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	Vilhelm is the father of [[Gerta]], [[Hendrik von Aubrecker\|Hendrik]]<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 31">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 31</ref>, and [[Rudolph von Aubrecker\|Rudolph]]<ref name="RLMCI&II p. 78-79">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 78-79</ref>. On [[the Prime Material Plane]], he had a wife of unknown name, but she never entered the [[Demiplane of Dread]].<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>		Vilhelm is the father of [[Gerta]], [[Hendrik von Aubrecker\|Hendrik]]<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 31">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 31</ref>, and [[Rudolph von Aubrecker\|Rudolph]]<ref name="RLMCI&II p. 78-79">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 78-79</ref>. On [[the Prime Material Plane]], he had a wife of unknown name, but she never entered the [[Demiplane of Dread]].<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>

	Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker is not a true [[Lamordian]]. Rather, he is an [[outlander]] that was taken from some unknown world. Although he was a [[fighter]] of experienced prowesse, he was of [[peasant]] ancestry. Thus, he could never get what he desired: noble status and the ability to rule. Therefore, he hired a [[wizard]] to cast an [[ancient]] [[spell]] grant his [[wish]] of nobility and rule. The wizard cast the spell as [[the Dark Powers]] formed the domain of [[Lamordia]], causing the Baron and his family to ~~become~~ taken by [[the Mists]] and ~~granted~~ political rule over the domain. However, the baron's wife fled before the spell was unleashed, leaving her behind on the [[Prime Material Plane]] and causing the baron to miss her. He was granted his wish of noble rule, land, and followers, but at the cost of losing his love.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>		Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker is not a true [[Lamordian]]. Rather, he is an [[outlander]] that was taken from some unknown world. Although he was a [[fighter]] of experienced prowesse, he was of [[peasant]] ancestry. Thus, he could never get what he desired: noble status and the ability to rule. Therefore, he hired a [[wizard]] to cast an [[ancient]] [[spell]] and grant him his [[wish]] of nobility and rule. The wizard cast the spell just as [[the Dark Powers]] formed the domain of [[Lamordia]], causing the Baron and his family to be taken by [[the Mists]] and receive political rule over the domain. However, the baron's wife fled before the spell was unleashed, leaving her behind on the [[Prime Material Plane]] and causing the baron to miss her. He was granted his wish of noble rule, land, and followers, but at the cost of losing his love.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>

	As [[:category:baron of Lamordia\|baron of Lamordia]], Vilhelm settled into a life of courtly leisure and for the most part swore off his previous life as a man-at-arms. In his grief over the loss of his wife and sedentary living, the baron's physical abilities declined and he put on weight.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref> The loss of his children marked a further decline in his physical health. In [[712 BC]], [[Rudolph von Aubrecker]] was lost at [[sea]], seemingly [[deceased\|dead]]<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref> (In reality, Rudolph's [[dying]] body was discovered and taken to [[Dr. Mordenheim]], ~~whom~~ [[transformed]] Rudolph into [[the Living Brain]].<ref name="RLMCI&II p. 78-79">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 78-79</ref> However, Baron Vilhelm never learned this detail) In [[739 BC]]<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>, a plague of [[fleas of madness]] menaced the land, including [[Schloss Aubrecker]]. The baron and his family became afflicted with the temporary [[madness]], and [[Hendrik von Aubrecker]] died out in the cold, delusionally believing he was in the comforts of home.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 30-31">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 30-31</ref> The loss of his two ~~children~~ had longer term implications for an extended [[madness]], and physical [[disease]] soon followed thereafter.<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>		As [[:category:baron of Lamordia\|baron of Lamordia]], Vilhelm settled into a life of courtly leisure and for the most part swore off his previous life as a man-at-arms. In his grief over the loss of his wife and sedentary living, the baron's physical abilities declined and he put on weight.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref> The loss of his children marked a further decline in his physical health. In [[712 BC]], [[Rudolph von Aubrecker]] was lost at [[sea]], seemingly [[deceased\|dead]]<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref> (In reality, Rudolph's [[dying]] body was discovered and taken to [[Dr. Mordenheim]], who [[transformed]] Rudolph into [[the Living Brain]].<ref name="RLMCI&II p. 78-79">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 78-79</ref> However, Baron Vilhelm never learned this detail) In [[739 BC]]<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>, a plague of [[fleas of madness]] menaced the land, including [[Schloss Aubrecker]]. The baron and his family became afflicted with the temporary [[madness]], and [[Hendrik von Aubrecker]] died out in the cold, delusionally believing he was in the comforts of home.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 30-31">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 30-31</ref> The loss of his two sons had longer-term implications for an extended [[madness]], and physical [[disease]] soon followed thereafter.<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>

