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	A [[Werebat]], and the darklord of [[L'ile de la Tempete]]. His transformations to bat form are tied to the [[tide]].<ref name=DLp.66>[[Darklords]] p.66</ref>		A [[Werebat]], and the darklord of [[L'ile de la Tempete]]. His transformations to bat form are tied to the [[tide]].<ref name=DLp.66>[[Darklords]] p.66</ref>

	Captain Monette resides in the [[lighthouse]] he built, the [[Eye of Midnight]]. He uses it to lure unsuspecting [[sailor]]s to their doom. Monette stalks and kills any [[survivor]]s one at a time if able<ref name=DLp.66>[[Darklords]] p.66</ref> {{netbook-small}}However, should a [[sailor]] survives a [[shipwreck]] to make it to the island, Captain Monette may appear in human form and act quite congenial with curiosity about the outside world. Even if it takes days, his hunger for [[flesh]] will outweigh his hunger for company, and he will ambush and kill any seeming "visitor" he may have made.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 315">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 315</ref>		Captain Monette resides in the [[lighthouse]] he built, the [[Eye of Midnight]]. He uses it to lure unsuspecting [[sailor]]s to their doom. Monette stalks and kills any [[survivor]]s one at a time if able.<ref name=DLp.66>[[Darklords]] p.66</ref> {{netbook-small}}However, should a [[sailor]] survives a [[shipwreck]] to make it to the island, Captain Monette may appear in human form and act quite congenial with curiosity about the outside world. Even if it takes days, his hunger for [[flesh]] will outweigh his hunger for company, and he will ambush and kill any seeming "visitor" he may have made.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 315">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 315</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
	===Canon Information===		===Canon Information===
	{{canon}}		{{canon}}
	Prior to becoming a [[darklord]], Monette captained a privateer vessel called [[Ouragan]]. He was publicly known as stalwart and all but [[fear]]less [[sailor]], but is his crew knew him to be a [[cruel]] and [[violent]] [[abuser]]. The slightest of delays, disagreements, or other "[[transgressions]]" were met by Monette's most brutal of beatings. Eventually the crew could take no more; they mutinied, and ~~the~~ keelhauled him, flogged him, and threw him overboard. He [[cursed]] them and vowed revenge at all costs.<ref name=DLp.64>[[Darklords]] p.64</ref>		Prior to becoming a [[darklord]], Monette captained a privateer vessel called [[Ouragan]]. He was publicly known as stalwart and all but [[fear]]less [[sailor]], but his crew knew him to be a [[cruel]] and [[violent]] [[abuser]]. The slightest of delays, disagreements, or other "[[transgressions]]" were met by Monette's most brutal of beatings. Eventually the crew could take no more; they mutinied, and they keelhauled him, flogged him, and threw him overboard. He [[cursed]] them and vowed revenge at all costs.<ref name=DLp.64>[[Darklords]] p.64</ref>

	Unknown to Ourangan's crew, Monette did not perish but was drawn into [[the Mists]]. Monette, near death and helpless, he wound up on a small island. There, the [[bat]]s sipped his blood and dined on his flesh, but Monette feasted upon them in turn.<ref name=DLp.64>[[Darklords]] p.64</ref> Thus, as man dined upon bat and bat dined upon man, Monette became one with them as an [[afflicted werebat]].<ref name=DLp.65>[[Darklords]] p.65</ref>		Unknown to Ourangan's crew, Monette did not perish but was drawn into [[the Mists]]. Monette, near death and helpless, wound up on a small island. There, the [[bat]]s sipped his blood and dined on his flesh, but Monette feasted upon them in turn.<ref name=DLp.64>[[Darklords]] p.64</ref> Thus, as man dined upon bat and bat dined upon man, Monette became one with them as an [[afflicted werebat]].<ref name=DLp.65>[[Darklords]] p.65</ref>

	Soon after he discovered his dreaded curse, Monette discovered a second nasty surprise: his ability to fly availed him not in ~~escape far~~ from the island. He became bound to [[L'île de la Tempête]] and the waters immediately surrounding it. Thus, he was denied two things he once took for granted: high seas adventure and, perhaps more ironically given his anger, the company of others.<ref name=DLp.65>[[Darklords]] p.65</ref>		Soon after he discovered his dreaded curse, Monette discovered a second nasty surprise: his ability to fly availed him not in escaping from the island. He became bound to [[L'île de la Tempête]] and the waters immediately surrounding it. Thus, he was denied two things he once took for granted: high seas adventure and, perhaps more ironically given his anger, the company of others.<ref name=DLp.65>[[Darklords]] p.65</ref>

