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*{{questionably-canon-small}}[[575 BC]] [[Lamordia]] is formed.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 16">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 16</ref> | *{{questionably-canon-small}}[[575 BC]] [[Lamordia]] is formed.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 16">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 16</ref> | ||
*{{questionably-canon-small}}[[583 BC]] [[Adam]] kidnaps [[Elise]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 16">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 16</ref> | *{{questionably-canon-small}}[[583 BC]] [[Adam]] kidnaps [[Elise Mordenheim|Elise]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 16">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 16</ref> | ||
*{{questionably-canon-small}}[[671 BC]] [[Howard Lumley]] creates a few very crude prototypes of [[machine]]s that are powered by larger boilers, but nothing tiny enough for his [[Automatic Man]]. He employs some [[Vistani]] [[thief|thieves]] to retrieve a [[book]] from Lamordia for him.<ref name="Cotn:Created p.22">[[Children of the Night: The Created]] p.22</ref> That text is [[Notes on Animation]] (written by [[Creighton Arkwright]]) and is actually a [[manual of golems]].<ref name="Cotn:Created p.26">[[Children of the Night: The Created]] p.26</ref> | *{{questionably-canon-small}}[[671 BC]] [[Howard Lumley]] creates a few very crude prototypes of [[machine]]s that are powered by larger boilers, but nothing tiny enough for his [[Automatic Man]]. He employs some [[Vistani]] [[thief|thieves]] to retrieve a [[book]] from Lamordia for him.<ref name="Cotn:Created p.22">[[Children of the Night: The Created]] p.22</ref> That text is [[Notes on Animation]] (written by [[Creighton Arkwright]]) and is actually a [[manual of golems]].<ref name="Cotn:Created p.26">[[Children of the Night: The Created]] p.26</ref> | ||
*[[675 BC]] [[False History]]? First records of abnormal creatures appearing in the land of Lamordia. Meanwhile, the people blame [[Dr. Mordenheim]] for a plethora of [[crime]]s ranging from [[grave robbery]] to [[murder]].<ref name="Gaz II p. 69">[[Gazetteer II]] p.69</ref> | *[[675 BC]] [[False History]]? First records of abnormal creatures appearing in the land of Lamordia. Meanwhile, the people blame [[Dr. Mordenheim]] for a plethora of [[crime]]s ranging from [[grave robbery]] to [[murder]].<ref name="Gaz II p. 69">[[Gazetteer II]] p.69</ref> | ||
Revision as of 21:19, 7 February 2016
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| Culture Level | Renaissance (9)[1] |
| Ecology | Full[1] |
| Climate & Terrain | Temperate Forests, Hills, and Plains[1] |
| Year Formed | 683 BC[1] |
| Population | 3,280[1] |
| Races (%) | Humans (99%), Other (1%)[1] |
| Languages | Lamordian, Mordentish, Falkovnian, Darkonese, Dwarven[1] |
| Religions | None[1] |
| Government | Hereditary aristocracy with republican settlements[1] |
| Ruler(s) | Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker; Gerta von Aubrecker, regent.[1] |
| Darklord(s) | Victor Mordenheim's monster, Adam[1] |
| Nationality | Lamordian |
| Analog | Germany, the Low Countries, Switzerland[1] |
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| Native Monsters of Lamordia | |
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This section contains canon info from officially published sources |
Lamordia is the cold, modern, coastal domain ruled by Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker and Adam.
Things, Creatures & Personages of Legend
Biology
Flora
Fauna
Native Horrors
Geography
Weather
Terrain
Delta
Mountains
Hills
Forests[2]
Lakes
Communication
Rivers
Black River
Muscarde River System
Roads
- The [[]] runs from [[]], through [[]] and [[]], and to [[]].
