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Category:Church of Hala

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[[Image:Hala-symbol.png|thumb|300px|right|The symbol of Hala with 13 snakes devouring each others' tails.]]
{{canon}}
'''The Church of Hala''' worships [[Hala]]. It is a mystical faith shrouded in secrecy]<ref name="Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III p. 244">[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p. 244</ref><ref name="R3E p. 52">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 52</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 66">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 66</ref> loosely based on modern, real-world paganism and witchcraft practices.

==Centers==
The Church of Hala keeps its many [[secret]]s from the general public and does not actively recruit]<ref name="Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III p. 244">[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p. 244</ref><ref name="R3E p. 52">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 52</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 66">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 66</ref> (though it does indulge [[:category:curious|curious]] newcomers if specifically questioned about their goddess]<ref name="Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III p. 244">[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p. 244</ref>). Therefore, Hala's church holds the majority of power over matters of faith and [[religion]] in no [[domain]]. However, it has [[hospice]]s for the needy and sick sprinkled throughout the [[Core]]<ref name="R3E p. 52">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 52</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 66">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 66</ref>
, though Hala's worship is most focused in the [[Southern Core]].<ref name="R3E p. 54">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 54</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 69">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 69</ref>

==Beliefs==
===[[Creation Myth]]===
The exact stories and mythic traditions told within Hala's churches are varied and diversed. The most elementary version is given in the [[Tales of Ages]]<ref name="VRMHC p. 239-240">[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p. 239-240</ref> the Church's sacred text.<ref name="R3E p. 52">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 52</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 66">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 66</ref> According to this book, it was a collective of nine [[deity|deities]] that brought the world into existence from Chaos' mists. However, the other gods then stood back and left mortal kind to make their own decisions. Hala alone of the Nine Gods saw how mortals lacked insight to make the right decisions, so she came back to alleviate the world's burdens. To a cadre of 13 men and women<ref>Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III p. 257 states that it was 13 men and women total, whereas Ravenloft Third Edition (p. 52) and the Ravenloft Player's Handbook p. 54 specify it was 13 women and 13 men (26 total)</ref>, she instructed the secrets of [[the Weave]].<ref name="R3E p. 52">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 52</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 66">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 66</ref><ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p. 239-240</ref> This [[myth]] strange resembles a benign version of the [[Tepestani]] story of the witch [[Hallah]], whom malevolently usurped the power of [[magic]] from the gods; the resemblance of these tales and names is a contributor to the demonization of Hala by the [[Tepestani Inquisition]].<ref>[[Gazetteer V]] p. 64</ref>

===[[The Weave]]===
The Church of Hala describes magic in a different way, a sort of universal weave. It is not clear if witchcraft or the Weave is something separate from magic powers elsewhere in the multiverse.

===Duties and Activities===
Hala doctrine holds that the greatest good exists in tending to the needs of the [[diseased|sick]] and [[injured]] and bringing strength to the [[oppressed]] and the weak.<ref name="Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III p. 244">[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p. 244</ref> To this end, they operate a multitude of [[hospice]]s across [[the Core]]<ref name="R3E p. 52">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 52</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 66">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 66</ref> and beyond.<ref name="Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III p. 244">[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p. 244</ref> to offer respite and [[healing]] to those in need or suffering.

In addition, some within the Church take a more proactive approach to assisting the weak by fighting [[evil]] and helping the oppressed fight evil, something that has on occasion earned enmity by tyrannical regimes such as [[Falkovnia]] for certain groups within Hala's church. In addition, the Church keeps a wary eye on solitary and rogue witches and warlocks whom, without a [[coven]] top properly guide them, may be led into corruption by their powers. However, the true enemy of Hala's witches and warlocks are the [[hag]]s and the [[:category:Sorcerous Witch|Sorcerous Witches]] that may ally with them.<ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium]] p. 245-249</ref> The Church of Hala's [[:category:Hag Hunting|hag hunting]] is similar in dedication (if not misunderstanding) to the Tepestani Inquisition's [[:category:Fey Hunting|fey hunting]], though the Halan Church's dedication lies in how hags corrupt the power source Halan's faithful uses.<ref>[[Gazetteer V]] p. 64-65</ref>

==Reason for Secrecy==
Given that secrecy may contribute to the faith's undesirable reputation, one may ask why the Halan church clings to such a doctrine. According to [[Sister Marena]], Hala's witches wish to operate within [[society]] but to avoid the [[corruption]] of it. Public knowledge may bring adulation, and this adulation may invite desire for further power. Hala's followers seek to avoid such [[temptation]]. Moreover, secrecy allows them to assist the sick and the needy with less distraction from people whom would seek to exploit their power. In any case, regardless of their secrecy, if they operated in the open they might be beset upon by those who thought them [[evil]]<ref name="Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III p. 240-241">[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p. 240-241</ref> [[Azalin]] speculates there might be greater, hidden forces at work that might see witch [[coven]]s who operate too overtly may be [[punished]] or stamped out.<ref>[[Gazetteer V]] p. 65</ref>

==Members==
There is some imprecision across [[source]]s on the difference between [[clergy]] of the Church of Hala and Halan witches. [[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]], a [[2nd Edition]] [[source]], specifies they are often viewed as one and the same, but draws a line between the two, although many duties within Hala's churches and [[hospice]]s are tended to by witches. In [[2nd Edition]], Halan witches and warlocks were represented by character [[kit]]s that could only be taken by [[fighter]] or [[rogue|thief]] [[class]]es without any other sort of spellcasting abilities beyond those granted by their kits. Priests of Hala, on the other hand, were generally [[cleric]]s. In [[3rd Edition]], Hala's clerics in general are called witches<ref name="R3E p. 52">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 52</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 66">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 66</ref>, with the [[Hallowed Witch]] [[prestige class]] representing a tradition special to Hala's Church.<ref name="VRA p. 96-98">[[Van Richten's Arsenal]] p. 96-98</ref> Also in 3rd Edition, Clerics of Hala may chose the [[Weave Domain]], another piece of magic unique to Hala's faith.<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer V]] p. 134</ref>

A witch is usually a magic user with hereditary or innate power.

===Gender and Witchcraft===
As depicted in VRMHC III above, there is a level of biological essentialism between males and females in how they relate to the Weave, and this is reflected in the mechanics of the separate witch and warlock kits. Warlocks operate with flashier and more destructive powers, whereas witches are more subtle in how they relate to the Weave. Moreover in VRMHC, covens operate with only members of a single sex, though this does not prevent witches and warlocks from otherwise associating and working with each other. Halan doctrine acknowledges that inter-gender differences in relation to the Weave has provoked inter-gender strife and jealousy, so their [[coven]]s grant witches and warlocks capabilities that make the two types of Halan followers more akin to each other. Moreover, church dogma recognizes that each gender has qualities representative of the opposite one inside of it.<ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p 241-241, 245, 257-258, 272-278<</ref>

3rd Edition sources seem not to have carried over as much gender differentiation. In the third edition campaign setting books, clerics of Hala in general are called witches,<ref name="R3E p. 52">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 52</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 66">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 66</ref> though [["S"]] does refer to them as witches and warlocks in the in-character narrative of [[Gazetteer V]]<ref>[[Gazetteer V]] p. 64-65</ref> [[Van Richten's Arsenal]] also specifies members of the Hallowed Witch Prestige Class are called "hallowed witches" or "hallowed warlocks" depending upon gender, but there are no mechanical differences. In addition, no gender restrictions are given for coven membership.<ref name="VRA p. 96-98">[[Van Richten's Arsenal]] p. 96-98</ref>

===Clerical Vestments===
The clergy of Hala prefer robes for clerical vestments, with veils for women and long hoods for men. Local church or order tradition dictates the colors of such garb, but white and blue are the most common colors.<ref name="Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III p. 244">[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p. 244</ref>

===Persecution===
The Weave is also known as witchcraft and provokes widespread, superstitious fear. [[Hag]]s, witchcraft's most notorious users, are are the major party responsible for ruining witchcraft’s reputation. Although witchcraft holds no inherent [[evil]]s, but it is believed to lead down a path festered with occult peril. Exposure to witchcraft is thought to create [[caliban]]s. [[folklore]] posits that [[transformation]] into a [[hag]] is the fate that awaits a witch that loses control over her [[magic]]. People Outside their faith treat Hala's witches with animosity, fear, and wariness. For example, encounters with the [[Tepestani Inquisition]] are likely to end quite direly, even fatally, for any recognized witches.<ref name="R3E p. 52">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 52</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 66">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 66</ref>
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Bernaden Witch Lineage

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Benarden Witch Lineage

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Marena Bernarden

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{{canon}}

The [[Church of Hala|Halan]] [[witch]] lineage that [[Sister Marena]] and her ancestors belong to.<ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p.227-228</ref>

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Sister Marena

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[[Sister Marena]], also known as [[Marena Benarden]]<ref name=VRMHCp.228>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p.228</ref> is a [[witch]] and [[healer]] at the [[Hospice of the Healing Hands]] in the southern part of [[Valachan]]. She once treated [[Dr. van Richten]]'s injuries and introduced him to the [[High Priest of the Hospice of the Healing Hands]].<ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p.188-189</ref> As a servant of [[Hala]], Sister Marena believes that keeping witch talents secret helps witches avoid the [[corruption]] that might occur if people within the community came to glorify them. Marena, as many in the Church of Hala, sees her order as part of the community, not above it. In addition, being discrete may allow witches and warlocks to most easily reach those in need of their powers<ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p.240-241</ref>

Sister Marena comes from the [[Benarden Witch Lineage]]. She once fought a [[spectral hag]] named [[Hasiaph]] who had a special hatred for her kin. Despite the assistance of [[Gondegal]], they were forced to retreat from [[Hasiaph's Lair]] and abandon their mission.<ref name=VRMHCp.228>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium III]] p.228</ref>

[[Sister Marena]] should not be confused with [[Mrs. Marina]]; they are entirely separate characters.

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Anhktepot

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[[Anhktepot]] is the [[Greater Mummy | greater mummy]] [[darklord]] of [[Har'Akir]] who is usually found within [[Anhktepot's Tomb | his tomb]]. His [[curse]] is the desire to be both mortal and a great ruler, but both his wishes are denied. All he could rule is a [[wasteland]] with only one tiny [[community]]; and the only way to have mortality granted to him again is to sacrifice a human being - but the boon only endures only from dawn to dusk during which he sacrifices the entirety of his awesome powers.<ref name=dod104>[[Domains of Dread]] p.104</ref>

==Background==
[[Ankhtepot]]'s [[curse]] is ironic, because in life he lusted after nothing more than the secrets of [[immortality]]. He worked, tortured and tormented many of his slaves to find a way of achieving it. Thus denied, he turned his wrath upon [[Ra]]'s church. Ra in turn, [[cursed]] him to gain the immortality he so desired, but at an unforeseen price. His touch was death, even to those he loved. Obtaining this knowledge cost him the life of [[Nephyr]], his wife. Later when she rose from the grave to lovingly embrace him, thereby banishing her to the [[desert]] wastes. It was only later that he would come to understand he had been given the power to animate and command the undead as well as kill the living.<ref name=dl6>[[Darklords]] p.6</ref>

Heeding not his former [[deity]]'s warnings, Ankhtepot achieved a full moral backslide with the creation of many [[undead]] servants and other [[blasphemy|blasphemies]]. Eventually, his own former followers [[murdered]] and [[mummified]] him. The process drove Anktepot out of his right mind just as [[the Mists]] swallowed him up and made him [[darklord]] of a land much too small for him.<ref name=dod104>[[Domains of Dread]] p.104</ref><ref>[[Darklords]] p.6-7</ref>

Ankhtepot's story is well known to the people of [[Muhar]], who avoid him out of fear.<ref>[[Touch of Death]] p.5</ref>

The [[3rd Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]] foretold the seventh rising of [[Anhktepot]].<ref name="ToD p. 17">[[Touch of Death]] p. 17</ref> This event, known as the [[Night of Thoth]]<ref>[[Touch of Death]] p. 12</ref>, is played out in the [[module]] [[Touch of Death]]. Anhktepot, as a priest of Ra, is the "son of suns" referred to in the Hexad. His seventh rising occurs in response to [[Senmet]]'s attempt to usurp his power. Senmet is the "knave", whom Anhktepot defeats at the end of the module.<ref name="ToD p. 17">[[Touch of Death]] p. 17</ref> The year of Anhktepot's seventh awakening is [[738 BC]].<ref name="DoD p. 17">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17</ref>

==Relationships==
Among Anhktepot's relations, his wife was [[Nephyr]]<ref name=dl6>[[Darklords]] p.6</ref>, and his son was [[Thutepot]].<ref>[[Touch of Death]] p.26</ref> [[Anhkamon]] was his vizier.<ref>[[Touch of Death]] p.24</ref> Those who he raised as [[Greater Mummy | greater mummies]] are known as the [[Children of Anhktepot]]. Among them is [[Hotep]] who he forced into perpetual slumber so as to nullify the risk that her lust for revenge posed.<ref>[[Chilling Tales]] p. 55</ref>

[[Senmet]] has been one of the greatest thorns in [[Ankhtepot]]'s side. He has schemed to take power over [[Har'Akir]] from Ankhtepot several times.<ref>[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]] p. 49</ref><ref>[[Touch of Death]] p.3</ref> This is another irony, as Senmet was created by [[Isu Rehkotep]] using a [[magic scroll]] originally written by Ankhtepot himself.<ref>[[Touch of Death]] p.3</ref> Although Isu is dead<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref>, Although Semet's fate is left vague in his entry in [[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]]<ref name=rmci&iip.106-107>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 106-107</ref>, Senmet remains on the loose in the [[desert]]s of Har'Akir according to [[Domains of Dread]].<ref name="DoD p. 103">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 103</ref>

[[Abu al Mir]] is another [[fugitive]] from Ankhtepot's wrath. Abu al Mire is the last pathetic survivor of a [[temple]] of [[rebellious]] [[werejackal]]s who were [[manipulated]] by Senmet into trying for a coup against Ankhetepot. Ankhtepot has sent [[Lef Ahmnet]] after Abu to finish the exacting his wrath.<ref>[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]] p.49-50</ref>

==Other Information==
A [[statue]] of [[Anhktepot]] is among the six that grace the outer wall of [[Anhktepot's Tomb | his tomb]].<ref>[[Touch of Death]] p.25</ref>

[[Anhktepot's gold ankh]] allows him to regenerate hit points very quickly.<ref name="DL p. 9">[[Darklords]] p. 9</ref><ref name="Red Box p. 46">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] ("[[Red Box]]" as referred to by fans) p. 46</ref><ref name="DoD p. 103">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 103</ref>

[[Anhktepot]] was the ruler of the [[The Black Land]].<ref>[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 16</ref>
==Trivia==
{{Questionably-Canon}}Anhktepot's name is misspelled as "Ankhtepot" on his [[Spellfire]] card.

