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''' | [[File:TalonImages2010 VistaniSeer.jpg|thumb|alt="Vistani Seer," by Talon Dunning|A Vistani Seer]] | ||
{{canon}} | |||
'''The Vistani''' are a [[human]] sub-race of [[gypsy]] wanderers who centuries ago adopted the [[Land of the Mists]] as their home. It in turn has adopted them, granting them several unique abilities that command respect and inspire fear. It is possible that their place or origin either is lost to them or is mythical. It is suggested that they can still venture beyond the Land of the Mists and they have been encountered on [[Gothic Earth]] in particular. | |||
The Vistani are a stateless [[ethnic group]], tightly bound together by ties of [[blood]] and of [[culture]]. Individual vistani are not assigned a nationality even if the state of their birth is known. A vistani baby adopted by a family of [[giorgio]] or one raised by its parents within the confines a single domain would, however, be assigned a nationality. The Vistani are rigorously divided into three [[tasques]] and further subdivided into several [[tribes]]. | |||
In 4th edition, Vistani can be found in many worlds, and are planar wanderers. Vistani outside of Ravenloft adopt like minded people of any race into their clan. A sidebar mentions that the DM can limit membership in the Vistani to certain races if it makes sense for the campaign world, {{Spec|a hint that in Ravenloft, the vistani may remain all human and bound by blood, not adoption.}} | |||
==[[Curse]]== | ==[[Curse]]== | ||
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The [[Omen Watchers]], based in [[Sidnar]], study the [[prophecy | prophecies]] of the Vistani. | The [[Omen Watchers]], based in [[Sidnar]], study the [[prophecy | prophecies]] of the Vistani. | ||
==Bigotry== | ==[[Bigotry]] Against Vistani== | ||
The hunting of [[ | The hunting of [[Vistani]] is the passion of [[Malocchio Aderre]], who is in fact one-eighth vistani through his [[Gabriel Aderre|mother]]. No Vistana is safe within [[Invidia]] or in the immediate vicinity of its borders. Others certainly would like to harm vistani, the [[The Syndicate of Enlightened Citizens | Syndicate of Enlightened Citizens]] for example, but few dare not do so directly and have difficulty finding proxies, such is the fear of the [[evil eye]] and the [[curse]] that lies in wait on the Vistani tongue. Monsters even seem to have some appreciation of the risks and prefer to seek out less dangerous prey. {{netbook-small}}An exception is the [[fiend]] [[Credimori]] who is a sworn enemy of the Vistani, but his methods are subtle, fermenting [[bigotry]] against them in places so devoid of education or good sense that his victims are unconstrained by the honestly earned reputation of the Vistani for dire retribution.<ref>[[Children of the Night: Demons]]</ref> | ||
==Encountering== | ==Encountering== | ||
It is said that one finds the vistani only when they wish to be found. As they are a nomadic people with a mobility | It is said that one finds the vistani only when they wish to be found. As they are a nomadic people with a mobility unequaled by any other race in existence, the vistani can conceivably be found just about any where. The one place where they keep a near permanent camp is beside the [[Tser Pool | Tser pool]] near the [[village of Barovia]]. The presence of [[Vistani]] may also be divined by spotting | ||
[[Vista-Chiri]], a species of bird that follow Vistani caravans. | |||
==In Literature== | ==In Literature== | ||
''[[The Blind Gypsy]]'' | {{Potential-Canon}}''[[The Blind Gypsy]]'' | ||
==[[John W. Mangrum | John W. Mangrum's]] Vistani Lore<ref name=lore>[http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3754&start=105 Mangrum's Monster Lore]</ref>== | ==[[John W. Mangrum | John W. Mangrum's]] Vistani Lore<ref name=lore>[http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3754&start=105 Mangrum's Monster Lore]</ref>== | ||
{{homebrew}} | |||
Characters with ranks in [[Knowledge (local)]] or [[Knowledge (Ravenloft)]] can learn more about the Vistani. When a character makes a successful skill check, the following lore is revealed, including the information from lower DCs. | Characters with ranks in [[Knowledge (local)]] or [[Knowledge (Ravenloft)]] can learn more about the Vistani. When a character makes a successful skill check, the following lore is revealed, including the information from lower DCs. | ||
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*31 The Vistani must always stay on the move. If they abandon their nomadic ways, they destroy the strange magic that grants them their powers. Vistani are divided into several “tasques,” or nations. Members of each tasque specialize in different skills and talents. | *31 The Vistani must always stay on the move. If they abandon their nomadic ways, they destroy the strange magic that grants them their powers. Vistani are divided into several “tasques,” or nations. Members of each tasque specialize in different skills and talents. | ||
*36 The Vistani fear a legendary foe called the Dukkar. Any male Vistana with the Sight is fated to become a Dukkar unless quickly put to death. | *36 The Vistani fear a legendary foe called the [[Dukkar]]. Any male Vistana with the Sight is fated to become a Dukkar unless quickly put to death. | ||
==Chronology== | |||
{{canon}} | |||
* [[455 BC]] The Vistana [[Maruschka]] born to the [[Zarovan]] tribe. (She will eventually take Eva’s place as Raunie.) <ref>[[VotM]] pg. 51: Maruschka was born 20 years before Jander enters Barovia.</ref> | |||
* [[470 BC]] - The [[Vistani]] appear in [[Barovia]] for the first time.<ref>[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref><ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> [[Madame Eva and Strahd form an alliance.]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> | |||
*[[475 BC]] - Madame Eva's grandson [[Petya]] brings [[Jander Sunstar]] to the [[Tser Camp]]. After Eva detects his [[vampire]] nature, she forbids him from ever coming back and marks him as a foe of her people should they meet again. She also informs Petya and [[Maruschka]] of Jander's unnatural nature.<ref>VotM p. 52-53, 64-65</ref> | |||
