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Roja

2019-03-31T07:39:39Z

Hazgarn:

{{canon}}
Roja is an [[NPC]] and the primary antagonist of [[Hour of the Knife]], though he is only encountered at the end. A [[Dread Doppelganger]], Roja is now head of the [[Mulor clan]]. He resides in the [[Bloodhaven Estate]] in [[Paridon]]. For a time, he claimed the [[Fang of the Nosferatu]] and attempted to depose [[Sodo]] as lord of Paridon<ref name="Hotk p. 52-53">[[Hour of the Knife]] p. 52-53</ref>, but his plan failed.<ref name="DoD p. 17">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17</ref>

==Biography==
Roja was the [[bastard|illegitimate son]] of one of the [[Bloodsworth Family]] and a [[doppelganger]] of the [[Mulor Clan]] posing as a [[servant]] of the family, Roja grew up snubbed by the family as most children born out of wedlock are. After finding his true nature, Roja [[murdered]] and [[replaced]] [[Sir Edmund Bloodsworth (Human)]], his half-brother and [[patriarch]] of the Bloodsworth Family. Roja enjoyed the irony of dominating the family that formerly spurned him. Years of control have caused Roja to truly think he is Sir Edmund with only a vague memory that there ever used to be a separate human by that name.<ref name="Hotk p. 52-53">[[Hour of the Knife]] p. 52-53</ref>

Roja served [[Sodo]] (the [[darklord]] of [[Paridon]]<ref name=" until the year [[742 BC]]<ref name="DoD p. 17">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17</ref>, the year Sodo chose him to be the next [[Bloody Jack]]. The siren call of the [[Fang of the Nosferatu]] proved to be too seductive, and Roja attempted to usurp control of Paridon from Sodo by [[using the Fang of the Nosferatu to Gain Invulnerability]] for 13 years by killing six people on six successive [[night]]s. However, his plot ultimately failed.<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, as told in [[Hour of the Knife]]</ref>

==In [[Hour of the Knife]]==
In HotK, Roja has betrayed Sodo by attempting to gain the benefits of the [[Fang of the Nosferatu]] for himself rather than committing [[Murder-by-Proxy]] for Sodo's benefit. [[Bardan]], [[Roja]]'s [[huntsman]], procures Roja's [[victim]]s, [[prostitute]]s and escorts that Roja murders one each night until the climax of the adventure at [[Bloodhaven Estate]], where the players encounter him at a social gathering where he plans to kill his sixth and final victim.

During the adventure, [[Sudji]] assumes the identity of [[Inspector Andrew Logan]] in order to obfuscate Roja's involvement and arrange [[assassination]] attempts on the [[player character]]s.

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[[Category:Zherisian]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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''[[Hour of the Knife]]''
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''[[Hour of the Knife]]'' - pp35,51
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''[[Hour of the Knife]]'' - pp52-54
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''[[Hour of the Knife]]'' -pp4-6,51-54 
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Sir Edmund Bloodsworth
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Meredoth

2019-03-30T05:22:41Z

Hazgarn: /* Noncanon Information */

{{canon}}

==Canon Information==
As originally presented in [[Ship of Horror]], [[Meredoth]] was the [[darklord]] of an [[Island of Terror]] [[domain]] called [[Nebligtode]]. This domain was actually a large [[body of water]] with several [[island]]s within it. The most notable of these islands were [[Todstein]] and [[Graben Island]].<ref name =ShipHorp54>[[Ship of Horror]] p.54</ref> Meredoth festered like this in [[Ravenloft]] for over a century before the [[Grand Conjunction]] happened. The [[Dark Powers]] have diminished his aging to to but a snails pace, but the years are still creeping up on him.<ref name =ShipHorp62>[[Ship of Horror]] p.62</ref>

As of the then current timeline presented in [[Domains of Dread]], [[Meredoth]] became the Darklord of the [[Nocturnal Sea]], the eastern [[sea]] of [[the Core]].<ref name=DoDp.79>[[Domains of Dread]] p.79</ref> The Nocturnal Sea contains several new islands in addition to the landmasses that were once belonged to Neblingtode, but these new islands (and the water immediately surrounding them) have their own darklords.<ref name=DoDp.78>[[Domains of Dread]] p.78</ref>

[[Domains of Dread]] also retconned Meredoth as originating from the world of [[Mystara]]. On that world, he was a [[baron]] of [[Norwold]], a province of the [[Alphatian Empire]]. As a baron, Meredoth could never find as much time alone for his magical research as he wanted. After he [[poisoned]] the starving colonialists who merely begged for his aid, a storm rolled in and drew him into Ravenloft.<ref name=DoDp.79-80>[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref>

Meredoth is responsible for [[poisoner|poisoning]] the [[Graben Family]] and [[reanimator|reanimating]] them as [[lebendtod]], initially merely to have someone keeping the flow of body parts coming.<ref name =ShipHorp54>[[Ship of Horror]] p.54</ref> However, since their initial reanimation, the Graben family and their spawn have become some of his primary minions.<ref name=DoDp80>[[Domains of Dread]] p.80</ref>

Meredoth has also created a number of [[snow golem]]s and even developed several [[magic]] [[spell]]s that deal specifically with [[snow]]. He used the spell [[Transmute Snow to Stone]] to manipulate the [[rock]] and permafrost that forms the bedrock of his home on Todestein.<ref name =ShipHorp62>[[Ship of Horror]] p.62</ref>

==Noncanon Information==
{{Netbook-Canon}}The [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] proposed that Meredoth is the darklord of only [[Nebligtode]], the area of the sea immediately surrounding and including [[Todstein]] and [[Graben Island]]s. The sea itself was was reimagined as a separate domain known as [[The Drowning Deep]].

[[Meredoth]] was born to a pair of talented and wealthy [[wizards]] in the [[Alphatian Empire]] in the [[outlander world]] of [[Mystara]]. Unfortunately, he received precious little nurturing from either of them. His father was an obsessive [[constructcrafter]] with no time to spend upon child who was instead entrusted to the care of [[golems]] and their like. And his mother was a self-absorbed [[enchanter]] who found it least bothersome to discipline her irksome child through the use of enchantments.

The Alphatain Empire was a [[magocracy]] and Meredoth met this parents expectation by demonstrating an aptitude for magic which would ensure his eventual membership in its [[nobility]]. The child was drawn in particular to [[necromancy]] which was held to be as valid an avenue of [[research]] as any other in free thinking realm. In his early teens, Meredoth watched her mother addict herself to the [[drug]] [[tsongha]] and withered away within a span of a few months. The conclusions that he drew from his childhood were that the flesh was weak and was to be disdained, that arcane craftsmanship could improve upon nature and so was to be valued, and that entities capable of perfect obedience were alone worthy of trust.

The young necromancers's time in school only reinforced these conclusions. His brilliance was recognized and gave his peers reason to overlook his oddity and instead court his goodwill. Soon enough a false friend stole his ground-breaking research into a variant [[Skeletal Golem|skeletal golem]]. Meredoth retaliated by addicting him to tsongha. It was a ploy that he would use repeatedly, with the difference that it was now he who stole the work of others, confident that they plotted to do no less to him. In addition to necromancy, Meredoth honed a talent for destructive evocations which served him very well in spell-duels with those who dared question his "honour". Picking his fights carefully, he at once slaked a violent nature that his father had derided as plebeian and claimed rightfully as spoils the spellbooks of his peers.

Meredorf soon graduated to experiments on [[animals]] and [[commoners]] in pursuit of a predictable and reliable intelligence stripped of the influence of both drives and emotions. He had no ability, however, to wield spells of enchantment which would have been most applicable to this line of inquiry. Ultimately abandoning a direct approach as futile, he instead set to crafting unique [[constructs]] and [[undead]] with ever great capacities for rational and intelligent self-direction. These efforts met with far greater success, although the results still fell well short of the mark. The constructs wanted for the potentiality of the living and the undead retained the perversity and appetites of the living.

The onset of arthritis forced the aging wizard to confront the betrayal by his own flesh. He was predisposed to neither the path of lichdom, deeming it beneath his abilities, nor the path of ascension, deeming its demands on his time too great. Instead he opted for the alchemical exilirs that kept the Alphatian elite youthful. Disdainful of the cult of youth that his his mother had worshiped, Meredoth was content to dial back the clock no further than his late sixties.

Politically, the question arose as to what do the psychopathic wizard. He would soon be confirmed as a supreme master, but there was no appetite to bring him to court. So upon being confirmed in [[633 BC]], a [[barony]] in the distant wilderness of [[Norwold]] was foisted upon him. Although a surprise, Meredoth was pleased enough with the arrangement.

The colonialists sent with him were left to take care of themselves on the mainland while the necormancer installed himself on an island that he named [[Todstein]]. His researched fared well, his vassals faired poorly. They beseeched him for aid. His response of animating their dead and putting them to work in the service of the needs of the living was ill-received. By spring, the colonialists were dead to their last. The obedient dead, however, had not slacked in their efforts and so there was some grounds for hope that a second batch of colonialist might survive the winter. The soil, however, proved to be no more fertile. Death by slow starvation awaited them too. On the first day of [[635 BC]], Meredoth answered their pleas in person. Food aplenty was distributed to all. Unfortunately, it was laced with a deadly poison. Meredoth then proceeded to animate the entirety community as obedient dead. Snow began to fall and a blizzard rapidly came into being. The necromancer retreated to Todstein. The island and its master were seized by the [[Mist]]. Todstein became one of the two principle islands of the [[domain]] of [[Nebligtode]]. And Meredoth became the darklord of this new [[Island of Terror|island of terror]].

Meredoth remains locked in his [[research]] on Todstein to this day. His kidnapping from [[Mystara]] and his imprisonment within Nebligtode troubles him very little. He plunders the human resources afforded him on [[Graben Island]] and [[ship|ships]] in the immediate vicinity of Todstein as he sees fit. He is unaware of the [[curse]] that has crippled his creativity and effectively reduced him to a tinker. He is all too aware of the inexplicable and loathsome change that has overtaken his [[spellcasting]] and partially remade him as a [[Natural Spellcaster|spontaneous spellcaster]]. He has demonstrated little interest in making sense of his kidnapping and imprisonment beyond a curiosity into the the macabre effects that often attachment themselves to his [[Necromantic Spell|necromantic spells]]. Still, his knowledge of the [[Land of Mists]] has grown with the passing decades. More than ever he takes pleasure in the seizure of the [[spellbooks]] of fellow wizards, although the thefts are now mostly effect by his agents. He has populated his island with [[golems]], of various sorts, and with [[corporeal undead]], principally [[lebendtod]]. Lebendtods are his principal agents on Graben Island, across the [[Nocturnal Sea]], and on the mainland. They are used far less to shape events than to inform him of the rare event that is truly worth of his attention.