==Statistics==
===[[2nd Edition]]===
[[Greater Mummy]], 13 [[Hit Dice]]; [[Chaotic Evil]] (can cast [[divine spells]]s and use other special abilities as a 13th level [[specialty priest|priest]] of Ra.<ref name="DL p. 9">[[Darklords]] p. 9</ref><ref name="Red Box p. 45-46">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] ("[[Red Box]]" as referred to by fans) p. 45-46</ref><ref name="DoD p. 103">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 103</ref> 

DMs using the ancient dead power ranking system from [[Van Richten's Guide to the Ancient Dead]] may consider Anhktepot to hold the fifth rank of invulnerability in that system.<ref name="Red Box p. 45-46">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] ("[[Red Box]]" as referred to by fans) p. 45-46</ref><ref name="DoD p. 103">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 103</ref>

===[[3rd Edition]]===
{{potential-canon}}
Male Human, Rank 5 [[Ancient Dead]], [[Cleric]] of Ra 14, [[Lawful Evil]], CR 20

or

Male Human, [[Aristocrat]] 1, [[Lawful Evil]], CR 1/2

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The Black Land

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{{canon}}
[[The Black Land]] is a [[desert]] land on some unknown [[Outlander World]]. It was once home to [[Ankhtepot]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 16</ref>, [[Moosha]]<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 108</ref> and [[Tiyet]].<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 108</ref>. {{Spec|It has been suggested that the Black Land is the [[ancient]] past of [[Har'Akir]].}}

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The Black Land

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{{canon}}
[[The Black Land]] is a [[desert]] land on some unknown [[Outlander World]]. It was once home to [[Ankhtepot]], [[Moosha]] and [[Tiyet]].<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 108</ref>, <ref>[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 16</ref>. {{Spec|It has been suggested that the Black Land is the [[ancient]] past of [[Har'Akir]].}}

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Forfarmax

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[[Forfarmax]] is a [[Forfarian]] hamlet, but is actually within the borders of [[Hazlan]]. It was [[founded]] in [[688 BC]] by [[Hoder MacGranin]] who stumbled through [[the Mists]] and led his [[settler]]s to discover the ancient [[Castle Forfarmax]] of their ancient relatives in [[Forlorn]]. The anarchic nature of Forlorn and the [[haunted]] nature of Castle Forfarmax led Hoder and his followers to settle across the border and establish the hamlet of Forfarmax.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 82">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 82</ref>

==[[:category:Locations in Forfarmax|Locations in Forfarmax]]==
*[[Longshanks Hall]]<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 82">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 82</ref>
*[[Two Cormorants]]<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 82">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 82</ref>

==[[:category:Inhabitants of Forfarmax|Inhabitants of Forfarmax]]==
*[[Ceridwen ApNir]]<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 82">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 82</ref>
*[[Dane MacGolan]]<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 82">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 82</ref>
*[[Lionna ApMorten]]<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 82">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 82</ref>

==Law and Order in Forfarmax==
*[[Niall MacGranin]]<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 82">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 82</ref>
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''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]]''
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''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]]'' - p82
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''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]]'' - p82
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Proinsias Ballinmuir

2021-11-14T21:01:18Z

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{{canon}}

[[Proinsias Ballinmuir]] is a [[healer]] who resides in the [[Barovian]] [[town]] of [[Immol]].<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.40</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:character]][[category:NPC]]
[[category:Adept]]
[[category:Barovian]]
[[category:commoner]]
[[category:healer]]
[[category:Human]]
[[category:Inhabitants of Barovia]]
[[category:Inhabitants of Immol]]
[[category:Male]]
[[category:Medical Professional]]

Year of Woe

2021-11-14T20:33:06Z

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{{canon}}

Also called the [[Year Without Spring]]<ref name="Weeping Land p. 30">[[Weeping Land]] p. 30</ref>, the Year of Woe was the year of [[547 BC]] or 1934 on the [[Forfarian Calendar]]. It marked the climax of [[Marc ApBlanc]]'s [[tyranny]] over [[Forfar]]. It included killing of the last few known [[ApFittles]]. Dark omens and earth tremors hinted at the dark path the barony was going, causing many of the inhabitants of [[Birnam]] and the surrounding countryside to quit Forfar altogether.<ref name="Weeping Land p. 30">[[Weeping Land]] p. 30</ref> But Marc did not relent and engaged in [[the Execution of Andrew ApFittle|the execution of the last ApFitte]], thus ensuring [[Forfar]]'s capture by [[the Mists]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 73">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 73</ref>

As Forfar entered the [[Demiplane of Dread]] and became [[forlorn]], the [[land]] remolded itself horrifically and unnaturally..<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 73">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 73</ref> One such change was the emergence of the [[Lake of Red Tears]] and with it, the undead lake serpent known simply as "[[Agatha]]".<ref name="Weeping Lands p. 28">[[Weeping Lands]] p. 28</ref> The surviving human [[Forfarian]]s were eager to flee, settling in [[Immol]] by sometime in, on, or between this year<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 73">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 73</ref> and roughly [[550 BC]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 18">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 18</ref> Only a few Forfarians, mostly [[druid]]s, remained in Forfar to begin "reclaiming" it, although some of the fled Forarians did forge a support system for their kindred that stayed behind.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 73">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 73</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:Event]]
[[category:Seminal Event]]
[[category:Disaster]]
[[category:Catastrophe]]
[[category:History of Forlorn]]
[[category:History]]

Hoessla

2021-11-13T22:10:09Z

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{{canon}}
A [[village]] in southern [[Barovia]], one of the [[mining]] communities in the [[foothills]] of [[Mount Sawtooth]], between [[Immol]] and [[Cuzau]]. It is about a mile from the southern [[Misty Border]].
==Inns & Taverns==

The Pick and Ladder Inn

[[Category:Community]][[Category:Village]][[Category:Locations in Barovia]]
[[category:Mining Community]]
==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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|[[Image:rldb_primary.gif]]
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''[[I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin]]''
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|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
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''[[I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin]]'' - p175
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Seeds of Evil

2021-10-25T14:50:02Z

EO:

March 1998 Article from Dragon Magazine #249.

''Author:'' [[James Wyatt]]

''Content:'' a lengthy review of our [[Earth]]'s historic ages, and its use for DMing [[MotRD]]. New monster: [[Knight Terror]]

[[Category:Source]][[Category:Dragon Magazine]][[category:Masque of the Red Death]][[category:2nd Edition Dragon Magazine Articles]]

The Crying of Trees

2021-02-20T04:11:07Z

EO:

[[The Crying of Trees]] is a two-round adventure set in [[Sithicus]] that starts in the town of [[Valier]]. The party hunts an [[elven vampire]] cursed for having killed and impersonated an elven maiden's fiance, then killing her when she found out. She became a [[banshee]] and he became a disformed pitiful looking vampire who drains vitality from people and the forest around him, turning its victims into twisted, deformed versions of themselves. The PCs hunt the vampire through the forest, encounter a good [[treant]] who helps them, and eventually kill the vampire, which frees the banshee and starts restoring the forest to its natural aspect.<ref>Summary courtesy of "EO" of the FoS forum</ref>

Written by Peggy O'Connell and Kevin Kulp

1993

{{ref}}

[[Category:Source]][[Category:Module]][[Category:RPGA]]

Anubis

2020-10-03T03:16:13Z

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{{canon}}
in the [[religion]] of [[Har'Akir]], [[Anubis]] is the [[jackal]]-headed [[god]] of [[mummification]] and guardian of the gates to the underworld.<ref>[[Touch of Death]] p. 18</ref> He is worshiped by [[werejackals]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III]]</ref>, among others.
==Game Rule Information==

===[[Alignment]]===
*[[Lawful Evil]]<ref name="Denizens of Darkness p. 101">[[Denizens of Darkness]] p. 101</ref>

===[[Spell-domains|Domains]]===
*[[Death Domain|Death]], [[Evil Domain|Evil]], [[Repose Domain|Repose]]<ref name="Denizens of Darkness p. 101">[[Denizens of Darkness]] p. 101</ref>

==The Destruction of the [[Temple of Anubis]]==
Senmet visited the [[werejackal]] [[priest]]s of the secret [[Temple of Anubis]] in [[Har'Akir]] seeking an alliance against [[Anhktepot]]. Before the werejackals could be of much use, a horrible [[fire]] consumed all those inside, save for the young Abu, whom fled into [[the Mists]].<ref name="CotN:W p. 49">[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]] p.49</ref>

{{ref}}
[[category:Character]][[category:NPC]][[Category:Male]][[Category:Deity]][[Category:Werejackal]][[Category:Akiri Pantheon]]
[[Category:Akiri]][[Category:male]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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''[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium III]]''
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|[[Image:rldb_art.gif]]
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''[[Touch of Death]]'' - p18 [http://web.archive.org/web/20100329193632/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads Download Now! ]
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|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
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''[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium III]]'' - p80 
''[[Touch of Death]]'' - p19 [http://web.archive.org/web/20100329193632/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads Download Now! ]
|-valign="top"
|}

Apophis

2020-10-03T03:10:25Z

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{{canon}}

Apophis is a [[deity]] of the [[Akiri Pantheon]]. He is a deity of [[darkness]] and is known as the eater of the [[sun]]. [[Zordenahkt]] and [[Tiyet]] used the [[Temple of Apophis|his temple]] as their secret gathering spot<ref name="Darkords p. 82">[[Darklords (Sourcebook)]] p. 82</ref><ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 109</ref>.

After the adulterous twist between Zordenahkt and Tiyet was discovered by [[Khamose]], Tiyet killed herself, begging for Apophis' mercy in the life thereafter, after which Zordenahkt performed the [[ritual]] of [[mummification]] and binding to the soil of the mortal world. The Temple of Aphosis still holds [[Tiyet's Heart]]<ref>Darklords p. 82, 85</ref><ref>DoD p. 109-110</ref> The temple is [[:category:guarded|guarded]] by a [[Manifestation of Apophis]].<ref name="Darkords p. 85">Darklords p. 85</ref>.

{{ref}}
[[category:Akiri]]
[[category:Akiri Pantheon]]
[[category:Character]]
[[category:Deity]]
[[category:Male]]

Anubis

2020-10-03T03:07:44Z

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{{canon}}
in the [[religion]] of [[Har'Akir]], [[Anubis]] is the [[jackal]]-headed [[god]] of [[mummification]] and guardian of the gates to the underworld.<ref>[[Touch of Death]] p. 18</ref> He is worshiped by [[werejackals]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III]]</ref>, among others.

==The Destruction of the [[Temple of Anubis]]==
Senmet visited the [[werejackal]] [[priest]]s of the secret [[Temple of Anubis]] in [[Har'Akir]] seeking an alliance against [[Anhktepot]]. Before the werejackals could be of much use, a horrible [[fire]] consumed all those inside, save for the young Abu, whom fled into [[the Mists]].<ref name="CotN:W p. 49">[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]] p.49</ref>

{{ref}}
[[category:Character]][[category:NPC]][[Category:Male]][[Category:Deity]][[Category:Werejackal]][[Category:Akiri Pantheon]]
[[Category:Akiri]][[Category:male]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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|[[Image:rldb_primary.gif]]
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''[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium III]]''
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|[[Image:rldb_art.gif]]
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''[[Touch of Death]]'' - p18 [http://web.archive.org/web/20100329193632/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads Download Now! ]
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|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
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''[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium III]]'' - p80 
''[[Touch of Death]]'' - p19 [http://web.archive.org/web/20100329193632/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads Download Now! ]
|-valign="top"
|}

Category:Akiri Pantheon

2020-10-03T03:07:15Z

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{{canon}}
Worship of the [[Akiri Pantheon]] is the main faith in [[the Amber Wastes]], and the Amber Wastes is the primary center for the Pantheon's worship.<ref>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 69</ref> Although the pantheon contains numerous [[god]]s and goddesses, three major gods stand out in importance in relation to the Amber Wastes. These three gods are [[Osiris]], [[Ra]], and [[Set]].<ref>p. RLPHB p. 65</ref> In [[Pharazia]], [[Diamabel]] is trying to suppress worship of the ancient gods and replace it with adherence to the religion he created.<ref>RLPHB p. 63-64</ref> On the other hand, it is the [[state religion]] of [[Har'Akir]], and the [[clergy]] also rule the [[state]].<ref>RLPBp.166-167</ref> Despite Ra technically being the leader of the gods, Osiris commands more respect in Har'Akir for his transcendence and power over [[life]] and [[death]].<ref>RLPHB p. 166</ref>

The Akiri Pantheon is based on the Eqyptian pantheon of real world Earth.

{{ref}}

[[Category:Pantheon]][[Category:religion]][[Category:Akiri]]
[[category:State Religion]]
==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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|[[Image:rldb_primary.gif]]
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''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]''
|-valign="top"
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|[[Image:rldb_art.gif]]
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''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - p49
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|[[Image:rldb_stats.gif]]
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''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - p54
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|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
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''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - pp49-50
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|}

Category:Akiri Pantheon

2020-10-03T03:07:00Z

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{{canon}}
Worship of the [[Akiri Pantheon]] is the main faith in [[the Amber Wastes]], and the Amber Wastes is the primary center for the Pantheon's worship.<ref>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 69</ref> Although the pantheon contains numerous [[god]]]s and goddesses, three major gods stand out in importance in relation to the Amber Wastes. These three gods are [[Osiris]], [[Ra]], and [[Set]].<ref>p. RLPHB p. 65</ref> In [[Pharazia]], [[Diamabel]] is trying to suppress worship of the ancient gods and replace it with adherence to the religion he created.<ref>RLPHB p. 63-64</ref> On the other hand, it is the [[state religion]] of [[Har'Akir]], and the [[clergy]] also rule the [[state]].<ref>RLPBp.166-167</ref> Despite Ra technically being the leader of the gods, Osiris commands more respect in Har'Akir for his transcendence and power over [[life]] and [[death]].<ref>RLPHB p. 166</ref>

The Akiri Pantheon is based on the Eqyptian pantheon of real world Earth.

{{ref}}

[[Category:Pantheon]][[Category:religion]][[Category:Akiri]]
[[category:State Religion]]
==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



{|
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|[[Image:rldb_society.jpg]]
|[[Image:rldb_primary.gif]]
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''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]''
|-valign="top"
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|[[Image:rldb_art.gif]]
|
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - p49
|-valign="top"
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|[[Image:rldb_stats.gif]]
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''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - p54
|-valign="top"
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|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
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''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - pp49-50
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Deepening Shadows

2017-10-12T01:32:02Z

EO:

Written by [[James Wyatt]]

1999

In this adventure, the characters are on the trail of a jewel thief that is circulating amongst the upper crust to [[Levkarest]], but they soon encounter more than they were expecting.

This module featured content meant to emphasize the release of the [[Children of the Night: The Created]] supplement. <ref>Noble Knight Games - https://www.nobleknight.com/productdetailsearch.asp_Q_ProductID_E_2147635482_A_InventoryID_E_0</ref>
{{ref}}
[[Category:Source]][[Category:Module]][[Category:RPGA]]
[[Category:Adventurer's Guild]]

Deepening Shadows

2017-10-12T01:31:23Z

EO:

Written by [[James Wyatt]]

1999

In this adventure, the characters are on the trail of a jewel thief that is circulating amongst the upper crust to [[Levkarest]], but they soon encounter more than they were expecting.

This module featured content meant to emphasize the release of the [[Children of the Night: The Created]] supplement. <ref>Noble Knight Games - https://www.nobleknight.com/productdetailsearch.asp_Q_ProductID_E_2147635482_A_InventoryID_E_0</ref>

[[Category:Source]][[Category:Module]][[Category:RPGA]]
[[Category:Adventurer's Guild]]

Deepening Shadows

2017-08-30T21:42:06Z

EO:

Written by [[James Wyatt]]

In this adventure, the characters are on the trail of a jewel thief that is circulating amongst the upper crust to Levkarest, but they soon encounter more than they were expecting.

