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Oasis of Apep

2026-08-24T23:38:33Z

IanFordam:

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Deep in the [[desert]]s of [[Har'Akir]], the Oasis of [[Apep]] presents a seemingly wonderful relief from the terrible desert heat. In actuality, it is a horrible [[trap]]; the water is highly [[poisonous]] to [[humanoid]]s, and the oasis is infested with [[fiendish]] [[poisonous snake]]s and [[carnivorous plant]]s. Worse, it is the [[lair]] of [[Am-khaibitu]], an [[undead]] [[yuan-ti]] [[cleric]] that engineered the [[corruption]] of this former majestic site by engineering the [[mass murder]] of the [[priest]]s of [[Osiris]].<ref>[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 100-101</ref>

The Oasis of Apep is a rank 4 [[Sinkhole of Evil]].

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Quoth the Raven Issue 30

2026-08-23T22:50:22Z

IanFordam:

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{{Netbook}}
'''Quoth the Raven Issue 30''' is an issue of the ''Quoth the Raven'' netzine, published on the 31st of October, 2023.

The theme is 'Darkness'.

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| [[QtR30]]
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| [[Introduction to this year's theme]]
| Exactly what it says on the tin.
| [[:Category:The Fraternity of Shadows (Real World)|The Fraternity of Shadows]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 2
| [[The Mist-Borne Post]]
| Mysterious postal service of the [[Demiplane of Dread|Dread Realms]].
| [[Ian Fordam]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 2a
| [[Chibiloft]]
| A single-panel appearance by those irrepressible chibis.
| [[:User:Rock|Rock]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 3
| [[Tepest, Land of Fair Tales and Folklore]]
| A Pathfinder 1e-compliant redesign of [[Tepest]].
| [[Mistmaster]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 3a
| [[Chibiloft]]
| Yet another one-panel Chibiloft interlude, ho hum.
| [[:User:Rock|Rock]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 4
| [[Behind the Mask]]
| Keeping track of the Masquerade.
| [[Mephisto]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 5
| [[70 Domains and Nightmarescapes]]
| Seventy places you may not want to be...
| [[Jack the Reaper]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 6
| [[Sanguinia, Survey of a Snow-Bound Land]]
| A new [[Sanguinia]] Gazetteer.
| [[Ian Fordam]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 7
| [[Red Like Copper]]
| An Adventure set within [[Sanguinia]].
| [[Ian Fordam]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 8
| [[Secrets of the Phantasmal Forest]]
| A Survey of Sites in that most Mysterious of Woodlands.
| [[Speedwagon]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 8a
| [[Chibiloft]]
| Huh. ''Two'' pages in close succession? And with some internal cohesion? Okay, like, whatever, dude.
| [[:User:Rock|Rock]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 9
| [[Larva (Short Story)|Larva]]
| A modern-day shape-shifter's tale.
| [[Stanton F. Fink]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 10
| [[Six Persons of Ill Repute]]
| Six Personages Fit to Confound, Delight and Dismay.
| [[Jeremy16]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 11
| [[Vorostokov Gazetteer]]
| The article delivers exactly what the title promises.
| [[Speedwagon]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 11a
| [[Chibiloft]]
| ... I'd ''swear'' there's continuity between these pages.
| [[:User:Rock|Rock]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 12
| [[Pharazia, Survey of a Sand-Scourged Land]]
| It's a new Gazetteer of [[Pharazia]]! You were expecting Hoboken?
| [[Ian Fordam]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 13
| [[Nayyif al-Tawil and the Camel-Merchant]]
| Wherein Nayyif al-Tawil meets several unexpected people.
| [[Ian Fordam]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 14
| [[Stone and Sand (Adventure in Pharazia)]]
| Fun in the sun in the [[Demiplane of Dread]]!
| [[Ian Fordam]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 15
| [[Satyral]]
| A Man Returns Home... but so does a Monster.
| [[Stanton F. Fink]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 16
| [[Codename Requiem]]
| A [[Domain]] has formed due to the battle between three of the deadliest species in all of space.
| [[M.T. Kelly]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 16a
| [[Chibiloft]]
| Okay, what's going on here?
| [[:User:Rock|Rock]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 17
| [[Blaustein, Land of Pirates and Jealousy]]
| A Pathfinder 1e-compliant redesign of [[Blaustein]].
| [[Mistmaster]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 18
| [[From the Collection: Font of Mercurial Tears]]
| Riches and Misfortune Flow like Tears
| [[:User:Wolfglide|Wolfglide]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 19
| [[G'Henna, Survey of a Starving Land]]
| Walk the Island of G'Henna and See its Mysteries, Feel its Hunger.
| [[Ian Fordam]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 19a
| [[Chibiloft]]
| No, I swear, man. It's not like the usual stuff. See for yourself!
| [[:User:Rock|Rock]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 20
| [[Excerpts from: the Register of Monsters]]
| The Register's contents continue to be divulged.
| [[Stanton F. Fink]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 20a
| [[Chibiloft]]
| There's ''three'' of them now! ... I think. Something weird is happening with these little critters this year, man!
| [[:User:Rock|Rock]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 21
| [[Wartorn Gazetteer Volume II: Conquista]]
| The irascible [[Ciska]] reports on the second [[domain]] of the [[Wartorn Cluster]]: the technologically advanced but internally unstable realm of [[Conquista]].
| [[:User:Rock|Rock]]
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| [[QtR30]]
| 22
| [[Chibiloft]]
| I '''''told''''' you something weird was going on this year, man! I told you!
| [[:User:Rock|Rock]]
|}

==External Link==
* [https://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library/Quoth%20the%20Raven%2030%20(2023).pdf Quoth the Raven Issue #30 (2023)] available in [https://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library.html The Fraternity of Shadows Library]

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[[Category:Quoth_the_Raven]]
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Ian Fordam

2026-08-23T22:49:31Z

IanFordam:

[[Ian Fordam]] is the ''nom d'evil'' of the author of various articles:

* From [[Quoth the Raven Issue 28]]:
** [[Scenes from a Starving Land]]

* From [[Quoth the Raven Issue 29]]:
** [[Legacy of Blood - The Bleysmith Family]]
** [[Return of Diosamblet]] and its [[Return of Diosamblet - NPC appendix|appendix]]
** [[Secrets of Pharazia]]
** [[Secrets of a Starving Land]]

* From [[Quoth the Raven Issue 30]]:
** [[The Mist-Borne Post]]
** [[Sanguinia, Survey of a Snow-Bound Land]]
** [[Red Like Copper]]
** [[Pharazia, Survey of a Sand-Scourged Land]]
** [[Nayyif al-Tawil and the Camel-Merchant]]
** [[Stone and Sand (Adventure in Pharazia)]]
** [[G'Henna, Survey of a Starving Land]]

* From [[Quoth the Raven Issue 31]]:
** [[Four Came to Melesku'ta]]
** [[Thaan Fallen]]
** [[Strigoi of a Starving Land]]
** [[Ardaghy (Story)|Ardaghy]]
** [[Beneath the Eye of Belenus]] (co-authored with [[Speedwagon]])
** [[Of Larks and Men]]

* From [[Quoth the Raven Issue 32]]:
** [[The Curse of Captain Garvyn]]
** [[Righteous Rulership]]
** [[Hot Time in a Cold Place]]
** [[A Show of Strength]]
** [[Beneath the Heels of the Dancing Goddess]] (co-authored with [[Speedwagon]] and [[Jeremy Roby]])
** [[Contradictions and Mysteries]]

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[[category:Creator]]
[[category:Fan]]

Red like Copper

2026-08-23T22:48:50Z

IanFordam: IanFordam moved page Red like Copper to Red Like Copper

#REDIRECT [[Red Like Copper]]

Red Like Copper

2026-08-23T22:48:50Z

IanFordam: IanFordam moved page Red like Copper to Red Like Copper

{{netbook-canon}}

An article by [[Ian Fordam]] published in [[Quoth the Raven Issue 30]].

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Category:Eladrin

2026-08-23T22:46:47Z

IanFordam:

Up to 3.5 edition, Eladrin were good aligned [[celestials]] from [[Arborea]];<ref>[[Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II]]</ref> beginning with 4th Edition, they are fey creatures from the [[Feywild]].<ref>Dungeons & Dragons Monstrous Manual Fourth Edition</ref>

The 4th edition version are what was originally called a "High Elf" in the original version of Dungeons & Dragons. They look like tall elves with eerie green and blue eyes and usually live in a magical forest land away from all other peoples, even humans. However, some of them materialize in the game worlds if they have been sent on a mission.

[[Isolde]] is the only known Eladrin residing in Ravenloft, and she is the leader of the [[Carnival]]. She came to the evil realm after the [[Gentleman Caller]] and had protected people who have fallen victim to his seductive powers. Originating in 2nd Edition, her backstory establishes her as the celestial version, not the modern fey version, of an Eladrin. Using her in a 4th or 5th edition campaign would require allowing both versions to exist, changing her race to another celestial creature, or significant changes to her backstory (or simply ignoring the nitpicking details).

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Senmet

2026-08-13T23:22:29Z

IanFordam:

{{canon}}
'''Senmet''' is a [[Greater Mummy | greater mummy]] and the main [[villain]] of the [[adventure]] [[module]] [[Touch of Death]] (ToD). Senmet also receives a detailed [[NPC]] writeup in [[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]].<ref name=rmci&iip.106-107>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 106-107</ref> Finally, Senmet is also an important background feature for the [[werejackal]] [[Abu al Mir]], though Senmet does not make an appearance in Abu's adventure in [[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]].<ref name="CotN:W p. 49-51">[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]] p.49-51</ref>

Unlike most greater mummies, Senmet cannot cast [[spell]]s, having [[sacrificed]] his [[spellcasting]] abilities in order to execute his machinations in ToD. However, he is knowledgeable of the creation of [[mummy|mummies]] and [[desert zombie]]s. He makes particular use of the latter, sending them to attack in waves during the events of ToD. Senmet's ultimate goal was (and may still remain) to usurp the power [[Anhktepot]] has over the domain of Har'Akir. Over the course of ToD, Senmet conspires with [[Isu Rehkotep]], the woman who made him one of the [[undead]], to achieve power over [[Har'Akir]]. Though Isu thinks Senmet to be her [[minion]], he actually manipulates her for his own purposes.<ref name="ToD p. 3-4">[[Touch of Death]] p. 3-4</ref>

==Background==
Before Anhktepot's fall from grace, Senmet was already a [[corrupt]] [[priest]]. He [[rebelled]] against Anhktepot and sought to claim power over the then [[prime material plane]] Har'Akir for himself.<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref><ref name=rmci&iip.106-107>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 106-107</ref> However, Anhktepot discovered Senmet's schemes and ordered his secret abduction, after which he was [[mummified]] and [[entombed]] alive. In order to keep his realm secure, Anhktepot covered up Senmet's treachery and murder by casting him as a [[martyr]] and a [[hero]].<ref name=rmci&iip.106-107>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 106-107</ref>

