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	==[[Sailor of the Sea of Sorrows\|Sailors]]==		==[[Sailor of the Sea of Sorrows\|Sailors]]==

			[[Category:Canon Domain]]
	[[Category:domain]]		[[Category:domain]]
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	*[[Dominia]] A former [[island of terror]], this tiny island is home only to the [[the Asylum for the Mentally Disturbed]] and its director, [[Dr. Daclaud Heinfroth]]. This place is most fully explored in [[Bleak House: The Death of Rudolph van Richten\|the Bleak House Boxed Set]]<ref name="DoD p.73">[[Domains of Dread]] p.73</ref>		*[[Dominia]] A former [[island of terror]], this tiny island is home only to the [[the Asylum for the Mentally Disturbed]] and its director, [[Dr. Daclaud Heinfroth]]. This place is most fully explored in [[Bleak House: The Death of Rudolph van Richten\|the Bleak House Boxed Set]]<ref name="DoD p.73">[[Domains of Dread]] p.73</ref>

	*[[The Finger]] is a small [[archipelago\|chain]] of notoriously [[dangerous]] islands, most notably [[the Isle of Agony]] and the [[Isle of Demise]]. The Finger is off of the northwest coast of [[Lamordia]]. Whereas the Isle of Agony is actually apart of Lamordia, Demise is its own domain. Details on the latter can be found in [[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]], whereas details on the latter can be found in [[Adam's Wrath]]<ref name="DoD p.74">[[Domains of Dread]] p.74</ref> and [[Gazetteer II].		*[[The Finger]] is a small [[archipelago\|chain]] of notoriously [[dangerous]] islands, most notably [[the Isle of Agony]] and the [[Isle of Demise]]. The Finger is off of the northwest coast of [[Lamordia]]. Whereas the Isle of Agony is actually apart of Lamordia, Demise is its own domain. Details on the latter can be found in [[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]], whereas details on the latter can be found in [[Adam's Wrath]]<ref name="DoD p.74">[[Domains of Dread]] p.74</ref> and [[Gazetteer II]].

	*[[Ghastria]] A small island containing only the village of [[East Riding]], Ghastria is one of the few friendly ports for sailors from the mainland. This small island is notable mostly for the fact that any home-grown food tastes inevitably utterly bland, leaving the island always desiring [[food]] imported from the mainland. It is fortunate that [[Marquis Stezen D’Polarno]], Ghastria's ruler, maintains good relations with [[merchant]]s. [[Darklords]] has the most details of all [[canon]] products on the Marquis<ref name="DoD p.73">[[Domains of Dread]] p.73</ref>, but {{netbook-small}} noncanon information can be found in both the [[Book of Souls]] and the [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]].		*[[Ghastria]] A small island containing only the village of [[East Riding]], Ghastria is one of the few friendly ports for sailors from the mainland. This small island is notable mostly for the fact that any home-grown food tastes inevitably utterly bland, leaving the island always desiring [[food]] imported from the mainland. It is fortunate that [[Marquis Stezen D’Polarno]], Ghastria's ruler, maintains good relations with [[merchant]]s. [[Darklords]] has the most details of all [[canon]] products on the Marquis<ref name="DoD p.73">[[Domains of Dread]] p.73</ref>, but {{netbook-small}} noncanon information can be found in both the [[Book of Souls]] and the [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]].