The necromancer assures his survival though the practice of [[cloning]]. As a [[dread possibility]], a [[clone]] of himself was brought to independent existence after its entry into the Land of Mists. It fled Nebligtode, personally indulges in the the spell thieving that Meredoth must effect through his agents, and plots his destruction. Meredoth was himself [[killed]] in [[737 BC]] by the same adventurers who laid waste to the [[Graben family]]. Meredoth exists today as a [[clone]] of himself. His destruction, however temporary, has forced him to bend his attention to a wholesale improvement of his the security of his island, of his lairs, of his boltholes and of his person. He will not be so easily embarrassed as second time.

The sole entity that Meredoth treat as being more than a tool is his sentient rod made from a [[white-fang]] that he has named [[Hoarfrost]] and that he has bonded with in lieu of a [[familiar]]. His most useful agent abroad is [[Colin Graben]].<ref>[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]]</ref>

==Statistics==
{{canon}}
[[Second Edition]]: male [[human]] [[necromancer]] 20, [[Chaotic Evil]]<ref name =ShipHorp62>[[Ship of Horror]] p.62</ref><ref name=DoDp.79>[[Domains of Dread]] p.79</ref>
{{Netbook}}
[[3rd Edition]]:[[Necromancer]] 15 / [[Archmage]] 5, [[Chaotic Evil]]

==TSR Collector Card==
{{canon}}
Meredoth's [[TSR 1991 Collector Card]] number is 381.

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==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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''[[Domains of Dread]]'' 
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''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - pp79 
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''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - pp79-80 
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''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - p7 
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - pp79-80 
''[[Ship of Horror]]'' - pp62-63 [http://web.archive.org/web/20100329193632/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads Download Now! ]
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The Alhoon of Gothic Earth

2019-03-14T10:41:13Z

Hazgarn:

{{netbook}}

The [[Alhoon]] of [[Gothic Earth]]<ref>[[The Waking Nightmare]], [[Book of Sorrows]] p. 169-172</ref> (real name unknown) is a [[lich]] [[mind flayer]] whom crash landed on [[Gothic Earth]] when its [[spelljamming ship]] gave out. Then a simple illithid, it quickly discovered it was far away from the [[Elder Brain]] and proceeded to [[murder]] its kindred still in [[stasis]]. Slowly it began to learn forbidden [[arcane lore]] and eventually [[transformed]] itself in a [[alhoon]].

The alhoon has mastered [[biomancy]] enough to create an [[illithid leech]] that will transform a [[human]] into an illithid like {{Spec|[[aberration]]}}s and part of a hive mind, presumably controlled by the alhoon. These [[illithid drone]]s appear perfectly human, but have much of the psychic powers and the [[tentacle]]s of a mind flayer (but hidden inside the human skull.)

In 1893, [[Abraham Van Helsing]] encountered several of its drones and was ultimately captured. He was held in the lich's [[lair]] for a time before escaping. He learned from a stolen [[book]] much of its history and goals- including that it plans of inducting every [[intellectual]] person into his hive mind.

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Darkon

2019-03-12T23:10:06Z

Hazgarn:

[[category:The Core]]
{{dombox
|picture=Jester-Darkon.png
|culture_lvl=[[CL_5_-_Dark_Ages | Dark Age]] to [[CL 8 - Chivalric | Chivalric]]
|ecology=[[Full Ecology | Full]]
|terrain=Temperate forest, hill, plain, swamp
|year_formed=[[579 BC]]
|population=~120,000
|races=Humans 75%, Halflings 14%, Gnomes 5%, Elves 3%, Half-Elves 1%, Dwarves 1%, Other 1%
|languages=[[Darkonese]], Halfling, Gnome, Elven, Dwarven, [[Falkovnian]], [[Lamordian]], [[Mordentish]], [[Tepestani]], [[Vaasi]]
|religions=[[The Eternal Order]], [[Ezra]], the [[Faith of the Overseer]]
|government=Feudal monarchy
|ruler=[[Azalin Rex]]
|darklord=[[Azalin Rex]]
|analog=European High Fantasy; USA
|nationality=[[Darkonian]]
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{{canon}}
==Emergence and Azalin==
A feudal fantasy nation ruled over by the [[lich]]-[[king]] [[Azalin Rex]], '''Darkon''' is the largest domain in [[Ravenloft]]. Physically, it takes up the northern third of the main continent, the [[Core]], and its population easily exceeds that of any other single domain. Politically, Darkon is stable but not very influential, with its various nobles kept in check by Azalin's machinations.

In a real sense, Darkon's history is Azalin's history. After being driven out of his original homeland and finding himself in Ravenloft, Azal'Lan (originally a title meaning simply "Wizard King") was briefly befriended by [[Strahd von Zarovich]], the darklord of [[Barovia]]. They were experimenting with a few magic spells to help each other escape until eventually Azalin gave up, and wandered into Darkon. After leaving, Azalin found himself the master of a sprawling domain that reflected his cruelty, his obsession with order, his cunning, and his greatest frustration: the inability to learn new magic.

Due to Azalin's desire for unswerving loyalty, Darkon has the most obvious and unique curse in Ravenloft. After spending from one to three months within its borders, anyone not native to Darkon loses all memory of their original homeland, instead believing themselves to have always lived in Darkon. Additionally, they lose all personal desire to leave the country, though some do so anyway out of necessity or circumstance. The memories include a whole new life history and victim often adopt gravestones at the local cemeteries as graves of their ancestors. The lost memories return upon leaving the domain. In [[From the Shadows]], it is shown that their memories are magically recorded in a book in a [[library (Avernus) | library]] in [[Avernus]].

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Some possible workarounds exist, but these involve doctoring the books in the [[library (Avernus) | library]]. As a plot device, it is possible that [[Azalin]] may bargain with powerful outsiders to restore their memories in exchange for a service. For low-level characters, another potential plot device is to have a "finder's agency" investigate their lost memories, which could uncover many events in neighboring Ravenloft domains. Also, the aimless vulnerability of individuals newly mind-wiped lends itself to interesting slavery or gang-related plots.
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Azalin's desire to escape Ravenloft led to the disastrous [[Grand Conjunction]] in [[740]] Barovian Calendar, nearly destroying the [[Demiplane of Dread]]. His next escape attempt resulted in the equally catastrophic [[Requiem]], destroying his physical form and turning the capital city of Darkon, [[Il Aluk]], into a city of the undead, now called [[Necropolis]]. For the five years of Azalin's disappearance, Darkon itself was known as Necropolis due to the influence of that city's [[darklord]], Death. Azalin was restored to his body and his throne in time, and now plots a third escape attempt, the details of which are unknown.

Darkon is one of the few domains of Ravenloft to accept demihumans such as elves and dwarves as equal citizens, and one of the few to embrace arcane magic openly. Darkon is often considered decadent by its neighbors, appropriate enough as Azalin encourages his citizens to debase themselves as a means of salving his own ego.

==Things, Creatures & Personnages of Legend==

*[[Azalin Rex]]
*[[Kargat| The Kargat]]
*[[Kargatane]]
*[[Eternal Order]]

==Biology==

===Flora===

===Fauna===

===Native Horrors===

==Geography==
[[File:Darkon.png|thumb|Darkon 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===

====Mountains & Hills====
*The [[Mountains of Misery]]
*The [[Forgotten Hills]]

====Forest====

====Lakes====
*[[Lake of Lost Dreams]]
*[[Lake Korst]]
*[[Lake Placid]]
*[[Redleaf Lake]]

===Landmarks===
*[[Tempe Falls]]

===Communication===
====Rivers====
*The [[Vuchar River]]
**The [[Tempe River]]
**The

====Roads====
*[[Argenteus Road]]
*[[Corvus Road]]
*[[King's Highway]]
*[[Martira Highway]]
*[[Nebula Road]]
*[[Strigos Road]] (under construction)
*[[Tempe Road]]
*[[Transumbra Road]] (under construction)

====Mistways====

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

====[[Falkovnia]]====

====[[Lamordia]]====

====[[Sea of Sorrows]]====

====[[Misty Border]]====

====[[Nocturnal Sea]]====

====[[Nova Vaasa]]====

===Population Distrubtion===

====Cities====
* [[Il Aluk]] (formerly)
* [[Karg]]
* [[Martira Bay]]
* [[Nartok]]
* [[Neblus]]
* [[Rivalis]]
* [[Viaki]]

====Towns====
* [[Corvia]]
* [[Delagia]]
* [[Maykle]]
* [[Mayvin]]
* [[Nevuchar Springs]]
* [[Sidnar]]
* [[Tempe Falls]]

====Villages====
*[[Creeana]]
*{{netbook-small}}[[Rutledge]] is a port harbouring roughly 250 souls on the [[Nocturnal Sea]] that straddles the border between Darkon and [[Nova Vaasa]]. It has, as yet, been claimed by neither. Its lifeblood is fishing but it also serves as a [[pirate haven]].
*[[Tidemore]] is a small fishing port on the [[Nocturnal Sea]], sitting in the shadow of the [[Mountains of Misery]] north of [[Rookhausen]].

==Authority==

===[[Darklord]]===

*[[Azalin Rex]]

===Temporal Ruler===

*[[Azalin Rex]]

===Spiritual Ruler===

===Church and State===

===Government===

===Law===

===Law-Enforcement===

====Extra-Judical====
*[[Kargat]]

===Information Gathering===
*[[Kargat]]
*[[Kargatane]]

===Military Footing===
*Any corpse in the land may rise to fight at the command of [[Azalin Rex]].

