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{{canon}}
[[Anton Misroi]] is the Darklord of [[Souragne]], and is revered as the [[Loa]], [[Lord of the Dead]] by Souragnians.  Despite becoming a [[Zombie Lord]] at the moment of his death, and retaining the powers thereof, he is now fully alive. Misroi is by many accounts a pleasant and cordial character, but can be equally ruthless to anyone who spites him.<ref name=dodp97>[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref>


'''WIKISEED FROM CATALOGUE :''' [[Zombie Lord]] and [[Loa]]''(Please edit freely, then remove this note and WIKISEED label)''
==Background==


'''WIKISEED FROM CATALOGUE :''' Darklord of [[Souragne]]''(Please edit freely, then remove this note and WIKISEED label)''
Anton Misroi hails from [[Oerth]], in the region known as [[Sasserine]]<ref>[[Beyond Sasserine]]</ref>. He was a [[spellsinger]]<ref name=dodp97>[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref> as well as a vicious aristocratic owner of the plantation [[Maison d'Sablet]] who brutalized anyone who crossed him. One day he found his wife in the arms of a neighboring plantation owner, who was only consoling Misroi's wife -- but Misroi immediately assumed otherwise. He had them tossed into a patch of quicksand and stayed to watch their slow deaths.  When this occurred, the two new corpses of his wife and neighbor sprung out of the quicksand, and to Misroi's horror, grasped their murderer and dragged him into the quicksand. Upon his death, he was transformed into a zombie lord and his plantation and the surrounding area was snatched up by the [[Demiplane of Dread]] and became an [[Island of Terror]]<ref name=dodp97>[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref> (or a copy of them was -- Misroi's original disused estate still exists on Oerth<ref>[[Beyond Sasserine]]</ref>) with Misroi as its [[Darklord]].<ref name=dodp97>[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref>


==Statistics==
Misroi existed in this ghastly undead state, until he came across the [[Maiden of the Swamp]], a [[dryad|hamadryad]] who personified life in the marshlands. Taking a misguided pity on Misroi, who she believed to be a [[Fey]] creature like herself, the Maiden instructed Misroi in the nature of the swamp, his domain, magics, and even the realm of [[Ravenloft]] itself. He also learned to cast any [[necromancy|necromantic]] spell by employing the [[Dance of the Dead]], and doing so with such control that his mastery of that sphere of magic is rivaled by few in the Demiplane. Misroi was able to reclaim his lost humanity through this arcane knowledge, but there was a tradeoff -- he was bound even further to the land, and cannot venture past the borders of the swamp surrounding his plantation home, save when it rains.<ref name=dodp97>[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref> Compared to his original curse of his lost humanity, this new restriction doesn't seem to bother him as much.<ref>Citation Needed</ref>


Male Zombie Lord, Aristocrat 2 / Sorcerer 6, Lawful Evil, CR 20
==Current Sketch==


Anton Misroi, Darklord of Souragne
Unlike many other darklords, Misroi doesn't take an active hand in running his [[domain]], instead allowing his citizens to handle their own affairs; yet the citizenry revere Misroi as the Lord of the Dead. The only laws he has set down -- and which are strictly enforced -- are that the newly dead are not to be buried or cremated until four days after their death, and that only clerical and necromantic magics are allowed to be cast in the borders of Souragne.  His control over land that makes up his domain, however, is absolute and in many ways unequaled; for instance he can pass through any tree in his swamp to another. His mastery over the undead is for all practical purposes without limit, and he can instantly slay anyone to serve as one of his [[zombie|zombies]]. Souragne would have been annexed by the [[Core]] years ago had it not been for Misroi resisting such an event. One of his many powers is to scry across the entire Demiplane, and he prefers to set himself and his domain apart from it.<ref name=dodp98>[[Domains of Dread]] p.98</ref>
Male Zombie Lord Ari2/Sor6: CR 20; Medium-size humanoid (human); HD 6d12+2d8+6d4+32; hp 86; Init +4; Spd 30 ft.; AC 18 (touch 14, flat-footed 14); Atk +13/+8 melee (1d6+2, masterwork rapier) or +10/+10 melee (2d4+2, slam) SA Aura of death, zombie master, awaken the dead, zombify, dance of the dead, spells; SQ Essence of death, swampwalk, speak with the dead, spellsinging; AL LE; SV Fort +8, Ref +8, Will +12; Str 15, Dex 18, Con 14, Int 16, Wis 8, Cha 16. Height 6 ft. 1 in.


Skills and Feats: Appraise +4, Concentration +5, Diplomacy +4, Intimidate +4, Knowledge (local) +4, Knowledge (undead lore) +8, Listen +5, Perform +8, Spellcraft +6, Spot +5, Wilderness Lore +7; Endurance, Great Fortitude, Weapon Finesse (rapier), Weapon Focus (slam, rapier).
{{potential-canon}} Third Edition stats for Misroi, originally intended to be released in [[Secrets of the Dread Realms]] can be found in the [http://fraternityofshadows.com/TheParlor/3rd_author_notes/AN_Secrets_of_the_Dread_Realms.html ''Secrets of the Dread Realms'' Authors' Notes].