	In times of good health, Baron Vilhelm was was in the public eye a benevolent though distant [[ruler]], more interested in courtly pleasures than actively controlling his land. By the time of [[Gazetteer II]], he has become bed-ridden and likely near [[death]]. Although he rules in name as a [[figurehead]], his daughter [[Gerta von Aubrecker]] rules as his [[regent]]. Although [[young]], she has shown more of an interest in active rule<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>		In times of good health, Baron Vilhelm was was in the public eye a benevolent though distant [[ruler]], more interested in courtly pleasures than actively controlling his land. By the time of [[Gazetteer II]], he has become bed-ridden and is likely near [[death]]. Although he rules in name as a [[figurehead]], his daughter [[Gerta von Aubrecker]] rules as his [[regent]]. Although [[young]], she has shown more of an interest in active rule<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>

	==In Adam's Wrath==		==In Adam's Wrath==

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	**male human [[aristocrat]] 5 (only single stat line given)<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>		**male human [[aristocrat]] 5 (only single stat line given)<ref name="Gaz I p. 66">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 66</ref>

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	==In Adam's Wrath==		==In Adam's Wrath==
	Baron Vilhelm makes an appearance in Adam's Wrath, where [[madness]] from the fleas gripped his household and caused the inhabitants to begin killing each other or fleeing out only to perish in the deadly Lamordian [[winter]]. Baron Wilhelm became paranoid with the delusion that his [[animal]]s conspired against him. If and when he encounters the [[player character]]s, he believes them to belong to the [[Category:Seekers of the Spark\|secret society of flesh golems]] that reside at [[the Monastery of the Quickening Thunderbolt\|a secret monastery]] and begs them to leave him and his at-this-time young daughter Gerta alone. Depending upon how they react, the baron may relinquish the [[map]] to the monastery.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 35-37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 35-37</ref>		Baron Vilhelm makes an appearance in Adam's Wrath, where [[madness]] from the fleas gripped his household and caused the inhabitants to begin killing each other or fleeing out only to perish in the deadly Lamordian [[winter]]. Baron Wilhelm became paranoid with the delusion that his [[animal]]s conspired against him. If and when he encounters the [[player character]]s, he believes them to belong to the [[:Category:Seekers of the Spark\|secret society of flesh golems]] that reside at [[the Monastery of the Quickening Thunderbolt\|a secret monastery]] and begs them to leave him and his at-this-time young daughter Gerta alone. Depending upon how they react, the baron may relinquish the [[map]] to the monastery.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 35-37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 35-37</ref>

	Still in his mid-fifties at this time, the baron is not incapacitated. Although he has become too [[fat]] for his breastplate. He wields [[Baron Vilhelm's Mace\|a magical mace]] in combat and, despite the text's attributions that his physical abilities have gone to pot, has some fighting ability but a reduced to hit bonus.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>		Still in his mid-fifties at this time, the baron is not incapacitated. Although he has become too [[fat]] for his breastplate. He wields [[Baron Vilhelm's Mace\|a magical mace]] in combat and, despite the text's attributions that his physical abilities have gone to pot, has some fighting ability but a reduced to hit bonus.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>