This module featured content meant to emphasize the release of the Children of the Night - The Created supplement.

[[Category:Source]][[Category:Module]][[Category:RPGA]]
[[Category:Adventurer's Guild]]

Professor Mirella Agrippa

2016-10-12T18:30:03Z

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{{Netbook-canon}}{{canon}}

Professor Mirella Agrippa is the author of ''[[Scrying and the Nature of Visions]]''. Her name suggests that she is [[Darkonian]], at least by birth. She is a professor at the University of Dementlieu. [[Professor Viktor Hazan]] is unimpressed by her intellect and scholarship.

==References==
[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]], p119
[[Van Richten's Arsenal]], p447

[[category:Character]][[category:NPC]][[Category:Professor]][[Category:writer]]
[[category:Darkonian]]
[[category:female]]
[[category:Arcane Lorist]]
[[category:Arcane Researcher]]
[[category:Professor]]
[[Category:University of Dementlieu]]

Scrying and the Nature of Visions

2016-10-12T18:29:57Z

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{{netbook}}{{canon}}
''' ''Scrying and the Nature of Visions'' ''' was written by [[Professor Mirella Agrippa]]. It and its author are unflatteringly described in these terms by [[Professor Viktor Hazan]] of both the [[University of Richemulot]] and the [[Fraternity of Shadows]]: "I chuckled over and annotated her errors, emotionally-based comments and weak hypotheses. (No wonder that women are rarely accepted into our Fraternity. That’s just how it is, I guess.)"

==References==
[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]], p119

[[Category:Arcane Lore Book]]
[[Category:Book]]
[[Category:University of Dementlieu]]

Professor Mirella Agrippa

2016-10-12T18:28:51Z

EO:

{{Netbook-canon}}

Professor Mirella Agrippa is the author of ''[[Scrying and the Nature of Visions]]''. Her name suggests that she is [[Darkonian]], at least by birth. She is a professor at the University of Dementlieu. [[Professor Viktor Hazan]] is unimpressed by her intellect and scholarship.

==References==
[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]], p119
[[Van Richten's Arsenal]], p447

[[category:Character]][[category:NPC]][[Category:Professor]][[Category:writer]]
[[category:Darkonian]]
[[category:female]]
[[category:Arcane Lorist]]
[[category:Arcane Researcher]]
[[category:Professor]]
[[Category:University of Dementlieu]]

Dr. Arthur Sedgewick

2016-10-12T18:25:43Z

EO:

{{canon}}
'''Arthur Sedgewick''' was born in [[Mordent]]. He attended the [[University of Dementlieu]] where he studied [[medicine]]. He returned to [[Mordentshire]] to medicine. There he met and befriended [[Alanik Ray]]. He did not follow the Great Detective to [[Martira Bay]]. He did later join Ray in [[Port-a-Lucine]] however. He is the author of ''[[The Life of Alanik Ray]]'' and the ''[[The Casebook of Alanik Ray]].''<ref>[[Champions of the Mists]] p.57</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:Character]][[category:NPC]]
[[category:Assistant]]
[[category:Biographer]]
[[Category:Former Inhabitants of Mordentshire]]
[[Category:Former Inhabitants of Mordent]]
[[Category:Former Medical Student]]
[[Category:Former Student]]
[[Category:Former Student of the University of Dementlieu]]
[[Category:Graduate of the University of Dementlieu]]
[[Category:Human]]
[[Category:Inhabitants of Port-a-Lucine]]
[[Category:Inhabitants of Dementlieu]]
[[category:Intellectual]]
[[category:Investigator]]
[[Category:Male]]
[[Category:Medical Doctor]]
[[Category:Medical Professional]]
[[Category:Mordentish]]
[[category:Sidekick]]
[[Category:Writer]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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|[[Image:rldb_primary.gif]]
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''[[Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts]]''
|-valign="top"
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|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
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''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - p63 
''[[Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts]]'' - p27, p31, p33, p36, p39, p43, and p59
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Doctor Antianetta Despini-Hoyer

2016-10-12T18:24:41Z

EO:

{{canon}}

Originally from [[Dementlieu]], Doctor Despini-Hoyer runs a [[Dr. Despini-Hoyer's Hospital|hospital]] in [[Ungrad]]. She has also taken the place of her husband, [[Felix Hoyer]], after the latter's demise. She specializes in using [[fungus|fungal]] treatments for [[white fever]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 104">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.104</ref>

As a [[dread possibility]], she is an [[agent]] of [[Baron Urik von Kharkov]] called to Ungrad to keep Felix Hoyer's bloodlust in check. Although he met his demise at the hands of [[adventurer]]s, she was wily enough to escape. She now limits her feeding to her [[patient]]s.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 104">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.104</ref>

==Stats==
*[[2nd Edition]]
female human [[nosferatu vampire]], [[Lawful Evil]]<ref name="TPR p. 52">[[The Price of Revenge]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] #42, p.52</ref>

*[[3rd Edition]]
female human [[Nosferatu Vampire]] [[expert]] 12<ref name="Gaz IV p. 105">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.105</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:character]][[category:NPC]]
[[category:Administrator]]
[[category:Agent]]
[[category:Betrayer]]
[[category:charmer]]
[[category:Conspirator]]
[[category:Deceiver]]
[[category:Dementlieuse]]
[[category:Disciplined]]
[[category:doctor]]
[[category:Expert]]
[[category:female]]
[[category:Former Inhabitants of Dementlieu]]
[[Category:Former Student of the University of Dementlieu]]
[[category:Founder]]
[[category:Former Medical Student]]
[[category:Former Student]]
[[Category:Graduate]]
[[Category:Graduate of the University of Dementlieu]]
[[category:healer]]
[[category:Herbalist]]
[[category:Human]]
[[category:Immigrant]]
[[category:Inhabitants of Ungrad]]
[[category:Inhabitants of Valachan]]
[[category:leader]]
[[category:Lawful Evil]]
[[category:Liar]]
[[category:Manipulator]]
[[category:Medical Malpractitioner]]
[[category:Mayor]]
[[category:Medical Doctor]]
[[category:Medical Professional]]
[[category:Nosferatu Vampire]]
[[category:Oath Breaker]]
[[category:Personality of Valachan]]
[[category:Proprietor]]
[[category:Secret Agent]]
[[category:State of Valachan]]
[[category:Tax Collector]]
[[category:Taxation Official]]
[[category:Town Leader]]
[[category:Undead]]
[[Category:University of Dementlieu]]
[[category:Vampire]]
[[category:Villain]]
[[category:Widow]]
[[category:Widowed]]
[[category:Wily]]

Doctor Antianetta Despini-Hoyer

2016-10-12T18:23:53Z

EO:

{{canon}}

Originally from [[Dementlieu]], Doctor Despini-Hoyer runs a [[Dr. Despini-Hoyer's Hospital|hospital]] in [[Ungrad]]. She has also taken the place of her husband, [[Felix Hoyer]], after the latter's demise. She specializes in using [[fungus|fungal]] treatments for [[white fever]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 104">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.104</ref>

As a [[dread possibility]], she is an [[agent]] of [[Baron Urik von Kharkov]] called to Ungrad to keep Felix Hoyer's bloodlust in check. Although he met his demise at the hands of [[adventurer]]s, she was wily enough to escape. She now limits her feeding to her [[patient]]s.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 104">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.104</ref>

==Stats==
*[[2nd Edition]]
female human [[nosferatu vampire]], [[Lawful Evil]]<ref name="TPR p. 52">[[The Price of Revenge]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] #42, p.52</ref>

*[[3rd Edition]]
female human [[Nosferatu Vampire]] [[expert]] 12<ref name="Gaz IV p. 105">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.105</ref>

{{ref}}

[[category:character]][[category:NPC]]
[[category:Administrator]]
[[category:Agent]]
[[category:Betrayer]]
[[category:charmer]]
[[category:Conspirator]]
[[category:Deceiver]]
[[category:Dementlieuse]]
[[category:Disciplined]]
[[category:doctor]]
[[category:Expert]]
[[category:female]]
[[category:Former Inhabitants of Dementlieu]]
[[Category:Former Student of the University of Dementlieu]]
[[category:Founder]]
[[category:Former Medical Student]]
[[category:Former Student]]
[[Category:Graduate]]
[[category:healer]]
[[category:Herbalist]]
[[category:Human]]
[[category:Immigrant]]
[[category:Inhabitants of Ungrad]]
[[category:Inhabitants of Valachan]]
[[category:leader]]
[[category:Lawful Evil]]
[[category:Liar]]
[[category:Manipulator]]
[[category:Medical Malpractitioner]]
[[category:Mayor]]
[[category:Medical Doctor]]
[[category:Medical Professional]]
[[category:Nosferatu Vampire]]
[[category:Oath Breaker]]
[[category:Personality of Valachan]]
[[category:Proprietor]]
[[category:Secret Agent]]
[[category:State of Valachan]]
[[category:Tax Collector]]
[[category:Taxation Official]]
[[category:Town Leader]]
[[category:Undead]]
[[Category:University of Dementlieu]]
[[category:Vampire]]
[[category:Villain]]
[[category:Widow]]
[[category:Widowed]]
[[category:Wily]]

Barovia

2016-06-27T01:23:37Z

EO: /* Villages */

{{dombox
|picture=Jester-Barovia.png
|culture_lvl=Medieval
|ecology=Full
|terrain=Temperate forest, hill, mountains
|year_formed=[[351 BC]]
|population=27,700
|races=Humans 98%, half-Vistani 1%, Other 1%
|languages=[[Balok]], [[Luktar]], [[Vaasi]], [[Sithican]], [[Forfarian]], [[Thaani]]
|religions=[[Cult of the Morninglord]], [[Ezra]], [[Hala]], [[Erlin]]
|government=Feudal monarchy
|ruler=[[Count Strahd von Zarovich]]
|darklord=Count Strahd von Zarovich
|analog=Transylvania
|nationality=[[Barovian]]
}}
{{canon}}
==Things, Creatures & Personnages of Legend==

*[[The Ba'al Verzi]]

*[[Balinoks]]

*[[Castle Ravenloft]]

*[[Madame Eva]]

*[[Strahd's Choking Fog]]

*[[Svalich Pass]]

*[[The Devil Strahd]]

==Biology==

===Flora===

*[[Bitterblot]]

*[[Vistan's Tears]]

===Fauna===

*[[Wolf]]

===Native Horrors===

*[[Bloodrose]]

*[[Nosferatu]]

*[[Vampire]]
====Wolves====
*[[Dire Wolf]]

*[[Worg]]

=====Lycanthropic=====
*[[Werewolf]]

*[[Lowland Loup-Garou]]

*[[Mountain Loup-Garou]]

==Geography==
[[File:Barovia.png|thumb|Barovia map by the [[MCS]]. ''Note: Since this fan-made map predates 3rd Edition Ravenloft, there are some inconsistencies with the more recent maps.'']]
===[[Weather]]===

===Terrain===
The terrain is mountainous and forested, winters are cold. A beautiful but hostile domain.

====Mountains & Hills====
*The [[Balinoks]] divide the Core into east and west. The bridge that rejoins them is Barovia. It is her [[Old Svalich Road]] and her [[Svalich Pass]] that bring east and west back into contact with each other for a few precious months each year.

*The [[Hills of Bleak Vistas]], called the [[Howling Hills]] by Nova Vaasans, are the eastern foothills of the Barovian [[Balinoks]]. They are thickly forested by the ''[[Graenseskov]]'' ("Borderwood"). It, however, comes to an end before the [[Old Svalich Road]] where the beech-firs of the [[Old Svalich Woods]] resolutely hold their ground.

*The [[Dreadmount]] are the northwestern foothills of the Barovian [[Balinoks]].

*The [[Bloodfang Hills]] are adjacent to [[Forlorn]].

*[[Bleak Sisters]]

====Forest====

*The [[Old Svalich Woods]] is a small forest of old growth beech-firs along the [[Old Svalich Road]] in [[Barovia]] from the [[Village of Barovia]] to the [[Nova Vaasa]]n frontier.

*The ''[[Graenseskov]]'' ("[[Borderwood]]") grows thickly on the lower slopes of the eastern foothills of the Balinoks in Barovia and well out onto the flatter land of [[Nova Vaasa]] beyond them. Its upper reaches are known to Barovians as the [[Hills of Bleak Vistas]] and to the Nova Vaasans as the [[Howling Hills]]. The northern boundary of the forest lies a little south of the [[Old Svalich Road]] where the beech-firs of the [[Old Svalich Woods]] resolutely hold their ground. The southern limit extends at least to the border of Hazlani frontier but perhaps continues into [[Hazlan]] itself.

====Lakes====

*[[Lake Zarovich]]

*Nameless? lake at adjacent to [[Immol]]

===Landmarks===
*[[Castle Ravenloft]]

*The [[Gates of Barovia]] guarding, symbolically at least, the [[Svalich Pass]]

*[[Tser Falls]]

===Communication===
====Rivers====
*The [[Ivlis River]]

*The [[Ulvand River]] cuts a path through the ''[[Graenseskov]]'' ("Borderwood"), roaring down the [[Howling Hills]] and into [[Nova Vaasa]], its source being ''[[Terestrãu]]'' ("Mount Sawtooth"). The [[Ivlis River]] is joined from the south by the Ulvand, a little south-east of [[Bergovitsa]], along the [[Vaere Bange Road]], ultimately draining into the the [[Nocturnal Sea]] halfway between [[Arbora]] and [[Egertus]] via the [[Storrokke Canyon]]. The Ulvand is far too steep for navigation of any sort.

*The [[Saniset River]] has its source in summer melt waters from ''[[Terestrãu]]'' ("Mount Sawtooth") in south-eastern Barovia that feed the lake adjacent to [[Immol]]. From Barovia the Saniset rushes down onto the [[Ensommark]] ("[[Lonely Plain]]") of [[Hazlan]], flows east by southeast to [[Sly-Var]], passes just north of the [[Skyggeskov]] ("Shadowwood") as it crosses the border into [[Nova Vaasa]], and flows gently to the sea. The upper reaches of the Saniset are unnavigable, even on a small raft, given its swiftness, rapids, and gravel bars.

*The [[Luna River]]

====Roads====
*[[Old Svalich Road]]

====Mistways====

*The [[Outlander's Gate]] (one-way, poor reliability) from outside of the [[Land of Mists]] to southern Barovia

''Note: The [[Bleak Road]] does not lead to or from Barovia, but rather the [[Misty Border]] south of [[Arbora]] in southern [[Nova Vaasa]]. This is treated in the errata. "Charted Mistways sidebar: The Bleak Road should connect “Southern Nova Vaasa — Northern Vorostokov”, and not Barovia!>(Errata)"''

===Frontiers===
====The [[Shadow Rift]]====

*[[Mount Baratak]]

====[[Nova Vaasa]]====

*The ''[[Dyrskov]]'' ("[[Beastwood]]") fronts the Barovian frontier a little north of the [[Old Svalich Road]] to the edge of the [[Shadow Rift]] and fronts the [[Shadow Rift]] to a little south of the [[Borchava River]]. It covers the southern half of the [[Vaesen Foothills]] that themselves fronted the Balinoks of vanished [[Markovia]].