* [[477 BC]] Maruschka comes into the full Sight. <ref>[[VotM]] pg. 284</ref> | |||
* [[495 BC]] - [[Jacqueline Montarri]] murders [[Madame Eva]] and is horrifically cursed. [[Madame Maruschka]] becomes the new [[raunie]] of the [[Zarovan]] tribe. (Note that Madame Eva is still seen after this; this can be accounted for by her tribe’s [[Non-Linear Existence | existence in non-linear time]].) <ref>[[VotM]] pg. 284: “died four years ago.” [[RLMC I&II]] pp. 89-90: tells us how it happened.</ref> | |||
* [[542 BC]] - [[Strahd]] discusses the potential threat [[Azalin]] poses with [[Madame Ilka]], the new raunie of the [[Zarovan]] tribe ([[Maruschka]] having apparently died at some point in the last 40 years). <ref>[[I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin]] - p71, pp109-117, pp167-171</ref><br> | |||
*{{questionably-canon-small}} [[671 BC]] - [[Howard Lumley]] employs some [[Vistani]] [[thief|thieves]] to retrieve a [[manuscript]] called [[Notes on Animation]] from [[Lamordia]] for him.<ref name="Cotn:Created p.22, 26">[[Children of the Night: The Created]] p.22, 26</ref><br> | |||
*[[693 BC]] The [[darkling]] [[Brinn]] alerts [[Wort]] to the existence of the [[Bell of Doom (Wort)]]. He is later freed from the dungeons of [[Nartok Keep]] by [[Jadis]]. However, Brinn is soon thereafter caught and [[executed]] by the three Vistani [[sage]]s [[Varith]], [[Karin]], and [[Riandra]] as [[punishment]] for tempting others with the [[Artifacts of Darkness]]. The [[Soulstone]] is captured by [[Steffan]], one of the [[Clan of Karin, Riandra, and Varith]].<ref>[[Tower of Doom]]; [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 assigns a year to the events of this novel.</ref> | |||
* [[706 BC]] - For his inability to save [[Radovan Radanavich]], [[Dr. Van Richten]] suffers the wrath of the [[Radanavich clan]]; the Vistani steal his son [[Erasmus van Richten|Erasmus]]; they sell Erasmus to [[Baron Metus]]<ref name="VRA p. 4">[[Van Richten's Arsenal]], p. 4</ref>, a vampire from [[Richemulot]]; with the help of an amused [[Azalin]], Van Richten wipes out all but one member of the Radanavich caravan<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani]]</ref>; [[Madame Radanavich]] [[curse | curses]] Van Richten<ref name="VRA p. 4">[[Van Richten's Arsenal]], p. 4</ref>, although he doesn’t realize it until the end of his career.<ref name="VRA p. 6">[[Van Richten's Arsenal]], p. 6</ref><br> | |||
*{{questionably-canon-small}}[[716 BC]] - The evil spirit of [[Madame Radanavich]] and her undead retinue discover [[Richten Haus]] and claim it for their own.<ref name="Bleak House: Homecoming p. 3 n1">[[Bleak House: Homecoming]] p. 3 says one decade after her death, but [[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p.16 says two decades</ref><br> | |||
* [[720 BC]] - In [[Barovia]], [[Lord Soth]] kills all of a [[Vistani Tribe]] except for the [[young]] [[Magda Ilyanova Kulchevich]]. Her life is spared on the condition she act as a [[guide]] for Soth. After traveling through [[Barovia]] and [[Gundarak]], Magda escapes Soth and his sidekick [[Azrael Dak]].<ref name="Heroes of Light p. 92">[[Heroes of Light]] p. 92 </ref> | |||
* 720 BC-[[722 BC]] - Magda Kulchevich spends two years fleeing from [[Gundarakite]] bounty hunters and the minions of [[Duke Gundar]]. Along the way, she begins gathering aa group Vistani followers that will eventually become the inter-tribe group known as the [[Wanderers]].<ref name="Heroes of Light p. 92">[[Heroes of Light]] p. 92 </ref> | |||
*{{questionably-canon-small}}[[726 BC]] - The evil spirit of [[Madame Radanavich]] and her undead retinue discover [[Richten Haus]] and claim it for their own.<ref name="[[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p.16 says two decade n1">[[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p.16 says two decades after her death but[[Bleak House: Homecoming]] p. 3 says one decade</ref><br> | |||
* [[729 BC]] - After [[Gabrielle Aderre]] leaves her mother, [[Isabella Aderre]], to die at the hands of a [[werewolf]], the Mists take Gabrielle to Invidia, where she faces and kills Bakholis, becoming Invidia's new darklord and ruler.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 145">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.145</ref> | |||
* [[730 BC]] - [[Alfred Timothy]] becomes [[darklord]] of [[Verbrek]] after killing a [[Vistani]] woman whom only wished to help him. {{potential-canon-small}}This person was implied by [[the Kargat (Real World)]] to be [[Isabella Aderre]].<br> | |||
* [[735 BC]] [[Hyskosa]], the first known [[dukkar]], completes [[Hyskosa's Hexad|his hexad]], a prediction of the [[Grand Conjunction]] to come in the following years.<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.18">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 18</ref> | |||
* [[736 BC]] - In [[Gundarak]], [[Magda Kulchevich]] gives birth to [[Inza Kulchevich]] on the same night [[Duke Gundar]] is [[assassinated]].<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 113-114">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 113-114</ref> | |||
*{{netbook-small}}736 BC - [[Adventurer]]s steal [[the Portrait of Marquis Stezen d'Polarno]] and eventually give it [[the Vistani]]. The adventurers' description of their encounter with d'Polarno causes civil unrest.<ref name="QTR 20 p. 33, 35, 37">[[Quoth the Raven Issue 20]] p. 33, 35, 37</ref> | |||
* [[737 BC]] - The [[Vistana]] [[Cyrilla]]'s niece [[Vassa]] is [[kidnapped]] near [[Corvia]].<ref>JWM Timeline points to [[Van Richten's Guide to the Created]] p. 20: The golem appeared “the following year” after Vaasa’s soul is taken."</ref> | |||
* 737 BC - [[Vassa]] returns as a [[clay golem]]; Cyrilla writes to Dr. Van Richten.<ref>JWM Timeline points to [[Van Richten's Guide to the Created]] p. 19 "just last year"</ref> | |||
* [[738 BC]] - An older [[Magda Kulchevich]], now a [[raunie]] of her troop of [[Wanderers]], brings her caravan to [[Sithicus]] and receives official protection from former foe [[Lord Soth]].<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 113">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 113</ref> | |||
