Azrai the Shadow is the primary villain of Epic BIRTHRIGHT, even though he has yet to make an appearance. Azrai is the evil God of Magic, Darkness, Death and Lies that everyone thought destroyed at the Battle of Mount Deismaar almost two thousand years ago. It turns out he was only severely weakened and imprisoned somewhere dark and distant. All this time he has slowly been recovering his power and now his servants are fianlly ready to bring him back. If they succeed, the world will be covered in a second darkness, from which it might never emerge.
Moerdred Draco the Elder, Moergan Draco's oldest bastard son, is the real recurring major villain of the campaign. A powerful evil wizard, Moerdred has followed in his father's footsteps and Ascended to Godhood as the Black Dragon. The Black Dragon labors ceaslessly to bring about the return of Azrai and to make trouble for the champions of light. As a divine dragon with extensive magical knowledge he is not slouch in combat, but he much prefers to work through subterfuge. Nothing pleases the Black Dragon more than to see friend turn upon friend and mistrust break sworn allies apart. His plots-within-plot-within-plots are a constant source of consternation for the Order.
The mysterious Harbringer is another major villain. A lot of foul events have been attributed to the Harbringer, and more have been foretold (of particular concern is that Emperor Shaedan knows that the Harbringer will eventually murder his eight consorts). The big problem is that the indetity of the Harbringer is unknown; there are several suspects, the most likely being Sannaene Draco, the ninth daughter of the Dragon (and mother to Moerdred the Younger). Yet it could potentially be a few others, and the Emperor really cannot afford not to be completely certain.
More immediate and physical enemies include the the Fallen Chapters; the Black were the first to be seduced into the service of the Shadow, but the Red and the Blue followed some time later. The allegiance of the White and Green are uncertain, but in the comming war there are no neutral parties, only allies or enemies.
Of course, this being BIRTHRIGHT, politics and intrigue within the ranks of the Order are perhaps the greates source of trouble. High-ranking members of the Order plot and gather power like any good Anuirean noble; they do it not for themselves of course, but in the name of God and for the good of all (but as they say: "same shit, different wrapping). Oh, and the protagonists are not exactly your average shiny heroes either; a lot of the time they are their own worst enemies.