Centuries later, Senmet was awakened from his slumber of death and bound into service by [[Isu Rehkotep]] through the use of a potent magical [[scroll]]. It contained nothing less than Anhktepot's own recipe for the creation of the [[Children of Anhktepot]]. As a young priest of [[Osiris]], Isu had found and attempted to destroy the scroll, but this proved to be beyond her capacities. Her initial exposure to the scroll planted a seed of desire for dark power that ultimately [[corrupted]] her and brought her into the secret service of [[Set]]. Isu foolishly believed Senmet was under her complete control, but Senmet was fact only minimally bound by [[Isu Rehkotep]]. In truth, she could only hold power over him for but a few brief moments in any one [[day]]. Senmet bids his time, gathering power for an attempt to usurp Ankhtepot's power.<ref name="ToD p. 3">[[Touch of Death]] p. 3</ref><ref name=rmci&iip.106-107>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 106-107</ref>

Senmet implemented several ideas in preparation for his scheme. In [[738 BC]], Senmet visited the [[werejackal]] [[priest]]s of the secret [[Temple of Anubis]] seeking an alliance against Anhktepot. Before the werejackals could be of much use, a horrible [[fire]] consumed all those inside, save for the young Abu, who fled into [[the Mists]].<ref name="CotN:W p. 49">[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]] p.49</ref>

Senmet's other preparations perhaps seemed more successful, albeit highly costly, for a time. Through some unknown means, Senmet relinquished his [[spellcasting]] abilities for the ability to create [[desert zombie]]s and a limited mastery over Har'Akir. Senmet's scheme hinged on the acquisition of [[worshiper]]s, both in [[Muhar]] and beyond. Their [[faith]] would allow him to accrue enough [[power]] to challenge Anhktepot without awakening him prematurely. To this end, Senmet used his partial control over Har'Akir to draw in new potential worshipers and keep the borders closed to escape attempts. He also [[manipulated]] Isu into subverting the faith of the Muhar villagers. Although she wished to slowly indoctrinate them into the [[Cult of Set]]<ref name="ToD p. 29">[[Touch of Death]] p. 29</ref>, Senmet wished to make himself their (false) deity.<ref name="ToD p. 3-4">[[Touch of Death]] p. 3-4</ref> In preparation for his attempted coup attempt, Senmet conceived of, and raised, many [[Desert Zombie | desert zombies]], a lingering gift that the people of [[Har'Akir]] could have lived without.<ref name="ToD p. 32">[[Touch of Death]] p. 32</ref>

The above developments bring the start of Touch of Death. Although individual details are not spelled out, the fulfillment of the [[3rd Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]] happened in in [[738 BC]]<ref name="Hexad explanation">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17 and [[Ravenloft Campaign Setting]] (Red Box) p. 13 date the 3rd Hexad; see ToD p. 11-12 for details on why ToD is connected to the Hexad.</ref> (and the continued existence of Anktepot as darklord<ref name="DoD p. 103">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 103</ref>) demonstrates Senmet's plan ultimately failed. Indeed, his defeat is called out in ToD itself.<ref name="ToD p. 17">[[Touch of Death]] p. 17</ref>

[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] leaves Senmet's exact fate uncertain, handing it over to the [[player character]]s and [[Dungeon Master]] to decide, though some suggestions are made should he survive.<ref name=rmci&iip.106-107>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 106-107</ref> Although left entirely open in MCI&II, Senmet still lives and wanders the deserts of [[Har'Akir]] according to [[Domains of Dread]]<ref name="DoD p. 103">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 103</ref>

==Role in Touch of Death==
Ironically, Senmet's call of [[outlander]]s into Har'Akir is what brings the [[player character]]s and [[Dulcimae's Family]] into Har'Akir at the start of the module. As Senmet discovers the player characters and their [[Vistani]] allies are more trouble alive than dead, he conspires with Isu Rehkotep for their demise. Senmet orders his multitude of desert zombies to kill the PCs.<ref name="ToD p. 3-4">[[Touch of Death]] p. 3-4</ref>

Senmet also particularly wishes the capture of [[Dulcimae]], for her abilities as a [[seer]] represent a threat to his plans. The desert zombies eventually capture Dulcimae. Senmet transforms her into a [[standard mummy]], though her unquiet spirit reveals Isu's corruption to the PCs in retaliation.<ref name="ToD p. 12-16">[[Touch of Death]] p. 12-16</ref> At this point, Senmet removes his protection from her and leaves her to her fate.<ref name="ToD p. 10">[[Touch of Death]] p. 10</ref>

As the module winds to a close, the player characters are harried by attacks from both Muhar's villagers and Senmet's [[zombie]]s. By default, the module ends with a massive confrontation between Senmet and Anhktepot at [[Anhktepot's Tomb]].<ref name="ToD p. 28">[[Touch of Death]] p. 28</ref>

==Current Sketch==
Provided Senmet still lives, he still wishes to rule a nation of his own. His ambition may eventually take him to other lands such as [[Sebua]] or [[Kalidnay]], or [[the Dark Powers]] may award him with a domain (and [[curse]]) of his very own.<ref name=rmci&iip.106-107>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 106-107</ref>

==Chronology==
725 In Har’Akir, [[Isu Rehkotep]] (a young priestess of [[Osiris]]) discovers a hidden, ancient [[scroll]] which details the foul rites to animate one of the [[Children of Anhktepot]]. Horrified, she attempts to destroy the [[scroll]], but it will not burn. She hides it away, but the knowledge of its existence slowly corrupts her.<ref name="DoDp.17, ToD p. 3 n1">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17 puts a date for the module's events through the fulfilling of the 3rd verse of the Hexad; [[Touch of Death]] p. 3 says this discovery came earlier years prior to the date of the module.</ref>

738 Isu Rehkotep, now converted to the worship of [[Set]], raises the traitorous priest [[Senmet]] as one of the living dead. Together, they begin a plot to take control of [[Har’Akir]].<ref name="DoDp.17, ToD p. 3 n1">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17 puts a date for the module's events through the fulfilling of the 3rd verse of the Hexad; [[Touch of Death]] p. 3 says this discovery came earlier years prior to the date of the module.</ref>

738 Senmet recruits the [[werejackal]] priests of [[Anubis]] to aid him in his plans to usurp control of Har’Akir. However, that very night, a mysterious fire wipes out the entire priesthood, except for the young [[Abu al Mir]]. Abu flees, and the [[Mists]] transport him to [[Nova Vaasa]].<ref name="CotN:W p. 49">[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]] p.49</ref>

738 Senmet’s plot to overthrow Anhktepot is foiled; Ankhtepot’s 7th awakening. The third verse of Hyskosa’s Hexad is fulfilled.<ref name="Hexad explanation">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17 and [[Ravenloft Campaign Setting]] (Red Box) p. 13 date the 3rd Hexad; see ToD p. 11-12 for details on why ToD is connected to the Hexad.</ref> Senmet survives the failure and flees into the [[Mists]].<ref name="DoD p. 103">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 103</ref>

739 {{Spec|In the wake of Isu’s defeat during Senmet’s coup attempt, another woman takes Isu’s place as high priestess of Osiris: [[Snefru]]. Like Isu, Snefru is secretly truly a servant of [[Set]].}}<ref>Speculation from [[John W. Mangrum's Ravenloft Timeline]], based on [[Domains of Dread]] pg. 102</ref>

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Madame Bodoni

2026-08-11T00:35:37Z

IanFordam:

{{canon}}

[[Madame Bodoni]] is a [[character]] from the background of [[Dulcimae]] and [[Dulcimae's Family|her family]], all [[Vistani]] [[NPC]]s encountered in the adventure [[module]] [[Touch of Death]]. Madame Bodoni does not personally appear in the adventure, having died several weeks prior to the start of ToD (making her death occur in [[738 BC]]). Prior to her death, Madame Bodoni was the [[raunie]] and [[matriarch]] of her family. She is the mother of Dulcimae and Dulcimae's brothers [[Sergei (Dulcimae's Family)|Sergei]], [[Marius (Dulcimae's Family)|Marius]], [[Antonio (Dulcimae's Family)|Antonio]], [[Enrico (Dulcimae's Family)|Enrico]], and [[Dominic (Dulcimae's Family)|Dominic]]. Following Madame Bodoni's [[death]], her children were drawn into [[Har'Akir]].<ref name="ToD p. 4">[[Touch of Death]] p. 4</ref>

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Dominic (Dulcimae's Family)

2026-08-11T00:33:28Z

IanFordam:

Enrico (Dulcimae's Family)

2026-08-11T00:32:13Z

IanFordam:

{{canon}}

Enrico is a minor [[Vistani]] [[NPC]] encountered in [[Touch of Death]]. He was one of the [[brother|brothers]] of [[Dulcimae]] and one of the sons of the late [[Madame Bodoni]]. Like his brothers, he is very protective of Dulcimae. Along with the rest of his kin, Enrico was drawn into [[Har'Akir]].<ref>[[Touch of Death]] p. 4</ref>

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Antonio (Dulcimae's Family)

2026-08-11T00:12:25Z

IanFordam:

{{canon}}

Antonio is a minor [[Vistani]] [[NPC]] encountered in [[Touch of Death]]. He was one of the [[brother|brothers]] of [[Dulcimae]] and one of the sons of the late [[Madame Bodoni]]. Like his brothers, he is very protective of Dulcimae. Along with the rest of his kin, Antonio was drawn into [[Har'Akir]].<ref>[[Touch of Death]] p. 4</ref> Depending on how the events of the module played out, he might have beeen [[kidnapped]] and turned into a [[desert zombie]] under the control of [[Senmet]].<ref>[[Touch of Death]] p. 13</ref>

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[[category:Brother]]
[[category:Character]]
[[category:Character Without Game Statistics]]
[[category:Desert Zombie]]
[[category:Dulcimae's Family]]
[[category:Fate Unknown]]
[[category:Human]]
[[category:Inhabitants of Har'Akir]]
[[category:Male]]
[[category:NPC]]
[[category:Obedient Dead]]
[[category:Possibly Deceased]]
[[category:Possibly Murdered]]
[[category:Possibly Undead]]
[[category:Vistani]]
[[category:Walking Dead]]
[[category:Zombie]]

Marius (Dulcimae's Family)

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{{canon}}

Marius is a minor [[Vistani]] [[NPC]] encountered in [[Touch of Death]]. He was one of the [[brother|brothers]] of [[Dulcimae]] and one of the sons of the late [[Madame Bodoni]]. Like his brothers, he is very protective of Dulcimae. Along with the rest of his kin, Marius was drawn into [[Har'Akir]].<ref>[[Touch of Death]] p. 4</ref> Depending on how the events of the module played out, he might have beeen [[kidnapped]] and turned into a [[desert zombie]] under the control of [[Senmet]].<ref>[[Touch of Death]] p. 13</ref>

{{ref}}

[[Category:Brother]]
[[category:Character]]
[[category:Character Without Game Statistics]]
[[category:Desert Zombie]]
[[category:Dulcimae's Family]]
[[category:Fate Unknown]]
[[category:Human]]
[[category:Male]]
[[category:NPC]]
[[category:Obedient Dead]]
[[category:Possibly Deceased]]
[[category:Possibly Murdered]]
[[category:Possibly Undead]]
[[category:Vistani]]
[[category:Walking Dead]]
[[category:Zombie]]