===Law-Enforcement===
*Barons
*[[Kargat]]

==Language & Culture==

Darkonese

==Inns & Taverns==

==Chronology==
*[[383 BC]] '''[[False History]]''': The [[Arcane Age]] of [[Darkon]] ends with [[Darcalus Rex]] eliminating his rivals and becoming [[king]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>
*[[556 BC]] The [[Dark Delvers]] are in operation by this year or earlier. However, they came from or how they got started remains unknown.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 22">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22</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>. The Dark Powers grant Azalin the domain of Dark as a result.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 9">[[Gazetteer II]] p.9</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[579 BC]] The Dark Powers draw in [[Lockwood Manor]] to form part of the land for Darkon.<ref name="Book of Sorrows p.60">[[Book of Sorrows]] p.60</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>
*[[580 BC]] [[Master Bralkain]] and his [[wizard]] underlings inadvertently create the [[Key to the Abyss]], thereby enabling [[the Whistling Fiend]] to enter [[the Land of Mists]].<ref>[[TSR Jam 1999]] [[Heart's Final Beat]]]]</ref>
*[[580 BC]] [[The Whistling Fiend]] wipes out [[Creeana]],causing all those who lived there to abandon the village or perish.<ref>[[Gazetteer II]] p.16</ref>
*[[603 BC]] ([[Prime Material Plane]]) [[Ebb]]'s [[shadow dragon]] kindred come into bloody conflict with [[humanoid]]s. It doesn't go well for her relatives, but Ebb manages to escape.<ref name="Gaz II p.143">[[Gazetteer II]] p.143</ref>
* [[580 BC]] By this year, [[Il Aluk]] has 15,000 people residing within it.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 57">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 57</ref>
*[[605 BC]] [[Urik von Kharkov]] enters [[Darkon]] through [[the Mists]]. He hears about the immortal power of the [[Kargat]] [[vampire]]s and seeks them out. However, he is en[[slave]]ed as one of their vampiric thralls for two decades.<ref name="Darklords p. 54">[[Darklords]] p.54</ref>
*[[625 BC]] [[Urik von Kharkov]]'s [[vampire]] master is slain. Kharkov flees, casually [[murder]]ing any souls unfortunate to cross his path.<ref name="Darklords p. 54">[[Darklords]] p.54</ref> As a result, [[Valachan]] forms, and he becomes a [[darklord]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>
*[[630 BC]] The [[Sea of Sorrows]] forms, giving Darkon its first avenue of sea trade.<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref>
*[[637 BC]] [[Frederick van Richten]] establishes the [[Richten Haus]] [[estate]] on the outskirts of [[Rivalis]].<ref name="Bleak House: Homecoming p. 29>[[Bleak House: Homecoming]] p. 29</ref>
*[[650 BC]] [[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>
*{{netbook-small}}[[651 BC]] [[Carcharodon Isle (Domain)|Carcharodon Isle]] forms in the [[Sea of Sorrows]] near [[Martira Bay]]<ref name=BoSp.74>[[The Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p.74</ref> It eventually falls under [[Darkonian]] rule, specifically that of [[the Kargat]].<ref name=BoSp.73>[[The Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p.73</ref>
* [[656 BC]] [[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>
*[[688 BC]] '''Winter''' The [[Crimson Death]] spreads across [[Darkon]]; it claims [[Rudolph van Richten]]’s great aunt Helga despite his efforts. As a result, Rudolph is even more driven into his medical studies.
*[[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]] '''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>
*[[693 BC]] 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 at the base of the cliffs to this day.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 13">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 13</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>
* [[698 BC]] On this approximate year, a mob runs [[Mikel Gunderling]] out of [[Il Aluk]] on suspicion of using [[necromancy]] to achieve [[immortality]].<ref name="The Baron's Eyrie]] p. 50 n1">[[The Baron's Eyrie]], [[Dungeon Magazine #58]], p. 50; "over 50 years ago" from 749 BC</ref>
*[[700 BC]] [[First Dead Man’s War]] waged by [[Falkovnia]] upon [[Darkon]]<ref name="Gaz II p. 93">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 93</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] [[The Ragman]] appears for the first time in an [[abandoned]] [[church]] located in [[Martira Bay]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 56">[[Book of Sorrows]] p.56</ref>
*[[704 BC]] [[Antonin Madren]] sets up operations in [[Martira Bay]].<ref name="Van Richten's Guide to the Created p. 6">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Created p.6</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]] [[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.
*[[706 BC]] Van Richten puts his Erasmus out of his misery, but in spite [[Baron Metus]] tears [[Ingrid van Richten]] to pieces; Dr. Van Richten destroys Baron Metus, starting his career of hunting evil. Unable to live with the memories in [[Richten Haus]], Van Richten moves to [[Corvia]].
*[[710 BC]] [[Dr. Van Richten]] encounters his first [[werebeast]] near [[Varithne]]; he starts hunting werebeasts as well.
*[[711 BC]] [[Third Dead Man’s War]]<ref name="Gaz II p. 94">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 94</ref>
*[[712 BC]] '''[[The Ancestor Uprising]]''' - The [[dwarf|dwarves]] of [[Tombdust Hall]] drive back the undead ancestors who awaken and threaten the community.<ref>[[Van Richten's Arsenal]], p. 11</ref>
*[[712 BC]] Falkovnia begins entering a planning phase of a larger [[invasion]] against [[Darkon]].
*[[712 BC]] [[Dr. Van Richten]] meets the mage [[Shauten]]; they bond when they are attacked by one of [[Azalin]]'s patrols. Shauten opens Van Richten's eyes to the existence of the [[Lich]].
*[[714 BC]] [[Dr. Van Richten]] receives a visit from his childhood friend, [[Eldrenn Van Dorn]], who is now a ghostly slave to Azalin; Dr. Van Richten learns the terrible truth about [[Azalin Rex]].
*[[714 BC]] [[Dr. Van Richten]] moves to [[Mordentshire]], sensing it is politically unsafe for him to remain in [[Darkon]].
*[[717 BC]] [[Foedus]] 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>
*[[716 BC]] The spirit of [[Madame Radanavich]] and her undead retinue discover [[Richten Haus]] and claim it for their own.
*{{Spec|([[718 BC]]}} [[Dr. van Richten]] and [[Shauten]] encounter [[the Priest of the Tor]], whom they assume at first to be a [[lich]]. In hindsight, van Richten realizes this is first struggle against of the [[ancient dead]].<ref>The encounter is canon, being described in [[Van Richten's Guide to the Ancient Dead (Book)]] p.5-6. The date is speculation taken from [[John W. Mangrum's Unofficial Ravenloft Timeline]] (p. 26 based on several references in the official source material.)</ref>
*[[722 BC]] [[The Fourth Dead Man's War]]<ref name="Gaz II p. 94">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 94</ref>
*[[728 BC]] [[Dr. Van Richten]] and his companions defeats the [[Phantom Army]].<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts]] p. 91</ref>
*[[734 BC]] [[Salizarr]] is drawn from [[Cormyr]] into the [[sewer]]s of [[Il Aluk]].<ref>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium II]]</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[734 BC]] [[Bartholomew Nylreav]] is given knighthood in return for acts performed on behalf of [[Darkon]].<ref name ="Book of Sorrows p. 77">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 77</ref>
*[[735 BC]] [[Azalin]] discovers [[Hyskosa's Hexad]]<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 22">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22</ref>
*[[736 BC]] [[Elsepeth]] goes to [[Nartok]].
*[[738 BC]] [[Styrix]] creates the [[Rift Spanner]]. She begins collecting[[soul]]s from the people of [[Martira Bay]].<ref name="Gaz II p.117">[[Gazetteer II]] p.117</ref>
*[[739 BC]] or Before: After fleeing into [[the Mists]] from [[L'Morai]] into [[Darkon]], [[Hermos]] and company perform for the [[Darkonian]]s, but the performers only receive rejection and [[bigotry]] when they ask for places to stay.<ref name="Carnival p. 40">[[Carnival]] p. 40</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>
*[[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>
*[[743 BC]] [[Carnival]] returns to [[Darkon]]. [[Tenira Courant]] enlists.<ref name="Carnival p. 49">[[Carnival]] p. 49</ref>
*[[744 BC]] After an unnatural rise in monster incursions, [[murder]]s, and [[caliban]] births in [[Viaki]], a couple of [[hag]]s are discovered as the source. They are dispatched.<ref name ="Gaz II p. 47">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 47</ref> [[Glennis McFadden]], the third hag in the [[coven]] goes undiscovered. She melds into Viaki [[society]] under the guise of a [[human]] [[midwife]] and even [[advisor]] to the city council.<ref name="Requiem:TGH Necropolis p.15">[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Necropolis]] p.15</ref> She is still pursuing her dream of revenge undiscovered as of [[756 BC]].<ref name ="Gaz II p. 48">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 48</ref>
*744 BC [[Lady Kazandra]] is sent to Matira Bay. Through her, the Kargat achieve more of a hold on criminal activity within the Bay. Tavelia keeps the Faith of the Overseer from getting mixed up in Kazandra's affairs.<ref name="Gazetteer II p.147">[[Gazetteer II]] p.147</ref>
*[[746 BC]] [[William Gruhman]] meanders through [[Martira Bay]] after being cut off from his [[doppelganger plant]] by some twist of fate.<ref name="The Forgotten Children p. 55-56">[[The Forgotten Children]] p.55-56</ref>
*[[747 BC]] As [[Carnival]] stops by the [[Brautslava Institute]], [[Professor Pacali]] decides to follow them to study their [[abnormal physiology]]. He eventually falls victim to [[the Twisting]].<ref name="Carnival p. 44">[[Carnival]] p. 44</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>
*[[747 BC]] [[Alanik Ray]] returns to [[Darkon]] and becomes [[Chief Constable]] of [[Martira Bay]].<ref name="Champions of the Mists" p. 57>[[Champions of the Mists]] p. 57</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>
*[[749 BC]] The [[Grim Harvest]] begins.<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>
*[[749 BC]]<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref> or [[750 BC]]<ref name="Gaz II p.138">[[Gazetteer II]] p.138</ref> The [[Doomsday Device]]'s last prototype is tested by [[the Kargat]], transforming [[Lowellyn Dachine]] into [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]].
*[[750 BC]] [[The Nocturnal Sea]] appears<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref>, giving Darkon a sudden eastern [[sea]] to trade with. [[Nevuchar Springs]] becomes Darkon's greatest eastern [[port]]
*[[750 BC]] '''December:''' [[The Requiem]] occurs.<ref>[[Requiem]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref> As a result, Azalin [[disappears]], apparently destroyed. [[Il Aluk]] is engulfed by [[the Shroud]], becoming [[Necropolis]]. However, at this point it is still a part of Darkon.
*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>
*[[751 BC]] After becoming the wife of [[Burgomeistster Borganov]]'s wife, [[Hilde Borganov]] becomes the [[high priest|high priestess]] of [[Tidemore]]. She converts most of the town to an obscure, aquatic [[religion]].
*[[751 BC]] Thought destroyed, [[the Kargatane]] goes underground. [[Lady Kazandra]] restructures [[the Kargatane]] to meet the demands of a world without Azalin and turns newcoming members into her own [[puppet]]s. However, the group as a whole serves no single master<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 137">[[Domains of Dread P.137</ref>
*[[751 BC]] [[Bastion Teodorus Raines]] writes the ''[[Fourth Book of Ezra]]'' and is recognized as the Bastion of the Darkonian [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref>[ He cleanses and occupies [[the Last Redoubt]] in [[Nevuchar Springs]].<ref name="Gaz II p.39">[[Gazetteer II]] p.39</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.
*[[751 BC]] In the midst of [[Azalin]]s absence, [[the Kargat]] fail an [[assassination]] attempt on [[Alanik Ray]]. He flees from [[Martira Bay]] to [[Dementlieu]].<ref name="Champions of the Mists" p. 57>[[Champions of the Mists]] p. 57</ref>
*[[751 BC]] A hulking, [[aquatic]] monster of unknown nature attacks and partially eats several [[swim]]mers near [[Delagia]].<ref name="Gaz II p.41">[[Gazetteer II]] p.41</ref>
*[[752 BC]] [[Ebb]] abandons [[Castle Avernus]] and tries to enter [[the Shadow Rift]]. When she is unable to, she makes a nest in [[Mount Nyld]].<ref name="Gaz II p.143">[[Gazetteer II]] p.143</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[752 BC]] [[Tallwich]] enters [[Darkon]] and settles down in [[the Forest of Shadows]] near [[Nartok]].<ref name="Book of Secrets p. 127">[[Book of Secrets]] p.127</ref>
* [[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>
*{{netbook-small}}[[753 BC]] [[Locknar Cove]], a mostly aquatic [[domain]] with a single significant [[island]] between [[Liffe]], [[Nova Vaasa]], and [[Darkon]], joins the [[Nocturnal Sea]]. [[Rutledge]] is its only notable community.<ref name=booksacp118>[[Book of Sacrifices]] p. 118</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[754 BC]] [[The Celestines]] establish [[Nostophilia]] to monitor celestial events that might foretell events relating to [[Necropolis]] or [[Azalin Rex]] coming back.<ref>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.129</ref>
* [[755 BC]] [[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> Both the plot of [[Tavelia]] to control him and the plot of Death to destroy him are foiled.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 24">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 24</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]] '''October:''' [["S"|S]] returns to [[Darkon]], arriving in [[Nevuchar Springs]].
* 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>

