The Stowndowns - Revision history

http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=The_Stowndowns The Stowndowns - Revision history 2026-09-29T15:11:25Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.0 http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Stowndowns&diff=159712&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 05:38, 10 June 2022 2022-06-10T05:38:00Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:38, 9 June 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5">Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Geographical Features==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Geographical Features==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The primary [[body of water]] in the Stowndowns is the [[Biting Tarn]], a tiny [[lake]] that is fed by the [[Falling River]] running over the [[cliffs]] of the [[Greenlands]] ([[the Precipice]]) above.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Tainted by the various unwholesome minerals brought by the River, the Biting Tarn's waters are unsuitable for consumption, whereas the churning currents dislodge disgusting [[mud]] from the lake's bottom.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The lake's [[animal]]s and other inhabitants present their own perils.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The Biting Tarn feeds two rivers, neither less noxious than the lake, the [[Grimfey Flow]] and the [[Nightrush]]<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>. The Grimfey Flow turns east before south and then flowing into another cascade<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>, ultimately ending in the [[Black Marsh]]. The Nightrush goes only for a tiny amount before entering said swamp to the north.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The primary [[body of water]] in the Stowndowns is the [[Biting Tarn]], a tiny [[lake]] that is fed by the [[Falling River]] running over the [[cliffs]] of the [[Greenlands]] ([[the Precipice]]) above.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Tainted by the various unwholesome minerals brought by the River, the Biting Tarn's waters are unsuitable for consumption, whereas the churning currents dislodge disgusting [[mud]] from the lake's bottom.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>p. 119</ref> The lake's [[animal]]s and other inhabitants present their own perils.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>p. 119</ref> The Biting Tarn feeds two rivers, neither less noxious than the lake, the [[Grimfey Flow]] and the [[Nightrush]]<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>p. 119</ref>. The Grimfey Flow turns east before south and then flowing into another cascade<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>p. 119</ref>, ultimately ending in the [[Black Marsh]]. The Nightrush goes only for a tiny amount before entering said swamp to the north.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>p. 119</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although it may be possible to find a large [[tree]] or two at the bottom of the Precipice<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 98</ref>, very little plant-life exists in the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> [[Stonedowns Moss|Stowndowns moss]] is a noted exception.<ref name="Gaz V p. 103">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103</ref> [[Spider]]s and spider-like beings (such as [[aranea]] are some of the primary [[living]] [[fauna]] and monstrous inhabitants of the Stowndowns, having been hunted or run out of other places in the Shadow Rift. [[Corporeal]] [[saugh]] also congregate here.<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103-104</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although it may be possible to find a large [[tree]] or two at the bottom of the Precipice<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 98</ref>, very little plant-life exists in the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> [[Stonedowns Moss|Stowndowns moss]] is a noted exception.<ref name="Gaz V p. 103">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103</ref> [[Spider]]s and spider-like beings (such as [[aranea]] are some of the primary [[living]] [[fauna]] and monstrous inhabitants of the Stowndowns, having been hunted or run out of other places in the Shadow Rift. [[Corporeal]] [[saugh]] also congregate here.<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103-104</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Stowndowns&diff=153499&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 15:08, 31 December 2019 2019-12-31T15:08:58Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 09:08, 31 December 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l17">Line 17:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 17:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Locations in the Shadow Rift]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Locations in the Shadow Rift]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[category:region]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[category:region]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[category:Region of the Shadow Rift]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[category:The Southern Rift]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Stowndowns&diff=153493&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 14:48, 31 December 2019 2019-12-31T14:48:47Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 08:48, 31 December 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l9">Line 9:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 9:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although it may be possible to find a large [[tree]] or two at the bottom of the Precipice<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 98</ref>, very little plant-life exists in the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> [[Stonedowns Moss|Stowndowns moss]] is a noted exception.<ref name="Gaz V p. 103">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103</ref> [[Spider]]s and spider-like beings (such as [[aranea]] are some of the primary [[living]] [[fauna]] and monstrous inhabitants of the Stowndowns, having been hunted or run out of other places in the Shadow Rift. [[Corporeal]] [[saugh]] also congregate here.