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* [[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]] -  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>
* 593 BC - First known contact between [[Barovian]]s and [[Gundarakite]]s.<ref name="Gaz I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref><br>
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*{{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>
*{{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>
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*[[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>
*[[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>
* [[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 and Perryn 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]] - 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>
* 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>
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*{{netbook-small}} [[711 BC]] - [[Duke Gundar]]'s men kidnap Orinda and Perryn 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>
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* 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>


*{{netbook-small}}[[730 BC]] - [[Ardonk Szerieza]], future Gundarakite resistance leader, is born.<ref name="Book of Souls p. 70">[[Book of Souls (Netbook-small)]] p. 70</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[730 BC]] - [[Ardonk Szerieza]], future Gundarakite resistance leader, is born.<ref name="Book of Souls p. 70">[[Book of Souls (Netbook-small)]] p. 70</ref><br>


* [[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.  [[Strahd]] begins the annexation of eastern Gundarak.<ref name="Gaz I p.19">[[Gaz 1]] p 19</ref> Chaotic conditions among the Gundarakites causes [[Teufeldorf]] to fall easily into Barovian hands.<ref name="Gaz I p.35">[[Gaz 1]] p 35</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.  [[Strahd]] begins the annexation of eastern Gundarak.<ref name="Gaz I p.19">[[Gaz 1]] p 19</ref> Chaotic conditions among the Gundarakites causes [[Teufeldorf]] to fall easily into Barovian hands.<ref name="Gaz I p.35">[[Gaz 1]] p 35</ref>

Revision as of 19:46, 5 July 2016

Gundarak
File:Gundarak.png
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.[8]


References

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

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Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp29-30
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