	===Noncanon Information===		===Noncanon Information===
	{{Netbook}}		{{Netbook}}
	The [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] expands upon Monette's background. Monette's temper was not the only source of his [[violence]]. On every voyage he selected a crewman and focus his wrath on that [[[victim]]. He not only vented his violence upon the [[guilty]], but also the innocent. One of his crewmen witnessed an illicit deal he made with a traitorous [[baron]]. To prevent the sailor from talking, Monette made false accusations upon the sailor and beat him nearly to death before abandoning him at the next [[port]]. And [[Francois Monette]], nephew and [[loyal]] crewman to the last, faced as much of the captain's spite as any of his crew.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 310">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 310</ref>		The [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] expands upon Monette's background. Monette's temper was not the only source of his [[violence]]. On every voyage he selected a crewman and focus his wrath on that [[victim]]. He not only vented his violence upon the [[guilty]] but also the innocent. One of his crewmen witnessed an illicit deal he made with a traitorous [[baron]]. To prevent the sailor from talking, Monette made false accusations upon the sailor and beat him nearly to death before abandoning him at the next [[port]]. And [[Francois Monette]], nephew and [[loyal]] crewman to the last, faced as much of the captain's spite as any of his crew.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 310">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 310</ref>

	It was during a mission to deliver the [[king]]s [[gold]] to a [[warlord]] fighting [[pirate]]s that the crew resorted to mutiny. After causing two crewmen to lose their lives in his drive to make up for setbacks, Captain Monette called for the random [[execution]] of a third when the ship's [[food]] supply became contaminated. The crew [[rebelled]] and commenced with their [[torture]] and [[killing]]. Only Francois objected, though Captain Monette did not know, having already fallen unconscious.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 311">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 311</ref>		It was during a mission to deliver the [[king]]'s [[gold]] to a [[warlord]] fighting [[pirate]]s that the crew resorted to mutiny. After causing two crewmen to lose their lives in his drive to make up for setbacks, Captain Monette called for the random [[execution]] of a third when the ship's [[food]] supply became contaminated. The crew [[rebelled]] and commenced with their [[torture]] and [[killing]]. Only Francois objected, though Captain Monette did not know, having already fallen unconscious.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 311">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 311</ref>

	As Captain Monette feasted upon the bats, he deliriously swore vengeance upon the crew and [[cursed]] them once more.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 311">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 311</ref> He only became cognizant of where he was after three days of blood-feasting upon the bats. Eventually he stumbled upon the [[ruins]] of a [[lighthouse]] and found his nephew Francois huddled there. Rage at a (seeming) [[traitor]] overtook Alain once again, and he viciously [[murdered]] his nephew, only to discover the boy had been bound badly whipped just as he had. Francois never betrayed his uncle, in fact, Francois had suffered the same fate by defending Alain.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 312">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 312</ref>		As Captain Monette feasted upon the bats, he deliriously swore vengeance upon the crew and [[cursed]] them once more.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 311">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 311</ref> He only became cognizant of where he was after three days of blood-feasting upon the bats. Eventually he stumbled upon the [[ruins]] of a [[lighthouse]] and found his nephew Francois huddled there. Rage at a (seeming) [[traitor]] overtook Alain once again, and he viciously [[murdered]] his nephew, only to discover the boy had been bound and badly whipped just as he had. Francois never betrayed his uncle, in fact, Francois had suffered the same fate by defending Alain.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 312">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 312</ref>