<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103-104</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although it may be possible to find a large [[tree]] or two at the bottom of the Precipice<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 98</ref>, very little plant-life exists in the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> [[Stonedowns Moss|Stowndowns moss]] is a noted exception.<ref name="Gaz V p. 103">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103</ref> [[Spider]]s and spider-like beings (such as [[aranea]] are some of the primary [[living]] [[fauna]] and monstrous inhabitants of the Stowndowns, having been hunted or run out of other places in the Shadow Rift. [[Corporeal]] [[saugh]] also congregate here.<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103-104</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Black Marsh]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">lies to </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">east </del>of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </del>drier areas of the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Stowndowns</del>.<ref <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">name="Gaz V p. 101"</del>><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] </del>p. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">101</del></ref> Though areas of this [[salt]]-laden swamp bear more plant life (even all but suffocated by with) than the rest of the Stowndowns<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref>, all of the Black Marsh is dangerous thanks to the dangerous denizens, uncertain mires, and other terrors of the Marsh.<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 103-104</ref> The [[incorporeal undead]] of the saugh are a particular danger here, for it is their favored haunting ground.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref><ref>The Shadow Rift p. 100, 103</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Black Marsh]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">winds around </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">northern, eastern, and southern sides </ins>of drier areas of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Stonedowns]]</ins>.<ref><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Shadow Rift </ins>p. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">57</ins></ref> Though areas of this [[salt]]-laden swamp bear more plant life (even all but suffocated by with) than the rest of the Stowndowns<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref>, all of the Black Marsh is dangerous thanks to the dangerous denizens, uncertain mires, and other terrors of the Marsh.<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 103-104</ref> The [[incorporeal undead]] of the saugh are a particular danger here, for it is their favored haunting ground.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref><ref>The Shadow Rift p. 100, 103</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The easternmost side of the southern rift<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref> near the [[Nova Vaasan]] [[border]]<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> is home to the [[Darkenheights]], a steep and dangerous incline of jagged rock leading up to a [[plateau]], upon which sits the [[Obsidian Gate]].<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The easternmost side of the southern rift<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref> near the [[Nova Vaasan]] [[border]]<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> is home to the [[Darkenheights]], a steep and dangerous incline of jagged rock leading up to a [[plateau]], upon which sits the [[Obsidian Gate]].<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Stowndowns&diff=153478&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 01:09, 31 December 2019 2019-12-31T01:09:10Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:09, 30 December 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{canon}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{canon}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Avoided by [[the Arak]] for good reason, the Stowndowns is a region of desolate and rocky [[land]] taking up most of the southern [[Shadow Rift]]. It is filled with [[dangerous]] or hostile, rocky terrain such as plummeting crevasses and uneven craggy ground<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> broken up with a few noxious [[swamp]]s for bad measure.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Like any part of the Shadow Rift, the [[geography]] of the Stowndowns can warp and reshape itself from time to time.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Avoided by [[the Arak]] for good reason, the Stowndowns <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(also spelled [[Stonedowns]] </ins>is a region of desolate and rocky [[land]] taking up most of the southern [[Shadow Rift]]. It is filled with [[dangerous]] or hostile, rocky terrain such as plummeting crevasses and uneven craggy ground<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> broken up with a few noxious [[swamp]]s for bad measure.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Like any part of the Shadow Rift, the [[geography]] of the Stowndowns can warp and reshape itself from time to time.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Stowndowns is called [[Blamaug]] in the [[language]] of [[the Arak]].<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 98</ref></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==Geographical Features==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The primary [[body of water]] in the Stowndowns is the [[Biting Tarn]], a tiny [[lake]] that is fed by the [[Falling River]] running over the [[cliffs]] of the [[Greenlands]] ([[the Precipice]]) above.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Tainted by the various unwholesome minerals brought by the River, the Biting Tarn's waters are unsuitable for consumption, whereas the churning currents dislodge disgusting [[mud]] from the lake's bottom.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The lake's [[animal]]s and other inhabitants present their own perils.