*The [[Old Svalich Woods]]

*The ''[[Graenseskov]]'' ("[[Borderwood]]") grows thickly on the lower slopes of the eastern foothills of the Balinoks in Barovia and well out onto the flatter land of [[Nova Vaasa]] beyond them. Its upper reaches are known to Barovians as the [[Hills of Bleak Vistas]] and to the Nova Vaasans as the [[Howling Hills]]. The northern boundary of the forest lies a little south of the [[Old Svalich Road]] where the beech-firs of the [[Old Svalich Woods]] resolutely hold their ground. The southern limit extends at least to the border of Hazlani frontier but perhaps continues into [[Hazlan]] itself.

====[[Hazlan]]====

====[[Forlorn]]====

====[[Kartakass]]====

====[[Sithicus]]====

====[[Invidia]]====

====[[Borca]]====

===The [[Great Upheaval]]===

Barovia was impacted not insignificantly by the [[Great Upheaval]]. The land's chokehold over east-west trade was greatly strengthened by the cutting of the [[Timori Road]]. The disappearance of [[Markovia]] from its northern frontier would have been welcomed if only it had been replaced by something less ominous than the [[Shadow Rift]]. The disappearance of [[Bluetspur]] from its southern frontier was an indisputable boon. And the relocation of [[Hazlan]] from its central eastern and southern eastern frontiers to its southern frontier did little more than change the direction of travel from [[Immol]] to [[Toyalis]].

===Population Distrubtion===

====Towns====

* [[Vallaki]] (pop. 1547)

* [[Immol]] (pop. 1623)

* [[Cuzau]] is a town near [[Hoessla]]

* [[Hoessla]] is [[Cuzau]]

====Villages====

*The [[Village of Barovia]] (pop. 535)

*[[Renika]] is a village where in 348 BC [[Strahd]] had its [[Burgomaster of Renika | burgomaster]] executed for withholding taxes.

*[[Jarvinak]] is a village three or four miles from [[Renika]].

*[[Berez]] is a village on the Luna river several miles south of [[Vallaki]].

==Authority==

===[[Darklord]]===

*[[Strahd von Zarovich]]

===Temporal Ruler===

The current and undisputed ruler of Barovia is [[Count Strahd von Zarovich XI]]. The Zaroviches have ruled Barovia in an unbroken line for as long as history recounts, although doing so more than once in the teeth of enemy invasion. The name "Strahd" has been used by the last eleven counts, a want of creativity or perhaps a meglamania, that was previously absent.

===Spiritual Ruler===

No religion has been sanctioned by the Zarovich line in centuries, indeed religion is discouraged in Barovia. Additionally, the Barovians have long felt abandon by the divine. [[The Morning Lord]] is making some progress towards reversing the last situation.

===Church and State===

It has been centuries since the rule of Barovia's temporal leaders was recognised by a spiritual authority. Likewise, it has been centuries since the rule of Barovia's spiritual leaders was enforced by a temporal authority. A classical theologico-political arrangement ceased to exist in Barovia during the reign of [[Count Strahd von Zarovich I]].

===Government===

At the local level by [[boyars]] in each town or village.

===Law===

===Law-Enforcement===

===Information Gathering===
The Vistani

===Military Footing===

Fighting the [[Gundarakite Resistance]] following the successful annexation of half the former land of [[Gundarak]].

Possible [[army]] of skeletons and zombies hidden and at the ready.

==Language & Culture==

Balok

===Mouning===
Barovian females wear black for five years after the death of even their most distant relatives, lending a universal drabness to their dress.

===Fashion===
Barovian females wear black for five years after the death of even their most distant relatives, lending a universal drabness to their dress.

==[[Inn | Inns]] & [[Tavern | Taverns]]==

===[[Immol]]===
*[[The Bolting Stag]]

===[[Village of Barovia]]===
*[[Blood o' the Vine Inn]]
*[[Wolf's Den]]

===[[Vallaki]]===
*[[Blue Water Inn]]

===The [[Nova Vaasan Frontier]]===
*[[The Weary Horse Inn]]

==Chronology==
* [[1 BC]] Nation of [[Barovia]] forged of independent city-states by the [[von Zarovich family]].<ref>[[Gazetteer I]], p. 15.</ref>
* [[168 BC]] Founding of the [[Church of Andral]].<ref>[[Gaz 1]], p 16.</ref>
* [[230 BC]] Approximate date of the invasion of the [[The Neureni Horde|Neureni Horde]].<ref>[[Gaz 1]], p 16.</ref>
* [[299 BC]] Strahd is born.<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="R3e p.12">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.12</ref><ref name="RPHB p.14">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.14</ref>
*[[314 BC]] The [[War of Silver Knives]], a conflict between the [[Dilisnya Family|Dilisnya]]s, [[Katksky Family|Katskies]], and the [[Petrovna Family|Petrovnas]], purportedly begins with [[the Assassination of Lady Izabela Dilisnya]].<ref name=GazIp15>[[Gazetteer I]] p.15</ref> [[Pidlwik Dilisnya]], her son, swears a vendetta against the foes of the family.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 15">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.15</ref>
*[[316 BC]] [[Count Barov von Zarovich]] commands an end to the War of Silver Knives and appeases the warring parties with gifts of land, though the war will still fragment [[Barovia]] in the face of the [[Terg]] invasion to come. Pidlwik bears lingering resentment for Barov as a result.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 15">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.15</ref>
* [[320 BC]] Strahd gains the military rank of [[general]].<ref name="R3e p.12">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.12</ref><ref name="RPHB p.14">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]]</ref>
* [[320 BC]] [[Terg|Tergs]] invade [[Barovia]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref>
* [[321 BC]] [[Strahd von Zarovich]] takes the [[Barovian]] troops to war against the [[Tergs]] for the sovereignty of [[Barovia]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>
* [[326 BC]] The [[Siege of Krezk]] occurs.<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref>
* [[341 BC]] The [[Bright Blade]] is given to [[Sergei von Zarovich]] as he joins the [[Church of Andral]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 118">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.118</ref>
* [[346 BC]] [[Count Barov von Zarovich|Count Barov]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich]] slain by [[Terg|Tergs]].<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref>
* [[347 BC]][[Strahd]] makes a pact with [[Inajira]] right before a critical battle with the [[Tergs]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 142>[[Gazetteer I]] p.142</ref>
* [[347 BC]] Last of the [[Terg|Tergs]] driven from [[Barovia]].<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Strahd takes the rule over Barovia as the prize for his victory.<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[349 BC]] [[Castle Ravenloft]] completed.<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref> [[Strahd]] assumes [[residence]] there.<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[350 BC]] [[Count Strahd von Zarovich]], [[Commander Alek Gwilym]], [[Sergei von Zarovich]], and [[Lieutenant Falov]] lead a military strike force to defeat [[Red Lukas]] and his gang of [[bandit]]s.<ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]] p.73-85</ref>
* [[350 BC]] [[Most High Priest Kir]] dies creating [[the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind]]. [[Sergei von Zarovich]] succeds him as high priest of Andral.<ref name="VotM p. 247">[[Vampire of the Mists]] p.247</ref>
* [[350 BC]] The [[Ba'al Verzi]] try and fail to assassinate [[Count Strahd von Zarovich]].<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref>
* [[351 BC]] [[Barovia]] forms due the actions of [[Strahd von Zarovich]].<ref>[[Gaz 1]], pp 10, 16.</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]]</ref> [[Strahd]] turns into a [[vampire]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]]</ref>
*{{Homebrew non-canon-small}}[[351 BC]] A [[comet]] shines in the [[Barovian]] sky during the fermenting season. Hence, the year is known as [[The Year of the Comet]]. [[Barovian Red]], a local wine, marked the [[event]] with labels bearing the image of the [[comet]].<ref name=ref1>[http://fraternityofshadows.com/TheCemetery.html Alanik Ray's library archive]</ref>
* [[352 BC]] [[Strahd]] flexes his muscles to show domination over [[Barovia]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]]</ref>
* [[398 BC]] [[Count Strahd von Zarovich]] confronts [[Lord Leo Dilisnya]] at the [[Monastery of Silver Threads]], walking into Lord Dilisnya's trap. Strahd is almost put down, but the [[monk]]s of the [[monastery]] act to turn the tide of battle. Strahd turns Lord Leo Dilisnya into a [[vampire]] and [[Imprisoned|imprisons]] him in a [[The Tomb of Leo Dilisnya|tomb]] to starve from a lack of [[blood]].<ref name="Gaz I p.13">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.13</ref><ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]]</ref>
* [[399 BC]] [[Jezra Wagner]] is born.<ref name="MCI&II p.113, died at the age of 27 some 75 years after Barovia became a domain">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 113, "died at the age of 27 some 75 years" after Barovia became a domain</ref>
* [[400 BC]] First known [[reincarnation]] of [[Tatyana]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]]</ref>
* [[426 BC]] '''Winter''': [[Jezra Wagner]] perishes on [[Mt. Baratok]] and becomes a heat-draining [[spectre]].<ref name="MCI&II p.113, died at the age of 27 some 75 years after Barovia became a domain">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 113, "died at the age of 27 some 75 years" after Barovia became a domain</ref>
* Sometime between [[450 BC]] and [[460 BC]]: [[Gregorri Kolyan]] the [[bard]] is held captive by Strahd fo several years. Kolyan is ultimately let go with the story of Strahd's past.<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to Vampires]] p.6-9</ref><ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium I]] p.10-13</ref>
* [[470 BC]] The [[Vistani]] appear in [[Barovia]] for the first time.<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref>
* [[470 BC]] [[Madame Eva and Strahd form an alliance]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[475 BC]] [[Martyn Pelkar]] is drawn into [[Barovia]], bringing tales of a "golden morning lord."<ref>[[Gaz 1]], p 18.</ref> At first the boy is called [[mad]], but Martyn's stories of whom he called [[the Morninglord]] would sprout a full [[Cult of the Morninglord]] among the [[Barovian]]s<ref name="R3e p.13">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.13</ref>, which history shows as appearing that same year.<ref name="R3e p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref> The figure protective figure Martyn encounters is not actually [[Lathander]], but rather [[Jander Sunstar]], whom was also a new arrival in Ravenloft.<ref name="Vampire of the Mists">[[Vampire of the Mists]]</ref>
* [[485 BC]] [[Petya]] and [[Anastasia Petrovich]] killed by [[Strahd]]<ref name="VotM">[[VotM]]</ref>
* [[495 BC]] [[Jacqueline Montarri]] murders [[Madame Eva]] and is horrifically cursed. [[Madame Maruschka]] becomes the new [[raunie]] of the [[Zarovan]] tribe. (Note that Madame Eva is still seen after this; this can be accounted for by her tribe’s [[Non-Linear Existence | existence in non-linear time]].) <ref>[[VotM]] pg. 284: “died four years ago.” [[RLMC I&II]] pp. 89-90: tells us how it happened.</ref>
* [[499 BC]] [[Alexi "Sasha" Petrovich]], [[Leisl]], and [[Jander Sunstar]] assault [[Castle Ravenloft]] drive [[Strahd]] into hibernation.<ref name="VotM">[[VotM]]</ref>
* [[525 BC]] [[Lyssa von Zarovich]] is born.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 34">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.34</ref>
* [[528 BC]] [[Outlander]] [[adventurer]]s assault [[Castle Ravenloft]] and are destroyed.<ref name="Gaz I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref>[[House of Strahd]]</ref>
* [[542 BC]] [[Azalin]] enters [[Ravenloft]] and arrives in [[Barovia]].<ref name="GazII p.135">[[Gazetteer II]] p.135</ref><ref>[[King of the Dead]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Reluctantly, he serves [[Strahd]] for a time.<ref name="King of the Dead">[[King of the Dead]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[542 BC]] [[Strahd]] discusses the potential threat [[Azalin]] poses with [[Madame Ilka]], the new raunie of the [[Zarovan]] tribe ([[Maruschka]] having apparently died at some point in the last 40 years). <ref>[[I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin]] - p71, pp109-117, pp167-171</ref>
</onlyinclude>
* [[547 BC]] [[Forlorn]] appears.<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.63</ref> Strahd sends Azalin to investigate, but nothing of value to them is found.<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.73-74</ref>
* [[550 BC]] [[Lyssa von Zarovich]] becomes a [[vampire]] and discovers a way to achieve the power of a vampire much greater than her age.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 34">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.34</ref>
* [[550 BC]] *In this approximate [[year]], [[Forfarian]] [[survivor]]s stream over the border from [[Forlorn]] to [[Barovia]] and end up settling in [[Immol]].<ref name="Gazetter I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref>
* [[579 BC]] [[Strahd]] and [[Azalin]] create a [[portal]] to [[Mordent]]<ref name="GazII p.135">[[Gazetteer II]] p.135</ref>, where [[The Alchemist]] conducts strange research on changing the soul.<ref>[[I10: Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill]]</ref> [[The Mists]] snatch up [[Mordent]] before either [[Strahd]] or [[Azalin]] can make good their escape, leaving them with only hazy dream-like recollections of what happened.<ref name="GazII p.135">[[Gazetteer II]] p.135</ref>
* [[579 BC]] [[Azalin]] leaves the service of [[Strahd]].<ref name="King of the Dead">[[King of the Dead]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> [[Darkon]] forms.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 9">[[Gazetteer II]] p.9</ref><ref name="King of the Dead">[[King of the Dead]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[580 BC]] A [[Barovian]] [[militia]] established by [[Boyar Yersinia Wachter]] and led by [[Aldrick Wachter]] repels an invading party of [[Azalin]]'s [[undead]].<ref>[[I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin]]</ref>
* [[581 BC]] [[Bluetspur]] appears.<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>
* [[585 BC]] [[Thaani]] stream into [[Barovia]] from [[Bluetspur]].<ref name="Gazetter I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref>
* [[593 BC]] The domain of [[Gundarak]] appears.<ref name="Gaz I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[593 BC]] First known contact between [[Barovian]]s and [[Gundarakite]]s.<ref name="Gaz I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref>
* [[613 BC]] (approximately) Strahd encounters [[Harkon Lukas]] running amok in Barovia and thoroughly thrashes him, forcing Harkon to flee into [[the Mists]].<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p.16, 64</ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[656 BC]] [[Tiryn Olenka-Blaas]], future [[founder]] of the [[Celestines]], is born.<ref name="USS 2002 p. 127">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.127</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[756 BC]] After his parents [[murder]] [[Erich Reinhold]] and hold a [[funeral]] for him, Erich rises from the grave [[Category:Vrykolaka Vampire|vrykolaka vampire]]. He [[murders]] everyone at [[Reinhold Manor]]. Reinhold begins haunting the [[hills]] of Soutwestern [[Barovia]].<ref name="USS 2003 p. 110-111">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2003]] p. 110-111</ref>
* [[697 BC]] After the [[The Ba'al Verzi | Ba'al Verzi]] assassins botch several attempts on his life, [[Boyar Nicu Moldonesti]] seizes control of the organization, and he [[enslaved|enslaves]] many of its master [[assassin | assassins]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 35">[[Gazetteer I]] p.35</ref>
* [[718 BC]] [[Tara Kolyana]] is born. Not too long thereafter, her parents flee [[Barovia]] to go to [[Hazlan]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 144">[[Gazetteer I]] p.144</ref>
* [[720 BC]] [[Soth]] arrives in Ravenloft<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref>, slays the tribe of [[Magda Ilyanova Kulchevich]], encounters [[Strahd]], and meets [[Azrael]].
* [[720 BC]] [[Azrael Dak]] slays [[Medraut Gundar]].
*{{netbook-small}}[[730 BC]] [[Ardonk Szerieza]] is born.<ref name="Book of Souls p. 70">[[Book of Souls (Netbook-small)]] p. 70</ref>
*{{netbook-small}} [[733 BC]] [[Boyar Invich]] marries [[Mina Invich|an Invidian noble named Mina]], much to her chagrin.<ref>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2003]] p.121</ref>
* [[735 BC]] Count Strahd von Zarmovich's current guise, Count Strahd von Zarovmich XI]], "ascends to power".<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 28">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.28</ref>
* [[735 BC]] [[Tara Kolyana]] experiences her first brush with the supernatural with an [[afflicted lycanthrope|afflicted]] [[werewolf]]. After witnessing the man become [[cured]], Tara resolves to help people throughout the [[Land of Mists]]. Her parents make her promise to never to go to [[Barovia]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 144">[[Gazetteer I]] p.144</ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[735 BC]] By this year, [[Tiryn Olenka-Blaas]] has discovered and disseminated enough knowledge to gather a crowd of curious stargazer disciples around her. Labeled as [[heretic]]s and associated in the public eye with the [[Terg]] [[astrology]], the Celestines grow closer together and soldier on despite the threat of persecution.<ref name="USS 2002 p. 127">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.127</ref>
* [[736 BC]] [[Duke Gundar]] is [[assassinated]].<ref name="Gaz I p.19">[[Gaz 1]], p 19</ref><ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[736 BC]] An [[:Category:Unnamed|unknown]] [[Gundarakite]] [[commoner]] [[family]] are [[murdered]] in a [[fire]] caused by an unknown stranger. One of the [[victim]]s becomes a terrible [[geist]] known as [[The Screaming Flame]] as a result.<ref>[[Traumatized Spirits]], [[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.143 </ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[736 BC]] The [[hag]] [[Magravelle]] attacks [[Invich Manor]] (near [[Vallaki]] in the mistaken belief that [[Imix]], [[traitor]] to their [[coven]], has received shelter there. Magravelle [[murder]]s Boyar Imix and severely [[:category:disfigured|disfigures]] [[Mina Invich]]. However, Imix takes Magravelle by surprise and kills her, saving Mina.<ref>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2003]] p.122</ref>
* [[739 BC]] [[Lyssa von Zarovich]] conspires with [[Bluetspurean]] [[illithid]]s to create a [[illithid vampire|vampiric version of their race]]. She hopes to use these vampire mind flayers to take over [[Barovia]], but she ultimately fails.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 34">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.34</ref><ref>[[Thoughts of Darkness]]</ref>
* [[740 BC]] '''[[The Great Upheaval]]'''.
* [[740 BC]] The Grand Conjunction rearranges much of the celestial bodies, causing the starmaps of [[the Celestines]] to become innacurate. Tiryn Olenka-Blaas dies, but her former pupils carry on her work. A falling star leads [[Astrilax diCorvi]] to a hilly set of [[ruins]] just out of [[Vallaki]]. The Celestines build [[Midway Haven]], the first [[Secret Observatory|Celestine Observatory]] there.<ref name="USS 2002 p. 128">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.128</ref>
* [[740 BC]] [[Strahd]] begins the annexation of [[Gundarak]].<ref name="Gaz I p.19">[[Gaz 1]] p 19</ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[745 BC]] By this year, [[the Celestines]] have star-maps for [[the Core|the entire Core]]. They also discover that they could relate celestial events to earthly events and use the former to predict the latter.<ref name="USS 2002 p. 128">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.128</ref>
* [[750 BC]] [[Strahd]] poisons [[Lyssa von Zarovich]] into a slumbering state that leaves her active for only a few hours each night.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 34">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.34</ref> The [[poison]] is delivered via the [[blood]] of the [[dread flesh golem]] [[Tom]] (created by [[Emil Bollenbach]]) that acts as a stand-in for a [[human]] she hoped to enslave.<ref name="CotN:V p.21-26">[[Children of the Night: Vampires]] p.21-26</ref>
* [[750 BC]] The Bright Blade vanishes from the possession of the [[Weathermay-Foxgrove Twins]] shortly after [[Dr. Van Richten]] vanishes.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 118">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 118</ref>
* [[753 BC]]: On his deathbed, [[Tara Kolyana]]'s father expresses how proud he is of her and tells her of the [[:category:prophecy|prophecy]] the [[Vistani]] gave about her and why they left [[Barovia]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 144">[[Gazetteer I]] p.144</ref>
* [[753 BC]]: [[Count Strahd von Zarovich]] personally [[execution|executes]] [[Burgomaster Shaithis Vosrovna]] for goating [[adventurer]]s into the [[murder]] of one of the [[Vistani]].<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]], p35.</ref>
* [[754 BC]] [[The Resurrection of Erlin]] ([[Dread Possibility]]): [[Emanuel Maryszkas]] calls upon the power of [[Erlin]] for succor against [[Barovian]] pursuers. His prayer are answered, and his pursuers are driven away by [[unholy]] power.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 26">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.26</ref>
* [[755 BC]] [[Pyoor Twohundredsummers]] dies of natural causes and is succeeded by [[Keeva Sixtywinters]] as leader of the [[Keepers of the Black Feather]].<ref name="Gaz I p.38">[[Gazetteer I]] p.38</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[755 BC]] [[The Effigy of Ivan Szimin]] animates as a [[dread golem|dread]] [[wood golem]] thanks to the actions of [[Ardonk Szerieza (NPC)|Ardonk Szerieza]] and his fellow [[rebel]]s.<ref name="Book of Souls p. 90a">[[Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p. 90; [[source]] says that hatred of the [[boyar]]s had been growing in the men for the past 15 years. The year of the Gundarakite Annexation was [[740 BC]].</ref>