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==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' 
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' 
''[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Necropolis]]'' 
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]]''
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''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]]'' - pp8-53
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''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - pp7,17,19-21,24,55 
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - pp13,15,16,19,110,116-117 
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - pp33-35 
''[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium I]]'' - pp 106-107, 241-242 
''[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Necropolis]]'' - pp1-32 
''[[Van Richten's Guide to The Created]]'' - p12,50-51,55 
''[[Van Richten's Guide to Werebeasts]]'' - p5 
''[[The Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens]]'' - pp11-13 
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - pp67-68 
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]]'' - pp8-53 
''[[I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin]]'' - p234, 256
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''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - pp8-9 
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - inside cover 
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - pp26-27 
''[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest]]'' - poster map 
''[[The Ravenloft Campaign Setting]]'' - poster map 
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - poster map 
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[[Category:domain]]

[[category:Mixed CL Domain]]
[[category:Feudalism]]
[[category:Monarchy]]
[[category:Kingdom]]
[[category:Temperate Climate]]

Darkon

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[[category:The Core]]
{{dombox
|picture=Jester-Darkon.png
|culture_lvl=[[CL_5_-_Dark_Ages | Dark Age]] to [[CL 8 - Chivalric | Chivalric]]
|ecology=[[Full Ecology | Full]]
|terrain=Temperate forest, hill, plain, swamp
|year_formed=[[579 BC]]
|population=~120,000
|races=Humans 75%, Halflings 14%, Gnomes 5%, Elves 3%, Half-Elves 1%, Dwarves 1%, Other 1%
|languages=[[Darkonese]], Halfling, Gnome, Elven, Dwarven, [[Falkovnian]], [[Lamordian]], [[Mordentish]], [[Tepestani]], [[Vaasi]]
|religions=[[The Eternal Order]], [[Ezra]], the [[Faith of the Overseer]]
|government=Feudal monarchy
|ruler=[[Azalin Rex]]
|darklord=[[Azalin Rex]]
|analog=European High Fantasy; USA
|nationality=[[Darkonian]]
}}
{{canon}}
==Emergence and Azalin==
A feudal fantasy nation ruled over by the [[lich]]-[[king]] [[Azalin Rex]], '''Darkon''' is the largest domain in [[Ravenloft]]. Physically, it takes up the northern third of the main continent, the [[Core]], and its population easily exceeds that of any other single domain. Politically, Darkon is stable but not very influential, with its various nobles kept in check by Azalin's machinations.

In a real sense, Darkon's history is Azalin's history. After being driven out of his original homeland and finding himself in Ravenloft, Azal'Lan (originally a title meaning simply "Wizard King") was briefly befriended by [[Strahd von Zarovich]], the darklord of [[Barovia]]. They were experimenting with a few magic spells to help each other escape until eventually Azalin gave up, and wandered into Darkon. After leaving, Azalin found himself the master of a sprawling domain that reflected his cruelty, his obsession with order, his cunning, and his greatest frustration: the inability to learn new magic.

Due to Azalin's desire for unswerving loyalty, Darkon has the most obvious and unique curse in Ravenloft. After spending from one to three months within its borders, anyone not native to Darkon loses all memory of their original homeland, instead believing themselves to have always lived in Darkon. Additionally, they lose all personal desire to leave the country, though some do so anyway out of necessity or circumstance. The memories include a whole new life history and victim often adopt gravestones at the local cemeteries as graves of their ancestors. The lost memories return upon leaving the domain. In [[From the Shadows]], it is shown that their memories are magically recorded in a book in a [[library (Avernus) | library]] in [[Avernus]].

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Some possible workarounds exist, but these involve doctoring the books in the [[library (Avernus) | library]]. As a plot device, it is possible that [[Azalin]] may bargain with powerful outsiders to restore their memories in exchange for a service. For low-level characters, another potential plot device is to have a "finder's agency" investigate their lost memories, which could uncover many events in neighboring Ravenloft domains. Also, the aimless vulnerability of individuals newly mind-wiped lends itself to interesting slavery or gang-related plots.
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Azalin's desire to escape Ravenloft led to the disastrous [[Grand Conjunction]] in [[740]] Barovian Calendar, nearly destroying the [[Demiplane of Dread]]. His next escape attempt resulted in the equally catastrophic [[Requiem]], destroying his physical form and turning the capital city of Darkon, [[Il Aluk]], into a city of the undead, now called [[Necropolis]]. For the five years of Azalin's disappearance, Darkon itself was known as Necropolis due to the influence of that city's [[darklord]], Death. Azalin was restored to his body and his throne in time, and now plots a third escape attempt, the details of which are unknown.

Darkon is one of the few domains of Ravenloft to accept demihumans such as elves and dwarves as equal citizens, and one of the few to embrace arcane magic openly. Darkon is often considered decadent by its neighbors, appropriate enough as Azalin encourages his citizens to debase themselves as a means of salving his own ego.

==Things, Creatures & Personnages of Legend==

*[[Azalin Rex]]
*[[Kargat| The Kargat]]
*[[Kargatane]]
*[[Eternal Order]]

==Biology==

===Flora===

===Fauna===

===Native Horrors===

==Geography==
[[File:Darkon.png|thumb|Darkon 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===

====Mountains & Hills====
*The [[Mountains of Misery]]
*The [[Forgotten Hills]]

====Forest====

====Lakes====
*[[Lake of Lost Dreams]]
*[[Lake Korst]]
*[[Lake Placid]]
*[[Redleaf Lake]]

===Landmarks===
*[[Tempe Falls]]

===Communication===
====Rivers====
*The [[Vuchar River]]
**The [[Tempe River]]
**The

====Roads====
*[[Argenteus Road]]
*[[Corvus Road]]
*[[King's Highway]]
*[[Martira Highway]]
*[[Nebula Road]]
*[[Strigos Road]] (under construction)
*[[Tempe Road]]
*[[Transumbra Road]] (under construction)

====Mistways====

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

====[[Falkovnia]]====

====[[Lamordia]]====

====[[Sea of Sorrows]]====

====[[Misty Border]]====

====[[Nocturnal Sea]]====

====[[Nova Vaasa]]====

===Population Distrubtion===

====Cities====
* [[Corvia]]
* [[Delagia]]
* [[Il Aluk]] (formerly)
* [[Karg]]
* [[Martira Bay]]
* [[Maykle]]
* [[Mayvin]]
* [[Nartok]]
* [[Neblus]]
* [[Nevuchar Springs]]
* [[Rivalis]]
* [[Sidnar]]
* [[Tempe Falls]]
* [[Viaki]]

====Towns====

====Villages====
*[[Creeana]]
*{{netbook-small}}[[Rutledge]] is a port harbouring roughly 250 souls on the [[Nocturnal Sea]] that straddles the border between Darkon and [[Nova Vaasa]]. It has, as yet, been claimed by neither. Its lifeblood is fishing but it also serves as a [[pirate haven]].
*[[Tidemore]] is a small fishing port on the [[Nocturnal Sea]], sitting in the shadow of the [[Mountains of Misery]] north of [[Rookhausen]].

==Authority==

===[[Darklord]]===

*[[Azalin Rex]]

===Temporal Ruler===

*[[Azalin Rex]]

===Spiritual Ruler===

===Church and State===

===Government===

===Law===

===Law-Enforcement===

====Extra-Judical====
*[[Kargat]]

===Information Gathering===
*[[Kargat]]
*[[Kargatane]]

===Military Footing===
*Any corpse in the land may rise to fight at the command of [[Azalin Rex]].

===Law-Enforcement===
*Barons
*[[Kargat]]

