http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=MephistoMistipedia - User contributions [en]2026-09-15T16:17:12ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.43.0http://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Dharlaeth_Asylum&diff=168321Dharlaeth Asylum2025-07-04T09:26:51Z<p>Mephisto: </p>
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<div>Dharlaeth [[Asylum]] is a psychiatric institution located in [[Lamordia]] close to the borders of [[Darkon]] and the city of [[Nartok]]. The building used to be a cathedral before Lamordia's emergence from the Mists. Its heavy brick has lost its colour due to years of exposure to the elements and the strong winds coming from [[the Sleeping Beast mountains]]. Demonic visages and inhuman forms decorate the roof's edges.<br />
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Doctor Augustus and his staff manage the Asylum, that has a good reputation for competency and skill in healing diseases of the mind, across Lamordia and Darkon. The Asylum staff use a variety of methods in their efforts to cure patients, including mesmerism, electric shock and alchemical concoctions, although these are used only with the inmates approval.<br />
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The Asylum became the site of an unspeakable horror when a voluntary inmate, a local man by the name of Howard Ashton, suffering from a recurring nightmare about a place called [[Bluetspur]] killed a staff member, the nurse that was monitoring him, and apparently ate her brain. <br />
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The Dharlaeth Asylum and the story of Howard Ashton is featured in the Ravenloft fiction Before I Awake by Ari Marmell.<br />
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https://web.archive.org/web/20100307234202/http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4dnd/20071031a<br />
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[[Category:Mental Illness Research Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Mental Illness Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Medical Research Facility]]<br />
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[[Category:Research Facility]]<br />
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[[Category:Locations in Lamordia]]</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Dharlaeth_Asylum&diff=168320Dharlaeth Asylum2025-07-04T09:22:49Z<p>Mephisto: </p>
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<div>Dharlaeth [[Asylum]] is a psychiatric institution located in [[Lamordia]] close to the borders of [[Darkon]] and the city of [[Nartok]]. The building used to be a cathedral before Lamordia's emergence from the Mists. Its heavy brick has lost its colour due to years of exposure to the elements and the strong winds coming from [[the Sleeping Beast mountains]]. Demonic visages and inhuman forms decorate the roof's edges.<br />
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Doctor Augustus and his staff manage the Asylum, that has a good reputation for competency and skill in healing diseases of the mind, across Lamordia and Darkon. <br />
<br />
The Asylum became the site of an unspeakable horror when a voluntary inmate, a local man by the name of Howard Ashton, suffering from a recurring nightmare about a place called [[Bluetspur]] killed a staff member, the nurse that was monitoring him, and apparently ate her brain. <br />
<br />
The Dharlaeth Asylum and the story of Howard Ashton is featured in the Ravenloft fiction Before I Awake by Ari Marmell.<br />
<br />
https://web.archive.org/web/20100307234202/http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4dnd/20071031a<br />
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[[Category:Mental Illness Research Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Mental Illness Facility]]<br />
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[[Category:Incarceration Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Locations in Lamordia]]</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Dharlaeth_Asylum&diff=168319Dharlaeth Asylum2025-07-04T08:48:40Z<p>Mephisto: </p>
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<div>Dharlaeth [[Asylum]] is a psychiatric institution located in [[Lamordia]] close to the borders of [[Darkon]] and the city of [[Nartok]]. The building used to be a cathedral before Lamordia's emergence from the Mists. Its heavy brick has lost its colour due to years of exposure to the elements and the strong winds coming from [[the Sleeping Beast mountains]]. Demonic visages and inhuman forms decorate the roof's edges.<br />
<br />
Doctor Augustus and his staff manage the Asylum, that has a good reputation for competency and skill in healing diseases of the mind, across Lamordia and Darkon. <br />
<br />
The Dharlaeth Asylum is featured in the Ravenloft fiction Before I Awake by Ari Marmell<br />
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[[Category:Mental Illness Research Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Mental Illness Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Medical Research Facility]]<br />
[[category:Medical Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Research Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Incarceration Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Locations in Lamordia]]</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Dharlaeth_Asylum&diff=168318Dharlaeth Asylum2025-07-04T08:45:22Z<p>Mephisto: </p>
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<div>Dharlaeth [[Asylum]] is a psychiatric institution located in [[Lamordia]] close to the borders of [[Darkon]] and the city of [[Nartok]]. The building used to be a cathedral before Lamordia's emergeance from the Mists. Its heavy brick has lost its colour due to years of exposure to the elements and the strong winds comming from the [[Sleeping Beast mountains]]. Demonic visages and inhuman forms decorate the roof's edges.<br />
<br />
Doctor Augustus and his staff manage the Asylum, that has a good reputation for competency and skill in healing diseases of the mind, across Lamordia and Darkon. <br />
<br />
The Dharlaeth Asylum is featured in the Ravenloft fiction Before I Awake by Ari Marmell<br />
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[[Category:Mental Illness Research Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Mental Illness Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Medical Research Facility]]<br />
[[category:Medical Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Research Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Incarceration Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Locations in Lamordia]]</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Dharlaeth_Asylum&diff=168317Dharlaeth Asylum2025-07-04T08:44:21Z<p>Mephisto: </p>
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<div>Dharlaeth [[Asylum]] is a psychiatric institution located in [[Lamordia]] close to the borders of [[Darkon]] and the city of [[Nartok]]. The building used to be a cathedral before Lamordia's emergeance from the Mists. Its heavy brick has lost its colour due to years of exposure to the elements and the strong winds comming from the [[Sleeping Beast]] mountains. Demonic visages and inhuman forms decorate the roof's edges.<br />
<br />
Doctor Augustus and his staff manage the Asylum, that has a good reputation for competency and skill in healing diseases of the mind, across Lamordia and Darkon. <br />
<br />
The Asylum is featured in the Ravenloft fiction Before I Awake by Ari Marmell<br />
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[[Category:Mental Illness Research Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Mental Illness Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Medical Research Facility]]<br />
[[category:Medical Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Research Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Incarceration Facility]]<br />
[[Category:Locations in Lamordia]]</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Dharlaeth_Asylum&diff=168316Dharlaeth Asylum2025-07-04T08:38:51Z<p>Mephisto: Created page with "Dharlaeth Asylum is a psychiatric institution located in Lamordia close to the borders of Darkon and the city of Nartok. The building used to be a cathedral before Lamordia's emergeance from the Mists. Its heavy brick has lost its colour due to years of exposure to the elements and the strong winds comming from the Sleeping Beast mountains. Demonic visages and inhuman forms decorate the roof's edges. Doctor Augustus and his staff manage the Asylum, that has a good reput..."</p>
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<div>Dharlaeth Asylum is a psychiatric institution located in Lamordia close to the borders of Darkon and the city of Nartok. The building used to be a cathedral before Lamordia's emergeance from the Mists. Its heavy brick has lost its colour due to years of exposure to the elements and the strong winds comming from the Sleeping Beast mountains. Demonic visages and inhuman forms decorate the roof's edges.<br />
<br />
Doctor Augustus and his staff manage the Asylum, that has a good reputation for competency and skill in healing diseases of the mind, across Lamordia and Darkon. <br />
<br />
The Asylum is featured in the Ravenloft fiction Before I Awake by Ari Marmell</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Leidenheim&diff=167909Leidenheim2025-04-11T09:14:11Z<p>Mephisto: </p>
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<div>[[Leidenheim]] is a town located in [[Lamordia]]. It is the former residence of [[Dr. Victor Mordenheim]].<br />
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==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==<br />
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<div>{{canon}}<br />
[[The Cat of Felkovic]] is an artifact created by [[Felkovic]]. It is a delicate jade statuette of a domestic cat, measuring around 1 inch in height, sitting on a jade base and resembles a [[figurine of wondrous power]]. It is feared by [[Baron Urik von Kharkov]].<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 102</ref> The Cat is detailed in [[Van Richten's Arsenal]].<br />
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<div>[[File:The-Cat-of-Felkovic|thumb|alt=Alt The-Cat-of-Felkovic|The-Cat-of-Felkovic]]<br />
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{{canon}}<br />
[[The Cat of Felkovic]] is an artifact created by [[Felkovic]]. It is a delicate jade statuette of a domestic cat, measuring around 1 inch in height, sitting on a jade base and resembles a [[figurine of wondrous power]]. It is feared by [[Baron Urik von Kharkov]].<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 102</ref> The Cat is detailed in [[Van Richten's Arsenal]].<br />
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<div>[[File: The Cat of Felkovic.jpg|thumb|alt=Alt The Cat of Felkovic|The Cat of Felkovic]]<br />
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{{canon}}<br />
[[The Cat of Felkovic]] is an artifact created by [[Felkovic]]. It is a delicate jade statuette of a domestic cat, measuring around 1 inch in height, sitting on a jade base and resembles a [[figurine of wondrous power]]. It is feared by [[Baron Urik von Kharkov]].<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 102</ref> The Cat is detailed in [[Van Richten's Arsenal]].<br />
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<div>[[File:"{$https://i.ibb.co/LPbWMCG/The-Cat-of-Felkovic.jpg}/images".jpg|thumb|alt=Alt The Cat of Felkovic|The Cat of Felkovic]]<br />
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{{canon}}<br />
[[The Cat of Felkovic]] is an artifact created by [[Felkovic]]. It is a delicate jade statuette of a domestic cat, measuring around 1 inch in height, sitting on a jade base and resembles a [[figurine of wondrous power]]. It is feared by [[Baron Urik von Kharkov]].<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 102</ref> The Cat is detailed in [[Van Richten's Arsenal]].<br />
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<div>[[File:The Cat of Felkovic.jpg|thumb|alt=Alt The Cat of Felkovic|The Cat of Felkovic]]<br />
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{{canon}}<br />
[[The Cat of Felkovic]] is an artifact created by [[Felkovic]]. It is a delicate jade statuette of a domestic cat, measuring around 1 inch in height, sitting on a jade base and resembles a [[figurine of wondrous power]]. It is feared by [[Baron Urik von Kharkov]].<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 102</ref> The Cat is detailed in [[Van Richten's Arsenal]].<br />
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[[category:Dread Possibility]]<br />
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<div>{{canon}}<br />
[[The Cat of Felkovic]] is an artifact created by [[Felkovic]]. It is a delicate jade statuette of a domestic cat, measuring around 1 inch in height, sitting on a jade base and resembles a [[figurine of wondrous power]]. It is feared by [[Baron Urik von Kharkov]].<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 102</ref> The Cat is detailed in [[Van Richten's Arsenal]].<br />
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[[category:Dread Possibility]]<br />
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''[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Realm of Terror]]'' - pp125-126<br /><br />
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''[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens]]'' - p96<br /><br />
''[[Darklords]]'' - p56, p58<br /><br />
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<div>{{canon}}<br />
[[The Cat of Felkovic]] is an artifact created by [[Felkovic]]. It is a delicate jade statuette of a domestic cat measuring of around 1 inch in height, sitting on a jade base and resembles a [[figurine of wondrous power]]. It is feared by [[Baron Urik von Kharkov]].<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 102</ref> The Cat is detailed in [[Van Richten's Arsenal]].<br />
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<div>[[Figurine]]s are miniature [[animate]] [[construct]]s imbued with life through powerful [[spell]]s, [[dark desire]], or both. Unlike many other constructs, they possess a modicrum of intelligence. However, they are highly likely to eventually turn on their creators and try to kill them.<ref name=DenDread>[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 75</ref><br />
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The knowledge of how to create figurines was first developed by [[Jawahar Zhosh]], a native of [[Sri Raji]]. His death at the hands of his own creations didn't prevent the knowledge of how to create them from spreading.<ref name=DenDread>[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 75</ref><br />
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Detailed instructions for each type of figurine’s creation can be found in special tomes known as [[Manuals of Figurines]]. <br />
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These animated constructs may easily be mistaken for a [[figurine of wondrous power]].<br />
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[[category:Construct]][[category:Dread Construct]][[category:Native Monster of Sri Raji]]</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Category:Figurine&diff=166156Category:Figurine2025-01-02T10:42:41Z<p>Mephisto: </p>
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<div>[[Figurine]]s are miniature [[animate]] [[construct]]s imbued with life through powerful [[spell]]s, [[dark desire]], or both. Unlike many other constructs, they possess a modicrum of intelligence. However, they are highly likely to eventually turn on their creators and try to kill them.<ref name=DenDread>[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 75</ref><br />
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The knowledge of how to create figurines was first developed by [[Jawahar Zhosh]], a native of [[Sri Raji]]. His death at the hands of his own creations didn't prevent the knowledge of how to create them from spreading.<ref name=DenDread>[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 75</ref><br />
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Detailed instructions for each type of figurine’s creation can be found in special tomes known as [[Manuals of Figurines]]. <br />
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These animated constructs may easily be mistaken for [[figurines of wondrous power]].<br />
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{{ref}}<br />
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[[category:Construct]][[category:Dread Construct]][[category:Native Monster of Sri Raji]]</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Category:Figurine&diff=166155Category:Figurine2025-01-02T10:42:09Z<p>Mephisto: </p>
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<div>[[Figurine]]s are miniature [[animate]] [[construct]]s imbued with life through powerful [[spell]]s, [[dark desire]], or both. Unlike many other constructs, they possess a modicrum of intelligence. However, they are highly likely to eventually turn on their creators and try to kill them.<ref name=DenDread>[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 75</ref><br />
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The knowledge of how to create figurines was first developed by [[Jawahar Zhosh]], a native of [[Sri Raji]]. His death at the hands of his own creations didn't prevent the knowledge of how to create them from spreading.<ref name=DenDread>[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 75</ref><br />
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Detailed instructions for each type of figurine’s creation can be found in special tomes known as [[Manuals of Figurines]]. <br />
{{ref}}<br />
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These animated constructs may easily be mistaken for [[figurines of wondrous power]].<br />
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[[category:Construct]][[category:Dread Construct]][[category:Native Monster of Sri Raji]]</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Figurine_of_wondrous_power&diff=166154Figurine of wondrous power2025-01-02T10:40:01Z<p>Mephisto: </p>
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<div>A figurine of wondrous power is a small magical statuette ranging in size from that of a grown man's hand to the size of a little finger Each of these rare items transform into many types of bestial planar creatures and are similar in shape to the extra-planar creature that it turns into. There are several kinds of figurines of wondrous power, each with different powers. Known figurines include the bronze griffon, ebony fly, golden lion, ivory goat, marble elephant, obsidian steed, onyx dog, serpentine owl, silver raven, amber monkey, blue quartz eagle, coral dolphin, coral dragon, electrum serpent, emerald frog, jasper spider, mercury wasp, sardonyx stone flyer, tourmaline turtle. <br />
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Figurines of wondrous power are different from the [[figurines]] found in the Demiplane of Dread which are constructs that are animated by spirits.</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Manuals_of_Figurines&diff=166153Manuals of Figurines2025-01-02T10:37:35Z<p>Mephisto: </p>
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<div>{{canon}}<br />
The [[Manuals of Figurines]] detail instructions for each type of figurine’s creation. The most learned sages in Sri Raji claim that but one copy of each manual exists and that these are stored at the [[University of Tvashti]]. Still, stories are told of additional copies of these books that have surfaced in other domains from time to time. The six manuals show instructions how to to bind spirits to create the [[Ceramic Figurine|Ceramic]], [[Crystal Figurine|Crystal]], [[Diamond Figurine|Diamond]], [[Ivory Figurine|Ivory]], [[Obsidian Figurine|Obsidian]] and [[Porcelain Figurine | Porcelain Figurines]]. <br />