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[[category:Feudalism]]
[[category:Monarchy]]
[[category:Temperate Climate]]

Barovia

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{{dombox
|picture=Jester-Barovia.png
|culture_lvl=Medieval
|ecology=Full
|terrain=Temperate forest, hill, mountains
|year_formed=[[351 BC]]
|population=27,700
|races=Humans 98%, half-Vistani 1%, Other 1%
|languages=[[Balok]], [[Luktar]], [[Vaasi]], [[Sithican]], [[Forfarian]], [[Thaani]]
|religions=[[Cult of the Morninglord]], [[Ezra]], [[Hala]], [[Erlin]]
|government=Feudal monarchy
|ruler=[[Count Strahd von Zarovich]]
|darklord=Count Strahd von Zarovich
|analog=Transylvania
|nationality=[[Barovian]]
}}
{{canon}}
==Things, Creatures & Personnages of Legend==

*[[The Ba'al Verzi]]

*[[Balinoks]]

*[[Castle Ravenloft]]

*[[Madame Eva]]

*[[Strahd's Choking Fog]]

*[[Svalich Pass]]

*[[The Devil Strahd]]

==Biology==

===Flora===

*[[Bitterblot]]

*[[Vistan's Tears]]

===Fauna===

*[[Wolf]]

===Native Horrors===

*[[Bloodrose]]

*[[Nosferatu]]

*[[Vampire]]
====Wolves====
*[[Dire Wolf]]

*[[Worg]]

=====Lycanthropic=====
*[[Werewolf]]

*[[Lowland Loup-Garou]]

*[[Mountain Loup-Garou]]

==Geography==
[[File:Barovia.png|thumb|Barovia map by the [[MCS]]. ''Note: Since this fan-made map predates 3rd Edition Ravenloft, there are some inconsistencies with the more recent maps.'']]
===[[Weather]]===

===Terrain===
The terrain is mountainous and forested, winters are cold. A beautiful but hostile domain.

====Mountains & Hills====
*The [[Balinoks]] divide the Core into east and west. The bridge that rejoins them is Barovia. It is her [[Old Svalich Road]] and her [[Svalich Pass]] that bring east and west back into contact with each other for a few precious months each year.

*The [[Hills of Bleak Vistas]], called the [[Howling Hills]] by Nova Vaasans, are the eastern foothills of the Barovian [[Balinoks]]. They are thickly forested by the ''[[Graenseskov]]'' ("Borderwood"). It, however, comes to an end before the [[Old Svalich Road]] where the beech-firs of the [[Old Svalich Woods]] resolutely hold their ground.

*The [[Dreadmount]] are the northwestern foothills of the Barovian [[Balinoks]].

*The [[Bloodfang Hills]] are adjacent to [[Forlorn]].

*[[Bleak Sisters]]

====Forest====

*The [[Old Svalich Woods]] is a small forest of old growth beech-firs along the [[Old Svalich Road]] in [[Barovia]] from the [[Village of Barovia]] to the [[Nova Vaasa]]n frontier.

*The ''[[Graenseskov]]'' ("[[Borderwood]]") grows thickly on the lower slopes of the eastern foothills of the Balinoks in Barovia and well out onto the flatter land of [[Nova Vaasa]] beyond them. Its upper reaches are known to Barovians as the [[Hills of Bleak Vistas]] and to the Nova Vaasans as the [[Howling Hills]]. The northern boundary of the forest lies a little south of the [[Old Svalich Road]] where the beech-firs of the [[Old Svalich Woods]] resolutely hold their ground. The southern limit extends at least to the border of Hazlani frontier but perhaps continues into [[Hazlan]] itself.

====Lakes====

*[[Lake Zarovich]]

*Nameless? lake at adjacent to [[Immol]]

===Landmarks===
*[[Castle Ravenloft]]

*The [[Gates of Barovia]] guarding, symbolically at least, the [[Svalich Pass]]

*[[Tser Falls]]

===Communication===
====Rivers====
*The [[Ivlis River]]

*The [[Ulvand River]] cuts a path through the ''[[Graenseskov]]'' ("Borderwood"), roaring down the [[Howling Hills]] and into [[Nova Vaasa]], its source being ''[[Terestrãu]]'' ("Mount Sawtooth"). The [[Ivlis River]] is joined from the south by the Ulvand, a little south-east of [[Bergovitsa]], along the [[Vaere Bange Road]], ultimately draining into the the [[Nocturnal Sea]] halfway between [[Arbora]] and [[Egertus]] via the [[Storrokke Canyon]]. The Ulvand is far too steep for navigation of any sort.

*The [[Saniset River]] has its source in summer melt waters from ''[[Terestrãu]]'' ("Mount Sawtooth") in south-eastern Barovia that feed the lake adjacent to [[Immol]]. From Barovia the Saniset rushes down onto the [[Ensommark]] ("[[Lonely Plain]]") of [[Hazlan]], flows east by southeast to [[Sly-Var]], passes just north of the [[Skyggeskov]] ("Shadowwood") as it crosses the border into [[Nova Vaasa]], and flows gently to the sea. The upper reaches of the Saniset are unnavigable, even on a small raft, given its swiftness, rapids, and gravel bars.

*The [[Luna River]]

====Roads====
*[[Old Svalich Road]]

====Mistways====

*The [[Outlander's Gate]] (one-way, poor reliability) from outside of the [[Land of Mists]] to southern Barovia

''Note: The [[Bleak Road]] does not lead to or from Barovia, but rather the [[Misty Border]] south of [[Arbora]] in southern [[Nova Vaasa]]. This is treated in the errata. "Charted Mistways sidebar: The Bleak Road should connect “Southern Nova Vaasa — Northern Vorostokov”, and not Barovia!>(Errata)"''

===Frontiers===
====The [[Shadow Rift]]====

*[[Mount Baratak]]

====[[Nova Vaasa]]====

*The ''[[Dyrskov]]'' ("[[Beastwood]]") fronts the Barovian frontier a little north of the [[Old Svalich Road]] to the edge of the [[Shadow Rift]] and fronts the [[Shadow Rift]] to a little south of the [[Borchava River]]. It covers the southern half of the [[Vaesen Foothills]] that themselves fronted the Balinoks of vanished [[Markovia]].

*The [[Old Svalich Woods]]

*The ''[[Graenseskov]]'' ("[[Borderwood]]") grows thickly on the lower slopes of the eastern foothills of the Balinoks in Barovia and well out onto the flatter land of [[Nova Vaasa]] beyond them. Its upper reaches are known to Barovians as the [[Hills of Bleak Vistas]] and to the Nova Vaasans as the [[Howling Hills]]. The northern boundary of the forest lies a little south of the [[Old Svalich Road]] where the beech-firs of the [[Old Svalich Woods]] resolutely hold their ground. The southern limit extends at least to the border of Hazlani frontier but perhaps continues into [[Hazlan]] itself.

====[[Hazlan]]====

====[[Forlorn]]====

====[[Kartakass]]====

====[[Sithicus]]====

====[[Invidia]]====

====[[Borca]]====

===The [[Great Upheaval]]===

Barovia was impacted not insignificantly by the [[Great Upheaval]]. The land's chokehold over east-west trade was greatly strengthened by the cutting of the [[Timori Road]]. The disappearance of [[Markovia]] from its northern frontier would have been welcomed if only it had been replaced by something less ominous than the [[Shadow Rift]]. The disappearance of [[Bluetspur]] from its southern frontier was an indisputable boon. And the relocation of [[Hazlan]] from its central eastern and southern eastern frontiers to its southern frontier did little more than change the direction of travel from [[Immol]] to [[Toyalis]].

===Population Distrubtion===

====Towns====

* [[Vallaki]] (pop. 1547)

* [[Immol]] (pop. 1623)

* [[Cuzau]] is a town near [[Hoessla]]

* [[Hoessla]] is [[Cuzau]]

====Villages====

*The [[Village of Barovia]] (pop. 535)

*[[Renika]] is a village where in 348 BC [[Strahd]] had its [[Burgomaster of Renika | burgomaster]] executed for withholding taxes.

*[[Jarvinak]] is a village three or four miles from [[Renika]].

*[[Jarvinak]] is a village three or four miles from [[Renika]].

*[[Berez]] is a village on the Luna river several miles south of [[Vallaki]].

==Authority==

===[[Darklord]]===

*[[Strahd von Zarovich]]

===Temporal Ruler===

The current and undisputed ruler of Barovia is [[Count Strahd von Zarovich XI]]. The Zaroviches have ruled Barovia in an unbroken line for as long as history recounts, although doing so more than once in the teeth of enemy invasion. The name "Strahd" has been used by the last eleven counts, a want of creativity or perhaps a meglamania, that was previously absent.

===Spiritual Ruler===

No religion has been sanctioned by the Zarovich line in centuries, indeed religion is discouraged in Barovia. Additionally, the Barovians have long felt abandon by the divine. [[The Morning Lord]] is making some progress towards reversing the last situation.

===Church and State===

It has been centuries since the rule of Barovia's temporal leaders was recognised by a spiritual authority. Likewise, it has been centuries since the rule of Barovia's spiritual leaders was enforced by a temporal authority. A classical theologico-political arrangement ceased to exist in Barovia during the reign of [[Count Strahd von Zarovich I]].

===Government===

At the local level by [[boyars]] in each town or village.

===Law===

===Law-Enforcement===

===Information Gathering===
The Vistani

===Military Footing===

Fighting the [[Gundarakite Resistance]] following the successful annexation of half the former land of [[Gundarak]].

Possible [[army]] of skeletons and zombies hidden and at the ready.

==Language & Culture==

Balok

===Mouning===
Barovian females wear black for five years after the death of even their most distant relatives, lending a universal drabness to their dress.