*[[738 BC]] - [[Madame Bodoni]] passes away, leaving [[Dulcimae]], her inexperienced daughter, as [[raunie]] of [[Dulcimae's Family|her family]]. A few weeks later, they are drawn into [[Har'Akir]] along with other foreigners by [[Senmet]]'s will.<ref name="ToD p. 4-5">[[Touch of Death]] p. 4-5</ref> | |||
* [[739 BC]] - [[Luc Tarascon]] gets his fortune told by the [[Vistani]] woman [[Valana]]. She provides him with the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]. Using this information, Luc and [[Marcel Tarascon]] explore underground [[tomb]]s to locate the [[the Hyskosa Scroll]].<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 2-4</ref> | |||
* [[740 BC]] - '''[[The Grand Conjunction]]'''<ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref> For their failure to prevent it, [[Madame Eva]] [[curse]]s the entire [[Tribe of Hyskosa]] to become [[darkling]]s.<ref name="Champions of Darkness p. 68">[[Champions of Darkness]] p. 68</ref> | |||
* [[740 BC]] - [[Arabela]], a [[Mortu]], comes to [[Carnival]] and pledges her allegiance to [[Isolde]]. In order to protect herself and her people from [[the Twisting]], Arabela crafts the [[Skurra-verra]] [[paint]]s.<ref name="Carnival p. 40">[[Carnival]] p. 40</ref> | |||
* [[741 BC]]<ref name="VRA p. 6">[[Van Richten's Arsenal]], p. 6</ref> - Dr. Van Richten is [[depressed]]; he consults with the [[diviner]], [[Inarin Alster]]; Rudolph realizes he had been laboring under a [[curse]] all these years; Dr. Van Richten spends a year with [[Arturi Radanavich]] studying the Vistani.<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani]] p.5-7; 87-89</ref> | |||
* [[742 BC]] [[the Gentleman Caller]] sends an [[assassin]] to [[murder]] [[Arabela]]. Although she is [[killed]], the secret of creating [[Skurra-vera]] masks lives on, and Isolde apprehends the killer.<ref name="Carnival p. 40">[[Carnival]] p. 40</ref> | |||
*[[742 BC]] - '''October''' Dr. Van Richten writes his ''[[Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani]]'' and retires.<ref name="VRA p. 6">[[Van Richten's Arsenal]], p. 6</ref> | |||
* [[743 BC]] - The [[Skurra]] known as the [[Crimson Rose]] joins [[Carnival]]. Her son, called simply [[the Familiar]], is born soon thereafter and has the [[Skurra-verra]] [[paint]] applied to his face as soon as he is born.<ref name="Carnival p. 37">[[Carnival]] p. 37</ref> | |||
* [[745 BC]] The [[Vistani Tribe]] of [[Marda]] flees persecution in [[G'Henna]]. Marda stays behind to advise the [[Circle of Darkness]], but [[Callian]], her sister, meets her demise accosting some [[adventurer]]s.<ref>[[Circle of Darkness]] p. 7-9, dating based on the year assigned to [[Circle of Darkness (Module)]] in [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17</ref> | |||
* [[746 BC]] - [[The Gentleman Caller]] beguiles [[Gabrielle Aderre]] and sires [[Malocchio Aderre]] with her.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 145">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.145</ref> | |||
* 746 BC - [[Nikolas]] is [[:category:attacked|assaulted]] and beaten by some [[miner]]s from the [[Veidrava Salt Mine]]s. [[Inza]] witnesses it but tells nobody until after the [[search]] is on. Inza gloats to [[Piotr]], believing he will share in the enjoyment of Nikolas' suffering. Piotr is appalled and tells the search party of Nikolas' predicament, but not Inza's [[betrayal]]. Inza lies about Piotr being the one who witnessed the beating. Piotr is almost [[exile]]d, but Nikolas interjects on his behalf. Still, Inza escapes with her [[treachery]] [[unpunished]].<ref name="Heroes of Light p. 96">[[Heroes of Light]] p. 96</ref> | |||
* [[747 BC]] - '''Spring'''' Malocchio Aderre, the second known [[Dukkar]], is born.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 147">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.147</ref> | |||
* 747 BC - [[Malocchio]] is recognized as the new [[dukkar]].<ref>[[The Evil Eye]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref> [[Madame Eva]] and the [[Zarovan Tribe]] bind him to [[Invidia]] with the [[Sphere of Binding]].<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 147; as told in [[the Evil Eye]] [[module]].</ref> Malocchio usurps political rule over the domain from his mother [[Gabrielle Aderre]].<ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref> He then launches a [[pogrom]] of [[genocide]] against the Vistani to enact his vengeance.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 148">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.148</ref> | |||
* [[749 BC]] - Surviving members of the [[Ebon Fold]] [[murder]] the [[Romenza Family]] in [[Lekar]], inadvertently leaving [[Vito Romenza]] the sole [[survivor]].<ref name="Death Ascendant p. 12-14">[[Death Ascendant]] p.12-14</ref> | |||
* [[750 BC]] - Dr. Rudolph Van Richten dies in [[Richten Haus|Bleak House]] in the fight against [[Madame Radanavich]]<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, as told in [[Bleak House]], particularly [[Bleak House: Homecoming]] p. 58-63</ref> | |||
*[[750 BC]] - [[Carnival (Society)|Carnival]] saves the [[Skurra]] known as [[Scream]] from the [[Dukkar]]'s [[mercenaries]], and she, [[Leer]], and [[Pry]] form [[the Fates Three]].<ref name="Carnival p. 39">[[Carnival]] p.39</ref> | |||
* 750 BC - '''Midyear''' Gabrielle Aderre and the [[Gundarakite]] [[rebel]]s capture [[Castle Hunadora]]. Her hold on the Gundarakite rebels is strong, and they rebuke Malocchio's retaliation. Stymied against the rebels, Malocchio turns his eyes back to his [[pogrom]] against the Vistani<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 47">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.47</ref> | |||
* 750 BC - Under Malocchio Aderre, Invidia negotiates a military alliance with [[Falkovnia]]. Aderre employs Falkovnian [[soldier]]s to boost his [[mercenary]] forces and help exterminate the Vistani.<ref name="Gaz IV p.47-48">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.47-48</ref> | |||
