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|picture=Jester-Verbrek.png
|picture=Jester-Verbrek.png
|culture_lvl=[[CL4]]
|culture_lvl=[[CL 7|Medieval (7)]]<ref name="Gaz IV p. 63">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 63</ref>; [[CL4]]
|ecology=
|ecology=Full<ref name="Gaz IV p. 63">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 63</ref>
|terrain=Forest
|terrain=Temperate [[Forest]], [[Hills]], and [[Swamp]]<ref name="Gaz IV p. 63">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 63</ref>
|year_formed=
|year_formed=[[730 BC]]<ref name="Gaz IV p. 63">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 63</ref>
|population=
|population=830; Doesn't include population of 1140 [[Natural Werewolf|Natural Werewolves]]<ref name="Gaz IV p. 63">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 63</ref>
|races=
|races= Humans 97%, half-elves 1%, half-Vistani 1%, other 1%<ref name="Gaz IV p. 63">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 63</ref>
|languages=
|languages=[[Mordentish]]]*, [[Balok]], [[Vaasi]]. [[Sithican]]<ref name="Gaz IV p. 63">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 63</ref>
|religions=
|religions=[[The Wolf God]], [[Church of Ezra]], [[Church of Hala]]<ref name="Gaz IV p. 63">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 63</ref>
|government=
|government=Independent gerontocratic settlements and farms<ref name="Gaz IV p. 63">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 63</ref>
|ruler=[[Alfred Timothy]]
|ruler=None<ref name="Gaz IV p. 63">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 63</ref>
|darklord=[[Alfred Timothy]]
|darklord=[[Alfred Timothy]]
|analog=
|analog=[[Werewolf]] country
|nationality=[[Verbreker]]
|nationality=[[Verbreker]]<ref name="Gaz IV p. 63">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 63</ref>
}}[[Verbrek]] is a land of rugged forests and scattered settlements. In this wild and woolly domain, it is not the [[human]] that dominates but rather the [[wolf]]. More specifically, the [[werewolf]], as werewolves both outnumber and out-power the humans of Verbrek.<ref name="RLPHB p. 184">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 184</ref> The [[Verbreker]]s can't even completely trust their own, as the [[sheepskinner]] werewolves dons the guise of humanity and live in seemingly normal communities.
}}[[Verbrek]] is a land of rugged forests and scattered settlements. In this wild and woolly domain, it is not the [[human]] that dominates but rather the [[wolf]]. More specifically, the [[werewolf]], as werewolves both outnumber and out-power the humans of Verbrek.<ref name="RLPHB p. 184">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 184</ref> The [[Verbreker]]s can't even completely trust their own, as the [[sheepskinner]] werewolves dons the guise of humanity and live in seemingly normal communities.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 77">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 77</ref>


Verbrek is ruled by [[Alfred Timothy]] in both temporal and spiritual power. He embraces the beast inside through his development of [[the Wolf God]]. Yet despite all his ambitions, he cannot fully forget the fact that he is human as well as wolf. Nonetheless, his [[evil]] and cruelty is not stymied, as evidenced by [[the Grand Conjunction. During that cataclysm, [[Verbrek]] absorbed neighboring [[Arkandale]] during [[the Grand Conjunction]]. Whether by his own power or favor of [[the Dark Powers]], Alfred claimed the lands formerly controlled by his father, [[Captain Nathan Timothy]].
 
Verbrek is dominated by [[Alfred Timothy]] in both temporal and spiritual power. He embraces the beast inside through his development of [[the Wolf God]]. Yet despite all his ambitions, he cannot fully forget the fact that he is human as well as wolf. Nonetheless, his [[evil]] and cruelty is not stymied, as evidenced by [[the Grand Conjunction. During that cataclysm, [[Verbrek]] absorbed neighboring [[Arkandale]] during [[the Grand Conjunction]]. Whether by his own power or "favor" of [[the Dark Powers]], Alfred claimed the lands formerly controlled by his father, [[Captain Nathan Timothy]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 160-161">[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 160-161</ref>




[[Category:The Core]][[Category:domain]][[Category:CL 4]]
[[Category:The Core]][[Category:domain]][[Category:CL 4]]
==Biology==
===Flora===
===[[Tree]]s (mostly deciduous)<ref name="RoT p. 81">[[Ravenloft: Realm of Terror]], p. 81</ref><ref name="Domains and Denizens p. 32">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]], p. 32</ref>===
**[[Flowering Dogwood]]
**[[Oak]]
**[[Quaking Aspen]]


