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Aleister Smythe

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'''Aleister Smythe''' is a member of the [[Fraternity of Shadows]] and the avatar of real-life Fraternity member [[User:Rock|Rock]]. He was first introduced in [[Quoth the Raven Issue 29]].

==Background==
Aleister was born into a family already strongly involved with the Fraternity of Shadows. His father practically forced him to join the secret society, when Aleister would have preferred to become an artist, a professional scribe or even a [[Warlock]] of [[Hala]].

Aleister did not enjoy his time in the Fraternity. Due to a relative's conniving, his career was sidelined and he was reduced to running messages all across the [[Core]] for superior Brothers, as well as performing fact-checking and verification tests for others' research. As a result, he at least became a practised horseman and [[sailor]].

Aleister's life took a sudden turn for the positive when he made the acquaintance of a [[shapechanger|shapeshifting creature]] in [[Sithicus]]. The creature named itself [[Livia Hemlock]]. Surprisingly, the two of them hit it off to the point that they developed genuine romantic [[love]] for one another. Eventually they were married, creating a well-matched union. Livia even helped jumpstart Aleister's career in the Fraternity with her superior social skills, but Aleister was more than ready to tender his resignation from the group when the two of them discovered Livia was pregnant.

In due time the couple's child was born: a healthy son, whose existence filled Aleister's life with unexpected extremes of joy - until the baby was [[poisoned]] in his crib. Livia left Aleister, fearing that the [[infanticide]] had been a warning shot of sorts from the Fraternity, which she suspected had discovered her non-human ancestry.

Aleister sank into a numb depression, performing his duties mechanically until he made the acquaintance of a very different shape-shifter during one of his journeys. [[The Red Haunt]] introduced Aleister to the [[Scions of Irul]], in whose company he felt more at home than among his supposed Brothers in Shadow. While he understood the Fraternity would kill him if they discovered his dealings with the Scions, Aleister continued; at least among the Scions he was able to stimulate his mind, swapping lore. From context, it is clear that he was among the Scions who were ousted when [[Tressac]] seized control of the group.

In [[748 BC]], Aleister received a missive from the Red Haunt, asking for his assistance in founding a new group. She made it clear that she wanted Aleister to speak on the nature of the [[Dark Powers]] and the [[Demiplane of Dread]] - secrets jealously guarded by the Fraternity. In return, Aleister would be able to join the Centurions' apocalyptic quest for [[Cosmic Necromancy]] and ascension to power. In full awareness that doing this constituted betraying his oaths to the Fraternity, Aleister cooperated with the [[Fiend]], becoming a co-founder of the [[Centurions of the Night]].

==Current Sketch==
Aleister maintains a dual membership in the [[Fraternity of Shadows|Fraternity]] and the [[Centurions of the Night|Centurions]]. He is loyal to the second group rather than the former, and maintains his Fraternity role so he can spy on the Brothers in Shadow and feed his fellow Centurions important information.

There is little joy left in Aleister's life. He deeply misses his wife and is still enraged over the murder of his child. What keeps him going is a deep-rooted desire to destroy the world that has brought him so much pain, then build a new one where he can bring his little family back and they can be happy together for eternity.

While he still serves as a messenger in his role as a Fraternity Brother, Aleister is now trusted to copy potent spells created or found by Brothers locally, then transfer them to a central archive. By surreptitious copying of some of these spells into his own [[spellbook]], as well as gifts from his fellow Centurions, Aleister has amassed a fairly impressive collection of his own.

==Powers and Abilities==
In addition to reasonably potent [[arcane magic|magic]], Aleister also has access to armed and unarmed combat skills, as well as the unique offensive and defensive powers of a Centurion of the Night. He is not a careless combatant, and prefers to thoroughly stack the deck in his own favour before he makes a move.

==Faith==
Aleister retains his [[faith]] in [[Hala]] in spite of his apocalyptic ambitions, and it gives him comfort. He believes the world he inhabits is sick and in need of healing - and if that requires amputation and sterilization before the healing process can begin, then so be it.

==Statistics==
[[Neutral Evil|NE]] [[male]] [[human]] [[Wizard]] 5 / [[Fraternity of Shadows (Prestige Class)|Fraternity of Shadows]] 3 / [[:Category:Swordsage|Swordsage]] 2 / [[:Category:Centurion of the Night (Prestige Class)|Centurion of the Night]] 3

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{{Canon}}
==Events==
<onlyinclude>
* [[Bluetspur]] appears.<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>
* '''Early Summer''' A [[lycanthrope]] [[agent]] of [[the Kargat]] infiltrates the [[Krezk]] militia before meeting his own demise.<ref>[[I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin]] pp. 265-266</ref>
* '''Summer''' [[Strahd]]'s minions assassinate the leaders of the Kargat. This leaves the Kargat in shambles for years, and Azalin ceases the skirmish attacks on the borders of [[Barovia]].<ref>[[I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin]] pp. 265-302</ref>
* {{netbook-small}} Arrival of [[the Red Haunt]] in [[Darkon]].
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657 BC

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==Events==
<onlyinclude>
* {{netbook-small}} [[The Yeomanry]] is organized after a series of [[reaver]] attacks on [[Graben Island]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>
* {{netbook-small}} Earliest [[ship]] log references to [[Meerdorf]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>
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Clyde

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{{canon}}
{{disambig}}
'''Clyde''' could refer to:
* {{netbook-small}}[[Clyde Banoliér]], the creator of [[Marcel Banoliér]], a [[dread golem|dread]] [[clockwork golem]]
*[[Clyde Endy]], a [[victim]] of the [[The Thieves' Guild of Ezra]]
*[[Clyde Johnson]], a resident of [[Fall's Run]]

436 BC

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==Events==
<onlyinclude>
* {{netbook-small}} [[The Damneable Tragedie of Counte Vonn Zarovych]] by [[Demius the Bard]], written in [[436 BC]]. Includes an account of [[Strahd]]'s deal with [[Inajira]].<ref name="Book of Souls p. a">[[Art in the Land]], [[Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p. 8</ref>
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755 BC

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==Events==
<onlyinclude>
* [[Pyoor Twohundredsummers]] dies of natural causes and is succeeded by [[Keeva Sixtywinters]] as leader of the [[Keepers of the Black Feather]].<ref name="Gaz I p.38">[[Gazetteer I]] p.38</ref>
* [[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] is published by [[the Weathermay-Foxgrove Twins]] under [[Dr. van Richten]]'s name.<ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p.5</ref>
* '''Summer'''<ref name="Gazetteer III p. 4">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 4</ref> [[Azalin]] is restored to [[corporeal]] form.<ref name="Gaz II p.24">[[Gazetteer II]] p.24</ref><ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref>
* [[Necropolis]] becomes its own [[domain]] with [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]] as its [[darklord]].<ref name="Gaz II p.55">[[Gazetteer II]] p.55</ref>
* ([[Dread Possibility]]): [[The Smothering of Reason]] doubles in frequency.<ref name="Gaz II p.73">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 73</ref>
* [[Bloody Jack]] goes on another killing spree in [[Paridon]].<ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[The Effigy of Ivan Szimin]] animates as a [[dread golem|dread]] [[wood golem]] thanks to the actions of [[Ardonk Szerieza (NPC)|Ardonk Szerieza]] and his fellow [[rebel]]s.<ref name="Book of Souls p. 91a">[[Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p. 91; [[source]] says that hatred of the [[boyar]]s had been growing in the men for the past 15 years. The year of the Gundarakite Annexation was [[740 BC]].</ref>
* The [[Coursers of Chaos]], a group of [[:category:Gundarakite Rebel|Gundarakite rebels]] ram a wagon full of [[gunpowder]] into the [[Barovian]]] military garrison in [[Zeidenburg]], blowing up the facility. This act of violence ignites greater [[Barovian]]-[[Gundarakite]] conflict within Zeidenburg and beyond. In addition, the incident seemingly confirms widely-held suspicions linking the Zeindenburg [[rebel]]s to [[Gabrielle Aderre]] and the Gundarakite forces holding [[Castle Hunadora]] in [[Invidia]], where the gunpowder is said to have been smuggled in from.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 19, 33">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 19, 33</ref>
* By this year or earlier (likely a few years), a [[Rajian]] [[scholar]] named [[Sidrathi]] discovers [[Ravana's Bane]]. He commissions [[Kopa]] to melt it down and reforge it into a [[statue]]tte. An [[agent]] of the [[Dark Sisters]] named [[Tega]] steals it, but she is felled in the [[jungle]] and Ravana's Bane falls into unknown hands. Once more, Kopa is commissioned to turn it back into a bolt. After that, it falls into unknown hands again before resurfacing at a [[hidden]] [[temple]] in the [[jungle]]. There it is protected by [[monk]]s.<ref>[[Web of Illusion]] p.8-9, 27-28; [[Van Richten's Arsenal]] p. 54-55</ref>
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713 BC

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==Events==
<onlyinclude>
* [[Dr. Van Richten]] is visited by the dying [[Dr. Ruscheider]], who tells Rudolph all he can about several months spent as a lich's captive; Dr. Van Richten starts hunting liches.<ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium II]] p.111-112</ref>
* The council elders of [[Briggdarrow]] convince Falkovian investors to fund the construction of [[The Spider House]] inn to profit from and to bolster burgeoning traffic between [[Nova Vaasa ]] and [[Falkovnia]]. <ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]] pg. 77, 79</ref>
* The [[crime lord]] known as [[The Brain]] begins manipulating the underworld of [[Dementlieu]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>
* [[Priscilla Schilling]], wife of [[Alfred Timothy]], dies<ref name=RoTp.126>[[Realm of Terror]] p.126</ref>, trying to escape her husband according to [[Priscilla Schilling (death of)|rumor]].
* {{netbook-small}}[[The Bloodless Revolution]] occurs in [[Ustalav]]. [[Vieland]] and [[Canterwall]] overthrow their local overlords and transform into the palatinates.<ref name=p218>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.218</ref>
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Falkovnia

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{{dombox
|picture=Jester-Falkovnia.png
|culture_lvl=Medieval
|ecology=Full
|terrain=[[Temperate Forest|Temperate forests]], [[Hill|hills]], [[marshes]], and [[Plain|plains]]
|year_formed=690 BC
|population= 64,300
|races=Human 93%, Halfling 2%, Half-elves 2%, Gnomes 1%, Elves 1%, Other 1%
|languages=[[Falkovnian]]
|religions=[[Hala]], [[Ezra]]
|government=Military Dictatorship
|ruler=[[Vlad Drakov]]
|darklord=[[Vlad Drakov]]
|analog=20th century fascist states, Wallachi under Vlad the Impaler
|nationality=[[Falkovnian]]
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{{canon}}
'''Falkovnia''' is ruled by [[Vlad Drakov]], a mad tyrant (and former [[Krynnian]] mercenary) with a love of impaling as an [[execution]] method (an obvious reference to the Wallachian voivode, sometimes known as "Vlad the Impaler", although Drakov also shows echoes of Hitler and Stalin).

Falkovnia produces much of the [[Core| Core's]] grain and wheat, which Drakov uses to fund his war machine. As absolute ruler of Falkovnia, everything is his property, including the population, which are branded with the mark of a hawk on their foreheads shortly after birth (perhaps a reference to Italian fascism symbols).

