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[[Gundarak]] is a former core domain, originally ruled by [[Duke Gundar]], and later by [[Dr. Daclaud Heinfroth]].  It was absorbed by [[Invidia]] and [[Barovia]] during [[the Grand Conjunction]].
[[Gundarak]] is a former core domain, originally ruled by [[Duke Gundar]], and later by [[Dr. Daclaud Heinfroth]].  It was absorbed by [[Invidia]] and [[Barovia]] during [[the Grand Conjunction]].


==Chronology==
* [[251 BC]] - [[False History]] Sometime between this year and [[263 BC]], the Gundarakites, led by [[Nharov Gundar]], settle in the area of the [[Dreadmount]] and [[Tepurich Forest]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 19">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 19</ref>
* [[263 BC]] - [[False History]] Sometime between [[251 BC]] and this year, the Gundarakites, led by [[Nharov Gundar]], settle in the area of the [[Dreadmount]] and [[Tepurich Forest]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 19">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 19</ref>
* [[425 BC]] - [[First Unwise Rebellion]] - Minor noble families rise up against the [[Gundar Family|Gundars]] and are crushed.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 19">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 19</ref>
* [[437 BC]] - [[Second Unwise Rebellion]] - Minor noble families rise up against the [[Gundar Family|Gundars]] and are crushed for a second time.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 19">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 19</ref>
* [[501 BC]] - [[Third Unwise Rebellion]] - Minor noble families rise up against the [[Gundar Family|Gundars]] for the third time. The rebellion is crushed and [[Duke Boldizar Gundar]] executes all nobles not related to the Gundars by marriage.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 19">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 19</ref>
* [[593 BC]] -  The domain of [[Gundarak]] appears.<ref name="Gaz I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* 593 BC - First known contact between [[Barovian]]s and [[Gundarakite]]s.<ref name="Gaz I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref><br>
* {{netbook-small}}[[641 BC]] - [[Duke Gundar]] tries to force the [[bard]]s of the [[[[Morts-Qui-Dancent]] to serve as his [[spy|spies]]. When they refuse, Duke Gundar calls on his son [[Medraut Gundar]] to torture them and [[curse]] them with a unique form of [[cursed]] [[undeath]]. The bards are required to regularly entertain others or face loss of the energy that animates them.<ref name="Book of Sacrifices p. 74">[[Book of Sacrifices]] p. 74</ref><br>
*[[643 BC]]-[[659 BC]] - [[Gundarakite]] [[logger]]s exploit the [[forest]]s of Forlorn. However, when they delve in too near to [[Castle Tristenoira]], Tristen gathers his goblyns and drives the loggers off.<ref name="Weeping Lands p. 31, Gaz I p. 67">[[Weeping Lands]] p. 31, [[Gazetteer I]] p. 67</ref>
* [[706 BC]] - [[Maeve (Leader of the Oak Faction)]], future leader of the [[Oak Faction]] of [[Forfarian]]] [[druid]]s, is born in [[Teufeldorf]] in [[Gundarak]].<ref name="Weeping Lands p. 41">[[Weeping Lands]] p. 41</ref>
* [[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> Strahd manipulates Soth into going after Duke Gundar. Soth and Azrael penetrate Castle Hunedora, and Azrael kills [[Medraut Gundar]] as part of an effort to open a portal in the castle's basement. The effort fails.<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose (Novel)">[[Knight of the Black Rose (Novel)</ref><br>
* {{netbook-small}} [[711 BC]] - [[Duke Gundar]]'s men kidnap [[Orinda Nahle]] and [[Perryn Nahle]] from [[Invidia]] and bring them to [[Castle Hunadora]]. Perryn sacrifices his own life to save Orinda, but Orinda is still [[maimed]]. After retrieving and cremating Perryn's corpse, Orinda rides to [[Kartakass]], where she becomes [[Meistersinger of Chord]] and retires from [[adventuring]].<ref>[[Lights in the Fog]], [[Book of Secrets]] p.124-125</ref><br>
* 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><br>
* {{netbook-small}}[[730 BC]] - [[Ardonk Szerieza]], future Gundarakite resistance leader, is born.<ref name="Book of Souls p. 70">[[Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p. 70</ref><br>
* [[736 BC]] - [[The Gundarakite Conspiracy]]. After his plot is foiled, [[Dr. Dominiani]] betrays Duke Gundar and arranges his [[assassination]].<ref name="Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens p. 62">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p. 62</ref><ref name="Gazetteer I p. 19">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 19</ref> Dominiani becomes the darklord and [[temporal leader]] of Gundarak for the next four years.<ref name="Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens p. 62">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p. 62</ref>
* [[740 BC]] - [[The Grand Conjunction]] causes the land that was formerly in [[Gundarak]] to be split down the middle between [[Barovia]] and [[Invidia]].<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 39">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.39</ref> Dominiani disappears from Gundarak and becomes darklord of [[Dominia]], a small [[Island of Terror]].<ref name="Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens p. 62">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p. 62</ref>
* 740 BC [[Strahd]] begins the annexation of eastern Gundarak. Nine months of bloody war ensues, culminating with [[Teufeldorf Massacre]]<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 19">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 19</ref> Chaotic conditions among the Gundarakites causes [[Teufeldorf]] to fall easily into Barovian hands.<ref name="Gazetteer I p.35">[[Gazetteer 1]] p 35</ref> Meanwhile, [[Gabrielle Aderre]] cozies up to the village leaders in western Gundarak with advice against the Barovians. Her Invidian troops henceforth move in and occupy western Gundarak (including [[Castle Hunadora]]). When defeat seems imminent for the Invidians in the face of the superior Barovian troops, the Barovians stop with the conquest of Gundarak's [[city|cities]].<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 39">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.39</ref>
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Latest revision as of 14:33, 12 January 2024