Economy
Agrarian
Crops
Manufacturing
- Weapons
Ships
Trade
Taxation
Black Market
Landmarks
Frontiers
Dementlieu
Falkovnia
Darkon
Sea of Sorrows
Population Distribution
Towns
Ludendorf
Villages
Stillwater Springs Neufurchtenburg
Authority
Darklord
Temporal Rule
Legendary
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Spiritual Rule
Legendary
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Church and State
Government
Law
Law Enforcement
Extra-Judicial
Syndicate of Enlightened Citizens
Intelligence Gathering
Military Footing
Casus belli
Past
Present
Future
Language & Culture
Gods and Religions
God - Focus - Domains
Inns & Taverns
NPC
Chronology
575 BC Lamordia is formed.[3]- 583 BC Adam kidnaps Elise.[3]
- 671 BC Howard Lumley creates a few very crude prototypes of machines that are powered by larger boilers, but nothing tiny enough for his Automatic Man. He employs some Vistani thieves to retrieve a book from Lamordia for him.[4] That text is Notes on Animation (written by Creighton Arkwright) and is actually a manual of golems.[5]
- 675 BC False History? First records of abnormal creatures appearing in the land of Lamordia. Meanwhile, the people blame Dr. Mordenheim for a plethora of crimes ranging from grave robbery to murder.[6]
- 683 BC Mordenheim creates Adam.[7] The domain of Lamordia forms.[6](In the Domains of Dread timeline, Lamordia merely joins the Core on this year.[8]
- 690 BC Falkovnia forms.[9]
- 695 BC Falkovnia invades Lamordia in the Winter War.[10]
695 BC After Lamordian forces skirmish with [[Falkovnian invaders, the Hoftman Hospital is opened to soldiers wounded in war.[11] Unfortunately, the field hospital is built upon the prison of Malgorboth, a fiend imprisoned in the ground long ago. The pain and agony of the soldiers begin to awaken Malgorboth.[12]- 696 BC January: The Falkovnians retreat from Lamordia due to its freaklishly harsh winter, ending the Winter War.[10]
- 697 BCWith a ceasefire at hand, the Hoftmann Hospital opens its doors to the public after being refurbished into a full hospital.[12]
- 698 BC Markovia forms.[13][14]
- 700 BC Rumor: Lamordia strikes a trade agreement (and therefore, peace treaty) with Falkovnia.[15]
- 703 BC Falkovnia and Lamordia formally acknowledge a pact of nonaggression.[9]
- 712 BC Rudolph von Aubrecker nearly dies in the wreck of the Haifisch, ultimately leading to his transformation into The Living Brain
- 713 BC The crime lord known as The Brain begins manipulating the underworld of Dementlieu.[13][14]
- 727 BC Merilee Markuza kills Claudia DeShanes and eludes Van Richten in Lamordia.[16]
727 BC Van Richten witnesses the Thundering Carriage at the Thistle and Bonnet] in Lamordia. He begins to hunt ghosts.[17]
- 738 BC On this approximate year, Dr. Mordenheim invites social outcast Gerhard Beckmann is to study and work at Schloss Mordenheim. Beckman eagerly accepts.[18]
- 739 BC Dr. Mordenheim throws Beckman out reacts with horror upon seeing Elise. Beckmann works for a few months on recreating Elise but instead only creates the Patchwork Bride. Mordenheim reacts even worse and casts out Beckmann and his creation out forever. Beckmann deserts his creation and flees Lamordia altogether. He eventually settles down in Kartakass. The child-like Elise replica is picked up by a Ludendorf freak show (where she gains the Patchwork Bride moniker) until she kills a child and disappears in the confusion.[18]
- 739 BC Fleas of Madness plague Lamordia. Hendrik von Aubrecker dies as a result. Baron Vilhelm Von Aubrecker's mind and body soon begin to deteriorate as a result of this loss.[19]
- 740 BC The Great Upheaval.[20][21]
- 740 BC (Dread Possibility): The Smothering of Reason first manifests.[22]
- 748 BC All Lamordian colonists on Markovia disappear, leaving behind no remnants of their existence.[20][21][15]
- 757 BC January: S enters Lamordia on New Year's Day.[1] During her time in Lamordia, "S" encounters, and interrogates, Adam.[23]
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References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Gazetteer II p. 66 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "Gaz II p. 66" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II, p.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Domains of Dread p. 16
- ↑ Children of the Night: The Created p.22
- ↑ Children of the Night: The Created p.26
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gazetteer II p.69
- ↑ Gazetteer II p.152
- ↑ Domains of Dread p. 17
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Gazetteer II p.93
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Gazetteer II p. 94
- ↑ QtR 6 p. 71
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 QtR 6 p. 72
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Ravenloft Third Edition p.17
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.19
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Gazetteer II p.78
- ↑ Darklords p. 63
- ↑ Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts p. 6
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Book of Souls p.70
- ↑ Gazetteer II p. 75
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Ravenloft Third Edition p.18
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.20
- ↑ Gazetteer II p. 73
- ↑ Gazetteer II p.81
Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue
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Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp7,35-39 | |
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