==Language & Culture==

Darkonese

==Inns & Taverns==

==Chronology==
*[[383 BC]] '''[[False History]]''': The [[Arcane Age]] of [[Darkon]] ends with [[Darcalus Rex]] eliminating his rivals and becoming [[king]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref>
*[[556 BC]] The [[Dark Delvers]] are in operation by this year or earlier. However, they came from or how they got started remains unknown.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 22">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22</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>. The Dark Powers grant Azalin the domain of Dark as a result.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 9">[[Gazetteer II]] p.9</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[579 BC]] The Dark Powers draw in [[Lockwood Manor]] to form part of the land for Darkon.<ref name="Book of Sorrows p.60">[[Book of Sorrows]] p.60</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>
*[[580 BC]] [[Master Bralkain]] and his [[wizard]] underlings inadvertently create the [[Key to the Abyss]], thereby enabling [[the Whistling Fiend]] to enter [[the Land of Mists]].<ref>[[TSR Jam 1999]] [[Heart's Final Beat]]]]</ref>
*[[580 BC]] [[The Whistling Fiend]] wipes out [[Creeana]],causing all those who lived there to abandon the village or perish.<ref>[[Gazetteer II]] p.16</ref>
*[[603 BC]] ([[Prime Material Plane]]) [[Ebb]]'s [[shadow dragon]] kindred come into bloody conflict with [[humanoid]]s. It doesn't go well for her relatives, but Ebb manages to escape.<ref name="Gaz II p.143">[[Gazetteer II]] p.143</ref>
* [[580 BC]] By this year, [[Il Aluk]] has 15,000 people residing within it.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 57">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 57</ref>
*[[605 BC]] [[Urik von Kharkov]] enters [[Darkon]] through [[the Mists]]. He hears about the immortal power of the [[Kargat]] [[vampire]]s and seeks them out. However, he is en[[slave]]ed as one of their vampiric thralls for two decades.<ref name="Darklords p. 54">[[Darklords]] p.54</ref>
*[[625 BC]] [[Urik von Kharkov]]'s [[vampire]] master is slain. Kharkov flees, casually [[murder]]ing any souls unfortunate to cross his path.<ref name="Darklords p. 54">[[Darklords]] p.54</ref> As a result, [[Valachan]] forms, and he becomes a [[darklord]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>
*[[630 BC]] The [[Sea of Sorrows]] forms, giving Darkon its first avenue of sea trade.<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref>
*[[637 BC]] [[Frederick van Richten]] establishes the [[Richten Haus]] [[estate]] on the outskirts of [[Rivalis]].<ref name="Bleak House: Homecoming p. 29>[[Bleak House: Homecoming]] p. 29</ref>
*[[650 BC]] [[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>
*{{netbook-small}}[[651 BC]] [[Carcharodon Isle (Domain)|Carcharodon Isle]] forms in the [[Sea of Sorrows]] near [[Martira Bay]]<ref name=BoSp.74>[[The Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p.74</ref> It eventually falls under [[Darkonian]] rule, specifically that of [[the Kargat]].<ref name=BoSp.73>[[The Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p.73</ref>
* [[656 BC]] [[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>
*[[688 BC]] '''Winter''' The [[Crimson Death]] spreads across [[Darkon]]; it claims [[Rudolph van Richten]]’s great aunt Helga despite his efforts. As a result, Rudolph is even more driven into his medical studies.
*[[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]] '''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>
*[[693 BC]] 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 at the base of the cliffs to this day.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 13">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 13</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>
* [[698 BC]] On this approximate year, a mob runs [[Mikel Gunderling]] out of [[Il Aluk]] on suspicion of using [[necromancy]] to achieve [[immortality]].<ref name="The Baron's Eyrie]] p. 50 n1">[[The Baron's Eyrie]], [[Dungeon Magazine #58]], p. 50; "over 50 years ago" from 749 BC</ref>
*[[700 BC]] [[First Dead Man’s War]] waged by [[Falkovnia]] upon [[Darkon]]<ref name="Gaz II p. 93">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 93</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] [[The Ragman]] appears for the first time in an [[abandoned]] [[church]] located in [[Martira Bay]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 56">[[Book of Sorrows]] p.56</ref>
*[[704 BC]] [[Antonin Madren]] sets up operations in [[Martira Bay]].<ref name="Van Richten's Guide to the Created p. 6">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Created p.6</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]] [[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.
*[[706 BC]] Van Richten puts his Erasmus out of his misery, but in spite [[Baron Metus]] tears [[Ingrid van Richten]] to pieces; Dr. Van Richten destroys Baron Metus, starting his career of hunting evil. Unable to live with the memories in [[Richten Haus]], Van Richten moves to [[Corvia]].
*[[710 BC]] [[Dr. Van Richten]] encounters his first [[werebeast]] near [[Varithne]]; he starts hunting werebeasts as well.
*[[711 BC]] [[Third Dead Man’s War]]<ref name="Gaz II p. 94">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 94</ref>
*[[712 BC]] '''[[The Ancestor Uprising]]''' - The [[dwarf|dwarves]] of [[Tombdust Hall]] drive back the undead ancestors who awaken and threaten the community.<ref>[[Van Richten's Arsenal]], p. 11</ref>
*[[712 BC]] Falkovnia begins entering a planning phase of a larger [[invasion]] against [[Darkon]].
*[[712 BC]] [[Dr. Van Richten]] meets the mage [[Shauten]]; they bond when they are attacked by one of [[Azalin]]'s patrols. Shauten opens Van Richten's eyes to the existence of the [[Lich]].
*[[714 BC]] [[Dr. Van Richten]] receives a visit from his childhood friend, [[Eldrenn Van Dorn]], who is now a ghostly slave to Azalin; Dr. Van Richten learns the terrible truth about [[Azalin Rex]].
*[[714 BC]] [[Dr. Van Richten]] moves to [[Mordentshire]], sensing it is politically unsafe for him to remain in [[Darkon]].
*[[717 BC]] [[Foedus]] 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>
*[[716 BC]] The spirit of [[Madame Radanavich]] and her undead retinue discover [[Richten Haus]] and claim it for their own.
*{{Spec|([[718 BC]]}} [[Dr. van Richten]] and [[Shauten]] encounter [[the Priest of the Tor]], whom they assume at first to be a [[lich]]. In hindsight, van Richten realizes this is first struggle against of the [[ancient dead]].<ref>The encounter is canon, being described in [[Van Richten's Guide to the Ancient Dead (Book)]] p.5-6. The date is speculation taken from [[John W. Mangrum's Unofficial Ravenloft Timeline]] (p. 26 based on several references in the official source material.)</ref>
*[[722 BC]] [[The Fourth Dead Man's War]]<ref name="Gaz II p. 94">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 94</ref>
*[[728 BC]] [[Dr. Van Richten]] and his companions defeats the [[Phantom Army]].<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts]] p. 91</ref>
*[[734 BC]] [[Salizarr]] is drawn from [[Cormyr]] into the [[sewer]]s of [[Il Aluk]].<ref>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium II]]</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[734 BC]] [[Bartholomew Nylreav]] is given knighthood in return for acts performed on behalf of [[Darkon]].<ref name ="Book of Sorrows p. 77">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 77</ref>
*[[735 BC]] [[Azalin]] discovers [[Hyskosa's Hexad]]<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 22">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22</ref>
*[[736 BC]] [[Elsepeth]] goes to [[Nartok]].
*[[738 BC]] [[Styrix]] creates the [[Rift Spanner]]. She begins collecting[[soul]]s from the people of [[Martira Bay]].<ref name="Gaz II p.117">[[Gazetteer II]] p.117</ref>
*[[739 BC]] or Before: After fleeing into [[the Mists]] from [[L'Morai]] into [[Darkon]], [[Hermos]] and company perform for the [[Darkonian]]s, but the performers only receive rejection and [[bigotry]] when they ask for places to stay.<ref name="Carnival p. 40">[[Carnival]] p. 40</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>
*[[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>
*[[743 BC]] [[Carnival]] returns to [[Darkon]]. [[Tenira Courant]] enlists.<ref name="Carnival p. 49">[[Carnival]] p. 49</ref>
*[[744 BC]] After an unnatural rise in monster incursions, [[murder]]s, and [[caliban]] births in [[Viaki]], a couple of [[hag]]s are discovered as the source. They are dispatched.<ref name ="Gaz II p. 47">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 47</ref> [[Glennis McFadden]], the third hag in the [[coven]] goes undiscovered. She melds into Viaki [[society]] under the guise of a [[human]] [[midwife]] and even [[advisor]] to the city council.<ref name="Requiem:TGH Necropolis p.15">[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Necropolis]] p.15</ref> She is still pursuing her dream of revenge undiscovered as of [[756 BC]].<ref name ="Gaz II p. 48">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 48</ref>
*744 BC [[Lady Kazandra]] is sent to Matira Bay. Through her, the Kargat achieve more of a hold on criminal activity within the Bay. Tavelia keeps the Faith of the Overseer from getting mixed up in Kazandra's affairs.<ref name="Gazetteer II p.147">[[Gazetteer II]] p.147</ref>
*[[746 BC]] [[William Gruhman]] meanders through [[Martira Bay]] after being cut off from his [[doppelganger plant]] by some twist of fate.<ref name="The Forgotten Children p. 55-56">[[The Forgotten Children]] p.55-56</ref>
*[[747 BC]] As [[Carnival]] stops by the [[Brautslava Institute]], [[Professor Pacali]] decides to follow them to study their [[abnormal physiology]]. He eventually falls victim to [[the Twisting]].<ref name="Carnival p. 44">[[Carnival]] p. 44</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>
*[[747 BC]] [[Alanik Ray]] returns to [[Darkon]] and becomes [[Chief Constable]] of [[Martira Bay]].<ref name="Champions of the Mists" p. 57>[[Champions of the Mists]] p. 57</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>
*[[749 BC]] The [[Grim Harvest]] begins.<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>
*[[749 BC]]<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 23">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 23</ref> or [[750 BC]]<ref name="Gaz II p.138">[[Gazetteer II]] p.138</ref> The [[Doomsday Device]]'s last prototype is tested by [[the Kargat]], transforming [[Lowellyn Dachine]] into [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]].
*[[750 BC]] [[The Nocturnal Sea]] appears<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref>, giving Darkon a sudden eastern [[sea]] to trade with. [[Nevuchar Springs]] becomes Darkon's greatest eastern [[port]]
*[[750 BC]] '''December:''' [[The Requiem]] occurs.<ref>[[Requiem]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref> As a result, Azalin [[disappears]], apparently destroyed. [[Il Aluk]] is engulfed by [[the Shroud]], becoming [[Necropolis]]. However, at this point it is still a part of Darkon.
*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>
*[[751 BC]] After becoming the wife of [[Burgomeistster Borganov]]'s wife, [[Hilde Borganov]] becomes the [[high priest|high priestess]] of [[Tidemore]]. She converts most of the town to an obscure, aquatic [[religion]].
*[[751 BC]] Thought destroyed, [[the Kargatane]] goes underground. [[Lady Kazandra]] restructures [[the Kargatane]] to meet the demands of a world without Azalin and turns newcoming members into her own [[puppet]]s. However, the group as a whole serves no single master<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 137">[[Domains of Dread P.137</ref>
*[[751 BC]] [[Bastion Teodorus Raines]] writes the ''[[Fourth Book of Ezra]]'' and is recognized as the Bastion of the Darkonian [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref>[ He cleanses and occupies [[the Last Redoubt]] in [[Nevuchar Springs]].<ref name="Gaz II p.39">[[Gazetteer II]] p.39</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.
*[[751 BC]] In the midst of [[Azalin]]s absence, [[the Kargat]] fail an [[assassination]] attempt on [[Alanik Ray]]. He flees from [[Martira Bay]] to [[Dementlieu]].<ref name="Champions of the Mists" p. 57>[[Champions of the Mists]] p. 57</ref>
*[[751 BC]] A hulking, [[aquatic]] monster of unknown nature attacks and partially eats several [[swim]]mers near [[Delagia]].<ref name="Gaz II p.41">[[Gazetteer II]] p.41</ref>
*[[752 BC]] [[Ebb]] abandons [[Castle Avernus]] and tries to enter [[the Shadow Rift]]. When she is unable to, she makes a nest in [[Mount Nyld]].<ref name="Gaz II p.143">[[Gazetteer II]] p.143</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[752 BC]] [[Tallwich]] enters [[Darkon]] and settles down in [[the Forest of Shadows]] near [[Nartok]].<ref name="Book of Secrets p. 127">[[Book of Secrets]] p.127</ref>
* [[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>
*{{netbook-small}}[[753 BC]] [[Locknar Cove]], a mostly aquatic [[domain]] with a single significant [[island]] between [[Liffe]], [[Nova Vaasa]], and [[Darkon]], joins the [[Nocturnal Sea]]. [[Rutledge]] is its only notable community.<ref name=booksacp118>[[Book of Sacrifices]] p. 118</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[754 BC]] [[The Celestines]] establish [[Nostophilia]] to monitor celestial events that might foretell events relating to [[Necropolis]] or [[Azalin Rex]] coming back.<ref>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.129</ref>
* [[755 BC]] [[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> Both the plot of [[Tavelia]] to control him and the plot of Death to destroy him are foiled.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 24">[[Gazetteer II]] p. 24</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]] '''October:''' [["S"|S]] returns to [[Darkon]], arriving in [[Nevuchar Springs]].
* 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>