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The Biting Tarn feeds two rivers, neither less noxious than the lake, the [[Grimfey Flow]] and the [[Nightrush]]<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>. The Grimfey Flow turns east before south and then flowing into another cascade<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>, ultimately ending in the [[Black Marsh]]. The Nightrush goes only for a tiny amount before entering said swamp to the north.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The primary [[body of water]] in the Stowndowns is the [[Biting Tarn]], a tiny [[lake]] that is fed by the [[Falling River]] running over the [[cliffs]] of the [[Greenlands]] ([[the Precipice]]) above.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Tainted by the various unwholesome minerals brought by the River, the Biting Tarn's waters are unsuitable for consumption, whereas the churning currents dislodge disgusting [[mud]] from the lake's bottom.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The lake's [[animal]]s and other inhabitants present their own perils.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The Biting Tarn feeds two rivers, neither less noxious than the lake, the [[Grimfey Flow]] and the [[Nightrush]]<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>. The Grimfey Flow turns east before south and then flowing into another cascade<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>, ultimately ending in the [[Black Marsh]]. The Nightrush goes only for a tiny amount before entering said swamp to the north.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although it may be possible to find a large [[tree]] or two at the bottom of the Precipice, very little plant-life exists in the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> [[Stonedowns Moss|Stowndowns moss]] is a noted exception.<ref name="Gaz V p. 103">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103</ref> [[Spider]]s and spider-like beings (such as [[aranea]] are some of the primary [[living]] [[fauna]] and monstrous inhabitants of the Stowndowns, having been hunted or run out of other places in the Shadow Rift. [[Corporeal]] [[saugh]] also congregate here.<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103-104</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although it may be possible to find a large [[tree]] or two at the bottom of the Precipice<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref>The Shadow Rift p. 98</ref></ins>, very little plant-life exists in the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> [[Stonedowns Moss|Stowndowns moss]] is a noted exception.<ref name="Gaz V p. 103">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103</ref> [[Spider]]s and spider-like beings (such as [[aranea]] are some of the primary [[living]] [[fauna]] and monstrous inhabitants of the Stowndowns, having been hunted or run out of other places in the Shadow Rift. [[Corporeal]] [[saugh]] also congregate here.<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103-104</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Black Marsh]] lies to the east of the drier areas of the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Though areas of this [[salt]]-laden swamp bear more plant life (even all but suffocated by with) than the rest of the Stowndowns<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref>, all of the Black Marsh is dangerous thanks to the dangerous denizens, uncertain mires, and other terrors of the Marsh.<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 103-104</ref> The [[incorporeal undead]] of the saugh are a particular danger here, for it is their favored haunting ground.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref><ref>The Shadow Rift p. 100, 103</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Black Marsh]] lies to the east of the drier areas of the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Though areas of this [[salt]]-laden swamp bear more plant life (even all but suffocated by with) than the rest of the Stowndowns<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref>, all of the Black Marsh is dangerous thanks to the dangerous denizens, uncertain mires, and other terrors of the Marsh.<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 103-104</ref> The [[incorporeal undead]] of the saugh are a particular danger here, for it is their favored haunting ground.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref><ref>The Shadow Rift p. 100, 103</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Stowndowns&diff=153477&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 00:41, 31 December 2019 2019-12-31T00:41:41Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 18:41, 30 December 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l13">Line 13:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 13:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Locations in the Shadow Rift]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Locations in the Shadow Rift]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[region]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">category:</ins>region]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Stowndowns&diff=153476&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 00:40, 31 December 2019 2019-12-31T00:40:56Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 18:40, 30 December 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l8">Line 8:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 8:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Black Marsh]] lies to the east of the drier areas of the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Though areas of this [[salt]]-laden swamp bear more plant life (even all but suffocated by with) than the rest of the Stowndowns<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref>, all of the Black Marsh is dangerous thanks to the dangerous denizens, uncertain mires, and other terrors of the Marsh.<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 103-104</ref> The [[incorporeal undead]] of the saugh are a particular danger here, for it is their favored haunting ground.