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[[The Sea of Sorrows]] is the [[sea]] that borders the western mainland of [[the Core]]. Although the sea itself was formed in [[630 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>, it may not have gained a [[darklord]] until [[740 BC]] in the wake of [[the Grand Conjunction]].<ref name="Red Box RoT">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] (Red Box) p.19</ref> Like with the [[Nocturnal Sea]], the Sea of Sorrows boasts several [[island]]s. Some of these islands have [[human]] populations on them, but the presence of [[fog]] makes the Sea difficult to charter<ref name="DoD p.74">[[Domains of Dread]] p.74</ref>, even by its [[darklord]]<ref name="DoD p.75">[[Domains of Dread]] p.75</ref> (see below). Towards its edge, the Sea gives way entirely to the [[Misty Border]]. In addition, many of the islands located within the interior of the Sea are either hostile to outside trade or have limited capacity for it. Lands beyond may be reached via the Sea of Sorrows, but such routes are the most precarious.<ref name="DoD p.74">[[Domains of Dread]] p.74</ref> [[Sailor]]s of the Core's western shorelines may wishfully speak of a way to sail through and around to the [[Nocturnal Sea]] and its more plentiful [[port]]s, but there is scant evidence that the possibility even exists.<ref name="DoD p.78">[[Domains of Dread]] p.78</ref>
[[The Sea of Sorrows]] is the [[sea]] that borders the western mainland of [[the Core]].<ref name="DoD p.73">[[Domains of Dread]] p.73</ref> Although the sea itself was formed in [[630 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>, it may not have gained a [[darklord]] until [[740 BC]] in the wake of [[the Grand Conjunction]].<ref name="Red Box RoT">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] (Red Box) p.19</ref> Like with the [[Nocturnal Sea]], the Sea of Sorrows boasts several [[island]]s. Some of these islands have [[human]] populations on them, but the presence of [[fog]] makes the Sea difficult to charter<ref name="DoD p.73">[[Domains of Dread]] p.73</ref>, even by its [[darklord]]<ref name="DoD p.74">[[Domains of Dread]] p.74</ref> (see below). Towards its edge, the Sea gives way entirely to the [[Misty Border]]. In addition, many of the islands located within the interior of the Sea are either hostile to outside trade or have limited capacity for it. Lands beyond may be reached via the Sea of Sorrows, but such routes are the most precarious.<ref name="DoD p.73">[[Domains of Dread]] p.73</ref> [[Sailor]]s of the Core's western shorelines may wishfully speak of a way to sail through and around to the [[Nocturnal Sea]] and its more plentiful [[port]]s, but there is scant evidence that the possibility even exists.<ref name="DoD p.78">[[Domains of Dread]] p.78</ref>


The Sea of Sorrows has neither a central government nor a single ruler<ref name=rlphbp.156>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.156</ref>, but the domain is sailed by its [[darklord]], [[Captain Pieter Van Riese]], and his [[ship]], [[the Relentless]]. He seeks strong and able [[crew]] for his ship. To take him up on his offer is to [[disappear]], to reject it means facing his [[wrath]].<ref name="DoD p.75">[[Domains of Dread]] p.75</ref> He presides over merely the [[water]]s of the sea far enough from [[land]], not the islands nor coastlines nor the waters immediately surrounding them.<ref name="DoD p.76">[[Domains of Dread]] p.76</ref>
The Sea of Sorrows has neither a central government nor a single ruler<ref name=rlphbp.156>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.156</ref>, but the domain is sailed by its [[darklord]], [[Captain Pieter Van Riese]], and his [[ship]], [[the Relentless]]. He seeks strong and able [[crew]] for his ship. To take him up on his offer is to [[disappear]], to reject it means facing his [[wrath]].<ref name="DoD p.74">[[Domains of Dread]] p.74</ref> He presides over merely the [[water]]s of the sea far enough from [[land]], not the islands nor coastlines nor the waters immediately surrounding them.<ref name="DoD p.75">[[Domains of Dread]] p.75</ref>
 