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	[[category:Aristocrat]]		[[category:Aristocrat]]
	[[Category:Baron of Lamordia]]		[[Category:Baron of Lamordia]]

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	**male human [[aristocrat]] 5 (only single stat line given)<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>		**male human [[aristocrat]] 5 (only single stat line given)<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>

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	==Sources==		==Sources==
	Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker's first (if very brief) mention dates back to the original "[[Black Box]]" of the Ravenloft Campaign Setting, [[Realm of Terror]] as the [[temporal leader]] of Lamordia. He is later mentioned in the "[[Red Box]]" [[Ravenloft Campaign Setting (Box)]] (publication date: 1994) and [[Domains of Dread]] (publication date 1997). Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker makes his first (and only) full appearance in the module [[Adam's Wrath]] (release date: 1994), where his home is beset by [[~~the~~ Fleas of Madness]]. Adam's Wrath is also the first time where his physical decline is mentioned and the only time when [[outlander]] origin is mentioned.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>		Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker's first (if very brief) mention dates back to the original "[[Black Box]]" of the Ravenloft Campaign Setting, [[Realm of Terror]] as the [[temporal leader]] of Lamordia. He is later mentioned in the "[[Red Box]]" [[Ravenloft Campaign Setting (Box)]] (publication date: 1994) and [[Domains of Dread]] (publication date 1997). Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker makes his first (and only) full appearance in the module [[Adam's Wrath]] (release date: 1994), where his home is beset by [[Fleas of Madness]]. Adam's Wrath is also the first time where his physical decline is mentioned and the only time when [[outlander]] origin is mentioned.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>

	In [[Third Edition]], he is mentioned in [[Ravenloft Third Edition]] (release date: 2001) and the [[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] (release date: 2003). These [[source]]s mention his family has ruled for hundreds of years<ref name="R3e p. 128-129">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 128-129</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 146">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 146</ref>, though they are essentially how the world seems from a perspective uninformed [[player character]]s would know. In [[Gazetteer II]] (release date: 2003), the baron has become physically [[incapacitated]] due to a continuation of the physical degeneration first mentioned in Adam's Wrath and continued into the in-universe timeline advanced since that module was released.<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>		In [[Third Edition]], he is mentioned in [[Ravenloft Third Edition]] (release date: 2001) and the [[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] (release date: 2003). These [[source]]s mention his family has ruled for hundreds of years<ref name="R3e p. 128-129">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 128-129</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 146">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 146</ref>, though they are essentially how the world seems from a perspective uninformed [[player character]]s would know. In [[Gazetteer II]] (release date: 2003), the baron has become physically [[incapacitated]] due to a continuation of the physical degeneration first mentioned in Adam's Wrath and continued into the in-universe timeline advanced since that module was released.<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>

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	'''Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker''' is a fictional [[character]] that exists within the [[Ravenloft]] campaign setting. In universe, he is the [[ruler]] of [[Lamordia]]<ref>[[Realm of Terror]] (Black Box) p. 75</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting (Box)]] ("Red Box") p. 22</ref><ref>[[Domains of Dread p.28</ref><ref name="R3e p. 128-129">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 128-129</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 146">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 146</ref> and resides within [[Lamordia]] in [[Schloss Aubrecker]].<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 31">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 31</ref><ref name="Gaz I p. 82">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 82</ref>		'''Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker''' is a fictional [[character]] that exists within the [[Ravenloft]] campaign setting. In universe, he is the [[ruler]] of [[Lamordia]]<ref>[[Realm of Terror]] (Black Box) p. 75</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting (Box)]] ("Red Box") p. 22</ref><ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p.28</ref><ref name="R3e p. 128-129">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 128-129</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 146">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 146</ref> and resides within [[Lamordia]] in [[Schloss Aubrecker]].<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 31">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 31</ref><ref name="Gaz I p. 82">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 82</ref>


