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==Things, Creatures & Personages of Legend==
==Things, Creatures & Personages of Legend==
*[[The Cauldron (Shadowfell)|The Cauldron, a pool said to resurrect the dead<ref name="VRGtR p. 159">VRGtR p. 159</ref>
*[[The Cauldron (Shadowfell Tepest)|The Cauldron]], a pool said to resurrect the dead<ref name="VRGtR p. 159">VRGtR p. 159</ref>
*The Fey
*The Fey
*[[The Gurgyl]]<ref name="VRGtR p. 157-158">VRGtR p. 157-158</ref>
*[[The Gurgyl]]<ref name="VRGtR p. 157-158">VRGtR p. 157-158</ref>
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===Terrain===
===Terrain===


==Mountains==
====Mountains====
*[[The Arkenheights]]
*[[The Arkenheights]]
*[[Brujamonte (5E)|Brujamonte]]
*[[Brujamonte (5E)|Brujamonte]]
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====Lakes and Ponds====
====Lakes and Ponds====
*[[The Cauldron (Shadowfell)|The Cauldron]]
*[[The Cauldron (Shadowfell Tepest)|The Cauldron]]
*[[Lake Kronov (Shadowfell)|Lake Kronov]]
*[[Lake Kronov (Shadowfell)|Lake Kronov]]
*[[Lake Lenore]]
*[[Lake Lenore]]
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*[[Crying River (Shadowfell)|Crying River]]
*[[Crying River (Shadowfell)|Crying River]]
*[[Vaughn River]]
*[[Vaughn River]]
====Valleys====
*[[Linde Valley]]
*[[The Lost Court]]


===Other Locations===
===Other Locations===
====Inns and Taverns====
*[[Fisherman's Rest (Shadowfell)|Fisherman's Rest]], in Viktal
*[[Nobody's Inn]] in the Lost Court


====Ruins and Ghost Towns====
====Ruins and Ghost Towns====
*[[Brygdarrow (Shadowfell)|Brygdarrow]]
*[[Briggdarrow (Shadowfell)|Briggdarrow]]
*[[Cas Island]]
*[[Cas Island]]
*[[Kelee (Shadowfull)|Kelee
*[[Kellee (Shadowfull)|Kelee]]





Revision as of 14:09, 3 November 2024


Tepest (Shadowfell)
Culture Level
Ecology
Climate & Terrain forests, mountains, plains
Year Formed
Population
Races (%) humans, hexbloods, other folk with connections to the fey[1]
Languages
Religions
Government
Ruler(s) Mother Lorinda in Viktal, Queen Maeve and Prince Loht for the fey
Darklord(s) Mother Lorinda[1]
Nationality
Analog Folk horror[1]
Related Categories
Locations in Tepest (Shadowfell)
Transportation in Tepest (Shadowfell)
Inhabitants of Tepest (Shadowfell)
Former Inhabitants of Tepest (Shadowfell)
Flora of Tepest (Shadowfell)
Fauna of Tepest (Shadowfell)
Native Monsters of Tepest (Shadowfell)


Tepest is a domain of rural horror. Whereas most of the domain is plagued by nasty weather, nonarable soil, and most of all malicious fey, Viktal seems to be a haven of serene, pastoral beauty. Existing as the sole community of significance in Tepest, Viktal seems on the surface a place of utopian rustic simplicity. People here seem to treat each other- and newcomers- with friendliness, and the surrounding fields are bountiful. However the peaceful exterior and cheery veneer come at a cost. A feeling of constant observation hangs over the town, though such feelings are dismissed as fey tricks. The townspeople cling to hopeful, naturalistic creeds to shroud quiet desperation. The regular festivals frequently involve the Tithe, a seasonal human sacrificial ritual[1].

"Mother", the central figure of their worship, is actually Mother Lorinda a malevolent green hag. She demands such sacrifices in order to live out her fantasies of having children, all simply named Laoirse. Lorinda presents herself as a benevolent, motherly figure. Her will is done by Mother's Minders, the closest of her worshipers that poke out their own left eyes as signs of devotion[2].

Mother Lorinda frightens away the fey from Viktal and the immediately surrounding lands. However, mortals in any other part of Tepest are fair game for the feys' malevolent depredations. Queen Maeve of the Seelie Court and Prince Loht of the Unseelie Court rule their kingdom from beneath Mount Arak and the rest of Tepest. The fey of Arak hold surface mortals in contempt for wrongs of long bygone eras[3].

Things, Creatures & Personages of Legend

Biology

Between the forests and craggy land, most of the domain is inimical to farming, with the noted exception of Viktal.

Flora

  • Carmellias

Fauna

Travelers in the wilderness may have the unluck in encountering various predators[4].

Native Horrors[4]

Geography

Weather

Terrain

Mountains

Forests

Lakes and Ponds

Rivers

Valleys

Other Locations

Inns and Taverns

Ruins and Ghost Towns


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft p. 156
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 VRGtR p. 158
  3. ↑ VRGtR p. 157
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 VRGtR p. 159
  5. ↑ VRGtR p. 157-158