Drakov has attempted to invade [[Darkon]], the vast domain to the north, no less than four times since Falkovnia was formed, and every time his [[army]] reached the border, an [[army]] of [[undead]] creatures rose again to stop them. Every man in Drakov's [[army]] who fell rose to fight for Darkon. Four domains around Falkovnia ([[Borca]], [[Richemulot]], [[Dementlieu]], and [[Mordent]]) have signed a [[Treaty of the Four Towers|mutual defense treaty]] in the event that Drakov invades any of them, although he believes that they are not worth invading, being run by women and fops.
[[Category:The Core]]

==Things, Creatures & Personages of Legend==

==Biology==

===Flora===

[[Abfalduz]]

===Fauna===

===Native Horrors===

==Geography==
[[File:Falkovnia.png|thumb|Falkovnia map by the [[MCS]]. ''Note: Since this fan-made map predates 3rd Edition Ravenloft, there are some inconsistencies with the more recent maps.'']]

===[[Weather]]===

===Terrain===

====Hills====
[[Weissfalkund]], the foothills of the [[Sleeping Beast Mountains]].

[[Crumbling Hills]], leading into the Shadow Rift.

====Canyons====
[[Shadow Rift]]

====Forests====
[[Dunkelhertzwald]]

[[Vigila Dimorta Forest|Vigila Dimorta]], or "Sentries of Death," called that for the local legend wherein one spontaneously combusts for each of Drakov's victims.

====Lakes====
[[Lake Kriegvogel]], a reputedly bottomless lake near [[Silbervas]].

[[The Raptor Lakes]] ([[Lake Adler]], [[Lake Eule]], [[Lake Falk]]) on the Vuchar River.

[[Lake Schvort]] and [[Lake Beschir]]. on the [[Dementlieu]] border.

====Rivers====
The [[Arbket River]], with tributaries [[Talon River]] and [[Zhukfer River]], flowing along the southern border and joining the Musarde just south of [[Lake Kriegvogel]].

The [[Drogach River]], with its tributary, the [[Grashen River]], fed by the [[Umysher River]], all running along the northern border until they join the [[Vuchar River]]. The point where the Grashen empties into the Drogach is the site of [[Grashen Falls]], and the eponymous village.

The [[Musarde]], flowing north out of [[Richemulot]] and into Dementlieu.

The [[Vuchar River]], flowing south out of [[Darkon]] and into the [[Musarde]].

====Roads====
[[Scythe Road]], or Scythe Highway

[[King's Road]]

[[West Timori Road]]

==Economy==

===Agrarian===

====Crops====

===Manufacturing===

===Trade===

===Taxation===

===Black Market===

===Landmarks===

====The [[Shadow Rift]]====

===Population Distribution===

====Towns====

[[Aerie]]

[[Lekar]]

[[Morfenzi]]

[[Silbervas]]

[[Stangengrad]]

====Villages====
[[Grashen Falls]]

==Authority==

===Temporal Rule===

====Legendary====

====Contemporary====

===Spiritual Rule===

====Legendary====

====Contemporary====

===Church and State===

===Government===

[[Falkfuhrer Calons Weir]]

[[Falkfuhrer Jardian Kovedknochen]]

[[Falkfuhrer Mikhail Drakov]]

[[Falkfuhrer Vigo Drakov]]

[[Falkfuhrer Vjorn Horstman]]

===Law===

===Law-Enforcement===

[[Talons]]

====Extra-Judicial====

===Intelligence Gathering===

===Military Footing===

===''Casus belli''===

====Past====

====Present====

====Future====

==Language & Culture==

==Gods and Religions ==

==Inns & Taverns==

==NPC==

{{MCS}}

==Chronology==
*[[689 BC]]: [[Vlad Drakov]] and his [[Talons of the Hawk]] enter [[the Mists]] and come out in [[Darkon]]. They immediately put the [[Darkonian]] [[village]]s of [[Pound (Village)|Pound]], [[S'Realm]], and [[Glymshire]] to the torch. The [[undead]] retaliate, and Vlad's mercenaries are expelled into the Mists.<ref name ="Gaz II p.92-93">[[Gazetteer II]] p.92-93</ref>
*689 BC ([[False History]]): [[The Bloody Ride]] Vlad Drakov and his men cut their way through the heart of Falkovnia, all the way to [[Lekar]]. There, Drakov faces off against [[Falcon the Great]] and kills him<ref name="Gaz II p. 92">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 92</ref>
*[[690 BC]]: [[Falkovnia]] forms.<ref name ="Gaz II p. 93">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 93</ref>
*[[691 BC]]: [[Falkovnia]] faces two threats in [[Silbervas]]: a rising [[thieves' guild]] and an infestation of [[wererat]]s. They are both led by [[Claude Renier|the Clawed]]. The period of [[:category:History of Falkovnia|Falkovnian history]] known as the [[Years of Impaled Rats]] begins.<ref name="Gaz II p. 93">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 93</ref>
*[[694 BC]]: [[Vlad Drakov]] drives out the [[wererat]]s (and [[Claude Renier|their leader]] of [[Silbervas]] and [[Falkovnia]] altogether. The [[Years of Impaled Rats]] period ends.<ref name="Gaz II p. 93">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 93</ref>
*[[694 BC]]: The domain of [[Richemulot]] is revealed.
*[[695 BC]]: [[Falkovnia]] invades [[Lamordia]] in the [[Winter War]].<ref name="Gaz II p. 93">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 93</ref>
*[[696 BC]]: '''January''': The [[Falkovnian]]s retreat from [[Lamordia]] due to its freaklishly harsh winter, ending the [[Winter War]].<ref name="Gaz II p. 93">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 93</ref>
*[[700 BC]]: [[First Dead Man’s War]] waged by [[Falkovnia]] upon [[Darkon]]<ref name="Gaz II p. 93">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 93</ref>
*[[700 BC]]: [[Rumor]]: [[Lamordia]] strikes a trade agreement (and therefore, peace treaty) with [[Falkovnia]].<ref name="Gaz II p.78">[[Gazetteer II]] p.78</ref>
*[[703 BC]]: [[Falkovnia]] and [[Lamordia]] formally acknowledge a pact of nonaggression.<ref name="Gaz II p. 93">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 93</ref>
*[[704 BC]]: [[Second Dead Man’s War]] is waged by [[Falkovnia]] upon [[Darkon]].<ref name="Gaz II p. 93">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 93</ref>
*[[706 BC]]: Falkovnia tries to invade [[Borca]], and the [[Widow's Massacre]] takes place.
*[[707 BC]]: [[Dementlieuvian Annexation]]: [[Falkovnia]] invades [[Dementlieu]] but is repulsed.<ref name="Gaz II p. 94">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 94</ref>
*[[711 BC]]: [[Third Dead Man’s War]]<ref name="Gaz II p. 94">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 94</ref>
*711 BC: [[:Category:Karloff Family Servants|The servants]] of the [[:category:Karloff Family|Karloff Family]] hatch a [[The Conspiracy to Murder the Karloffs|a conspiracy to murder the Karloffs]]. However, the plot fails, and it is the servants who perish. They are soon [[reanimated]] as [[:category:Juju Zombie|juju zombies]].<ref name="Horror's Harvest p. 61 n1">[[Horror's Harvest]], [[Dungeon Magazine #38]] p. 61, says the conspiracy happened "twenty-six years ago", [[Gazetteer II]] (p. 98) places the events of the [[Horror's Harvest]] [[module]] at [[737 BC]], therefore twenty-six years earlier than 737 BC is [[711 BC]].</ref>
*[[712 BC]]: Falkovnia begins entering a planning phase of a larger [[invasion]] against [[Darkon]].
*[[716 BC]]: [[Borderlands War]]: [[Falkovnia]] tries to invade [[Richemulot]] but is repulsed.<ref name="Gaz II p. 94">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 94</ref>
*[[719 BC]]: The [[Starving March]] occurs. [[Falkovnia]] invades [[G'Henna]] but is repulsed.<ref name="Gaz II p. 94">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 94</ref>
*[[722 BC]]: [[The Fourth Dead Man's War]]<ref name="Gaz II p. 94">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 94</ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[722 BC]] [[Colonel Hellman]] leaves Falkovnia to learn the [[secret]]s of [[arcane lore]] as the basis for a military training program for [[arcane spellcaster]]s.<ref name="QtR 4 p. 51">[[Quoth the Raven]] 4, p. 51</ref>
* {{netbook-small}} [[723 BC]] The [[Knights of the Ashen Bough]] is founded.<ref name="Book of Secrets p.131">[[Lights in the Fog]], [[Book of Secrets]] p.131</ref>
*[[724 BC]]: [[Falkovnia]] invades [[Dementlieu]] and [[Richemulot]], resulting in the [[Executioner's Campaign]].<ref name="Gaz II p. 94">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 94</ref>
*[[727 BC]]: [[Falkovnia]] tries to invade [[Dorvinia]]; this results in the [[Gold Claw Massacre]].<ref name="Gaz II p. 94">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 94</ref>
*[[729 BC]]: '''September:''' The fiend [[Elsepeth]] enters Ravenloft via [[transposition]] in a small village outside of [[Stangengrad]].
*[[729 BC]]: [[Treaty of the Four Towers]] is signed, signaling an allied defense against Falkovnia.<ref name="Gaz II p. 103">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 103</ref>
*[[737 BC]]: [[Falling Star (737 BC)|A falling star]] lights up the night sky in eastern [[Falkovnia]] before crash landing near the thorp of [[Delmunster]]. The falling star proved to be, or to contain, a [[doppelganger plant]] that would devastate the community.<ref>[[Dungeon #38]] p.52</ref> [[The Hospice of the Doe]] is lost amid the destruction.<ref name="Gaz II p.98">[[Gazetteer II]] p.98</ref>
*[[740]] [[The Grand Conjunction]]
*[[740 BC]] Panicked by the Grand Conjunction, Hermos and the rest of the folks from L'Morai flee from Darkon into [[Falkovnia]] seeking a better life. [[Isolde (Carnival)|Isolde]] saves them from certain demise. Under her leadership, a new [[Carnival (Society)|Carnival]] assembles.<ref name="Carnival p. 40">[[Carnival]] p. 40</ref>
*[[741 BC]]: [[The Grey Wyrm]] rises from the depths of the [[Lake Kriegvogel]] to devour several boats and run amok in the town of [[Silbervas]]. Although the creature is beaten back into the lake, the disaster leaves Silbervas' citizens with dread over the beast's return. Henceforth, this year will be known as the [[Year of the Gray Wyrm]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 111">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 111</ref>
*[[747 BC]] [[Malocchio Aderre]] usurps political rulership over [[Invidia]] 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>
*[[748 BC]]: [[The Ebon Fold]] are sent out to begin collecting [[soul]]s. [[Falkovnian]] citizens are among those chosen for their attacks.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>
*[[750 BC]]: Everyone in the [[Sisters of Mercy Hospice]] is [[murdered]].<ref name="Gaz II p.98">[[Gazetteer II]] p.98</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]]: [[The Green Maiden]]'s [[disease]] begins spreading among the [[fauna]] of [[Falkovnia]].<ref name="Gaz II p. 91">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 91</ref>
*[[751 BC]]: '''March:''' [[Falkovnia]] launches its fifth invasion of [[Darkon]] in the [[March of Doom]]. Falkovnian forces reach as far north as [[Nartok]] before being turned back by the undead.
*[[757 BC]]: '''February''' [["S"]] enters Falkovnia and begins her survey.<ref name="Gazetteer II]] p. 86">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 86</ref>

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''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]''<br />
''[[Domains of Dread]]''<br />
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]]''
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|[[Image:rldb_stats.gif]]
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''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]]'' - p86
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|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
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''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - pp7, 24-25<br />
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - pp14, 17, 19, 119-121<br />
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - pp35-36<br />
''[[Death Unchained]]'' - pp53-56<br />
''[[The Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens]]'' - pp15-16<br />
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - pp69-70<br />
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]]'' - pp85-112
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''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - pp8-9<br />
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - inside cover<br />
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - p26<br />
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - poster map<br />
''[[Servants of Darkness]]'' - poster map<br />
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]]'' - p87
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[[category:CL 7 Domain]][[category:Despotism]][[category:Military Despotism]]

Head Hunter

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Head Hunter can refer to:

* {{canon-small}} [[:Category:Head Hunter|Head Hunters]], an [[aberration]] that appears to be a human head on spider legs, or
* {{netbook-small}} [[The Head Hunter (NPC)]], a murderous [[Brain Collector]], or
* {{netbook-small}} [[The Head Hunter (Article)]], a [[netbook]] article detailing him.