	Soon after the murder of Francois, Alain's emotional pain turned to the physical as he went through the torturous transformation to man-bat for the first time.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 312">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 312</ref> Consumed by hunger and bloodlust, he mutilated and fed upon Francois' corpse. Sated, Alain resumed human form. He had come to a realization of who he now was and what he now needed. The year was [[677 BC]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 313">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 313</ref>		Soon after the murder of Francois, Alain's emotional pain turned to the physical as he went through the torturous transformation to man-bat for the first time.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 312">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 312</ref> Consumed by hunger and bloodlust, he mutilated and fed upon Francois' corpse. Sated, Alain resumed human form. He had come to a realization of who he now was and what he now needed. The year was [[677 BC]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 313">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 313</ref>
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	==Monette and the Bats of the Island==		==Monette and the Bats of the Island==
	{{netbook}}		{{netbook}}
	Captain Monette possesses the ability to converse with (and maybe even command) the [[bat]]s of [L'île de la Tempête]]. However, they repulse him, as they remind him of his [[curse]] and his transformation.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 314">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 314</ref> Unknown to Monette, he has changed the bats as they have changed him. A number of the bats he feasted upon became [[afflicted beast]]s of a sort, [[shapechanger]]s with the ability to shift into horrific (but nearly harmless) [[humanoid]] forms. Although they recognize Monette as their "alpha", they try their best to stay out of his way. However, armed with a dog-level intelligence, they serve his will when he is overtaken with the [[emotion]]s of his curse. They will steal and sabotage his enemies supplies, [[weapon]]s, and so on.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 102">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 102</ref>		Captain Monette possesses the ability to converse with (and maybe even command) the [[bat]]s of [L'île de la Tempête]]. However, they repulse him, as they remind him of his [[curse]] and his transformation.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 314">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 314</ref> Unknown to Monette, he has changed the bats as they have changed him. A number of the bats he feasted upon became [[afflicted beast]]s of a sort, [[shapechanger]]s with the ability to shift into horrific (but nearly harmless) [[humanoid]] forms. Although they recognize Monette as their "alpha", they try their best to stay out of his way. However, armed with a dog-level intelligence, they serve his will when he is overtaken with the [[emotion]]s of his curse. They will steal and sabotage his enemies' supplies, [[weapon]]s, and so on.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 102">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 102</ref>

	==Sources==		==Sources==

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			[[category:Self-Induced Maledictive Lycanthrope]]
	[[category:Serial Killer]]		[[category:Serial Killer]]
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	In the ensuing months, Captain Monette fixed up the lighthouse. As his emotional turmoil over Francois' death turned into a morbid and [[bitter]] humor, he placed his nephew's [[skull]] to hold the candle for the beacon. Eerily, the skull lit up and began to turn like a lighthouse beacon. Later, a [[ship]] drew near but then turned back. Monette despaired of relief of his hunger and wish for the tide to wreck the ship. And so it did. Alain had discovered an ability to manipulate the tide, an ability he became more proficient with after practice.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 313">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 313</ref>		In the ensuing months, Captain Monette fixed up the lighthouse. As his emotional turmoil over Francois' death turned into a morbid and [[bitter]] humor, he placed his nephew's [[skull]] to hold the candle for the beacon. Eerily, the skull lit up and began to turn like a lighthouse beacon. Later, a [[ship]] drew near but then turned back. Monette despaired of relief of his hunger and wish for the tide to wreck the ship. And so it did. Alain had discovered an ability to manipulate the tide, an ability he became more proficient with after practice.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 313">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 313</ref>

			==Monette and the Bats of the Island==
			{{netbook}}
			Captain Monette possesses the ability to converse with (and maybe even command) the [[bat]]s of [L'île de la Tempête]]. However, they repulse him, as they remind him of his [[curse]] and his transformation.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 314">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 314</ref> Unknown to Monette, he has changed the bats as they have changed him. A number of the bats he feasted upon became [[afflicted beast]]s of a sort, [[shapechanger]]s with the ability to shift into horrific (but nearly harmless) [[humanoid]] forms. Although they recognize Monette as their "alpha", they try their best to stay out of his way. However, armed with a dog-level intelligence, they serve his will when he is overtaken with the [[emotion]]s of his curse. They will steal and sabotage his enemies supplies, [[weapon]]s, and so on.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 102">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 102</ref>