Khasek

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{{canon}}
Khasek was a [[thief]] by profession. He was also a runaway [[slave]] from [[Muhar]]. He discovered a secret entrance into the [[Tomb of Hotep]] and was so impressed by what he saw that he attempted to revive the worship of the ancient god [[Sobek]], beseeching his direct intervention in the form of [[rain]] to restore fertility to the land. Khasek led a group of six cultists in the seizing of victims from [[Muhar]] and their sacrifice to the god. The spilled [[blood]] did not bring [[rain]]<ref>[[Chilling Tales]] p.49</ref>, but it did stir to consciousness [[Hotep]], the mummified [[Cult Leader | high priestess]] of Sobek, whom [[Anhktepot]] had forced into perpetual slumber. [[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]] and a group of fellow [[adventurers]] intervened to set matters aright.<ref>[[Chilling Tales]] p.53-55</ref>

==Stats==
[[Rogue]] 4, [[Neutral Evil]]<ref>[[Chilling Tales]] p.55</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:Akiri]]
[[category:Character]]
[[category:Conspirator]]
[[category:Conspiracy Leader]]
[[category:Criminal]]
[[category:Cult Leader]]
[[category:Cult of Sobek]]
[[category:Foe of Rudolph van Richten]]
[[category:Har'Akiri]]
[[category:Human]]
[[category:Inhabitants of Har'Akir]]
[[category:Killer]]
[[category:Male]]
[[category:Murderer]]
[[category:NPC]]
[[category:Outlaw]]
[[category:Professional Thief]]
[[category:Rebel]]
[[category:Rogue]]
[[category:Slave]]
[[category:Thief]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



{|
|-valign="top"
|[[Image:rldb_npc.jpg]]
|[[Image:rldb_primary.gif]]
|
''[[Chilling Tales]]''
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_art.gif]]
|
''[[Chilling Tales]]'' - p 54
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_stats.gif]]
|
''[[Chilling Tales]]'' - p 55
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
|
''[[Chilling Tales]]'' - pp 49-50
|-valign="top"
|}

Khasek

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{{canon}}
Khasek was a [[thief]] by profession. He was also a runaway [[slave]] from [[Muhar]]. He discovered a secret entrance into the [[Tomb of Hotep]] and was so impressed by what he saw that he attempted to revive the worship of the ancient god [[Sobek]], beseeching his direct intervention in the form of [[rain]] to restore fertility to the land. Khasek led a group of six cultists in the seizing of victims from [[Muhar]] and their sacrifice to the god. The spilled [[blood]] did not bring [[rain]]<ref>[[Chilling Tales]] p.49</ref>, but it did stir to consciousness [[Hotep]], the mummified [[Cult Leader | high priestess]] of Sokeb, whom [[Anhktepot]] had forced into perpetual slumber. [[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]] and a group of fellow [[adventurers]] intervened to set matters aright.<ref>[[Chilling Tales]] p.53-55</ref>

==Stats==
[[Rogue]] 4, [[Neutral Evil]]<ref>[[Chilling Tales]] p.55</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:Akiri]]
[[category:Character]]
[[category:Conspirator]]
[[category:Conspiracy Leader]]
[[category:Criminal]]
[[category:Cult Leader]]
[[category:Cult of Sobek]]
[[category:Foe of Rudolph van Richten]]
[[category:Har'Akiri]]
[[category:Human]]
[[category:Inhabitants of Har'Akir]]
[[category:Killer]]
[[category:Male]]
[[category:Murderer]]
[[category:NPC]]
[[category:Outlaw]]
[[category:Professional Thief]]
[[category:Rebel]]
[[category:Rogue]]
[[category:Slave]]
[[category:Thief]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



{|
|-valign="top"
|[[Image:rldb_npc.jpg]]
|[[Image:rldb_primary.gif]]
|
''[[Chilling Tales]]''
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_art.gif]]
|
''[[Chilling Tales]]'' - p 54
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_stats.gif]]
|
''[[Chilling Tales]]'' - p 55
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
|
''[[Chilling Tales]]'' - pp 49-50
|-valign="top"
|}

Category:Novel Only Domain

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This category is for [[domain]]s in official [[source]]s which have only been detailed in [[novel]]s or in [[Tales of Ravenloft]].

[[category:Canon Domain]]
[[category:Domain]]

Tsuu-Y-Teke (Domain)

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{{netbook}}

{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=[[CL 1|Stone Age (1)]]<ref name="USS 2002 p.201">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.201</ref>
|ecology=Full<ref name="USS 2002 p.201">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.201</ref>
|terrain=Warm deserts, hills and mountains<ref name="USS 2002 p.201">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.201</ref>
|year_formed=?
|population=1,500<ref name="USS 2002 p.202">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.202</ref>
|races=Humans 99%; Other 1%<ref name="USS 2002 p.202">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.202</ref>
|languages=[[Inan (Language)|Inan]]*<ref name="USS 2002 p.202">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.202</ref>
|religions=[[Cult of the Sun Puma]]*, [[Cult of the Vulture God]]<ref name="USS 2002 p.202">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.202</ref>
|government=[[Theocracy|Theocratic]] commonwealth<ref name="USS 2002 p.202">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.202</ref>
|ruler=Councils of elders and [[priest]]s<ref name="USS 2002 p.202">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.202</ref>
|darklord=[[Heresa Heri]] the Vulture King<ref name="USS 2002 p.210">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.210</ref>
|analog= native Brazilian tribal legends and culture, with some influence from North and Central American native groups<ref name="BoSac p. 96">[[Book of Shadows]] p.96</ref>
}}

Tsuu-Y-Teke is a hot and dry [[domain]] where the merciless sun shines brightly most of the day with only a brief respite for a twilight like time in the middle of where night would occur for other realms. The realm is dominated by [[desert]]s and other similarly arid terrains. Numerous [[cave]]s and [[tunnel]]s dot the [[mountain]]s and other places of raised elevation in the realm.<ref name="BoSac p. 97-98">[[Book of Shadows]] p.97-98</ref>

The predominant people are the [[Inan]]. They reside in pueblo dwellings cut into the canyons. Most Inan engage in one or more of the following activities to make a living: [[hunter|hunting]], [[farmer|farming]] wheat, [[shepherd]]. or [[craftsman]]ship. Virtually all trade is done through barter. The people depend upon the [[Cult of the Sun Puma]] to preserver their culture through adverse conditions, maintain a sense of right and wrong, and aid in cultural rituals such as celebrations. The Inan decorate themselves in [[tattoo]]s that signify social position, age, rank, and important milestones in life.<ref name="BoSac p.98">[[Book of Shadows]] p.98</ref>

The Inan tend to shun outsiders and others who are marked as strange, for they fear that such persons could be [[Kuni-Bina]], [[spirit]]s shrouded in false guises in order to bring down catastrophe more easily.<ref name="BoSac p.98">[[Book of Shadows]] p.98</ref>

A small number of people dwell in the [[cave]]s normally shunned by the Inan. These people belong to the [[Cult of the Vulture God]]<ref name="BoSac p.98">[[Book of Shadows]] p.98</ref>, the enemies of the [[Cult of the Sun Puma]] and the Inans. A few [[human]]s belong to the cult, but the majority are actual [[vulture]]s.<ref name="BoSac p.99">[[Book of Shadows]] p.99</ref>

Tsuu-Y-Teke formed when [[Heresa Heri]], the Vulture King, [[murdered]] [[Kananciwe]] and [[cursed]] the Inan and the [[Sun Puma]] for taking away "his" prize of the sun. But with such a curse, the Vulture King made the Sun Puma lose his grip on the sun, making it linger in the sky forevermore. As he tried to escape the newly accursed sunlight, he was destroyed by its burning rays. His followers retrieved his body and [[mummified]] it, thus preventing him from having to become one of the [[Kuni]].<ref name="BoSac p.97">[[Book of Shadows]] p.97</ref> Later, Heresa Heri found that he rose from the dead as a [[mummy]] and as the [[darklord]] of Tsuu-Y-Teke.<ref name="BoSac p.101">[[Book of Shadows]] p.101</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:CL 1 Domain]]
[[category:Commonwealth]]
[[category:Domain]]
[[category:Island of Terror]]
[[category:Kargatane Domain]]
[[category:Theocracy]]
[[category:Warm Climate]]

Tragathos

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{{netbook}}

{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=[[CL 4|Classical (4)]]<ref name=Navp34>[[Navigaccio]] p.34</ref>
|ecology={{Spec|Full}}
|terrain=Warm [[aquatic]], [[mountain]]s, coastlines<ref name=Navp33>[[Navigaccio]] p.33</ref>, {{Spec|[[plain]]s, and [[forest]]s}}
|year_formed=approximately [[256 BC]]<ref name=Navp33-34>[[Navigaccio]] p.33-34; "500 years ago" from [[756 BC]]</ref>
|population=13,500+<ref name=Navp33>[[Navigaccio]] p.33</ref>
|races=Humans<ref name=Navp34>[[Navigaccio]] p.34</ref>
|languages=
|religions=[[The Olympian Pantheon]], although they are worshiped as representing the best forms of their portfolios<ref name=Navp33>[[Navigaccio]] p.33</ref>
|government=Self-governing settlements governed by their own Constitutions
|ruler=?
|darklord=[[Kalliope Droniketa]] and[[Nikolai Serres]]<ref name=Navp34-35>[[Navigaccio]] p.34-35</ref>
|nationality=[[Tragathian]]<ref name=Navp33>[[Navigaccio]] p.33</ref>
|analog=Classical/Ancient Greece<ref name=Navp43>[[Navigaccio]] p.43</ref>, focusing on the concept of the Ideal form
}}

==Geography==
Tragathos is a strange realm locked in eternal dusk. It is a small [[archipelago]] of three [[island]]s enveloped by a warm sea. Each island is home to at least one settlement, as follows<ref name=Navp33>[[Navigaccio]] p.33</ref> :

*[[East Island of Tragathos]]
**[[Hispaleia]]- pop 2,000

*[[South Island of Tragathos]]
**[[Sirinthe]]- pop. 4,500

*[[West Island of Tragathos]]
**[[Calloponikki]]- pop 3,500
**[[Ponthalos]]- pop. 3,500
**[[Tragos]]- an [[abandoned]] [[ghost town]], but formerly home to 8,000

==Language and Culture==
A significant portion, perhaps the majority, of the Tragathians have physical features approaching the ideal human form. They tend to remind others of their beauty and fitness very often. Those who do not conform to the standards are ostracized and made into [[outcast]]s.<ref name=Navp33>[[Navigaccio]] p.33</ref>

The creation and pursuit of beauty, perfection, and the ideal representation is vital to other areas of Tragathian life. The laws as represented by the Constitutions are quite harsh, but they seem to be effective in minimizing crime. Creating and appreciating beauty in both physical form and performance is also a priority.<ref name=Navp33>[[Navigaccio]] p.33</ref>