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Bill

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{{disambig}}

'''Bill''' might refer to any of the following:
* {{netbook-small}}[[Bill Copperplate]]- a [[hermit]] from [[Rutledge]]
* {{canon-small}}[[Bill Cutler]], a member of the [[Sleeping Wolf]] [[qabal]]
*[[Bill Slavicsek]], author of a number of official [[D&D]] products, including [[the Nightmare Lands (Boxed Set)]] and [[The Mark of Nerath]]
*[[Bill Theodoris]], fan, co-author of the netbook article [[Ready, Aim, Fire…]] in the [[Undead Sea Scrolls 2003]]

'''See also''': [[William]], [[Wilhelm]]

689 BC

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==Events==
<onlyinclude>
* {{netbook-small}} [[Professor Abelhous Nicholsi (NPC)|Professor Abelhous Nicholsi]] is born in [[Darkon]].<ref name="Book of Souls p. 46-47>[[Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p. 46-47</ref>
* [[Pock]], a [[gnome|gnomish]] [[pickpocket]], is caught stealing from [[Baron Caidin]]'s guests. Caidan recruits Pock as a court [[jester]] and [[spy]].
* {{netbook-small}} [[Franklin Tennyson]], [[Ezrite]] [[missionary]], comes to Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref>
* '''Spring''': The [[Crimson Death]] is on the decline. History credits Azalin's quarantines as responsible for its decline, though he continues its enforcement for the next three decades. The decreased population allows women opportunities for career advancement previously unavailable.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 21">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 21</ref>
* {{Spec|'''Fall''': [[Rudolph Van Richten]] attends the [[University of Il Aluk]]. While there, he meets a fellow student, [[Dr. Harmon Ruscheider]].}}<ref>[[JWM Timeline]] p. 20 "speculation based on [[Van Richten's Guide to the Lich]] pg. 15"</ref>
*'''Late Year''' [[Vlad Drakov]] and his [[Talons of the Hawk]] enter [[the Mists]] and come out in [[Darkon]]. They immediately put the [[Darkonian]] [[village]]s of [[Pound (Village)|Pound]], [[S'Realm]], and [[Glymshire]] to the torch. The [[undead]] retaliate, and Vlad's mercenaries are expelled into the Mists.<ref name ="Gaz II p.92-93">[[Gazetteer II]] p.92-93</ref>
* '''December:'''<ref name="Gaz IV p. 26">Gazetteer IV p. 26</ref> [[Ivana Boritsi]] and [[Ivan Dilisnya]] are born on the same night.<ref name=GazIVp.18>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.18</ref>
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693 BC

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==Events==
<onlyinclude>
* {{Spec|[[Dr. Rudolph Van Richten]] finishes his studies; opens his practice back home in [[Rivalis]].}},<ref>[[JWM Timeline]] p. 20 "Speculation based on VR’s age, RoT; VRGtV; and ToDm pg. 86, which indicates it takes 4-5 years to get a medical education at the University of Il Aluk"</ref>
* {{Spec|Dr. Van Richten travels to [[Lamordia]], hears of the [[Loud Man of Lamordia]].}}<ref>[[JWM Timeline]] p. 20 "Speculation based on VRGtG pg. 9: “When I was young.”</ref>
* [[Mika]] moves from [[Il Aluk]] to [[Nartok]] and begins practicing medicine at an inn called the [[The Black Boar|Black Boar]].<ref>[[Tower of Doom]]</ref>
* At some low [[cliffs]] in the [[Forest of Shadows]] near [[Nartok]], a [[bell tower]] allegedly springs up from the ground, tears free of its foundations, and runs off only to fall over the nearby cliffs. Regardless of whether this tale is true, [[ruins]] remain there to this day.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 13">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 13</ref>
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Invidia

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{{canon}}
{{dombox
|picture=Jester-Invidia.png
|culture_lvl=Chivalric<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 39">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 39</ref>
|ecology=Full<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 39">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 39</ref>
|terrain=Temperate forests, hills<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 39">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 39</ref>
|year_formed=[[603 BC]]<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>
|population=6,900<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 39">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 39</ref>
|races=Humans 99%, other 1%<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 39">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 39</ref>
|languages=[[Balok]]*, [[Luktar]], [[Mordentish]], [[Falkovnian]], [[Vaasi]]
|religions=[[Church of Ezra]], [[Hala]]<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 39">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 39</ref>
|government=Formerly independent settlements transitioning towards [[despotism]]<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 39">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 39</ref>
|ruler=[[Malocchio Aderre]]<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 39">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 39</ref> ; Previously: [[Gabrielle Aderre]]<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 45-46">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 47</ref> and, before her, [[Bakholis]]<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 47">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 45-46</ref>
|darklord=[[Gabrielle Aderre]]<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 39">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 39</ref> ; Previously: [[Bakholis]]<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 45-46">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 45-46</ref>
|analog=
|nationality=[[Invidian]]
}}

A land of passion torn by civil war and awash with the blood of ethnic strife, [[Invidia]] hangs on by a tenuous thread above the jaws of all-out chaos.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 47-49">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 47-49</ref> The [[fiend]]ish [[tyrant]] [[Malocchio Aderre]] deposed the lackadaisical rule of his mother [[Gabrielle Aderre]]<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 47">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 47</ref> and has begun to formerly independent settlements of Invidia into a unified nation, though one that is firmly beneath his heel. Yet, as the much-feared [[Dukkar]], he mainly seeks power to eradicate the [[Vistani]] and torment those around him.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 54">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 54</ref>

Malocchio is opposed by an alliance of strange bedfellows thanks to the charm and wiles of Gabrielle Aderre. Through her proxies [[Matton Blanchard]] and [[Ardonk Szerieza (NPC)|Ardonk Szerieza]], she has drawn on [[Kartakan]] [[wolfwere]]s and oppressed [[Gundarakite]] [[:category:resister|resisters]]. However, her manipulations threaten to tear her fragile alliance apart.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 47-48,145">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 47-48,145</ref>

For his part, Malocchio may be little better off in his predicament than his mother. He leads a powerful army of [[mercenary|mercenaries]] bolstered by [[ogre]]s, [[giant]s, and other [[monster]]s not often found elsewhere, let alone in the employ of a military.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 55-56">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 55-56</ref> However, the incursion of his Vistani-hunting mercenaries into other domains has earned the enmity of other neighboring powers and their lords, most notably [[Ivan Dilisnya]] and [[Count Strahd von Zarovich]]. Furthermore, Malocchio's army was greatly weakened by the mass slaughter in [[the Hour of Screaming Shadows]].<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 49,57">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 49,57</ref>

[[Category:The Core]]
===Mountains===
*[[Bleak Sisters]]
*[[Prestige Mountains]]

==Chronology==
*[[457 BC]] [[Duke Treholan|Treholan]] wipes out his rivals nobles and their families. He builds [[Castle Loupet]].<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 43">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.43</ref>
*[[603 BC]] [[Bakholis]], descendant of Duke Treholan, attains power. After a stint of rule through [[cruelty]] and horror<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 44">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.44</ref>, Bakkholis becomes infatuated with [[Marta]]. Marta is in love [[Karlus]]. for their resistance of Bahkolis' wishes, he has Karlus [[maimed]] and [[eaten]] in front of Marta's eyes as several of his [[soldier]]s have their way with her. Before he kills her, she [[curse]]s him. His curse causes him to become a werewolf, and Invdia is drawn into [[the Mists]].<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 45">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.45</ref>
*603 BC The next full moon after Invida enters Ravenloft, Bakholis transforms and goes on a rampages around the castle. His family are among the casualties. Initially shocked and horrified, Bakholis reacts by making his rule even more [[cruel]].<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 45">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.45</ref>
*[[613 BC]] [[Kartakass]] is revealed.<ref name=Gazetteer I p. 93>[[Gazetteer I]] p.93</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
*613 BC [[False History]]: The [[Invidian Occupation]] of [[Kartakass]] ends with the fall of [[Dargacht Keep]]<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 93">[[Gazetteer I]] p.93</ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[711 BC]] Agents serving [[Duke Gundar]] abduct [[Orinda Nahle]] and [[Perryn Nahle]] from [[Invidia]] and drag them across the border to [[Castle Hunadora]].<ref>[[Lights in the Fog]], [[Book of Secrets]] p.124-125</ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[724 BC]] The Mists draw an [[outlander]] [[priest]] named [[Keith de Lalune (NPC)|Keith de Lalune]], into the [[forest]]s of [[Invidia]]. He prays to his [[deity]], but it seems his god has left him. Keith loses his way in the forest for a time, before arriving in [[Karina]]. There [[Father Daltrey]], the local high priest of [[Ezra]], saves him from an angry mob and takes him to the nearby church, [[L'Eglise de Notre Peindre Dame]]. Keith receives shelter and healing there, and he soon converts to Ezra.<ref name="Undead Sea Scrolls 2002 p. 117-118">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.117-118</ref>
*[[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>
*[[729 BC]] The [[Invidian]] [[peasant]]ry revolt against Bakholis' decaying regime and burn part of [[the Citadel]].<ref name="The Evil Eye p. 29">[[The Evil Eye]] p. 29</ref>
*[[729 BC]] The overthrow of Bakholis is celebrated in [[Kartakass]]. [[Kartakan]] [[merchant]]s forge trade alliances with [[Invidian]] settlements.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 105">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 105</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>
*[[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>
*[[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> He usurps political rulership 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> Relations with [[Kartakass]] become strained as a result.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 105">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 105</ref>
*[[747 BC]] '''Winter''' Malocchio has brought Gabrielle to the brink of [[madness]], but [[Matton Blanchard]] frees her and nurses her back to health.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 145">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.145</ref>
*[[748 BC]] [[Ardonk Szerieza]] begins fanning the flames of the Gundarakite separatist movement.<ref>[[Gaz 1]], p 19.</ref> He comes to lead the [[Barovian]] Gundarakite rebels.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 48">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.48</ref> Gabrielle Aderre beguiles him. They begin an illicit affair, and Aderre gains another tool to manipulate the Gundarakites with.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 49">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.49</ref>
*[[750 BC]] [[Carnival (Society)|Carnival]] saves the [[Skurra]] known as [[Scream (Vistani)|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.<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>
*[[752 BC]] After conspiring with [[Azrael Dak]], Malocchio sends in troops ot capture [[Nedragaard Keep]], but [[Vlad Drakov]] holds back all [[Falkovnian]] [[soldier]]s from the endeavors. The {{Night of Screaming Shadows]] commences, and Malocchio's invasion force is slain down to the last man.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 49">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.49</ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[752 BC [[Keith de Lalune]] calls for an [[orphanage]] to be constructed on [[Tower Street]] in [[Karina]].<ref name="Undead Sea Scrolls 2002 p. 122">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.122</ref>
*[[753 BC]] '''Late Year'''; Gabrielle is pregnant with [[Lucita Aderre]], though she does not know whether Matton Blanchard or Ardonk Szeriezia is the father.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 145">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.145</ref>
*[[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>

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==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
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''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - pp7,28-30<br />
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - pp14,15,17,20,123-124<br />
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - p52<br />
''[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens]]'' - pp17-18<br />
''[[The Evil Eye]]'' - pp56-59<br />
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''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - pp8-9<br />
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - inside cover<br />
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - p42<br />
''[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting]]'' - poster map<br />
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - poster map<br />
''[[The Evil Eye]]'' - poster map
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[[category:CL 8 Domain]]
[[category:Aristocracy]]
[[category:Temperate Climate]]

602 BC

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==Events==
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* {{netbook-small}}[[Massa di Requiem per Shuggay]],an [[opera]], is written in [[Borca]]
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Tiyet

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{{canon}}
'''Tiyet''' is the [[darklord]] of [[Sebua]], located in the [[cluster]] known as the [[Amber Wastes]].<ref name=dodp108>[[Domains of Dread]] p.108</ref> While she does not appear to be so, she is a [[mummy]].