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref><ref>The Shadow Rift p. 100, 103</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Black Marsh]] lies to the east of the drier areas of the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Though areas of this [[salt]]-laden swamp bear more plant life (even all but suffocated by with) than the rest of the Stowndowns<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref>, all of the Black Marsh is dangerous thanks to the dangerous denizens, uncertain mires, and other terrors of the Marsh.<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 103-104</ref> The [[incorporeal undead]] of the saugh are a particular danger here, for it is their favored haunting ground.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref><ref>The Shadow Rift p. 100, 103</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The easternmost side of the southern rift<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref> near the [[Nova Vaasan]] [[border]]<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> is home to the [[Darkenheights]], a steep and dangerous incline of jagged rock leading up to a [[plateau]], upon which sits the [[Obsidian Gate]].<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">t</del><ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The easternmost side of the southern rift<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref> near the [[Nova Vaasan]] [[border]]<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> is home to the [[Darkenheights]], a steep and dangerous incline of jagged rock leading up to a [[plateau]], upon which sits the [[Obsidian Gate]].<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{ref}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{ref}}</div></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Stowndowns&diff=153475&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 00:40, 31 December 2019 2019-12-31T00:40:23Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 18:40, 30 December 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5">Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although it may be possible to find a large [[tree]] or two at the bottom of the Precipice, very little plant-life exists in the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> [[Stonedowns Moss|Stowndowns moss]] is a noted exception.<ref name="Gaz V p. 103">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103</ref> [[Spider]]s and spider-like beings (such as [[aranea]] are some of the primary [[living]] [[fauna]] and monstrous inhabitants of the Stowndowns, having been hunted or run out of other places in the Shadow Rift. [[Corporeal]] [[saugh]] also congregate here.<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103-104</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although it may be possible to find a large [[tree]] or two at the bottom of the Precipice, very little plant-life exists in the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> [[Stonedowns Moss|Stowndowns moss]] is a noted exception.<ref name="Gaz V p. 103">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103</ref> [[Spider]]s and spider-like beings (such as [[aranea]] are some of the primary [[living]] [[fauna]] and monstrous inhabitants of the Stowndowns, having been hunted or run out of other places in the Shadow Rift. [[Corporeal]] [[saugh]] also congregate here.<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103-104</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The [[Black Marsh]] lies to the east of the drier areas of the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Though areas of this [[salt]]-laden swamp bear more plant life (even all but suffocated by with) than the rest of the Stowndowns<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref>, all of the Black Marsh is dangerous thanks to the dangerous denizens, uncertain mires, and other terrors of the Marsh.<ref>The Shadow Rift p. 103-104</ref> The [[incorporeal undead]] of the saugh are a particular danger here, for it is their favored haunting ground.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref><ref>The Shadow Rift p. 100, 103</ref></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The easternmost side of the southern rift<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref> near the [[Nova Vaasan]] [[border]]<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> is home to the [[Darkenheights]], a steep and dangerous incline of jagged rock leading up to a [[plateau]], upon which sits the [[Obsidian Gate]].t<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{ref}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{ref}}</div></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Stowndowns&diff=153474&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 23:33, 30 December 2019 2019-12-30T23:33:15Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:33, 30 December 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{canon}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{canon}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Avoided by [[the Arak]] for good reason, the Stowndowns is a region of desolate and rocky [[land]] taking up most of the southern [[Shadow Rift]]. It is filled with [[dangerous]] or hostile, rocky terrain such as plummeting crevasses and uneven craggy ground<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> broken up with a few noxious [[swamp]]s for bad measure.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Like any part of the Shadow Rift, the [[geography]] of the Stowndowns can warp and reshape itself from time to time.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Avoided by [[the Arak]] for good reason, the Stowndowns is a region of desolate and rocky [[land]] taking up most of the southern [[Shadow Rift]]. It is filled with [[dangerous]] or hostile, rocky terrain such as plummeting crevasses and uneven craggy ground<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> broken up with a few noxious [[swamp]]s for bad measure.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Like any part of the Shadow Rift, the [[geography]] of the Stowndowns can warp and reshape itself from time to time.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The primary [[body of water]] in the Stowndowns is the [[Biting Tarn]], a tiny [[lake]] that is fed by the [[Falling River]] running over the [[cliffs]] of the [[Greenlands]] ([[the Precipice]]) above.