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Mount Gries may belong to the foothills of the [[Balinoks]] or may belong to the Balinoks themselves, for the matter is not clear. In any case, it is the highest peak in [[Borca]], with an elevation of 4480 ft. It stands in the east of the land, with a nice view of the [[Shadow Rift]].
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'''Mount Gries''' may belong to the foothills of the [[Balinoks]] or may belong to the Balinoks themselves, for the matter is not clear. In any case, it is the highest peak in [[Borca]], with an elevation of 4480 ft. It stands in the east of the land, with a nice view of the [[Shadow Rift]]. {{potential-canon}}Mt. Gries is the lair and feeding grounds of the [[Night Swarm]].  
== Missing GazIV Dread Possibility: The Night Swarm ==
 
The Scarlet Prince was not a vampire, but he was a creature of the night. [[Vladimir Nobriskov]] was a true werebat (see Monsters of Faerun). He wooed a long string of young damsels, draining them of their blood before moving on to his next conquest. Nobriskov actively mimicked a vampire’s habits to mislead possible hunters, but his ruse eventually failed him. His final conquest was Lady [[Jenica Pretorius]], a lovely but somewhat smug and wanton young Borcan noblewoman. After the Prince’s downfall, the shaken Lady Jenica married another suitor, [[Baron Amthor Ocrotire]]. The Ocrotires moved to a manor in the Steading, hoping to leave their horrific memories behind, but sadly, their tragic tale had just begun. Jenica is now an afflicted werebat, and her trigger is the sound of screeching dire bats.
 
The bats within Mt. Gries grow large and fierce, and several have developed a cruel and unnatural cunning (Int 6; considered magical beasts). One night they accidentally triggered Jenica’s transformation, and she involuntarily joined their swarm. Jenica’s bat empathy in hybrid form allows her to draw hundreds of Mt. Gries’ denizens under her control, and her human intelligence allows the swarm to act with preternatural purpose and guile. Whenever Jenica transforms, the Night Swarm roams the [[Balinoks]], decimating any unprotected herds or settlements they encounter. Although Jenica is the uniting factor, her dire bat “lieutenants” are the true menace. The bats instinctually understand her nature and the benefits her presence brings. Whenever Jenica reverts to human form and flees, they track her down and force her to unite the Night Swarm once more.
 
Should Jenica be killed but the dire bats survive, they will seek out new werebat figureheads to enslave. They may even shadow Jenica’s murderers, waiting to see if any of them have contracted her lycanthropy. The Ocrotires are desperate for a cure, but they know only the most basic lycanthropic lore. Baron Amthor has of late taken to locking Jenica in a soundproofed chamber at sunset, but the tenacious dire bats often manage to “free” her. Despite their desperation, the Ocrotires are highly secretive for fear that Borca’s lords may find her affliction “amusing.” Heroes may hear rumors of a noble who keeps his wife imprisoned in their manor, or be recruited to rescue Lady Jenica from her “abductors.”


[[Category:mountain]]
[[Category:Locations in Borca]]
[[Category:Locations in Prime Material Barovia]]


==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==
==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==
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Latest revision as of 14:03, 25 March 2015

Mount Gries may belong to the foothills of the Balinoks or may belong to the Balinoks themselves, for the matter is not clear. In any case, it is the highest peak in Borca, with an elevation of 4480 ft. It stands in the east of the land, with a nice view of the Shadow Rift.

Mt. Gries is the lair and feeding grounds of the Night Swarm.

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Realm of Terror
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume IV

Ravenloft Third Edition - p114
Children of the Night: Werebeasts - p35
The Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - p10
Realm of Terror - p68
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume IV -p9,10


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