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==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' 
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' 
''[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Necropolis]]'' 
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]]''
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''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]]'' - pp8-53
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''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - pp7,17,19-21,24,55 
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - pp13,15,16,19,110,116-117 
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - pp33-35 
''[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium I]]'' - pp 106-107, 241-242 
''[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Necropolis]]'' - pp1-32 
''[[Van Richten's Guide to The Created]]'' - p12,50-51,55 
''[[Van Richten's Guide to Werebeasts]]'' - p5 
''[[The Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens]]'' - pp11-13 
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - pp67-68 
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]]'' - pp8-53 
''[[I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin]]'' - p234, 256
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''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - pp8-9 
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - inside cover 
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - pp26-27 
''[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest]]'' - poster map 
''[[The Ravenloft Campaign Setting]]'' - poster map 
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - poster map 
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]]'' - p12
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Death (Lowellyn Dachine)

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Hazgarn:

{{canon}}
'''Death''' is the [[darklord]] of [[Necropolis]] and leads the [[Unholy Order of the Grave]]. This creature was formerly [[Lowellyn Dachine]], a [[Kargat]] who was in fact both a [[clone]] and a prodigy of [[Azalin Rex]]. Lowellyn was transformed into a [[Negative Energy Elemental | negative energy elemental]] by the [[The Infernal Machine | Infernal Machine]] in the events leading up to the [[The Requiem | Requiem]]. He now considers himself to be the true [[incarnation]] of ''Death'' itself. Death lairs in [[Grim Fastness]] in the [[Old Il Aluk]] part of the [[Aluk Meridian]] [[Boroughs of Il Aluk|borough]] of [[Il Aluk]].

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[[Category:Clone]]
[[category:Betrayer]]
[[category:Corrupt]]
[[category:Corruptor]]
[[Category:Darkonian]]
[[Category:Darklord]]
[[category:Darklord (Domain Lord Magnitude of Evil)]]
[[category:Delusional]]
[[category:Elemental]]
[[category:Ex-Cleric]]
[[category:Experiment]]
[[category:False Deity]]
[[category:Foe of Azalin Rex]]
[[Category:Former Human]]
[[Category:Former Inhabitants of Darkon]]
[[category:Former Member of the Kargat]]
[[category:Former Officer of the Kargat]]
[[category:Fraud]]
[[category:Imposter]]
[[Category:Infernal Machine Kargat Cell]]
[[Category:Inhabitants of Old Il Aluk]]
[[Category:Inhabitants of Aluk Meridian]]
[[Category:Inhabitants of Il Aluk]]
[[Category:Inhabitants of Necropolis]]
[[category:Killer]]
[[category:Leader]]
[[Category:Mad]]
[[category:Mass Murderer]]
[[category:Murderer]]
[[Category:Negative Energy Elemental]]
[[Category:Neutral Evil]]
[[category:Poseur]]
[[category:Priest]]
[[category:Reanimated]]
[[Category:Reanimator]]
[[category:Ruler]]
[[Category:Spiritual Leader]]
[[Category:Temporal Leader]]
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[[category:Traitor]]
[[category:Transformer]]
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[[Category:The Unholy Order of the Grave]]
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[[Category:Zal'honan family]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' 
''[[Requiem the Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]]'' 
''[[Death Ascendant]]'' 
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]]''
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''[[Requiem the Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]]'' - p62 
''[[Death Ascendant]]'' - p53, p61 
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]]'' - p139
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|[[Image:rldb_stats.gif]]
|
''[[Requiem the Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]]'' - pp61-64 
''[[Death Ascendant]]'' - pp52-54, pp60-62 
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]]'' - pp137-139
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
|
''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - pp7, 17, 19, 131-132 
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - pp16 
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - p34 
''[[Requiem the Grim Harvest - Death Triumphant]]'' - pp61-64 
''[[Death Ascendant]]'' - pp45-46,49-56,60-62 
''[[Death Unchained]]'' - p64 
''[[TSR JAM 1999]]'' - pp39-40, 42 
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]]'' - pp133-137
|-valign="top"
|}

Virundus

2016-09-03T06:43:07Z

Hazgarn:

{{netbook}}

Virundus<ref>[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 369-375</ref> is the [[darklord]] and [[ruler]] of [[the Drowning Deep]] (and therefore [[Shay-lot (City)|Shay-lot]]). In life before coming to [[Land of Mists]], Virundus was a great and mighty [[emperor]] who sought to not only become a [[god]], but the greatest god, shunting out [[Oceanus]], [[the Old God]] and supreme power of his people. Virundus committed many atrocities in his pursuit of godhood and immortality, culminating with the sacrifice of no less than 24,000 [[prisoner]]s and [[slave]]s.

For the above act of evil, Virundus became a [[deity]] of a sort, a bloated monstrosity so big he could not escape his throne room, and his city was taken below into the watery depths of the ocean. Although by and large helpless outside of his immediate vicinity, [[the Dark Powers]] have granted his wish of utter devotion. His people serve him with a faithful (if fearful) zeal, yet he is tormented by the thought that his weakness should be revealed to his worshipers.

Virndus has several goals. H seeks a way to end his [[curse]]- perhaps by killing the last of the Old God's faithful. He also seeks to spread the [[Church of the God Below]] throughout [[the Core]] and make everyone venerate him. To both ends, he seeks to flood the [[community|communities]] of the surface to bring them down into the ocean, or to lift up [[Shay-lot]] to the surface.

{{ref}}

[[category:character]][[category:NPC]]
[[category:Aberration]]
[[category:Biomanced]]
[[category:Blasphemer]]
[[category:Church of the God Below]]
[[category:Conqueror]]
[[category:Darklord]]
[[category:Deity]]
[[category:Dictator]]
[[category:False Deity]]
[[category:Former Human]]
[[category:Former Inhabitants of the Prime Material Plane]]
[[category:Founder]]
[[category:Founder of a Religion]]
[[category:Immobile]]
[[category:Killer]]
[[category:Lawful Evil]]
[[category:male]]
[[category:Mass Murderer]]
[[category:Megalomaniac]]
[[category:Murderer]]
[[category:Neutral Evil]]
[[category:Prideful]]
[[category:Ruler]]
[[category:Spiritual Leader]]
[[category:Temporal Leader]]
[[category:Theocrat]]
[[category:Transformed]]
[[category:Trapped]]
[[category:Transgressor]]
[[category:Unique Monster]]
[[category:Vain]]

The Drowning Deep

2016-09-03T06:37:17Z

Hazgarn:

{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=[[CL 3|Iron Age (3)]]<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 225</ref>
|ecology=Deep Ocean and Ocean Floor<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225</ref>
|terrain=Cold Ocean<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225</ref>
|year_formed=[[600 BC]]; Joined [[the Core]] as part of the [[Nocturnal Sea]] in [[750 BC]]<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225</ref>
|population=14,000<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225</ref>
|races= Other 100%<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225</ref> ([[Sea-Claimed]], [[aquatic elf]], [[triton]], [[wereray]], [[wereoctopus]], [[reaver]], [[sahuagin]], [[anguillian]], [[locathah]]<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 230">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 230</ref>
|languages=[[Xalote]],[[Aquan]]<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225</ref>
|religions=[[Church of the God Below]]<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225</ref>
|government=Despotic Theocracy<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225</ref>
|ruler=[[Virundus]]<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225</ref>
|darklord=[[Virundus]]<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225</ref>
|analog=Lovecraft's "The Shadow Over Innsmouth"; Sunken Atlantis
|nationality=[[category:Abyssal|Abyssal]]<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 230">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 230</ref>
}}

{{netbook}}
[[The Drowning Deep]] is the domain that encompasses the watery depths of the [[Nocturnal Sea]].<ref>[[The Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]]</ref> It is ruled by its [[darklord]], [[Virundus]]. Known and worshiped by his people as [[the God Below]], supreme god of gods, yet he is able to affect little direct influence beyond his own throne room.

{{ref}}

[[Category:Domain]][[category:The Core]]
[[category:Aquatic]]
[[category:CL 3 Domain]]
[[category:Despotism]]
[[category:Theocracy]]

Category:Knights of the Ashen Bough

2016-09-03T01:31:56Z

Hazgarn:

{{netbook}}

The Knights of the Ashen Bough is a [[Neutral Good]] [[secret society]] in [[Falkovnia]] that ferries out [[refugee]]s and other [[fugitive]]s from the [[Vlad Drakov]] and [[the Talons|his Talons]]. They were founded in [[723 BC]] by [[Marshal Oswald Vorbel]], who is himself a powerful [[soldier]] in the [[Falkovnian Army]].<ref>[[Lights in the Fog]], [[Book of Secrets]] p.129</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:Falkovnian]]
[[category:Secret Society]]
[[category:Society]]
[[category:Organization]]
[[category:Neutral Good]]
[[category:Founded]]

Ansa Metter

2016-09-02T23:14:54Z

Hazgarn:

{{canon}}

[[Cleric]] of [[the Eternal Order]] in [[Karg]].<ref name="Gaz II p.44">[[Gazetteer II]] p.44</ref>

==Stats==
female [[human]] [[cleric]] 10 of [[the Eternal Order]]<ref name="Gaz II p.44">[[Gazetteer II]] p.44</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:character]][[category:NPC]]
[[category:Cleric]]
[[category:human]]
[[category:Darkonian]]
[[category:Inhabitants of Karg]]
[[category:Inhabitants of the Vale of Tears]]
[[category:Inhabitants of Darkon]]
[[category:female]]
[[category:Priest]]
[[category:Priestess]]
[[category:The Eternal Order]]

Dominique Nagy

2016-09-02T23:14:21Z

Hazgarn:

