![[Alu Kahn Sang.png|400]] **Quasielemental Warlord, High General of Dust** **Alignment:** Chaotic Evil **Home Plane:** Quasielemental Plane of Dust **Classification:** Quasielemental, Primordial Power **Also Known As:** The Wind of Destruction, the High General ### Overview Alu Kahn Sang, the Wind of Destruction, is an ancient and immensely dangerous elemental being associated with the destruction and disintegration of matter. As the High General of Dust, Alu Kahn Sang commands a formidable legion of dust quasielementals and spreads devastation throughout the Quasielemental Plane of Dust. Unlike the greater elemental princes, whose ambitions frequently involve conquest, territorial supremacy, or the acquisition of divine power, Alu Kahn Sang is driven primarily by an insatiable desire for violence and destruction. Alu Kahn Sang is among the most powerful known inhabitants of the Plane of Dust, a realm where elemental earth is broken down through the influence of Negative Energy. The warlord has succeeded in assembling a substantial force of dust quasielementals, creatures ordinarily too violent and disorganised to maintain large alliances. Under the High General's leadership, these destructive beings have become a considerable threat to the inhabitants of neighbouring elemental realms. The nature of Alu Kahn Sang has been the subject of differing accounts among planar scholars. Some identify the High General as an exceptionally powerful dust quasielemental whose authority approaches that of an archomental. Other traditions describe Alu Kahn Sang as a primordial being of immeasurable power, manifesting as an enormous storm of abrasive dust and violent winds. Although these descriptions differ considerably in the scale of the entity's power, they agree upon its destructive disposition and its extraordinary command over dust. In the latter accounts, the Wind of Destruction manifests as a colossal storm extending across distances comparable to an entire continent. Its enormous clouds of dust and flying grit are accompanied by shrieking winds powerful enough to strip flesh from bone within moments. The storm is not merely an atmospheric disturbance but the living manifestation of Alu Kahn Sang itself, possessed of consciousness and an overwhelming hunger for destruction. Alu Kahn Sang possesses little interest in the preservation of life, the development of civilisations, or the accumulation of treasures. The High General's followers are united by a desire to destroy rather than by promises of wealth, protection, or political advancement. This distinguishes the warlord from many other elemental rulers, whose ambitions are often sustained through the expectation of greater power or dominion. Although regarded as a potential archomental, Alu Kahn Sang has not been universally acknowledged as one of the principal Princes of Elemental Evil. The High General's position rests upon the exceptional strength of its elemental nature and its ability to command a legion of destructive quasielementals. ### Domain and Influence Alu Kahn Sang originates from the Quasielemental Plane of Dust, a vast and desolate realm formed where the Elemental Plane of Earth meets the Negative Energy Plane. This region of the Inner Planes is characterised by an endless expanse of drifting particles, weak atmospheric currents, and the gradual disintegration of all matter exposed to its destructive influence. Unlike the Elemental Plane of Earth, whose substance consists largely of solid rock, the Plane of Dust possesses a tenuous atmosphere filled with tiny fragments of decaying material. The influence of Negative Energy causes both living and inanimate matter to deteriorate, gradually reducing substances to dust before their eventual destruction. The plane is almost entirely dark, possessing no natural source of illumination. Its atmosphere is too thin to sustain ordinary breathing, and natural flames cannot burn reliably within it. Travellers who enter without appropriate magical protection face danger from suffocation, disintegration, and the hostile creatures native to the realm. The destructive influence of Dust extends throughout the plane. Matter carried into its depths steadily deteriorates, while even powerful structures eventually succumb unless protected by exceptional magic. As a consequence, permanent settlements are extraordinarily rare, and most of the plane's inhabitants wander through its immense expanses rather than establish conventional communities. Dust quasielementals are among its most numerous inhabitants. These creatures normally travel in small bands, attacking anything they encounter and taking pleasure in the destruction of living beings and physical objects. Their violent dispositions ordinarily prevent the formation of large communities or organised armies. Alu Kahn Sang represents a significant exception to this behaviour. Through extraordinary determination and destructive authority, the High General has united a legion of dust quasielementals beneath a common purpose. This achievement has established Alu Kahn Sang as one of the most prominent powers within the plane, surpassing numerous lesser warlords whose influence depends solely upon physical strength. The High General's forces are not confined to a single fortified settlement. Their destructive campaigns carry them through the shifting regions of Dust and into territories inhabited by creatures who might otherwise remain beyond their reach. Among the most important