* [[751 BC]]-[[752 BC]] - Azrael Dak conspires with [[Inza Kulchevich]] and [[Malocchio Aderre]] for the overthrow of Lord Soth, the destruction of the Wanderers, and the delivery of all the Vistani in [[Sithicus]] to Malocchio.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 153">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.153</ref> Malocchio gives [[Novgor]] to Azrael as a symbol of their alliance. Inza trades a [[stone giant]] [[slave]] named [[Nabon]] to Azrael for Novgor.<ref name="Heroes of Light p. 100">[[Heroes of Light]] p. 100</ref> | |||
* 752 BC - [[Inza Kulchevich betrays the Wanderers]]. She sabotages [[Gard]] using [[Novgor]]. She then instigates the [[salt shadow]]s to attack the Wanders' camp. Gard's power fails, and it shatters as Magda Kulchevich tries to protect her tribe. She perishes in the battle. Following the attack, Inza manipulates some of [[Malocchio]]'s [[ogre]]s into attacking the surviving Wanderers in order to gain the personal protection of Lord Soth.<ref name="Heroes of Light p. 93">[[Heroes of Light]] p. 93</ref> | |||
* 752 BC - [[The Night of Screaming Shadows]] Shortly after Madga Kulchevich's death, Azrael Dak enacts his [[ritual]] to gain control of Sithicus's [[shadow]]s. However, he is disrupted by [[Ganelon]]. The shadows coalesce and besiege [[Nedragaard Keep]], tearing it apart and seemingly destroying Soth.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 153">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.153</ref> Inza's [[treachery]] is revealed to Nabon and the three remaining Wanderers. To escape their wrath, she jumps into the [[Great Chasm]], right into the thick of the gathering darkness. She survives the impact but becomes the new [[darklord]] of Sithicus. The Wanderers swear revenge.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 157">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.157</ref> | |||
* [[753 BC]] - [[Burgomaster Shaithis Vosrovna]] is [[executed]] by none other than [[Count Strahd von Zarovich]] himself. Vosrovna's crimes were [[:category:Manipulation|manipulating]] [[adventurers]] into slaying a local [[Vistana]], at once abusing her authority and violating the [[law]] of the land.<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]], p35.</ref><br> | |||
*{{netbook-canon-small}}[[755 BC]], [[Valana]], now [[raunie]] of the [[cursed]] [[Tribe of Hyskosa]], attempts to prevent [[Balitor]] and others of [[Azalin]]'s minions to restore [[Azalin]]. Her mission fails.<ref name="DU p.5-6">[[Death Undaunted]] p. 5-6</ref><br> | |||
* [[757 BC]] - The incursion of Malocchio's mercenaries into Borca drives [[Ivan Dilisnya]] up the wall. By this year, he has commissioned his own killers for hire to terminate any Invidians that come over the border looking for Vistani.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 32">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.32</ref> | |||
* [[758 BC]] - Several [[darkling]]s, all members of the [[Tribe of Hyskosa]], confront [["S"]] in the [[Balinok Mountains]] and deliver her a warning.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 4-5">[[Gazetteer V]] p. 4-5</ref><br> | |||
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==The Vistani on [[Gothic Earth]]== | |||
The Vistani exist on Gothic Earth much as they do in Ravenloft.<ref name="Guide to Gothic Earth p. 128">[[Guide to Gothic Earth]], [[Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales]] p. 128</ref> On Gothic Earth, they function as a [[Chaotic Neutral]] [[qabal]]. However. they are split into no less than twenty-four tribes (as presented in the original [[Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales]] [[boxed set]]. The tribes are differentiated only by a vague symbology rather than precise identification symbols as with other qabals.<ref>[[Gothic Earth Gazetteer]] p. 62</ref> As of the [[3rd Edition]] [[Masque of the Red Death (Book)|hardback book]] version of the campaign setting, the Vistani are but a singular [[clan]] of much smaller numbers than in the Land of Mists. This version of the Vistani cherish [[giomorgo]] children much more than they do elsewhere.<ref>{{Masque of the Red Death (Book)]] p. 192</ref> | |||
The connection between the Vistani of Ravenloft and the Vistani of Gothic Earth have varied by game [[source]]. In the [[2nd Edition]] [[Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales]] [[boxed set]], what connection (if any) the Gothic Earth Vistani may have to their counterparts in [[Land of Mists]] are unknown. If the Gothic Earth Vistani have knowledge of their relatives in the Land of Mists, they have never discussed it with those outside their kin. The Vistani have their practitioners of magic- [[adept]]s (usually [[qabalist]]s) or [[mystic]]s (usually [[medium]]s.) Their spells. psychic abilities, and magical powers seem unaffected by [[the Red Death]].<ref name="Guide to Gothic Earth p. 128">[[Guide to Gothic Earth]], [[Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales]] p. 128</ref> | |||
On the other hand in the [[3rd Edition]] [[Masque of the Red Death (Book)|hardback book]] version of the campaign setting, the Vistani came through a a dimensional hole opened by the [[conjuration]] [[the Red Death]] to Gothic Earth<ref>[[Masque of the Red Death (Book)]] p. 190</ref> from the [[Demiplane of Dread]].<ref>Masque of the Red Death (Book) p. 5</ref> The Vistani [[seer]] [[Neferi]] led her people from the Land of Mists into the sands of [[Ancient Egypt]]. Yet this knowledge has been forgotten by all save for a tiny handful of lorekeepers, even among the Vistani.<ref>Masque of the Red Death (Book) p. 191</ref> | |||
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''[[The Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens]]'' - p105, 109,112<br /> | ''[[The Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens]]'' - p105, 109,112<br /> | ||
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The Vistani are a human sub-race of gypsy wanderers who centuries ago adopted the Land of the Mists as their home. It in turn has adopted them, granting them several unique abilities that command respect and inspire fear. It is possible that their place or origin either is lost to them or is mythical. It is suggested that they can still venture beyond the Land of the Mists and they have been encountered on Gothic Earth in particular.