	==Sources==		==Sources==

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	==Background==		==Background==
			===Canon Information===
	{{canon}}		{{canon}}
	Prior to becoming a [[darklord]], Monette captained a privateer vessel called [[Ouragan]]. He was publicly known as stalwart and all but [[fear]]less [[sailor]], but is his crew knew him to be a [[cruel]] and [[violent]] [[abuser]]. The slightest of delays, disagreements, or other "[[transgressions]]" were met by Monette's most brutal of beatings. Eventually the crew could take no more; they mutinied, and the keelhauled him, flogged him, and threw him overboard. He [[cursed]] them and vowed revenge at all costs.<ref name=DLp.64>[[Darklords]] p.64</ref>		Prior to becoming a [[darklord]], Monette captained a privateer vessel called [[Ouragan]]. He was publicly known as stalwart and all but [[fear]]less [[sailor]], but is his crew knew him to be a [[cruel]] and [[violent]] [[abuser]]. The slightest of delays, disagreements, or other "[[transgressions]]" were met by Monette's most brutal of beatings. Eventually the crew could take no more; they mutinied, and the keelhauled him, flogged him, and threw him overboard. He [[cursed]] them and vowed revenge at all costs.<ref name=DLp.64>[[Darklords]] p.64</ref>
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	Soon after he discovered his dreaded curse, Monette discovered a second nasty surprise: his ability to fly availed him not in escape far from the island. He became bound to [[L'île de la Tempête]] and the waters immediately surrounding it. Thus, he was denied two things he once took for granted: high seas adventure and, perhaps more ironically given his anger, the company of others.<ref name=DLp.65>[[Darklords]] p.65</ref>		Soon after he discovered his dreaded curse, Monette discovered a second nasty surprise: his ability to fly availed him not in escape far from the island. He became bound to [[L'île de la Tempête]] and the waters immediately surrounding it. Thus, he was denied two things he once took for granted: high seas adventure and, perhaps more ironically given his anger, the company of others.<ref name=DLp.65>[[Darklords]] p.65</ref>

			===Noncanon Information===
	{{Netbook}}		{{Netbook}}
	The [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] expands upon Monette's background. Monette's temper was not the only source of his [[violence]]. On every voyage he selected a crewman and focus his wrath on that [[[victim]]. He not only vented his violence upon the [[guilty]], but also the innocent. One of his crewmen witnessed an illicit deal he made with a traitorous [[baron]]. To prevent the sailor from talking, Monette made false accusations upon the sailor and beat him nearly to death before abandoning him at the next [[port]]. And [[Francois Monette]], nephew and [[loyal]] crewman to the last, faced as much of the captain's spite as any of his crew.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 310">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 310</ref>		The [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] expands upon Monette's background. Monette's temper was not the only source of his [[violence]]. On every voyage he selected a crewman and focus his wrath on that [[[victim]]. He not only vented his violence upon the [[guilty]], but also the innocent. One of his crewmen witnessed an illicit deal he made with a traitorous [[baron]]. To prevent the sailor from talking, Monette made false accusations upon the sailor and beat him nearly to death before abandoning him at the next [[port]]. And [[Francois Monette]], nephew and [[loyal]] crewman to the last, faced as much of the captain's spite as any of his crew.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 310">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 310</ref>
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	Soon after the murder of Francois, Alain's emotional pain turned to the physical as he went through the torturous transformation to man-bat for the first time.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 312">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 312</ref> Consumed by hunger and bloodlust, he mutilated and fed upon Francois' corpse. Sated, Alain resumed human form. He had come to a realization of who he now was and what he now needed. The year was [[677 BC]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 313">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 313</ref>		Soon after the murder of Francois, Alain's emotional pain turned to the physical as he went through the torturous transformation to man-bat for the first time.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 312">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 312</ref> Consumed by hunger and bloodlust, he mutilated and fed upon Francois' corpse. Sated, Alain resumed human form. He had come to a realization of who he now was and what he now needed. The year was [[677 BC]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 313">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 313</ref>

	In the ensuing months, Captain Monette fixed up the lighthouse. As his emotional turmoil over Francois' death turned into a morbid and [[bitter]] humor, he placed his nephew's [[skull]] to hold the candle for the beacon. Eerily, the skull lit up and began to turn like a lighthouse beacon. Later, a [[ship]] drew near but then turned back. Monette despaired of relief of his hunger and wish for the tide to wreck the ship. And so it did. Alain had discovered an ability to manipulate the tide, an ability he became more proficient with after practice.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 313">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 313</ref>		In the ensuing months, Captain Monette fixed up the lighthouse. As his emotional turmoil over Francois' death turned into a morbid and [[bitter]] humor, he placed his nephew's [[skull]] to hold the candle for the beacon. Eerily, the skull lit up and began to turn like a lighthouse beacon. Later, a [[ship]] drew near but then turned back. Monette despaired of relief of his hunger and wish for the tide to wreck the ship. And so it did. Alain had discovered an ability to manipulate the tide, an ability he became more proficient with after practice.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 313">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 313</ref>