==Background==

In life, Tiyet hailed form an [[outlander land]] called [[The Black Land]]. Tiyet was the second wife of [[Khamose]], one of the Pharaoh's sons. She was not the Grand Wife, a title she coveted and honor reserved for his first wife, [[Nufreri]]. A jealous Tiyet tricked Nufreri into a compromising position with a slave, and Khamose charged her with adultery and had her [[executed]]. Tiyet became the Grand Wife. Unfortunately for her, she was not the only one who knew of her deception.<ref name=dodp108-109>[[Domains of Dread]] p.108-109</ref>

[[Zordenahkt]] had discovered what Tiyet had did -- which suited him well because he secretly lusted after Tiyet. He used blackmail to secure her affections, but a true romantic relationship formed over time. Tiyet also discovered that Zordenakht was secretly a [[priest]] of a forbidden order that worshipped the dark gods.<ref name=dodp109>[[Domains of Dread]] p.109</ref>

One evening, Tiyet awoke from a nightmare where she was judged by her gods for the sins she committed. On her next visit to Zordenahkt, she pleaded with him to find a way to prevent it. He said there was a way, but it could only be performed on the recently deceased. After some time, both of the lovers forgot of the nightmare and resumed their trysts.<ref name=dodp109>[[Domains of Dread]] p.109</ref>

Tiyet, to her misfortune, underestimated the perception of Khamose. He sent a servant one day to trail her and find out what she was up to. The servant overheard both Tiyet and Zordenahkt, and returned to his master with the news. At that time, Tiyet returned to the palace to overhear that she had been discovered. She fled to Zordenahkt, and pleaded with him to kill her and perform the ritual for [[mummification]] and eternal binding to the mortal world. He refused, so she [[suicide | took her own life]] with a dagger. Only then did Zordenahkt perform the profane ritual on her, removing her heart and placing it in a canopic jar filled with oil. When he completed the ritual, he consumed [[poison]] and died right next to her.<ref name=dodp109>[[Domains of Dread]] p.109</ref>

Tiyet awoke the next evening to find Zordenahkt beside her. She was then compelled to return to her palace home, where she heard the beating hearts of every resident -- Khamose's being the loudest and most identifiable. She removed his [[heart]] while he was still alive and consumed it, which ended the sound of beating hearts in her mind. She stole away back to Zordenahkt and returned to a slumber. When she awoke, Zordenakht was gone and the surroundings alien to her. She had been transported to [[Ravenloft]], far from her original kingdom and time, and she became the lord of [[Sebua]].<ref name=dodp109>[[Domains of Dread]] p.109</ref>

==Current Sketch==

Tiyet lives alone in a small estate in the barren land of Sebua. With the exception of the [[wild children]], there are no native living creatures in the land. This alone does not trouble her, as she has come to despise the living and prefer not to be in their company. However, she suffers from loneliness and what she wants most -- Zordenahkt -- is forever denied to her. During "parties" at her estate, the [[Dark Powers]] provide the sounds and ambiance for an era long since vanished. Every once in a while, she will hear Zordenahkt's voice, only to have it disappear. She has come to learn that not only was she sent far away from her kingdom, but also over a millenia later. This knowledge pains her to no end.<ref name=dodp109>[[Domains of Dread]] p.109</ref>

Another facet of her existence that pains her is the desire to, at least annually, consume a human [[heart]]. This desire disgusts her and serves as yet another reminder of her lost humanity.<ref name=dodp109>[[Domains of Dread]] p.109</ref>

==Abilities==

Tiyet controls every single [[undead]] creature in her realm. She also has a particularly devastating attack that can slay men instantly, and her kiss permanently drains strength from a victim as long as he is in [[Sebua]]. She can also control the weather, creating vicious sandstorms. When she wishes to close her [[domain]], a [[sandstorm]] sweeps across the border, preventing any escape.<ref name=dodp110>[[Domains of Dread]] p.110</ref>

==Stats==
[[2nd Edition]]: female unique, 12 HD [[mummy]], [[Neutral Evil]]<ref name=dodp108>[[Domains of Dread]] p.108</ref>

{{netbook}}[[Pathfinder]] female [[human]] [[Rank 4 Ancient Dead]] [[rogue]] (Deadly Courtesan] 6/[[:category:Courtier Prestige Class|courtier]] 7<ref>[[Children of the Night: The Lords of Ravenloft]] p.156</ref>

==Other Notes==

* {{Spec|It's been speculated that [[Har'Akir]], the neighboring [[domain]], is the modern day nation of what used to be [[kingdom]] that Tiyet lived in.}}

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Duke Nharov Gundar

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{{canon}}
[[Duke Nharov Gundar]] is the former ruler of [[Gundarak]]. The [[vampire]] lord resided in [[Castle Hunadora]].<ref>[[Realm of Terror]]p.70-71</ref> He was betrayed by [[Dr. Daclaud Heinfroth]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.62</ref>, who allowed him to be staked. (It is unclear why Heinfroth and his accomplices did not completely destroy Gundar, but his skeleton was found in Hunadora and sold to [[Professor Arcanus]] by [[Gabrielle Aderre]]. He was later revived by [[Jaybe]] and now walks the land, no longer a [[darklord]].<ref name="Children of the Night: Werebeasts p. 64-66">[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]] p.64-66 </ref> {{potential-canon-small}} He suffers amnesia due to his time as a skeleton, now roaming the land in a bestial state, with only foggy thoughts of revenge on Dominiani.<ref name=naylor>Cut material from [[Gazetteer IV]], as revealed by author [[Ryan Naylor]] in [http://fraternityofshadows.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=206524#p206524 a post in the Cafe de Nuit]</ref>

==Sources==
As a [[darklord]] who vanished before [[the Grand Conjunction]], details on Gundar are sparse in [[Ravenloft]] game products. He was first mentioned in the domain description of Gundarak in [[Realm of Terror]] ([[Black Box]] Set)<ref name="Realm of Terror p. 72">[[Realm of Terror]] p.72</ref> Although the reference in [[Feast of Goblyns]] to see RoT for information on play<ref name="Feast of Goblyns]] p. 11">[[Feast of Goblyns]] p. 11</ref>, no write-up of Gundar appeared in RoT. Duke Gundar plays a role as a background figure behind the [[conspiracy|conspiracies]] in [[Feast of Goblyns]].<ref name="Feast of Goblyns]] p. 11, 13">[[Feast of Goblyns]] p. 11, 13</ref> He is revived in [[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]].<ref name="Children of the Night: Werebeasts p. 64-66">[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]] p.64-66 </ref>

Gundar and his the legacy he left behind are discussed in both [[Gazetteer I]] and [[Gazetteer IV]]. A sidebar on Gundar and his resurrection originally intended for Gazetteer IV was cut before publication.<ref name=naylor>Cut material from [[Gazetteer IV]], as revealed by author [[Ryan Naylor]] in [http://fraternityofshadows.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=206524#p206524 a post in the Cafe de Nuit]</ref>

Duke Gundar is featured or mentioned in several [[Ravenloft]] [[novel]]s. In [[Knight of the Black Rose]], Gundar and his son, [[Medraut Gundar]], run afoul of [[Lord Soth]] after Soth cuts his way through Gundarak.<ref>[[Knight of the Black Rose]] p. 265-272</ref> In [[Tapestry of Dark Souls (Novel)]], life under his rule is briefly explored.<ref>[[Tapestry of Dark Souls (Novel)]] p. 100-107</ref>

==Atrocities==
In [[canon]], there is little revealed about Duke Gundar's life before stepping into a [[gate]] to [[Ravenloft]]. As [[darklord]], he executed horrible taxes among the downtrodden [[peasant]]s he ruled over, going so far as to tax the gathering of firewood and even the birth of a girl instead of a boy (on the basis of a boy's contributions in labor will be greater than a girl's.) When the peasants tried to rebel, he mercilessly killed the insurrection leaders and put their corpses on display in the orchards of [[Castle Hunadora]]. The fruit given by these trees were so tainted they remain inedible to the [[peasant]]ry to this day.<ref name="Realm of Terror p. 72">[[Realm of Terror]] p.72</ref>

{{netbook}}
One of Gundar's more specific acts of cruelty was the attempted subversion, [[imprisonment]] and [[torture]] of the traveling [[bard]] troupe [[Morts-Qui-Dancent]] in the year [[641 BC]] or shortly thereafter. Gundar tried to get the bards to serve him as spies, but they refused. As punishment, he called on his son [[Medraut Gundar]] to torture them and curse them with a unique form of [[cursed]] [[undeath]]. They are required to regularly entertain others or face loss of the energy that animates them.<ref>[[Book of Sacrifices]] p. 74</ref>

==Stats==
{{netbook-canon}}
[[Chaotic Evil]] male [[human]] [[Eminent]] [[Nosferatu Vampire]] [[fighter]] 13<ref>[[Book of Secrets]] p. 51 </ref>

{{potential-canon}}
[[Neutral Evil]] male [[human]] [[Eminent]] [[vampire]] Ari6/Ftr10<ref name=naylor></ref>

==Chronology==
{{canon}}

* [[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]] - [[False History]] The [[First Unwise Rebellion]] occurs. 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]] - [[False History]] The [[Second Unwise Rebellion]] occurs. 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]] - [[False History]] The [[Third Unwise Rebellion]] occurs. 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>

* {{questionably-canon-small}}[[556 BC]] - Dr. Dominiani accidentally becomes a vampire with a transfusion of cerebral spinal fluid from one of Duke Gundar's vampire brides. Gundar refrains from killing Dr. Dominiani because the doctor is now Gundar's [[thrall]].<ref>[[Feast of Goblyns]] p. 13 gives the derivation of the date. Dr. D. has spent 180 years as a vampire at the time of [[Feast of Goblyns]] ([[736 BC]] according to [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17). [[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 9-10 details how it happened. The date of his transition into [[undeath]] is highly questionable as it predates Gundarak's [[593 BC]] date of formation as a domain. {{Spec|If the date is accurate, then this event is likely [[false history]]. Alternatively, Heinfroth may have undergone the transformation on the [[Prime Material Plane]] or elsewhere prior to the formation of Gundarak.}}</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><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>