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	\|culture_lvl=Varies by [[island]], mostly [[CL 7\|Medieval]] to [[CL 8\|Chivalric]]<ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>		\|culture_lvl=Varies by [[island]], mostly [[CL 7\|Medieval]] to [[CL 8\|Chivalric]]<ref name="RL3E p. 137">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 137</ref><ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>
	\|ecology=Full Ecology for the sea itself, mostly Full Ecology for the islands<ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>		\|ecology=Full Ecology for the sea itself, mostly Full Ecology for the islands<ref name="RL3E p. 137">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 137</ref><ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>
	\|terrain=Temperate [[Aquatic]]; most islands have Temperate [[Forest]]s, [[Hills]], and [[Plains]]<ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>		\|terrain=Temperate [[Aquatic]]; most islands have Temperate [[Forest]]s, [[Hills]], and [[Plains]]<ref name="RL3E p. 137">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 137</ref><ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>
	\|year_formed=[[630 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>		\|year_formed=[[630 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
	\|population=1,300<ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>		\|population=1,300<ref name="RL3E p. 138">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 138</ref><ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>
	\|races=[[Human]]s 99%, Other 1%<ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>		\|races=[[Human]]s 99%, Other 1%<ref name="RL3E p. 138">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 138</ref><ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>
	\|languages=[[Mordentish]], [[Lamordian]], [[Darkonese]]<ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>		\|languages=[[Mordentish]], [[Lamordian]], [[Darkonese]]<ref name="RL3E p. 138">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 138</ref><ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>
	\|religions=[[Ezra]], [[Hala]]<ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>		\|religions=[[Ezra]], [[Hala]]<ref name="RL3E p. 138">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 138</ref><ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>
	\|government=No formal government for the [[sea]] itself, but the islands have their own.<ref name=rlphbp.156>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.156</ref>		\|government=No formal government for the [[sea]] itself, but the islands have their own.<ref name="RL3E p. 138">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 138</ref><ref name=rlphbp.156>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.156</ref>
	\|ruler=None<ref name=rlphbp.156>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.156</ref>		\|ruler=None<ref name="RL3E p. 138">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 138</ref><ref name=rlphbp.156>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.156</ref>
	\|darklord=[[Captain Pieter Van Riese]]<ref name="DoD p.75">[[Domains of Dread]] p.75</ref>		\|darklord=[[Captain Pieter Van Riese]]<ref name="DoD p.75">[[Domains of Dread]] p.75</ref>
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	===Fauna===		===Fauna===
			*[[Fish]]
			**[[Cod]]<ref name="RL3E p. 138">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 138</ref><ref name=rlphbp.156>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.156</ref>
			**[[Herring]]<ref name="RL3E p. 138">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 138</ref><ref name=rlphbp.156>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.156</ref>
			**[[Salmon]]<ref name="RL3E p. 138">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 138</ref><ref name=rlphbp.156>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.156</ref>
			**[[Sardine]]<ref name="RL3E p. 138">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 138</ref><ref name=rlphbp.156>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.156</ref>
			**[[Tuna]]<ref name="RL3E p. 138">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 138</ref><ref name=rlphbp.156>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.156</ref>
	*[[Giant Squid]]		*[[Giant Squid]]
			*[[Lobster]]<ref name="RL3E p. 138">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 138</ref><ref name=rlphbp.156>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.156</ref>
	*Marine [[Spider]]<ref name=RLCSp.29>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 29</ref>		*Marine [[Spider]]<ref name=RLCSp.29>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 29</ref>
	*[[Seal]]s<ref name=RLCSp.29>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 29</ref>		*[[Seal]]s<ref name=RLCSp.29>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 29</ref><ref name="RL3E p. 138">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 138</ref><ref name=rlphbp.156>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.156</ref>
	*[[Sea Snake]]s<ref name=RLCSp.29>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 29</ref>		*[[Sea Snake]]s<ref name=RLCSp.29>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 29</ref>
	*[[Whale]]s<ref name=RLCSp.29>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 29</ref>		*[[Whale]]s<ref name=RLCSp.29>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 29</ref><ref name="RL3E p. 138">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 138</ref><ref name=rlphbp.156>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.156</ref>

	===Native Horrors===		===Native Horrors===

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Chronology

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	*[[630 BC]] [[The Sea of Sorrows]] forms.<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref>		*[[630 BC]] [[The Sea of Sorrows]] forms.<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref>
	*[[635 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref> In a brutal [[winter]], Meredoth [[poison]]s his subjects and reanimates them as [[lebendtod]] to keep them from bothering him for help. His [[island]] (or a version of his island) is taken to an unfamiliar land.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref> The domain of [[Nebligtode]] forms as a number of [[island]]s<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror]] p.54</ref> in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror]] p.43</ref> After spending some time exploring, Meredoth kills and reanimates the [[Graben Family]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p.79-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref>		*[[635 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref> In a brutal [[winter]], Meredoth [[poison]]s his subjects and reanimates them as [[lebendtod]] to keep them from bothering him for help. His [[island]] (or a version of his island) is taken to an unfamiliar land.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref> The domain of [[Nebligtode]] forms as a number of [[island]]s<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror]] p.54</ref> in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror]] p.43</ref> After spending some time exploring, Meredoth kills and reanimates the [[Graben Family]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p.79-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref>
			*{{netbook-small}}[[643 BC]] [[Blaustein]] forms.<ref name=qtr19p.54>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 19, p.54</ref>
	*{{netbook-small}}[[651 BC]] [[Carcharodon Isle (Domain)\|Carcharodon Isle]] appears in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name=BoSp.72>[[The Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p.72</ref>		*{{netbook-small}}[[651 BC]] [[Carcharodon Isle (Domain)\|Carcharodon Isle]] appears in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name=BoSp.72>[[The Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p.72</ref>
	*{{netbook-small}}[[643 BC]] [[Blaustein]] forms.<ref name=qtr19p.54>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 19, p.54</ref>
	*[[683 BC]] [[Lamordia]] forms.<ref name="Gaz II p. 69">[[Gazetteer II]] p.69</ref>		*[[683 BC]] [[Lamordia]] forms.<ref name="Gaz II p. 69">[[Gazetteer II]] p.69</ref>
	*[[686 BC]] or earlier: the [[Isle of Demise]] forms.		*[[686 BC]] or earlier: the [[Isle of Demise]] forms.