The Vistani are a stateless ethnic group, tightly bound together by ties of blood and of culture. Individual vistani are not assigned a nationality even if the state of their birth is known. A vistani baby adopted by a family of giorgio or one raised by its parents within the confines a single domain would, however, be assigned a nationality. The Vistani are rigorously divided into three tasques and further subdivided into several tribes.
In 4th edition, Vistani can be found in many worlds, and are planar wanderers. Vistani outside of Ravenloft adopt like minded people of any race into their clan. A sidebar mentions that the DM can limit membership in the Vistani to certain races if it makes sense for the campaign world, a hint that in Ravenloft, the vistani may remain all human and bound by blood, not adoption.
Curse
Evil Eye
The Sight
The Omen Watchers, based in Sidnar, study the prophecies of the Vistani.
Bigotry Against Vistani
The hunting of Vistani is the passion of Malocchio Aderre, who is in fact one-eighth vistani through his mother. No Vistana is safe within Invidia or in the immediate vicinity of its borders. Others certainly would like to harm vistani, the Syndicate of Enlightened Citizens for example, but few dare not do so directly and have difficulty finding proxies, such is the fear of the evil eye and the curse that lies in wait on the Vistani tongue. Monsters even seem to have some appreciation of the risks and prefer to seek out less dangerous prey.An exception is the fiend Credimori who is a sworn enemy of the Vistani, but his methods are subtle, fermenting bigotry against them in places so devoid of education or good sense that his victims are unconstrained by the honestly earned reputation of the Vistani for dire retribution.[1]
Encountering
It is said that one finds the vistani only when they wish to be found. As they are a nomadic people with a mobility unequaled by any other race in existence, the vistani can conceivably be found just about any where. The one place where they keep a near permanent camp is beside the Tser pool near the village of Barovia. The presence of Vistani may also be divined by spotting Vista-Chiri, a species of bird that follow Vistani caravans.
In Literature
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John W. Mangrum's Vistani Lore[2]
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Characters with ranks in Knowledge (local) or Knowledge (Ravenloft) can learn more about the Vistani. When a character makes a successful skill check, the following lore is revealed, including the information from lower DCs.
DC Result
- 11 This aloof, colorfully dressed stranger is one of the Vistani, a mysterious, nomadic folk. This result reveals all humanoid traits and the human subtype.
- 16 The Vistani are infamous for their ability to cast the evil eye or terrible curses on anyone who cross them. They have no respect for the laws of any society but their own.
- 21 Vistani can navigate the Mists, and can lead others to any destination. Female Vistani possess the Sight, allowing them to see the future. The Vistani are usually willing to provide their services to non-Vistani, for a price. Vistani speak a patchwork language called patterna, but they often know other languages as well.
- 26 Although Vistani are always on the move, a semi-permanent camp can be found at the foot of the Tser Falls, in the shadow of Castle Ravenloft in Barovia. The Vistani sell an antidote for the poisonous fog that surrounds the Village of Barovia.
- 31 The Vistani must always stay on the move. If they abandon their nomadic ways, they destroy the strange magic that grants them their powers. Vistani are divided into several “tasques,” or nations. Members of each tasque specialize in different skills and talents.
- 36 The Vistani fear a legendary foe called the Dukkar. Any male Vistana with the Sight is fated to become a Dukkar unless quickly put to death.