* {{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]] - 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>

*[[735 BC]] - [[Akriel]] and Dr. Dominiani begin planning the [[Gundarakite Conspiracy]].<ref name="Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings p. 9-10">[[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 9-10</ref> However, Dr. Dominani is secretly working as an ally of Duke Gundar.<ref name="Feast of Goblyns]] p. 11, 13">[[Feast of Goblyns]] p. 11, 13</ref>

* [[736 BC]] - [[The Gundarakite Conspiracy]] is hatched. 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>

* {{questionably-canon-small}} [[752 BC]] - [[Jaybe]] removes the [[stake]] out of a comatose Duke Gundar at the show of [[Professor Arcanus]]. Assuming Gundar is not [[hunted]] down and [[killed]] by [[adventurer]]s or the authorites, he holds a terrible [[hatred]] for Dr. Dominani and will seek revenge.<ref name="Children of the Night: Werebeasts p. 64-66">[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]] p.64-66 </ref>

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691 BC

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* {{Spec|[[691 BC]] - Rudolph Van Richten marries his childhood sweetheart, [[Ingrid van Richten|Ingrid]].}}<ref>[[JWM Timeline]] p. 20 "[[Realm of Terror]]; [[VRGtV]]: Give VR a good respectable year between their marriage and birth of Erasmus in 692"</ref>
* [[Claude Renier]] and his [[wererat]]s enter the [[Land of Mists]] from the world that spawned the [[domain]] of [[Mordent]]. The wererats first turn up in [[Silverbas]], [[Falkovnia]].<ref name="Gaz III p.89">[[Gazetteer III]] p.89</ref>
* The domain of [[Tepest]] appears.<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> This year and the next are marked by massive crop failure, [[starvation]], and and particularly harsh [[winters]], but the nobility of [[Darkon]] and [[Nova Vaasa]], especially [[Tristen Hiregaard]], contribute supplies to help the [[Tepestani]] people survive.<ref name="GazV p. 54-55">[[Gazetteer V]] p. 54-55</ref>
* [[Falkovnia]] faces two threats in [[Silbervas]]: a rising [[thieves' guild]] and an infestation of [[wererat]]s. They are both led by [[Claude Renier|the Clawed]]. The period of [[:category:History of Falkovnia|Falkovnian history]] known as the [[Years of Impaled Rats]] begins.<ref name="Gaz II p. 93">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 93</ref>
* [[Nostalia Romaine]] is born.<ref name="MCI&II p.77, Ivana is two years elder">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]], p. 77; [[Ivana Boritsi]] is "two years elder" than Nostalia</ref>
* {{netbook-small}} [[Josif Muscat]], future [[founder]] of the [[The Keepers of the Coil]] is born in this approximate year.<ref>[[The Book of Souls]], p. 43</ref>
* {{netbook-small}} The [[Church of Ezra]] is made the official [[state-religion]] of Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br>
* {{netbook-small}} The [[Stamp Act]] of Zherisia is allowed to expire.<ref>[[Zherisian Gazetteer]] p. 41</ref>
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650 BC

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* [[The Kargat]] establish the [[Faith of the Overseer]] in [[Darkon]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> [[Tavelia]] is the one most responsible for its creation, having woven the dogma of the church from bits of various [[outlander]] [[religion]]s and stuck them into the [[Doctrinae]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p.32">[[Gazetteer II]] p.32</ref>
* {{netbook-small}} [[The Red Haunt]] passes through the [[Threefold Path]] and enters [[Lilliend]].
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726 BC

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* Repeated raids by the [[bitterkinder]] upon [[merchant]] [[caravan]]s and travelers along [[the Merchant's Way]] motivate a group of merchants to create a slash and burn operation clearing a treeless swath around the path between [[Har-Thelen]] and the border with [[Kartakass]]. This causes the Merchant's Way to be nicknamed [[the Merchant's Slash]].<ref name="Spectre of the Black Rose p. 150-152">[[Spectre of the Black Rose]] p. 150-152</ref><ref name="Gaz IV p. 110">[[Gazetteer IV]], p. 110</ref>
* [[Claude Renier]] is killed by his daughter [[Jacqueline Renier]], who becomes the darklord of [[Richemulot]].<ref name="Gaz III p.88-89">[[Gazetteer III]] p.88-89</ref>
* [[George Weathermay]] leaves his home to fight evil and help the people of the [[Land of Mists]].<ref>RoT p. 119; he left at age 17</ref>
* {{Spec|[[Dr. Van Richten]], [[George Weathermay]], and [[Arametrius]] travel to [[Sanguinia]]. There they meet [[Claudia DeShanes]] and enlist her aid as a [[spiritualist]] in their adventure in that land. Following its completion, Claudia signs on as Dr. van Richten's [[assistant]].}}<ref>Speculation from [[JWM Timeline]] p.28: "Since Arametrius is probably [[Athasian]], Van Richten may have recently visited [[Kalidnay]] and encountered [[Ahmose Tanit]]. [[Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts (Book)|VRGtG]] pg. 73. This is the earliest possible date for this event (due to George’s inclusion, and we know from this source and [[Bleak House|BH]] that VR starts hunting ghosts one year after this event. That leaves only 9 years between VR starting to hunt and writing his Guide on the subject. I chose to go with this date to keep as wide a margin of opportunity as possible.]"</ref>
* [[The Kantora Strangler]] is apprehended, identified as [[Talgaard Bolshnik]], and institutionalized at the [[Clinic for the Mentally Distressed]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer V p.155">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]] pg. 155</ref>
* {{questionably-canon-small}} 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>
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555 BC

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* {{netbook-small}}On this approximate year, [[Xi'anlin]] is drawn into [[the Mists]].<ref name="Navigaccio p. 40 n3">[[Navigaccio]] p. 40; "a hundred and fifty years after Niangxue's death"- see [[405 BC]] "Lai Niangxue dies..."</ref>
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659 BC

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* {{netbook-small}} On [[Graben Island]], [[Seeheim]] is founded in response to repeated [[sea reaver]] attacks.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>
* Although [[Tristen ApBlanc]] has tolerated the [[Gundarakite]] [[logger]]s in [[Forlorn]] for years, they cut too close to [[Castle Tristenoira]] on this year. In response, Tristen's [[goblyn]]s chase the Gundarakites out of Forlorn.<ref name="Weeping Lands p. 31, Gaz I p. 67">[[Weeping Lands]] p. 31, [[Gazetteer I]] p. 67</ref>
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644 BC

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Azalin Rex

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In the World of ''[[w:Greyhawk | Greyhawk]]'' and [[Ravenloft]] campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Azalin Rex or "The Rex" is a wizard-king. He is the [[Darklord]] of the domain of Darkon. He is known by his subjects for his draconian rule.<ref name=ravgaziip134>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p. 134</ref>

== Description ==
As a [[lich]], an undead wizard, Azalin's true appearance resembles a skeleton or mummy. In his everyday appearance, however, Azalin maintains the illusion of a living king, closely mimicking his late-life persona: an elderly man with aquiline features and a piercing gaze, with unkempt dark hair topped by a heavy [[Iron Crown|iron crown]]. However, he can alter his appearance to resemble many humanoid individuals, even that of a different race or gender.<ref name=ravgaziip134>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p. 134</ref> Perhaps as a result of this in-game flexibility, official portrayals of Azalin differs greatly from artist to artist, much more so than portrayals of characters such as [[Lord Soth]] or [[Strahd von Zarovich]].

== History ==

=== Early life ===
Firan Zal'honan was born in the earldom of Knurl<ref name="From the Shadows p. 30">[[From the Shadows]] p. 30</ref>, a city-state in the eastern Flanaess. As the second of three sons of [[Lord Turalitan Zal'honan]], his political future was decidedly dim from his birth<ref name="From the Shadows p. 61">[[From the Shadows]] p. 61</ref>, and he spent much of his childhood overlooked by his parents. From an early age, Firan demonstrated a keen intelligence, marked with a distaste for his fellow men and their deviation from discipline and order, a revulsion that manifested itself in self-loathing several times for his own perceived weaknesses. Firan respected his father's strict rulership, as well as the prior claim to succession exercised by his older brother Ranald, but disliked his father's superstitions and his bans against magic. Perhaps in a display of rebellion, Firan entered the underworld of Knurl's mages, studying under the wizard [[Quantarius]].<ref name="From the Shadows p. 61">[[From the Shadows]] p. 61</ref>

As a youth, Firan seems to desire control over others and of himself above all else, although he also is given to angry outbursts and quick decisions which he later comes to regret. Even into his later lichhood and rulership status, these attributes recur, painting the portrait of a ruler demanding fealty and promising order, but secretly and constantly frustrated by the failings of his fellow men and of himself.

The only family member he loved without reservation was his younger brother, [[Irik]]. Where Firan was quick to anger and slow to forgive, Irik was the opposite. Firan pursued his studies and thirsted after[[knowledge]], but occasionally displayed an inability or ignorance of the potential repercussions. The death of Irik would prove a telling example: At 15, Firan called a [[demon]] that broke loose from his power and killed Irik<ref name=ravgaziip134>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p. 134</ref>. Firan's actions caused his father to expel [[Quantarius]] from the city, and Firan chose to follow him into exile, continuing his studies.<ref name="King of the Dead p. 104-125">[[King of the Dead]] 104-125</ref> In time, he would learn magics that few other mages could master (and which are actually largely beyond reach of normal D&D characters): he could permanently heal himself by stealing others' life forces, he could read minds and steal magical information, completely learning new spells with a thought<ref>KotD p. 152-153</ref>, he could extend his own life by draining the vitality of enemies.<ref>KotD p. 144-146</ref>

=== Rulership of [[Knurl]] ===
[[Ranald Zal'honan]] died as a result of a dissipate and gluttonous lifestyle, and Firan returned to his home, assuming the seat of power and ruling as "Azal'Lan," or wizard-king.<ref>KotD p. 156-165</ref> His credits include reversing the decline that Knurl suffered under Ranald's reign, and returning it to economic and military significance.<ref name="KotD p. 166-167, 176">KotD 166-167, 176</ref> Also, under his reign, magic once again became an important part of Knurl's daily life.

