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'''Sidnar''' lies on the [[Khourx River]] above, and upriver from, [[Lake Korst]] on the frontier of the [[Mistlands]]. Indeed, in terms of geography it should belong to the [[Mountains of Misery]] [[Regions of Darkon|region]], but it is included in that of the Mistlands because of its elven population. Sidnar is reached from [[Delagia]] by the [[The Ascent]] and the [[Brooding Bridge]]. Riverboats connect Lake Korst to the [[Vuchar River]] via the lower leg of the [[Khourx River]] also known as the [[Korst River]]. A maze of country roads connect Delagia and [[Karg]]. Prior to the [[Scourge of Arak]] in 588 BC, a road led from Sidnar to the heart of the [[Mountains of Misery]] where it met the original [[Strigos Road]] that at that time connected to the [[Old Svalich Road]] in eastern [[Barovia]].
'''Sidnar''' towers over the [[gorge]] carved by the [[Khourx River]]. The town is perched in the hills above [[Lake Korst]] on the extreme western frontier of the [[Mistlands]]. In terms of geography it should belong to the [[Mountains of Misery]] [[Regions of Darkon|region]], but its elven population accounts for its inclusion in that of the Mistlands.


Sidnar is far from the most accessible place in [[Darkon]]. [[Riverboat|Riverboats]] connect the [[Vuchar River]] and [[Lake Korst]] via the lower leg of the [[Khourx River]] which is also known as the [[Korst River]]. Sidnar is most easily reached from [[Delagia]] and the lake by a road known as the [[The Ascent|Ascent]]. It crosses the Khourx River and its gorge via the [[Brooding Bridge]]. A maze of country roads connects Delagia and [[Karg]]. Long ago a road led from Sidnar to the heart of the [[Mountains of Misery]]. There it joined the road that preceded that of the envisioned [[Strigos Road]] and that at that time led to the [[Old Svalich Road]] in eastern [[Barovia]]. The road from Sidnar would have passed between [[Mount Nirka]] and [[Mount Nyid]]. The principle function of the road was extinguished along with the [[Arakian|Arakians]] in [[588 BC]] by the [[Scourge of Arak]]. The reputation that [[Arak]] would acquire in subsequent years was ample deterrence against the use of the road for prospecting or exploring beyond the [[Darkonian frontier]]. Whether the Darkonian portion of the road remained in use and was maintained over the decades that followed is unknown. There was more reason for the would-be [[dwarven]] and [[gnomish]] [[miner|miners]] of [[Tempe Falls]] and [[Mayvin]] to have maintained the Darkonian portion of the [[Strigos Road]]. Its condition as of [[750 BC]] was such that it afforded passage only on foot due to washouts, rockslides, boulders, and fallen trees.


The Mountains of Misery were born with the land of Arak. The Forgotten Hills and Mounts Nirka and Nyid beyond appeared on the northern frontier of Barovia in 575 BC. Darkon formed on Arak's northern frontier a year later. Mount Nyid stood at the heart of Arak and Mount Nirka guarded its northern frontier with Darkon. A road snaked through the mountains, terminating in the south at the eastern end of the Old Svalich Road in Barovia and terminating in the north at the Tempe Road just west of Tempe Falls in Darkon. A road also ran to Sidnar in Darkon. By 682 BC, if not earlier, contact with Barovia was lost, for Nova Vaasa formed on the southern frontier of Arak. The Nightmare Lands became Arak's eastern neighbour in 683 BC, forming along the eastern limit of the eastern foothills. And finally in 691 BC, Tepest became its western neighbour, forming along the western limit of the western foothills.
==[[Locations in Sidnar]]==
 
All life across the face of Arak was eradicated in 588 BC by a sandstorm without precedent in an event recorded as the Scourge of Arak. In its wake dwarves and gnomes from Darkon came in searh of lost kin. Looters and treasure seekers came too. Those who tarried long risked being carried off in night by fey said to dwell in a kingdom hidden far beneath the surface. As the flow of visitors to Arak shrank, one's risk of being disappearing with out a trace grew. Until it became accepted wisdom in Darkon and later in Nova Vaasa and Tepest that anyone who dared the hours of the night in their unwanted neighbour would end up entombed without a trace beneath its stone.
 


==[[Transportation in Sidnar]]==


==[[Locations in Sidnar]]==
===[[Streets of Sidnar]]===


==[[Streets of Sidnar]]==
==[[:category:Inhabitants of Sidnar|Inhabitants of Sidnar]]==


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Latest revision as of 15:52, 22 June 2022

Sidnar towers over the gorge carved by the Khourx River. The town is perched in the hills above Lake Korst on the extreme western frontier of the Mistlands. In terms of geography it should belong to the Mountains of Misery region, but its elven population accounts for its inclusion in that of the Mistlands.

Sidnar is far from the most accessible place in Darkon. Riverboats connect the Vuchar River and Lake Korst via the lower leg of the Khourx River which is also known as the Korst River. Sidnar is most easily reached from Delagia and the lake by a road known as the Ascent. It crosses the Khourx River and its gorge via the Brooding Bridge. A maze of country roads connects Delagia and Karg. Long ago a road led from Sidnar to the heart of the Mountains of Misery. There it joined the road that preceded that of the envisioned Strigos Road and that at that time led to the Old Svalich Road in eastern Barovia. The road from Sidnar would have passed between Mount Nirka and Mount Nyid. The principle function of the road was extinguished along with the Arakians in 588 BC by the Scourge of Arak. The reputation that Arak would acquire in subsequent years was ample deterrence against the use of the road for prospecting or exploring beyond the Darkonian frontier. Whether the Darkonian portion of the road remained in use and was maintained over the decades that followed is unknown. There was more reason for the would-be dwarven and gnomish miners of Tempe Falls and Mayvin to have maintained the Darkonian portion of the Strigos Road. Its condition as of 750 BC was such that it afforded passage only on foot due to washouts, rockslides, boulders, and fallen trees.

Locations in Sidnar

Transportation in Sidnar

Streets of Sidnar

Inhabitants of Sidnar

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Necropolis
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II

Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II - p43

Ravenloft Third Edition - pp32, 116
Domains of Dread - p34
Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Necropolis - p11
The Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - p13
Realm of Terror - p67
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II - pp42-43

Requiem: The Grim Harvest - poster map


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