Languages: [[Souragnien]]*, [[Darkonese]], [[Druidic]], [[Vaasi]].
==Loa==
In the [[Voodan]] religion, Anton has inspired or been conflated with '''the Lord of the Dead'''<ref>[[Dark Tales and Disturbing Legends]], p. 178</ref>. He is seen as the greatest Loa and the lord of the pantheon. He is depicted as a walking corpse in old-fashioned but well-kept finery, and many Voodan ceremonies serve no purpose other than to appease him.
===Statistics===
* Alignment: [[Lawful Evil]]
* Domains: [[Death Domain|Death]], [[Knowledge Domain|Knowledge]], [[Repose Domain|Repose]]
* Schools: [[Divination]], [[Enchantment]], [[Necromancy]]


Sorcerer Spells Per Day: 6/7/6/4. Base DC = 13 + spell level.
{{ref}}
 
[[category:2nd Edition Character]]
Sorcerer Spells Known: 0–create water, detect magic, detect poison, light, mending, purify food or drink, read magic; 1st–entangle, invisibility to animals, obscuring mist, pass without trace; 2nd–hold animal, speak with animal; 3rd–plant growth.
[[category:3rd Edition Character]]
 
[[category:Accuser]]
Signature Possessions: Masterwork rapier, boots of elvenkind, cloak of elvenkind, gloves of swimming and climbing, lantern of revealing.
[[Category:Aristocrat]]
 
[[category:Births in 599 BC]]
Combat :Anton is a devastatingly powerful foe, with a legion of undead slaves and virtually limitless necromantic power at his command. His ability to merge with the trees and ground of the swamp makes him almost impossible to kill, and enables him to strike his enemies from almost anywhere, in an instant. In personal combat, he adroitly wields a rapier, though if angered he will toss it aside and use his bare hands, striking with great force.
[[Category:CR 20]]
 
[[category:Character]]
Aura of Death (Su): The first round that a living creature comes within 30 yards of Anton, it must make a Fortitude save at DC 18. Those who fail are affected as if a contagion spell had been cast on them, inflicting a disease of Anton’s choice. Those who fail their save by more than 10 points die instantly and become zombies under Anton’s control. Anton can activate or deactivate this aura at will, as a free action.
[[category:Corporeal Undead]]
 
[[category:Crafter of an Evil Magic Item]]
Zombie Dominion (Su): Anton can mentally sense all [[zombie | zombies]] within the [[Souragnean]] swamp, and can employ their senses as if he were standing in their place. He can mentally command them as a free action, and zombies under his influence cannot be controlled or rebuked by anyone else, though they can be turned. Anton can send his zombies outside the swamp, where it is possible for him to lose control of them; in this case, all zombies are still considered to be under Anton’s influence. In the case of rebuking attempts, this takes the form of a –4 penalty to the rebuke check.
[[Category:Darklord]]
 
[[category:dancer]]
Awaken the Dead (Su): Anton can cast a variation of the animate dead spell at will. Only zombies can be created via this spell, but, provided sufficient corpses are available, there is no limit to the number of zombies Anton may animate and control. The power affects all corpses within a 10 ft. radius of Anton, unless he wishes to affect fewer. In all other respects it is identical to the spell animate dead.
[[category:Deceiver]]
 
[[category:Disguised]]
Zombify (Su): Once per day, by making a successful touch attack, Anton can attempt to turn a living creature into a zombie under his command. The target must make a Fortitude save against DC 15. Those who fail are instantly slain, and rise in 1d4 rounds as zombies under Anton’s command.
[[category:Eavesdropper]]
 
[[category:Former Inhabitants of Oerth]]
Dance of the Dead (Sp): Once per round, as a full action, Anton can cast any necromancy spell. The spell takes effect as if cast by an 18th-level caster.
[[category:Former Inhabitants of the Prime Material Plane]]
 
[[Category:Human]]
Essence of Death (Ex): Anton is immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, stunning, disease, death effects, necromantic effects, and mind-influencing effects, as if he were an undead creature. He can forego this protection at any time if he wishes.
[[Category:Imposter]]
 
[[Category:Inhabitants of the Maison d'Sablet]]
Swampwalk (Su): Anton is able to enter any tree within the swamp or the ground of the swamp itself, as a standard action. Doing so immediately restores him to full hit points, and he can emerge anywhere within the swamp.
[[Category:Inhabitants of Souragne]]
 
[[category:Killer]]
Speech of the Dead (Su): Anton has the mystical power to telepathically converse with the undead. Generally, they can convey only basic information about their former lives and their recent experiences. He can also cast speak with dead at will by touching a corpse.
[[Category:Lawful Evil]]
 
[[Category:Loa]]
Spellsinging: Anton’s sorcerer spells never require material components, but all of them require verbal and somatic components; he must sing and dance to cast them. Also, his spells are drawn from the druid spell list instead of the sorcerer/wizard list, but they still count as arcane spells. He is incapable of learning curing or healing spells of any kind. In all other respects he is a normal sorcerer.
[[category:Lord (Domain Lord Magnitude of Evil)]]
 