	==Sources==		==Sources==
	Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker's first (if very brief) mention dates back to the original "[[Black Box ~~Set~~]]" of the Ravenloft Campaign Setting, [[Realm of Terror]] as the [[temporal leader]] of Lamordia. He is later mentioned in the "[[Red Box]]" [[Ravenloft Campaign Setting (Box)]] (publication date: 1994) and [[Domains of Dread]] (publication date 1997). Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker makes his first (and only) full appearance in the module [[Adam's Wrath]] (release date: 1994), where his home is beset by [[the Fleas of Madness]]. Adam's Wrath is also the first time where his physical decline is mentioned and the only time when [[outlander]] origin is mentioned.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>		Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker's first (if very brief) mention dates back to the original "[[Black Box]]" of the Ravenloft Campaign Setting, [[Realm of Terror]] as the [[temporal leader]] of Lamordia. He is later mentioned in the "[[Red Box]]" [[Ravenloft Campaign Setting (Box)]] (publication date: 1994) and [[Domains of Dread]] (publication date 1997). Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker makes his first (and only) full appearance in the module [[Adam's Wrath]] (release date: 1994), where his home is beset by [[the Fleas of Madness]]. Adam's Wrath is also the first time where his physical decline is mentioned and the only time when [[outlander]] origin is mentioned.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>

	In [[Third Edition]], he is mentioned in [[Ravenloft Third Edition]] (release date: 2001) and the [[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] (release date: 2003). These [[source]]s mention his family has ruled for hundreds of years<ref name="R3e p. 128-129">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 128-129</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 146">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 146</ref>, though they are essentially how the world seems from a perspective uninformed [[player character]]s would know. In [[Gazetteer II]] (release date: 2003), the baron has become physically [[incapacitated]] due to a continuation of the physical degeneration first mentioned in Adam's Wrath and continued into the in-universe timeline advanced since that module was released.<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>		In [[Third Edition]], he is mentioned in [[Ravenloft Third Edition]] (release date: 2001) and the [[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] (release date: 2003). These [[source]]s mention his family has ruled for hundreds of years<ref name="R3e p. 128-129">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 128-129</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 146">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 146</ref>, though they are essentially how the world seems from a perspective uninformed [[player character]]s would know. In [[Gazetteer II]] (release date: 2003), the baron has become physically [[incapacitated]] due to a continuation of the physical degeneration first mentioned in Adam's Wrath and continued into the in-universe timeline advanced since that module was released.<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>

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	Baron Vilhelm makes an appearance in Adam's Wrath, where [[madness]] from the fleas gripped his household and caused the inhabitants to begin killing each other or fleeing out only to perish in the deadly Lamordian [[winter]]. Baron Wilhelm became paranoid with the delusion that his [[animal]]s conspired against him. If and when he encounters the [[player character]]s, he believes them to belong to the [[Category:Seekers of the Spark\|secret society of flesh golems]] that reside at [[the Monastery of the Quickening Thunderbolt\|a secret monastery]] and begs them to leave him and his at-this-time young daughter Gerta alone. Depending upon how they react, the baron may relinquish the [[map]] to the monastery.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 35-37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 35-37</ref>		Baron Vilhelm makes an appearance in Adam's Wrath, where [[madness]] from the fleas gripped his household and caused the inhabitants to begin killing each other or fleeing out only to perish in the deadly Lamordian [[winter]]. Baron Wilhelm became paranoid with the delusion that his [[animal]]s conspired against him. If and when he encounters the [[player character]]s, he believes them to belong to the [[Category:Seekers of the Spark\|secret society of flesh golems]] that reside at [[the Monastery of the Quickening Thunderbolt\|a secret monastery]] and begs them to leave him and his at-this-time young daughter Gerta alone. Depending upon how they react, the baron may relinquish the [[map]] to the monastery.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 35-37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 35-37</ref>

