Brendan DreamingCity – Michael Moorcock’s novella “The Dreaming City”, Elric of Melniboné’s first appearance
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Brendan_DreamingCity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elric_of_Melnibon%C3%A9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Champion
Brendan DreamingCity is one of the few vendors that return back after reclaiming the Eclipse Tower. He is Khrysalis’s athame, amulet, and wand vendor.
Elric of Melniboné is a fictional character created by English writer Michael Moorcock and the protagonist of a series of sword and sorcery stories taking place on an alternative Earth. The proper name and title of the character is Elric VIII, 428th Emperor of Melniboné. Later stories by Moorcock marked Elric as a facet of the Eternal Champion.
Elric first appeared in print in Moorcock’s novella “The Dreaming City” (Science Fantasy No. 47, June 1961). Moorcock’s doomed albino antihero is one of the better known characters in fantasy literature, having crossed over into a wide variety of media, such as role-playing games, comics, music, and film. The stories have been continuously in print since the 1970s.
The current list of all the (known) Khrysalis references can be found here.
Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references but I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.
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