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<div>{{canon}}<br />
The [[Manuals of Figurines]] detail instructions for each type of figurine’s creation. The most learned sages in Sri Raji claim that but one copy of each manual exists and that these are stored at the [[University of Tvashti]]. Still, stories are told of additional copies of these books that have surfaced in other domains from time to time. The seven manuals show instructions how to to bind spirits to create the [[Ceramic Figurine|Ceramic]], [[Crystal Figurine|Crystal]], [[Diamond Figurine|Diamond]], [[Ivory Figurine|Ivory]], [[Obsidian Figurine|Obsidian]] and [[Porcelain Figurine | Porcelain Figurines]]. <br />
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<div>{{canon}}<br />
The [[Manuals of Figurines]] detail instructions for each type of figurine’s creation. The most learned sages in Sri Raji claim that but one copy of each manual exists and that these are stored at the [[University of Tvashti]]. Still, stories are told of additional copies of these books that have surfaced in other domains from time to time. They are used in creating the [[Ceramic Figurine|Ceramic]], [[Crystal Figurine|Crystal]], [[Diamond Figurine|Diamond]], [[Ivory Figurine|Ivory]], [[Obsidian Figurine|Obsidian]] and [[Porcelain Figurine | Porcelain Figurines]]. <br />
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<div>[[Figurine]]s are miniature [[animate]] [[construct]]s imbued with life through powerful [[spell]]s, [[dark desire]], or both. Unlike many other constructs, they possess a modicrum of intelligence. However, they are highly likely to eventually turn on their creators and try to kill them.<ref name=DenDread>[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 75</ref><br />
<br />
The knowledge of how to create figurines was first developed by [[Jawahar Zhosh]], a native of [[Sri Raji]]. His death at the hands of his own creations didn't prevent the knowledge of how to create them from spreading.<ref name=DenDread>[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 75</ref><br />
<br />
Detailed instructions for each type of figurine’s creation can be found in special tomes known as [[Manuals of Figurines]]. <br />
{{ref}}<br />
<br />
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[[category:Construct]][[category:Dread Construct]][[category:Native Monster of Sri Raji]]</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Category:Figurine&diff=166149Category:Figurine2025-01-02T10:27:27Z<p>Mephisto: </p>
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<div>[[Figurine]]s are miniature [[animate]] [[construct]]s imbued with life through powerful [[spell]]s, [[dark desire]], or both. Unlike many other constructs, they possess a modicrum of intelligence. However, they are highly likely to eventually turn on their creators and try to kill them.<ref name=DenDread>[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 75</ref><br />
<br />
The knowledge of how to create figurines was first developed by [[Jawahar Zhosh]], a native of [[Sri Raji]]. His death at the hands of his own creations didn't prevent the knowledge of how to create them from spreading.<ref name=DenDread>[[Denizens of Dread]] p. 75</ref><br />
<br />
Detailed instructions for each type of figurine’s creation can be found in special tomes known as Manuals of Figurines. The most learned sages in Sri Raji claim that but one copy of each manual exists and that these dark tomes have been locked away at the Great University of Tvashsti. Still, stories are told of additional copies of these books that have surfaced in other domains from time to time. Some have even speculated that the original manuals were stolen long ages past and that those guarded by the Great University are frauds.<br />
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{{ref}}<br />
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[[category:Construct]][[category:Dread Construct]][[category:Native Monster of Sri Raji]]</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Figurine_of_wondrous_power&diff=166148Figurine of wondrous power2025-01-02T10:24:48Z<p>Mephisto: Created page with "A figurine of wondrous power is a small magical statuette ranging in size from that of a grown man's hand to the size of a little finger Each of these rare items transform into many types of bestial planar creatures and are similar in shape to the extra-planar creature that it turns into. There are several kinds of figurines of wondrous power, each with different powers. Known figurines include the bronze griffon, ebony fly, golden lion, ivory goat, marble elephant, obsi..."</p>
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<div>A figurine of wondrous power is a small magical statuette ranging in size from that of a grown man's hand to the size of a little finger Each of these rare items transform into many types of bestial planar creatures and are similar in shape to the extra-planar creature that it turns into. There are several kinds of figurines of wondrous power, each with different powers. Known figurines include the bronze griffon, ebony fly, golden lion, ivory goat, marble elephant, obsidian steed, onyx dog, serpentine owl, silver raven, amber monkey, blue quartz eagle, coral dolphin, coral dragon, electrum serpent, emerald frog, jasper spider, mercury wasp, sardonyx stone flyer, tourmaline turtle. <br />
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Figurines of wondrous power are different from the figurines found in the Demiplane of Dread which are constructs that are animated by spirits.</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=The_Cat_of_Felkovic&diff=166147The Cat of Felkovic2025-01-02T10:04:10Z<p>Mephisto: </p>
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<div>{{canon}}<br />
[[The Cat of Felkovic]] is an artifact created by [[Felkovic]]. It is a delicate jade statuette of a domestic cat sitting on a jade base of around 1 inch in height and resembles a [[figurine of wondrous power]]. It is feared by [[Baron Urik von Kharkov]].<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 102</ref> The Cat is detailed in [[Van Richten's Arsenal]].<br />
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<div>{{canon}}<br />
[[The Cat of Felkovic]] is an artifact created by [[Felkovic]]. It is a delicate jade statuette of a domestic cat sitting on a jade base of around 1 inch in height and resembles a [i]figurine of wondrous power[i]. It is feared by [[Baron Urik von Kharkov]].<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 102</ref> The Cat is detailed in [[Van Richten's Arsenal]].<br />
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<div>Dragon Magazine, issue #349 has an article with the title Beyond Sasserine that details the area surrounding Sasserine in the world of Oerth. There it contains a brief mention of Anton Misroi and the Misroi Plantation, establishing Oerth as his and Souragne's world of origin.</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Souragne&diff=166031Souragne2024-12-30T12:13:50Z<p>Mephisto: </p>
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<div>{{dombox<br />
|picture=Jester-Souragne.png<br />
|culture_lvl=Chivalric (8)<br />
|ecology=Full<br />
|terrain=Warm Forests and Swamps<br />
|year_formed=635<br />
|population=3,100<br />
|races=Humans (99%), Other (1%)<br />
|languages=[[Souragnien]]<br />
|religions=the [[Loa]] for the masses, [[Church of Ezra]] for owning class<br />
|government=aristocratic elected leader, independent settlements<br />
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|darklord=[[Lord of the Dead]]<br />
|analog=Antebellum Louisiana of the Southern United States<br />
|nationality=[[Souragnien]]<br />
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'''Souragne''' is a domain based around stereotypical Louisiana voodoo, and as such consists primarily of a vast swamp. The two most important individuals in Souragne are the darklord [[Anton Misroi]], a [[Zombie Lord | zombie lord]], and [[Chicken Bone]], the most powerful [[voodan]] (Ravenloft's equivalent of a [[w:houngan| houngan]]) in the swamp.<br />
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Souragne's place of origin is from a formerly jungle and swamp area along the Thunder River, an area surrounding Sasserine in the world of Oerth. The jungle and swamp had been cleared for use as sprawling, privately owned plantations. Providing food crops and exports for the city of Sasserine. The Thunder River river's seasonal flooding made the land particularly rich, although those who farmed it constantly had to battle reincroaching jungle vegetation and beasts. Cassava, coffee, cotton, millet, rice, sugarcane, and tea - as well as some more traditional farm crops- made up Sasserine's plantations most abundant products. (Dragon Magazine, issue #349)<br />
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==Biology==<br />
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*[[Amphibian]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Crocodile]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Leech]]es<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Lizard]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Snake]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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===Native Horrors===<br />
*[[Giant Insect]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Shambling Mound]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Undead]] (especially [[Skeleton]]s and [[Zombie]]s)<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Will O' Wisp]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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==Chronology==<br />
* {{netbook-small}}[[528 BC]] [[Ferdinand Misroi]] discovers [[Souragne]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[535 BC]][[False History]]? [[Pierre Tarascon]] meets [[Hyskosa]], whom reveals to him [[Hyskosa's Hexad]] two hundred years before the [[dukkar]] actually divined the prophecy.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 44">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 44</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[599 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] is born.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Mistakenly thinking his wife and another plantation owner are engaging in a tryst, Anton Misroi orders his [[servant]]s to [[drown]] them in [[quicksand]]. Before his wife dies, she [[curse]]s him, causing Misroi to sink as well. He calls out to the powers that be to not let him perish, and [[the Dark Powers]] answer his cry by transforming him into a [[zombie lord]]. After he is chased off his own property into the [[swamp]], Souragne forms as a domain of Ravenloft.<ref name="DoD p.97">[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC-[[645 BC]] During this ten year period, a period of inner turmoil, isolation from the outside world, and harsh laws rock [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC [[Captain Edvard Renfus]], a [[Darkonian]] [[sailor]], is the first documented [[foreigner]] to spot Souragne after it has entered [[the Mists]]<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 41">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 41</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[638 BC]] of earlier [[Cemetery (Marais d'Tarascon)|the Cemetery of Marais d'Tarascon]] is sealed due to some horrible event that is now unknown.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 21</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[645 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] applies the supernatural knowledge he gained from [[the Maiden of the Swamp]] to become the [[Lord of the Dead]]. He gains fantastic mystical power and appears alive and human once more. However, by infusing himself with supernatural might, Misroi binds his essence to the [[swamp]]. Therefore, he cannot walk on the solid ground of the western half of his domain.<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 87, based upon information from [[Dance of the Dead]] and [[Domains of Dread]] p. 97-98</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}645 BC The period of chaos in Souragne seemingly ends. [[Trade]] is reestablished, and the [[plantation owner]]s free their [[slave]]s on paper, but many former slaves remain so far in [[debt]] not much has changed.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[689 BC]] [[Franklin Tennyson]], [[Ezrite]] [[missionary]], comes to Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[691 BC]] The [[Church of Ezra]] is made the official [[state-religion]] of Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[697 BC]] [[Etienne Lefebvre]], son of a [[magistrate]], abandons the legal profession in order to join the [[clergy]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[699 BC]] [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] embraces the teachings of the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. However, the Souragnien public's reception of these teachings is less than enthusiastic.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Early Year''' Shortly before his death, [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] sends [[Etienne Lefebvre]] to [[the Mordentish Sect|the Mordent branch]] of the Churzh of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Spring'''[[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] dies of [[malaria]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref> His successor is [[Manon Larouche]], who would later become known as the [[infamous]] [[Ti-Maman]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[702 BC]] Etienne Lefebvre returns to Souragne from Mordent. Ti-Maman names him [[secretary]] of the Souragnien branch of the Church of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[705 BC]] [[Ti-Maman]] shakes things up in the Souragnien Church of Ezra by her inclusion of [[Voodan]] [[loa]]s and practices into the local [[Ezra]] church.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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*[[706 BC]] Following advise from her [[secretary]] Etienne Lefebrve, Ti-Maman relocates from the Church of Ezra in [[Port d'Elhour]] to the one in [[Marais d'Tarascon]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[710 BC]] Ti-Maman is [[assassinated]]. Etienne Lefebvre is her successor.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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{{netbook-small}}[[714 BC]]'''May''' [[Statue]]s of Ti-Maman begin appearing in personal [[shrine]]s of worship in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[715 BC]] First known sighting of [[Chickenbone]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="RMCI&II p. 95">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 95</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC [[Simon LaFleur]] is born to a [[wealthy]] family in [[Port d'Elhour]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n1">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]].</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC Reports of [[miracle]]s attributed to [[statue]]s of [[Ti-Maman]] begin to emerge.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[732 BC]] [[La Maison Soulombre]] is [[abandoned]] after one of the workers [[murder]]s the [[plantation owner]]. This will become important later as the [[Fraternity of Shadows]] eventually purchases it and uses it as a local [[headquarters]].<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p.25</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[734 BC]] [[Simon LaFleur]] attempts to kill [[Chicken Bone]], but he is [[killed]] instead. Chicken Bone reanimates him as a [[juju zombie]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n2">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]]</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]] [[Luc Tarascon]] gets his fortune told by the [[Vistani]] woman [[Valana]]. She provides him with the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]. Using this information, Luc and [[Marcel Tarascon]] explore underground [[tomb]]s to locate the [[the Hyskosa Scroll]]. Marcel is struck down by the [[undead]], and the experience transforms Luc into a [[lost one]]. Following this misfortune, [[Jean Tarascon]], Marcel's [[twin]] brother, arranges for Marcel's [[resurrection]]. However, the spell fails, and Marcel is left a [[zombie lord]]. Jean himself is driven to [[madness]] and hides the scroll from his brother, determined to "protect" him from it all costs.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 2-4</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}A string of [[murder]]s and disappearances rocks [[Marais d'Tarascon]]. [[Marcel Tarascon]] and [[Jean Tarascon]] are responsible.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p.3-5</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref> As a lunar eclipse hangs low overhead, [[adventurer]]s destroy the [[zombie lord]] [[Marcel Tarascon]].<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 39-40</ref>Thus, the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[752 BC]] [[Lady Marie-Félicité St. Croix]] documents several creatures native to Souragne.<ref>[[Children of the Bayou]], [[Book of Sorrows]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[759 BC]] [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]], the [[darklord]] of [[Necropolis]], sends [[emissary|emissaries]] to [[Anton Misroi]], petitioning Misroi to give up his [[necromancy|necromantic]] [[secret]]s for nothing in return. Offended by the impertinence, Misroi destroys all of Death's [[agent]]s save for one, sent back to Death to deliver Misroi's refusal.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 69, "a year ago" from [[760 BC]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]]'''January''' Upon the suggestion of [[Ambrose Skully]], [[Professor Viktor Hazan]], [[Dr. Anthony Reuland]], and a number of others from the [[Ste. Ronges Cell of the Fraternity of Shadows]] settle down in [[La Maison Soulombre]], a lonely [[plantation]] outside of [[Port d'Elhour]]. Led by Hazan, they begin the hunt for the [[traitor]]ous [[Erik van Rijn]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 5">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 5</ref> Later that month, [[Anton Misroi]] calls them to his presence, where they proceed to strike a truce with each other.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 67-69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 67-69</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}} [[760 BC]] [[The Fraternity of Shadows]] creates [[the Cellar Door]], an artificial [[mistway]]. It links [[Souragne]] to [[Richemulot]] and back.<ref>[[Quoth the Raven Issue 16]], p. 39-43</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] [[Sentire Etienne Lefebvre]] has gathered a group of [[priest]]s to unveil his version of the [[Fifth Book of Ezra]] on the 50th anniversary of [[Ti-Maman]]'s death.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 64">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 64</ref><br><br />
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[[File:Souragne.png|left|thumb|alt=Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]|Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]]]<br />
Souragne is the new headquarters of the [[Fraternity of Shadows]]<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] - [http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library.html At the FoS Library]</ref><br />
