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'''The Pipe of Mordent''' was created in 734 BC by the [[bard]] [[Stewart]] in [[Mordent]]. It may been commissioned by the [[Gentleman Caller]]. In any case, the first use to which it was put by its commissioner was the slaying of [[Stewart]]. The | '''The Pipe of Mordent''' was created in 734 BC by the [[bard]] [[Stewart]] in [[Mordent]]. Among its components was human [[skin]]. It may been commissioned by the [[Gentleman Caller]]. In any case, the first use to which it was put by its commissioner was the slaying of [[Stewart]]. The device ended up in the [[Black Vault]]. | ||
==Songs== | ==Songs== | ||
*The ''[[Dance Macabre]]'' may be played on the Pipe of Mordent to raise an army from the dead but at the cost of the life of the [[piper]]. | *The ''[[Dance Macabre]]'' may be played on the Pipe of Mordent to raise an [[army]] from the dead but at the cost of the life of the [[piper]]. | ||
*The ''[[Maddening Melody]]'' may be played on the Pipe of Mordent to provoke beserker [[rage]] in the listener. | *The ''[[Maddening Melody]]'' may be played on the Pipe of Mordent to provoke beserker [[rage]] in the listener. | ||
*The ''[[Symphony of Souls]]'' may be played on the Pipe of Mordent to consume the living spirit. Played backwards, the song may summon the maddened spirits of past victims and unmake the device. | *The ''[[Symphony of Souls]]'' may be played on the Pipe of Mordent to consume the living spirit. Played backwards, the song may summon the maddened spirits of past victims and unmake the device. | ||
[[Category:Artifact]][[Category: | [[Category:Artifact]][[Category:Bagpipe]][[Category:Wind Instrument]][[Category:Musical Instrument]][[Category:Necromancy]][[Category:Skin]] | ||
==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue== | ==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue== | ||
Revision as of 17:59, 25 March 2010
The Pipe of Mordent was created in 734 BC by the bard Stewart in Mordent. Among its components was human skin. It may been commissioned by the Gentleman Caller. In any case, the first use to which it was put by its commissioner was the slaying of Stewart. The device ended up in the Black Vault.
Songs
- The Dance Macabre may be played on the Pipe of Mordent to raise an army from the dead but at the cost of the life of the piper.
- The Maddening Melody may be played on the Pipe of Mordent to provoke beserker rage in the listener.
- The Symphony of Souls may be played on the Pipe of Mordent to consume the living spirit. Played backwards, the song may summon the maddened spirits of past victims and unmake the device.
Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue
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Forged of Darkness - p26 | |
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Forged of Darkness - pp26-27 | |
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Forged of Darkness - pp26-27 | |
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Pipe of Mordent, The Pipe of Mordent |