[[category:Male]]
[[Category:NPC]][[Category:Darklord]][[Category:Sorcerer]][[Category:Aristocrat]][[Category:Zombie Lord]][[Category:Human]]
[[category:Manipulator]]
[[Category:Misroi Family]]
[[category:Murderer]]
[[category:Necrologist]]
[[category:Noble of Souragne]]
[[category:NPC]]
[[category:Oerth Native]]
[[Category:Pathfinder 1st Edition Character]]
[[category:Personality of Souragne]]
[[Category:Plantation Owner]]
[[category:Punisher]]
[[category:Reanimator]]
[[category:Horseback Rider]]
[[category:Rider]]
[[category:Ruthless]]
[[Category:Ruler]]
[[Category:Sorcerer]]
[[category:Spirit]]
[[Category:State of Souragne]]
[[Category:Souragnien]]
[[category:Undead]]
[[category:Undead Controller]]
[[category:Undead Summoner]]
[[category:Uxoricide]]
[[Category:Zombie Lord]]


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

Latest revision as of 17:52, 28 November 2025

Anton Misroi
Anton Misroi

Anton Misroi is the Darklord of Souragne, and is revered as the Loa, Lord of the Dead by Souragnians. Despite becoming a Zombie Lord at the moment of his death, and retaining the powers thereof, he is now fully alive. Misroi is by many accounts a pleasant and cordial character, but can be equally ruthless to anyone who spites him.[1]

Background

Anton Misroi hails from Oerth, in the region known as Sasserine[2]. He was a spellsinger[1] as well as a vicious aristocratic owner of the plantation Maison d'Sablet who brutalized anyone who crossed him. One day he found his wife in the arms of a neighboring plantation owner, who was only consoling Misroi's wife -- but Misroi immediately assumed otherwise. He had them tossed into a patch of quicksand and stayed to watch their slow deaths. When this occurred, the two new corpses of his wife and neighbor sprung out of the quicksand, and to Misroi's horror, grasped their murderer and dragged him into the quicksand. Upon his death, he was transformed into a zombie lord and his plantation and the surrounding area was snatched up by the Demiplane of Dread and became an Island of Terror[1] (or a copy of them was -- Misroi's original disused estate still exists on Oerth[3]) with Misroi as its Darklord.[1]

Misroi existed in this ghastly undead state, until he came across the Maiden of the Swamp, a hamadryad who personified life in the marshlands. Taking a misguided pity on Misroi, who she believed to be a Fey creature like herself, the Maiden instructed Misroi in the nature of the swamp, his domain, magics, and even the realm of Ravenloft itself. He also learned to cast any necromantic spell by employing the Dance of the Dead, and doing so with such control that his mastery of that sphere of magic is rivaled by few in the Demiplane. Misroi was able to reclaim his lost humanity through this arcane knowledge, but there was a tradeoff -- he was bound even further to the land, and cannot venture past the borders of the swamp surrounding his plantation home, save when it rains.[1] Compared to his original curse of his lost humanity, this new restriction doesn't seem to bother him as much.[4]

Current Sketch

Unlike many other darklords, Misroi doesn't take an active hand in running his domain, instead allowing his citizens to handle their own affairs; yet the citizenry revere Misroi as the Lord of the Dead. The only laws he has set down -- and which are strictly enforced -- are that the newly dead are not to be buried or cremated until four days after their death, and that only clerical and necromantic magics are allowed to be cast in the borders of Souragne. His control over land that makes up his domain, however, is absolute and in many ways unequaled; for instance he can pass through any tree in his swamp to another. His mastery over the undead is for all practical purposes without limit, and he can instantly slay anyone to serve as one of his zombies. Souragne would have been annexed by the Core years ago had it not been for Misroi resisting such an event. One of his many powers is to scry across the entire Demiplane, and he prefers to set himself and his domain apart from it.[5]

Third Edition stats for Misroi, originally intended to be released in Secrets of the Dread Realms can be found in the Secrets of the Dread Realms Authors' Notes.

Loa

In the Voodan religion, Anton has inspired or been conflated with the Lord of the Dead[6]. He is seen as the greatest Loa and the lord of the pantheon. He is depicted as a walking corpse in old-fashioned but well-kept finery, and many Voodan ceremonies serve no purpose other than to appease him.

Statistics

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Domains of Dread p.97
  2. ↑ Beyond Sasserine
  3. ↑ Beyond Sasserine
  4. ↑ Citation Needed
  5. ↑ Domains of Dread p.98
  6. ↑ Dark Tales and Disturbing Legends, p. 178

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Domains of Dread

Domains of Dread - pp97

Domains of Dread - pp97-98
Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - p74

Secrets of the Dread Realms - p7
Ravenloft Third Edition - pp172-173
Domains of Dread - pp97-98
Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - pp40,74-75
Realm of Terror - p84

Lord of the Dead


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