regions associated with the Plane of Dust are: - **The Tumbling Rocks:** Near the boundary with the Elemental Plane of Earth, dust becomes increasingly dense until fragments of solid stone begin to form. Enormous masses of rock collide within this region, breaking apart under the combined effects of physical impact and elemental deterioration. - **The Wasting Place:** Where Dust approaches the Quasielemental Plane of Ash, drifting particles merge with clouds of extinguished elemental matter. The resulting environment is especially dangerous because of the combined effects of abrasive dust and the heat-draining properties of ash. - **The Consumption:** Along the boundary between Dust and the Quasielemental Plane of Salt lies a region where the remaining moisture within substances is transformed into crystalline particles. Living creatures entering this territory face the danger of having their bodily fluids reduced to dry granules. - **The Storm of Annihilation:** At the boundary with the Negative Energy Plane, violent currents carry particles infused with destructive elemental power. Matter entering these storms may be torn apart or violently disintegrated as the forces of Dust and Negative Energy interact. These regions are natural features of the plane rather than territories established by Alu Kahn Sang. Their dangers nevertheless provide a formidable environment for the High General's campaigns, particularly against creatures unable to survive the destructive conditions of Dust. The plane also contains Citadel Alluvius, a great fortress maintained by the Doomguard. The citadel stands upon a slowly rotating disc of elemental earth and is protected by powerful magical barriers that prevent the surrounding dust from consuming it. The Doomguard's presence demonstrates that even a realm devoted to deterioration can contain protected settlements. The fortress is not known to belong to Alu Kahn Sang, nor has the High General been established as its ruler. Although Alu Kahn Sang possesses considerable authority over dust quasielementals, the entire plane is not subject to a single government. Other inhabitants include dust mephits, dune stalkers, sandlings, sandmen, dust wolves, and various creatures that have entered from neighbouring elemental realms. Many of these beings are hostile toward dust quasielementals and attempt to avoid or destroy them whenever possible. Some have established their own settlements and defensive territories to protect themselves from the destructive bands roaming the plane. Alu Kahn Sang's position is therefore maintained through the legion under the High General's command rather than through undisputed sovereignty over every inhabitant of Dust. ### Symbols and Icons No established personal symbol has been reliably identified for Alu Kahn Sang. The entity is primarily recognised through the titles High General and Wind of Destruction, both associated with its command over dust quasielementals and its appetite for devastation. Although dust storms, spiralling winds, and clouds of abrasive particles are closely associated with its elemental nature, no particular emblem has been established as an official symbol of its authority. ### Followers and Servants Alu Kahn Sang commands a substantial legion of dust quasielementals, creatures whose very nature reflects the disintegration and destruction associated with their home plane. These beings are among the most dangerous inhabitants of Dust, and their tendency toward indiscriminate violence makes them feared by many other elemental creatures. Ordinary dust quasielementals rarely form groups larger than small bands. Their desire to destroy often brings them into conflict with one another, preventing the development of stable alliances or organised societies. Alu Kahn Sang has overcome this natural disorganisation sufficiently to gather a legion beneath its command. Rather than uniting these creatures through an elaborate political philosophy, the High General appeals directly to their desire for violence and destruction. This common purpose provides the foundation of their allegiance. Dust quasielementals that ordinarily fight without coordination have found sufficient motivation in the High General's campaigns to remain part of a larger destructive force. The army's existence has made Alu Kahn Sang particularly dangerous to neighbouring elemental realms. Its followers can conduct raids against populations that would ordinarily face only isolated bands of dust quasielementals. Accounts describing Alu Kahn Sang as a primordial power also identify servants drawn from elemental creatures beyond Dust. In these traditions, the Wind of Destruction attracts beings associated with both air and earth, encouraging them to participate in its violent campaigns. Such service offers little assurance of survival. Alu Kahn Sang is known to destroy followers who displease it, demonstrating that allegiance to the High General provides no reliable protection against its destructive impulses. Despite the existence of these armies, no universally established religious hierarchy is known to serve Alu Kahn Sang. Its followers are united by their appetite for violence rather than by a documented system of temples, priestly offices, or ceremonial obligations. Mortals seeking elemental power have also been drawn toward the Wind of Destruction, although no extensive organised mortal cult has been established in the surviving accounts. ### Powers and Abilities Alu Kahn Sang possesses