==Foreigners and Imported Technology==
[[Traveler]]s to this realm find that their equipment and technology is [[transformed]] to conform to the technological and style standards of a Classical (4) Cultural Level and Tragathian culture.<ref name=Navp34>[[Navigaccio]] p.34</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:Archipelago]]
[[category:CL 4 Domain]]
[[category:Domain]]
[[category:Island of Terror]]
[[category:Netbook Domain]]
[[category:Warm Climate]]

Tong Dao

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{{netbook}}

Tong Dao is an [[ancient]] [[kingdom]] originally from the [[Prime Material Plane]], now a Ravenloft [[domain]]. [[Ling Mei]] is its [[darklord]] and a [[princess]], her father the [[ruler]]. Ling Mei's curiosity and [[obsession]] with [[pain]] and suffering is what led to performance [[torture]] becoming something of a national pastime, even [[art]] form, in Tong Dao.<ref>[[Another 100 Shades of Dark]], [[Quoth the Raven 26]] p. 124</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:Ancient]]
[[category:Another 100 Shades of Dark]]
[[category:Domain]]
[[category:Domain from Quoth the Raven]]
[[category:Former Locations in the Prime Material Plane]]
[[category:Kingdom]]

Thorn Hollow

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{{canon}}

{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=Medieval (7)
|ecology=
|terrain=
|year_formed=
|population=
|races=
|languages=
|religions=
|government=
|ruler=
|darklord=[[Shards of Light]]
|analog=
|nationality=
}}

Thorn Hollow was a [[CL 7|medieval]] [[city]] on the [[Material Plane]] that was, so [[legend]]s say, was the object of a constant power struggle between three [[baron]]s. Their fighting brought constant strife and civil war to the city. A powerful [[witch]] became angry and thus [[cursed]] the barons, imprisoning each one of the [[baron]]s [[soul]]s in one of the [[Shards of Light]].

The Shards lingered on in in this state for millennia before they were [[stolen]] by [[necromancer]] and [[immortal]] wannabe [[Malachi Nately]] and stored within his [[laboratory]] just outside of Thorn Hallow. The Shards contested Malachai's will for dominance enough that he botched the [[conjuration]] of a [[gelugon]], which broke free and ultimately destroyed Malachai along with his laboratory. [[The Dark Powers]] seized the lab and surrounding environs and brought them into [[the Mists]], making the Shards of Light the [[co-darklord]]s of the realm<ref>[[The Doorway to Darkness]] [https://boardgamegeek.com/image/3770335/doorway-darkness excerpted] on Board Game Geek</ref>.

{{ref}}

[[category:City]]
[[category:CL 7 Domain]]
[[category:Community]]
[[category:Domain]]
[[category:Former Locations in the Prime Material Plane]]
[[category:RPGA Domain]]

The Winding Road

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{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=
|ecology={{Spec|None}}
|terrain=road
|year_formed={{netbook-small}}[[690 BC]] <ref name="CotN:Darklords p. 141">[[Children of the Night: Darklords]] p. 141</ref>
|population=1
|races=
|languages=
|religions=
|government=
|ruler=
|darklord=[[Headless Horseman]]
|analog=
|nationality=
}}
{{canon}}
[[The Winding Road]] is the domain of the [[Headless Horseman]].<ref>[[Darklords]], p.44-47</ref> The Winding Road appears on the [[night]] of the [[sickle moon]]. This domain has been reinvented and updated as the [[The Endless Road|Endless Road]].

{{ref}}

[[Category:Canon Domain]]
[[Category:Daily Lunar Cycle Dependent]]
[[Category:Domain]]
[[category:Floating Pocket]]
[[Category:Lunar Cycle Dependent]]
[[Category:Monthly Lunar Cycle Dependent]]
[[Category:Pocket Domain]]
[[Category:Road]]
[[Category:Sickle Moon Dependent]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



{|
|-valign="top"
|[[Image:rldb_domain.jpg]]
|[[Image:rldb_primary.gif]]
|
''[[Darklords]]''
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
|
''[[Darklords]]'' - pp44-47
|-valign="top"
|
|[[Image:rldb_alias.gif]]
|

Winding Road, The
Winding Road
|-valign="top"
|}

The Twilight Zone

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{{homebrew}}

{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=Variable
|ecology=Variable
|terrain=Variable
|year_formed=?
|population=Variable
|races=Variable
|languages=Variable
|religions=Variable
|government=Variable
|ruler=None
|darklord=[[The Sterling Man]]<ref name=ARWp323>[http://fraternityofshadows.com/AlanikRay/From_Alanik_Ray%27s_Vaults_-_Places.pdf Alanik Ray's Library Archives Places]] p.323</ref>

|analog=[[w:The Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone]]
}}

The Twilight Zone is a strange, amorphous [[domain]] hidden within [[the Mists]]. The land itself is a barren, almost featureless wasteland. However, it is usually shrouded in forms that represent places that represent things of importance to those who enter (or are captured by) the Zone. Unlike many domains, the Twilight Zone is not shaped in a way to reflect the [[darklord]], rather it is subjectively morphic to match the expectations of those who wander into (or are dragged into) this realm.<ref name=ARWp322>[http://fraternityofshadows.com/AlanikRay/From_Alanik_Ray%27s_Vaults_-_Places.pdf Alanik Ray's Library Archives Places]] p.322</ref>

The Twilight Zone changes reality much like [[the Nightmare Lands]], but the Zone exists to test visitors' mental and spiritual fortitude, or to drive them [[mad]]. Irony is an even more powerful force here than it is in other realms.<ref name=ARWp322-323>[http://fraternityofshadows.com/AlanikRay/From_Alanik_Ray%27s_Vaults_-_Places.pdf Alanik Ray's Library Archives Places]] p.322-323</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:Cause of Madness]]
[[category:Domain]]
[[category:Homebrew Domain]]
[[category:Mystery]]
[[category:Zone]]

The Rider's Bridge

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{{5e-canon}}

Nearly every domain knows some version of the apparition called the Headless Rider. It appears as a mercenary in dark armor in Mordent, a ghostly cataphract in Har'Akir, and a mutated centaur in Lamordia, but in each incarnation certain details remain true: the rider is missing its head, it appears upon a prominent bridge, and it decapitates victims as it endlessly searches for its own head. Should someone escape an encounter with the Headless Rider, they might find a different domain on the opposite side of the spirit's bridge.

This domain is a reinvented [[The Winding Road]] and [[The Endless Road]].

[[Category: 5th Edition]]
[[Category: Canon]]
[[Category: Domain]]

The Raging Tears

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{{netbook-canon}}

{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=[[CL 7|Medieval (7)]]<ref name=Bosorrp81>[[Book of Sorrows]] p.81</ref>
|ecology={{Spec|None}}
|terrain=A single [[ship]]<ref name=Bosorrp81>[[Book of Sorrows]] p.81</ref>
|year_formed=
|population=41 [[undead]]<ref name=Bosorrp81>[[Book of Sorrows]] p.81</ref>
|races=[[Urdogen the Red]] plus 40 of his [[spectre]] spawns<ref name=Bosorrp81>[[Book of Sorrows]] p.81</ref>
|languages=
|religions=None
|government=None
|ruler=[[Urdogen the Red]]
|darklord=[[Urdogen the Red]]<ref name=Bosorrp81>[[Book of Sorrows]] p.81</ref>
|analog=spectral [[ghost ship]]s
}}

[[The Raging Tears]] is the [[ship]] and floating [[pocket domain]] of [[Urdogen the Red]]. It is classified as a [[caravel]]. Besides Urdogen, a crew of 40 [[spectre]]s work aboard the ship. The Raging Tears seems almost spectral itself, but even as a spectral projection, it is totally [[corporeal]].<ref>[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 82-83</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:Caravel]]
[[category:Domain]]
[[category:Floating Pocket]]
[[category:Ghost Ship]]
[[category:Haunted Site]]
[[category:Kargatane Domain]]
[[category:Pirate Vessel]]
[[category:Pocket Domain]]
[[category:Ship]]

The Northlands (Domain)

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{{netbook}}

{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=[[CL 7|Medieval (7)]] in the south, [[CL 5]] in the north<ref name=USS269>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.269</ref>
|ecology=Full<ref name=USS269>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.269</ref>
|terrain=Temperate [[forest]]s, [[hill]]s, [[mountain]]s, [[plain]]s and [[swamp]]s<ref name=USS269>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.269</ref>
|year_formed=[[752 BC]]<ref name=USS03174>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2003]] p.174</ref>
|population=12,500<ref name=USS270>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.270</ref>
|races=[[Human]]s 94%, [[Dwarves]] 2%, [[Elves]] 2%, [[Half-elves]] 1%, Other<ref name=USS270>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.270</ref>
|languages=[[Nornish]]*, [[Kamsa]], Dwarven, Elven<ref name=USS03174>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2003]] p.174</ref>
|religions=[[Misericordia (Deity)|Misericordia]], [[Wutan Pantheon]]<ref name=USS270>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.270</ref>
|government=Hereditary [[Despotism]]<ref name=USS271>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.271</ref>
|ruler=[[Jarl Gravesten Hansen]]<ref name=USS270>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.270</ref>
|darklord=[[Jarl Gravesten Hansen]]<ref name=USS272>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.272</ref>
|nationality={{Spec|[[Northlander]]}}
|analog=Scandinavia
}}

The Northlands is a chilly to temperate land with a surprisingly diverse ecological range, hills and mountains cut by a [[fjord]] in the north, bogs and swamps in the east, plains to the south, and coastlines and sea to the west. The Northlands is home to the [[Kosti Tribe]], a group of [[prideful|proud]] but deeply religious and austere people. The people have given up many of their old bloody ways, yet a few old vestiges still linger on.<ref name=USS269-270>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.269-270</ref>

More recently, the Northlands had been experiencing a boom in cultural and scientific development as well as trade.<ref name=USS26971>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.2</ref> However, much of what has taken decades or generations to accomplish has seemingly been undone by the actions of a single man: [[Jarl Gravesten Hansen|Gravesten Hansen]]<ref name=USS273>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.273</ref>, [[Jarl]] and [[darklord]] of [[the Northlands]].<ref name=USS272>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.272</ref> Jarl Hansen rules from his [[fortress]] [[Miklaborg]] near the Northlands' largest [[town]], [[Miklaheim]].<ref name=USS270>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.270</ref>

The Northlands was explored by the [[Paridoner]] [[Winston Smythe]] and described in [[Travelogue of the Northlands (Item)|Travelogue of the Northlands]]<ref>[[Travelogue of the Northlands (Article)]],[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2003]] p.173-196</ref>

{{ref}}
W.I.P.