Firan swore allegiance to the distant Malachite Throne of the [[Great Kingdom]]KotD p. 166</ref>, but conducted many unsanctioned military campaigns against the surrounding tribes, adding handsomely to Knurl's holdings. His reign was marked by prosperity and growth, but also by violence and dissent from the conquered tribes.<ref name="KotD p. 166-167, 176">KotD 166-167, 176</ref>

Firan was 60 when he married, as his life-extending spells started to fail and he needed an heir. His loveless marriage took 18 years to produce a son<ref name="From the Shadows p. 61">[[From the Shadows]] p. 61</ref>, with some saying his wife even sought magical wards against bearing his child. [[Olessa]] died in childbirth, cursing him.<ref name="From the Shadows p. 61">[[From the Shadows]] p. 61</ref> Firan named his son Irik, after his brother, but the name would carry greater resonance. His son inherited the kindness and generosity of Firan's brother, and would not follow his father's harsh footsteps, a trait Firan saw as weakness.<ref name="From the Shadows p. 61">[[From the Shadows]] p. 61</ref> When Irik was caught freeing political prisoners, Firan was faced with a choice: to pardon his son, or to kill him. In accordance with his own laws and as a symbol of his strict devotion to them, Firan not only permitted the [[execution]] but wielded the headsman's blade himself.<ref>KotD 186-193</ref>

Although this act impressed upon his citizens the strictness of his rule, Firan himself was plagued with doubts over his own actions. He became obsessed alternately with finding a means to live forever, or finding a means to bring his son back from the dead to try to train him anew.<ref>KotD p. 193-196</ref> As he lamented his failure as a father, a dark and nameless force presented him with the secret of lichdom.<ref name=ravgaziip134>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p. 134</ref>

Firan shed his mortality and changed his official title to Azal'Lan, ruling for 60 more years.<ref name=ravgaziip134>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p. 134</ref> During this time, [[Knurl]] became a major power in the Flanaess, even daring to renounce fealty to the Malachite Throne. Azal'Lan's military and trade power began to infringe on the territories of surrounding kingdoms, who sought ways to eliminate Azal'Lan. Assassins and armies alike seemed unable to topple him, but the course of his downfall would come from the minor tribes he had defeated early in his reign.<ref name="From the Shadows p. 61">[[From the Shadows]] p. 61</ref>

Azal'Lan was finally lured out of his defenses by the promise of a new magical spell that could allow a mage to restore true life to a corpse. Blinded by his hopes for restoring his son, Azal'Lan went forth with a small retinue of guards, and was then ambushed<ref>KotD p. 206-214</ref> by a group of mercenaries. Fleeing their pursuit, he entered a dense fog to lose them. He was never to see Knurl again.<ref name="From the Shadows p. 61">[[From the Shadows]] p. 61</ref>

=== Arrival in Ravenloft ===
In [[542 BC]], Azalin appeared in [[Barovia]], whose inhabitants called him "Azalin" upon hearing his name.<ref name=ravgaziip135>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p. 135</ref> Continuing in his insatiable quest for knowledge, he terrorized several local boyars searching for magical texts. During this time, he apparently discovered something similar to the life restoration spell he sought<ref>KotD p. 226-236</ref>, but whether he could learn it at all is unclear (see Memory anomalies below).

It was not long before he drew the attention, and grudging respect, of the domain's dark lord. Trapped in Barovia and suffering from a strange malady that prevented him from learning new spells<ref name="I, Strahd, the War Against Azalin">[[I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin]]</ref> Azalin entered into an uneasy alliance with Strahd. Azalin, who was a more powerful spell caster than the vampire, would instruct Strahd in the magic arts in exchange for his help in Azalin's [[experiments]] which were aimed at returning the lich lord to his own [[plane]]. This collaboration led to the first concerted attempt to break through the [[Misty Border]] surrounding Barovia and escape using an apparatus of Azalin's design.<ref name=ravgaziip135>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p. 135</ref>

This attempt resulted in the pair arriving in the outworld realm of [[Mordent]]<ref name=ravgaziip135>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p. 135</ref>, which bore striking similarities to the town of Whitby in Britain, also a setting for Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. There, [[the Apparatus]] split Strahd's personality into good and evil manifestations: [[the Alchemist|Alchemist]] and Creature respectively. Azalin's role in this adventure ([[I10:The House on Gryphon Hill]]) appears to be largely observational. The Alchemist and Creature's attempts to destroy each other caused the escape attempt to fail, and forced Mordent into joining the Demiplane of Ravenloft.

===Memory anomalies===
After the failed Mordent incident, the already-tense relation between Azalin and Strahd frayed further. When the domain of Mordent actually appeared beyond Barovia's borders, Azalin deduced that the [[Misty Border]] of Ravenloft might hold other lands, free from Strahd's authority. He entered the mists alone, and emerged in a realm of his own: Darkon.<ref name=ravgaziip135>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p. 135</ref>

Here, the exact nature of Azalin's existence is unclear, on two counts. The first count is the issue of a personality split: one source ([[King of the Dead]], a canonical novel) maintains that a traveling wizard named Firan appeared at the border, while an undead lich-like creature named Darcalus materialized in Darkon's central castle, [[Avernus]]. Firan, a just and good [[adventurer]], eventually sought out the depraved tyrant Darcalus and confronted him, rather as the Alchemist Strahd and the Creature Strahd did in Mordent. However, few other Ravenloft products refer to this (although they do not explicitly contradict it). According to King of the Dead, Firan stumbled about Darkon with no memory, and did not regain his memory until he defeated Darcalus, whereupon the undead essence merged with his own and made him Azalin once again. The novel also depicts his rage at realizing he had come so close to escaping his despicable undead state as well as the burdens of rulership.<ref>KotD p. 10-78, 263, 267-271</ref>

The second count is the question of Azalin's memory. As with many Darklords, Azalin suffers a curse tailored to his personality, granted by the [[The Dark Powers]] of Ravenloft. In this case, one dimension of his curse is the inability to learn any new magic at all, a crippling blow to any wizard, and downright unbearable for a lich, especially one who has knowingly sacrificed his living self so he can pursue new magics for all eternity. All sources cite this handicap, but they disagree on the time it manifested. Some sources, including [[King of the Dead]], imply that he could not learn new magic from the moment he arrived in Barovia (such as the resurrection spell he found)<ref>KotD p. 230-236, 250-251</ref>; others, such as the [[Gazetteers]]<ref name=ravgaziip135>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p. 135</ref> and campaign setting books, imply he must have been able to learn new magic while helping Strahd penetrate the Demiplane's magical secrets. The fact that he invented [[Bone Golems]] and [[Zombie Golems]] during his time with Strahd<ref>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p.26</ref> suggests that he had some ability to innovate after arriving in Ravenloft. [[I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin]] maintains that the curse struck Azalin immediately upon entering Barovia, and that the lich tutored Strahd in the arcane arts. Azalin had the [[vampire]] lord learn and cast any spells that Azalin devised but could not personally master. The [[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] also depicts Azalin tutoring Strahd. However, this source maintains Azalin tutored Strahd at Strahd's command. Here, Azalin complied because of his deference to Strahd's connection to the land. At the time, Azalin believed that if Strahd were to be unmade, so would the [[Demiplane of Dread]] and all within it, including the [[lich]] himself<ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p. 54</ref>

What is certain is that by the time he assumed lordship of Darkon, his curse was firmly in place.<ref name=ravgaziip135>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p. 135</ref> Also, a similar curse strikes all travelers to [[Darkon]], who eventually lose their memories and gain false memories, a magical tome that records these true memories as they are lost, Âand it is implied that Azalin himself only rediscovered his true past after reading the book.<ref name=ravgaziip25>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p.25</ref>

=== Rulership of Darkon ===
After a few years spent assembling the [[Kargat]] secret police, Azalin prepared for a massive [[invasion]] of Barovia to unseat his nemesis. The invasion was thwarted by [[Strahd]]'s minions, who struck at the Kargat leadership and disrupted Azalin's chain of command<ref name=ravgaziip20>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p. 20</ref>. Afterwards, the effort of rebuilding the Kargat, and the appearance of intervening domains such as [[Falkovnia]], put an end to Azalin's military interest in Barovia.

Azalin's rule over [[Darkon]] was absolute: all political, military, and Kargat matters ultimately reported to him. His rule was strictly lawful to the point of ruthlessness, but based in large part on deception, both in terms of Azalin's illusion of being a mortal king, and also in the artificial docility that his civilians displayed, thanks to their false memories. However, this concentration of power has its weaknesses, especially when Azalin has demonstrated several times his willingness to abandon his people and realm at a moment's notice if it means a chance of escape from Ravenloft.<ref name=ravgaziip.34>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p.34</ref>

Militarily, Azalin recognizes the futility of attempting to extend his borders through conquest. In defense, too, he has little to fear. On no fewer than four occasions, the neighboring country of Falkovnia to the south has declared [[war]], and Azalin's mastery of undead has easily repulsed their soldiers.<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17</ref>

=== Escape Attempts ===
In the last 30 years, Azalin has tried to escape Ravenloft twice more.<ref>The first is played out in the two [[module]]s [[From the Shadows]] and [[Roots of Evil]] that conclude the Grand Conjunction series. The second is played out in the [[Requiem: The Grim Harvest]] [[boxed set]] that concludes [[the Grim Harvest]] series of modules.</ref>

The first attempt was in manipulating the [[Grand Conjunction]], wherein he sent powerful heroes back in time to steal key artifacts from the formation of Ravenloft. Azalin's actions split the Demiplane open, freeing all the Darklords to terrorize other worlds. However, his hatred for Strahd proved to be his undoing: Azalin returned to face his nemesis, giving the heroes their chance to reverse the Grand Conjunction and reform the prison of Ravenloft once more. Some Darklords escaped permanently; Azalin and Strahd were not among their number.<ref>[[Roots of Evil]]</ref>

(The actual history of the Grand Conjunction involves six tenuously-related adventures, tied together by a poetic [[hexad]]. Later source materials claims Azalin's flaw was to disrupt the verse order of the hexad's last two couplets, although the "correct" order of the verses themselves frequently changes from product to product.)

Azalin then initiated a side project aimed at circumventing his magical curse: he magically impregnated various women with clones of himself, then tried to harvest the clones' magical knowledge when they reached adulthood after a childhood of magical tutelage. Although this [[experiment]] failed, it did result in the creation of [[Lowellyn Dachine]], a clone (of sorts) of Azalin, and an important figure in later day Darkon.<ref name=ravgaziip138>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p. 138</ref>

He then toiled for 10 years in creating his "[[doomsday device]]", which would turn him into a [[demilich]] and allow his immaterial essence to escape. The prototype device turned [[Lowellyn Dachine]] into a [[negative energy elemental]] known only as [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]].<ref name=ravgaziip2223>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p.22-23</ref>

The second and full application of the machine caused the [[Requiem]], killing all life in [[Il Aluk]], the capital city, and shattering Azalin's essence and scattering it across Darkon. He remained in that state for five years before pulling himself together<ref name=ravgaziip24>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p.24</ref> and taking over the corpse of his son, which had been lying in [[Castle Avernus]] for almost two hundred years. To this date, Irik's spirit haunts Azalin, reminding him constantly of his actions and urging his father towards redemption. Needless to say, Azalin gives this counsel limited heed.<ref name=ravgaziip134-135>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p.134-135</ref>

During his absence, Il Aluk became an undead [[Necropolis]], ruled by [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]]<ref name=ravgaziip138>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p. 138</ref>, and his Kargat lieutenants ran amok. Mortal agents loyal to Azalin helped to foil usurpation attempts by a rebel Kargat leader ([[Tavelia]]) and also by the new ruler of Il Aluk, Death.<ref name=ravgaziip24>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p.24</ref> Although reinstalled as ruler of Darkon, Azalin's current concerns are the re-centralization of his power, the elimination of rebel Kargat officers, and the future of Necropolis, whose mere existence is a daily challenge to his own power.