{{canon}}
[[Dominique Nagy]] is a member of the [[Eternal Order]] who resides at the [[Temple of the Eternal Order]]. She is unusual in that she is a [[drow]] [[outlander]]. Although her time in [[Darkon]] has made her forget her original homeworld, she still venerates [[Kiaransalee]], a drow [[deity]] of [[undeath]] and revenge.<ref>[[Death Ascendant]] p.30-31</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:female]][[category:Priest]][[category:Specialty Priest]][[category:Drow]][[category:Outlander]][[category:Chaotic Evil]][[category:Inhabitants of Nartok]][[category:Inhabitants of Darkon]][[category:The Eternal Order]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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|-valign="top"
|[[Image:rldb_npc.jpg]]
|[[Image:rldb_primary.gif]]
|
''[[Death Ascendant]]''
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_art.gif]]
|
''[[Death Ascendant]]'' - p29
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_stats.gif]]
|
''[[Death Ascendant]]'' - pp30-31
|-valign="top"
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|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
|
''[[Death Ascendant]]'' - pp30-31,42
|-valign="top"
|}



[[category:Character]][[category:NPC]]

Sister Eleyna

2016-09-02T21:39:03Z

Hazgarn:

{{canon}}
[[Sister Eleyna]] belongs to the [[Order of the Guardians]] and is a [[researcher]]. She works and resides in [[Mordent]]. She charged [[Brother Greggory]] with carrying a message the [[Watchers at the Gate]] in the [[Mountains of Misery]] of [[Darkon]]. The message contained instructions for the [[destruction]] of the [[The Key to the Abyss|Key to the Abyss]]. She had realised through her research how it might be destroyed. Shortly after Greggory reached his goal, the [[The Watchers' Stronghold|Watcher's Stronghold]] was overrun by member of the [[Unholy Order of the Grave]] dispatched by [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]]. Brother Greggory was seized, [[tortured]], and kept alive only to serve as a [[blood bank]] for their leader, the vampire [[Master Bralkain]]. Greggory was rescued by heroes dispatched by Eleyna after he failed to return.

[[category:Character]]
[[category:NPC]]
[[Category:The Order of the Guardians]]
[[category:Member of a Secret Society]]
[[Category:Researcher]]
[[Category:Human]]
[[category:female]]
[[Category:Mordentish]]
[[Category:Inhabitants of Mordent]]
[[category:Watchers at the Gate]]
==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



{|
|-valign="top"
|[[Image:rldb_npc.jpg]]
|[[Image:rldb_primary.gif]]
|
''[[TSR JAM 1999 : The Heart's Final Beat ]]''
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
|
''[[TSR JAM 1999]]'' - pp37
|-valign="top"
|}

Category:Mortisant

2016-09-02T21:26:02Z

Hazgarn:

Legendary or historical individuals that have played important roles in the history and mythology of [[The Eternal Order | Eternal Order]] are called [[mortisant]]s, and are prayed to, to intercede on behalf of the faithful.<ref>[[Van Richten's Arsenal]] - p 50 </ref>
<references/>
[[Category:The Eternal Order]][[Category:Mythic History]][[Category:Theology]]

The Clinic for the Mentally Distressed

2016-08-28T16:36:40Z

Hazgarn:

{{canon}}

'''The Clinic for the Mentally Distressed''' stands abandoned outside of [[Egertus]]. It is a [[Sinkhole of Evil|sinkhole of evil]] with the [[Taint of Fear|taint of fear]].<ref name="GazV p. 41">[[Gazetteer V]] p.41</ref> A [[Egertus Asylum|nightmare double]] of the facility exists in the [[City of Nod]] in the [[Nightmare Lands]]. The [[Unending Sleep]] is a [[mistway]] that leads from the former to the latter.<ref name="GazV p. 41">[[Gazetteer V]] p.41</ref> It was managed by [[Dr. Gregorian Illhousen]] and [[Dr. Harrod Tasker]].<ref>[[The Nightmare Lands (Boxed Set)]]</ref>

==[[Former Patients of the Clinic for the Mentally Distressed]]==

==[[Inhabitants of the Clinic for the Mentally Distressed]]==

==[[Former Inhabitants of the Clinic for the Mentally Distressed]]==

[[Category:Taint of Fear]]
[[Category:Sinkhole of Evil]]
[[Category:Haunted Site]]
[[Category:Abandoned]]
[[Category:Former Incarceration Facility]]
[[Category:Former Mental Illness Research Facility]]
[[Category:Former Mental Illness Facility]]
[[Category:Former Medical Research Facility]]
[[category:Former Medical Facility]]
[[Category:Research Facility]]
[[Category:Locations in Egertus]]
[[Category:Locations in Nova Vaasa]]
[[category:Dread Possibility]]
[[category:Dread Possibility of Nova Vaasa]]
[[category:Dread Possibility of the Nightmare Lands]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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|-valign="top"
|[[Image:rldb_location.jpg]]
|[[Image:rldb_primary.gif]]
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''[[The Nightmare Lands]]''
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
|
''[[The Nightmare Lands : The Rules of Dreams and Nightmares]]'' - pp58-64
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_map.gif]]
|
''[[The Nightmare Lands : The Rules of Dreams and Nightmares]]'' - pp58-59
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_alias.gif]]
|

Clinic for the Mentally Distressed, The
Clinic for the Mentally Distressed
|-valign="top"
|}

Andres Duvall

2016-08-28T16:31:34Z

Hazgarn:

{{canon}}
[[Andres Duvall]] is a [[Bardic Lich]]. Once a human [[bard]], he was a "guest" at [[Avernus]], kept by [[Azalin]] to "lighten the mood." One day while snooping in the library, he was caught by Azalin and a blast of magic intended to kill him struck a magical tome and accidentally transformed him into a unique form of [[lich]]. Thus far, he has kept his good alignment and has worked against Azalin.

{{homebrew}}
In [[Twilight's Children]], Andres's back story is different. Instead of entertainment, Azalin was using him in an attempt to circumvent his curse by learning bardic magic instead of wizardly magic. Andres was lured into this arrangement by [[The Kargatane]], as he was raised in [[Neblus]], and grew envious of the long lifespans of his elven neighbors. He knew [[The Kargatane]] as The Immortals, and was promised eternal life for his service. One of his first assignments for them was using his bard skills to gather information in [[Kartakass]], regarding [[The Crown of Souls]]. On this assignment, he reported to [[Valric]]. His transformation into a lich remains the same, though rather than fighting Azalin, for now, he serves him, guarding his [[phylactery]].

[[category:Character]]
[[category:NPC]]
[[category:The Kargatane]]
[[category:Bardic Lich]]
[[category:Corporeal Undead]]
[[category:Foe of Azalin Rex]]
[[category:lich]]
[[category:bard]]
[[category:Darkonian]]
[[category:male]]
[[category:human]]
[[category:darkonian]]
[[category:Inhabitants of Darkon]]
[[category:Native Monster of Darkon]]
[[category:Neutral_Good]]
[[category:undead]]
[[category:Wanderer]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



{|
|-valign="top"
|[[Image:rldb_npc.jpg]]
|[[Image:rldb_primary.gif]]
|
''[[Monsterous Compendium I & II]]'' - pp96-97 
''[[Monsterous Compendium II]]'' - "Lich, Bardic (Andres Duvall)"
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_art.gif]]
|
''[[Monsterous Compendium I & II]]'' - pp96 
''[[Monsterous Compendium II]]'' - "Lich, Bardic (Andres Duvall)"
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_stats.gif]]s
|
''[[Monsterous Compendium I & II]]'' - pp96-97 
''[[Monsterous Compendium II]]'' - "Lich, Bardic (Andres Duvall)"
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
|
''[[Monsterous Compendium I & II]]'' - pp96-97 
''[[Monsterous Compendium II]]'' - "Lich, Bardic (Andres Duvall)" 
''[[The Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens]]'' - p13
|-valign="top"
|}

Valachan

2016-03-11T18:35:34Z

Hazgarn:

[[Category:The Core]]{{dombox
|picture=Jester-Valachan.png
|culture_lvl=[[CL 7|Medieval (7)]]<ref name= "Gaz IV p.87">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.87</ref>
|ecology=Full<ref name= "Gaz IV p.87">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.87</ref>
|terrain=Temperate forests and hills<ref name= "Gaz IV p.87">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.87</ref>
|year_formed=[[625 BC]]<ref name= "Gaz IV p.87">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.87</ref>
|population=19.100<ref name= "Gaz IV p.87">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.87</ref>
|races=[[human]] 97%, Gnome 2%, Other 1%<ref name= "Gaz IV p.87">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.87</ref>
|languages=[[Vaasi]]*, [[Mordentish]], Gnome, [[Sithican]]<ref name= "Gaz IV p.87">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.87</ref>
|religions=[[Yutow]], [[Ezra]], [[Hala]]<ref name= "Gaz IV p.87">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.87</ref>
|government=Aristocratic Monarchy<ref name= "Gaz IV p.87">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.87</ref>
|ruler=[[Baron Urik von Kharkov]]<ref name= "Gaz IV p.87">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.87</ref>
|darklord=[[Baron Urik von Kharkov]]<ref name= "Gaz IV p.87">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.87</ref>
|analog=
|nationality=[[Valachani]]
}}
{{canon}}