	Still in his mid-fifties at this time, the baron is not incapacitated. Although he has become too [[fat]] for his breastplate. He wields [[Baron Vilhelm's Mace\|a magical mace]] in combat and, despite the text's attributions that his physical abilities have gone to pot, has ~~considerable~~ fighting ability.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>		Still in his mid-fifties at this time, the baron is not incapacitated. Although he has become too [[fat]] for his breastplate. He wields [[Baron Vilhelm's Mace\|a magical mace]] in combat and, despite the text's attributions that his physical abilities have gone to pot, has some fighting ability but a reduced to hit bonus.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>

			==Game Statistics==
			*[[2nd Edition]] ([[Adam's Wrath]])
			**male human [[fighter]] ([[retired]]) 9; [[Lawful Neutral]]<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>
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			*[[3rd Edition]] (Circa [[757 BC]])
			**male human [[aristocrat]] 5 (only single stat line given)<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>

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	==Background==		==Background==
	Vilhelm is the father of [[Gerta]], [[Hendrik von Aubrecker\|Hendrik]], and [[Rudolph von Aubrecker\|Rudolph]], ~~all of whom~~ he ~~sired with~~ a wife of ~~unspecified~~ name ~~who~~ never entered the [[Demiplane of Dread]].<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>		Vilhelm is the father of [[Gerta]], [[Hendrik von Aubrecker\|Hendrik]]<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 31">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 31</ref>, and [[Rudolph von Aubrecker\|Rudolph]]<ref name="RLMCI&II p. 78-79">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 78-79</ref>. On [[the Prime Material Plane]], he had a wife of unknown name, but she never entered the [[Demiplane of Dread]].<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>

	Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker is not a true [[Lamordian]]. Rather, he is an [[outlander]] that was taken from some unknown world. Although he was a [[fighter]] of experienced prowesse, he was of [[peasant]] ancestry. Thus, he could never get what he desired: noble status and the ability to rule. Therefore, he hired a [[wizard]] to cast an [[ancient]] [[spell]] grant his [[wish]] of nobility and rule. The wizard cast the spell as [[the Dark Powers]] formed the domain of [[Lamordia]], causing the Baron and his family to become taken by [[the Mists]] and granted political rule over the domain. However, the baron's wife fled before the spell was unleashed, leaving her behind on the [[Prime Material Plane]] and causing the baron to miss her. He was granted his wish of noble rule, land, and followers, but at the cost of losing his love.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>		Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker is not a true [[Lamordian]]. Rather, he is an [[outlander]] that was taken from some unknown world. Although he was a [[fighter]] of experienced prowesse, he was of [[peasant]] ancestry. Thus, he could never get what he desired: noble status and the ability to rule. Therefore, he hired a [[wizard]] to cast an [[ancient]] [[spell]] grant his [[wish]] of nobility and rule. The wizard cast the spell as [[the Dark Powers]] formed the domain of [[Lamordia]], causing the Baron and his family to become taken by [[the Mists]] and granted political rule over the domain. However, the baron's wife fled before the spell was unleashed, leaving her behind on the [[Prime Material Plane]] and causing the baron to miss her. He was granted his wish of noble rule, land, and followers, but at the cost of losing his love.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>

