape.
Infestus appeared in a dream sending Garadul through a portal with a coin; another dream showed abnormal dragons near Garadul’s prison and a void voice asking where is he I know you know.
Garadul moved through Blackscale, returned to the dome, and attacked Baytail Accord before teleporting away.
Dunensend lore says Excellence protected the vultures after Garadul failed, while Goliaths once asked Excellence for help trapping his brother.
Day 36 says Garadul ate Pride, leaving The Guilt unconscious and triggering Pride’s attempted disabling of systems before consumption.
Grand Towers orb lore says Garadul was locked downstairs, heard a chair-guy through his greater gravel children, and walked into Browning’s trap.
Geldrin offered Garadul to the pale skull-throne woman in exchange for dispelling dragon magic from Soot.
At Coalmont Falls, an automaton introduced himself as Garadul before activating recall protocol.
Day 42 Ashkellon lore preserved Benu / Garadul / goat-headed sphinx imagery, a hidden feather relic, and a book identifying Benu, Garadul, and Trixus as the last three of Attabre’s children walking on earth.
Trixus, Benu, and Garadul are Bynx’s brothers.
The same book says Garadul looked after the Dumnens and enjoyed gifts, while Igraine gave the protectors gifts to heal their people.
On Day 43, Garadul spoke through the feather, claimed the Barrier was his, said Mother had been a useful ally, called someone the betrayer or daughter, said only one more remained perhaps Anroch or the Grab [unclear], and asked where his brother was.
Garadul appeared in Ashkellon for the sphinx-family reunion, refused to lay down weapons, killed Eliana, fought Benu, and was banished at 5:00.
On Day 46, Morgana’s attempt to reincarnate Metatous’s incomplete spirit instead formed an elven male body with greenish hair and divine energy, who identified himself as Garadul.
This reincarnated Garadul initially did not recognise the party and last remembered the desert and his people before the Dome existed; the party temporarily called him Groot.
Morgana suspected much of Garadul had been in the vulture body, and Emeraldus was wondered to be one of his children.
Garadul sensed spirits protecting the basement and helped by removing Morgana’s Feeble Mind.
After Invar restored Garadul from Feeble Mind, Garadul remembered everything, said he needed to find his brothers, and teleported away.
Day 47 Hartwall lab images showed a silver-haired sphynx / Garadul portrait, Grand Towers memory scenes with a toy figure of Attabre that Bynx identified as his father, and diary entries saying Argentum wanted to help Garadul fight elementals.
Later Day 47 diary notes debated the proper word for captives or prisoners and wanted an alternative term for Garadul, while preserving uncertainty about whether the original intentions remained good.
On Day 56, Garadul was found behind a Barrier with Trixus, Benu, and Bynx in a Grand Towers control-room side area. He was clearer, said he would repay his misdeeds by helping the party, and asked that the dome be brought down now for different reasons.
Garadul’s father trusted the party after they brought the children together, but said the choice was the party’s. Day 56 also tied Hartwall to the downfall and said Argentum died.

Timeline

day-01: Garadul is named after Malcolm Donovan is found magically altered.
day-06: Musher refers to a master and pact context connected to Garadul.
day-14: Elementals describe Garadul as their master and connect him to elemental imprisonment.
day-15: Brutor’s lore frames Garadul as a void prisoner whose escape weakens the Barrier.
day-21: Cold dreams, void language, and white dragonscale clues may connect back to Garadul.
day-23: The desert laboratory identifies many Garadul variants, his Dunnen people history, void elemental connection, prison network, and possible escape mechanism.
day-25: Rimewatch warnings describe dragons plotting to breathe the Terror of the Sands out of her prison.
day-26: Dreams and Baytail Accord events show Infestus, Blackscale, abnormal dragons, and Garadul moving actively.
day-29: Excellence says he protected the vultures after Garadul failed, and his brother was apparently looking for him.
day-36: Garadul is tied to Pride’s consumption, Browning’s Grand Towers trap, Geldrin’s skull-throne bargain, and the Garadul automaton variant.
day-42: Ashkellon records connect Garadul to Benu, Trixus, Attabre’s children, the Dumnens, and the hidden feather relic.
day-43: Garadul’s feather conversation and Ashkellon family reunion culminate in his banishment after fighting Benu.
day-46: Garadul is unexpectedly reincarnated from an incomplete vulture-man soul, helps in the old mage school, remembers everything after restoration, and teleports away to find his brothers.
day-47: Hartwall lab records and memory rooms add Garadul-family clues, including Argentum’s aid, elemental fights, and Bynx identifying Attabre as his father.
day-56: Garadul is found with Trixus, Benu, and Bynx behind a Grand Towers Barrier and urges the party toward bringing the dome down.

Open Questions

Has he escaped, partially escaped, or only influenced agents from prison?
Is Excellence’s brother the same figure as Garadul, and why did Goliaths ask Excellence to trap him?
What did Garadul mean by the betrayer or daughter sitting among the party, and by only one more remaining?
Was Day 46 Garadul a restored whole person, a partial soul from Metatous’s body, or another divided form?
Was the undead sphinx reported near the Hartwall artifact lead connected to Trixus, Benu, Garadul, Bynx, or another sibling?
Why does Garadul now want the dome brought down, and how does that differ from his earlier motives?
Which father trusted the party after the children reunited, and what does his trust permit?

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