Verbrek: Difference between revisions

From Mistipedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
The Lesser Evil (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
The Lesser Evil (talk | contribs)
Line 34: Line 34:
*{{netbook-small}}[[737 BC]] After [[Carnagan Wolfe]] discovers the dead body of a friend and encounters the [[vampire]] who [[murdered]] him, Wolfe transforms into a [[mountain loup-garou]] for the first time. He has no memory of it, so he is Horrified to find the vampire torn to pieces when he regains his wits. Carnagan rushes to Lian for a cure. Lian discerns that Carnagan is a [[natural lycanthrope]], preventing any kind of cure. Wolfe flees [[Dementlieu]] forever, eventually drifting to [[Verbrek]].<ref>[[Book of Secrets]] p.86-87, derived from age 14 at this time vs. age 30 at [[753 BC]]</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[737 BC]] After [[Carnagan Wolfe]] discovers the dead body of a friend and encounters the [[vampire]] who [[murdered]] him, Wolfe transforms into a [[mountain loup-garou]] for the first time. He has no memory of it, so he is Horrified to find the vampire torn to pieces when he regains his wits. Carnagan rushes to Lian for a cure. Lian discerns that Carnagan is a [[natural lycanthrope]], preventing any kind of cure. Wolfe flees [[Dementlieu]] forever, eventually drifting to [[Verbrek]].<ref>[[Book of Secrets]] p.86-87, derived from age 14 at this time vs. age 30 at [[753 BC]]</ref>
*[[740 BC]] [[The Grand Conjunction]] occurs. [[Arkandale]] dissolves, and its former lands are absorbed into [[Verbrek]]. Nathan Timothy is no longer a [[darklord]] and may sail all the [[river]]s of [[the Core]].<ref name=GazIVp.70>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.70</ref>
*[[740 BC]] [[The Grand Conjunction]] occurs. [[Arkandale]] dissolves, and its former lands are absorbed into [[Verbrek]]. Nathan Timothy is no longer a [[darklord]] and may sail all the [[river]]s of [[the Core]].<ref name=GazIVp.70>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.70</ref>
*[[741 BC]] [[George Weathermay]] is [[seduced]] by the [[werewolf]] [[Natalia Vhorishkova]] in order to get at [[Dr. van Richten]]. In the heat of battle, [[Gennifer Weathermay-Foxgrove]] is wounded and is afflicted with [[lycanthropy]]. George Weathermay gives chase to Natalia out of [[Mordent]]. In [[Verbrek]], he confronts the Vhorishkova family and, upon finding they are [[werewolves]], [[murder]]s them all to the last noncombatant. Out of this [[mass murder]] emerges a changed, more [[bitter]] and driven George Weathermay.<ref>[[Champions of the Mists]] p.63</ref>
*[[741 BC]] [[George Weathermay]] is [[seduced]] by the [[werewolf]] [[Natalia Vhorishkova]] in order to get at [[Dr. van Richten]]. In the heat of battle, [[Gennifer Weathermay-Foxgrove]] is wounded and is afflicted with [[lycanthropy]]. George Weathermay gives chase to Natalia out of [[Mordent]]. In [[Verbrek]], he confronts the Vhorishkova family and, upon finding they are [[werewolves]], [[murder]]s them all to the last noncombatant, yet he fails to catch Natalia. Out of this [[mass murder]] emerges a changed, more [[bitter]] and driven George Weathermay. Out of shame and guilt over what happened to Gennifer, George Weathermay does not return to [[Mordent]].<ref>[[Champions of the Mists]] p.63</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[746 BC]] Alfred Timothy [[exile]]s and [[curse]]s Carnagan Wolfe after he assists prey in escaping the hunt.<ref>[[Book of Secrets]] p.87; see previous age reference</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[746 BC]] Alfred Timothy [[exile]]s and [[curse]]s Carnagan Wolfe after he assists prey in escaping the hunt.<ref>[[Book of Secrets]] p.87; see previous age reference</ref>
*[[757 BC]] By this year at the latest, [[Celia Whitmoor]] and [[Argent]] have settled down and established the [[Duskpeace Lodge]], home to [[the Duskpeace Outcasts]].<ref name=GazIVp.82>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.82</ref>
*[[757 BC]] By this year at the latest, [[Celia Whitmoor]] and [[Argent]] have settled down and established the [[Duskpeace Lodge]], home to [[the Duskpeace Outcasts]].<ref name=GazIVp.82>[[Gazetteer IV]] p.82</ref>

Revision as of 14:19, 6 April 2017

Verbrek
Culture Level Medieval (7)[1]; CL4
Ecology Full[1]
Climate & Terrain Temperate Forest, Hills, and Swamp[1]
Year Formed 730 BC[1]
Population 830; Doesn't include population of 1140 Natural Werewolves[1]
Races (%) Humans 97%, half-elves 1%, half-Vistani 1%, other 1%[1]
Languages Mordentish]*, Balok, Vaasi. Sithican[1]
Religions The Wolf God, Church of Ezra, Church of Hala[1]
Government Independent gerontocratic settlements and farms[1]
Ruler(s) None[1]
Darklord(s) Alfred Timothy
Nationality Verbreker[1]
Analog Werewolf country
Related Categories
Locations in Verbrek
Transportation in Verbrek
Inhabitants of Verbrek
Former Inhabitants of Verbrek
Flora of Verbrek
Fauna of Verbrek
Native Monsters of Verbrek

Verbrek is a land of rugged forests and scattered settlements. In this wild and woolly domain, it is not the human that dominates but rather the wolf. More specifically, the werewolf, as werewolves both outnumber and out-power the humans of Verbrek.[2] The Verbrekers can't even completely trust their own, as the sheepskinner werewolves dons the guise of humanity and live in seemingly normal communities.[3]


Verbrek is dominated by Alfred Timothy in both temporal and spiritual power. He embraces the beast inside through his development of the Wolf God. Yet despite all his ambitions, he cannot fully forget the fact that he is human as well as wolf. Nonetheless, his evil and cruelty is not stymied, as evidenced by [[the Grand Conjunction. During that cataclysm, Verbrek absorbed neighboring Arkandale during the Grand Conjunction. Whether by his own power or "favor" of the Dark Powers, Alfred claimed the lands formerly controlled by his father, Captain Nathan Timothy.[4]

Mountains

Bleak Sisters

Chronology

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Gazetteer IV p. 63
  2. Ravenloft Player's Handbook p. 184
  3. Gazetteer IV p. 77
  4. Gazetteer IV p. 160-161
  5. Gazetteer IV p.67
  6. 6.0 6.1 Realm of Terror p.126
  7. 7.0 7.1 Domains of Dread p.17
  8. 8.0 8.1 Ravenloft Third Edition p.17
  9. 9.0 9.1 Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.19
  10. Gazetteer IV p.160
  11. Book of Secrets p.86-87, derived from age 14 at this time vs. age 30 at 753 BC
  12. Gazetteer IV p.70
  13. Champions of the Mists p.63
  14. Book of Secrets p.87; see previous age reference
  15. Gazetteer IV p.82
  16. Gazetteer IV p.83-84

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Ravenloft Third Edition
Domains of Dread

Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp7,60-62
Ravenloft Third Edition - pp15,17,20,145-146
Domains of Dread - p48
Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - pp31-32
Realm of Terror - p81
The Evil Eye - p58

Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp8-9
Ravenloft Third Edition - inside cover
Domains of Dread - p42
Ravenloft Campaign Setting - poster map
Realm of Terror - poster map