extraordinary destructive elemental power. The precise scale of its abilities differs between accounts, but its association with dust, violent winds, and the destruction of matter is firmly established. As a powerful dust quasielemental, Alu Kahn Sang shares the destructive nature of creatures formed from elemental earth influenced by Negative Energy. More expansive accounts describe the High General as a primordial storm whose immense size and power far surpass those of ordinary quasielementals. - **Elemental Dust Form:** Alu Kahn Sang possesses a supernatural nature associated with dust and the disintegration of matter. Accounts describing its primordial manifestation portray an immense storm of airborne particles rather than a conventional solid body. - **The Wind of Destruction:** In its colossal storm manifestation, Alu Kahn Sang generates violent winds carrying abrasive dust and flying grit. These currents are powerful enough to strip flesh from living creatures and tear apart exposed material. - **Destructive Winds:** The High General's storm is capable of overwhelming creatures through the combined force of moving air and abrasive particles. The danger arises not only from the strength of the winds but also from the destructive material carried within them. - **Command Over Dust Quasielementals:** Alu Kahn Sang possesses sufficient authority to gather and direct an entire legion of dust quasielementals. This power is especially significant because such creatures ordinarily resist prolonged organisation and cooperation. - **Influence Over Air and Earth:** Ancient accounts of Alu Kahn Sang as a primordial identify mastery over the elemental powers of air and earth. These forces combine within its destructive storm, producing immense clouds of dust and violent atmospheric disturbances. - **Shardstorm Manifestations:** Alu Kahn Sang can communicate through shardstorm vortexes, allowing the entity to address other beings without appearing in a conventional humanoid form. These manifestations provide one of the few established means through which mortals may receive communication from the Wind of Destruction. - **Primordial Scale:** Accounts of the Wind of Destruction describe a storm comparable in size to a continent. Its extraordinary dimensions distinguish Alu Kahn Sang from ordinary dust quasielementals and establish it as a force capable of threatening vast regions. - **Destruction of Material Objects:** The abrasive forces associated with Alu Kahn Sang can reduce solid matter to fragments and dust. Its destructive nature is particularly dangerous when combined with the natural disintegrating properties of the Plane of Dust. - **Elemental Influence:** Alu Kahn Sang can attract elemental creatures to its cause, including beings that seek greater power through association with primordial forces. Their service remains dangerous because the High General destroys those who fail to satisfy its demands. Alu Kahn Sang's powers are formidable, but the High General is not beyond opposition. Accounts of the ancient Dawn War describe the entity being driven back by the combined efforts of Khala and Kord, demonstrating that sufficiently powerful divine beings can resist its destructive might. No universally established account details a complete catalogue of individual spells, magical immunities, or combat techniques for Alu Kahn Sang. Its most clearly documented abilities remain its devastating storm manifestation and command over elemental followers. ### Treatment of Followers and Allies Alu Kahn Sang possesses little concern for the survival or welfare of the creatures that serve it. Its followers are valuable primarily because they contribute to the destruction sought by the High General. Unlike elemental rulers who maintain their armies through rewards, political alliances, or territorial promises, Alu Kahn Sang appeals to the violent nature of dust quasielementals. These creatures desire destruction for its own sake, making them naturally receptive to a leader who offers opportunities for widespread carnage. The High General has little interest in providing security or creating a stable civilisation for its followers. Its campaigns are directed toward the destruction of other creatures and their possessions, rather than the establishment of lasting communities. Accounts of its primordial manifestation describe an even more dangerous relationship with its servants. Elemental beings may be attracted to its power, but their continued survival depends upon avoiding the High General's displeasure. Alu Kahn Sang has been known to destroy followers who fail to satisfy its demands. Such actions reinforce the danger of serving a being whose principal motivation is violence rather than loyalty or mutual benefit. Its treatment of mortals is similarly indifferent. The Wind of Destruction possesses little interest in mortal concerns, whether they involve political struggles, religious devotion, or the preservation of individual lives. Mortals who seek the power of Dust may nevertheless attempt to establish contact with Alu Kahn Sang. Such individuals are drawn toward the destructive elemental forces under its control, although their ambitions offer no assurance that the High General will tolerate their presence. The relationship between Alu Kahn Sang and its servants is therefore characterised by shared violence rather than affection, honour, or dependable obligation. ### Relationships and Enemies Alu Kahn Sang's principal