Chronology
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- 455 BC The Vistana Maruschka born to the Zarovan tribe. (She will eventually take Eva’s place as Raunie.) [3]
- 470 BC - The Vistani appear in Barovia for the first time.[4][5][6] Madame Eva and Strahd form an alliance.[7][5][6]
- 475 BC - Madame Eva's grandson Petya brings Jander Sunstar to the Tser Camp. After Eva detects his vampire nature, she forbids him from ever coming back and marks him as a foe of her people should they meet again. She also informs Petya and Maruschka of Jander's unnatural nature.[8]
- 495 BC - Jacqueline Montarri murders Madame Eva and is horrifically cursed. Madame Maruschka becomes the new raunie of the Zarovan tribe. (Note that Madame Eva is still seen after this; this can be accounted for by her tribe’s existence in non-linear time.) [10]
- 542 BC - Strahd discusses the potential threat Azalin poses with Madame Ilka, the new raunie of the Zarovan tribe (Maruschka having apparently died at some point in the last 40 years). [11]
- 671 BC - Howard Lumley employs some Vistani thieves to retrieve a manuscript called Notes on Animation from Lamordia for him.[12]
- 693 BC The darkling Brinn alerts Wort to the existence of the Bell of Doom (Wort). He is later freed from the dungeons of Nartok Keep by Jadis. However, Brinn is soon thereafter caught and executed by the three Vistani sages Varith, Karin, and Riandra as punishment for tempting others with the Artifacts of Darkness. The Soulstone is captured by Steffan, one of the Clan of Karin, Riandra, and Varith.[13]
- 706 BC - For his inability to save Radovan Radanavich, Dr. Van Richten suffers the wrath of the Radanavich clan; the Vistani steal his son Erasmus; they sell Erasmus to Baron Metus[14], a vampire from Richemulot; with the help of an amused Azalin, Van Richten wipes out all but one member of the Radanavich caravan[15]; Madame Radanavich curses Van Richten[14], although he doesn’t realize it until the end of his career.[16]
- 716 BC - The evil spirit of Madame Radanavich and her undead retinue discover Richten Haus and claim it for their own.[17]
- 720 BC - In Barovia, Lord Soth kills all of a Vistani Tribe except for the young Magda Ilyanova Kulchevich. Her life is spared on the condition she act as a guide for Soth. After traveling through Barovia and Gundarak, Magda escapes Soth and his sidekick Azrael Dak.[18]
- 720 BC-722 BC - Magda Kulchevich spends two years fleeing from Gundarakite bounty hunters and the minions of Duke Gundar. Along the way, she begins gathering aa group Vistani followers that will eventually become the inter-tribe group known as the Wanderers.[18]
- 726 BC - The evil spirit of Madame Radanavich and her undead retinue discover Richten Haus and claim it for their own.[19]
- 729 BC - After Gabrielle Aderre leaves her mother, Isabella Aderre, to die at the hands of a werewolf, the Mists take Gabrielle to Invidia, where she faces and kills Bakholis, becoming Invidia's new darklord and ruler.[20]
- 730 BC - Alfred Timothy becomes darklord of Verbrek after killing a Vistani woman whom only wished to help him.This person was implied by the Kargat (Real World) to be Isabella Aderre.
- 735 BC Hyskosa, the first known dukkar, completes his hexad, a prediction of the Grand Conjunction to come in the following years.[21]
- 736 BC - In Gundarak, Magda Kulchevich gives birth to Inza Kulchevich on the same night Duke Gundar is assassinated.[22]
- 736 BC - Adventurers steal the Portrait of Marquis Stezen d'Polarno and eventually give it the Vistani. The adventurers' description of their encounter with d'Polarno causes civil unrest.[23]
- 737 BC - Vassa returns as a clay golem; Cyrilla writes to Dr. Van Richten.[25]
- 738 BC - An older Magda Kulchevich, now a raunie of her troop of Wanderers, brings her caravan to Sithicus and receives official protection from former foe Lord Soth.[26]
- 738 BC - Madame Bodoni passes away, leaving Dulcimae, her inexperienced daughter, as raunie of her family. A few weeks later, they are drawn into Har'Akir along with other foreigners by Senmet's will.[27]
- 739 BC - Luc Tarascon gets his fortune told by the Vistani woman Valana. She provides him with the 4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad. Using this information, Luc and Marcel Tarascon explore underground tombs to locate the the Hyskosa Scroll.[28]
- 740 BC - The Grand Conjunction[29][30] For their failure to prevent it, Madame Eva curses the entire Tribe of Hyskosa to become darklings.[31]
- 740 BC - Arabela, a Mortu, comes to Carnival and pledges her allegiance to Isolde. In order to protect herself and her people from the Twisting, Arabela crafts the Skurra-verra paints.[32]
- 741 BC[16] - Dr. Van Richten is depressed; he consults with the diviner, Inarin Alster; Rudolph realizes he had been laboring under a curse all these years; Dr. Van Richten spends a year with Arturi Radanavich studying the Vistani.[33]
- 742 BC the Gentleman Caller sends an assassin to murder Arabela. Although she is killed, the secret of creating Skurra-vera masks lives on, and Isolde apprehends the killer.[32]
- 742 BC - October Dr. Van Richten writes his Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani and retires.[16]
- 743 BC - The Skurra known as the Crimson Rose joins Carnival. Her son, called simply the Familiar, is born soon thereafter and has the Skurra-verra paint applied to his face as soon as he is born.[34]
- 745 BC The Vistani Tribe of Marda flees persecution in G'Henna. Marda stays behind to advise the Circle of Darkness, but Callian, her sister, meets her demise accosting some adventurers.[35]
- 746 BC - The Gentleman Caller beguiles Gabrielle Aderre and sires Malocchio Aderre with her.[20]
- 746 BC - Nikolas is assaulted and beaten by some miners from the Veidrava Salt Mines. Inza witnesses it but tells nobody until after the search is on. Inza gloats to Piotr, believing he will share in the enjoyment of Nikolas' suffering. Piotr is appalled and tells the search party of Nikolas' predicament, but not Inza's betrayal. Inza lies about Piotr being the one who witnessed the beating. Piotr is almost exiled, but Nikolas interjects on his behalf. Still, Inza escapes with her treachery unpunished.[36]
- 747 BC - Malocchio is recognized as the new dukkar.[38][39][29][30] Madame Eva and the Zarovan Tribe bind him to Invidia with the Sphere of Binding.[40] Malocchio usurps political rule over the domain from his mother Gabrielle Aderre.[29][30] He then launches a pogrom of genocide against the Vistani to enact his vengeance.[41]