===Fashion===
Barovian females wear black for five years after the death of even their most distant relatives, lending a universal drabness to their dress.

==[[Inn | Inns]] & [[Tavern | Taverns]]==

===[[Immol]]===
*[[The Bolting Stag]]

===[[Village of Barovia]]===
*[[Blood o' the Vine Inn]]
*[[Wolf's Den]]

===[[Vallaki]]===
*[[Blue Water Inn]]

===The [[Nova Vaasan Frontier]]===
*[[The Weary Horse Inn]]

==Chronology==
* [[1 BC]] Nation of [[Barovia]] forged of independent city-states by the [[von Zarovich family]].<ref>[[Gazetteer I]], p. 15.</ref>
* [[168 BC]] Founding of the [[Church of Andral]].<ref>[[Gaz 1]], p 16.</ref>
* [[230 BC]] Approximate date of the invasion of the [[The Neureni Horde|Neureni Horde]].<ref>[[Gaz 1]], p 16.</ref>
* [[299 BC]] Strahd is born.<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="R3e p.12">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.12</ref><ref name="RPHB p.14">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.14</ref>
*[[314 BC]] The [[War of Silver Knives]], a conflict between the [[Dilisnya Family|Dilisnya]]s, [[Katksky Family|Katskies]], and the [[Petrovna Family|Petrovnas]], purportedly begins with [[the Assassination of Lady Izabela Dilisnya]].<ref name=GazIp15>[[Gazetteer I]] p.15</ref> [[Pidlwik Dilisnya]], her son, swears a vendetta against the foes of the family.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 15">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.15</ref>
*[[316 BC]] [[Count Barov von Zarovich]] commands an end to the War of Silver Knives and appeases the warring parties with gifts of land, though the war will still fragment [[Barovia]] in the face of the [[Terg]] invasion to come. Pidlwik bears lingering resentment for Barov as a result.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 15">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.15</ref>
* [[320 BC]] Strahd gains the military rank of [[general]].<ref name="R3e p.12">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.12</ref><ref name="RPHB p.14">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]]</ref>
* [[320 BC]] [[Terg|Tergs]] invade [[Barovia]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref>
* [[321 BC]] [[Strahd von Zarovich]] takes the [[Barovian]] troops to war against the [[Tergs]] for the sovereignty of [[Barovia]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>
* [[326 BC]] The [[Siege of Krezk]] occurs.<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref>
* [[341 BC]] The [[Bright Blade]] is given to [[Sergei von Zarovich]] as he joins the [[Church of Andral]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 118">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.118</ref>
* [[346 BC]] [[Count Barov von Zarovich|Count Barov]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich]] slain by [[Terg|Tergs]].<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref>
* [[347 BC]][[Strahd]] makes a pact with [[Inajira]] right before a critical battle with the [[Tergs]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 142>[[Gazetteer I]] p.142</ref>
* [[347 BC]] Last of the [[Terg|Tergs]] driven from [[Barovia]].<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Strahd takes the rule over Barovia as the prize for his victory.<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[349 BC]] [[Castle Ravenloft]] completed.<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref> [[Strahd]] assumes [[residence]] there.<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[350 BC]] [[Count Strahd von Zarovich]], [[Commander Alek Gwilym]], [[Sergei von Zarovich]], and [[Lieutenant Falov]] lead a military strike force to defeat [[Red Lukas]] and his gang of [[bandit]]s.<ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]] p.73-85</ref>
* [[350 BC]] [[Most High Priest Kir]] dies creating [[the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind]]. [[Sergei von Zarovich]] succeds him as high priest of Andral.<ref name="VotM p. 247">[[Vampire of the Mists]] p.247</ref>
* [[350 BC]] The [[Ba'al Verzi]] try and fail to assassinate [[Count Strahd von Zarovich]].<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref>
* [[351 BC]] [[Barovia]] forms due the actions of [[Strahd von Zarovich]].<ref>[[Gaz 1]], pp 10, 16.</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]]</ref> [[Strahd]] turns into a [[vampire]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]]</ref>
*{{Homebrew non-canon-small}}[[351 BC]] A [[comet]] shines in the [[Barovian]] sky during the fermenting season. Hence, the year is known as [[The Year of the Comet]]. [[Barovian Red]], a local wine, marked the [[event]] with labels bearing the image of the [[comet]].<ref name=ref1>[http://fraternityofshadows.com/TheCemetery.html Alanik Ray's library archive]</ref>
* [[352 BC]] [[Strahd]] flexes his muscles to show domination over [[Barovia]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]]</ref>
* [[398 BC]] [[Count Strahd von Zarovich]] confronts [[Lord Leo Dilisnya]] at the [[Monastery of Silver Threads]], walking into Lord Dilisnya's trap. Strahd is almost put down, but the [[monk]]s of the [[monastery]] act to turn the tide of battle. Strahd turns Lord Leo Dilisnya into a [[vampire]] and [[Imprisoned|imprisons]] him in a [[The Tomb of Leo Dilisnya|tomb]] to starve from a lack of [[blood]].<ref name="Gaz I p.13">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.13</ref><ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]]</ref>
* [[399 BC]] [[Jezra Wagner]] is born.<ref name="MCI&II p.113, died at the age of 27 some 75 years after Barovia became a domain">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 113, "died at the age of 27 some 75 years" after Barovia became a domain</ref>
* [[400 BC]] First known [[reincarnation]] of [[Tatyana]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]]</ref>
* [[426 BC]] '''Winter''': [[Jezra Wagner]] perishes on [[Mt. Baratok]] and becomes a heat-draining [[spectre]].<ref name="MCI&II p.113, died at the age of 27 some 75 years after Barovia became a domain">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 113, "died at the age of 27 some 75 years" after Barovia became a domain</ref>
* Sometime between [[450 BC]] and [[460 BC]]: [[Gregorri Kolyan]] the [[bard]] is held captive by Strahd fo several years. Kolyan is ultimately let go with the story of Strahd's past.<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to Vampires]] p.6-9</ref><ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium I]] p.10-13</ref>
* [[470 BC]] The [[Vistani]] appear in [[Barovia]] for the first time.<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref>
* [[470 BC]] [[Madame Eva and Strahd form an alliance]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[475 BC]] [[Martyn Pelkar]] is drawn into [[Barovia]], bringing tales of a "golden morning lord."<ref>[[Gaz 1]], p 18.</ref> At first the boy is called [[mad]], but Martyn's stories of whom he called [[the Morninglord]] would sprout a full [[Cult of the Morninglord]] among the [[Barovian]]s<ref name="R3e p.13">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.13</ref>, which history shows as appearing that same year.<ref name="R3e p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref> The figure protective figure Martyn encounters is not actually [[Lathander]], but rather [[Jander Sunstar]], whom was also a new arrival in Ravenloft.<ref name="Vampire of the Mists">[[Vampire of the Mists]]</ref>
* [[485 BC]] [[Petya]] and [[Anastasia Petrovich]] killed by [[Strahd]]<ref name="VotM">[[VotM]]</ref>
* [[495 BC]] [[Jacqueline Montarri]] murders [[Madame Eva]] and is horrifically cursed. [[Madame Maruschka]] becomes the new [[raunie]] of the [[Zarovan]] tribe. (Note that Madame Eva is still seen after this; this can be accounted for by her tribe’s [[Non-Linear Existence | existence in non-linear time]].) <ref>[[VotM]] pg. 284: “died four years ago.” [[RLMC I&II]] pp. 89-90: tells us how it happened.</ref>
* [[499 BC]] [[Alexi "Sasha" Petrovich]], [[Leisl]], and [[Jander Sunstar]] assault [[Castle Ravenloft]] drive [[Strahd]] into hibernation.<ref name="VotM">[[VotM]]</ref>
* [[525 BC]] [[Lyssa von Zarovich]] is born.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 34">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.34</ref>
* [[528 BC]] [[Outlander]] [[adventurer]]s assault [[Castle Ravenloft]] and are destroyed.<ref name="Gaz I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref>[[House of Strahd]]</ref>
* [[542 BC]] [[Azalin]] enters [[Ravenloft]] and arrives in [[Barovia]].<ref name="GazII p.135">[[Gazetteer II]] p.135</ref><ref>[[King of the Dead]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Reluctantly, he serves [[Strahd]] for a time.<ref name="King of the Dead">[[King of the Dead]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[542 BC]] [[Strahd]] discusses the potential threat [[Azalin]] poses with [[Madame Ilka]], the new raunie of the [[Zarovan]] tribe ([[Maruschka]] having apparently died at some point in the last 40 years). <ref>[[I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin]] - p71, pp109-117, pp167-171</ref>
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* [[547 BC]] [[Forlorn]] appears.<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.63</ref> Strahd sends Azalin to investigate, but nothing of value to them is found.<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.73-74</ref>
* [[550 BC]] [[Lyssa von Zarovich]] becomes a [[vampire]] and discovers a way to achieve the power of a vampire much greater than her age.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 34">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.34</ref>
* [[550 BC]] *In this approximate [[year]], [[Forfarian]] [[survivor]]s stream over the border from [[Forlorn]] to [[Barovia]] and end up settling in [[Immol]].<ref name="Gazetter I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref>
* [[579 BC]] [[Strahd]] and [[Azalin]] create a [[portal]] to [[Mordent]]<ref name="GazII p.135">[[Gazetteer II]] p.135</ref>, where [[The Alchemist]] conducts strange research on changing the soul.<ref>[[I10: Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill]]</ref> [[The Mists]] snatch up [[Mordent]] before either [[Strahd]] or [[Azalin]] can make good their escape, leaving them with only hazy dream-like recollections of what happened.<ref name="GazII p.135">[[Gazetteer II]] p.135</ref>
* [[579 BC]] [[Azalin]] leaves the service of [[Strahd]].<ref name="King of the Dead">[[King of the Dead]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> [[Darkon]] forms.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 9">[[Gazetteer II]] p.9</ref><ref name="King of the Dead">[[King of the Dead]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[580 BC]] A [[Barovian]] [[militia]] established by [[Boyar Yersinia Wachter]] and led by [[Aldrick Wachter]] repels an invading party of [[Azalin]]'s [[undead]].<ref>[[I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin]]</ref>
* [[581 BC]] [[Bluetspur]] appears.<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>
* [[585 BC]] [[Thaani]] stream into [[Barovia]] from [[Bluetspur]].<ref name="Gazetter I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref>
* [[593 BC]] The domain of [[Gundarak]] appears.<ref name="Gaz I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[593 BC]] First known contact between [[Barovian]]s and [[Gundarakite]]s.<ref name="Gaz I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref>
* [[613 BC]] (approximately) Strahd encounters [[Harkon Lukas]] running amok in Barovia and thoroughly thrashes him, forcing Harkon to flee into [[the Mists]].<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p.16, 64</ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[656 BC]] [[Tiryn Olenka-Blaas]], future [[founder]] of the [[Celestines]], is born.<ref name="USS 2002 p. 127">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.127</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[756 BC]] After his parents [[murder]] [[Erich Reinhold]] and hold a [[funeral]] for him, Erich rises from the grave [[Category:Vrykolaka Vampire|vrykolaka vampire]]. He [[murders]] everyone at [[Reinhold Manor]]. Reinhold begins haunting the [[hills]] of Soutwestern [[Barovia]].<ref name="USS 2003 p. 110-111">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2003]] p. 110-111</ref>
* [[697 BC]] After the [[The Ba'al Verzi | Ba'al Verzi]] assassins botch several attempts on his life, [[Boyar Nicu Moldonesti]] seizes control of the organization, and he [[enslaved|enslaves]] many of its master [[assassin | assassins]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 35">[[Gazetteer I]] p.35</ref>
* [[718 BC]] [[Tara Kolyana]] is born. Not too long thereafter, her parents flee [[Barovia]] to go to [[Hazlan]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 144">[[Gazetteer I]] p.144</ref>
* [[720 BC]] [[Soth]] arrives in Ravenloft<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref>, slays the tribe of [[Magda Ilyanova Kulchevich]], encounters [[Strahd]], and meets [[Azrael]].
* [[720 BC]] [[Azrael Dak]] slays [[Medraut Gundar]].
*{{netbook-small}}[[730 BC]] [[Ardonk Szerieza]] is born.<ref name="Book of Souls p. 70">[[Book of Souls (Netbook-small)]] p. 70</ref>
*{{netbook-small}} [[733 BC]] [[Boyar Invich]] marries [[Mina Invich|an Invidian noble named Mina]], much to her chagrin.<ref>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2003]] p.121</ref>
* [[735 BC]] Count Strahd von Zarmovich's current guise, Count Strahd von Zarovmich XI]], "ascends to power".<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 28">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.28</ref>
* [[735 BC]] [[Tara Kolyana]] experiences her first brush with the supernatural with an [[afflicted lycanthrope|afflicted]] [[werewolf]]. After witnessing the man become [[cured]], Tara resolves to help people throughout the [[Land of Mists]]. Her parents make her promise to never to go to [[Barovia]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 144">[[Gazetteer I]] p.144</ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[735 BC]] By this year, [[Tiryn Olenka-Blaas]] has discovered and disseminated enough knowledge to gather a crowd of curious stargazer disciples around her. Labeled as [[heretic]]s and associated in the public eye with the [[Terg]] [[astrology]], the Celestines grow closer together and soldier on despite the threat of persecution.<ref name="USS 2002 p. 127">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.127</ref>
* [[736 BC]] [[Duke Gundar]] is [[assassinated]].<ref name="Gaz I p.19">[[Gaz 1]], p 19</ref><ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[736 BC]] An [[:Category:Unnamed|unknown]] [[Gundarakite]] [[commoner]] [[family]] are [[murdered]] in a [[fire]] caused by an unknown stranger. One of the [[victim]]s becomes a terrible [[geist]] known as [[The Screaming Flame]] as a result.<ref>[[Traumatized Spirits]], [[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.143 </ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[736 BC]] The [[hag]] [[Magravelle]] attacks [[Invich Manor]] (near [[Vallaki]] in the mistaken belief that [[Imix]], [[traitor]] to their [[coven]], has received shelter there. Magravelle [[murder]]s Boyar Imix and severely [[:category:disfigured|disfigures]] [[Mina Invich]]. However, Imix takes Magravelle by surprise and kills her, saving Mina.<ref>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2003]] p.122</ref>
* [[739 BC]] [[Lyssa von Zarovich]] conspires with [[Bluetspurean]] [[illithid]]s to create a [[illithid vampire|vampiric version of their race]]. She hopes to use these vampire mind flayers to take over [[Barovia]], but she ultimately fails.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 34">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.34</ref><ref>[[Thoughts of Darkness]]</ref>
* [[740 BC]] '''[[The Great Upheaval]]'''.
* [[740 BC]] The Grand Conjunction rearranges much of the celestial bodies, causing the starmaps of [[the Celestines]] to become innacurate. Tiryn Olenka-Blaas dies, but her former pupils carry on her work. A falling star leads [[Astrilax diCorvi]] to a hilly set of [[ruins]] just out of [[Vallaki]]. The Celestines build [[Midway Haven]], the first [[Secret Observatory|Celestine Observatory]] there.<ref name="USS 2002 p. 128">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.128</ref>
* [[740 BC]] [[Strahd]] begins the annexation of [[Gundarak]].<ref name="Gaz I p.19">[[Gaz 1]] p 19</ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[745 BC]] By this year, [[the Celestines]] have star-maps for [[the Core|the entire Core]]. They also discover that they could relate celestial events to earthly events and use the former to predict the latter.<ref name="USS 2002 p. 128">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.128</ref>
* [[750 BC]] [[Strahd]] poisons [[Lyssa von Zarovich]] into a slumbering state that leaves her active for only a few hours each night.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 34">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.34</ref> The [[poison]] is delivered via the [[blood]] of the [[dread flesh golem]] [[Tom]] (created by [[Emil Bollenbach]]) that acts as a stand-in for a [[human]] she hoped to enslave.<ref name="CotN:V p.21-26">[[Children of the Night: Vampires]] p.21-26</ref>
* [[750 BC]] The Bright Blade vanishes from the possession of the [[Weathermay-Foxgrove Twins]] shortly after [[Dr. Van Richten]] vanishes.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 118">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 118</ref>
* [[753 BC]]: On his deathbed, [[Tara Kolyana]]'s father expresses how proud he is of her and tells her of the [[:category:prophecy|prophecy]] the [[Vistani]] gave about her and why they left [[Barovia]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 144">[[Gazetteer I]] p.144</ref>
* [[753 BC]]: [[Count Strahd von Zarovich]] personally [[execution|executes]] [[Burgomaster Shaithis Vosrovna]] for goating [[adventurer]]s into the [[murder]] of one of the [[Vistani]].<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]], p35.</ref>
* [[754 BC]] [[The Resurrection of Erlin]] ([[Dread Possibility]]): [[Emanuel Maryszkas]] calls upon the power of [[Erlin]] for succor against [[Barovian]] pursuers. His prayer are answered, and his pursuers are driven away by [[unholy]] power.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 26">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.26</ref>
* [[755 BC]] [[Pyoor Twohundredsummers]] dies of natural causes and is succeeded by [[Keeva Sixtywinters]] as leader of the [[Keepers of the Black Feather]].<ref name="Gaz I p.38">[[Gazetteer I]] p.38</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[755 BC]] [[The Effigy of Ivan Szimin]] animates as a [[dread golem|dread]] [[wood golem]] thanks to the actions of [[Ardonk Szerieza (NPC)|Ardonk Szerieza]] and his fellow [[rebel]]s.<ref name="Book of Souls p. 90a">[[Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p. 90; [[source]] says that hatred of the [[boyar]]s had been growing in the men for the past 15 years. The year of the Gundarakite Annexation was [[740 BC]].</ref>