[[category:CL 5 Domain]]
[[category:CL 7 Domain]]
[[category:Domain]]
[[category:Despotism]]
[[category:Island of Terror]]
[[category:Netbook Domain]]
[[category:Temperate Climate]]

The Lost Wizard's Tower (Domain)

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{{netbook}}
{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=[[:category:CL 0 Domain|Savage (0)]] with remnants of a [[:category:CL 9 Domain|Renaissance (9)]] culture<ref name=USS2002p.263>[[The Lost Wizard's Tower (Article)]], [[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.263</ref>
|ecology=Full<ref name=USS2002p.263>[[The Lost Wizard's Tower (Article)]], [[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.263</ref>
|terrain=Temperate [[forest]]s and [[hill]]s<ref name=USS2002p.263>[[The Lost Wizard's Tower (Article)]], [[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.263</ref>
|year_formed=?
|population=0 Humanoids<ref name=USS2002p.263>[[The Lost Wizard's Tower (Article)]], [[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.263</ref>
|races=None<ref name=USS2002p.263>[[The Lost Wizard's Tower (Article)]], [[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.263</ref>
|languages=[[]]
|religions=[[]]
|government=None<ref name=USS2002p.263>[[The Lost Wizard's Tower (Article)]], [[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.263</ref>
|ruler=None<ref name=USS2002p.263>[[The Lost Wizard's Tower (Article)]], [[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.263</ref>
|darklord=[[Jinx]]<ref name=USS2002p.264>[[The Lost Wizard's Tower (Article)]], [[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.264</ref>
|analog=
}}

The Lost [[Wizard]]s [[Tower]] is a [[domain]] that once was once the [[residence]] of the hero and [[adventurer]] [[Margaret Landsdale]]. Following her death and her [[betrayal]] by her [[familiar]] [[Jinx]], the tower and the forest and farmlands surrounding it were taken by [[the Mists]]. Jinx became the [[darklord]] for his back-stabbing and treachery. No living [[humanoid]]s exist within this domain, only wild [[animal]]s and former farm animals. Wild animals of note include [[boar]]s and [[wolves]].<ref name=USS2002p.264-267>[[The Lost Wizard's Tower (Article)]], [[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.264-267</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:Abandoned]]
[[category:Arcane Research Facility]]
[[category:CL 0 Domain]]
[[category:Domain]]
[[category:Floating Pocket]]
[[category:Netbook Domain]]
[[category:Pocket Domain]]
[[category:Ruins]]
[[category:Temperate Climate]]
[[category:Tower]]

The Kingdom of Fairhafen

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{{netbook}}
{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=[[CL 7|Medieval (7)]]<ref name=QTRp.62>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 15 p.62</ref>
|ecology=Full<ref name=QTRp.62>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 15 p.62</ref>
|terrain=Temperate Mountains, Forests, and Plains<ref name=QTRp.62>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 15 p.62</ref>
|year_formed=?
|population=30,000<ref name=QTRp.62>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 15 p.62</ref>
|races=Humans 96%, Dwarves 3%, Other 1%<ref name=QTRp.62>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 15 p.62</ref>
|languages=[[Falkovnian]]*. [[Dwarven]], [[Mordentish]]<ref name=QTRp.62>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 15 p.62</ref>
|religions=None<ref name=QTRp.62>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 15 p.62</ref>
|government=Hereditary [[Monarchy]] ([[Feudalism|Feudal]] [[Despotism]])<ref name=QTRp.63>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 15 p.63</ref>
|ruler=[[Queen Avarein]]<ref name=QTRp.63>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 15 p.63</ref>
|darklord=[[Queen Avarein]]<ref name=QTRp.67>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 15 p.67</ref>
|nationality=[[Fairhafener]]<ref name=QTRp.62>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 15 p.62</ref>
|analog=fairy tales collected/written by Brothers Grimm, Has Christian Anderson, Pernault, etc.<ref name=QTRp.67>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 15 p.67</ref>
}}

==Geography==
Despite having several [[communities]], the Kingdom of Fairhafen is mostly a rural land. The [[Rätsel Mountains]] loom over most of the rest of the [[domain]], and [[the Sneedronningen]] looms the Rätsels as the range's highest peak. [[The Black Forest|The eerie and foreboding Black Forst]] dominates the eastern and northern borders of the mountains whereas a more peaceful, bucolic set of [[plain]]s dominates the western and southern border of the mountains. [[Svanereden Lake]] lies to the southwest, it is fed by the [[Wichtelmänner River]] and several other lesser streams that run in from the Black Forest. The terrain of Fairhafen is beautiful and breathtaking during the day, but at night the domain takes on much more of a menacing and sinister appearance.<ref name=QTRp.62>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 15 p.62</ref>

[[Marschensloss Castle]] is the residence of the royal family. Since [[Queen Avarein]]'s ascension, it seemingly had all vestiges of merriment stolen from it. The castle overlooks [[Dornröschen]] (a [[town]] of 2300 people) in the Rätsel Mountains. Aschenputtel (pop. 8,200) lies on the Svanereden,and [[Rotkäppchen]] (3,600] hugs the southeastern border of the Black Forest. [[Schneewittchen]] is a dwarven [[village]] (700) that straddles the border of the Rätsel Mountains and the Black Forest.<ref name=QTRp.62>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 15 p.62</ref>

==Government==
Eons ago the royal [[family]] of Fairhafen made a pact with the [[deity|gods]] to rule fairly in return for dominion over the land. For generation upon generation, the royal family upheld a system of [[feudalism]], but one where the excesses of the [[aristocracy]] were reigned in. With the death of [[King Drosselbart]] and the permanent [[incapacitated|incapacitation]] of his daughter [[Princess Rosenbriar]], this has enabled Queen Avarein to take the throne as Princess Rosenbriar's regent. (Queen Avarein is the second wife of King Drosselbard and stepmother to Princess Rosenbriar.) The Queen has attempted to alleviate the hassles of rulership on herself by affording more petty powers and responsibilities to the nobles. This has enabled them to come to abuse their stations like never before. However, in matters of greater importance, the Queen is the exact opposite. She has demonstrated that she rules with an iron fist<ref name=QTRp.63>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 15 p.63</ref>

==Society and Culture==
[[Traveler]]s from foreign lands are likely to find the denizens of Fairhafen more vibrant than the people of some of the drearier domains. This both because of the Fairhafener style of dress (very colorful) and responsiveness to [[foreigner]]s (polite and welcoming). Queen Avarein calls for all newcomers to her land to be brought to her castle, but the commoners typically help travelers elude such detection.<ref name=QTRp.62-63>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 15 p.62-6363</ref>

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[[category:Despotism]]
[[category:Domain]]
[[category:Domain from Quoth the Raven]]
[[category:Feudalism]]
[[category:Hereditary Monarchy]]
[[category:Island of Terror]]
[[category:Kingdom]]
[[category:Monarchy]]
[[category:Temperate Climate]]

The Isle of Desidia

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{{homebrew}}

{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=[[CL 9|Renaissance (9)]] ([[Sin (Darklord)|Sin]] took it from a place similar to Earth as of 1770) <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010423045829/http://www.geocities.com/timessquare/dungeon/3090/sin.html Alanik Ray Library archived at the Internet Archive- "Sin"]</ref>
|ecology=
|terrain=
|year_formed=?
|population=?
|races=Humans
|languages=[[]]
|religions=[[]]
|government=
|ruler=[[Sir Edmond Continere]]
|darklord=[[Sir Edmond Continere]]
|analog=
}}

A minor [[island]] [[domain]] nominally ruled by [[Sir Edmond Continere]], a [[lazy]] and [[selfish]] [[plantation owner]].<ref>[[Alanik Ray's Library]] [http://fraternityofshadows.com/TheCemetery.html Archives- Places p. 159] </ref> It is the representation of [[sloth]] within the [[Seven Islands of Sin]].<ref>[[Alanik Ray's Library]] [http://fraternityofshadows.com/TheCemetery.html Archives- Places p. 153] </ref>

The [[plantation]] and the surrounding environs have fallen into disrepair. [[Vermin]], filth, and [[disease]] have overtaken the land its denizens. [[Slaver]]s continually crack their [[whip]]s to push their already overworked [[slave]]s to work ever harder in the fields entrenched in [[weed]]s. The chief crop of this land is [[somma]], a highly addictive crop that binds slave and slavemaster alike to the land.<ref>[[Robert Sweeney's Adventure Archives]], [[QtR17]], p.127-128</ref>

Few denizens of the domain will bother [[traveler]]s who venture forth to this [[cursed]] land. However, a toxic black sludge surrounds the island, preventing exit. In effect, the borders of the domain are by default closed all of the time. The only way out is [[The Bridge of Desidia|an unnamed bridge]] that has fallen apart. Sir Edmond must actually concentrate for it to reform, in effect taking the mental burden to open the borders rather than close them. However, his [[sloth]] usually prevents him from bothering with it.<ref>QtR 17 p.129</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:CL 9 Domain]]
[[category:Domain]]
[[category:Homebrew Domain]]
[[category:Island]]
[[category:Plantation]]
[[category:Sloth]]
[[category:The Seven Isles of Sin]]

The Isle

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{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=
|ecology={{Spec|Full}}
|terrain={{Spec|Temparate}} [[Cliffs]], [[forest]]s, [[Aquatic]], [[Lowland]]s<ref name="Dungeon Mag 76 p. 20">[[the House on the Edge of Midnight]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] # 76, p. 20;</ref>
|year_formed=See chronology
|population=
|races=[[Human]]s
|languages=A native language without a name specified in the module.<ref name="Dungeon Mag 76 p. 13">[[the House on the Edge of Midnight]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] # 76, p. 13;</ref>
|religions=Unknown
|government=Unknown
|ruler=possibly [[Dr. Blake Ramsay]], but unknown
|darklord=[[Dr. Blake Ramsay]]
|analog=
|nationality=None given, though there is a native people here<ref name="Dungeon Mag 76 p. 13">[[the House on the Edge of Midnight]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] # 76, p. 13;</ref>
}}

{{canon}}

[[The Isle]] is a "large" [[island]] far off the shore of [[Mordent]] in the [[Sea of Sorrows]] where [[the Mists]] begin to take over. It is also a [[domain]] with [[Dr. Blake Ramsay]] as its [[darklord]]. The native people are afraid of Dr. Ramsay and his associates<ref name="Dungeon Mag 76 p. 13">[[the House on the Edge of Midnight]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] # 76, p. 13;</ref>, but it is unknown if Dr. Ramsay is the [[temporal leader]] of the domain or not.