	As [[:category:baron of Lamordia\|baron of Lamordia]], Vilhelm settled into a life of courtly leisure and for the most part swore off his previous life as a man-at-arms. In his grief over the loss of his wife and sedentary living, the baron's physical abilities declined and he put on weight.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref> The loss of his children marked a further decline in his physical health. In [[712 BC]], [[Rudolph von Aubrecker]] was lost at [[sea]], seemingly [[deceased\|dead]]<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref> (In reality, Rudolph's [[dying]] body was discovered and taken to [[Dr. Mordenheim]], whom [[transformed]] Rudolph into [[the Living Brain]]. However, Baron Vilhelm never learned this detail) In [[739 BC]]<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>, a plague of [[fleas of madness]] menaced the land, including [[Schloss Aubrecker]]. The baron and his family became afflicted with the temporary [[madness]], and [[Hendrik von Aubrecker]] died out in the cold, delusionally believing he was in the comforts of home.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 30-31">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 30-31</ref> The loss of his two children had longer term implications for an extended [[madness]], and physical [[disease]] soon followed thereafter.<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>		As [[:category:baron of Lamordia\|baron of Lamordia]], Vilhelm settled into a life of courtly leisure and for the most part swore off his previous life as a man-at-arms. In his grief over the loss of his wife and sedentary living, the baron's physical abilities declined and he put on weight.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref> The loss of his children marked a further decline in his physical health. In [[712 BC]], [[Rudolph von Aubrecker]] was lost at [[sea]], seemingly [[deceased\|dead]]<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref> (In reality, Rudolph's [[dying]] body was discovered and taken to [[Dr. Mordenheim]], whom [[transformed]] Rudolph into [[the Living Brain]].<ref name="RLMCI&II p. 78-79">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 78-79</ref> However, Baron Vilhelm never learned this detail) In [[739 BC]]<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>, a plague of [[fleas of madness]] menaced the land, including [[Schloss Aubrecker]]. The baron and his family became afflicted with the temporary [[madness]], and [[Hendrik von Aubrecker]] died out in the cold, delusionally believing he was in the comforts of home.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 30-31">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 30-31</ref> The loss of his two children had longer term implications for an extended [[madness]], and physical [[disease]] soon followed thereafter.<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>

	In times of good health, Baron Vilhelm was was in the public eye a benevolent though distant [[ruler]], more interested in courtly pleasures than actively controlling his land. By the time of [[Gazetteer II]], he has become bed-ridden and likely near [[death]]. Although he rules in name as a [[figurehead]], his daughter [[Gerta von Aubrecker]] rules as his [[regent]]. Although [[young]], she has shown more of an interest in active rule<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>		In times of good health, Baron Vilhelm was was in the public eye a benevolent though distant [[ruler]], more interested in courtly pleasures than actively controlling his land. By the time of [[Gazetteer II]], he has become bed-ridden and likely near [[death]]. Although he rules in name as a [[figurehead]], his daughter [[Gerta von Aubrecker]] rules as his [[regent]]. Although [[young]], she has shown more of an interest in active rule<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>

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	'''Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker''' is a fictional [[character]] that exists within the [[Ravenloft]] campaign setting. In universe, he is the [[ruler]] of [[Lamordia]] and resides within [[Lamordia]] in [[Schloss Aubrecker]].		'''Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker''' is a fictional [[character]] that exists within the [[Ravenloft]] campaign setting. In universe, he is the [[ruler]] of [[Lamordia]]<ref>[[Realm of Terror]] (Black Box) p. 75</ref><ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting (Box)]] ("Red Box") p. 22</ref><ref>[[Domains of Dread p.28</ref><ref name="R3e p. 128-129">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 128-129</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 146">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 146</ref> and resides within [[Lamordia]] in [[Schloss Aubrecker]].<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 31">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 31</ref><ref name="Gaz I p. 82">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 82</ref>


	==Sources==		==Sources==
	Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker's first (if very brief) mention dates back to the original "[[Black Box Set]]" of the Ravenloft Campaign Setting, [[Realm of Terror]] as the [[temporal leader]] of Lamordia. He is later mentioned in the "[[Red Box]]" [[Ravenloft Campaign Setting (Box)]] (publication date: 1994) and [[Domains of Dread]] (publication date 1997). Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker makes his first (and only) full appearance in the module [[Adam's Wrath]] (release date: 1994), where his home is beset by [[the Fleas of Madness]]. Adam's Wrath is also the first time where his physical decline is mentioned and the only time when [[outlander]] origin is mentioned.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>		Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker's first (if very brief) mention dates back to the original "[[Black Box Set]]" of the Ravenloft Campaign Setting, [[Realm of Terror]] as the [[temporal leader]] of Lamordia. He is later mentioned in the "[[Red Box]]" [[Ravenloft Campaign Setting (Box)]] (publication date: 1994) and [[Domains of Dread]] (publication date 1997). Baron Vilhelm von Aubrecker makes his first (and only) full appearance in the module [[Adam's Wrath]] (release date: 1994), where his home is beset by [[the Fleas of Madness]]. Adam's Wrath is also the first time where his physical decline is mentioned and the only time when [[outlander]] origin is mentioned.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>

