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Vecna

Vecna (/ˈvɛk.nɑː/ VEK-nah) is a fictional character appearing in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Vecna has been named one of the greatest villains in the Dungeons & Dragons franchise.

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Alignment
Neutral Evil
Created by
Brian Blume
First appearance
Eldritch Wizardry (1976)
Gender
Male
Home
Prime Material (Oerth)
Portfolio
Destructive and Evil Secrets, Magic, Hidden Knowledge, Intrigue

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Vecna

Nodes104
Edges103
Triples409
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019231
Components1

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Vecna

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related to Further reading · 54
Vecna → Ancient History, Anne, Arcane Lore, Book, Brown, Bruce, Campaign, Campaign Classics, Carl, Carl Sargent, Chris Pramas, Coast, Conforti, Cook, Covers, Deities, Douglas, Dragon, Erik, Greyhawk
related to In other media · 42
Vecna → Adventures, Andy Serkis, Book, Briarwoods, Chaotic Quest, Coast, Critical Role's, Daylight, Dead, Demogorgon, Dragons DLC, Dungeons, Eye, Forgotten Realms, Hand, He, Henry Creel, Icons, In, In RuneScape
related to Other artifacts · 32
Vecna → Book, Die Vecna Die, Dragon Magazine, Edition, First Digit, Foot, Fragments, Heart, Incisors, It, Kas, Last Digit, Left Ear, Molar, Open Grave, Osterneth, Right Eye, Scalp, Second Digit, Shared Secrets
related to 2nd edition · 29
Vecna → According, Advanced Dungeons, After, Artifacts, At, Book, Coast, Die Vecna Die, Domains, Dragons, Dread, Dungeon Master's Guide, Eye, Greyhawk, Hand, However, In, Iuz, Planescape, Ravenloft
related to 5th edition · 29
Vecna → Additionally, Arcana Cleric Domain, Arkhan, Baldur's Gate, Betrayer God, Critical Role, Dawn War Pantheon, Descent Into Avernus, Dragons, Dungeons, Edition, Edition Dungeon Master's Guide, Exandria, Explorer's Guide, Further, God, Greyhawk, He, However, In
related to Fictional relationships · 25
Vecna → Acererak, Among, Among Vecna's, Bronze Lich, Circle, Edition, Eight, He, In, Ioun, Iuz, Kas, Lady, Old Faith, Open Grave, Orcus, Osterneth, Pain, Pholtus, Raven Queen
related to 3rd and 3.5 edition · 23
Vecna → CBR, Coast, Complete Divine, Core Beliefs, Deities, Demigods, Dragon, Dragons, Dragons Third Edition, Dungeons, Greyhawk, His, Lawful Evil, Lesser, Libris Mortis, Living Greyhawk Gazetteer, Matthew Attanasio, Neutral Evil, On, Player's Handbook
related to Hand and Eye of Vecna · 22
Vecna → Arkhan, Critical Role, Descent Into Avernus, Eldritch Wizardry, Eye, Hand, He, In Baldur's Gate, Joe Manganiello's, Mordicai Knode, More, Scott Baird, Screen Rant, The, These, They, Tiamat, To, Tor, Vecna's
related to Head of Vecna · 22
Vecna → After, Also, Dragons, Dungeons, Eye, Fall-From-Grace, Grace, Hand, Head, I'm, In, It's, Mark Steuer, Me, Morte, One, Planescape, That, The, The Head
related to Reception · 21
Vecna → Alex Lucard, Circle, Die, Die Vecna, Diehard GameFAN, Dragons, Dungeons, Eight, Greyhawk, In, Kron Hills, Lucard, Most Powerful Villains, On, Players, Ranked, Screen Rant's, Second Edition Universe, The, Third Edition

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
VecnaAlignmentNeutral Evil1.00infobox
VecnaCreated byBrian Blume1.00infobox
VecnaFirst appearanceEldritch Wizardry (1976)1.00infobox
VecnaGenderMale1.00infobox
VecnaHomePrime Material (Oerth)1.00infobox
VecnaPortfolioDestructive and Evil Secrets, Magic, Hidden Knowledge, Intrigue1.00infobox
VecnaPower levelGreater1.00infobox
VecnaRaceDeity1.00infobox
VecnaTitle(s)The Arch-Lich, the Chained God, the Maimed God, Master of the Spider Throne, the Whispered One, the Dying King, the Lord of the Rotted Tower, the Undying King1.00infobox
Vecnais aBetrayer God also known as the Whispered One0.90text
Vecnais amain villain of the adventure module Vecna0.90text
Vecnais arare item dropped by a greater glabrezu.The Head of Vecna made a canonical appearance in the AD0.90text
Vecnais alich named Mauthereign0.90text
Vecnais avery useful artifact0.90text

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