==The Land==

Preceded by only a small margin of shoreline, large [[cliffs]] surround the the interior on the Island's northwestern half. Beyond them towards the interior are lowlands that slope down into a dense and heavy [[forest]] of [[deciduous tree]]s.<ref name="Dungeon Mag 76 p. 12, 20">[[the House on the Edge of Midnight]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] # 76, p. 12, 20</ref> The native [[hunter]]s conduct most of their [[deer]] hunting in the forests.<ref> p. 13</ref>

Notable Geographic Features<ref> map, p. 12</ref>:
*[[Ramsay Manor]]
*[[South Lake of the Isle]]
*[[Squirrel Pond]]
*[[White Falls]]

==The Folk==
The natives of the Isle bear pale skin and wiry [[muscular]] frames. They adorn themselves with [[deer]] skin and use [[javelin]]s to hunt. Raw displays of [[magic]] or other occult power can easily frighten them.<ref name="Dungeon Mag 76 p. 13">[[the House on the Edge of Midnight]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] # 76, p. 13;</ref>

==Chronology==
* {{questionably-canon-small}}[[387 BC]] '''May''' [[Dr. Blake Ramsay]] leaves [[Mordentshire]] for the [[Sea of Sorrows]] and takes residence on [[the Isle]], where he later becomes [[darklord]] of.<ref name="Dungeon Mag 76 p. 12">[[the House on the Edge of Midnight]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] # 76, p. 12; Besides occurring before [[Mordent]] even became a [[domain]], this date contradicts what is described on p. 10, where the module says he left "100 years ago". A House on the Edge of Midnight was published in 1999, at which time the current game year was 752 BC, {{Spec|so perhaps this should be 652 BC, or perhaps Mordent had a different calendar back then.}}</ref>
* {{questionably-canon-small}}[[393 BC]] '''October''' [[Liza Ramsay]] falls from the [[cliffs]] of [[the Isle]]. [[Dr. Ramsay]], her father, forges a pact with [[the Dark Powers]]. He [[murders]] his wife [[Helen Ramsay]] and his two sons, [[Gregory Ramsay]] and [[Blake Ramsay, Jr.]] and uses their [[body parts]] to to make Liza into a [[dread flesh golem]]. He succeeds, but her eyes are tainted and deformed. Dr. Ramsay begins killing visitors to [[the Isle]] and harvesting their [[eyes]].<ref name="Dungeon Mag 76 p. 12 n2">[[the House on the Edge of Midnight]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] # 76, p. 12. See [[387 BC]] "Dr. Blake Ramsay leaves Mordentshire..." for why this date does not work.</ref>
* [[652 BC]] '''May''' [[Dr. Blake Ramsay]] leaves [[Mordentshire]] for the [[Sea of Sorrows]] and takes residence on [[the Isle]], where he later becomes [[darklord]] of.<ref name="Dungeon Mag 76 p. 12 n3">[[the House on the Edge of Midnight]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] # 76, p. 10, 12; See the note on [[387 BC]] as to the derivation of the date.</ref>
* {{Spec| [[658 BC]]'''October'''}} [[Liza Ramsay]] falls from the [[cliffs]] of [[the Isle]]. [[Dr. Ramsay]], her father, forges a pact with [[the Dark Powers]]. He [[murders]] his wife [[Helen Ramsay]] and his two sons, [[Gregory Ramsay]] and [[Blake Ramsay, Jr.]] and uses their [[body parts]] to to make Liza into a [[dread flesh golem]]. He succeeds, but her eyes are tainted and deformed. Dr. Ramsay begins killing visitors to [[the Isle]] and harvesting their [[eyes]].<ref>[[the House on the Edge of Midnight]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] # 76, p. 10, 12; See the note on [[387 BC]] as to the derivation of the [[652 BC]] date of the arrival of the Ramsay Family in Mordentshire. On p. 12, the fall of Liza occurred 6 years after their arrival on the Isle.</ref>

{{ref}}

[[Category:Canon Domain]]
[[Category:Domain]]
[[Category:Island]]
[[Category:Island of the Sea of Sorrows]]
[[Category:Locations in the Sea of Sorrows]]
[[Category:The Core]]

The Ghost City

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{{netbook}}

The Ghost City is a ghostly [[city]] and [[floating pocket]] [[domain]] haunted by the spirits of unmet possibilities and people who never lived. It can appear at [[night]] in any [[location]]. People who enter the city at first find it devoid of life but gradually witness increasingly familiar visions and phantoms before confronting alternate versions of themselves had they made different choices. The [[darklord]] of the Ghost City is a memory-stealing [[ghost]] known as [[the Unborn]]. The nature of the domain and its darklord can easily lead to [[madness]] and the dissolution of personal identity altogether.<ref>[[Another 100 Shades of Dark]], [[Quoth the Raven 26]], p. 125-126</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:Another 100 Shades of Dark]]
[[category:Cause of Madness]]
[[category:Domain]]
[[category:Domain from Quoth the Raven]]
[[category:Floating Pocket]]
[[category:Haunted]]
[[category:Haunted Site]]
[[category:Pocket Domain]]

The Eyrie

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|culture_lvl={{Spec|[[CL 7|Medieval (7)]])}}
|ecology=
|terrain=
|year_formed=
|population=
|races=[[Werebat]]s
|languages=
|religions=
|government=
|ruler=[[The Baron]] (formerly: [[Kravon]])
|darklord=[[The Baron]] (formerly: [[Kravon]])
|analog=
|nationality=
}}

{{canon}}
The domain of [[The Baron]].<ref>[[The Baron's Eyrie]]</ref> An island of floating rock (similar to the 4th edition concept of an earthmote) that can appear in the skies above any domain.

This flying fortress once belonged to the [[Knights of Solamnia]] but was [[captured]] during the [[War of the Lance]] and given to [[Kravon]]. Eventually the Eyrie was drawn from the [[Prime Material Plane]] into the [[Land of Mists]], where Kravon encountered (and was [[killed]] by) [[the Baron]] and his [[werebat]] spawn. With his usurpation of Kroval's power, the Baron became bound to the Eyrie just as Kroval before him.<ref>[[The Baron's Eyrie]]. [[Dungeon Magazine #58]], p.51-52</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:Canon Domain]]
[[category:CL 7 Domain]]
[[category:Domain]]
[[category:Pocket Domain]]
[[category:Floating Pocket]]
[[category:Flying Citadel]]
[[category:Former Locations in the Prime Material Plane]]
[[category:Krynnish]]
[[category:Island]]
[[category:Mobile Location]]

The Eternal Torture (Ship)

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{{canon}}

The Eternal Torture is the name of a Ghost ship coursing [[The Sea of Sorrows]]. It hosts a crew of two dozen [[pirate]] [[ghast]]s. Whereas the ship itself is seemingly indestructible, its occupants are not.<ref>[[Ship of Horror]] p.25-26</ref>

{{netbook}}

The Eternal Torture was made into a [[domain]] in [[The Eternal Torture (Article)|a Undead Sea Scrolls 2001 netbook article]] by [[Stefan Mac]]. As such, the domain statistics given in the sidebox represent [[netbook-canon]].

{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=[[CL 9|Renaissance (9)]]<ref name=USSp77>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2001]] p.77</ref>
|ecology=
|terrain=Ghost ship plus 100 feet of [[aquatic]] area around it<ref name=USSp77>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2001]] p.77</ref>
|year_formed=?
|population=25 [[undead]] plus 2-12 [[human]] [[slave]]s<ref name=USSp77>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2001]] p.77</ref>
|races=1 [[Ghoul Lord]] and 24 [[ghast]]s plus 2-12 [[prisoner]]s<ref name=USSp77>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2001]] p.77</ref>
|languages=an [[outlander]] [[language]] unknown in [[the Core]]<ref name=USSp79>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2001]] p.79</ref>
|religions=None
|government=None
|ruler=[[Miles Havelock]]<ref name=USSp78>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2001]] p.78</ref>
|darklord=[[Miles Havelock]]<ref name=USSp78>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2001]] p.78</ref>
|nationality=N/A
|analog=
}}

{{ref}}

[[Category:CL 9 Domain]]
[[Category:Domain]]
[[Category:Floating Pocket]]
[[Category:Galleon]]
[[Category:Ghost Ship]]
[[Category:Haunted]]
[[Category:Haunted Site]]
[[Category:Lair]]
[[Category:Netbook Domain]]
[[Category:Pirate Vessel]]
[[Category:Pocket Domain]]
[[Category:Ship]]
[[Category:Ship of the Sea of Sorrows]]
[[Category:Watercraft]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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Eternal Torture, The
Eternal Torture
|-valign="top"
|}

The Endless Road

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{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=
|ecology=
|terrain=
|year_formed={{netbook-small}}[[690 BC]]<ref name="CotN:Darklords p. 136">[[Children of the Night: Darklords]] p. 136</ref>
|population=
|races=
|languages=
|religions=
|government=
|ruler=[[Eli van Hassen]]
|darklord=[[Eli van Hassen]]
|analog=''Sleepy Hollow''
|nationality=
}}
{{canon}}
[[The Endless Road]] is the domain of [[Eli van Hassen]]. He is pursued by [[The Headless Horseman]].<ref>[[Domains_of_Dread:_The_Endless_Road]]</ref>

This is an reinvention of [[The Winding Road]], a 2nd edition domain in which The Headless Horseman was the darklord.

{{ref}}

[[Category:Domain]]
[[category:Road]]
[[Category:Shadowfell Domain]]

The Endless Castle

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{{netbook}}

Although the Endless Castle is a [[domain]] consisting of a single [[castle]], it is one of passages, [[room]]s, and stairs that seem to go on forever, shifting and leading back into each other. Newcomers to the domain may become pursued by the Castle's [[darklord]], [[the Endless]]. Beyond getting caught by the Endless or even becoming [[lost]], the Endless Castle offers myriad dangers, such as the [[fey]] or even other travelers, whether [[living]] or [[undead]].<ref>[[Another 100 Shades of Dark]], [[Quoth the Raven 26]], p. 132</ref>

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[[category:Another 100 Shades of Dark]]
[[category:Building]]
[[category:Domain]]
[[category:Domain from Quoth the Raven]]
[[category:Keep]]
[[category:Labyrinth]]
[[category:Residence]]
[[category:Spatial Distortion]]

The Empty City

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{{netbook}}

[[Abandoned]] and in [[ruins]], the Empty City is the [[domain]] of [[the Empty Woman]] and his home only to the forsaken and the condemned. The [[street]]s and passages of the City are confusing and overwhelming, and strangers to the city can become enmeshed in finding a way out for days. The Empty Woman might offer a way out in return for some of the many strange objects she is looking for, but finding them may very well condemn the soul to eternal damnation.<ref>[[A Hundred Shades of Dark]], [[Quoth the Raven Issue 25]] p. 73-74</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:Abandoned]]
[[category:A Hundred Shades of Dark]]
[[category:Decayed]]
[[category:Domain]]
[[category:Domain from Quoth the Raven]]
[[category:Ghost Town]]
[[category:Ruins]]

The Drowning Deep

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{{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" />
|terrain=Cold Ocean<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225" />
|year_formed=[[600 BC]]; Joined [[the Core]] as part of the [[Nocturnal Sea]] in [[750 BC]]<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225" />
|population=14,000<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225" />
|races= Other 100%<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225" /> ([[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" />
|religions=[[Church of the God Below]]<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225" />
|government=Despotic Theocracy<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225" />
|ruler=[[Virundus]]<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225" />
|darklord=[[Virundus]]<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 225" />
|analog=Lovecraft's "The Shadow Over Innsmouth"; Sunken Atlantis
|nationality=[[category:Abyssal|Abyssal]]<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 230" />
}}