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minor additions for islands on ecology and terrain

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	\|culture_lvl=Varies by [[island]], mostly [[CL 7\|Medieval]] to [[CL 8\|Chivalric]]<ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>		\|culture_lvl=Varies by [[island]], mostly [[CL 7\|Medieval]] to [[CL 8\|Chivalric]]<ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>
	\|ecology=Full<ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>		\|ecology=Full Ecology for the sea itself, mostly Full Ecology for the islands<ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>
	\|terrain=Temperate [[Aquatic]]<ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>		\|terrain=Temperate [[Aquatic]]; most islands have Temperate [[Forest]]s, [[Hills]], and [[Plains]]<ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>
	\|year_formed=[[630 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>		\|year_formed=[[630 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
	\|population=1,300<ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>		\|population=1,300<ref name=rlphbp.155>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.155</ref>

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Flora

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	===Flora===		===Flora===
			*[[Algae]]
			*[[Kelp]]
			{{netbook}}
			*[[Gillweed]], although it resembles the treacherous [[Sargasso Weed]], gillweed is said to grant [[water-breathing]]<ref name="qtr 22 p. 46">[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 22, p. 46</ref>
			*[[Red Tears]], a type of red [[algae]] with psychoactive properties<ref name="qtr 22 p. 46">[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 22, p. 46</ref>
			*[[Sargasso Weed]]

	===Fauna===		===Fauna===

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Islands of the Sea of Sorrows

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	*[[Markovia]], formerly a temperate domain in the mainland of the Core, became a tropical island in the Sea of Sorrows following [the Grand Conjunction]]. However, to date every single [[human]] colonization attempt has failed. The island is not totally uninhabited, as it is the home of [[Dr. Frantisek Markov]] and his [[broken one\|beastmen]]. [[Neither Man Nor Beast]] is the product with the most information on Markovia.<ref name="DoD p.74-76">[[Domains of Dread]] p.74-76</ref>		*[[Markovia]], formerly a temperate domain in the mainland of the Core, became a tropical island in the Sea of Sorrows following [the Grand Conjunction]]. However, to date every single [[human]] colonization attempt has failed. The island is not totally uninhabited, as it is the home of [[Dr. Frantisek Markov]] and his [[broken one\|beastmen]]. [[Neither Man Nor Beast]] is the product with the most information on Markovia.<ref name="DoD p.74-76">[[Domains of Dread]] p.74-76</ref>

	*{{homebrew-small}}[[Virisa]], ruled by the despotic [[Lord Willem Ducas]], is 30 miles to the south of [[Blaustein]]. It has a sizable human population, but foreigners are only allowed ~~limited access~~.		*{{homebrew-small}}[[Virisa]], ruled by the despotic [[Lord Willem Ducas]] and his [[Disciples of Virisa]], is 30 miles to the south of [[Blaustein]]. It has a sizable human population (approximately 20,000), but foreigners are only allowed to trade with the people the coastal cities of [[Telgan]] and [[The City of Virisa]]. Native [[merchant]]s are relatively small in number.<ref name=ARWp330-333>[http://fraternityofshadows.com/AlanikRay/From_Alanik_Ray%27s_Vaults_-_Places.pdf Alanik Ray's Library Archives Places]] p.330-333</ref>

	==Things, Creatures & Personages of Legend==		==Things, Creatures & Personages of Legend==