	In [[Third Edition]], he is mentioned in [[Ravenloft Third Edition]] (release date: 2001) and the [[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] (release date: 2003). These [[source]]s mention his family has ruled for hundreds of years, though they are essentially how the world seems from a perspective uninformed [[player character]]s would know. In [[Gazetteer II]] (release date: 2003), the baron has become physically [[incapacitated]] due to a continuation of the physical degeneration first mentioned in Adam's Wrath and continued into the in-universe timeline advanced since that module was released.<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>		In [[Third Edition]], he is mentioned in [[Ravenloft Third Edition]] (release date: 2001) and the [[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] (release date: 2003). These [[source]]s mention his family has ruled for hundreds of years<ref name="R3e p. 128-129">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 128-129</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 146">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 146</ref>, though they are essentially how the world seems from a perspective uninformed [[player character]]s would know. In [[Gazetteer II]] (release date: 2003), the baron has become physically [[incapacitated]] due to a continuation of the physical degeneration first mentioned in Adam's Wrath and continued into the in-universe timeline advanced since that module was released.<ref name="Gaz I p. 75">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 75</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
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	==In Adam's Wrath==		==In Adam's Wrath==
	Baron Vilhelm makes an appearance in Adam's Wrath, where [[madness]] from the fleas gripped his household and caused the inhabitants to begin killing each other or fleeing out only to perish in the deadly Lamordian [[winter]]. Baron Wilhelm became paranoid with the delusion that his [[animal]]s conspired against him. If and when he encounters the [[player character]]s, he believes them to belong to the [[Category:Seekers of the Spark\|secret society of flesh golems]] that reside at [[the Monastery of the ~~Thunder Bolt~~\|a secret monastery]] and begs them to leave him and his at-this-time young daughter Gerta alone. Depending upon how they react, the baron may relinquish the [[map]] to the monastery.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 35-37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 35-37</ref>		Baron Vilhelm makes an appearance in Adam's Wrath, where [[madness]] from the fleas gripped his household and caused the inhabitants to begin killing each other or fleeing out only to perish in the deadly Lamordian [[winter]]. Baron Wilhelm became paranoid with the delusion that his [[animal]]s conspired against him. If and when he encounters the [[player character]]s, he believes them to belong to the [[Category:Seekers of the Spark\|secret society of flesh golems]] that reside at [[the Monastery of the Quickening Thunderbolt\|a secret monastery]] and begs them to leave him and his at-this-time young daughter Gerta alone. Depending upon how they react, the baron may relinquish the [[map]] to the monastery.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 35-37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 35-37</ref>

	Still in his mid-fifties at this time, the baron is not incapacitated. Although he has become too [[fat]] for his breastplate. He wields [[Baron Vilhelm's Mace\|a magical mace]] in combat and, despite the text's attributions that his physical abilities have gone to pot, has considerable fighting ability.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>		Still in his mid-fifties at this time, the baron is not incapacitated. Although he has become too [[fat]] for his breastplate. He wields [[Baron Vilhelm's Mace\|a magical mace]] in combat and, despite the text's attributions that his physical abilities have gone to pot, has considerable fighting ability.<ref name="Adam's Wrath p. 37">[[Adam's Wrath]] p. 37</ref>
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