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

The Dread Elemental Domain of Pyre

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|culture_lvl=?
|ecology=
|terrain=
|year_formed=?
|population=?
|races=
|languages=[[]]
|religions=[[]]
|government=?
|ruler=[[Tindertwig (NPC)|Tindertwig]]<ref name=EoTp.89>[[Elements of Terror]], [[QtR18]] p.89</ref>
|darklord=[[Tindertwig (NPC)|Tindertwig]]<ref name=EoTp.89>[[Elements of Terror]], [[QtR18]] p.89</ref>
|analog=Elemental Plane of Fire
}}
{{netbook}}
The [[Domain of Pyre]] is infested with [[pyre elemental]]s. They seem mostly intent on catching [[Tindertwig (NPC)|Tindertwig]], an [[evil]] [[treant]] and the [[darklord]] of the domain.<ref name=EoTp.89>[[Elements of Terror]], [[QtR18]] p.89</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:Domain]]
[[category:Domain from Quoth the Raven]]
[[category:Dread Elemental Domain]]
[[category:Fire]]

The Dread Elemental Domain of Mists

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{{netbook}}
{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=?
|ecology=
|terrain=[[Plains]]<ref name=EoTp.90>[[Elements of Terror]], [[QtR18]] p.90</ref>
|year_formed=
|population=
|races=[[Human]]s<ref name=EoTp.90>[[Elements of Terror]], [[QtR18]] p.90</ref>
|languages=[[]]
|religions=[[]]
|government=?
|ruler=
|darklord=[[Tirian]]
|analog=
}}

The Dread Elemental Domain of Mists is a land of rolling plains of indefinite size enveloped by [[the Mists]]. Despite having formed only two centuries after the [[Land of Mists]] came to be, there is but a single [[town]] within the Domain. Mostly [[human]], the townspeople remember nothing about any previous existences they may have had prior to entering the Mists. Both [[mist elemental]]s and a nebulous entity known as [[Tirian|"the Ghost"]] are known and feared entities of [[evil]]. [[Vistani]] can also be encountered moving across this domain.<ref name=EoTp.90>[[Elements of Terror]], [[QtR18]] p.90</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:Domain]]
[[category:Domain from Quoth the Raven]]
[[category:Dread Elemental Domain]]

The Dread Elemental Domain of Grave

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{{netbook}}

{{dombox
|picture=
|culture_lvl=?
|ecology=
|terrain=
|year_formed=?
|population=?
|races=
|languages=[[]]
|religions=[[]]
|government=?
|ruler=[[Adros Janol]]<ref name=EoTp.84>[[Elements of Terror]], [[QtR18]], p.84</ref>
|darklord=[[Adros Janol]]<ref name=EoTp.84>[[Elements of Terror]], [[QtR18]], p.84</ref>
|analog=Elemental Plane of Earth
}}

Home to the [[grave elemental]]s [[summoned]] from elsewhere in [[Ravenloft]], [[The Domain of Grave]] is a massive (perhaps infinite?) network of [[graveyard]]s and [[mausoleum]]s. The lightless sky actually hints at the [[underground]] nature of this domain: for it is ground that lies above the Domain of Grave. As such, thee Dread Elemental Domain of Grave can theoretically be reached by deep [[spelunking]] of (rarely) simply digging a hole.<ref name=EoTp.81>[[Elements of Terror]], [[QtR18]] p.81</ref>

In addition to grave elementals, [[ghouls]] and other [[undead]] wander this domain.<ref name=EoTp.81>[[Elements of Terror]], [[QtR18]] p.81</ref> [[Adros Janol]], the [[darklord]] of this domain, cannot seal the borderes, but only a few [[portal]]s lead out of this domain.<ref name=EoTp.84>[[Elements of Terror]], [[QtR18]], p.84</ref>

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The Dread Elemental Domain of Blood

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The [[Domain of Blood]] is composed of [[swamp]]land filled with noxious gasses rising up from red water. [[Stirge]]s are highly common in this domain, especially near pools of [[blood]] that dot the domain.<ref name=EoTp.85>[[Elements of Terror]], [[QtR18]] p.85</ref> Those whom come to the Domain of Blood usually are afflicted with an [[infection]] of the blood. The [[darklord]], [[Firal]], lives in [[Firal's Shack|a shack]], trying to research a [[cure]] for this affliction. Unfortunately, Firal can show quite a disregard for [[human]] life in developing his remedies.<ref name=EoTp.87>[[Elements of Terror]], [[QtR18]] p.87</ref>

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The Dead Forest

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The Dead Forest is the dreaded [[floating pocket]] domain of [[Bittersap]].<ref>[[Forgotten Shades]], [[Quoth the Raven Issue 27]] p. 141</ref>

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The Church of the Damned

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The Church of the Damned<ref>[[Alanik Ray's Library]] [http://fraternityofshadows.com/TheCemetery.html Archives- Places p. 125-128] </ref> consist is a [[domain]] consisting of a single [[place of worship]] and the grounds surrounding it. The Church has nine grim [[building]]s surrounded by a large [[stone]] wall. The defenders and sheer inner [[Good]]ness of the Church were too strong to fall to the [[evil]] forces of the [[darklord]]s, but internal forces of [[corrupt]]ion have rotted away at the Church's core. It is now something of an [[Island of Terror]], but one that is said accessible from any domain within [[the Core]]. It currently has no [[darklord]] but the [[high priest]] may be well on his way to becoming one. {{Spec|In the meantime, the Church might be considered an [[oubliette]].}}

The Church of the Damned likely originated in the [[Shadowlands]] or from its [[outlander world|home world]].

The Church of the Damned was created by [[Stormonu]].

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The Cathedral of the Damned (Location)

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The Cathedral of the Damned<ref>[[Haunted Sites]] p.16-17</ref> is a grim edifice covered with the iconography of fallen [[celestial]]s and other images that are both angelic and horrific to behold. The first occupants of the Cathedral, the [[priest]]s of some unknown faith, fell to corruption, and the Cathedral has been tainted ever since. [[Wolves]] and [[worg]]s patrol the ground outside. [[Geodomonias]], described as "winged [[vampire]]s" stand watch over the Cathedral like [[gargoyle]]s, but they are unrelated. Geodomanias become active at night.

A century following the corruption of the original inhabitants, a [[mad]] vampire came to the Cathedral. Driven more by [[dark desire]] than reason, he has conducted several blasphemous experiments, including a [[werebat]] [[zombie]] that has somehow managed to maintain its intelligence. The young [[paladin]] [[Thoris Tregart]] south to avenge his [[murdered]] father, but he himself was [[murdered]]. Ultimately failing at his quest, Thoris now wanders the Cathedral as a [[radiant spirit]], making it an eve more horrible place.

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One fan made the Cathedral a [[pocket domain]] located inside a remote part of [[Mordent]]. The people of [[Dorsit]] know of the Cathedral and curse it, thinking it home to a powerful [[fiend]]. This rumor is partially true. Whereas no [[demon]], [[devil]], or the like infests the cathedral, there is a [[mad]] [[elven vampire]] named [[Christian the Mad Vampire|Christian]] and his two [[dread golem]]s, [["Werebat"]] and [[Billie Bonez]]. In addition, the place is [[haunted]] by the [[ghost]] of a former [[priestess]], [[the Dark Mother Miranda]]. Despite these threats, the greatest menace in the Dark Cathedral is [[the Beast of the Cathedral]]. The Beast seems merely a horrific [[monster]], but she is actually a [[cursed]] [[human]] woman named [[Lady Karalyn Valkyrie]]. She was [[transformed]] by the Dark Mother and forced to destroy her lover and adventuring companion, [[Andros Valkyrie]]. However, after her collar was [[destroyed]], she unleashed her full wrath on the Dark Mother and [[killed]] her, drawing the Cathedral into [[the Mists]].<ref>[[Alanik Ray's Library]] [http://fraternityofshadows.com/TheCemetery.html Archives- Places p. 160] </ref>

[[Inhabitants of the Cathedral of the Damned]]

==Authorial Credit==
The Cathedral of the Damned was created by [[François Mathieu]] for the Haunted Sites contest announced in Dragon Magazine 252. It (along with the other entries) was published in the [[Haunted Sites]] netbook by the [[Kargatane]] with the permission of [[TSR]].

[[Andrew Snow]] created the homebrew content expanded on the inhabitants of the Cathedral of the Damned and placed it in [[Mordent]]. His content were published on the [[website]] [[Alanik Ray's Library]] under "[[Dark Cathedral]]".

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The Cairn (Domain)

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The Cairn is the rocky wasteland [[pocket domain]] of [[Marikoth]].<ref name=ARWp9>[http://fraternityofshadows.com/AlanikRay/From_Alanik_Ray%27s_Vaults_-_Places.pdf Alanik Ray's Library Archives Places] p.9</ref> See his description for more details.

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The Black Forest (A Hundred Shades of Dark)

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The Black Forest is a [[forest]] [[domain]] where fairy tales come true, though they are nightmarish takes. The realm's secret [[darklord]], [[The Storyteller (A Hundred Shades of Dark)|the Storyteller]], appears to be a simple [[hermit]], but his stories always become real.<ref>[[A Hundred Shades of Dark]], [[Quoth the Raven Issue 25]] p. 89</ref>

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Category:History of the Amber Wastes

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Use this category for [[history]] of [[the Amber Wastes]].

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Tiyet eats Khamose's heart

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The [[seminal event]] that brought the formation of [[Sebua]] occurred in [[564 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name=rlphb19>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>. After learning that her husband [[Khamose]] discovered her [[adultery]], [[Tiyet fled to her lover [[Zordenahkt]] and pleaded with him to kill her and perform the ritual of [[immortality]] through [[mummification]]. He refused, so she [[suicide | took her own life]] with a dagger. Only then did Zordenahkt perform the profane [[ritual]] on her, removing her [[heart]] and placing it in a canopic jar filled with oil. When he completed the ritual, he consumed [[poison]] and died right next to her.<ref name=dodp109>[[Domains of Dread]] p.109</ref>

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

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The Mummification of Ankhtepot

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In the year [[551 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> after seeing many of their number slaughtered]], the [[priest]] under him [[rebelled]] against Ankhtepot and [[killed]] him as he was [[sleep]]ing. Following this [[murder]], they [[mummified]] Ankhtepot and [[abandoned]] him in a crypt. Ankhtepot was [[trapped]] in his coffin until [[the Mists]] claimed his [[tomb]]. Unfortunately for him, Ankhtepot's nation had from a shrunk from an empire to a single [[village]] and the surrounding environments.<ref>[[Darklords]] p. 6, 8</ref>

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Diamabel meets his doom

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During his lifetime, Diamabel becamse [[obsessed]] with transcending the bonds of [[mortality]] and becoming one of the [[celestial|beings of heaven]]. To this end, he put many so-called [[heretic|infidel]]s to death in the hope of "earning" this gift, even to the point of recklessly putting himself in jeopardy. A [[sniper]] crept up on him and [[assassinated]] him with bow and [[arrow]]. Diamabel unexpectedly arose from the wound, to find his wish granted by day, but by night he was a horrible abomination. He had become the [[darklord]] of [[Pharazia]].<ref>[[Islands of Terror]] p. 59</ref> The year was [[590 BC]].<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 16</ref>