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Tainted by the various unwholesome minerals brought by the River, the Biting Tarn's waters are unsuitable for consumption, whereas the churning currents dislodge disgusting [[mud]] from the lake's bottom.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The lake's [[animal]]s and other inhabitants present their own perils.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The Biting Tarn feeds two rivers, neither less noxious than the lake, the [[Grimfey Flow]] and the [[Nightrush]]<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>. The Grimfey Flow turns east before south and then flowing into another cascade<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>, ultimately ending in the [[Black Marsh]]. The Nightrush goes only for a tiny amount before entering said swamp to the north.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The primary [[body of water]] in the Stowndowns is the [[Biting Tarn]], a tiny [[lake]] that is fed by the [[Falling River]] running over the [[cliffs]] of the [[Greenlands]] ([[the Precipice]]) above.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Tainted by the various unwholesome minerals brought by the River, the Biting Tarn's waters are unsuitable for consumption, whereas the churning currents dislodge disgusting [[mud]] from the lake's bottom.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The lake's [[animal]]s and other inhabitants present their own perils.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The Biting Tarn feeds two rivers, neither less noxious than the lake, the [[Grimfey Flow]] and the [[Nightrush]]<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>. The Grimfey Flow turns east before south and then flowing into another cascade<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>, ultimately ending in the [[Black Marsh]]. The Nightrush goes only for a tiny amount before entering said swamp to the north.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Stowndowns&diff=153473&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 23:32, 30 December 2019 2019-12-30T23:32:47Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:32, 30 December 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l2">Line 2:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Avoided by [[the Arak]] for good reason, the Stowndowns is a region of desolate and rocky [[land]] taking up most of the southern [[Shadow Rift]]. It is filled with [[dangerous]] or hostile, rocky terrain such as plummeting crevasses and uneven craggy ground<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> broken up with a few noxious [[swamp]]s for bad measure.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Like any part of the Shadow Rift, the [[geography]] of the Stowndowns can warp and reshape itself from time to time.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Avoided by [[the Arak]] for good reason, the Stowndowns is a region of desolate and rocky [[land]] taking up most of the southern [[Shadow Rift]]. It is filled with [[dangerous]] or hostile, rocky terrain such as plummeting crevasses and uneven craggy ground<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> broken up with a few noxious [[swamp]]s for bad measure.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Like any part of the Shadow Rift, the [[geography]] of the Stowndowns can warp and reshape itself from time to time.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The primary [[body of water]] in the Stowndowns is the [[Biting Tarn]], a tiny [[lake]] that is fed by the [[Falling River]] running over the [[cliffs]] of the [[Greenlands]] ([[the Precipice) above.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Tainted by the various unwholesome minerals brought by the River, the Biting Tarn's waters are unsuitable for consumption, whereas the churning currents dislodge disgusting [[mud]] from the lake's bottom.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The lake's [[animal]]s and other inhabitants present their own perils.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The Biting Tarn feeds two rivers, neither less noxious than the lake, the [[Grimfey Flow]] and the [[Nightrush]]<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>. The Grimfey Flow turns east before south and then flowing into another cascade<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>, ultimately ending in the [[Black Marsh]]. The Nightrush goes only for a tiny amount before entering said swamp to the north.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The primary [[body of water]] in the Stowndowns is the [[Biting Tarn]], a tiny [[lake]] that is fed by the [[Falling River]] running over the [[cliffs]] of the [[Greenlands]] ([[the Precipice<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>) above.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Tainted by the various unwholesome minerals brought by the River, the Biting Tarn's waters are unsuitable for consumption, whereas the churning currents dislodge disgusting [[mud]] from the lake's bottom.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The lake's [[animal]]s and other inhabitants present their own perils.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The Biting Tarn feeds two rivers, neither less noxious than the lake, the [[Grimfey Flow]] and the [[Nightrush]]<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>. The Grimfey Flow turns east before south and then flowing into another cascade<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>, ultimately ending in the [[Black Marsh]]. The Nightrush goes only for a tiny amount before entering said swamp to the north.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although it may be possible to find a large [[tree]] or two at the bottom of the Precipice, very little plant-life exists in the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> [[Stonedowns Moss|Stowndowns moss]] is a noted exception.<ref name="Gaz V p. 103">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103</ref> [[Spider]]s and spider-like beings (such as [[aranea]] are some of the primary [[living]] [[fauna]] and monstrous inhabitants of the Stowndowns, having been hunted or run out of other places in the Shadow Rift. [[Corporeal]] [[saugh]] also congregate here.