opposition comes from powers seeking to protect creatures and territories threatened by the destructive forces of Dust. **Sunnis, Princess of Good Earth Creatures** Among the known enemies of Alu Kahn Sang is Sunnis, the Princess of Good Earth Creatures. Sunnis has confronted the High General when its armies have launched destructive raids against earth elementals. Her concern for the protection of benevolent elemental beings places her in direct opposition to Alu Kahn Sang's campaigns. Their conflict reflects the fundamental difference between their purposes. Sunnis seeks to protect the inhabitants of elemental earth, while Alu Kahn Sang commands creatures whose principal desire is the destruction of matter and living beings. Although the two have opposed one another, Alu Kahn Sang is not established as Sunnis's principal elemental rival. That distinction belongs to Ogrémoch, the Prince of Evil Earth Creatures. **Khala and Kord** Ancient accounts of the Dawn War describe a confrontation between Alu Kahn Sang and the divine powers Khala and Kord. During the conflict between gods and primordials, Alu Kahn Sang attempted to carry its destruction into the Astral Sea. The Wind of Destruction broke through the gates of the heavens and threatened to overwhelm the divine realms with its vast storm. Khala and her son Kord combined their strength to resist the primordial. Their intervention drove Alu Kahn Sang back into the Elemental Chaos, preventing the storm from continuing its advance through the Astral Sea. This confrontation is among the most significant known events in the history of the Wind of Destruction. **The Gods of the Astral Sea** Following the Dawn War, Alu Kahn Sang retained its hatred of the gods who had prevented its advance. Although the High General survived the conflict, the divine victory denied it the opportunity to continue devastating the Astral Sea. Accounts of its subsequent activities describe a continuing desire for vengeance against the gods. The Wind of Destruction remains a danger to divine and elemental powers, particularly those whose territories or followers come within reach of its destructive campaigns. ### Myths and Legends Alu Kahn Sang's history is preserved in accounts of the Quasielemental Plane of Dust and the ancient wars involving the primordial powers. These traditions differ in their descriptions of the High General's nature and strength, although they consistently identify destruction as its defining characteristic. - **The Rise of the High General:** The dust quasielementals ordinarily exist in small, violent bands without enduring political unity. Alu Kahn Sang distinguished itself from the lesser warlords of Dust by assembling a legion of these creatures beneath its command. This achievement established the title High General and made the entity one of the most dangerous inhabitants of the plane. - **The Wind of Destruction:** Alu Kahn Sang is also known as the Wind of Destruction, a title associated with its power over violent dust storms. Some accounts describe the entity as an extraordinarily powerful quasielemental warlord, while others portray a vast primordial storm whose dimensions rival those of a continent. - **The Primordial Storm:** According to ancient accounts of the Elemental Chaos, Alu Kahn Sang manifests as an immense storm composed of shrieking winds and flying grit. Its passage is capable of devastating living creatures and reducing exposed matter to fragments. The storm is a conscious elemental entity rather than an ordinary natural phenomenon. - **The Dawn War:** During the ancient struggle between gods and primordials, Alu Kahn Sang remained an extraordinarily destructive force. Its involvement was not characterised by careful military strategy, but by violent and uncontrolled attempts to devastate the domains of its enemies. - **The Assault upon the Heavens:** Alu Kahn Sang broke through the gates of the heavens in an attempt to carry its destructive storm into the Astral Sea. Its immense power threatened to spread devastation throughout the divine realms, forcing powerful gods to intervene. - **The Intervention of Khala and Kord:** Khala and her son Kord confronted the Wind of Destruction and combined their strength to drive it back into the Elemental Chaos. Their victory prevented further destruction within the Astral Sea, although Alu Kahn Sang survived the encounter. - **The Survival of the Wind of Destruction:** Alu Kahn Sang escaped the fate suffered by many primordials during the Dawn War. Although defeated and driven back, the entity remained free after the gods emerged victorious. Its survival was not attributed to careful planning, for its destructive fury had carried it into danger without regard for the consequences. - **The Hatred of the Gods:** Following its defeat, Alu Kahn Sang retained a desire for vengeance against the divine powers. The Wind of Destruction continued gathering elemental servants, although its attention remained focused primarily upon violence rather than the careful organisation of another great war. - **The Conflict with Sunnis:** Alu Kahn Sang has launched destructive raids against earth elementals, bringing its armies into conflict with Sunnis. The Princess of Good Earth has opposed these attacks in defence of the creatures under her protection. - **The Destructive Legion:** The most enduring achievement associated with the High General is the creation of a substantial army from the normally disorganised dust quasielementals. Their