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[[category:CL 8 Domain]]</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Dragon_Magazine_Issue_349&diff=166030Dragon Magazine Issue 3492024-12-30T12:09:23Z<p>Mephisto: Created page with "Dragon Magazine, issue #349 has an article with the title Beyond Sasserine that details the area surrounding Sasserine in the world of Oerth. There it contains a brief mention of Anton Misroi, establishing Oerth as his and Souragne's world of origin."</p>
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<div>Dragon Magazine, issue #349 has an article with the title Beyond Sasserine that details the area surrounding Sasserine in the world of Oerth. There it contains a brief mention of Anton Misroi, establishing Oerth as his and Souragne's world of origin.</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Souragne&diff=166029Souragne2024-12-30T12:05:54Z<p>Mephisto: </p>
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|population=3,100<br />
|races=Humans (99%), Other (1%)<br />
|languages=[[Souragnien]]<br />
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'''Souragne''' is a domain based around stereotypical Louisiana voodoo, and as such consists primarily of a vast swamp. The two most important individuals in Souragne are the darklord [[Anton Misroi]], a [[Zombie Lord | zombie lord]], and [[Chicken Bone]], the most powerful [[voodan]] (Ravenloft's equivalent of a [[w:houngan| houngan]]) in the swamp.<br />
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Souragne's place of origin is from a formerly jungle and swamp area along the Thunder River, an area surrounding Sasserine in the world of Oerth. The jungle and swamp had been cleared for use as sprawling, privately owned plantations. Providing food crops and exports for the city of Sasserine. The Thunder River river's seasonal flooding made the land particularly rich, although those who farmed it constantly had to battle reincroaching jungle vegetation and beasts. Cassava, coffee, cotton, millet, rice, sugarcane, and tea - as well as some more traditional farm crops- made up Sasserine's plantations most abundant products. (Dragon Magazine, issue #349)<br />
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==Biology==<br />
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===Flora===<br />
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===Fauna===<br />
*[[Amphibian]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Crocodile]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Leech]]es<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Lizard]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Snake]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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===Native Horrors===<br />
*[[Giant Insect]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Shambling Mound]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Undead]] (especially [[Skeleton]]s and [[Zombie]]s)<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Will O' Wisp]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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==Chronology==<br />
* {{netbook-small}}[[528 BC]] [[Ferdinand Misroi]] discovers [[Souragne]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[535 BC]][[False History]]? [[Pierre Tarascon]] meets [[Hyskosa]], whom reveals to him [[Hyskosa's Hexad]] two hundred years before the [[dukkar]] actually divined the prophecy.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 44">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 44</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[599 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] is born.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Mistakenly thinking his wife and another plantation owner are engaging in a tryst, Anton Misroi orders his [[servant]]s to [[drown]] them in [[quicksand]]. Before his wife dies, she [[curse]]s him, causing Misroi to sink as well. He calls out to the powers that be to not let him perish, and [[the Dark Powers]] answer his cry by transforming him into a [[zombie lord]]. After he is chased off his own property into the [[swamp]], Souragne forms as a domain of Ravenloft.<ref name="DoD p.97">[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC-[[645 BC]] During this ten year period, a period of inner turmoil, isolation from the outside world, and harsh laws rock [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC [[Captain Edvard Renfus]], a [[Darkonian]] [[sailor]], is the first documented [[foreigner]] to spot Souragne after it has entered [[the Mists]]<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 41">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 41</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[638 BC]] of earlier [[Cemetery (Marais d'Tarascon)|the Cemetery of Marais d'Tarascon]] is sealed due to some horrible event that is now unknown.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 21</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[645 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] applies the supernatural knowledge he gained from [[the Maiden of the Swamp]] to become the [[Lord of the Dead]]. He gains fantastic mystical power and appears alive and human once more. However, by infusing himself with supernatural might, Misroi binds his essence to the [[swamp]]. Therefore, he cannot walk on the solid ground of the western half of his domain.<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 87, based upon information from [[Dance of the Dead]] and [[Domains of Dread]] p. 97-98</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}645 BC The period of chaos in Souragne seemingly ends. [[Trade]] is reestablished, and the [[plantation owner]]s free their [[slave]]s on paper, but many former slaves remain so far in [[debt]] not much has changed.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[689 BC]] [[Franklin Tennyson]], [[Ezrite]] [[missionary]], comes to Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[691 BC]] The [[Church of Ezra]] is made the official [[state-religion]] of Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[697 BC]] [[Etienne Lefebvre]], son of a [[magistrate]], abandons the legal profession in order to join the [[clergy]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[699 BC]] [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] embraces the teachings of the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. However, the Souragnien public's reception of these teachings is less than enthusiastic.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Early Year''' Shortly before his death, [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] sends [[Etienne Lefebvre]] to [[the Mordentish Sect|the Mordent branch]] of the Churzh of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Spring'''[[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] dies of [[malaria]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref> His successor is [[Manon Larouche]], who would later become known as the [[infamous]] [[Ti-Maman]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[702 BC]] Etienne Lefebvre returns to Souragne from Mordent. Ti-Maman names him [[secretary]] of the Souragnien branch of the Church of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[705 BC]] [[Ti-Maman]] shakes things up in the Souragnien Church of Ezra by her inclusion of [[Voodan]] [[loa]]s and practices into the local [[Ezra]] church.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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*[[706 BC]] Following advise from her [[secretary]] Etienne Lefebrve, Ti-Maman relocates from the Church of Ezra in [[Port d'Elhour]] to the one in [[Marais d'Tarascon]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[710 BC]] Ti-Maman is [[assassinated]]. Etienne Lefebvre is her successor.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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{{netbook-small}}[[714 BC]]'''May''' [[Statue]]s of Ti-Maman begin appearing in personal [[shrine]]s of worship in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[715 BC]] First known sighting of [[Chickenbone]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="RMCI&II p. 95">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 95</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC [[Simon LaFleur]] is born to a [[wealthy]] family in [[Port d'Elhour]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n1">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]].</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC Reports of [[miracle]]s attributed to [[statue]]s of [[Ti-Maman]] begin to emerge.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[732 BC]] [[La Maison Soulombre]] is [[abandoned]] after one of the workers [[murder]]s the [[plantation owner]]. This will become important later as the [[Fraternity of Shadows]] eventually purchases it and uses it as a local [[headquarters]].<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p.25</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[734 BC]] [[Simon LaFleur]] attempts to kill [[Chicken Bone]], but he is [[killed]] instead. Chicken Bone reanimates him as a [[juju zombie]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n2">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]]</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]] [[Luc Tarascon]] gets his fortune told by the [[Vistani]] woman [[Valana]]. She provides him with the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]. Using this information, Luc and [[Marcel Tarascon]] explore underground [[tomb]]s to locate the [[the Hyskosa Scroll]]. Marcel is struck down by the [[undead]], and the experience transforms Luc into a [[lost one]]. Following this misfortune, [[Jean Tarascon]], Marcel's [[twin]] brother, arranges for Marcel's [[resurrection]]. However, the spell fails, and Marcel is left a [[zombie lord]]. Jean himself is driven to [[madness]] and hides the scroll from his brother, determined to "protect" him from it all costs.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 2-4</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}A string of [[murder]]s and disappearances rocks [[Marais d'Tarascon]]. [[Marcel Tarascon]] and [[Jean Tarascon]] are responsible.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p.3-5</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref> As a lunar eclipse hangs low overhead, [[adventurer]]s destroy the [[zombie lord]] [[Marcel Tarascon]].<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 39-40</ref>Thus, the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[752 BC]] [[Lady Marie-Félicité St. Croix]] documents several creatures native to Souragne.<ref>[[Children of the Bayou]], [[Book of Sorrows]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[759 BC]] [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]], the [[darklord]] of [[Necropolis]], sends [[emissary|emissaries]] to [[Anton Misroi]], petitioning Misroi to give up his [[necromancy|necromantic]] [[secret]]s for nothing in return. Offended by the impertinence, Misroi destroys all of Death's [[agent]]s save for one, sent back to Death to deliver Misroi's refusal.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 69, "a year ago" from [[760 BC]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]]'''January''' Upon the suggestion of [[Ambrose Skully]], [[Professor Viktor Hazan]], [[Dr. Anthony Reuland]], and a number of others from the [[Ste. Ronges Cell of the Fraternity of Shadows]] settle down in [[La Maison Soulombre]], a lonely [[plantation]] outside of [[Port d'Elhour]]. Led by Hazan, they begin the hunt for the [[traitor]]ous [[Erik van Rijn]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 5">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 5</ref> Later that month, [[Anton Misroi]] calls them to his presence, where they proceed to strike a truce with each other.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 67-69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 67-69</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}} [[760 BC]] [[The Fraternity of Shadows]] creates [[the Cellar Door]], an artificial [[mistway]]. It links [[Souragne]] to [[Richemulot]] and back.<ref>[[Quoth the Raven Issue 16]], p. 39-43</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] [[Sentire Etienne Lefebvre]] has gathered a group of [[priest]]s to unveil his version of the [[Fifth Book of Ezra]] on the 50th anniversary of [[Ti-Maman]]'s death.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 64">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 64</ref><br><br />
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[[File:Souragne.png|left|thumb|alt=Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]|Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]]]<br />
Souragne is the new headquarters of the [[Fraternity of Shadows]]<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] - [http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library.html At the FoS Library]</ref><br />
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|races=Humans (99%), Other (1%)<br />
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'''Souragne''' is a domain based around stereotypical Louisiana voodoo, and as such consists primarily of a vast swamp. The two most important individuals in Souragne are the darklord [[Anton Misroi]], a [[Zombie Lord | zombie lord]], and [[Chicken Bone]], the most powerful [[voodan]] (Ravenloft's equivalent of a [[w:houngan| houngan]]) in the swamp.<br />
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Souragne's place of origin is from a formerly jungle and swamp area along the Thunder River, an area surrounding Sasserine in the world of Oerth. The jungle and swamp had been cleared for use as sprawling, privately owned plantations. Providing food crops and exports for the city of Sasserine. The Thunder River river's seasonal flooding made the land particularly rich, although those who farmed it constantly had to battle reincroaching jungle vegetation and beasts. Cassava, coffee, cotton, millet, rice, sugarcane, and tea - as well as some more traditional farm crops- made up Sasserine's plantations most abundant products. (Dragon Magazine, issue #349)<br />
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*[[Amphibian]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Crocodile]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Leech]]es<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Lizard]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Snake]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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===Native Horrors===<br />
*[[Giant Insect]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Shambling Mound]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Undead]] (especially [[Skeleton]]s and [[Zombie]]s)<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Will O' Wisp]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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==Chronology==<br />
* {{netbook-small}}[[528 BC]] [[Ferdinand Misroi]] discovers [[Souragne]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[535 BC]][[False History]]? [[Pierre Tarascon]] meets [[Hyskosa]], whom reveals to him [[Hyskosa's Hexad]] two hundred years before the [[dukkar]] actually divined the prophecy.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 44">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 44</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[599 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] is born.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Mistakenly thinking his wife and another plantation owner are engaging in a tryst, Anton Misroi orders his [[servant]]s to [[drown]] them in [[quicksand]]. Before his wife dies, she [[curse]]s him, causing Misroi to sink as well. He calls out to the powers that be to not let him perish, and [[the Dark Powers]] answer his cry by transforming him into a [[zombie lord]]. After he is chased off his own property into the [[swamp]], Souragne forms as a domain of Ravenloft.<ref name="DoD p.97">[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC-[[645 BC]] During this ten year period, a period of inner turmoil, isolation from the outside world, and harsh laws rock [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC [[Captain Edvard Renfus]], a [[Darkonian]] [[sailor]], is the first documented [[foreigner]] to spot Souragne after it has entered [[the Mists]]<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 41">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 41</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[638 BC]] of earlier [[Cemetery (Marais d'Tarascon)|the Cemetery of Marais d'Tarascon]] is sealed due to some horrible event that is now unknown.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 21</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[645 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] applies the supernatural knowledge he gained from [[the Maiden of the Swamp]] to become the [[Lord of the Dead]]. He gains fantastic mystical power and appears alive and human once more. However, by infusing himself with supernatural might, Misroi binds his essence to the [[swamp]]. Therefore, he cannot walk on the solid ground of the western half of his domain.<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 87, based upon information from [[Dance of the Dead]] and [[Domains of Dread]] p. 97-98</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}645 BC The period of chaos in Souragne seemingly ends. [[Trade]] is reestablished, and the [[plantation owner]]s free their [[slave]]s on paper, but many former slaves remain so far in [[debt]] not much has changed.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[689 BC]] [[Franklin Tennyson]], [[Ezrite]] [[missionary]], comes to Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[691 BC]] The [[Church of Ezra]] is made the official [[state-religion]] of Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[697 BC]] [[Etienne Lefebvre]], son of a [[magistrate]], abandons the legal profession in order to join the [[clergy]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[699 BC]] [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] embraces the teachings of the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. However, the Souragnien public's reception of these teachings is less than enthusiastic.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Early Year''' Shortly before his death, [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] sends [[Etienne Lefebvre]] to [[the Mordentish Sect|the Mordent branch]] of the Churzh of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Spring'''[[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] dies of [[malaria]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref> His successor is [[Manon Larouche]], who would later become known as the [[infamous]] [[Ti-Maman]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[702 BC]] Etienne Lefebvre returns to Souragne from Mordent. Ti-Maman names him [[secretary]] of the Souragnien branch of the Church of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[705 BC]] [[Ti-Maman]] shakes things up in the Souragnien Church of Ezra by her inclusion of [[Voodan]] [[loa]]s and practices into the local [[Ezra]] church.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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*[[706 BC]] Following advise from her [[secretary]] Etienne Lefebrve, Ti-Maman relocates from the Church of Ezra in [[Port d'Elhour]] to the one in [[Marais d'Tarascon]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[710 BC]] Ti-Maman is [[assassinated]]. Etienne Lefebvre is her successor.