- 749 BC - Surviving members of the Ebon Fold murder the Romenza Family in Lekar, inadvertently leaving Vito Romenza the sole survivor.[42]
- 750 BC - Dr. Rudolph Van Richten dies in Bleak House in the fight against Madame Radanavich[43]
- 750 BC - Carnival saves the Skurra known as Scream from the Dukkar's mercenaries, and she, Leer, and Pry form the Fates Three.[44]
- 750 BC - Midyear Gabrielle Aderre and the Gundarakite rebels capture Castle Hunadora. Her hold on the Gundarakite rebels is strong, and they rebuke Malocchio's retaliation. Stymied against the rebels, Malocchio turns his eyes back to his pogrom against the Vistani[45]
- 750 BC - Under Malocchio Aderre, Invidia negotiates a military alliance with Falkovnia. Aderre employs Falkovnian soldiers to boost his mercenary forces and help exterminate the Vistani.[46]
- 751 BC-752 BC - Azrael Dak conspires with Inza Kulchevich and Malocchio Aderre for the overthrow of Lord Soth, the destruction of the Wanderers, and the delivery of all the Vistani in Sithicus to Malocchio.[47] Malocchio gives Novgor to Azrael as a symbol of their alliance. Inza trades a stone giant slave named Nabon to Azrael for Novgor.[48]
- 752 BC - Inza Kulchevich betrays the Wanderers. She sabotages Gard using Novgor. She then instigates the salt shadows to attack the Wanders' camp. Gard's power fails, and it shatters as Magda Kulchevich tries to protect her tribe. She perishes in the battle. Following the attack, Inza manipulates some of Malocchio's ogres into attacking the surviving Wanderers in order to gain the personal protection of Lord Soth.[49]
- 752 BC - The Night of Screaming Shadows Shortly after Madga Kulchevich's death, Azrael Dak enacts his ritual to gain control of Sithicus's shadows. However, he is disrupted by Ganelon. The shadows coalesce and besiege Nedragaard Keep, tearing it apart and seemingly destroying Soth.[47] Inza's treachery is revealed to Nabon and the three remaining Wanderers. To escape their wrath, she jumps into the Great Chasm, right into the thick of the gathering darkness. She survives the impact but becomes the new darklord of Sithicus. The Wanderers swear revenge.[50]
- 753 BC - Burgomaster Shaithis Vosrovna is executed by none other than Count Strahd von Zarovich himself. Vosrovna's crimes were manipulating adventurers into slaying a local Vistana, at once abusing her authority and violating the law of the land.[51]
- 755 BC, Valana, now raunie of the cursed Tribe of Hyskosa, attempts to prevent Balitor and others of Azalin's minions to restore Azalin. Her mission fails.[52]
- 757 BC - The incursion of Malocchio's mercenaries into Borca drives Ivan Dilisnya up the wall. By this year, he has commissioned his own killers for hire to terminate any Invidians that come over the border looking for Vistani.[53]
- 758 BC - Several darklings, all members of the Tribe of Hyskosa, confront "S" in the Balinok Mountains and deliver her a warning.[54]
The Vistani on Gothic Earth
The Vistani exist on Gothic Earth much as they do in Ravenloft.[55] On Gothic Earth, they function as a Chaotic Neutral qabal. However. they are split into no less than twenty-four tribes (as presented in the original Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales boxed set. The tribes are differentiated only by a vague symbology rather than precise identification symbols as with other qabals.[56] As of the 3rd Edition hardback book version of the campaign setting, the Vistani are but a singular clan of much smaller numbers than in the Land of Mists. This version of the Vistani cherish giomorgo children much more than they do elsewhere.[57]
The connection between the Vistani of Ravenloft and the Vistani of Gothic Earth have varied by game source. In the 2nd Edition Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales boxed set, what connection (if any) the Gothic Earth Vistani may have to their counterparts in Land of Mists are unknown. If the Gothic Earth Vistani have knowledge of their relatives in the Land of Mists, they have never discussed it with those outside their kin. The Vistani have their practitioners of magic- adepts (usually qabalists) or mystics (usually mediums.) Their spells. psychic abilities, and magical powers seem unaffected by the Red Death.[55]
On the other hand in the 3rd Edition hardback book version of the campaign setting, the Vistani came through a a dimensional hole opened by the conjuration the Red Death to Gothic Earth[58] from the Demiplane of Dread.[59] The Vistani seer Neferi led her people from the Land of Mists into the sands of Ancient Egypt. Yet this knowledge has been forgotten by all save for a tiny handful of lorekeepers, even among the Vistani.[60]
References
- ↑ Children of the Night: Demons
- ↑ Mangrum's Monster Lore
- ↑ VotM pg. 51: Maruschka was born 20 years before Jander enters Barovia.
- ↑ Gaz 1, p 17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ravenloft Third Edition p.17
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.19
- ↑ Domains of Dread p.16
- ↑ VotM p. 52-53, 64-65
- ↑ VotM pg. 284
- ↑ VotM pg. 284: “died four years ago.” RLMC I&II pp. 89-90: tells us how it happened.
- ↑ I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin - p71, pp109-117, pp167-171
- ↑ Children of the Night: The Created p.22, 26
- ↑ Tower of Doom; Domains of Dread p. 17 assigns a year to the events of this novel.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Van Richten's Arsenal, p. 4
- ↑ Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Van Richten's Arsenal, p. 6
- ↑ Bleak House: Homecoming p. 3 says one decade after her death, but Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings p.16 says two decades
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Heroes of Light p. 92
- ↑ Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings p.16 says two decades after her death butBleak House: Homecoming p. 3 says one decade
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Gazetteer IV p.145
- ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror (Red Box) p. 18
- ↑ Gazetteer IV p. 113-114
- ↑ Quoth the Raven Issue 20 p. 33, 35, 37
- ↑ JWM Timeline points to Van Richten's Guide to the Created p. 20: The golem appeared “the following year” after Vaasa’s soul is taken."