	==Sources==		==Sources==

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	==Statistics==		==Statistics==
	[[2nd Edition]]		[[2nd Edition]]
			{{canon}}
	*male human afflicted [[werebat]] with 8 Hit Dice<ref name=DLp.67>[[Darklords]] p.67</ref>		*male human afflicted [[werebat]] with 8 Hit Dice<ref name=DLp.67>[[Darklords]] p.67</ref>

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	A [[Werebat]], and the darklord of [[L'ile de la Tempete]]. His transformations to bat form are tied to the [[tide]].<ref name=DLp.66>[[Darklords]] p.66</ref>		A [[Werebat]], and the darklord of [[L'ile de la Tempete]]. His transformations to bat form are tied to the [[tide]].<ref name=DLp.66>[[Darklords]] p.66</ref>

	Captain Monette resides in the [[lighthouse]] he built, the [[Eye of Midnight]]. He uses it to lure unsuspecting [[sailor]]s to their doom. Monette stalks and kills any [[survivor]]s one at a time if able<ref name=DLp.66>[[Darklords]] p.66</ref> {{netbook-small}}However, should a [[sailor]] survives a [[shipwreck]] to make it to the island, Captain Monette may appear in human form and act quite congenial with curiosity about the outside world. Even if it takes days, his hunger for [[flesh]] will outweigh his hunger for company, and he will ambush and kill any seeming "visitor" he may have made.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 315">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer" p. 315</ref>		Captain Monette resides in the [[lighthouse]] he built, the [[Eye of Midnight]]. He uses it to lure unsuspecting [[sailor]]s to their doom. Monette stalks and kills any [[survivor]]s one at a time if able<ref name=DLp.66>[[Darklords]] p.66</ref> {{netbook-small}}However, should a [[sailor]] survives a [[shipwreck]] to make it to the island, Captain Monette may appear in human form and act quite congenial with curiosity about the outside world. Even if it takes days, his hunger for [[flesh]] will outweigh his hunger for company, and he will ambush and kill any seeming "visitor" he may have made.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 315">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 315</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
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	{{Netbook}}		{{Netbook}}
	The [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] expands upon Monette's background. Monette's temper was not the only source of his [[violence]]. On every voyage he selected a crewman and focus his wrath on that [[[victim]]. He not only vented his violence upon the [[guilty]], but also the innocent. One of his crewmen witnessed an illicit deal he made with a traitorous [[baron]]. To prevent the sailor from talking, Monette made false accusations upon the sailor and beat him nearly to death before abandoning him at the next [[port]]. And [[Francois Monette]], nephew and [[loyal]] crewman to the last, faced as much of the captain's spite as any of his crew.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 310">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer" p. 310</ref>		The [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] expands upon Monette's background. Monette's temper was not the only source of his [[violence]]. On every voyage he selected a crewman and focus his wrath on that [[[victim]]. He not only vented his violence upon the [[guilty]], but also the innocent. One of his crewmen witnessed an illicit deal he made with a traitorous [[baron]]. To prevent the sailor from talking, Monette made false accusations upon the sailor and beat him nearly to death before abandoning him at the next [[port]]. And [[Francois Monette]], nephew and [[loyal]] crewman to the last, faced as much of the captain's spite as any of his crew.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 310">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 310</ref>

	It was during a mission to deliver the [[king]]s [[gold]] to a [[warlord]] fighting [[pirate]]s that the crew resorted to mutiny. After causing two crewmen to lose their lives in his drive to make up for setbacks, Captain Monette called for the random [[execution]] of a third when the ship's [[food]] supply became contaminated. The crew [[rebelled]] and commenced with their [[torture]] and [[killing]]. Only Francois objected, though Captain Monette did not know, having already fallen unconscious.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 311">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer" p. 311</ref>		It was during a mission to deliver the [[king]]s [[gold]] to a [[warlord]] fighting [[pirate]]s that the crew resorted to mutiny. After causing two crewmen to lose their lives in his drive to make up for setbacks, Captain Monette called for the random [[execution]] of a third when the ship's [[food]] supply became contaminated. The crew [[rebelled]] and commenced with their [[torture]] and [[killing]]. Only Francois objected, though Captain Monette did not know, having already fallen unconscious.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 311">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 311</ref>