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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{{netbook-small}}[[714 BC]]'''May''' [[Statue]]s of Ti-Maman begin appearing in personal [[shrine]]s of worship in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[715 BC]] First known sighting of [[Chickenbone]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="RMCI&II p. 95">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 95</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC [[Simon LaFleur]] is born to a [[wealthy]] family in [[Port d'Elhour]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n1">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]].</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC Reports of [[miracle]]s attributed to [[statue]]s of [[Ti-Maman]] begin to emerge.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[732 BC]] [[La Maison Soulombre]] is [[abandoned]] after one of the workers [[murder]]s the [[plantation owner]]. This will become important later as the [[Fraternity of Shadows]] eventually purchases it and uses it as a local [[headquarters]].<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p.25</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[734 BC]] [[Simon LaFleur]] attempts to kill [[Chicken Bone]], but he is [[killed]] instead. Chicken Bone reanimates him as a [[juju zombie]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n2">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]]</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]] [[Luc Tarascon]] gets his fortune told by the [[Vistani]] woman [[Valana]]. She provides him with the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]. Using this information, Luc and [[Marcel Tarascon]] explore underground [[tomb]]s to locate the [[the Hyskosa Scroll]]. Marcel is struck down by the [[undead]], and the experience transforms Luc into a [[lost one]]. Following this misfortune, [[Jean Tarascon]], Marcel's [[twin]] brother, arranges for Marcel's [[resurrection]]. However, the spell fails, and Marcel is left a [[zombie lord]]. Jean himself is driven to [[madness]] and hides the scroll from his brother, determined to "protect" him from it all costs.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 2-4</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}A string of [[murder]]s and disappearances rocks [[Marais d'Tarascon]]. [[Marcel Tarascon]] and [[Jean Tarascon]] are responsible.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p.3-5</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref> As a lunar eclipse hangs low overhead, [[adventurer]]s destroy the [[zombie lord]] [[Marcel Tarascon]].<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 39-40</ref>Thus, the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[752 BC]] [[Lady Marie-Félicité St. Croix]] documents several creatures native to Souragne.<ref>[[Children of the Bayou]], [[Book of Sorrows]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[759 BC]] [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]], the [[darklord]] of [[Necropolis]], sends [[emissary|emissaries]] to [[Anton Misroi]], petitioning Misroi to give up his [[necromancy|necromantic]] [[secret]]s for nothing in return. Offended by the impertinence, Misroi destroys all of Death's [[agent]]s save for one, sent back to Death to deliver Misroi's refusal.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 69, "a year ago" from [[760 BC]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]]'''January''' Upon the suggestion of [[Ambrose Skully]], [[Professor Viktor Hazan]], [[Dr. Anthony Reuland]], and a number of others from the [[Ste. Ronges Cell of the Fraternity of Shadows]] settle down in [[La Maison Soulombre]], a lonely [[plantation]] outside of [[Port d'Elhour]]. Led by Hazan, they begin the hunt for the [[traitor]]ous [[Erik van Rijn]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 5">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 5</ref> Later that month, [[Anton Misroi]] calls them to his presence, where they proceed to strike a truce with each other.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 67-69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 67-69</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}} [[760 BC]] [[The Fraternity of Shadows]] creates [[the Cellar Door]], an artificial [[mistway]]. It links [[Souragne]] to [[Richemulot]] and back.<ref>[[Quoth the Raven Issue 16]], p. 39-43</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] [[Sentire Etienne Lefebvre]] has gathered a group of [[priest]]s to unveil his version of the [[Fifth Book of Ezra]] on the 50th anniversary of [[Ti-Maman]]'s death.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 64">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 64</ref><br><br />
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[[File:Souragne.png|left|thumb|alt=Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]|Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]]]<br />
Souragne is the new headquarters of the [[Fraternity of Shadows]]<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] - [http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library.html At the FoS Library]</ref><br />
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'''Souragne''' is a domain based around stereotypical Louisiana voodoo, and as such consists primarily of a vast swamp. The two most important individuals in Souragne are the darklord [[Anton Misroi]], a [[Zombie Lord | zombie lord]], and [[Chicken Bone]], the most powerful [[voodan]] (Ravenloft's equivalent of a [[w:houngan| houngan]]) in the swamp.<br />
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{{canon-small}}Souragne's place of origin is from a formerly jungle and swamp area along the Thunder River, an area surrounding Sasserine in the world of Oerth. The jungle and swamp had been cleared for use as sprawling, privately owned plantations. Providing food crops and exports for the city of Sasserine. The Thunder River river's seasonal flooding made the land particularly rich, although those who farmed it constantly had to battle reincroaching jungle vegetation and beasts. Cassava, coffee, cotton, millet, rice, sugarcane, and tea - as well as some more traditional farm crops- made up Sasserine's plantations most abundant products. (Dragon Magazine, issue #349)<br />
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==Biology==<br />
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*[[Amphibian]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Crocodile]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Leech]]es<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Lizard]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Snake]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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===Native Horrors===<br />
*[[Giant Insect]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Shambling Mound]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Undead]] (especially [[Skeleton]]s and [[Zombie]]s)<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Will O' Wisp]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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==Chronology==<br />
* {{netbook-small}}[[528 BC]] [[Ferdinand Misroi]] discovers [[Souragne]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[535 BC]][[False History]]? [[Pierre Tarascon]] meets [[Hyskosa]], whom reveals to him [[Hyskosa's Hexad]] two hundred years before the [[dukkar]] actually divined the prophecy.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 44">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 44</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[599 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] is born.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Mistakenly thinking his wife and another plantation owner are engaging in a tryst, Anton Misroi orders his [[servant]]s to [[drown]] them in [[quicksand]]. Before his wife dies, she [[curse]]s him, causing Misroi to sink as well. He calls out to the powers that be to not let him perish, and [[the Dark Powers]] answer his cry by transforming him into a [[zombie lord]]. After he is chased off his own property into the [[swamp]], Souragne forms as a domain of Ravenloft.<ref name="DoD p.97">[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC-[[645 BC]] During this ten year period, a period of inner turmoil, isolation from the outside world, and harsh laws rock [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC [[Captain Edvard Renfus]], a [[Darkonian]] [[sailor]], is the first documented [[foreigner]] to spot Souragne after it has entered [[the Mists]]<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 41">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 41</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[638 BC]] of earlier [[Cemetery (Marais d'Tarascon)|the Cemetery of Marais d'Tarascon]] is sealed due to some horrible event that is now unknown.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 21</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[645 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] applies the supernatural knowledge he gained from [[the Maiden of the Swamp]] to become the [[Lord of the Dead]]. He gains fantastic mystical power and appears alive and human once more. However, by infusing himself with supernatural might, Misroi binds his essence to the [[swamp]]. Therefore, he cannot walk on the solid ground of the western half of his domain.<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 87, based upon information from [[Dance of the Dead]] and [[Domains of Dread]] p. 97-98</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}645 BC The period of chaos in Souragne seemingly ends. [[Trade]] is reestablished, and the [[plantation owner]]s free their [[slave]]s on paper, but many former slaves remain so far in [[debt]] not much has changed.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[689 BC]] [[Franklin Tennyson]], [[Ezrite]] [[missionary]], comes to Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[691 BC]] The [[Church of Ezra]] is made the official [[state-religion]] of Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[697 BC]] [[Etienne Lefebvre]], son of a [[magistrate]], abandons the legal profession in order to join the [[clergy]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[699 BC]] [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] embraces the teachings of the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. However, the Souragnien public's reception of these teachings is less than enthusiastic.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Early Year''' Shortly before his death, [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] sends [[Etienne Lefebvre]] to [[the Mordentish Sect|the Mordent branch]] of the Churzh of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Spring'''[[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] dies of [[malaria]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref> His successor is [[Manon Larouche]], who would later become known as the [[infamous]] [[Ti-Maman]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[702 BC]] Etienne Lefebvre returns to Souragne from Mordent. Ti-Maman names him [[secretary]] of the Souragnien branch of the Church of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[705 BC]] [[Ti-Maman]] shakes things up in the Souragnien Church of Ezra by her inclusion of [[Voodan]] [[loa]]s and practices into the local [[Ezra]] church.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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*[[706 BC]] Following advise from her [[secretary]] Etienne Lefebrve, Ti-Maman relocates from the Church of Ezra in [[Port d'Elhour]] to the one in [[Marais d'Tarascon]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[710 BC]] Ti-Maman is [[assassinated]]. Etienne Lefebvre is her successor.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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{{netbook-small}}[[714 BC]]'''May''' [[Statue]]s of Ti-Maman begin appearing in personal [[shrine]]s of worship in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[715 BC]] First known sighting of [[Chickenbone]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="RMCI&II p. 95">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 95</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC [[Simon LaFleur]] is born to a [[wealthy]] family in [[Port d'Elhour]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n1">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]].</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC Reports of [[miracle]]s attributed to [[statue]]s of [[Ti-Maman]] begin to emerge.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[732 BC]] [[La Maison Soulombre]] is [[abandoned]] after one of the workers [[murder]]s the [[plantation owner]]. This will become important later as the [[Fraternity of Shadows]] eventually purchases it and uses it as a local [[headquarters]].<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p.25</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[734 BC]] [[Simon LaFleur]] attempts to kill [[Chicken Bone]], but he is [[killed]] instead. Chicken Bone reanimates him as a [[juju zombie]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n2">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]]</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]] [[Luc Tarascon]] gets his fortune told by the [[Vistani]] woman [[Valana]]. She provides him with the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]. Using this information, Luc and [[Marcel Tarascon]] explore underground [[tomb]]s to locate the [[the Hyskosa Scroll]]. Marcel is struck down by the [[undead]], and the experience transforms Luc into a [[lost one]]. Following this misfortune, [[Jean Tarascon]], Marcel's [[twin]] brother, arranges for Marcel's [[resurrection]]. However, the spell fails, and Marcel is left a [[zombie lord]]. Jean himself is driven to [[madness]] and hides the scroll from his brother, determined to "protect" him from it all costs.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 2-4</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}A string of [[murder]]s and disappearances rocks [[Marais d'Tarascon]]. [[Marcel Tarascon]] and [[Jean Tarascon]] are responsible.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p.3-5</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref> As a lunar eclipse hangs low overhead, [[adventurer]]s destroy the [[zombie lord]] [[Marcel Tarascon]].<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 39-40</ref>Thus, the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[752 BC]] [[Lady Marie-Félicité St. Croix]] documents several creatures native to Souragne.<ref>[[Children of the Bayou]], [[Book of Sorrows]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[759 BC]] [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]], the [[darklord]] of [[Necropolis]], sends [[emissary|emissaries]] to [[Anton Misroi]], petitioning Misroi to give up his [[necromancy|necromantic]] [[secret]]s for nothing in return. Offended by the impertinence, Misroi destroys all of Death's [[agent]]s save for one, sent back to Death to deliver Misroi's refusal.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 69, "a year ago" from [[760 BC]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]]'''January''' Upon the suggestion of [[Ambrose Skully]], [[Professor Viktor Hazan]], [[Dr. Anthony Reuland]], and a number of others from the [[Ste. Ronges Cell of the Fraternity of Shadows]] settle down in [[La Maison Soulombre]], a lonely [[plantation]] outside of [[Port d'Elhour]]. Led by Hazan, they begin the hunt for the [[traitor]]ous [[Erik van Rijn]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 5">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 5</ref> Later that month, [[Anton Misroi]] calls them to his presence, where they proceed to strike a truce with each other.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 67-69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 67-69</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}} [[760 BC]] [[The Fraternity of Shadows]] creates [[the Cellar Door]], an artificial [[mistway]]. It links [[Souragne]] to [[Richemulot]] and back.<ref>[[Quoth the Raven Issue 16]], p. 39-43</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] [[Sentire Etienne Lefebvre]] has gathered a group of [[priest]]s to unveil his version of the [[Fifth Book of Ezra]] on the 50th anniversary of [[Ti-Maman]]'s death.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 64">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 64</ref><br><br />
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[[File:Souragne.png|left|thumb|alt=Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]|Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]]]<br />
Souragne is the new headquarters of the [[Fraternity of Shadows]]<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] - [http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library.html At the FoS Library]</ref><br />
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'''Souragne''' is a domain based around stereotypical Louisiana voodoo, and as such consists primarily of a vast swamp. The two most important individuals in Souragne are the darklord [[Anton Misroi]], a [[Zombie Lord | zombie lord]], and [[Chicken Bone]], the most powerful [[voodan]] (Ravenloft's equivalent of a [[w:houngan| houngan]]) in the swamp.<br />
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|{{canon-small}}Souragne's place of origin is from a formerly jungle and swamp area along the Thunder River, an area surrounding Sasserine in the world of Oerth. The jungle and swamp had been cleared for use as sprawling, privately owned plantations. Providing food crops and exports for the city of Sasserine. The Thunder River river's seasonal flooding made the land particularly rich, although those who farmed it constantly had to battle reincroaching jungle vegetation and beasts. Cassava, coffee, cotton, millet, rice, sugarcane, and tea - as well as some more traditional farm crops- made up Sasserine's plantations most abundant products. (Dragon Magazine, issue #349)<br />
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==Biology==<br />
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===Flora===<br />
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===Fauna===<br />
*[[Amphibian]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Crocodile]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Leech]]es<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Lizard]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Snake]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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===Native Horrors===<br />
*[[Giant Insect]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Shambling Mound]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Undead]] (especially [[Skeleton]]s and [[Zombie]]s)<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Will O' Wisp]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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==Chronology==<br />