- ↑ JWM Timeline points to Van Richten's Guide to the Created p. 19 "just last year"
- ↑ Gazetteer IV p. 113
- ↑ Touch of Death p. 4-5
- ↑ Night of the Walking Dead p. 2-4
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Ravenloft Third Edition p.18
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.20
- ↑ Champions of Darkness p. 68
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Carnival p. 40
- ↑ Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani p.5-7; 87-89
- ↑ Carnival p. 37
- ↑ Circle of Darkness p. 7-9, dating based on the year assigned to Circle of Darkness (Module) in Domains of Dread p. 17
- ↑ Heroes of Light p. 96
- ↑ Gazetteer IV p.147
- ↑ The Evil Eye
- ↑ Domains of Dread p.17
- ↑ Gazetteer IV p. 147; as told in the Evil Eye module.
- ↑ Gazetteer IV p.148
- ↑ Death Ascendant p.12-14
- ↑ Domains of Dread p. 17, as told in Bleak House, particularly Bleak House: Homecoming p. 58-63
- ↑ Carnival p.39
- ↑ Gazetteer IV p.47
- ↑ Gazetteer IV p.47-48
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 Gazetteer IV p.153
- ↑ Heroes of Light p. 100
- ↑ Heroes of Light p. 93
- ↑ Gazetteer IV p.157
- ↑ Ravenloft Gazetteer I, p35.
- ↑ Death Undaunted p. 5-6
- ↑ Gazetteer IV p.32
- ↑ Gazetteer V p. 4-5
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 Guide to Gothic Earth, Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales p. 128
- ↑ Gothic Earth Gazetteer p. 62
- ↑ {{Masque of the Red Death (Book)]] p. 192
- ↑ Masque of the Red Death (Book) p. 190
- ↑ Masque of the Red Death (Book) p. 5
- ↑ Masque of the Red Death (Book) p. 191
Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue
Denizens of Darkness - p82 | ||
Denizens of Darkness - pp82-83 | ||
Denizens of Darkness - pp82-83 | ||
Human, Vistani Vistani Human |
Ravenloft Third Edition - p206 | ||
House of Strahd - pp17,20,22 | ||
Secrets of the Dread Realms - p10,12,27-30,50,61 | ||
Vistani, The Vistani |
Subcategories
This category has the following 47 subcategories, out of 47 total.
A
- Alchemy of the Vistani (1 P)
- Arrigal's Clan (5 P)
B
- Baromanoff Coven (empty)
C
D
- Damius' Tribe (4 P)
- Drink of the Vistani (1 P)
- Dukkar (4 P)
- Dulcimae's Family (7 P)
E
- Equaar Tribe (3 P)
H
- Herbalism of the Vistani (2 P)
K
- Kamii Tribe (6 P)
- Kharikhan Clan (1 P)
- Kulchevich Family (6 P)
M
- Madame Eva's Family (10 P)
- Mortu (6 P)
N
R
- Radanavich Family (3 P)
- Raunie (34 P)
- Raven's Eye (empty)
- Recluse (2 P)
- Romenza Family (6 P)
S
- Simiuka Clan (1 P)
T
- Tekash Family (6 P)
- The Fates Three (3 P)
- The Gojanovic (6 P)
- Tribe of Hyskosa (7 P)
V
- Vistani Captain (12 P)
- Vistani Dagger of Divination (empty)
- Vistani Legend (6 P)
Z
- Zsolty Family (5 P)
Pages in category "Vistani"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 240 total.
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- Advan
- Aishe
- Alenka, Mirabel, and Sorvia
- Alexei (Boris' Tribe)
- Alexi (Avana's Assistant)
- Alexi (of the Wanderers)
- Alexi (Vistani Vampire)
- Alin Tekash
- Aliza
- Allisandro Tselikov
- Andari Kulchevich
- Andrianna
- Anjornio
- Annalysnya
- Annelise
- Annika
- Antonio (Dulcimae's Family)
- Arabela
- Arabella and Donella
- Arabelle (Curse of Strahd)
- Arabelle Zarovan
- Armand (Darkling Captain)
- Arrigal
- Arturi (To Sleep With Evil)
- Arturi Radanavich
- Asha
- Awilda
D
E
F
G
K
L
M
- Madam Fayina
- Madam Rosa
- Madame Avana
- Madame Bodoni
- Madame Duccia
- Madame Eva
- Madame Eva (Expedition to Castle Ravenloft)
- Madame Fortuna
- Madame Girani
- Madame Ilka
- Madame Irena Radanavich
- Madame Isla Tekash
- Madame Katrina
- Madame Marosa
- Madame Maruschka
- Madame Norella
- Madame Nygar
- Madame Senda
- Madame Tsura
- Madame Ursula
- Madame Varisha
- Madame Vassaevich
- Madame Yvonna
- Madame Zulmira
- Magda (Sergio's Tribe)
- Magda Ilyanova Kulchevich
- Magda's Cousin
- Manusa (Person)
- Marcella
- Marda
- Mari Vadoma
- Marielle (Vistani)
- Marius (Dulcimae's Family)
- Mariushka
- Marko, Emilian, and Nadya
- Markov (Vistani)
- Mattius
- Matya
- Menadora Zarovan
- Menodora Zarovan
- Mikael Zsolty
- Mikhail (Maruschka's Nephew)
- Milosh
- Mirela Tekash
- Mirela Vadoma
- Misha Romenza