=== Current ===
Today, Azalin's [[experiments]] seem to focus on more than just escape. The lich lord appears to have recovered some limited ability to expand his knowledge ever so slightly, by formulating new magic as long as it is strongly related to knowledge he already has, though this process apparently takes much longer than for a human mage. He also has gained several salient powers, including the ability to look into the mind, and alter the memories of, anybody in Darkon. His control over undead is still absolute, with no apparent limit to the number or power of slaves thus controlled, and his spellcasting largely seen as being second to none.<ref name=ravgaziip136>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p.136</ref>

[[Azalin's Phylactery]] is an enormous golden dragon skull, which is almost immovably heavy. It also appears near indestructible.<ref name=ravgaziip136>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p. 136</ref> His dependence on it may be equal to or even less than most liches, some sources maintain that he will be instantly killed if it is destroyed, while others imply that he will survive as long as his physical body is not destroyed along with it. Like most liches, Azalin is extremely protective of his true name<ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p. 52</ref>, although whether this is out of any true weakness (perhaps to spells such as [[Trap the Soul]], which require the true name to be spoken) is debatable.

Currently, Azalin has commissioned the services of a scholar, known only as [["S"]], to travel and research the domains of Ravenloft. "S"'s speculation indicates that he is still searching for a method to escape Ravenloft.<ref name=ravgaziip24>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p.24</ref> According to several products released recently, his current plan involves discovering a method to undo the magical bonds tying the [[Dukkar]], [[Malocchio Aderre]], to the domain of [[Invidia]]. Once free, Malocchio would have the ability to travel freely within and without the [[Land of Mists]], unstoppable to the [[Dark Powers]] and, most importantly, able to take even darklords with him. As well as finding a method to free the Dukkar, Azalin is also working towards making a deal with (or enslaving) Malocchio to ensure that he will allow Azalin to return to the world of [[Oerth]]. (Comments from the authors seem to indicated escape is not the goal of Azalin's current plan. This section needs to be rewritten in light of this.) [In game Azalin remarks that even dreams must die.<ref name=ravgaziip24>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] p.24</ref> The dream here is that of escape. For he has concluded that the Dark Powers would be able snatch him back at their leisure.]

==[[Creation of Azalin Rex|Creations of Azalin Rex]]==

==Chronology==
NOTE: [[CY]] refers to [[Common Years]], the [[calendar]] of [[Oerth]]. BC refers to the [[Barovian Calendar]]

*231 CY: Firan Zal'honan, the man whom would later become known as Azalin Rex, is born.<ref name="From the Shadows p. 61">[[From the Shadows]] p. 61</ref>

*234 CY: [[Irik Zal'honan (Brother)|Irik]], Firan's younger brother, is born.<ref>KotD p. 81</ref>

*246 CY: Adolescent Firan and his friend [[Corsalus]] botch a [[summoning]], causing Firan's younger brother [[Irik Zal'honan (Brother)|Irik]] to become [[possessed]] and transform into a fiend. They call upon [[Quantarius]] for help, but things go awry as [[Earl Turalitan Zal'honan]]. Irik dies, and Quantarius is banished from [[Knurl]]. Firan follows and becomes Quantarius' [[apprentice]].<ref>KotD p. 81-125</ref>

*255 CY: Firan roots out a gang of [[bandit]]s and helps [[Merchant Glodreddi]]'s troops dispatch them.<ref>KotD p. 126-131</ref>

*270 CY: Earl Turalitan Zal'honan dies, leaving [[Ranald Zal'honan]] to rule [[Knurl]].<ref>KotD p. 138-139</ref>

*270 CY: Responding on behalf of Quantarius, Firan saves [[Lord Nerof]] from a plot to [[poison]] him and harshly punishes the [[conspirator]]s. Firan is given control over the business and over tutoring the apprentices while Quantarius recovers from his sickness.<ref>KotD p. 132-142</ref>

*275 CY: Firan's service to Quantarius comes to an end as he prepares to leave of [[Rauxes]]. On the day of Firan's depature, he gives Quantarius an [[apple]] that rejuvenates youth drained from enemies on the battlefield. Shocked and horrified, Quantarius delivers a worrying vision of a doom for Firan worse than [[death]].<ref>KotD 143-149</ref>

*283 CY: Ranald's [[gluttony]] results in an early death, leaving Knurl in chaos. In Rauxes, Firan saves [[Prince Edron]] from [[rebel]]s before he receives word from [[Warden Rehajo]]'s [[messenger]]s that Knurl needs the wisdom of Firan's rule. Firan returns to Knurl and begins to set things in order. The people begin calling him [[Azal'Lan]], an ancient word meaning [[wizard]] [[king]].<ref>KotD p. 150-165</ref>

*290 CY<ref name="From the Shadows p. 61">[[From the Shadows]] p. 61</ref> After arranging the demise of [[Olessa]]'s lover [[Parras Venturian]],<ref>KoTD p. 170-173</ref> Azal'Lan marries [[Olessa]].<ref>FtS p. 61, as told in KotD</ref>

*308 CY: Olessa perishes giving birth to Azal'Lan son [[Irik Zal'honan (Son)|Irik]]. As she is dying, Azalin mentions he caused Parras' murder. In her last few moments of life, Olessa curses Azal'Lan.<ref>From the Shadows p. 61, as told in KotD p. 188-191</ref>

*327 CY: Irik is caught political prisoners escape. Not only does Firan condemn him to [[execution]], but Firan is the one to deliver the killing blow. The night of Irik's [[funeral]], a mysterious tempts Firan with the knowledge of how to become a [[lich]]. Firan accepts the offer. He formally adopts the title of [[Azal'Lan]]<ref>FtS p. 61, as told in KotD 186-196</ref>

*329 CY: Firan finally becomes a [[lich]]. Although he conceals his transition to [[undeath]], Firan officially adopts the title of [[Azal'Lan]].<ref>FtS p. 61, as told in KotD p. 196-203</ref>

*342 CY: Azal'Lan annexes all of the [[Teesar Valley]] that surrounds Knurl.<ref name="From the Shadows p. 61">[[From the Shadows]] p. 61</ref>

*372 CY: Azal'Lan captures part of the southern edges of the [[Flinty Hills]] and Flinty Hills as well as portions of the [[Adri Forest]]. [[Dwarves]] and [[halfling]]s in the Blemu Hills violently rebel. However, their resistance is put down, and they receive horrendous [[punishment]].<ref name="From the Shadows p. 61">[[From the Shadows]] p. 61</ref>

*391 CY: Azal'Lan invades [[Innspa]] in the kingdom of [[Nyrond]], provoking [[Nyrondese]] wrath. They send out [[mercenary|mercenaries]] to wreak their vengeance.<ref name="From the Shadows p. 61">[[From the Shadows]] p. 61</ref> Azal'Lan searches futilely for a way to resurrect Irik until [[Stakaster]] lures Azal'Lan into an ambush from which even he can't defeat.<ref>KotD p. 204-216</ref> Azal'Lan flees his [[ambusher]]s into a bank of [[mists]] that whisk him away from [[Oerth]] entirely.<ref>FtS p. 61, as told in KotD</ref>

*[[542 BC]] Azal'Lan enters [[Ravenloft]] and arrives in [[Barovia]]. The natives corrupt his title to Azalin.<ref name="GazII p.135">[[Gazetteer II]] p.135</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>

*542 BC Strahd confronts Azalin at [[Berez]]. A wary alliance is struck.

*[[547 BC]] Strahd sends Azalin to investigate [[Forlorn]], but nothing of value to them is found.<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.73-74</ref>

*[[579 BC]] Strahd and Azalin create a [[portal]] to [[Mordent]] to escape the [[Land of Mists]], but their plans fail as [[the Mists]] snatch up that land. Angered, Azalin abandons Strahd and [[Barovia]].<ref name="Gaz II p. 135">[[Gazetteer II]] p.135</ref>. Darkon forms as a result.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 9">[[Gazetteer II]] p.9</ref>

*[[579 BC]] [[False History]] '''Late Fall''' [[Darcalus Rex]] is overthrown by [[Azalin]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 19">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 19</ref>

*579 BC [[Azalin]] holds a masquerade ball, calling the nobility of Darkon to its mandatory attendance. After Azalin introduces himself and proclaims rule of Darkon to be his, he kills anyone who refuses to acknowledge this right of rule.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 20">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 20</ref>

* {{netbook-small}}[[640 BC]] Azalin appoints [[Tavelia]] as Kargat leader in [[Martira Bay]].<ref name="Death Undaunted p. 4">[[Death Undaunted]] p. 4</ref>

*[[656 BC]] On the [[Prime Material Plane]], [[Ebb]] stalks those who killed her [[shadow dragon]] relatives, but she is drawn into [[the Mists]]. Winding in up in Darkon, she first comes into conflict with Azalin but then reaches an accord with him through their mutual power and condescension towards living [[human]]s.<ref name="Gaz II p.143">[[Gazetteer II]] p.143</ref>

*[[684 BC]] [[Azalin]] calls [[Styrix]] the [[night hag]] into the [[Land of Mists]]. After a number of months, her research of an escape proves fruitless. In response, Azalin banishes her from [[Castle Avernus]].<ref name="Gaz II p.117">[[Gazetteer II]] p.117</ref>

*[[688 BC]] '''Autumn''': The [[Crimson Death]] originates in the [[Boglands]]. It eventually spreads to [[Il Aluk]] and, from there, the rest of Darkon, killing an estimated 1 out of every 5 [[Darkonian]]s. To combat the spread of the plague, Azalin institutes a merciless regimen of quarantines for the next three decades, ordering death for any whom defy them.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 21">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 21</ref>

*[[689 BC]] '''Spring''': The Crimson Death is on the decline. History credits Azalin's quarantines as responsible for its decline, though he continues its enforcement for the next three decades. The decreased population allows women opportunities for career advancement previously unavailable.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 21">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 21</ref>

*[[696 BC]] (Approx.) Azalin assembles the doctrine of [[the Eternal Order]] from various bits of Darkonian [[folklore]].<ref name="Gaz II p. 29">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 29</ref>

* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] Several members of [[the Fraternity of Shadows]] back [[Falkovnia]] in an effort to unseat [[Azalin]]. After the invasion fails, [[Azalin]] and his [[Kargat]] conduct a purge to free the [[University of Il Aluk]] and [[Il Aluk]]'s [[intellectual]] community of Fraternity agents. Several members of the Fraternity, including [[Lazarus Ikonnas]], are [[assassinated]] in the purge. Others are better prepared and flee into neighboring domains, where they are more evenly matched against the Kargat. Azalin eventually halts active extermination attempts against the Fraternity.<ref name="Undead Sea Scrolls 2002 p. 8">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p. 8</ref> The only two of the then-current [[Umbra]] to escape are [[Tarnos Shadowcloak]] and [[Wilhelm von Lovenhorst]].<ref name="Quoth the Raven Issue 13 p. 72">[[Quoth the Raven Issue 13]] p. 72</ref>

*[[706 BC]] [[Erasmus van Richten]] is stolen by the [[Radanavich clan]] and sold to [[Baron Metus]]. With the help of [[Azalin]], [[Dr. Van Richten]] wipes out all but one member of the Radanavich caravan; [[Madame Radanavich]] [[curse | curses]] Van Richten.