* {{netbook-small}}[[528 BC]] [[Ferdinand Misroi]] discovers [[Souragne]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[535 BC]][[False History]]? [[Pierre Tarascon]] meets [[Hyskosa]], whom reveals to him [[Hyskosa's Hexad]] two hundred years before the [[dukkar]] actually divined the prophecy.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 44">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 44</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[599 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] is born.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Mistakenly thinking his wife and another plantation owner are engaging in a tryst, Anton Misroi orders his [[servant]]s to [[drown]] them in [[quicksand]]. Before his wife dies, she [[curse]]s him, causing Misroi to sink as well. He calls out to the powers that be to not let him perish, and [[the Dark Powers]] answer his cry by transforming him into a [[zombie lord]]. After he is chased off his own property into the [[swamp]], Souragne forms as a domain of Ravenloft.<ref name="DoD p.97">[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC-[[645 BC]] During this ten year period, a period of inner turmoil, isolation from the outside world, and harsh laws rock [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC [[Captain Edvard Renfus]], a [[Darkonian]] [[sailor]], is the first documented [[foreigner]] to spot Souragne after it has entered [[the Mists]]<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 41">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 41</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[638 BC]] of earlier [[Cemetery (Marais d'Tarascon)|the Cemetery of Marais d'Tarascon]] is sealed due to some horrible event that is now unknown.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 21</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[645 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] applies the supernatural knowledge he gained from [[the Maiden of the Swamp]] to become the [[Lord of the Dead]]. He gains fantastic mystical power and appears alive and human once more. However, by infusing himself with supernatural might, Misroi binds his essence to the [[swamp]]. Therefore, he cannot walk on the solid ground of the western half of his domain.<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 87, based upon information from [[Dance of the Dead]] and [[Domains of Dread]] p. 97-98</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}645 BC The period of chaos in Souragne seemingly ends. [[Trade]] is reestablished, and the [[plantation owner]]s free their [[slave]]s on paper, but many former slaves remain so far in [[debt]] not much has changed.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[689 BC]] [[Franklin Tennyson]], [[Ezrite]] [[missionary]], comes to Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[691 BC]] The [[Church of Ezra]] is made the official [[state-religion]] of Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[697 BC]] [[Etienne Lefebvre]], son of a [[magistrate]], abandons the legal profession in order to join the [[clergy]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[699 BC]] [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] embraces the teachings of the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. However, the Souragnien public's reception of these teachings is less than enthusiastic.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Early Year''' Shortly before his death, [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] sends [[Etienne Lefebvre]] to [[the Mordentish Sect|the Mordent branch]] of the Churzh of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Spring'''[[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] dies of [[malaria]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref> His successor is [[Manon Larouche]], who would later become known as the [[infamous]] [[Ti-Maman]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[702 BC]] Etienne Lefebvre returns to Souragne from Mordent. Ti-Maman names him [[secretary]] of the Souragnien branch of the Church of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[705 BC]] [[Ti-Maman]] shakes things up in the Souragnien Church of Ezra by her inclusion of [[Voodan]] [[loa]]s and practices into the local [[Ezra]] church.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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*[[706 BC]] Following advise from her [[secretary]] Etienne Lefebrve, Ti-Maman relocates from the Church of Ezra in [[Port d'Elhour]] to the one in [[Marais d'Tarascon]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[710 BC]] Ti-Maman is [[assassinated]]. Etienne Lefebvre is her successor.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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{{netbook-small}}[[714 BC]]'''May''' [[Statue]]s of Ti-Maman begin appearing in personal [[shrine]]s of worship in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[715 BC]] First known sighting of [[Chickenbone]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="RMCI&II p. 95">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 95</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC [[Simon LaFleur]] is born to a [[wealthy]] family in [[Port d'Elhour]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n1">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]].</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC Reports of [[miracle]]s attributed to [[statue]]s of [[Ti-Maman]] begin to emerge.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[732 BC]] [[La Maison Soulombre]] is [[abandoned]] after one of the workers [[murder]]s the [[plantation owner]]. This will become important later as the [[Fraternity of Shadows]] eventually purchases it and uses it as a local [[headquarters]].<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p.25</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[734 BC]] [[Simon LaFleur]] attempts to kill [[Chicken Bone]], but he is [[killed]] instead. Chicken Bone reanimates him as a [[juju zombie]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n2">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]]</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]] [[Luc Tarascon]] gets his fortune told by the [[Vistani]] woman [[Valana]]. She provides him with the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]. Using this information, Luc and [[Marcel Tarascon]] explore underground [[tomb]]s to locate the [[the Hyskosa Scroll]]. Marcel is struck down by the [[undead]], and the experience transforms Luc into a [[lost one]]. Following this misfortune, [[Jean Tarascon]], Marcel's [[twin]] brother, arranges for Marcel's [[resurrection]]. However, the spell fails, and Marcel is left a [[zombie lord]]. Jean himself is driven to [[madness]] and hides the scroll from his brother, determined to "protect" him from it all costs.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 2-4</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}A string of [[murder]]s and disappearances rocks [[Marais d'Tarascon]]. [[Marcel Tarascon]] and [[Jean Tarascon]] are responsible.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p.3-5</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref> As a lunar eclipse hangs low overhead, [[adventurer]]s destroy the [[zombie lord]] [[Marcel Tarascon]].<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 39-40</ref>Thus, the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[752 BC]] [[Lady Marie-Félicité St. Croix]] documents several creatures native to Souragne.<ref>[[Children of the Bayou]], [[Book of Sorrows]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[759 BC]] [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]], the [[darklord]] of [[Necropolis]], sends [[emissary|emissaries]] to [[Anton Misroi]], petitioning Misroi to give up his [[necromancy|necromantic]] [[secret]]s for nothing in return. Offended by the impertinence, Misroi destroys all of Death's [[agent]]s save for one, sent back to Death to deliver Misroi's refusal.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 69, "a year ago" from [[760 BC]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]]'''January''' Upon the suggestion of [[Ambrose Skully]], [[Professor Viktor Hazan]], [[Dr. Anthony Reuland]], and a number of others from the [[Ste. Ronges Cell of the Fraternity of Shadows]] settle down in [[La Maison Soulombre]], a lonely [[plantation]] outside of [[Port d'Elhour]]. Led by Hazan, they begin the hunt for the [[traitor]]ous [[Erik van Rijn]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 5">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 5</ref> Later that month, [[Anton Misroi]] calls them to his presence, where they proceed to strike a truce with each other.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 67-69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 67-69</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}} [[760 BC]] [[The Fraternity of Shadows]] creates [[the Cellar Door]], an artificial [[mistway]]. It links [[Souragne]] to [[Richemulot]] and back.<ref>[[Quoth the Raven Issue 16]], p. 39-43</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] [[Sentire Etienne Lefebvre]] has gathered a group of [[priest]]s to unveil his version of the [[Fifth Book of Ezra]] on the 50th anniversary of [[Ti-Maman]]'s death.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 64">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 64</ref><br><br />
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[[File:Souragne.png|left|thumb|alt=Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]|Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]]]<br />
Souragne is the new headquarters of the [[Fraternity of Shadows]]<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] - [http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library.html At the FoS Library]</ref><br />
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|population=3,100<br />
|races=Humans (99%), Other (1%)<br />
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'''Souragne''' is a domain based around stereotypical Louisiana voodoo, and as such consists primarily of a vast swamp. The two most important individuals in Souragne are the darklord [[Anton Misroi]], a [[Zombie Lord | zombie lord]], and [[Chicken Bone]], the most powerful [[voodan]] (Ravenloft's equivalent of a [[w:houngan| houngan]]) in the swamp.<br />
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{{canon-small}}Souragne's place of origin is from a formerly jungle and swamp area along the Thunder River, an area surrounding Sasserine in the world of Oerth. The jungle and swamp had been cleared for use as sprawling, privately owned plantations. Providing food crops and exports for the city of Sasserine. The Thunder River river's seasonal flooding made the land particularly rich, although those who farmed it constantly had to battle reincroaching jungle vegetation and beasts. Cassava, coffee, cotton, millet, rice, sugarcane, and tea - as well as some more traditional farm crops- made up Sasserine's plantations most abundant products. (Dragon Magazine, issue #349)<br />
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*[[Amphibian]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Crocodile]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Leech]]es<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Lizard]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Snake]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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===Native Horrors===<br />
*[[Giant Insect]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Shambling Mound]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Undead]] (especially [[Skeleton]]s and [[Zombie]]s)<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Will O' Wisp]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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==Chronology==<br />
* {{netbook-small}}[[528 BC]] [[Ferdinand Misroi]] discovers [[Souragne]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[535 BC]][[False History]]? [[Pierre Tarascon]] meets [[Hyskosa]], whom reveals to him [[Hyskosa's Hexad]] two hundred years before the [[dukkar]] actually divined the prophecy.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 44">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 44</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[599 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] is born.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Mistakenly thinking his wife and another plantation owner are engaging in a tryst, Anton Misroi orders his [[servant]]s to [[drown]] them in [[quicksand]]. Before his wife dies, she [[curse]]s him, causing Misroi to sink as well. He calls out to the powers that be to not let him perish, and [[the Dark Powers]] answer his cry by transforming him into a [[zombie lord]]. After he is chased off his own property into the [[swamp]], Souragne forms as a domain of Ravenloft.<ref name="DoD p.97">[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC-[[645 BC]] During this ten year period, a period of inner turmoil, isolation from the outside world, and harsh laws rock [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC [[Captain Edvard Renfus]], a [[Darkonian]] [[sailor]], is the first documented [[foreigner]] to spot Souragne after it has entered [[the Mists]]<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 41">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 41</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[638 BC]] of earlier [[Cemetery (Marais d'Tarascon)|the Cemetery of Marais d'Tarascon]] is sealed due to some horrible event that is now unknown.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 21</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[645 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] applies the supernatural knowledge he gained from [[the Maiden of the Swamp]] to become the [[Lord of the Dead]]. He gains fantastic mystical power and appears alive and human once more. However, by infusing himself with supernatural might, Misroi binds his essence to the [[swamp]]. Therefore, he cannot walk on the solid ground of the western half of his domain.<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 87, based upon information from [[Dance of the Dead]] and [[Domains of Dread]] p. 97-98</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}645 BC The period of chaos in Souragne seemingly ends. [[Trade]] is reestablished, and the [[plantation owner]]s free their [[slave]]s on paper, but many former slaves remain so far in [[debt]] not much has changed.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[689 BC]] [[Franklin Tennyson]], [[Ezrite]] [[missionary]], comes to Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[691 BC]] The [[Church of Ezra]] is made the official [[state-religion]] of Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[697 BC]] [[Etienne Lefebvre]], son of a [[magistrate]], abandons the legal profession in order to join the [[clergy]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[699 BC]] [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] embraces the teachings of the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. However, the Souragnien public's reception of these teachings is less than enthusiastic.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Early Year''' Shortly before his death, [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] sends [[Etienne Lefebvre]] to [[the Mordentish Sect|the Mordent branch]] of the Churzh of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Spring'''[[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] dies of [[malaria]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref> His successor is [[Manon Larouche]], who would later become known as the [[infamous]] [[Ti-Maman]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[702 BC]] Etienne Lefebvre returns to Souragne from Mordent. Ti-Maman names him [[secretary]] of the Souragnien branch of the Church of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[705 BC]] [[Ti-Maman]] shakes things up in the Souragnien Church of Ezra by her inclusion of [[Voodan]] [[loa]]s and practices into the local [[Ezra]] church.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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*[[706 BC]] Following advise from her [[secretary]] Etienne Lefebrve, Ti-Maman relocates from the Church of Ezra in [[Port d'Elhour]] to the one in [[Marais d'Tarascon]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[710 BC]] Ti-Maman is [[assassinated]]. Etienne Lefebvre is her successor.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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{{netbook-small}}[[714 BC]]'''May''' [[Statue]]s of Ti-Maman begin appearing in personal [[shrine]]s of worship in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[715 BC]] First known sighting of [[Chickenbone]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="RMCI&II p. 95">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 95</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC [[Simon LaFleur]] is born to a [[wealthy]] family in [[Port d'Elhour]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n1">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]].</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC Reports of [[miracle]]s attributed to [[statue]]s of [[Ti-Maman]] begin to emerge.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[732 BC]] [[La Maison Soulombre]] is [[abandoned]] after one of the workers [[murder]]s the [[plantation owner]]. This will become important later as the [[Fraternity of Shadows]] eventually purchases it and uses it as a local [[headquarters]].<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p.25</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[734 BC]] [[Simon LaFleur]] attempts to kill [[Chicken Bone]], but he is [[killed]] instead. Chicken Bone reanimates him as a [[juju zombie]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n2">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]]</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]] [[Luc Tarascon]] gets his fortune told by the [[Vistani]] woman [[Valana]]. She provides him with the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]. Using this information, Luc and [[Marcel Tarascon]] explore underground [[tomb]]s to locate the [[the Hyskosa Scroll]]. Marcel is struck down by the [[undead]], and the experience transforms Luc into a [[lost one]]. Following this misfortune, [[Jean Tarascon]], Marcel's [[twin]] brother, arranges for Marcel's [[resurrection]]. However, the spell fails, and Marcel is left a [[zombie lord]]. Jean himself is driven to [[madness]] and hides the scroll from his brother, determined to "protect" him from it all costs.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 2-4</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}A string of [[murder]]s and disappearances rocks [[Marais d'Tarascon]]. [[Marcel Tarascon]] and [[Jean Tarascon]] are responsible.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p.3-5</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref> As a lunar eclipse hangs low overhead, [[adventurer]]s destroy the [[zombie lord]] [[Marcel Tarascon]].<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 39-40</ref>Thus, the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[752 BC]] [[Lady Marie-Félicité St. Croix]] documents several creatures native to Souragne.<ref>[[Children of the Bayou]], [[Book of Sorrows]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[759 BC]] [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]], the [[darklord]] of [[Necropolis]], sends [[emissary|emissaries]] to [[Anton Misroi]], petitioning Misroi to give up his [[necromancy|necromantic]] [[secret]]s for nothing in return. Offended by the impertinence, Misroi destroys all of Death's [[agent]]s save for one, sent back to Death to deliver Misroi's refusal.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 69, "a year ago" from [[760 BC]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]]'''January''' Upon the suggestion of [[Ambrose Skully]], [[Professor Viktor Hazan]], [[Dr. Anthony Reuland]], and a number of others from the [[Ste. Ronges Cell of the Fraternity of Shadows]] settle down in [[La Maison Soulombre]], a lonely [[plantation]] outside of [[Port d'Elhour]]. Led by Hazan, they begin the hunt for the [[traitor]]ous [[Erik van Rijn]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 5">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 5</ref> Later that month, [[Anton Misroi]] calls them to his presence, where they proceed to strike a truce with each other.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 67-69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 67-69</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}} [[760 BC]] [[The Fraternity of Shadows]] creates [[the Cellar Door]], an artificial [[mistway]]. It links [[Souragne]] to [[Richemulot]] and back.<ref>[[Quoth the Raven Issue 16]], p. 39-43</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] [[Sentire Etienne Lefebvre]] has gathered a group of [[priest]]s to unveil his version of the [[Fifth Book of Ezra]] on the 50th anniversary of [[Ti-Maman]]'s death.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 64">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 64</ref><br><br />
