The Nocturnal Sea

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The Nocturnal Sea
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Culture Level Varies by island, mostly CL 7 or CL 8[1][2]
Ecology Full[1][2]
Climate & Terrain Temperate Aquatic[1][2]
Year Formed 750 BC evolved to the Nocturnal Sea, 635 BC as Nebligtode[3]
Population 14,900[1][2]
Races (%) Humans 99%, Other %1[2]
Languages Grabenite, Sithican, Vaasi[1][2]
Religions the Lawgiver, Ezra[1][2]
Government Nothing formal for the sea itself, varies by island[1][2]
Ruler(s) Varies by island
Darklord(s) Meredoth[4]
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Locations in The Nocturnal Sea
Transportation in The Nocturnal Sea
Inhabitants of The Nocturnal Sea
Former Inhabitants of The Nocturnal Sea
Flora of The Nocturnal Sea
Fauna of The Nocturnal Sea
Native Monsters of The Nocturnal Sea

Formed in 750 BC[5] in the wake of the Grand Conjunction[6], the Nocturnal Sea is an evolution of Nebligtode, a set of islands formerly in the Sea of Sorrows that included Todstein, Graben Island, and Knammen Island.[7]

As he was with Nebligtode[8], the darklord of the domain is Meredoth.[4] However, the reclusive necromancer has yet to completely realize the extent to which his domain has expanded.[9]

Beyond the islands that were formerly part of Nebligtode, a number of other islands rest in the Nocturnal Sea. The islands have their own darklords and most, if not all, were not seen in the Core before the formation of the Nocturnal Sea. The discovery of so many ports in such a short time (relative to the discoveries of such in the Sea of Sorrows) has left somehopeful for a navigable trade route from the Sea of Sorrows to the Nocturnal Sea. However, no evidence has appear to demonstrate this route exists beyond wishful thinking and hearsay.[10]

"Behind The Curtain: What’s In A Name?

When it was introduced in the 2E module Ship of Horror, the domain of which the necromancer Meredoth is darklord was referred to as “Nebligtode”. In Domains of Dread, the same darklord’s territory is referred to as “Graben” in the Ravenloft Timeline, yet is re-styled “the Nocturnal Sea” in the geographic description of the Core. The Arthaus products are similarly inexact, listing the whole of the Nocturnal Sea as if it were a singular domain by that name. As the Nocturnal Sea is, to natives of Ravenloft, a geographic region that incorporates portions of at least half a dozen other domains, this Survey now restores the title of Meredoth’s domain to its original usage. In this and future FoS netbooks, “the Nocturnal Sea” will refer to the actual body of water, independent of domain borders. “Nebligtode” specifically means the sizable fraction of that Sea which falls under the necromancer’s purview as darklord."[11]

The Nocturnal Sea is a body of water that encompasses a handful of domains. The largest among these are the Nebligtode and Drowning Deep.

The Nocturnal Sea is subject to tides. The Schlammholme Islets are separated from Graben Island only by the highest of fall and spring tides. L'ile de la Tempete is subject to quite extreme tides. Curiously, the eastern end of the Vuchar River has become subject to tides that mirror those of the Nocturnal Sea

It includes mistways to Har'Akir, the Nightmare Lands, and Souragne.

Islands of the Nocturnal Sea

Islands formerly part of Nebligtode:

Other Islands:

Ports of the Nocturnal Sea

  • Mavalga is a small fishing port on the Nocturnal Sea that harbours a population of 209 souls. It is not far south of Rutledge which itself stands on the border of Darkon and Nova Vaasa. This is to say that Mavalga lies on the edge of the Ehrendton in northeastern Nova Vaasa. It was assaulted by the Bad Wind in 755 BC.
  • Kantora can be reached with small ships from the Nocturnal Sea via the Sydligdnar, although with difficulty owing to its current.

Locations in the Nocturnal Sea

Inhabitants of the Nocturnal Sea

Ecology of the Nocturnal Sea

Flora of the Nocturnal Sea

Fauna of the Nocturnal Sea

Native Horrors

Chronology

  • Mid 500s BC - False History? - Puzzling accounts of Darkonian false history speak of sailors encountering a figure resembling the Lady of Ravens. Whether these accounts are false history of Darkon or the Isle of the Ravens remains unknown. These reports make mention to even earlier folklore, and more reports continue to persist well over into the next two hundred years.[19]
  • 690 BC - The merchant ship Dragon's Gold enters Ravenloft in the domain of Île de la Tempete, and its crew falls victim to Monette.[28]
  • 741 BC - The future domain fragments begin fusing together into what will become Liffe.[32]
  • 743 BC - After forging the sword Felauragoth, Kalibos enters the Tower of Flint, intent on killing the Lady. He fails and loses Felauragoth, but he escapes her wrath.[32]
  • Factors of the Carlyle Trading Company arrive in Armeikos and begin acquiring storage facilities and ships, threatening the Boritsis' dominance of the local shipping industry.[40]

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Ravenloft Third Edition p.132
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.150
  3. Domains of Dread p.16-17
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Domains of Dread p.79
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Domains of Dread p. 17
  6. Domains of Dread p.24
  7. Domains of Dread p. 17, 78-80
  8. 8.0 8.1 Ship of Horror p.54
  9. Domains of Dread p.80
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Domains of Dread p.78
  11. The Fraternity of Shadows - Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer
  12. 12.0 12.1 Darklords p.66
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.151
  14. Domains of Dread p.78-79
  15. Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Book of Sacrifices p. 118
  17. 17.0 17.1 Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer, p121-2.
  18. 18.0 18.1 Quoth the Raven Issue 9 p.117
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388
  20. Ravenloft Third Edition p.17
  21. Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.19
  22. Realm of Terror (Black Boxed Set) p. 86
  23. 23.0 23.1 Domains of Dread p. 80
  24. Domains of Dread, p. 16
  25. Ship of Horror p.43
  26. Domains of Dread p.79-80
  27. 27.0 27.1 27.2 Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 389
  28. Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 389,based upon the journal printed in Darklords p.67
  29. Ship of Horrors p.13
  30. Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 390
  31. Ship of Horrors p.12,38-39
  32. 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 391
  33. Ship of Horrors
  34. Legacy of the Blood p.12
  35. Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror (Red Box) p. 19
  36. Domains of Dread p.80
  37. Domains of Dread p. 78-80
  38. Quoth the Raven Issue 9
  39. 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 392
  40. 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 393
  41. CoTN:D pg. 24-29
  42. Legacy of the Blood pg. 78, 143

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Ravenloft Third Edition
Domains of Dread
Ship of Horror Download Now!

Secrets of the Dread Realms - p7
Ravenloft Third Edition - pp15-16,18-19,110,132-133
Domains of Dread - pp78-79
The Nightmare Lands:The Journal of Dr. Illhousen - pp26-27
The Nightmare Lands:The Rules of Dreams and Nightmares - p43
Ship of Horror - pp54-63 Download Now!

Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp8-9
Ravenloft Third Edition - inside cover, 133
Domains of Dread - p77
The Nightmare Lands - poster map
Ship of Horror - back cover, poster map Download Now!

Nebligtode Nocturnal Sea, The Nocturnal Sea