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	*[[Blaustein]] is a [[pirate haven]] ruled by the [[mad]] [[tyrant]] [[Bluebeard]]. Most visitors here will be met with [[violence]] either at the hands of its ruler or his [[fanatical]]ly [[loyal]] people. Very few foreign ships that manage to escape ever deign to return. Bluebeard and his domain are described in [[Darklords]]<ref name="DoD p.73">[[Domains of Dread]] p.73</ref> (p.22-27). {{netbook-small}} Non-canon information can be found in [[Quoth the Raven Issue 19]].		*[[Blaustein]] is a [[pirate haven]] ruled by the [[mad]] [[tyrant]] [[Bluebeard]]. Most visitors here will be met with [[violence]] either at the hands of its ruler or his [[fanatical]]ly [[loyal]] people. Very few foreign ships that manage to escape ever deign to return. Bluebeard and his domain are described in [[Darklords]]<ref name="DoD p.73">[[Domains of Dread]] p.73</ref> (p.22-27). {{netbook-small}} Non-canon information can be found in [[Quoth the Raven Issue 19]].

	*{{netbook-small}}[[Carcharodon Isle]] A small island with but a single [[hamlet]] of 100 people called [[Mistlington]]. It is ruled by the government of [[Darkon]].<ref>[[Book of Souls]] p.73-75</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[Carcharodon Isle]] A small island with but a single [[hamlet]] of 100 people called [[Mistlington]]. It is ruled by the government of [[Darkon]].<ref>[[Book of Souls]] p.73-75</ref>

	*[[Dominia]] A former [[island of terror]], this tiny island is home only to the [[the Asylum for the Mentally Disturbed]] and its director, [[Dr. Daclaud Heinfroth]]. This place is most fully explored in [[Bleak House: The Death of Rudolph van Richten\|the Bleak House Boxed Set]]<ref name="DoD p.73">[[Domains of Dread]] p.73</ref>		*[[Dominia]] A former [[island of terror]], this tiny island is home only to the [[the Asylum for the Mentally Disturbed]] and its director, [[Dr. Daclaud Heinfroth]]. This place is most fully explored in [[Bleak House: The Death of Rudolph van Richten\|the Bleak House Boxed Set]]<ref name="DoD p.73">[[Domains of Dread]] p.73</ref>
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	*[[Ghastria]] A small island containing only the village of [[East Riding]], Ghastria is one of the few friendly ports for sailors from the mainland. This small island is notable mostly for the fact that any home-grown food tastes inevitably utterly bland, leaving the island always desiring [[food]] imported from the mainland. It is fortunate that [[Marquis Stezen D’Polarno]], Ghastria's ruler, maintains good relations with [[merchant]]s. [[Darklords]] has the most details of all [[canon]] products on the Marquis<ref name="DoD p.73">[[Domains of Dread]] p.73</ref>, but {{netbook-small}} noncanon information can be found in both the [[Book of Souls]] and the [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]].		*[[Ghastria]] A small island containing only the village of [[East Riding]], Ghastria is one of the few friendly ports for sailors from the mainland. This small island is notable mostly for the fact that any home-grown food tastes inevitably utterly bland, leaving the island always desiring [[food]] imported from the mainland. It is fortunate that [[Marquis Stezen D’Polarno]], Ghastria's ruler, maintains good relations with [[merchant]]s. [[Darklords]] has the most details of all [[canon]] products on the Marquis<ref name="DoD p.73">[[Domains of Dread]] p.73</ref>, but {{netbook-small}} noncanon information can be found in both the [[Book of Souls]] and the [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]].