	As Captain Monette feasted upon the bats, he deliriously swore vengeance upon the crew and [[cursed]] them once more.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 311">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer" p. 311</ref> He only became cognizant of where he was after three days of blood-feasting upon the bats. Eventually he stumbled upon the [[ruins]] of a [[lighthouse]] and found his nephew Francois huddled there. Rage at a (seeming) [[traitor]] overtook Alain once again, and he viciously [[murdered]] his nephew, only to discover the boy had been bound badly whipped just as he had. Francois never betrayed his uncle, in fact, Francois had suffered the same fate by defending Alain.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 312">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer" p. 312</ref>		As Captain Monette feasted upon the bats, he deliriously swore vengeance upon the crew and [[cursed]] them once more.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 311">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 311</ref> He only became cognizant of where he was after three days of blood-feasting upon the bats. Eventually he stumbled upon the [[ruins]] of a [[lighthouse]] and found his nephew Francois huddled there. Rage at a (seeming) [[traitor]] overtook Alain once again, and he viciously [[murdered]] his nephew, only to discover the boy had been bound badly whipped just as he had. Francois never betrayed his uncle, in fact, Francois had suffered the same fate by defending Alain.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 312">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 312</ref>

	Soon after the murder of Francois, Alain's emotional pain turned to the physical as he went through the torturous transformation to man-bat for the first time.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 312">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer" p. 312</ref> Consumed by hunger and bloodlust, he mutilated and fed upon Francois' corpse. Sated, Alain resumed human form. He had come to a realization of who he now was and what he now needed. The year was [[677 BC]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 313">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer" p. 313</ref>		Soon after the murder of Francois, Alain's emotional pain turned to the physical as he went through the torturous transformation to man-bat for the first time.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 312">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 312</ref> Consumed by hunger and bloodlust, he mutilated and fed upon Francois' corpse. Sated, Alain resumed human form. He had come to a realization of who he now was and what he now needed. The year was [[677 BC]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 313">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 313</ref>

	In the ensuing months, Captain Monette fixed up the lighthouse. As his emotional turmoil over Francois' death turned into a morbid and [[bitter]] humor, he placed his nephew's [[skull]] to hold the candle for the beacon. Eerily, the skull lit up and began to turn like a lighthouse beacon. Later, a [[ship]] drew near but then turned back. Monette despaired of relief of his hunger and wish for the tide to wreck the ship. And so it did. Alain had discovered an ability to manipulate the tide, an ability he became more proficient with after practice.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 313">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer" p. 313</ref>		In the ensuing months, Captain Monette fixed up the lighthouse. As his emotional turmoil over Francois' death turned into a morbid and [[bitter]] humor, he placed his nephew's [[skull]] to hold the candle for the beacon. Eerily, the skull lit up and began to turn like a lighthouse beacon. Later, a [[ship]] drew near but then turned back. Monette despaired of relief of his hunger and wish for the tide to wreck the ship. And so it did. Alain had discovered an ability to manipulate the tide, an ability he became more proficient with after practice.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 313">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 313</ref>

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	[[category:Serial Killer]]		[[category:Serial Killer]]
	[[Category:Shapechanger]]		[[Category:Shapechanger]]
	[[Category:Ship's Captain]]		[[Category:Ship's Captain]]
			[[category:Tall]]
	[[category:Tortured]]		[[category:Tortured]]
	[[category:Violent]]		[[category:Violent]]

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	A [[Werebat]], and the darklord of [[L'ile de la Tempete]]. His transformations to bat form are tied to the [[tide]].<ref name=DLp.66>[[Darklords]] p.66</ref>		A [[Werebat]], and the darklord of [[L'ile de la Tempete]]. His transformations to bat form are tied to the [[tide]].<ref name=DLp.66>[[Darklords]] p.66</ref>