===Mountains===
===Mountains===
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==Chronology==
==Chronology==
*[[Mythic History]] [[The Birth of the Wolf God]]<ref name=GazIVp.67>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.67</ref>
*[[Mythic History]] [[The Birth of the Wolf God]]<ref name=GazIVp.67>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.67</ref>
*[[684 BC]] [[Alfred Timothy]], future [[darklord]] of [[Arkandale]] and father of [[Nathan Timothy]], is born in [[Mordent]].<ref name=RoTp.126>[[Realm of Terror]] p.126</ref>
*[[684 BC]] [[Nathan Timothy]], future [[darklord]] of [[Arkandale]] and father of [[Alfred Timothy]], is born in [[Mordent]].<ref name=RoTp.126>[[Realm of Terror]] p.126</ref>
*[[708 BC]] [[Arkandale]] is formed.<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>
*[[708 BC]] [[Arkandale]] is formed.<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>
*[[709 BC]] [[Alfred Timothy]], son of [[Alfred Timothy]] is born in [[Arkandale]].<ref name=RoTp.126>[[Realm of Terror]] p.126</ref>
*[[709 BC]] [[Alfred Timothy]], son of [[Nathan Timothy]] is born in [[Arkandale]].<ref name=RoTp.126>[[Realm of Terror]] p.126</ref>
*[[730 BC]] [[Verbrek]] forms<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> after [[Alfred Timothy]] murders the [[Vistani]] whom had saved him from being [[burnt at the stake]].<ref name=GazIVp.160>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.160</ref>
*[[730 BC]] [[Verbrek]] forms<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> after [[Alfred Timothy]] murders the [[Vistani]] whom had saved him from being [[burnt at the stake]].<ref name=GazIVp.160>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.160</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[737 BC]] After [[Carnagan Wolfe]] discovers the dead body of a friend and encounters the [[vampire]] who [[murdered]] him, Wolfe transforms into a [[mountain loup-garou]] for the first time. He has no memory of it, so he is Horrified to find the vampire torn to pieces when he regains his wits. Carnagan rushes to Lian for a cure. Lian discerns that Carnagan is a [[natural lycanthrope]], preventing any kind of cure. Wolfe flees [[Dementlieu]] forever, eventually drifting to [[Verbrek]].<ref>[[Book of Secrets]] p.86-87, derived from age 14 at this time vs. age 30 at [[753 BC]]</ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[737 BC]] After [[Carnagan Wolfe]] discovers the dead body of a friend and encounters the [[vampire]] who [[murdered]] him, Wolfe transforms into a [[mountain loup-garou]] for the first time. He has no memory of it, so he is Horrified to find the vampire torn to pieces when he regains his wits. Carnagan rushes to Lian for a cure. Lian discerns that Carnagan is a [[natural lycanthrope]], preventing any kind of cure. Wolfe flees [[Dementlieu]] forever, eventually drifting to [[Verbrek]].<ref>[[Book of Secrets]] p.86-87, derived from age 14 at this time vs. age 30 at [[753 BC]]</ref>
*[[740 BC]] [[The Grand Conjunction]] occurs. [[Arkandale]] dissolves, and its former lands are absorbed into [[Verbrek]]. Nathan Timothy is no longer a [[darklord]] and may sail all the [[river]]s of [[the Core]].<ref name=GazIVp.70>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.70</ref>
*[[740 BC]] [[The Grand Conjunction]] occurs. [[Arkandale]] dissolves, and its former lands are absorbed into [[Verbrek]]. Nathan Timothy is no longer a [[darklord]] and may sail all the [[river]]s of [[the Core]].<ref name=GazIVp.70>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.70</ref>
*[[741 BC]] [[George Weathermay]] is [[seduced]] by the [[werewolf]] [[Natalia Vhorishkova]] in order to get at [[Dr. van Richten]]. In the heat of battle, [[Gennifer Weathermay-Foxgrove]] is wounded and is afflicted with [[lycanthropy]]. George Weathermay gives chase to Natalia out of [[Mordent]]. In [[Verbrek]], he confronts the Vhorishkova family and, upon finding they are [[werewolves]], [[murder]]s them all to the last noncombatant. Out of this [[mass murder]] emerges a changed, more [[bitter]] and driven George Weathermay.<ref>[[Champions of the Mists]] p.63</ref>
*[[741 BC]] [[George Weathermay]] is [[seduced]] by the [[werewolf]] [[Natalia Vhorishkova]] in order to get at [[Dr. van Richten]]. In the chaos of battle, [[Gennifer Weathermay-Foxgrove]], a mere bystander, is wounded and afflicted with [[lycanthropy]]. George Weathermay gives chase to Natalia out of [[Mordent]]. In [[Verbrek]], he confronts the Vhorishkova family and, upon finding they are [[werewolves]], [[murder]]s them all to the last noncombatant, yet he fails to catch Natalia. Out of this [[mass murder]] emerges a changed, more [[bitter]] and driven George Weathermay. Out of shame and guilt over what happened to Gennifer, George Weathermay does not return to [[Mordent]].<ref>[[Champions of the Mists]] p.63</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[746 BC]] Alfred Timothy [[exile]]s and [[curse]]s Carnagan Wolfe after he assists prey in escaping the hunt.<ref>[[Book of Secrets]] p.87; see previous age reference</ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[746 BC]] Alfred Timothy [[exile]]s and [[curse]]s Carnagan Wolfe after he assists prey in escaping the hunt.<ref>[[Book of Secrets]] p.87; see previous age reference</ref>
*[[757 BC]] By this year at the latest, [[Celia Whitmoor]] and [[Argent]] have settled down and established the [[Duskpeace Lodge]], home to [[the Duskpeace Outcasts]].<ref name=GazIVp.82>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.82</ref>
*[[757 BC]] By this year at the latest, [[Celia Whitmoor]] and [[Argent]] have settled down and established the [[Duskpeace Lodge]], home to [[the Duskpeace Outcasts]].<ref name=GazIVp.82>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.82</ref>
*[[757 BC]] [["S"]] explores [[Verbrek]. However, she is [[betrayed]] by [[Gwalon]], and a large pack of [[werewolves]] fall upon her.<ref name=GazIVp.83-84>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.83-84</ref>
*[[757 BC]] [["S"]] explores [[Verbrek]. However, she is [[betrayed]] by [[Gwalon]], and a large pack of [[werewolves]] fall upon her.<ref name=GazIVp.83-84>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.83-84</ref>