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[[category:Feudalism]]
[[category:Monarchy]]
[[category:Temperate Climate]]

Barovia

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{{dombox
|picture=Jester-Barovia.png
|culture_lvl=Medieval
|ecology=Full
|terrain=Temperate forest, hill, mountains
|year_formed=[[351 BC]]
|population=27,700
|races=Humans 98%, half-Vistani 1%, Other 1%
|languages=[[Balok]], [[Luktar]], [[Vaasi]], [[Sithican]], [[Forfarian]], [[Thaani]]
|religions=[[Cult of the Morninglord]], [[Ezra]], [[Hala]], [[Erlin]]
|government=Feudal monarchy
|ruler=[[Count Strahd von Zarovich]]
|darklord=Count Strahd von Zarovich
|analog=Transylvania
|nationality=[[Barovian]]
}}
{{canon}}
==Things, Creatures & Personnages of Legend==

*[[The Ba'al Verzi]]

*[[Balinoks]]

*[[Castle Ravenloft]]

*[[Madame Eva]]

*[[Strahd's Choking Fog]]

*[[Svalich Pass]]

*[[The Devil Strahd]]

==Biology==

===Flora===

*[[Bitterblot]]

*[[Vistan's Tears]]

===Fauna===

*[[Wolf]]

===Native Horrors===

*[[Bloodrose]]

*[[Nosferatu]]

*[[Vampire]]
====Wolves====
*[[Dire Wolf]]

*[[Worg]]

=====Lycanthropic=====
*[[Werewolf]]

*[[Lowland Loup-Garou]]

*[[Mountain Loup-Garou]]

==Geography==
[[File:Barovia.png|thumb|Barovia map by the [[MCS]]. ''Note: Since this fan-made map predates 3rd Edition Ravenloft, there are some inconsistencies with the more recent maps.'']]
===[[Weather]]===

===Terrain===
The terrain is mountainous and forested, winters are cold. A beautiful but hostile domain.

====Mountains & Hills====
*The [[Balinoks]] divide the Core into east and west. The bridge that rejoins them is Barovia. It is her [[Old Svalich Road]] and her [[Svalich Pass]] that bring east and west back into contact with each other for a few precious months each year.

*The [[Hills of Bleak Vistas]], called the [[Howling Hills]] by Nova Vaasans, are the eastern foothills of the Barovian [[Balinoks]]. They are thickly forested by the ''[[Graenseskov]]'' ("Borderwood"). It, however, comes to an end before the [[Old Svalich Road]] where the beech-firs of the [[Old Svalich Woods]] resolutely hold their ground.

*The [[Dreadmount]] are the northwestern foothills of the Barovian [[Balinoks]].

*The [[Bloodfang Hills]] are adjacent to [[Forlorn]].

*[[Bleak Sisters]]

====Forest====

*The [[Old Svalich Woods]] is a small forest of old growth beech-firs along the [[Old Svalich Road]] in [[Barovia]] from the [[Village of Barovia]] to the [[Nova Vaasa]]n frontier.

*The ''[[Graenseskov]]'' ("[[Borderwood]]") grows thickly on the lower slopes of the eastern foothills of the Balinoks in Barovia and well out onto the flatter land of [[Nova Vaasa]] beyond them. Its upper reaches are known to Barovians as the [[Hills of Bleak Vistas]] and to the Nova Vaasans as the [[Howling Hills]]. The northern boundary of the forest lies a little south of the [[Old Svalich Road]] where the beech-firs of the [[Old Svalich Woods]] resolutely hold their ground. The southern limit extends at least to the border of Hazlani frontier but perhaps continues into [[Hazlan]] itself.

====Lakes====

*[[Lake Zarovich]]

*Nameless? lake at adjacent to [[Immol]]

===Landmarks===
*[[Castle Ravenloft]]

*The [[Gates of Barovia]] guarding, symbolically at least, the [[Svalich Pass]]

*[[Tser Falls]]

===Communication===
====Rivers====
*The [[Ivlis River]]

*The [[Ulvand River]] cuts a path through the ''[[Graenseskov]]'' ("Borderwood"), roaring down the [[Howling Hills]] and into [[Nova Vaasa]], its source being ''[[Terestrãu]]'' ("Mount Sawtooth"). The [[Ivlis River]] is joined from the south by the Ulvand, a little south-east of [[Bergovitsa]], along the [[Vaere Bange Road]], ultimately draining into the the [[Nocturnal Sea]] halfway between [[Arbora]] and [[Egertus]] via the [[Storrokke Canyon]]. The Ulvand is far too steep for navigation of any sort.

*The [[Saniset River]] has its source in summer melt waters from ''[[Terestrãu]]'' ("Mount Sawtooth") in south-eastern Barovia that feed the lake adjacent to [[Immol]]. From Barovia the Saniset rushes down onto the [[Ensommark]] ("[[Lonely Plain]]") of [[Hazlan]], flows east by southeast to [[Sly-Var]], passes just north of the [[Skyggeskov]] ("Shadowwood") as it crosses the border into [[Nova Vaasa]], and flows gently to the sea. The upper reaches of the Saniset are unnavigable, even on a small raft, given its swiftness, rapids, and gravel bars.

*The [[Luna River]]

====Roads====
*[[Old Svalich Road]]

====Mistways====

*The [[Outlander's Gate]] (one-way, poor reliability) from outside of the [[Land of Mists]] to southern Barovia

''Note: The [[Bleak Road]] does not lead to or from Barovia, but rather the [[Misty Border]] south of [[Arbora]] in southern [[Nova Vaasa]]. This is treated in the errata. "Charted Mistways sidebar: The Bleak Road should connect “Southern Nova Vaasa — Northern Vorostokov”, and not Barovia!>(Errata)"''

===Frontiers===
====The [[Shadow Rift]]====

*[[Mount Baratak]]

====[[Nova Vaasa]]====

*The ''[[Dyrskov]]'' ("[[Beastwood]]") fronts the Barovian frontier a little north of the [[Old Svalich Road]] to the edge of the [[Shadow Rift]] and fronts the [[Shadow Rift]] to a little south of the [[Borchava River]]. It covers the southern half of the [[Vaesen Foothills]] that themselves fronted the Balinoks of vanished [[Markovia]].

*The [[Old Svalich Woods]]

*The ''[[Graenseskov]]'' ("[[Borderwood]]") grows thickly on the lower slopes of the eastern foothills of the Balinoks in Barovia and well out onto the flatter land of [[Nova Vaasa]] beyond them. Its upper reaches are known to Barovians as the [[Hills of Bleak Vistas]] and to the Nova Vaasans as the [[Howling Hills]]. The northern boundary of the forest lies a little south of the [[Old Svalich Road]] where the beech-firs of the [[Old Svalich Woods]] resolutely hold their ground. The southern limit extends at least to the border of Hazlani frontier but perhaps continues into [[Hazlan]] itself.

====[[Hazlan]]====

====[[Forlorn]]====

====[[Kartakass]]====

====[[Sithicus]]====

====[[Invidia]]====

====[[Borca]]====

===The [[Great Upheaval]]===

Barovia was impacted not insignificantly by the [[Great Upheaval]]. The land's chokehold over east-west trade was greatly strengthened by the cutting of the [[Timori Road]]. The disappearance of [[Markovia]] from its northern frontier would have been welcomed if only it had been replaced by something less ominous than the [[Shadow Rift]]. The disappearance of [[Bluetspur]] from its southern frontier was an indisputable boon. And the relocation of [[Hazlan]] from its central eastern and southern eastern frontiers to its southern frontier did little more than change the direction of travel from [[Immol]] to [[Toyalis]].

===Population Distrubtion===

====Towns====

* [[Vallaki]] (pop. 1547)

* [[Immol]] (pop. 1623)

* [[Cuzau]] is a town near [[Hoessla]]

* [[Hoessla]] is [[Cuzau]]

====Villages====

*The [[Village of Barovia]]

*[[Renika]] is a village where in 348 BC [[Strahd]] had its [[Burgomaster of Renika | burgomaster]] executed for withholding taxes.

*[[Jarvinak]] is a village three or four miles from [[Renika]].

==Authority==

===[[Darklord]]===

*[[Strahd von Zarovich]]

===Temporal Ruler===

The current and undisputed ruler of Barovia is [[Count Strahd von Zarovich XI]]. The Zaroviches have ruled Barovia in an unbroken line for as long as history recounts, although doing so more than once in the teeth of enemy invasion. The name "Strahd" has been used by the last eleven counts, a want of creativity or perhaps a meglamania, that was previously absent.

===Spiritual Ruler===

No religion has been sanctioned by the Zarovich line in centuries, indeed religion is discouraged in Barovia. Additionally, the Barovians have long felt abandon by the divine. [[The Morning Lord]] is making some progress towards reversing the last situation.

===Church and State===

It has been centuries since the rule of Barovia's temporal leaders was recognised by a spiritual authority. Likewise, it has been centuries since the rule of Barovia's spiritual leaders was enforced by a temporal authority. A classical theologico-political arrangement ceased to exist in Barovia during the reign of [[Count Strahd von Zarovich I]].

===Government===

At the local level by [[boyars]] in each town or village.

===Law===

===Law-Enforcement===

===Information Gathering===
The Vistani

===Military Footing===

Fighting the [[Gundarakite Resistance]] following the successful annexation of half the former land of [[Gundarak]].

Possible [[army]] of skeletons and zombies hidden and at the ready.

==Language & Culture==

Balok

===Mouning===
Barovian females wear black for five years after the death of even their most distant relatives, lending a universal drabness to their dress.

===Fashion===
Barovian females wear black for five years after the death of even their most distant relatives, lending a universal drabness to their dress.

==[[Inn | Inns]] & [[Tavern | Taverns]]==

===[[Immol]]===
*[[The Bolting Stag]]

===[[Village of Barovia]]===
*[[Blood o' the Vine Inn]]
*[[Wolf's Den]]

===[[Vallaki]]===
*[[Blue Water Inn]]

===The [[Nova Vaasan Frontier]]===
*[[The Weary Horse Inn]]