	Captain Monette resides in the [[lighthouse]] he built, the [[Eye of Midnight]]. He uses it to lure unsuspecting [[sailor]]s to their doom.<ref name=DLp.66>[[Darklords]] p.66</ref>		Captain Monette resides in the [[lighthouse]] he built, the [[Eye of Midnight]]. He uses it to lure unsuspecting [[sailor]]s to their doom. Monette stalks and kills any [[survivor]]s one at a time if able<ref name=DLp.66>[[Darklords]] p.66</ref> {{netbook-small}}However, should a [[sailor]] survives a [[shipwreck]] to make it to the island, Captain Monette may appear in human form and act quite congenial with curiosity about the outside world. Even if it takes days, his hunger for [[flesh]] will outweigh his hunger for company, and he will ambush and kill any seeming "visitor" he may have made.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 315">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer" p. 315</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
			{{canon}}
	Prior to becoming a [[darklord]], Monette captained a privateer vessel called [[Ouragan]]. He was publicly known as stalwart and all but [[fear]]less [[sailor]], but is his crew knew him to be a [[cruel]] and [[violent]] [[abuser]]. The slightest of delays, disagreements, or other "[[transgressions]]" were met by Monette's most brutal of beatings. Eventually the crew could take no more; they mutinied, and the keelhauled him, flogged him, and threw him overboard. He [[cursed]] them and vowed revenge at all costs.<ref name=DLp.64>[[Darklords]] p.64</ref>		Prior to becoming a [[darklord]], Monette captained a privateer vessel called [[Ouragan]]. He was publicly known as stalwart and all but [[fear]]less [[sailor]], but is his crew knew him to be a [[cruel]] and [[violent]] [[abuser]]. The slightest of delays, disagreements, or other "[[transgressions]]" were met by Monette's most brutal of beatings. Eventually the crew could take no more; they mutinied, and the keelhauled him, flogged him, and threw him overboard. He [[cursed]] them and vowed revenge at all costs.<ref name=DLp.64>[[Darklords]] p.64</ref>

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	Soon after he discovered his dreaded curse, Monette discovered a second nasty surprise: his ability to fly availed him not in escape far from the island. He became bound to [[L'île de la Tempête]] and the waters immediately surrounding it. Thus, he was denied two things he once took for granted: high seas adventure and, perhaps more ironically given his anger, the company of others.<ref name=DLp.65>[[Darklords]] p.65</ref>		Soon after he discovered his dreaded curse, Monette discovered a second nasty surprise: his ability to fly availed him not in escape far from the island. He became bound to [[L'île de la Tempête]] and the waters immediately surrounding it. Thus, he was denied two things he once took for granted: high seas adventure and, perhaps more ironically given his anger, the company of others.<ref name=DLp.65>[[Darklords]] p.65</ref>

			{{Netbook}}
			The [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] expands upon Monette's background. Monette's temper was not the only source of his [[violence]]. On every voyage he selected a crewman and focus his wrath on that [[[victim]]. He not only vented his violence upon the [[guilty]], but also the innocent. One of his crewmen witnessed an illicit deal he made with a traitorous [[baron]]. To prevent the sailor from talking, Monette made false accusations upon the sailor and beat him nearly to death before abandoning him at the next [[port]]. And [[Francois Monette]], nephew and [[loyal]] crewman to the last, faced as much of the captain's spite as any of his crew.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 310">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer" p. 310</ref>

			It was during a mission to deliver the [[king]]s [[gold]] to a [[warlord]] fighting [[pirate]]s that the crew resorted to mutiny. After causing two crewmen to lose their lives in his drive to make up for setbacks, Captain Monette called for the random [[execution]] of a third when the ship's [[food]] supply became contaminated. The crew [[rebelled]] and commenced with their [[torture]] and [[killing]]. Only Francois objected, though Captain Monette did not know, having already fallen unconscious.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 311">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer" p. 311</ref>

			As Captain Monette feasted upon the bats, he deliriously swore vengeance upon the crew and [[cursed]] them once more.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 311">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer" p. 311</ref> He only became cognizant of where he was after three days of blood-feasting upon the bats. Eventually he stumbled upon the [[ruins]] of a [[lighthouse]] and found his nephew Francois huddled there. Rage at a (seeming) [[traitor]] overtook Alain once again, and he viciously [[murdered]] his nephew, only to discover the boy had been bound badly whipped just as he had. Francois never betrayed his uncle, in fact, Francois had suffered the same fate by defending Alain.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 312">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer" p. 312</ref>

			Soon after the murder of Francois, Alain's emotional pain turned to the physical as he went through the torturous transformation to man-bat for the first time.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 312">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer" p. 312</ref> Consumed by hunger and bloodlust, he mutilated and fed upon Francois' corpse. Sated, Alain resumed human form. He had come to a realization of who he now was and what he now needed. The year was [[677 BC]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 313">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer" p. 313</ref>