allegiance is maintained through a shared desire for violence, allowing Alu Kahn Sang to command forces that would ordinarily remain divided into small, hostile bands. - **The Voice within the Shardstorm:** Certain traditions describe Alu Kahn Sang communicating through shardstorm vortexes. These manifestations allow the Wind of Destruction to address other beings without adopting a conventional humanoid appearance. Such communication remains dangerous because the entity has little interest in the concerns or survival of mortals. ### Encounters with Alu Kahn Sang's Influence Alu Kahn Sang's influence is most strongly encountered within the Quasielemental Plane of Dust and among the destructive elemental creatures that acknowledge the High General's authority. The dangers of its realm are considerable even without its direct intervention. - **The Legion of Dust:** Alu Kahn Sang commands a substantial force of dust quasielementals united by their desire for destruction. These creatures conduct violent raids and threaten other inhabitants of the Inner Planes, particularly those unable to withstand their disintegrating nature. - **The Borders of Elemental Earth:** Dust quasielementals may be encountered near the boundary between Dust and Earth, where solid stone gradually breaks apart into drifting particles. Their destructive activities bring them into conflict with earth elementals and the servants of Sunnis. - **The Tumbling Rocks:** This dangerous border region contains immense masses of stone that collide and disintegrate. Travellers entering the area must contend with both the destructive environment and the possibility of encountering hostile dust quasielementals. - **The Wasting Place:** Where Dust and Ash merge, the surrounding environment combines abrasive particles with the heat-draining properties of extinguished elemental matter. These conditions make survival exceptionally difficult for creatures not naturally adapted to the region. - **The Storm of Annihilation:** At the boundary with Negative Energy, powerful storms tear apart matter and threaten to destroy creatures entering their currents. Although these storms are a natural feature of the plane rather than creations specifically attributed to Alu Kahn Sang, they reflect the destructive forces associated with the High General's nature. - **The Wandering Quasielementals:** Many dust quasielementals continue to travel in small independent bands rather than serve within the High General's legion. Their attacks remain a constant danger to travellers and demonstrate the violent nature of the creatures over which Alu Kahn Sang has established partial authority. - **The Doomguard of Citadel Alluvius:** The Doomguard maintain a heavily protected fortress within the Plane of Dust. Their interest in entropy and destruction has drawn them to this dangerous realm, although no established alliance places the citadel under Alu Kahn Sang's authority. - **The Servants of Sunnis:** Earth elementals protected by Sunnis have been threatened by raids conducted by Alu Kahn Sang's forces. Such attacks may bring the High General's followers into direct confrontation with benevolent elemental guardians. - **Shardstorm Vortexes:** Powerful storms associated with Alu Kahn Sang may serve as manifestations through which the entity communicates. Such encounters provide one of the few known means of contact with the Wind of Destruction, although its destructive disposition makes any attempt at communication dangerous. - **The Primordial Storm:** Accounts of Alu Kahn Sang's immense manifestation describe a destructive storm large enough to threaten entire regions. Its passage is accompanied by violent winds and abrasive dust capable of stripping flesh from bone, making direct confrontation with the entity extraordinarily dangerous. ### Conclusion Alu Kahn Sang is one of the most dangerous powers associated with the Quasielemental Plane of Dust. Known as the High General and the Wind of Destruction, the entity commands a substantial legion of dust quasielementals and seeks violence and destruction without the elaborate ambitions that motivate many other elemental rulers. Its exceptional authority over creatures ordinarily incapable of sustained cooperation distinguishes it from lesser warlords of the plane. Although its claim to archomental status remains uncertain, its ability to unite destructive quasielementals has established it as a formidable enemy of the inhabitants of neighbouring elemental realms. Ancient accounts of the Dawn War describe Alu Kahn Sang as a vast primordial storm capable of threatening the Astral Sea itself. Its confrontation with Khala and Kord ended in defeat, but the Wind of Destruction survived and remained a danger to the gods and their servants. Its raids against earth elementals have also brought it into conflict with Sunnis, whose protective nature stands in direct opposition to the High General's appetite for devastation. Alu Kahn Sang possesses no firmly established ambition to create a civilisation, acquire treasure, or rule every elemental realm. Its followers are gathered beneath a common desire for carnage, while its own actions remain directed toward the destruction of living beings and the matter from which the multiverse is formed. Whether regarded as a powerful dust quasielemental or as an ancient primordial storm, Alu Kahn Sang remains an embodiment of destruction whose influence is recognised throughout the dangerous expanses of Dust.