Gundarak
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Culture Level
Ecology
Climate & Terrain
Year Formed 593 BC[1][2]
Population
Races (%)
Languages Luktar
Religions Cult of Erlin, Cult of the Morninglord
Government Despotism
Ruler(s) Duke Nharov Gundar
Darklord(s) Duke Nharov Gundar
Nationality Gundarakite
Analog {{{analog}}}
Related Categories
Locations in Gundarak
Transportation in Gundarak
Inhabitants of Gundarak
Former Inhabitants of Gundarak
Flora of Gundarak
Fauna of Gundarak
Native Monsters of Gundarak

Gundarak is a former core domain, originally ruled by Duke Gundar, and later by Dr. Daclaud Heinfroth. It was absorbed by Invidia and Barovia during the Grand Conjunction.

Chronology

  • 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.[9]
  • 740 BC Strahd begins the annexation of eastern Gundarak. Nine months of bloody war ensues, culminating with Teufeldorf Massacre[3] Chaotic conditions among the Gundarakites causes Teufeldorf to fall easily into Barovian hands.[15] Meanwhile, Gabrielle Aderre cozies up to the village leaders in western Gundarak with advice against the Barovians. Her Invidian troops henceforth move in and occupy western Gundarak (including Castle Hunadora). When defeat seems imminent for the Invidians in the face of the superior Barovian troops, the Barovians stop with the conquest of Gundarak's cities.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Ravenloft Third Edition p.17
  2. ↑ Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.19
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Gazetteer I p. 19
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gazetteer I p.18
  5. ↑ Domains of Dread p.16
  6. ↑ Book of Sacrifices p. 74
  7. ↑ Weeping Lands p. 31, Gazetteer I p. 67
  8. ↑ Weeping Lands p. 41
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Heroes of Light p. 92
  10. ↑ [[Knight of the Black Rose (Novel)
  11. ↑ Lights in the Fog, Book of Secrets p.124-125
  12. ↑ Book of Souls (Netbook) p. 70
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens p. 62
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Gazetteer IV p.39
  15. ↑ Gazetteer 1 p 35

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