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[[File:Souragne.png|left|thumb|alt=Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]|Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]]]<br />
Souragne is the new headquarters of the [[Fraternity of Shadows]]<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] - [http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library.html At the FoS Library]</ref><br />
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'''Souragne''' is a domain based around stereotypical Louisiana voodoo, and as such consists primarily of a vast swamp. The two most important individuals in Souragne are the darklord [[Anton Misroi]], a [[Zombie Lord | zombie lord]], and [[Chicken Bone]], the most powerful [[voodan]] (Ravenloft's equivalent of a [[w:houngan| houngan]]) in the swamp.<br />
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{{canon-small}}Souragne's place of origin is from a formerly jungle and swamp area along the Thunder River, an area surrounding Sasserine in the world of Oerth. The jungle and swamp had been cleared for use as sprawling, privately owned plantations. Providing food crops and exports for the city of Sasserine. The Thunder River river's seasonal flooding made the land particularly rich, although those who farmed it constantly had to battle reincroaching jungle vegetation and beasts. Cassava, coffee, cotton, millet, rice, sugarcane, and tea - as well as some more traditional farm crops- made up Sasserine's plantations most abundant products. <ref [[Dragon Magazine, issue #349]] p.78</ref><br />
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===Fauna===<br />
*[[Amphibian]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Crocodile]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Leech]]es<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Lizard]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Snake]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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===Native Horrors===<br />
*[[Giant Insect]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Shambling Mound]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Undead]] (especially [[Skeleton]]s and [[Zombie]]s)<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Will O' Wisp]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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==Chronology==<br />
* {{netbook-small}}[[528 BC]] [[Ferdinand Misroi]] discovers [[Souragne]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[535 BC]][[False History]]? [[Pierre Tarascon]] meets [[Hyskosa]], whom reveals to him [[Hyskosa's Hexad]] two hundred years before the [[dukkar]] actually divined the prophecy.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 44">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 44</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[599 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] is born.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Mistakenly thinking his wife and another plantation owner are engaging in a tryst, Anton Misroi orders his [[servant]]s to [[drown]] them in [[quicksand]]. Before his wife dies, she [[curse]]s him, causing Misroi to sink as well. He calls out to the powers that be to not let him perish, and [[the Dark Powers]] answer his cry by transforming him into a [[zombie lord]]. After he is chased off his own property into the [[swamp]], Souragne forms as a domain of Ravenloft.<ref name="DoD p.97">[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC-[[645 BC]] During this ten year period, a period of inner turmoil, isolation from the outside world, and harsh laws rock [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC [[Captain Edvard Renfus]], a [[Darkonian]] [[sailor]], is the first documented [[foreigner]] to spot Souragne after it has entered [[the Mists]]<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 41">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 41</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[638 BC]] of earlier [[Cemetery (Marais d'Tarascon)|the Cemetery of Marais d'Tarascon]] is sealed due to some horrible event that is now unknown.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 21</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[645 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] applies the supernatural knowledge he gained from [[the Maiden of the Swamp]] to become the [[Lord of the Dead]]. He gains fantastic mystical power and appears alive and human once more. However, by infusing himself with supernatural might, Misroi binds his essence to the [[swamp]]. Therefore, he cannot walk on the solid ground of the western half of his domain.<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 87, based upon information from [[Dance of the Dead]] and [[Domains of Dread]] p. 97-98</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}645 BC The period of chaos in Souragne seemingly ends. [[Trade]] is reestablished, and the [[plantation owner]]s free their [[slave]]s on paper, but many former slaves remain so far in [[debt]] not much has changed.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[689 BC]] [[Franklin Tennyson]], [[Ezrite]] [[missionary]], comes to Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[691 BC]] The [[Church of Ezra]] is made the official [[state-religion]] of Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[697 BC]] [[Etienne Lefebvre]], son of a [[magistrate]], abandons the legal profession in order to join the [[clergy]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[699 BC]] [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] embraces the teachings of the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. However, the Souragnien public's reception of these teachings is less than enthusiastic.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Early Year''' Shortly before his death, [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] sends [[Etienne Lefebvre]] to [[the Mordentish Sect|the Mordent branch]] of the Churzh of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Spring'''[[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] dies of [[malaria]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref> His successor is [[Manon Larouche]], who would later become known as the [[infamous]] [[Ti-Maman]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[702 BC]] Etienne Lefebvre returns to Souragne from Mordent. Ti-Maman names him [[secretary]] of the Souragnien branch of the Church of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[705 BC]] [[Ti-Maman]] shakes things up in the Souragnien Church of Ezra by her inclusion of [[Voodan]] [[loa]]s and practices into the local [[Ezra]] church.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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*[[706 BC]] Following advise from her [[secretary]] Etienne Lefebrve, Ti-Maman relocates from the Church of Ezra in [[Port d'Elhour]] to the one in [[Marais d'Tarascon]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[710 BC]] Ti-Maman is [[assassinated]]. Etienne Lefebvre is her successor.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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{{netbook-small}}[[714 BC]]'''May''' [[Statue]]s of Ti-Maman begin appearing in personal [[shrine]]s of worship in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[715 BC]] First known sighting of [[Chickenbone]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="RMCI&II p. 95">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 95</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC [[Simon LaFleur]] is born to a [[wealthy]] family in [[Port d'Elhour]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n1">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]].</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC Reports of [[miracle]]s attributed to [[statue]]s of [[Ti-Maman]] begin to emerge.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[732 BC]] [[La Maison Soulombre]] is [[abandoned]] after one of the workers [[murder]]s the [[plantation owner]]. This will become important later as the [[Fraternity of Shadows]] eventually purchases it and uses it as a local [[headquarters]].<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p.25</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[734 BC]] [[Simon LaFleur]] attempts to kill [[Chicken Bone]], but he is [[killed]] instead. Chicken Bone reanimates him as a [[juju zombie]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n2">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]]</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]] [[Luc Tarascon]] gets his fortune told by the [[Vistani]] woman [[Valana]]. She provides him with the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]. Using this information, Luc and [[Marcel Tarascon]] explore underground [[tomb]]s to locate the [[the Hyskosa Scroll]]. Marcel is struck down by the [[undead]], and the experience transforms Luc into a [[lost one]]. Following this misfortune, [[Jean Tarascon]], Marcel's [[twin]] brother, arranges for Marcel's [[resurrection]]. However, the spell fails, and Marcel is left a [[zombie lord]]. Jean himself is driven to [[madness]] and hides the scroll from his brother, determined to "protect" him from it all costs.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 2-4</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}A string of [[murder]]s and disappearances rocks [[Marais d'Tarascon]]. [[Marcel Tarascon]] and [[Jean Tarascon]] are responsible.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p.3-5</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref> As a lunar eclipse hangs low overhead, [[adventurer]]s destroy the [[zombie lord]] [[Marcel Tarascon]].<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 39-40</ref>Thus, the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[752 BC]] [[Lady Marie-Félicité St. Croix]] documents several creatures native to Souragne.<ref>[[Children of the Bayou]], [[Book of Sorrows]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[759 BC]] [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]], the [[darklord]] of [[Necropolis]], sends [[emissary|emissaries]] to [[Anton Misroi]], petitioning Misroi to give up his [[necromancy|necromantic]] [[secret]]s for nothing in return. Offended by the impertinence, Misroi destroys all of Death's [[agent]]s save for one, sent back to Death to deliver Misroi's refusal.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 69, "a year ago" from [[760 BC]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]]'''January''' Upon the suggestion of [[Ambrose Skully]], [[Professor Viktor Hazan]], [[Dr. Anthony Reuland]], and a number of others from the [[Ste. Ronges Cell of the Fraternity of Shadows]] settle down in [[La Maison Soulombre]], a lonely [[plantation]] outside of [[Port d'Elhour]]. Led by Hazan, they begin the hunt for the [[traitor]]ous [[Erik van Rijn]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 5">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 5</ref> Later that month, [[Anton Misroi]] calls them to his presence, where they proceed to strike a truce with each other.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 67-69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 67-69</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}} [[760 BC]] [[The Fraternity of Shadows]] creates [[the Cellar Door]], an artificial [[mistway]]. It links [[Souragne]] to [[Richemulot]] and back.<ref>[[Quoth the Raven Issue 16]], p. 39-43</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] [[Sentire Etienne Lefebvre]] has gathered a group of [[priest]]s to unveil his version of the [[Fifth Book of Ezra]] on the 50th anniversary of [[Ti-Maman]]'s death.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 64">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 64</ref><br><br />
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[[File:Souragne.png|left|thumb|alt=Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]|Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]]]<br />
Souragne is the new headquarters of the [[Fraternity of Shadows]]<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] - [http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library.html At the FoS Library]</ref><br />
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'''Souragne''' is a domain based around stereotypical Louisiana voodoo, and as such consists primarily of a vast swamp. The two most important individuals in Souragne are the darklord [[Anton Misroi]], a [[Zombie Lord | zombie lord]], and [[Chicken Bone]], the most powerful [[voodan]] (Ravenloft's equivalent of a [[w:houngan| houngan]]) in the swamp.<br />
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{{canon-small}}Souragne's place of origin is from a formerly jungle and swamp area along the Thunder River, an area surrounding Sasserine in the world of Oerth. The jungle and swamp had been cleared for use as sprawling, privately owned plantations. Providing food crops and exports for the city of Sasserine. The Thunder River river's seasonal flooding made the land particularly rich, although those who farmed it constantly had to battle reincroaching jungle vegetation and beasts. Cassava, coffee, cotton, millet, rice, sugarcane, and tea - as well as some more traditional farm crops- made up Sasserine's plantations most abundant products. <ref [[Dragon Magazine, issue #349]] p.78</ref><br />
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==Biology==<br />
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===Flora===<br />
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===Fauna===<br />
*[[Amphibian]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Crocodile]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Leech]]es<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Lizard]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Snake]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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===Native Horrors===<br />
*[[Giant Insect]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Shambling Mound]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Undead]] (especially [[Skeleton]]s and [[Zombie]]s)<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Will O' Wisp]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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==Chronology==<br />
* {{netbook-small}}[[528 BC]] [[Ferdinand Misroi]] discovers [[Souragne]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[535 BC]][[False History]]? [[Pierre Tarascon]] meets [[Hyskosa]], whom reveals to him [[Hyskosa's Hexad]] two hundred years before the [[dukkar]] actually divined the prophecy.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 44">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 44</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[599 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] is born.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Mistakenly thinking his wife and another plantation owner are engaging in a tryst, Anton Misroi orders his [[servant]]s to [[drown]] them in [[quicksand]]. Before his wife dies, she [[curse]]s him, causing Misroi to sink as well. He calls out to the powers that be to not let him perish, and [[the Dark Powers]] answer his cry by transforming him into a [[zombie lord]]. After he is chased off his own property into the [[swamp]], Souragne forms as a domain of Ravenloft.<ref name="DoD p.97">[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC-[[645 BC]] During this ten year period, a period of inner turmoil, isolation from the outside world, and harsh laws rock [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC [[Captain Edvard Renfus]], a [[Darkonian]] [[sailor]], is the first documented [[foreigner]] to spot Souragne after it has entered [[the Mists]]<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 41">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 41</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[638 BC]] of earlier [[Cemetery (Marais d'Tarascon)|the Cemetery of Marais d'Tarascon]] is sealed due to some horrible event that is now unknown.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 21</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[645 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] applies the supernatural knowledge he gained from [[the Maiden of the Swamp]] to become the [[Lord of the Dead]]. He gains fantastic mystical power and appears alive and human once more. However, by infusing himself with supernatural might, Misroi binds his essence to the [[swamp]]. Therefore, he cannot walk on the solid ground of the western half of his domain.<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 87, based upon information from [[Dance of the Dead]] and [[Domains of Dread]] p. 97-98</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}645 BC The period of chaos in Souragne seemingly ends. [[Trade]] is reestablished, and the [[plantation owner]]s free their [[slave]]s on paper, but many former slaves remain so far in [[debt]] not much has changed.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[689 BC]] [[Franklin Tennyson]], [[Ezrite]] [[missionary]], comes to Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[691 BC]] The [[Church of Ezra]] is made the official [[state-religion]] of Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[697 BC]] [[Etienne Lefebvre]], son of a [[magistrate]], abandons the legal profession in order to join the [[clergy]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[699 BC]] [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] embraces the teachings of the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. However, the Souragnien public's reception of these teachings is less than enthusiastic.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Early Year''' Shortly before his death, [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] sends [[Etienne Lefebvre]] to [[the Mordentish Sect|the Mordent branch]] of the Churzh of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Spring'''[[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] dies of [[malaria]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref> His successor is [[Manon Larouche]], who would later become known as the [[infamous]] [[Ti-Maman]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[702 BC]] Etienne Lefebvre returns to Souragne from Mordent. Ti-Maman names him [[secretary]] of the Souragnien branch of the Church of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[705 BC]] [[Ti-Maman]] shakes things up in the Souragnien Church of Ezra by her inclusion of [[Voodan]] [[loa]]s and practices into the local [[Ezra]] church.