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Verbrek
Culture Level Medieval (7)[1]; CL4
Ecology Full[1]
Climate & Terrain Temperate Forest, Hills, and Swamp[1]
Year Formed 730 BC[1]
Population 830; Doesn't include population of 1140 Natural Werewolves[1]
Races (%) Humans 97%, half-elves 1%, half-Vistani 1%, other 1%[1]
Languages Mordentish]*, Balok, Vaasi. Sithican[1]
Religions The Wolf God, Church of Ezra, Church of Hala[1]
Government Independent gerontocratic settlements and farms[1]
Ruler(s) None[1]
Darklord(s) Alfred Timothy
Nationality Verbreker[1]
Analog Werewolf country
Related Categories
Locations in Verbrek
Transportation in Verbrek
Inhabitants of Verbrek
Former Inhabitants of Verbrek
Flora of Verbrek
Fauna of Verbrek
Native Monsters of Verbrek

Verbrek is a land of rugged forests and scattered settlements. In this wild and woolly domain, it is not the human that dominates but rather the wolf. More specifically, the werewolf, as werewolves both outnumber and out-power the humans of Verbrek.[2] The Verbrekers can't even completely trust their own, as the sheepskinner werewolves dons the guise of humanity and live in seemingly normal communities.[3]


Verbrek is dominated by Alfred Timothy in both temporal and spiritual power. He embraces the beast inside through his development of the Wolf God. Yet despite all his ambitions, he cannot fully forget the fact that he is human as well as wolf. Nonetheless, his evil and cruelty is not stymied, as evidenced by [[the Grand Conjunction. During that cataclysm, Verbrek absorbed neighboring Arkandale during the Grand Conjunction. Whether by his own power or "favor" of the Dark Powers, Alfred claimed the lands formerly controlled by his father, Captain Nathan Timothy.[4]

Biology

Flora

Trees (mostly deciduous)[5][6]

Mountains

Bleak Sisters

Chronology

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Gazetteer IV p. 63
  2. ↑ Ravenloft Player's Handbook p. 184
  3. ↑ Gazetteer IV p. 77
  4. ↑ Gazetteer IV p. 160-161
  5. ↑ Ravenloft: Realm of Terror, p. 81
  6. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens, p. 32
  7. ↑ Gazetteer IV p.67
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Realm of Terror p.126
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Domains of Dread p.17
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Ravenloft Third Edition p.17
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.19
  12. ↑ Gazetteer IV p.160
  13. ↑ Book of Secrets p.86-87, derived from age 14 at this time vs. age 30 at 753 BC
  14. ↑ Gazetteer IV p.70
  15. ↑ Champions of the Mists p.63
  16. ↑ Book of Secrets p.87; see previous age reference
  17. ↑ Gazetteer IV p.82
  18. ↑ Gazetteer IV p.83-84

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Ravenloft Third Edition
Domains of Dread

Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp7,60-62
Ravenloft Third Edition - pp15,17,20,145-146
Domains of Dread - p48
Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - pp31-32
Realm of Terror - p81
The Evil Eye - p58

Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp8-9
Ravenloft Third Edition - inside cover
Domains of Dread - p42
Ravenloft Campaign Setting - poster map
Realm of Terror - poster map

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