==Chronology==
* [[1 BC]] Nation of [[Barovia]] forged of independent city-states by the [[von Zarovich family]].<ref>[[Gazetteer I]], p. 15.</ref>
* [[168 BC]] Founding of the [[Church of Andral]].<ref>[[Gaz 1]], p 16.</ref>
* [[230 BC]] Approximate date of the invasion of the [[The Neureni Horde|Neureni Horde]].<ref>[[Gaz 1]], p 16.</ref>
* [[299 BC]] Strahd is born.<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="R3e p.12">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.12</ref><ref name="RPHB p.14">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.14</ref>
*[[314 BC]] The [[War of Silver Knives]], a conflict between the [[Dilisnya Family|Dilisnya]]s, [[Katksky Family|Katskies]], and the [[Petrovna Family|Petrovnas]], purportedly begins with [[the Assassination of Lady Izabela Dilisnya]].<ref name=GazIp15>[[Gazetteer I]] p.15</ref> [[Pidlwik Dilisnya]], her son, swears a vendetta against the foes of the family.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 15">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.15</ref>
*[[316 BC]] [[Count Barov von Zarovich]] commands an end to the War of Silver Knives and appeases the warring parties with gifts of land, though the war will still fragment [[Barovia]] in the face of the [[Terg]] invasion to come. Pidlwik bears lingering resentment for Barov as a result.<ref name="Gaz IV p. 15">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.15</ref>
* [[320 BC]] Strahd gains the military rank of [[general]].<ref name="R3e p.12">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.12</ref><ref name="RPHB p.14">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]]</ref>
* [[320 BC]] [[Terg|Tergs]] invade [[Barovia]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref>
* [[321 BC]] [[Strahd von Zarovich]] takes the [[Barovian]] troops to war against the [[Tergs]] for the sovereignty of [[Barovia]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>
* [[326 BC]] The [[Siege of Krezk]] occurs.<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref>
* [[341 BC]] The [[Bright Blade]] is given to [[Sergei von Zarovich]] as he joins the [[Church of Andral]].<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 118">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.118</ref>
* [[346 BC]] [[Count Barov von Zarovich|Count Barov]] and [[Countess Ravenia von Zarovich]] slain by [[Terg|Tergs]].<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref>
* [[347 BC]][[Strahd]] makes a pact with [[Inajira]] right before a critical battle with the [[Tergs]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 142>[[Gazetteer I]] p.142</ref>
* [[347 BC]] Last of the [[Terg|Tergs]] driven from [[Barovia]].<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Strahd takes the rule over Barovia as the prize for his victory.<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[349 BC]] [[Castle Ravenloft]] completed.<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref> [[Strahd]] assumes [[residence]] there.<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[350 BC]] [[Count Strahd von Zarovich]], [[Commander Alek Gwilym]], [[Sergei von Zarovich]], and [[Lieutenant Falov]] lead a military strike force to defeat [[Red Lukas]] and his gang of [[bandit]]s.<ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]] p.73-85</ref>
* [[350 BC]] [[Most High Priest Kir]] dies creating [[the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind]]. [[Sergei von Zarovich]] succeds him as high priest of Andral.<ref name="VotM p. 247">[[Vampire of the Mists]] p.247</ref>
* [[350 BC]] The [[Ba'al Verzi]] try and fail to assassinate [[Count Strahd von Zarovich]].<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref>
* [[351 BC]] [[Barovia]] forms due the actions of [[Strahd von Zarovich]].<ref>[[Gaz 1]], pp 10, 16.</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]]</ref> [[Strahd]] turns into a [[vampire]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]]</ref>
*{{Homebrew non-canon-small}}[[351 BC]] A [[comet]] shines in the [[Barovian]] sky during the fermenting season. Hence, the year is known as [[The Year of the Comet]]. [[Barovian Red]], a local wine, marked the [[event]] with labels bearing the image of the [[comet]].<ref name=ref1>[http://fraternityofshadows.com/TheCemetery.html Alanik Ray's library archive]</ref>
* [[352 BC]] [[Strahd]] flexes his muscles to show domination over [[Barovia]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]]</ref>
* [[398 BC]] [[Count Strahd von Zarovich]] confronts [[Lord Leo Dilisnya]] at the [[Monastery of Silver Threads]], walking into Lord Dilisnya's trap. Strahd is almost put down, but the [[monk]]s of the [[monastery]] act to turn the tide of battle. Strahd turns Lord Leo Dilisnya into a [[vampire]] and [[Imprisoned|imprisons]] him in a [[The Tomb of Leo Dilisnya|tomb]] to starve from a lack of [[blood]].<ref name="Gaz I p.13">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.13</ref><ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]]</ref>
* [[399 BC]] [[Jezra Wagner]] is born.<ref name="MCI&II p.113, died at the age of 27 some 75 years after Barovia became a domain">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 113, "died at the age of 27 some 75 years" after Barovia became a domain</ref>
* [[400 BC]] First known [[reincarnation]] of [[Tatyana]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="I, Strahd">[[I, Strahd]]</ref>
* [[426 BC]] '''Winter''': [[Jezra Wagner]] perishes on [[Mt. Baratok]] and becomes a heat-draining [[spectre]].<ref name="MCI&II p.113, died at the age of 27 some 75 years after Barovia became a domain">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p. 113, "died at the age of 27 some 75 years" after Barovia became a domain</ref>
* Sometime between [[450 BC]] and [[460 BC]]: [[Gregorri Kolyan]] the [[bard]] is held captive by Strahd fo several years. Kolyan is ultimately let go with the story of Strahd's past.<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to Vampires]] p.6-9</ref><ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium I]] p.10-13</ref>
* [[470 BC]] The [[Vistani]] appear in [[Barovia]] for the first time.<ref name="Gaz I p. 17">[[Gaz 1]], p 17.</ref>
* [[470 BC]] [[Madame Eva and Strahd form an alliance]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[475 BC]] [[Martyn Pelkar]] is drawn into [[Barovia]], bringing tales of a "golden morning lord."<ref>[[Gaz 1]], p 18.</ref> At first the boy is called [[mad]], but Martyn's stories of whom he called [[the Morninglord]] would sprout a full [[Cult of the Morninglord]] among the [[Barovian]]s<ref name="R3e p.13">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.13</ref>, which history shows as appearing that same year.<ref name="R3e p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref> The figure protective figure Martyn encounters is not actually [[Lathander]], but rather [[Jander Sunstar]], whom was also a new arrival in Ravenloft.<ref name="Vampire of the Mists">[[Vampire of the Mists]]</ref>
* [[485 BC]] [[Petya]] and [[Anastasia Petrovich]] killed by [[Strahd]]<ref name="VotM">[[VotM]]</ref>
* [[495 BC]] [[Jacqueline Montarri]] murders [[Madame Eva]] and is horrifically cursed. [[Madame Maruschka]] becomes the new [[raunie]] of the [[Zarovan]] tribe. (Note that Madame Eva is still seen after this; this can be accounted for by her tribe’s [[Non-Linear Existence | existence in non-linear time]].) <ref>[[VotM]] pg. 284: “died four years ago.” [[RLMC I&II]] pp. 89-90: tells us how it happened.</ref>
* [[499 BC]] [[Alexi "Sasha" Petrovich]], [[Leisl]], and [[Jander Sunstar]] assault [[Castle Ravenloft]] drive [[Strahd]] into hibernation.<ref name="VotM">[[VotM]]</ref>
* [[525 BC]] [[Lyssa von Zarovich]] is born.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 34">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.34</ref>
* [[528 BC]] [[Outlander]] [[adventurer]]s assault [[Castle Ravenloft]] and are destroyed.<ref name="Gaz I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref>[[House of Strahd]]</ref>
* [[542 BC]] [[Azalin]] enters [[Ravenloft]] and arrives in [[Barovia]].<ref name="GazII p.135">[[Gazetteer II]] p.135</ref><ref>[[King of the Dead]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Reluctantly, he serves [[Strahd]] for a time.<ref name="King of the Dead">[[King of the Dead]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[542 BC]] [[Strahd]] discusses the potential threat [[Azalin]] poses with [[Madame Ilka]], the new raunie of the [[Zarovan]] tribe ([[Maruschka]] having apparently died at some point in the last 40 years). <ref>[[I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin]] - p71, pp109-117, pp167-171</ref>
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* [[547 BC]] [[Forlorn]] appears.<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.63</ref> Strahd sends Azalin to investigate, but nothing of value to them is found.<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.73-74</ref>
* [[550 BC]] [[Lyssa von Zarovich]] becomes a [[vampire]] and discovers a way to achieve the power of a vampire much greater than her age.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 34">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.34</ref>
* [[550 BC]] *In this approximate [[year]], [[Forfarian]] [[survivor]]s stream over the border from [[Forlorn]] to [[Barovia]] and end up settling in [[Immol]].<ref name="Gazetter I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref>
* [[579 BC]] [[Strahd]] and [[Azalin]] create a [[portal]] to [[Mordent]]<ref name="GazII p.135">[[Gazetteer II]] p.135</ref>, where [[The Alchemist]] conducts strange research on changing the soul.<ref>[[I10: Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill]]</ref> [[The Mists]] snatch up [[Mordent]] before either [[Strahd]] or [[Azalin]] can make good their escape, leaving them with only hazy dream-like recollections of what happened.<ref name="GazII p.135">[[Gazetteer II]] p.135</ref>
* [[579 BC]] [[Azalin]] leaves the service of [[Strahd]].<ref name="King of the Dead">[[King of the Dead]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> [[Darkon]] forms.<ref name="Gazetteer II p. 9">[[Gazetteer II]] p.9</ref><ref name="King of the Dead">[[King of the Dead]]</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[580 BC]] A [[Barovian]] [[militia]] established by [[Boyar Yersinia Wachter]] and led by [[Aldrick Wachter]] repels an invading party of [[Azalin]]'s [[undead]].<ref>[[I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin]]</ref>
* [[581 BC]] [[Bluetspur]] appears.<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>
* [[585 BC]] [[Thaani]] stream into [[Barovia]] from [[Bluetspur]].<ref name="Gazetter I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref>
* [[593 BC]] The domain of [[Gundarak]] appears.<ref name="Gaz I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref>
* [[593 BC]] First known contact between [[Barovian]]s and [[Gundarakite]]s.<ref name="Gaz I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref>
* [[613 BC]] (approximately) Strahd encounters [[Harkon Lukas]] running amok in Barovia and thoroughly thrashes him, forcing Harkon to flee into [[the Mists]].<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p.16, 64</ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[656 BC]] [[Tiryn Olenka-Blaas]], future [[founder]] of the [[Celestines]], is born.<ref name="USS 2002 p. 127">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.127</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[756 BC]] After his parents [[murder]] [[Erich Reinhold]] and hold a [[funeral]] for him, Erich rises from the grave [[Category:Vrykolaka Vampire|vrykolaka vampire]]. He [[murders]] everyone at [[Reinhold Manor]]. Reinhold begins haunting the [[hills]] of Soutwestern [[Barovia]].<ref name="USS 2003 p. 110-111">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2003]] p. 110-111</ref>
* [[697 BC]] After the [[The Ba'al Verzi | Ba'al Verzi]] assassins botch several attempts on his life, [[Boyar Nicu Moldonesti]] seizes control of the organization, and he [[enslaved|enslaves]] many of its master [[assassin | assassins]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 35">[[Gazetteer I]] p.35</ref>
* [[718 BC]] [[Tara Kolyana]] is born. Not too long thereafter, her parents flee [[Barovia]] to go to [[Hazlan]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 144">[[Gazetteer I]] p.144</ref>
* [[720 BC]] [[Soth]] arrives in Ravenloft<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref>, slays the tribe of [[Magda Ilyanova Kulchevich]], encounters [[Strahd]], and meets [[Azrael]].
* [[720 BC]] [[Azrael Dak]] slays [[Medraut Gundar]].
*{{netbook-small}}[[730 BC]] [[Ardonk Szerieza]] is born.<ref name="Book of Souls p. 70">[[Book of Souls (Netbook-small)]] p. 70</ref>
*{{netbook-small}} [[733 BC]] [[Boyar Invich]] marries [[Mina Invich|an Invidian noble named Mina]], much to her chagrin.<ref>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2003]] p.121</ref>
* [[735 BC]] Count Strahd von Zarmovich's current guise, Count Strahd von Zarovmich XI]], "ascends to power".<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 28">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.28</ref>
* [[735 BC]] [[Tara Kolyana]] experiences her first brush with the supernatural with an [[afflicted lycanthrope|afflicted]] [[werewolf]]. After witnessing the man become [[cured]], Tara resolves to help people throughout the [[Land of Mists]]. Her parents make her promise to never to go to [[Barovia]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 144">[[Gazetteer I]] p.144</ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[735 BC]] By this year, [[Tiryn Olenka-Blaas]] has discovered and disseminated enough knowledge to gather a crowd of curious stargazer disciples around her. Labeled as [[heretic]]s and associated in the public eye with the [[Terg]] [[astrology]], the Celestines grow closer together and soldier on despite the threat of persecution.<ref name="USS 2002 p. 127">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.127</ref>
* [[736 BC]] [[Duke Gundar]] is [[assassinated]].<ref name="Gaz I p.19">[[Gaz 1]], p 19</ref><ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[736 BC]] An [[:Category:Unnamed|unknown]] [[Gundarakite]] [[commoner]] [[family]] are [[murdered]] in a [[fire]] caused by an unknown stranger. One of the [[victim]]s becomes a terrible [[geist]] known as [[The Screaming Flame]] as a result.<ref>[[Traumatized Spirits]], [[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.143 </ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[736 BC]] The [[hag]] [[Magravelle]] attacks [[Invich Manor]] (near [[Vallaki]] in the mistaken belief that [[Imix]], [[traitor]] to their [[coven]], has received shelter there. Magravelle [[murder]]s Boyar Imix and severely [[:category:disfigured|disfigures]] [[Mina Invich]]. However, Imix takes Magravelle by surprise and kills her, saving Mina.<ref>[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2003]] p.122</ref>
* [[739 BC]] [[Lyssa von Zarovich]] conspires with [[Bluetspurean]] [[illithid]]s to create a [[illithid vampire|vampiric version of their race]]. She hopes to use these vampire mind flayers to take over [[Barovia]], but she ultimately fails.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 34">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.34</ref><ref>[[Thoughts of Darkness]]</ref>
* [[740 BC]] '''[[The Great Upheaval]]'''.
* [[740 BC]] The Grand Conjunction rearranges much of the celestial bodies, causing the starmaps of [[the Celestines]] to become innacurate. Tiryn Olenka-Blaas dies, but her former pupils carry on her work. A falling star leads [[Astrilax diCorvi]] to a hilly set of [[ruins]] just out of [[Vallaki]]. The Celestines build [[Midway Haven]], the first [[Secret Observatory|Celestine Observatory]] there.<ref name="USS 2002 p. 128">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.128</ref>
* [[740 BC]] [[Strahd]] begins the annexation of [[Gundarak]].<ref name="Gaz I p.19">[[Gaz 1]] p 19</ref>
* {{netbook-small}}[[745 BC]] By this year, [[the Celestines]] have star-maps for [[the Core|the entire Core]]. They also discover that they could relate celestial events to earthly events and use the former to predict the latter.<ref name="USS 2002 p. 128">[[Undead Sea Scrolls 2002]] p.128</ref>
* [[750 BC]] [[Strahd]] poisons [[Lyssa von Zarovich]] into a slumbering state that leaves her active for only a few hours each night.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 34">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.34</ref> The [[poison]] is delivered via the [[blood]] of the [[dread flesh golem]] [[Tom]] (created by [[Emil Bollenbach]]) that acts as a stand-in for a [[human]] she hoped to enslave.<ref name="CotN:V p.21-26">[[Children of the Night: Vampires]] p.21-26</ref>
* [[750 BC]] The Bright Blade vanishes from the possession of the [[Weathermay-Foxgrove Twins]] shortly after [[Dr. Van Richten]] vanishes.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 118">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p. 118</ref>
* [[753 BC]]: On his deathbed, [[Tara Kolyana]]'s father expresses how proud he is of her and tells her of the [[:category:prophecy|prophecy]] the [[Vistani]] gave about her and why they left [[Barovia]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 144">[[Gazetteer I]] p.144</ref>
* [[753 BC]]: [[Count Strahd von Zarovich]] personally [[execution|executes]] [[Burgomaster Shaithis Vosrovna]] for goating [[adventurer]]s into the [[murder]] of one of the [[Vistani]].<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer I]], p35.</ref>
* [[754 BC]] [[The Resurrection of Erlin]] ([[Dread Possibility]]): [[Emanuel Maryszkas]] calls upon the power of [[Erlin]] for succor against [[Barovian]] pursuers. His prayer are answered, and his pursuers are driven away by [[unholy]] power.<ref name="Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p. 26">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]] p.26</ref>
* [[755 BC]] [[Pyoor Twohundredsummers]] dies of natural causes and is succeeded by [[Keeva Sixtywinters]] as leader of the [[Keepers of the Black Feather]].<ref name="Gaz I p.38">[[Gazetteer I]] p.38</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[755 BC]] [[The Effigy of Ivan Szimin]] animates as a [[dread golem|dread]] [[wood golem]] thanks to the actions of [[Ardonk Szerieza (NPC)|Ardonk Szerieza]] and his fellow [[rebel]]s.<ref name="Book of Souls p. 90a">[[Book of Souls (Netbook)]] p. 90; [[source]] says that hatred of the [[boyar]]s had been growing in the men for the past 15 years. The year of the Gundarakite Annexation was [[740 BC]].</ref>

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''[[Domains of Dread]]'' 
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]]'' 
''[[I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin]]''
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''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - pp7,10-12,18,40 
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - pp4,12-13,15,17,110,112-114 
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - pp59-61 
''[[House of Strahd]]'' - pp14,18 
''[[The Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens]]'' - pp7-10 
''[[Vampire of the Mists]]'' - throughout 
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - pp63-65 
''[[Ravenloft I6]]'' - pp6-7 
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]]'' pp9-40 
''[[I, Strahd, The War Against Azalin]]'' - p38,pp42-43
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''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - pp8-9 
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - pp42-43 
''[[The Ravenloft Campaign Setting]]'' - poster map 
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - poster map 
''[[Servants of Darkness]]'' - poster map 
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]]'' - p12
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