	*{{netbook-small}}[[Gustavstan]] An island far, far west of [[Dementlieu]], Gustavstan has destablized as the [[Gustav Baronial Family]] has fallen into inner turmoil. Despite [[Falkovnia]] not being a naval power, Gustavstan was formerly on good terms with them, though this relationship has started to fray.<ref>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2001]] p. 81-87</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[Gustavstan]] An island far, far west of [[Dementlieu]], Gustavstan has destablized as the [[Gustav Baronial Family]] has fallen into inner turmoil. Despite [[Falkovnia]] not being a naval power, Gustavstan was formerly on good terms with them, though this relationship has started to fray.<ref>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2001]] p. 81-87</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[Hibernate]] sits in between [[Demise]] and [[Markovia]]. Culturally advanced, the society is tainted by rampant [[hypocrisy]] and extremely imperialistic attitudes. A repressive [[The Church (Hibernatian)\|church]] stems to curb wanton ways of [[sin]], yet the domain is overflowing with debauchery. A [[republic]] in theory, it runs as an [[oligarchy]] in practice. Some limited [[trade]] is conducted with [[Lamordia]] and elsewhere in the Core, but the trade embargo ordered by the Church of Hibernate restricts trade to those converted. (In effect, this cuts trade to a minimum.)<ref name="USS2002 p.216-217">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.216-217</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[Hibernate]] sits in between [[Demise]] and [[Markovia]]. Culturally advanced, the society is tainted by rampant [[hypocrisy]] and extremely imperialistic attitudes. A repressive [[The Church (Hibernatian)\|church]] stems to curb wanton ways of [[sin]], yet the domain is overflowing with debauchery. A [[republic]] in theory, it runs as an [[oligarchy]] in practice. Some limited [[trade]] is conducted with [[Lamordia]] and elsewhere in the Core, but the trade embargo ordered by the Church of Hibernate restricts trade to those converted. (In effect, this cuts trade to a minimum.)<ref name="USS2002 p.216-217">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.216-217</ref>

	*[[The Isle]] Right off the coast of [[Mordent]], the nameless Isle is home only to [[Dr. Blake Ramsay]]. For details on this tiny domain, see [[Dungeon Magazine]] #76 (1997)<ref>[[The House on the Edge of Midnight]]</ref>		*[[The Isle]] Right off the coast of [[Mordent]], the nameless Isle is home only to [[Dr. Blake Ramsay]]. For details on this tiny domain, see [[Dungeon Magazine]] #76 (1997)<ref>[[The House on the Edge of Midnight]]</ref>
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	*[[Markovia]], formerly a temperate domain in the mainland of the Core, became a tropical island in the Sea of Sorrows following [the Grand Conjunction]]. However, to date every single [[human]] colonization attempt has failed. The island is not totally uninhabited, as it is the home of [[Dr. Frantisek Markov]] and his [[broken one\|beastmen]]. [[Neither Man Nor Beast]] is the product with the most information on Markovia.<ref name="DoD p.74-76">[[Domains of Dread]] p.74-76</ref>		*[[Markovia]], formerly a temperate domain in the mainland of the Core, became a tropical island in the Sea of Sorrows following [the Grand Conjunction]]. However, to date every single [[human]] colonization attempt has failed. The island is not totally uninhabited, as it is the home of [[Dr. Frantisek Markov]] and his [[broken one\|beastmen]]. [[Neither Man Nor Beast]] is the product with the most information on Markovia.<ref name="DoD p.74-76">[[Domains of Dread]] p.74-76</ref>

	*{{homebrew-small}}[[Virisa]], ruled by the despotic [[Lord Willem Ducas]] and his [[Disciples of Virisa]], is 30 miles to the south of [[Blaustein]]. It has a sizable human population (approximately 20,000), but foreigners are only allowed to trade with the people the coastal cities of [[Telgan]] and [[The City of Virisa]]. Native [[merchant]]s are relatively small in number.<ref name=ARWp330-333>[http://fraternityofshadows.com/AlanikRay/From_Alanik_Ray%27s_Vaults_-_Places.pdf Alanik Ray's Library Archives Places]] p.330-333</ref>		* {{homebrew-small}}[[Virisa]], ruled by the despotic [[Lord Willem Ducas]] and his [[Disciples of Virisa]], is 30 miles to the south of [[Blaustein]]. It has a sizable human population (approximately 20,000), but foreigners are only allowed to trade with the people the coastal cities of [[Telgan]] and [[The City of Virisa]]. Native [[merchant]]s are relatively small in number.<ref name=ARWp330-333>[http://fraternityofshadows.com/AlanikRay/From_Alanik_Ray%27s_Vaults_-_Places.pdf Alanik Ray's Library Archives Places]] p.330-333</ref>

