Captain Alain Monette

A Werebat, and the darklord of L'ile de la Tempete. His transformations to bat form are tied to the tide.

Captain Monette resides in the lighthouse he built, the Eye of Midnight. He uses it to lure unsuspecting sailors to their doom.

Background

Prior to becoming a darklord, Monette captained a privateer vessel called Ouragan. He was publicly known as stalwart and all but fearless sailor, but is his crew knew him to be a cruel and violent abuser. The slightest of delays, disagreements, or other "transgressions" were met by Monette's most brutal of beatings. Eventually the crew could take no more; they mutinied, and the keelhauled him, flogged him, and threw him overboard. He cursed them and vowed revenge at all costs.

Unknown to Ourangan's crew, Monette did not perish but was drawn into the Mists. Monette, near death and helpless, he wound up on a small island. There, the bats sipped his blood and dined on his flesh, but Monette feasted upon them in turn. Thus, as man dined upon bat and bat dined upon man, Monette became one with them as an afflicted werebat.

Soon after he discovered his dreaded curse, Monette discovered a second nasty surprise: his ability to fly availed him not in escape far from the island. He became bound to L'île de la Tempête and the waters immediately surrounding it. Thus, he was denied two things he once took for granted: high seas adventure and, perhaps more ironically given his anger, the company of others.

Sources

The most complete source for Captain Monette and his island is the Darklords accessory. He is only briefly mentioned in Domains of Dread, his island having moved to the Nocturnal Sea as of 750 BC. Noncanon sources include the Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer (for 3.5 stats and general expansion of his character and the island) and Children of the Night: Darklords (Pathfinder stats and a timeline of his history).

Statistics

2nd Edition

• male human afflicted werebat with 8 Hit Dice

3rd Edition

• Expert 4 / Fighter 4, Lawful Evil

Pathfinder

• Gunslinger 5/Rogue (Pirate) 3

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

		Domains of Dread Darklords
		Darklords - p67
		Domains of Dread - p78 Darklords - pp64-66