<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103-104</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although it may be possible to find a large [[tree]] or two at the bottom of the Precipice, very little plant-life exists in the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> [[Stonedowns Moss|Stowndowns moss]] is a noted exception.<ref name="Gaz V p. 103">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103</ref> [[Spider]]s and spider-like beings (such as [[aranea]] are some of the primary [[living]] [[fauna]] and monstrous inhabitants of the Stowndowns, having been hunted or run out of other places in the Shadow Rift. [[Corporeal]] [[saugh]] also congregate here.<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103-104</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Stowndowns&diff=153472&oldid=prev The Lesser Evil at 23:28, 30 December 2019 2019-12-30T23:28:55Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:28, 30 December 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[</del>canon}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{</ins>canon}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Avoided by [[the Arak]] for good reason, the Stowndowns is a region of desolate and rocky [[land]] taking up most of the southern [[Shadow Rift]]. It is filled with [[dangerous]] or hostile, rocky terrain such as plummeting crevasses and uneven craggy ground<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> broken up with a few noxious [[swamp]]s for bad measure.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Like any part of the Shadow Rift, the [[geography]] of the Stowndowns can warp and reshape itself from time to time.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Avoided by [[the Arak]] for good reason, the Stowndowns is a region of desolate and rocky [[land]] taking up most of the southern [[Shadow Rift]]. It is filled with [[dangerous]] or hostile, rocky terrain such as plummeting crevasses and uneven craggy ground<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> broken up with a few noxious [[swamp]]s for bad measure.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Like any part of the Shadow Rift, the [[geography]] of the Stowndowns can warp and reshape itself from time to time.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The primary [[body of water]] in the Stowndowns is the [[Biting Tarn]], a tiny [[lake]] that is fed by the [[Falling River]] running over the [[cliffs]] of the [[Greenlands]] ([[the Precipice) above.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Tainted by the various unwholesome minerals brought by the River, the Biting Tarn's waters are unsuitable for consumption, whereas the churning currents dislodge disgusting [[mud]] from the lake's bottom.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The lake's [[animal]]s and other inhabitants present their own perils.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The Biting Tarn feeds two rivers, neither less noxious than the lake, the [[Grimfey Flow]] and the [[Nightrush]]<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>. The Grimfey Flow turns east before south and then flowing into another cascade<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>, ultimately ending in the [[Black <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Swamp</del>]]. The Nightrush goes only for a tiny amount before entering said swamp to the north.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The primary [[body of water]] in the Stowndowns is the [[Biting Tarn]], a tiny [[lake]] that is fed by the [[Falling River]] running over the [[cliffs]] of the [[Greenlands]] ([[the Precipice) above.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref><ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> Tainted by the various unwholesome minerals brought by the River, the Biting Tarn's waters are unsuitable for consumption, whereas the churning currents dislodge disgusting [[mud]] from the lake's bottom.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The lake's [[animal]]s and other inhabitants present their own perils.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref> The Biting Tarn feeds two rivers, neither less noxious than the lake, the [[Grimfey Flow]] and the [[Nightrush]]<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>. The Grimfey Flow turns east before south and then flowing into another cascade<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref>, ultimately ending in the [[Black <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Marsh</ins>]]. The Nightrush goes only for a tiny amount before entering said swamp to the north.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">[[The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 119</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although it may be possible to find a large [[tree]] or two at the bottom of the Precipice, very little plant-life exists in the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Stowndowns </del>Moss|Stowndowns moss]] is a noted exception.<ref name="Gaz V p. 103">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103</ref> [[Spider]]s and spider-like beings (such as [[aranea]] are some of the primary [[living]] [[fauna]] and monstrous inhabitants of the Stowndowns, having been hunted or run out of other places in the Shadow Rift. [[Corporeal]] [[saugh]] also congregate here.<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103-104</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although it may be possible to find a large [[tree]] or two at the bottom of the Precipice, very little plant-life exists in the Stowndowns.<ref name="Gaz V p. 101">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 101</ref> [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Stonedowns </ins>Moss|Stowndowns moss]] is a noted exception.<ref name="Gaz V p. 103">Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103</ref> [[Spider]]s and spider-like beings (such as [[aranea]] are some of the primary [[living]] [[fauna]] and monstrous inhabitants of the Stowndowns, having been hunted or run out of other places in the Shadow Rift. [[Corporeal]] [[saugh]] also congregate here.<ref>Ravenloft Gazetteer V p. 103-104</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{ref}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{ref}}</div></td></tr> </table>

The Lesser Evil