	==Things, Creatures & Personages of Legend==		==Things, Creatures & Personages of Legend==
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	==Chronology==		==Chronology==
	*{{questionably-canon-small}}[[500 BC]] [[Audun Beck]], captain of the [[Illsong]], discovers a magic gem while looting a [[wizard]]'s [[tower]]. It transforms him into a [[sea vampire]]. After the [[healer]] in his village fail to restore him to life, he massacres everyone and burns the village to the ground. [[The Mists]] abduct him and his ship, taking them to the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="Children of the Night: Vampires p. 14-15">[[Children of the Night: Vampires]] p. 14-15; The date is questionable because it precedes the formation of the Sea by 130 years.</ref>		* {{questionably-canon-small}}[[500 BC]] [[Audun Beck]], captain of the [[Illsong]], discovers a magic gem while looting a [[wizard]]'s [[tower]]. It transforms him into a [[sea vampire]]. After the [[healer]] in his village fail to restore him to life, he massacres everyone and burns the village to the ground. [[The Mists]] abduct him and his ship, taking them to the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="Children of the Night: Vampires p. 14-15">[[Children of the Night: Vampires]] p. 14-15; The date is questionable because it precedes the formation of the Sea by 130 years.</ref>
	*[[630 BC]] [[The Sea of Sorrows]] forms.<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref>		*[[630 BC]] [[The Sea of Sorrows]] forms.<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref>
	*[[635 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref> In a brutal [[winter]], Meredoth [[poison]]s his subjects and reanimates them as [[lebendtod]] to keep them from bothering him for help. His [[island]] (or a version of his island) is taken to an unfamiliar land.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref> The domain of [[Nebligtode]] forms as a number of [[island]]s<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror]] p.54</ref> in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror]] p.43</ref> After spending some time exploring, Meredoth kills and reanimates the [[Graben Family]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p.79-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref>		*[[635 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref> In a brutal [[winter]], Meredoth [[poison]]s his subjects and reanimates them as [[lebendtod]] to keep them from bothering him for help. His [[island]] (or a version of his island) is taken to an unfamiliar land.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref> The domain of [[Nebligtode]] forms as a number of [[island]]s<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror]] p.54</ref> in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror]] p.43</ref> After spending some time exploring, Meredoth kills and reanimates the [[Graben Family]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p.79-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref>
	*{{netbook-small}}[[643 BC]] [[Blaustein]] forms.<ref name=qtr19p.54>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 19, p.54</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[643 BC]] [[Blaustein]] forms.<ref name=qtr19p.54>[[Quoth the Raven]] Issue 19, p.54</ref>
	*{{netbook-small}}[[651 BC]] [[Carcharodon Isle (Domain)\|Carcharodon Isle]] appears in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name=BoSp.72>[[The Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p.72</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[651 BC]] [[Carcharodon Isle (Domain)\|Carcharodon Isle]] appears in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name=BoSp.72>[[The Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p.72</ref>
	*[[683 BC]] [[Lamordia]] forms.<ref name="Gaz II p. 69">[[Gazetteer II]] p.69</ref>		*[[683 BC]] [[Lamordia]] forms.<ref name="Gaz II p. 69">[[Gazetteer II]] p.69</ref>
	*[[686 BC]] or earlier: the [[Isle of Demise]] forms.		*[[686 BC]] or earlier: the [[Isle of Demise]] forms.
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	*[[750 BC]] [[Graben Island]] and the other islands that were formerly [[Nebligtode]] break off from the Sea of Sorrows and become [[the Nocturnal Sea]] on the opposite side of the Core.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 17, 78-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, 78-80</ref>		*[[750 BC]] [[Graben Island]] and the other islands that were formerly [[Nebligtode]] break off from the Sea of Sorrows and become [[the Nocturnal Sea]] on the opposite side of the Core.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 17, 78-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, 78-80</ref>
	*[[750 BC]] By this year, [[Dominia]] has changed from an [[Island of Terror]] to an island in the Sea of Sorrows.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 19">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 19</ref> [[Ghastria]] has broken off from the mainland and also become an island in the Sea of Sorrows.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 74-75">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 74-75</ref>		*[[750 BC]] By this year, [[Dominia]] has changed from an [[Island of Terror]] to an island in the Sea of Sorrows.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 19">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 19</ref> [[Ghastria]] has broken off from the mainland and also become an island in the Sea of Sorrows.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 74-75">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 74-75</ref>
	*{{netbook-small}}[[753 BC]] [[Gustavstan]] forms.<ref name="USS2001 p.82">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2001]] p.82</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[753 BC]] [[Gustavstan]] forms.<ref name="USS2001 p.82">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2001]] p.82</ref>
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