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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*[[706 BC]] Following advise from her [[secretary]] Etienne Lefebrve, Ti-Maman relocates from the Church of Ezra in [[Port d'Elhour]] to the one in [[Marais d'Tarascon]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[710 BC]] Ti-Maman is [[assassinated]]. Etienne Lefebvre is her successor.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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{{netbook-small}}[[714 BC]]'''May''' [[Statue]]s of Ti-Maman begin appearing in personal [[shrine]]s of worship in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[715 BC]] First known sighting of [[Chickenbone]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="RMCI&II p. 95">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 95</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC [[Simon LaFleur]] is born to a [[wealthy]] family in [[Port d'Elhour]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n1">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]].</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC Reports of [[miracle]]s attributed to [[statue]]s of [[Ti-Maman]] begin to emerge.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[732 BC]] [[La Maison Soulombre]] is [[abandoned]] after one of the workers [[murder]]s the [[plantation owner]]. This will become important later as the [[Fraternity of Shadows]] eventually purchases it and uses it as a local [[headquarters]].<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p.25</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[734 BC]] [[Simon LaFleur]] attempts to kill [[Chicken Bone]], but he is [[killed]] instead. Chicken Bone reanimates him as a [[juju zombie]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n2">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]]</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]] [[Luc Tarascon]] gets his fortune told by the [[Vistani]] woman [[Valana]]. She provides him with the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]. Using this information, Luc and [[Marcel Tarascon]] explore underground [[tomb]]s to locate the [[the Hyskosa Scroll]]. Marcel is struck down by the [[undead]], and the experience transforms Luc into a [[lost one]]. Following this misfortune, [[Jean Tarascon]], Marcel's [[twin]] brother, arranges for Marcel's [[resurrection]]. However, the spell fails, and Marcel is left a [[zombie lord]]. Jean himself is driven to [[madness]] and hides the scroll from his brother, determined to "protect" him from it all costs.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 2-4</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}A string of [[murder]]s and disappearances rocks [[Marais d'Tarascon]]. [[Marcel Tarascon]] and [[Jean Tarascon]] are responsible.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p.3-5</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref> As a lunar eclipse hangs low overhead, [[adventurer]]s destroy the [[zombie lord]] [[Marcel Tarascon]].<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 39-40</ref>Thus, the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[752 BC]] [[Lady Marie-Félicité St. Croix]] documents several creatures native to Souragne.<ref>[[Children of the Bayou]], [[Book of Sorrows]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[759 BC]] [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]], the [[darklord]] of [[Necropolis]], sends [[emissary|emissaries]] to [[Anton Misroi]], petitioning Misroi to give up his [[necromancy|necromantic]] [[secret]]s for nothing in return. Offended by the impertinence, Misroi destroys all of Death's [[agent]]s save for one, sent back to Death to deliver Misroi's refusal.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 69, "a year ago" from [[760 BC]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]]'''January''' Upon the suggestion of [[Ambrose Skully]], [[Professor Viktor Hazan]], [[Dr. Anthony Reuland]], and a number of others from the [[Ste. Ronges Cell of the Fraternity of Shadows]] settle down in [[La Maison Soulombre]], a lonely [[plantation]] outside of [[Port d'Elhour]]. Led by Hazan, they begin the hunt for the [[traitor]]ous [[Erik van Rijn]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 5">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 5</ref> Later that month, [[Anton Misroi]] calls them to his presence, where they proceed to strike a truce with each other.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 67-69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 67-69</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}} [[760 BC]] [[The Fraternity of Shadows]] creates [[the Cellar Door]], an artificial [[mistway]]. It links [[Souragne]] to [[Richemulot]] and back.<ref>[[Quoth the Raven Issue 16]], p. 39-43</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] [[Sentire Etienne Lefebvre]] has gathered a group of [[priest]]s to unveil his version of the [[Fifth Book of Ezra]] on the 50th anniversary of [[Ti-Maman]]'s death.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 64">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 64</ref><br><br />
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[[File:Souragne.png|left|thumb|alt=Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]|Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]]]<br />
Souragne is the new headquarters of the [[Fraternity of Shadows]]<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] - [http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library.html At the FoS Library]</ref><br />
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[[category:CL 8 Domain]]</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Souragne&diff=166021Souragne2024-12-30T11:52:35Z<p>Mephisto: </p>
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|culture_lvl=Chivalric (8)<br />
|ecology=Full<br />
|terrain=Warm Forests and Swamps<br />
|year_formed=635<br />
|population=3,100<br />
|races=Humans (99%), Other (1%)<br />
|languages=[[Souragnien]]<br />
|religions=the [[Loa]] for the masses, [[Church of Ezra]] for owning class<br />
|government=aristocratic elected leader, independent settlements<br />
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'''Souragne''' is a domain based around stereotypical Louisiana voodoo, and as such consists primarily of a vast swamp. The two most important individuals in Souragne are the darklord [[Anton Misroi]], a [[Zombie Lord | zombie lord]], and [[Chicken Bone]], the most powerful [[voodan]] (Ravenloft's equivalent of a [[w:houngan| houngan]]) in the swamp.<br />
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{{canon-small}}Souragne's place of origin is from a formerly jungle and swamp area along the Thunder River, an area surrounding Sasserine in the world of Oerth. The jungle and swamp had been cleared for use as sprawling, privately owned plantations. Providing food crops and exports for the city of Sasserine. The Thunder River river's seasonal flooding made the land particularly rich, although those who farmed it constantly had to battle reincroaching jungle vegetation and beasts. Cassava, coffee, cotton, millet, rice, sugarcane, and tea - as well as some more traditional farm crops- made up Sasserine's plantations most abundant products. <ref [[Dragon Magazine, issue #349]] p.78</ref><br />
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==Biology==<br />
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===Flora===<br />
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===Fauna===<br />
*[[Amphibian]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Crocodile]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Leech]]es<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Lizard]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Snake]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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===Native Horrors===<br />
*[[Giant Insect]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Shambling Mound]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Undead]] (especially [[Skeleton]]s and [[Zombie]]s)<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Will O' Wisp]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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==Chronology==<br />
* {{netbook-small}}[[528 BC]] [[Ferdinand Misroi]] discovers [[Souragne]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[535 BC]][[False History]]? [[Pierre Tarascon]] meets [[Hyskosa]], whom reveals to him [[Hyskosa's Hexad]] two hundred years before the [[dukkar]] actually divined the prophecy.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 44">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 44</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[599 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] is born.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Mistakenly thinking his wife and another plantation owner are engaging in a tryst, Anton Misroi orders his [[servant]]s to [[drown]] them in [[quicksand]]. Before his wife dies, she [[curse]]s him, causing Misroi to sink as well. He calls out to the powers that be to not let him perish, and [[the Dark Powers]] answer his cry by transforming him into a [[zombie lord]]. After he is chased off his own property into the [[swamp]], Souragne forms as a domain of Ravenloft.<ref name="DoD p.97">[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC-[[645 BC]] During this ten year period, a period of inner turmoil, isolation from the outside world, and harsh laws rock [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC [[Captain Edvard Renfus]], a [[Darkonian]] [[sailor]], is the first documented [[foreigner]] to spot Souragne after it has entered [[the Mists]]<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 41">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 41</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[638 BC]] of earlier [[Cemetery (Marais d'Tarascon)|the Cemetery of Marais d'Tarascon]] is sealed due to some horrible event that is now unknown.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 21</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[645 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] applies the supernatural knowledge he gained from [[the Maiden of the Swamp]] to become the [[Lord of the Dead]]. He gains fantastic mystical power and appears alive and human once more. However, by infusing himself with supernatural might, Misroi binds his essence to the [[swamp]]. Therefore, he cannot walk on the solid ground of the western half of his domain.<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 87, based upon information from [[Dance of the Dead]] and [[Domains of Dread]] p. 97-98</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}645 BC The period of chaos in Souragne seemingly ends. [[Trade]] is reestablished, and the [[plantation owner]]s free their [[slave]]s on paper, but many former slaves remain so far in [[debt]] not much has changed.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[689 BC]] [[Franklin Tennyson]], [[Ezrite]] [[missionary]], comes to Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[691 BC]] The [[Church of Ezra]] is made the official [[state-religion]] of Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[697 BC]] [[Etienne Lefebvre]], son of a [[magistrate]], abandons the legal profession in order to join the [[clergy]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[699 BC]] [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] embraces the teachings of the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. However, the Souragnien public's reception of these teachings is less than enthusiastic.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Early Year''' Shortly before his death, [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] sends [[Etienne Lefebvre]] to [[the Mordentish Sect|the Mordent branch]] of the Churzh of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Spring'''[[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] dies of [[malaria]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref> His successor is [[Manon Larouche]], who would later become known as the [[infamous]] [[Ti-Maman]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[702 BC]] Etienne Lefebvre returns to Souragne from Mordent. Ti-Maman names him [[secretary]] of the Souragnien branch of the Church of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[705 BC]] [[Ti-Maman]] shakes things up in the Souragnien Church of Ezra by her inclusion of [[Voodan]] [[loa]]s and practices into the local [[Ezra]] church.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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*[[706 BC]] Following advise from her [[secretary]] Etienne Lefebrve, Ti-Maman relocates from the Church of Ezra in [[Port d'Elhour]] to the one in [[Marais d'Tarascon]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[710 BC]] Ti-Maman is [[assassinated]]. Etienne Lefebvre is her successor.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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{{netbook-small}}[[714 BC]]'''May''' [[Statue]]s of Ti-Maman begin appearing in personal [[shrine]]s of worship in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[715 BC]] First known sighting of [[Chickenbone]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="RMCI&II p. 95">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 95</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC [[Simon LaFleur]] is born to a [[wealthy]] family in [[Port d'Elhour]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n1">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]].</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC Reports of [[miracle]]s attributed to [[statue]]s of [[Ti-Maman]] begin to emerge.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[732 BC]] [[La Maison Soulombre]] is [[abandoned]] after one of the workers [[murder]]s the [[plantation owner]]. This will become important later as the [[Fraternity of Shadows]] eventually purchases it and uses it as a local [[headquarters]].<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p.25</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[734 BC]] [[Simon LaFleur]] attempts to kill [[Chicken Bone]], but he is [[killed]] instead. Chicken Bone reanimates him as a [[juju zombie]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n2">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]]</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]] [[Luc Tarascon]] gets his fortune told by the [[Vistani]] woman [[Valana]]. She provides him with the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]. Using this information, Luc and [[Marcel Tarascon]] explore underground [[tomb]]s to locate the [[the Hyskosa Scroll]]. Marcel is struck down by the [[undead]], and the experience transforms Luc into a [[lost one]]. Following this misfortune, [[Jean Tarascon]], Marcel's [[twin]] brother, arranges for Marcel's [[resurrection]]. However, the spell fails, and Marcel is left a [[zombie lord]]. Jean himself is driven to [[madness]] and hides the scroll from his brother, determined to "protect" him from it all costs.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 2-4</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}A string of [[murder]]s and disappearances rocks [[Marais d'Tarascon]]. [[Marcel Tarascon]] and [[Jean Tarascon]] are responsible.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p.3-5</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref> As a lunar eclipse hangs low overhead, [[adventurer]]s destroy the [[zombie lord]] [[Marcel Tarascon]].<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 39-40</ref>Thus, the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[752 BC]] [[Lady Marie-Félicité St. Croix]] documents several creatures native to Souragne.<ref>[[Children of the Bayou]], [[Book of Sorrows]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[759 BC]] [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]], the [[darklord]] of [[Necropolis]], sends [[emissary|emissaries]] to [[Anton Misroi]], petitioning Misroi to give up his [[necromancy|necromantic]] [[secret]]s for nothing in return. Offended by the impertinence, Misroi destroys all of Death's [[agent]]s save for one, sent back to Death to deliver Misroi's refusal.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 69, "a year ago" from [[760 BC]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]]'''January''' Upon the suggestion of [[Ambrose Skully]], [[Professor Viktor Hazan]], [[Dr. Anthony Reuland]], and a number of others from the [[Ste. Ronges Cell of the Fraternity of Shadows]] settle down in [[La Maison Soulombre]], a lonely [[plantation]] outside of [[Port d'Elhour]]. Led by Hazan, they begin the hunt for the [[traitor]]ous [[Erik van Rijn]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 5">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 5</ref> Later that month, [[Anton Misroi]] calls them to his presence, where they proceed to strike a truce with each other.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 67-69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 67-69</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}} [[760 BC]] [[The Fraternity of Shadows]] creates [[the Cellar Door]], an artificial [[mistway]]. It links [[Souragne]] to [[Richemulot]] and back.<ref>[[Quoth the Raven Issue 16]], p. 39-43</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] [[Sentire Etienne Lefebvre]] has gathered a group of [[priest]]s to unveil his version of the [[Fifth Book of Ezra]] on the 50th anniversary of [[Ti-Maman]]'s death.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 64">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 64</ref><br><br />
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[[File:Souragne.png|left|thumb|alt=Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]|Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]]]<br />
Souragne is the new headquarters of the [[Fraternity of Shadows]]<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] - [http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library.html At the FoS Library]</ref><br />
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[[category:CL 8 Domain]]</div>Mephistohttp://fraternityofshadows.com/w/index.php?title=Souragne&diff=166020Souragne2024-12-30T11:49:11Z<p>Mephisto: </p>
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|year_formed=635<br />
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|races=Humans (99%), Other (1%)<br />
|languages=[[Souragnien]]<br />
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{{canon}} <br />
'''Souragne''' is a domain based around stereotypical Louisiana voodoo, and as such consists primarily of a vast swamp. The two most important individuals in Souragne are the darklord [[Anton Misroi]], a [[Zombie Lord | zombie lord]], and [[Chicken Bone]], the most powerful [[voodan]] (Ravenloft's equivalent of a [[w:houngan| houngan]]) in the swamp.<br />
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Souragne's place of origin is from a formerly jungle and swamp area along the Thunder River, an area surrounding Sasserine in the world of Oerth. The jungle and swamp had been cleared for use as sprawling, privately owned plantations. Providing food crops and exports for the city of Sasserine. The Thunder River river's seasonal flooding made the land particularly rich, although those who farmed it constantly had to battle reincroaching jungle vegetation and beasts. Cassava, coffee, cotton, millet, rice, sugarcane, and tea - as well as some more traditional farm crops- made up Sasserine's plantations most abundant products. <ref [[Dragon Magazine, issue #349]] p.78</ref><br />
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==Biology==<br />
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===Flora===<br />
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===Fauna===<br />