==Chronology==
*[[Mythic History]] [[320 BC]] [[The Pacification]]
*[[False History]] [[576 BC]] [[Heinrich von Ostlin]] (then [[mayor]] of [[Helbenik]]) conquered all of the independent city states around him and united them into the nation of Valachan under his rule<ref name="Gaz IV p. 91">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.91</ref>
*[[605 BC]] [[Urik von Kharkov]] enters [[Darkon]] through [[the Mists]]. He hears about the immortal power of the [[Kargat]] [[vampire]]s and seeks them out. However, he is en[[slave]]ed as one of their vampiric thralls for two decades.<ref name="Darklords p. 54">[[Darklords]] p.54</ref>
*[[625 BC]] [[Urik von Kharkov]]'s [[vampire]] master is slain. Kharkov flees, casually [[murder]]ing any souls unfortunate to cross his path.<ref name="Darklords p. 54">[[Darklords]] p.54</ref> As a result, [[Valachan]] forms, and he becomes a [[darklord]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>
*[[False History]][[625 BC]] Von Kharkov overthrows Heinrich von Ostlin and assumes the titles of baron and ruler of Valachan.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 91">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.91</ref>
*[[671 BC]] Baron von Kharkov I encounters the [[Cat of Felkovic]], and the encounter leaves von Kharkov I [[deceased|dead]]. Von Kharkov II takes his place on the throne.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 91">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.91</ref> In truth, this was a critically failed attempt at destroying the [[nosferatu]] von Kharkov by [[Felkovic]] the [[wizard]]. The price he pays for failure is high, as his [[ghost]] is no longer connected to the statue. Instead, his spirit is trapped in [[Felkovic's Tower|his tower]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 102">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.102</ref>
*[[680 BC]]-[[730 BC]] The depredations of [[Lady Adeline]] causes several rebellions through out this 50 year timespan.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 91">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.91</ref>
*[[733 BC]]: [[Vampire]] aspirant [[Beatrice Cargonne]] moves from Richemulot to [[Valachan]] with the hope of becoming a [[vampire]]. She is not successful and opens the [[Inn of Quiet Repose]].<ref name="TPR p. 58">[[The Price of Revenge]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] #42, p.58</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[734]] or [[735 BC]] [[Theodora Angoriath]], a to-be bride of Baron von Kharkov, attempts to flee Valachan. However, she is caught by her sister, [[Leona Angoriath]], and brought to Valachan. Kharkov's minions execute her. [[Lucius Angoriath]], a former guard of von Kharkov, steals Thedora's [[corpse]] and has Theodora [[:category:reanimated|resurrected]]. The pair surreptitiously flee the domain.<ref name="USS 2002 p. 107, 109">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p. 107, 109"; Theodora was executed "almost 21 years ago"</ref>
*[[736 BC]] [[The Great Epidemic of 736 BC]], a terrible outbreak of [[White Fever (Hoax)|white fever]] devastates [[Ungrad]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 91">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.91</ref> This "epidemic" is actually the product of [[Felix Hoyer]]'s gluttonous feedings. He is eventually put down by [[adventurer]]s, but his wife, [[Doctor Antianetta Despini-Hoyer]], survives.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 104">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.104</ref>
*[[740 BC]] [[The Grand Conjunction]] occurs Valachan rotates 90 degrees during this [[event]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 88">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.88</ref> Another revolt occurs, and Baron von Kharkov barely manages to survive an attempted [[assassination]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 91">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.91</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[745 BC]] or [[746 BC]] The [[werepanther]] named [[Rakaj Angoriath|Rakaj]] breaks ranks with the [[Black Leopards]] and flees Valachan. He will eventually meet and join the [[Angoriath Clan]].<ref name="USS 2002 p. 108, 113">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p. 109, 113"; Rakaj fled "about 10 years ago"</ref>
*[[757 BC]] [["S"]] awakens in a [[Helbenik]] [[inn]] after blacking out from her confrontation with [[werewolves]] in [[Verbrek]]. She tours and researches Valachan before moving onto [[Sithicus]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 86, 106">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.86, 106</ref>

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

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



{|
|-valign="top"
|[[Image:rldb_domain.jpg]]
|[[Image:rldb_primary.gif]]
|
''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' 
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' 
''[[Domains of Dread]]''
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
|
''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - pp7,55-57 
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - pp17,110,142-143 
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - pp44-45 
''[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens]]'' - p32 
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - pp80-81
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_map.gif]]
|
''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - pp8-9 
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - inside cover 
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - p42 
''[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting]]'' - poster map 
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - poster map
|-valign="top"
|}


[[Category:domain]]

[[category:CL 7 Domain]]
[[category:Monarchy]]
[[category:Aristocratic Monarchy]]

Yagno Petrovna

2014-12-09T19:05:07Z

Hazgarn:

'''Yagno Petrovna''' was born in [[Barovia]] in [[674 BC]]. He had not less than one sister and two brothers. Although bright, he was born with neither the vitality nor the strength typical of his family, and was moreover clumsy and painfully thin. Throughout his childhood and youth, he was bullied and beaten by his brothers. The [[Petrovna family]] had belonged to the [[nobility of Barovia (Prime Material Plane)]] and perhaps remained part of the [[nobility of Barovia]] three centuries later. It had, however, isolated itself in the mountains and had succumbed, at least to a degree, to the evils of inbreeding. Yagno, among a family that probably had more than its fair share of madness, was himself deemed to be deranged. He carried on discourses with non-existent people and cowered before non-existent creatures. One night in [[696 BC]], he was locked out in the [[Barovian]] night by his older brother [[Yoshtoi Petrovna|Yoshtoi]]. Terrified, he ultimately took shelter in a small [[cave]] where he eventually succumbed to exhaustion and sleep. In the morning, he found the word ''[[Zhakata]]'' scrawled upon it wall. He imagined that Zhakata was a [[god]] that had protected him from the creatures of the night and he entered gladly into the service of the deity. Yagno had found his calling. He build an [[altar]] in the cave and began sacrificing animals to Zkakata. Sadly, the word had been put upon the wall by Yoshtoi. When Yoshtoi was [[murdered]] by parties unknown, suspicion fell on Yagno, and he may well have [[sacrificed]] his brother on that same altar. There were other disappearances and deaths too, those of [[Wladomir]], the family's oldest retainer, and the shepherd twins [[Elessi]] and [[Evanda]], who supposedly committed suicide. In [[702 BC]], Yagno was caught attempting to sacrifice his sister's newborn to Zhakata and was put to flight. He entered the [[Mists]] on the northern frontier of [[Markovia]] where the [[domain]] of [[G'Henna]] came into being with him as its [[darklord]].

==References==
[[Gazetteer I]], p. 15.

[[Domains of Dread]]

[[Circle of Darkness]], p. 2-3.

==Statistics==

Male [[Human]], [[Cleric]] 12 of [[Zhakata]], [[Lawful Evil]], [[CR 14]]

[[category:Character]][[category:NPC]]
[[Category:Darklord]]
[[Category:Inbred]]
[[Category:Biomancer]]
[[Category:Fleshcrafter]]
[[Category:Transgressor]]
[[Category:Fratricide]]
[[Category:Murderer]]
[[Category:Killer]]
[[Category:Spiritual Leader]]
[[Category:Temporal Leader]]
[[Category:Church of Zhakata]]
[[Category:Petrovna Family]]
[[Category:Cleric]]
[[Category:Human]]
[[Category:Barovian]]
[[Category:Lawful Evil]]
[[Category:Inhabitants of G'Henna]]
[[Category:Former Inhabitants of Barovia]]
[[Category:CR 14]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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|-valign="top"
|[[Image:rldb_npc.jpg]]
|[[Image:rldb_primary.gif]]
|
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' 
''[[Circle of Darkness]]''
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_art.gif]]
|
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - p87 
''[[Circle of Darkness]]'' - p27,59 
 
''[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens]]'' - p80 
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - p110
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_stats.gif]]
|
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - pp86-88 
''[[Circle of Darkness]]'' - p59 
''[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens]]'' - p79 
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - pp109-110
|-valign="top"
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|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
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''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - p7 
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - p169 
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - pp87-88 
''[[Circle of Darkness]]'' - pp50-56,59 
''[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens]]'' - pp36-37,79-80 
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - pp109-110
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Prophet of Zhakata
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Watch Master Hoelgar Amutsson

2014-11-30T06:41:36Z

Hazgarn:

Hoelgar Amutsson is an aged, bitter [[outlander]] who after twenty years of seeking a way home wandered into [[Darkon]] and lost his memory of his former life. He is not a particulary effective [[Captain of the Watch | master]] of the [[The Harbor Watch | Harbor Watch]] and both the [[City Constabulary]] and the [[Kargat]] want him replaced. Still, the [[crime]] rate has fallen and he enjoys the support of the [[Mayor of Martira Bay]]. He will kill anyone who slights his honour by attempting to [[bribery | bribe]] him or see him hanged, but he doesn't care if his men accept bribes. Hoelgar owns a large weapon collection and talks of little else than weapons and their care.<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II]] - p50</ref>

Before entering Ravenloft Hoelgar was a berserker warrior carrying a mighty dragon slayer greatsword. Together with his men, he slew an entire brood of gold dragons, save one fugitive. It's mother, as she died, cursed Hoelgar to utter destruction when "the golden eyed youth wields the silver blade". Hoelgar followed the youth, intending to slay it before the curse could be fulfilled and became trapped in Ravenloft.<ref>[[TSR 1992 Trading Card Set]] - card #62</ref>

==Statistics==
Barbarian 8, [[Chaotic Evil]]

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[[category:Character]][[category:NPC]][[Category:Captain of the Watch]][[Category:The Harbor Watch]][[Category:Law Enforcement Officer]]
[[Category:Barbarian]][[Category:Human]][[Category:Male]][[Category:Darkonian]][[Category:Outlander]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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''[[Bleak House]]''
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''[[Bleak House:Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]]'' - p29
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''[[Bleak House:Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]]'' - p30
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Avonleigh

2014-05-02T18:11:15Z

Hazgarn:

{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=Savage with remnant Medieval structures
|ecology=[[Full Ecology | Full]]
|terrain=Temperate forest and swamp
|year_formed=
|population=0
|races=None
|languages=[[Nidalan (Language)|Nidalan]]
|religions=None
|government=None
|ruler=[[Morgoroth]]
|darklord=[[Morgoroth]]
|analog=
|nationality=
}}

'''Avonleigh''' is a domain ruled by [[Morgoroth]] in the [[Shadowlands]]. Morgoroth exemplifies the concept of an "omnipresent" darklord, existing only as the influence he exerts on his domain (whispers in the wind, unnaturally cold wind) until the mirror shards in which his soul is trapped are reassembled. The [[Knights of the Circle]], a knightly order founded by [[Alexi Shadowborn]], meets at a circle of standing stones located within this domain.

[[Category:domain]][[Category:The Shadowlands]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' 
''[[A Light in the Belfry]]''
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''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - p7 
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - pp17-18,155-157 
''[[A Light in the Belfry]]'' - pp5-6
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''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - p156 
''[[A Light in the Belfry]]'' - poster map
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Sea Wolves (Article)

2014-05-02T16:52:35Z

Hazgarn: Redirected page to Quoth the Raven Issue 20

#REDIRECT [[Quoth the Raven Issue 20]]

Sea Wolves

2014-05-02T16:46:30Z

Hazgarn:

Sea Wolves can refer to:

* [[Sea Stalkers|Sea Stalkers]], an aquatic shapeshifter or
* [[Sea Wolves (Article)]], an [[netzine]] article about sea stalkers.

{{disambig}}

Sea Wolves

2014-05-02T16:45:16Z

Hazgarn:

Sea Wolves can refer to:

* [[Category:Sea Stalkers|Sea Stalkers]], an aquatic shapeshifter or
* [[Sea Wolves (Article)]], an [[netzine]] article about sea stalkers.

{{disambig}}

Sea Wolves

2014-05-02T16:44:20Z

Hazgarn: I think I did it right this time...

Sea Wolves can refer to:

* [[Category:Sea Stalker|Sea Stalkers]], an aquatic shapeshifter or
* [[Sea Wolves (Article)]], an [[netzine]] article about sea stalkers.

{{disambig}}

Sea Wolves

2014-05-02T16:34:21Z

Hazgarn: Blanked the page

Sea Wolves

2014-05-02T16:33:02Z

Hazgarn: Redirected page to Category:Sea Stalker

#REDIRECT [[Category:Sea Stalker]]

Sea Wolves

2014-05-02T16:29:55Z

Hazgarn: Redirected page to Sea Stalker

#REDIRECT [[Sea Stalker]]