			In the ensuing months, Captain Monette fixed up the lighthouse. As his emotional turmoil over Francois' death turned into a morbid and [[bitter]] humor, he placed his nephew's [[skull]] to hold the candle for the beacon. Eerily, the skull lit up and began to turn like a lighthouse beacon. Later, a [[ship]] drew near but then turned back. Monette despaired of relief of his hunger and wish for the tide to wreck the ship. And so it did. Alain had discovered an ability to manipulate the tide, an ability he became more proficient with after practice.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 313">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer" p. 313</ref>

	==Sources==		==Sources==

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	[[category:forger]]		[[category:forger]]
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			[[category:Abuser]]
	[[Category:Afflicted Lycanthrope]]		[[Category:Afflicted Lycanthrope]]
	[[category:Afflicted Werebat]]		[[category:Afflicted Werebat]]
			[[category:Betrayed]]
			[[category:Betrayer]]
			[[category:Bully]]
	[[category:Carpenter]]		[[category:Carpenter]]
	[[category:Cartographer]]		[[category:Cartographer]]
			[[category:Curious]]
			[[category:Curser]]
	[[category:Cruel]]		[[category:Cruel]]
	[[Category:Darklord]]		[[Category:Darklord]]
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	[[category:Infected Werebat]]		[[category:Infected Werebat]]
			[[category:Keelhauled]]
	[[category:Killer]]		[[category:Killer]]
			[[category:Lawful Evil]]
			[[category:Liar]]
			[[category:Lonely]]
	[[Category:Lycanthrope]]		[[Category:Lycanthrope]]
	[[category:Maledictive Lycanthrope]]		[[category:Maledictive Lycanthrope]]
	[[category:Maledictive Werebat]]		[[category:Maledictive Werebat]]
			[[category:Manipulator]]
			[[category:Monette Family]]
	[[category:Multiclass Character]]		[[category:Multiclass Character]]
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	[[Category:Shapechanger]]		[[Category:Shapechanger]]
	[[Category:Ship's Captain]]		[[Category:Ship's Captain]]
			[[category:Tortured]]
			[[category:Violent]]
	[[Category:Werebat]]		[[Category:Werebat]]
			[[category:Wrathful]]

	==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==		==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==

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	Prior to becoming a [[darklord]], Monette captained a privateer vessel called [[Ouragan]]. He was publicly known as stalwart and all but [[fear]]less [[sailor]], but is his crew knew him to be a [[cruel]] and [[violent]] [[abuser]]. The slightest of delays, disagreements, or other "[[transgressions]]" were met by Monette's most brutal of beatings. Eventually the crew could take no more; they mutinied, and the keelhauled him, flogged him, and threw him overboard. He [[cursed]] them and vowed revenge at all costs.<ref name=DLp.64>[[Darklords]] p.64</ref>		Prior to becoming a [[darklord]], Monette captained a privateer vessel called [[Ouragan]]. He was publicly known as stalwart and all but [[fear]]less [[sailor]], but is his crew knew him to be a [[cruel]] and [[violent]] [[abuser]]. The slightest of delays, disagreements, or other "[[transgressions]]" were met by Monette's most brutal of beatings. Eventually the crew could take no more; they mutinied, and the keelhauled him, flogged him, and threw him overboard. He [[cursed]] them and vowed revenge at all costs.<ref name=DLp.64>[[Darklords]] p.64</ref>

	Unknown to Ourangan's crew, Monette did not perish but was drawn into [[the Mists]]. Monette, near death and helpless, he wound up on a small island. There, the [[bat]]s sipped his blood and dined on his flesh, but ~~he would~~.<ref name=DLp.64>[[Darklords]] p.64</ref>		Unknown to Ourangan's crew, Monette did not perish but was drawn into [[the Mists]]. Monette, near death and helpless, he wound up on a small island. There, the [[bat]]s sipped his blood and dined on his flesh, but Monette feasted upon them in turn.<ref name=DLp.64>[[Darklords]] p.64</ref> Thus, as man dined upon bat and bat dined upon man, Monette became one with them as an [[afflicted werebat]].<ref name=DLp.65>[[Darklords]] p.65</ref>

			Soon after he discovered his dreaded curse, Monette discovered a second nasty surprise: his ability to fly availed him not in escape far from the island. He became bound to [[L'île de la Tempête]] and the waters immediately surrounding it. Thus, he was denied two things he once took for granted: high seas adventure and, perhaps more ironically given his anger, the company of others.<ref name=DLp.65>[[Darklords]] p.65</ref>

	==Sources==		==Sources==