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Ukhu Pacha

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{{dombox
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|culture_lvl=The natives of Ukhu Pacha had at a [[CL 2|Bronze Age (2)]] cultural level. The [[invader]]s' home culture has a [[CL 8|Chivalric (8)]] cultural level.<ref name=NBp.29>[[Nebula Obscura]] p.29</ref>
|ecology=Sparse<ref name=NBp.29>[[Nebula Obscura]] p.29</ref>
|terrain=Warm [[hill]]s and [[plains]], cold [[hill]]s and [[mountain]]s<ref name=NBp.29>[[Nebula Obscura]] p.29</ref>
|year_formed=?
|population=25,000<ref name=NBp.29>[[Nebula Obscura]] p.29</ref>
|races=[[Humans]], [[halfling]]s, [[goliaths]]<ref name=Wor59>[[Worlds of Ravenloft]] p.59</ref>
|languages=[[Runa Simi]]*<ref name=NBp.29>[[Nebula Obscura]] p.29</ref>
|religions=[[The Hummigbird God]]*<ref name=NBp.29>[[Nebula Obscura]] p.29</ref>, [[Ancestor Worship]]*<ref name=NBp.29>[[Nebula Obscura]] p.29</ref><ref name=Wor60-61>[[Worlds of Ravenloft]] p.60-61</ref>, [[Church of Matherion]]<ref name=NBp.29>[[Nebula Obscura]] p.29</ref>/[[The Church of the Divine Child]]<ref name=Wor60-61>[[Worlds of Ravenloft]] p.60-61</ref>
|government=[[Military Despotism]]<ref name=NBp.29>[[Nebula Obscura]] p.29</ref>; a colonial council led by Governor Guenevira Blanco<ref name=Wor59>[[Worlds of Ravenloft]] p.59</ref>
|ruler=[[Governor Guenevira Blanco]]<ref name=Wor59>[[Worlds of Ravenloft]] p.59</ref>
|darklord=Governor Guenevira Blanco<ref name=Wor59>[[Worlds of Ravenloft]] p.59</ref> [[Ukhu Pachan]]<ref name=NBp.29>[[Nebula Obscura]] p.29</ref>
|analog=The ancient Incans and the Nazca lines
}}

'''Ukhu Pacha''' is an [[Island of Terror]] [[occupied]] by an [[invader]] from afar seeking to purge the old ways and replacement with with the new.<ref name=Wor62>[[Worlds of Ravenloft]] p.62</ref> Whereas the natives of this land have long [[:category:Ancestor Worship|venerated their departed ancestor]]s, [[Governor]] Guenevira Blanco, would have that old system rot away and be replaced with the worship of [[the Divine Child]].<ref name=Wor59>[[Worlds of Ravenloft]] p.59</ref> She has led the invaders and captured the [[capital]] city, [[T’chaco]].<ref name=Wor61-62>[[Worlds of Ravenloft]] p.61-62</ref> Yet the [[young]] [[King Hualatelpec]] has fled to [[Cuchoaya]], where he sits safely ensconced (perhaps forever) outside the reach of Govern Blanco.<ref name=Wor60>[[Worlds of Ravenloft]] p.60</ref> In the meantime, Governor Blanco has managed to wipe out many [[Mummy|mummies]] as she chan, forcing ancestor worship to be attended only in secret. Those who are spotted violating these laws are sent off to labor camps.<ref name=Wor61-62 />

==Publication History==
Ukhu Pacha was first presented (with [[3rd Edition]] rules) in the [[netbook]] [[Nebula Obscura]]. As presented here, the domain had explicit connections to [[Ryan Naylor]]'s [[Holy Empire]]. Ukhu Pacha was later revised and changed into [[4th Edition]] terms in [[Worlds of Ravenloft]] and made with fewer such references.

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Ustalav

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Ustalav is a [[domain]] taken (or copied) from the word of [[Golarion]], the world for the [https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Pathfinder_Roleplaying_Game Pathfinder Roleplaying Game]. It is described as a adaption to [[Ravenloft]] in [[Ustalav Gazetteer]] in [[QtR22]]. A more thorough description is given in the [[Pathfinder Campaign Setting]] [[sourcebook]] [[Rule of Fear]].

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|culture_lvl=[[CL 7|Medieval (7)]]<ref name=p207>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.207</ref>
|ecology=Full<ref name=p207>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.207</ref>
|terrain=Temperate forest, hill, plains, and mountains<ref name=p207>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.207</ref>
|year_formed=[[601 BC]]<ref name=p207>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.207</ref>
|population=46,000<ref name=p207>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.207</ref>
|races=[[Human]] (Barovian (89%), half-Vistani, (8%), Terg (3%))<ref name=p207>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.207</ref>, [[Caliban]], [[Elf]], [[Dwarf]]<ref name=p225>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.225</ref>
|languages=[[Balok]]*<ref name=p210>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.210</ref>
|religions=[[Lawgiver]], [[Hala]], [[The Eternal Order]]<ref name=p207>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.207</ref>
|government=[[Monarchy]] in theory, as the prince has absolute power over the region. In practice, the [[aristocracy]] runs things from a day to day basis. Two [[counties]] have [[rebelled]] and replaced their local [[leader]]s with citizen's councils. Unfortunately, these tend to be as [[corrupt]] as the former nobility were.
|ruler=[[Prince Aduard Ordranti III]]<ref name=p207>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.207</ref>
|darklord=[[Venture Captain James Weylan]]<ref name=p207>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.207</ref>
|nationality=[[Ustalavic]]
|analog=[[Transylvania]], Gothic Horror in general
}}

==Placement in [[the Core]]==
As a [[dread alternative]] to the [[canon]] placement of [[the Shadow Rift]] as an open gash in the surface of the Core, the Ustalav Gazetteer places the domain atop the Shadow Rift, with certain [[cavern]]s leading down into the Rift.

==Differences from Golarion's Ustalav==
Ustalav on Golarion is a much larger nation than the domain of the same in the [[Land of Mists]]. Ustalav in Ravenloft is much smaller, small enough to cover the Shadow Rift but no further. While Golarion's Ustalav boasts thirteen [[region]]s, Ustalav in the Land of Mists has only 8. Moreover, in the Land of Mists, the religious upheaval caused by the death of [https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Aroden Aroden] (known as [[the Forgotten God]] in Ravenloft) resulted in an almost complete displacement of Ustalav's native religions by faiths from the Land of Mists (most notably the [[Church of the Lawgiver]], but also [[the Eternal Order]], [[Hala]], and [[Ezra]]).<ref>QtR p. 217, 224-225</ref> [[Cleric]] [[NPC]]s and other religious devotees may, unlike their Golarion counterparts, thereby belong to one of Ravenloft's faiths.

Although many [[event]]s in Ravenloft Ustalav's [[history]] mirror those in Golarion Ustalav's history, the dates and exact details of Ravenloft Ustalav's history is often quite muddled and inconsistent.<ref>QtR p. 215</ref> This is due to the nature of the demiplane in general and the [[curse]] of Ustalav's [[darklord]] in specific. [[James Weylan]], a driven [[historian]] and leader of Ravenloft's [[Pathfinder Society]], wishes to catalog the history and [[geography]] of the world, but the fickle Land of Mists torments him with its incoherent past.<ref>QtR p. 241</ref>

*[[:category:Inhabitants of Ustalav|Inhabitants of Ustalav]]
*[[:category:Locations in Ustalav|Locations In Ustalav]]
*[[:category:Nobility of Ustalav|Nobility of Ustalav]]

==Timeline==
*[[100 BC]] Approximate year for the revolution against [[The Whispering Tyrant]] in [[Ustalav]].<ref name=p214>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.214</ref>
*[[160 BC]] Approximate year for the founding of [[the Esoteric Order of the Palatine Eye]]. [[Aldus Aldon Canter]] returns to [[Ustalav with wealth from far away lands that resemble [[the Amber Wastes]].<ref name=p215>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.215</ref>
*[[171 BC]] The year given in [[history]] for the founding of [[Lepidstadt]].<ref name=p215>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.215</ref>
*[[460 BC]] A [[curse]] transforms [[Castle Maiserene]] (from the county of [[Varno]]) into [[Bastardhall]].<ref name=p215>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.215</ref>
*[[469 BC]] Approximate year for the founding of the [[University of Lepidstadt]].<ref name=p216>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.216</ref>
*[[560 BC]] Last known sighting of [[the Black Coach]].<ref name=p216>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.216</ref>
*[[601 BC]] [[Ustalav]] forms as a [[domain]] within [[the Land of Mists]].<ref name=p216>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.216</ref>
*[[615 BC]] [[The Sincomakti School of Sciences]] was founded on the south shore of [[Lantern Lake]] in [[Versex]].<ref name=p217>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.217</ref>
*[[635 BC]] [[Mr. D.]] goes on a [[murder]] spreed in [[Caliphas]].<ref name=p216>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.216</ref>
*[[651 BC]] The Last Azlanti, [[god]] of [[Human]]ity, goes silent and henceforth becomes known as [[the Forgotten God]].<ref name=p217>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.217</ref>
*[[706 BC]] [[The Harrowstone Fire]] occurs.<ref name=p217>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.217</ref>
*[[707 BC]] [[The Church of the Lawgiver]] takes over all the old [[places of worship]] of the Forgotten God.<ref name=p217>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.217</ref>
*[[713 BC]] [[The Bloodless Revolution]] occurs. [[Vieland]] and [[Canterwall]] overthrow their local overlords and transform into the palatinates.<ref name=p218>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.218</ref>
*[[719 BC]] [[Vlad Drakov]] attempts to invade [[Ustalav]], but the [[Falkovnian]]s are pushed back.<ref name=p208>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.208</ref>
*[[720 BC]] [[Prince Aduard III]] ascends to the throne of [[Ustalav]].<ref name=p218>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.218</ref>
*[[730 BC]] [[Ailson Kindler]] allegedly plays a role in the demise of [[Viscount Galdyce of the Vale of Red Breath]]. The encounter is said to have left Kindler's fiancé [[Duristan Barlhein]] [[deceased]].<ref name=p218>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.218</ref>
*[[732 BC]] [[Enteric fever]] decimates one of every five denizens of [[Rozenport]].<ref>[[QtR22]] p.236-237</ref>
*[[733 BC]] [[Vlad Drakov]] attempts to invade [[Ustalav]] for the second time, but the [[Falkovnian]]s are again pushed back.<ref name=p209>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.209</ref>
*[[734 BC]] [[The War Without Rivals]] begins.<ref name=p218>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.218</ref>
*[[738 BC]] [[The War Without Rivals]] ends.<ref name=p218>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.218</ref>
*[[749 BC]] [[Ustalav]] is inundated with [[refugee]]s fleeing [[Darkon]] in the wake of [[the Requiem]]. Many [[Darkonian]] [[scholar]]s wind up in [[Lepidstadt]]. [[the University of Lepidstadt]] become a central hub in [[the Core]] for knowledge and education.<ref name=p219>[[Ustalav Gazetteer]], [[QtR22]] p.219</ref>

==External links==
[https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Ustalav Ustalav] on the PathfinderWiki

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