*[[717 BC]] [[Foedus]], future [[vassalich]] to Azalin, is born in [[Sidnar]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 132 n1">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 132, was born 40 years ago from [[757 BC]], the current year of [[Gazetteer II]]</ref>

*[[719 BC]] After three decades of enforcement, Azalin ends the Crimson Death quarantines.<ref name="Gaz II p. 21">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 21</ref>

*[[735 BC]] [[Azalin]] discovers [[Hyskosa's Hexad]]<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 22">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22</ref>

*[[740 BC]] Azalin engineers [[the Grand Conjunction]] using Hyskosa's Hexad. His plan to destroy the [[Demiplane of Dread]] fails. Fortunately for Darkon, it seems among the least affected.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 22">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22</ref>

*[[747 BC]] [[Baroness Karimana Reldkasen|Karimana Reidkasen]] is awarded the title of [[Baroness of Martira Bay]] after she reveals her husband's [[corruption]] to [[Azalin]].<ref name="Bleak House Book III p. 25">[[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p.25</ref>

*[[748 BC]] [[Azalin]] and his subordinates finish building the most primitive prototype for the [[Doomsday Device]]. [[The Ebon Fold]] are sent out to begin collecting [[soul]]s.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>

*750 BC-[[755 BC]] [[The Shrouded Years]] As Azalin struggles to regain corporeal form, his mind reaches out to those of his subjects in the [[Drowning Dreams]]. Although his loyal minions can sense him, so can [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]]. Death sends out his Horsemen to prevent Azalin's resurrection and wreak devastation upon Darkon.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23-24">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23-24</ref>

*[[753 BC]] Azalin recovers enough of his disperse essence to consciously think again, though he still lacks [[corporeal]] form. He sends [[dream]]s to several allies with plans for his return. These plans apparently involve a [[soul phylactery]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 24">[[Gazetteer II]] p.24</ref>

*755 BC '''Summer'''<ref name="Gazetteer III p. 4">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 4</ref> Azalin is restored to corporeal form.<ref name="Gaz II p.24">[[Gazetteer II]] p.24</ref><ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref>

*755 BC [[Necropolis]] becomes its own [[domain]] with [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]] as its [[darklord]].<ref name="Gaz II p.55">[[Gazetteer II]] p.55</ref>

*[[756 BC]] [[Azalin Rex]] hires [["S"]] to complete detailed guides of all of the [[domain]]s of the [[Land of Mists]].<ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref>

*756 BC '''New Year's Eve:''' As [["S"]] prepares to leave [[Darkon]], [[Azalin Rex]] speaks to her through his shambling [[undead]] and provides her with her protective bracers.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 53">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 53</ref>

==Appearances==

===[[Modules]]===
*[[1st Edition]]
**[[I10: The House on Gryphon Hill]] (first appearance)
*[[2nd Edition]]
**[[From the Shadows]]
**[[Roots of Evil]]
**[[Death Unchained]] (referenced only)
**[[Death Ascendant]] (referenced only)
**[[Death Triumphant]] (in [[Requiem: The Grim Harvest]] boxed set)
*[[3rd Edition]]
**[[Death Undaunted]] (no official release)

===[[Novel]]s===
*[[Tower of Doom]]
*[[King of the Dead]]
*[[Lord of the Necropolis (Novel)|Lord of the Necropolis]] ([[declared non-canon]])
*[[I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin]]

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''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - pp90-93<br />
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''[[Death Ascendant]]'' - p57, 60<br />
''[[Death Unchained]]'' - p57<br />
''[[The Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]]'' - pp11-13, 52-56, 99<br />
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''[[Tales of Ravenloft: The Crucible of Dr. Rudolph van Richten]]'' - pp8-11<br />
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Ambrose

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'''Ambrose''' might refer to:
*[[Ahmbrose]], a former companion to [[Rudolph Van Richten]].
*[[Ambrose (of Sithicus)]], a former friend of [[Ganelon]] and [[shopkeeper]] at the [[Veidrava Salt Mines]], or [["Ambrose"]] the [[salt shadow]] that took over him.
*[[Ambrose Descarte]], son of [[Baron Descarte (Human)]]
*The [[Ambrose Compound]], which serves as [[headquarters]] for the [[Brotherhood of Broken Blades]].
* {{netbook-small}} [[Ambrose Bierce]], an [[American]] horror [[writer]]
* {{netbook-small}} [[Ambrose Skully]], one of the [[Fraternity of Shadows]]
*[[Jonathan Ambrose]], current [[leader]] for the above Brotherhood of Broken Blades
* {{netbook-small}}[[Sir Ambrose Godwyn]], current political leader of [[Vultharesk]]

Chief Constable James Wortle

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[[Constable Wortle]] is an [[NPC]] that briefly appears in the module, [[Hour of the Knife]]. One of the [[Paridon City Guard]], He is called to take [[Dr. Wolfgang Arturus]] to [[jail]]. If the [[player character]]s do not accompany him, Arturus makes short work of him and vanishes from [[Paridon]].<ref name="HOtK p. 25">[[Hour of the Knife]] p. 25</ref>

{{potential-canon}}
Wortle also appears in [[Shadow of the Knife]], where he is now Chief Constable of the Paridon City Guard. He plays an important role working with the [[player character]]s to solve the plot until his forced removal from office by [[the City Council of Paridon]].

==Biography==
Constable Wortle was part of the Paridon City Guard at the time of [[Bloody Jack]]'s 13th spreed of murder.<ref name="HOtK p. 25">[[Hour of the Knife]] p. 25</ref>

James Wortle later led the [[City Guard (Paridon)|City Guard]] of [[Paridon]] as its [[Chief Constable (Paridon)|Chief Constable)]] as the 14th murder cycle of [[Bloody Jack]] began in [[755 BC]]. He was the fifth Chief Constable in 13 years. Wortle was widely recognized to have done exemplary work in his brief time in office. But the [[City Council (Paridon)|City Council]] was looking for an excuse to replace him because of his unwillingness to accept that the [[noble|aristocrats]] of Paridon were not answerable to the City Guard. As the murder cycle progressed Wortle nearly snapped under the pressure and was removed from office. [[Chief Constable Francine Maxwell|Inspector Francine Maxwell]] was then named Acting Chief Constable.<ref>[[Shadow of the Knife]]</ref>

==Stats==
* {{canon-small}}[[2nd Edition]] (as Paridon City Guard, as of [[742 BC]]): human male, [[fighter]] 2<ref>HotK p. 12</ref>
* {{potential-canon-small}}[[3rd Edition]] (As of [[755 BC]])Human male, [[Warrior]] 6 / [[Fighter]] 1, [[Lawful Good]]<ref>[[Shadow of the Knife]] p. 43</ref>

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741 BC

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==Events==
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* [[Ramulai]] is constructed by [[Hazlik]] to provide support to his [[Red Academy]].<ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref>
* [[The Grey Wyrm]] rises from the depths of [[Lake Kriegvogel]] to devour several boats and run amok in the town of [[Silbervas]]. Although the creature is beaten back into the lake, the disaster leaves Silbervas' citizens with dread over the beast's return. Henceforth, this year will be known as the [[Year of the Gray Wyrm]].<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 111">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 111</ref>
* '''February:''' [[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]], [[Davvyd]], [[Samuel]] and [[Dr. Ottelie Farringer]] battle the fiend [[Drigor]]. Only Dr. van Richten survives.<ref name="VRMHCIII p. 79-85">[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p. 79-85</ref>
* [[Van Richten]] publishes [[Van Richten's Guide to Demons (Item)|his Guide to Fiends]].<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to Demons (Book)]] p.4</ref>
* '''Spring:''' The first trial of the [[Tepestani Inquisition]] is organised by [[Wyan of Viktal]]. [[Foreigner]]s are accused of consorting with the [[Fey]] and what little trade remains pretty much dries up West of [[Kellee]]. In Kellee [[Gerald Ferrier]] succeeds in maintaining a degree of calm. He seeks the assistance of the [[Church of the Lawgiver]] to fight back the superstition of the masses.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer V p.55-56">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]] pg. 55-56</ref>
* '''Spring or Summer''' The carnage of the nine-month Gundarakite Annexation culminates with the [[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 I]] p 35</ref> Although the Invidians hold [[Castle Hunadora]] and several villages Western Gundarak, they does not seem much of a match for the superior Barovian troops coming from the east. Yet when defeat seems imminent for the Invidians, the Barovians stop with the conquest of Gundarak's [[city|cities]].<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 39">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.39</ref>
* [[Van Richten]] stumbles into the clutches of [[the nameless Amnizu]] and [[the nameless Barbazu]] infesting [[Chateaufaux]]. He is captured. However, he manages to join with some [[adventurer]]s to route the [[devil]]s from the town.<ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p.72-73; Note that the encounter with these [[fiend]]s doesn't appear in the original uncompiled Van Richten's Guide to Fiends. Therefore, the encounter with the [[Fiends of Chateaufaux]] took place after took place after the first VRGtF was published.</ref><ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p.30-31, "just over 15 years ago"</ref>
* [[George Weathermay]] is [[seduced]] by the [[werewolf]] [[Natalia Vhorishkova]] in order to get at [[Dr. van Richten]]. In the chaos of battle, [[Gennifer Weathermay-Foxgrove]], a mere bystander, is wounded and is (unknown to everyone) afflicted with [[lycanthropy]]. George Weathermay gives chase to Natalia out of [[Mordent]]. In [[Verbrek]], he confronts the Vhorishkova family and, upon finding they are [[werewolves]], [[murder]]s them all to the last noncombatant, yet he fails to catch Natalia. Out of this [[mass murder]] emerges a changed, more [[bitter]] and driven George Weathermay. Weathermay fails to catch Natalia. In shame and guilt over what happened to Gennifer, George Weathermay does not return to Mordent.<ref>[[Champions of the Mists]] p.63</ref>
* In this year<ref name="VRA p. 6">[[Van Richten's Arsenal]], p. 6</ref>, Dr. Van Richten falls into [[depression]]. 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>
* [[Sachmet]] is awoken by the disturbance of her [[tomb]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><ref>[[The Awakening]]</ref> Disappearances and madness plague the workers of the quarries in the [[Koshka Bluffs]] after the discovery of ancient tombs. Sir Tristen Hiregaard forbids the removal of treasures and scales back the quarrying. <ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer V p.16">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]] pg. 16</ref>
* [[Narana Hiregaard]] is born. She is the youngest, by over 10 years, of 5 (or more) children (at least 3 girls and at least 2 boys) of [[Sasha Hiregaard]]. If Sasha has only 5 children he is not more than 33 and not less than 21 at the time. <ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer V p.33">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]] pg. 155</ref><ref>[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]] pg. 46</ref><ref>[[Legacy of the Blood]] pg. 142</ref>
* Lumbering in [[the Dyskov Forest]] resumes, but tales of the sortvingebute (“black fairies”) and of [[the Centaur]] soon enter into circulation. Disappearances are attributed to the former and half-eaten corpses to the latter. <ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer V p.15">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]] pg. 15</ref>
* [[Othmar]] tries and fails to have [[Chezna the Blood-cat]] silenced for all eternity by band of foreign [[adventurers]]. The Vistani outcast and bandit leader replies with a reign of terror. She is, however, driven out of her base in [[Briarweed Forest]] and obliged to roam the land.<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]] pg. 15, 150</ref>
* {{netbook-small}} The future domain fragments of what will become [[Liffe]] begin fusing together.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 391">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 391</ref>
* {{netbook-small}} After several years of hiding, [[Stezen d'Polarno]] reemerges in the guise of his son, d'Polarno II. Thus begins the reign of d'Polarno II.<ref name="QTR 20 p. 33, 35, 37">[[Quoth the Raven Issue 20]] p. 33, 35, 37</ref>
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