==[[Island of the Sea of Sorrows|Islands of the Sea of Sorrows]]==
*[[Blaustein]] is a [[pirate haven]] ruled by the [[mad]] [[tyrant]] [[Bluebeard]]. Most visitors here will be met with [[violence]] either at the hands of its ruler or his [[fanatical]]ly [[loyal]] people. Very few foreign ships that manage to escape ever deign to return. Bluebeard and his domain are described in [[Darklords]]<ref name="DoD p.73">[[Domains of Dread]] p.73</ref> {{netbook-canon}} Non-canon information can be found in
*[[Dominia]] A former [[island of terror]], this tiny island is home only to the [[the Asylum for the Mentally Disturbed]] and its director, [[Dr. Declaud Heinfroth]]. This place is most fully explored in [[Bleak House (Boxed Set)]]<ref name="DoD p.73">[[Domains of Dread]] p.73</ref>
*[[The Finger]] is a small [[archipelago|chain]] of notoriously [[dangerous]] islands, most notably [[the Isle of Agony]] and the [[Isle of Demise]]. The Finger is off of the northwest coast of [[Lamordia]]. Whereas the Isle of Agony is actually apart of Lamordia, Demise is its own domain. Details on the latter can be found in [[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]], whereas details on the latter can be found in [[Adam's Wrath]]<ref name="DoD p.74">[[Domains of Dread]] p.74</ref> and [[Gazetteer II].
*[[Markovia]], formerly a temperate domain in the mainland of the Core, became a tropical island in the Sea of Sorrows following [the Grand Conjunction]]. However, to date every single [[human]] colonization attempt has failed. The island is not totally uninhabited, as it is the home of [[Dr. Frantisek Markov]] and his [[broken one|beastmen]]. [[Neither Man Nor Beast]] is the product with the most information on Markovia.<ref name="DoD p.74-76">[[Domains of Dread]] p.74-76</ref>
*{{homebrew-small}}[[Virisa]], ruled by the despotic [[Lord Willem Ducas]], is 30 miles to the south of [[Blaustein]]. It has a sizable human population, but foreigners are only allowed access.


==Things, Creatures & Personages of Legend==
==Things, Creatures & Personages of Legend==
*[[Captain Pieter van Riese]] and his [[ship]], [[the Relentless]]<ref name="DoD p.75">[[Domains of Dread]] p.75</ref>
*[[Captain Pieter van Riese]] and his [[ship]], [[the Relentless]]<ref name="DoD p.75">[[Domains of Dread]] p.75</ref>
*[[The Finger]], particularly the [[Isle of Demise]] and the [[Isle of Agony]]


==Biology==
==Biology==

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The Sea of Sorrows
Culture Level Varies by island, mostly Medieval to Chivalric[1]
Ecology Full[1]
Climate & Terrain Temperate Aquatic[1]
Year Formed 630 BC[2]
Population 1,300[1]
Races (%) Humans 99%, Other 1%[1]
Languages Mordentish, Lamordian, Darkonese[1]
Religions Ezra, Hala[1]
Government No formal government for the sea itself, but the islands have their own.[3]
Ruler(s) None[3]
Darklord(s) Captain Pieter Van Riese[4]
Nationality
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Native Monsters of The Sea of Sorrows

The Sea of Sorrows is the sea that borders the western mainland of the Core.[5] Although the sea itself was formed in 630 BC[2], it may not have gained a darklord until 740 BC in the wake of the Grand Conjunction.[6] Like with the Nocturnal Sea, the Sea of Sorrows boasts several islands. Some of these islands have human populations on them, but the presence of fog makes the Sea difficult to charter[5], even by its darklord[7] (see below). Towards its edge, the Sea gives way entirely to the Misty Border. In addition, many of the islands located within the interior of the Sea are either hostile to outside trade or have limited capacity for it. Lands beyond may be reached via the Sea of Sorrows, but such routes are the most precarious.[5] Sailors of the Core's western shorelines may wishfully speak of a way to sail through and around to the Nocturnal Sea and its more plentiful ports, but there is scant evidence that the possibility even exists.[8]

The Sea of Sorrows has neither a central government nor a single ruler[3], but the domain is sailed by its darklord, Captain Pieter Van Riese, and his ship, the Relentless. He seeks strong and able crew for his ship. To take him up on his offer is to disappear, to reject it means facing his wrath.[7] He presides over merely the waters of the sea far enough from land, not the islands nor coastlines nor the waters immediately surrounding them.[4]

Islands of the Sea of Sorrows

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