*[[Amphibian]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Crocodile]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Leech]]es<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Lizard]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Snake]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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===Native Horrors===<br />
*[[Giant Insect]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Shambling Mound]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Undead]] (especially [[Skeleton]]s and [[Zombie]]s)<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Will O' Wisp]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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==Chronology==<br />
* {{netbook-small}}[[528 BC]] [[Ferdinand Misroi]] discovers [[Souragne]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[535 BC]][[False History]]? [[Pierre Tarascon]] meets [[Hyskosa]], whom reveals to him [[Hyskosa's Hexad]] two hundred years before the [[dukkar]] actually divined the prophecy.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 44">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 44</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[599 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] is born.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Mistakenly thinking his wife and another plantation owner are engaging in a tryst, Anton Misroi orders his [[servant]]s to [[drown]] them in [[quicksand]]. Before his wife dies, she [[curse]]s him, causing Misroi to sink as well. He calls out to the powers that be to not let him perish, and [[the Dark Powers]] answer his cry by transforming him into a [[zombie lord]]. After he is chased off his own property into the [[swamp]], Souragne forms as a domain of Ravenloft.<ref name="DoD p.97">[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC-[[645 BC]] During this ten year period, a period of inner turmoil, isolation from the outside world, and harsh laws rock [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC [[Captain Edvard Renfus]], a [[Darkonian]] [[sailor]], is the first documented [[foreigner]] to spot Souragne after it has entered [[the Mists]]<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 41">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 41</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[638 BC]] of earlier [[Cemetery (Marais d'Tarascon)|the Cemetery of Marais d'Tarascon]] is sealed due to some horrible event that is now unknown.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 21</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[645 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] applies the supernatural knowledge he gained from [[the Maiden of the Swamp]] to become the [[Lord of the Dead]]. He gains fantastic mystical power and appears alive and human once more. However, by infusing himself with supernatural might, Misroi binds his essence to the [[swamp]]. Therefore, he cannot walk on the solid ground of the western half of his domain.<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 87, based upon information from [[Dance of the Dead]] and [[Domains of Dread]] p. 97-98</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}645 BC The period of chaos in Souragne seemingly ends. [[Trade]] is reestablished, and the [[plantation owner]]s free their [[slave]]s on paper, but many former slaves remain so far in [[debt]] not much has changed.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[689 BC]] [[Franklin Tennyson]], [[Ezrite]] [[missionary]], comes to Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[691 BC]] The [[Church of Ezra]] is made the official [[state-religion]] of Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[697 BC]] [[Etienne Lefebvre]], son of a [[magistrate]], abandons the legal profession in order to join the [[clergy]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[699 BC]] [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] embraces the teachings of the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. However, the Souragnien public's reception of these teachings is less than enthusiastic.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Early Year''' Shortly before his death, [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] sends [[Etienne Lefebvre]] to [[the Mordentish Sect|the Mordent branch]] of the Churzh of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Spring'''[[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] dies of [[malaria]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref> His successor is [[Manon Larouche]], who would later become known as the [[infamous]] [[Ti-Maman]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[702 BC]] Etienne Lefebvre returns to Souragne from Mordent. Ti-Maman names him [[secretary]] of the Souragnien branch of the Church of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[705 BC]] [[Ti-Maman]] shakes things up in the Souragnien Church of Ezra by her inclusion of [[Voodan]] [[loa]]s and practices into the local [[Ezra]] church.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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*[[706 BC]] Following advise from her [[secretary]] Etienne Lefebrve, Ti-Maman relocates from the Church of Ezra in [[Port d'Elhour]] to the one in [[Marais d'Tarascon]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[710 BC]] Ti-Maman is [[assassinated]]. Etienne Lefebvre is her successor.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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{{netbook-small}}[[714 BC]]'''May''' [[Statue]]s of Ti-Maman begin appearing in personal [[shrine]]s of worship in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[715 BC]] First known sighting of [[Chickenbone]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="RMCI&II p. 95">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 95</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC [[Simon LaFleur]] is born to a [[wealthy]] family in [[Port d'Elhour]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n1">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]].</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC Reports of [[miracle]]s attributed to [[statue]]s of [[Ti-Maman]] begin to emerge.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[732 BC]] [[La Maison Soulombre]] is [[abandoned]] after one of the workers [[murder]]s the [[plantation owner]]. This will become important later as the [[Fraternity of Shadows]] eventually purchases it and uses it as a local [[headquarters]].<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p.25</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[734 BC]] [[Simon LaFleur]] attempts to kill [[Chicken Bone]], but he is [[killed]] instead. Chicken Bone reanimates him as a [[juju zombie]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n2">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]]</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]] [[Luc Tarascon]] gets his fortune told by the [[Vistani]] woman [[Valana]]. She provides him with the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]. Using this information, Luc and [[Marcel Tarascon]] explore underground [[tomb]]s to locate the [[the Hyskosa Scroll]]. Marcel is struck down by the [[undead]], and the experience transforms Luc into a [[lost one]]. Following this misfortune, [[Jean Tarascon]], Marcel's [[twin]] brother, arranges for Marcel's [[resurrection]]. However, the spell fails, and Marcel is left a [[zombie lord]]. Jean himself is driven to [[madness]] and hides the scroll from his brother, determined to "protect" him from it all costs.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 2-4</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}A string of [[murder]]s and disappearances rocks [[Marais d'Tarascon]]. [[Marcel Tarascon]] and [[Jean Tarascon]] are responsible.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p.3-5</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref> As a lunar eclipse hangs low overhead, [[adventurer]]s destroy the [[zombie lord]] [[Marcel Tarascon]].<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 39-40</ref>Thus, the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[752 BC]] [[Lady Marie-Félicité St. Croix]] documents several creatures native to Souragne.<ref>[[Children of the Bayou]], [[Book of Sorrows]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[759 BC]] [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]], the [[darklord]] of [[Necropolis]], sends [[emissary|emissaries]] to [[Anton Misroi]], petitioning Misroi to give up his [[necromancy|necromantic]] [[secret]]s for nothing in return. Offended by the impertinence, Misroi destroys all of Death's [[agent]]s save for one, sent back to Death to deliver Misroi's refusal.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 69, "a year ago" from [[760 BC]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]]'''January''' Upon the suggestion of [[Ambrose Skully]], [[Professor Viktor Hazan]], [[Dr. Anthony Reuland]], and a number of others from the [[Ste. Ronges Cell of the Fraternity of Shadows]] settle down in [[La Maison Soulombre]], a lonely [[plantation]] outside of [[Port d'Elhour]]. Led by Hazan, they begin the hunt for the [[traitor]]ous [[Erik van Rijn]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 5">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 5</ref> Later that month, [[Anton Misroi]] calls them to his presence, where they proceed to strike a truce with each other.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 67-69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 67-69</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}} [[760 BC]] [[The Fraternity of Shadows]] creates [[the Cellar Door]], an artificial [[mistway]]. It links [[Souragne]] to [[Richemulot]] and back.<ref>[[Quoth the Raven Issue 16]], p. 39-43</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] [[Sentire Etienne Lefebvre]] has gathered a group of [[priest]]s to unveil his version of the [[Fifth Book of Ezra]] on the 50th anniversary of [[Ti-Maman]]'s death.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 64">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 64</ref><br><br />
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[[File:Souragne.png|left|thumb|alt=Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]|Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]]]<br />
Souragne is the new headquarters of the [[Fraternity of Shadows]]<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] - [http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library.html At the FoS Library]</ref><br />
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'''Souragne''' is a domain based around stereotypical Louisiana voodoo, and as such consists primarily of a vast swamp. The two most important individuals in Souragne are the darklord [[Anton Misroi]], a [[Zombie Lord | zombie lord]], and [[Chicken Bone]], the most powerful [[voodan]] (Ravenloft's equivalent of a [[w:houngan| houngan]]) in the swamp.<br />
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Souragne's place of origin is from a formerly jungle and swamp area along the Thunder River, an area surrounding Sasserine in the world of Oerth. The jungle and swamp had been cleared for use as sprawling, privately owned plantations. Providing food crops and exports for the city of Sasserine. The Thunder River river's seasonal flooding made the land particularly rich, although those who farmed it constantly had to battle reincroaching jungle vegetation and beasts. Cassava, coffee, cotton, millet, rice, sugarcane, and tea - as well as some more traditional farm crops- made up Sasserine's plantations most abundant products. <ref name=rcsddp41>[[Dragon Magazine, issue #349]] p.78</ref><br />
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==Biology==<br />
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===Flora===<br />
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===Fauna===<br />
*[[Amphibian]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Dragon Magazine, issue #349]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Crocodile]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Leech]]es<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Lizard]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Snake]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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===Native Horrors===<br />
*[[Giant Insect]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Shambling Mound]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Undead]] (especially [[Skeleton]]s and [[Zombie]]s)<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
*[[Will O' Wisp]]s<ref name=rcsddp41>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.41</ref><br />
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==Chronology==<br />
* {{netbook-small}}[[528 BC]] [[Ferdinand Misroi]] discovers [[Souragne]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[535 BC]][[False History]]? [[Pierre Tarascon]] meets [[Hyskosa]], whom reveals to him [[Hyskosa's Hexad]] two hundred years before the [[dukkar]] actually divined the prophecy.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 44">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 44</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[599 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] is born.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Mistakenly thinking his wife and another plantation owner are engaging in a tryst, Anton Misroi orders his [[servant]]s to [[drown]] them in [[quicksand]]. Before his wife dies, she [[curse]]s him, causing Misroi to sink as well. He calls out to the powers that be to not let him perish, and [[the Dark Powers]] answer his cry by transforming him into a [[zombie lord]]. After he is chased off his own property into the [[swamp]], Souragne forms as a domain of Ravenloft.<ref name="DoD p.97">[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC-[[645 BC]] During this ten year period, a period of inner turmoil, isolation from the outside world, and harsh laws rock [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}635 BC [[Captain Edvard Renfus]], a [[Darkonian]] [[sailor]], is the first documented [[foreigner]] to spot Souragne after it has entered [[the Mists]]<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 41">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 41</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[638 BC]] of earlier [[Cemetery (Marais d'Tarascon)|the Cemetery of Marais d'Tarascon]] is sealed due to some horrible event that is now unknown.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 21</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[645 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] applies the supernatural knowledge he gained from [[the Maiden of the Swamp]] to become the [[Lord of the Dead]]. He gains fantastic mystical power and appears alive and human once more. However, by infusing himself with supernatural might, Misroi binds his essence to the [[swamp]]. Therefore, he cannot walk on the solid ground of the western half of his domain.<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 87, based upon information from [[Dance of the Dead]] and [[Domains of Dread]] p. 97-98</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}645 BC The period of chaos in Souragne seemingly ends. [[Trade]] is reestablished, and the [[plantation owner]]s free their [[slave]]s on paper, but many former slaves remain so far in [[debt]] not much has changed.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 45">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 45</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[689 BC]] [[Franklin Tennyson]], [[Ezrite]] [[missionary]], comes to Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[691 BC]] The [[Church of Ezra]] is made the official [[state-religion]] of Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[697 BC]] [[Etienne Lefebvre]], son of a [[magistrate]], abandons the legal profession in order to join the [[clergy]] of the [[Church of Ezra]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[699 BC]] [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] embraces the teachings of the [[Second Book of Ezra]]. However, the Souragnien public's reception of these teachings is less than enthusiastic.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Early Year''' Shortly before his death, [[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] sends [[Etienne Lefebvre]] to [[the Mordentish Sect|the Mordent branch]] of the Churzh of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[700 BC]] '''Spring'''[[Sentire Franklin Tennyson]] dies of [[malaria]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref> His successor is [[Manon Larouche]], who would later become known as the [[infamous]] [[Ti-Maman]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[702 BC]] Etienne Lefebvre returns to Souragne from Mordent. Ti-Maman names him [[secretary]] of the Souragnien branch of the Church of Ezra.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[705 BC]] [[Ti-Maman]] shakes things up in the Souragnien Church of Ezra by her inclusion of [[Voodan]] [[loa]]s and practices into the local [[Ezra]] church.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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*[[706 BC]] Following advise from her [[secretary]] Etienne Lefebrve, Ti-Maman relocates from the Church of Ezra in [[Port d'Elhour]] to the one in [[Marais d'Tarascon]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[709 BC]] Following the creation of the [[Third Book of Ezra]] in [[Dementlieu]], local attention in Souragne turns to a Book of Ezra Ti-Maman is supposedly writing.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 59">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 59</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[710 BC]] Ti-Maman is [[assassinated]]. Etienne Lefebvre is her successor.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br><br />
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{{netbook-small}}[[714 BC]]'''May''' [[Statue]]s of Ti-Maman begin appearing in personal [[shrine]]s of worship in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[715 BC]] First known sighting of [[Chickenbone]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="RMCI&II p. 95">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 95</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC [[Simon LaFleur]] is born to a [[wealthy]] family in [[Port d'Elhour]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n1">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]].</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}715 BC Reports of [[miracle]]s attributed to [[statue]]s of [[Ti-Maman]] begin to emerge.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[732 BC]] [[La Maison Soulombre]] is [[abandoned]] after one of the workers [[murder]]s the [[plantation owner]]. This will become important later as the [[Fraternity of Shadows]] eventually purchases it and uses it as a local [[headquarters]].<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p.25</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[734 BC]] [[Simon LaFleur]] attempts to kill [[Chicken Bone]], but he is [[killed]] instead. Chicken Bone reanimates him as a [[juju zombie]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42 n2">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]]</ref><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]] [[Luc Tarascon]] gets his fortune told by the [[Vistani]] woman [[Valana]]. She provides him with the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]]. Using this information, Luc and [[Marcel Tarascon]] explore underground [[tomb]]s to locate the [[the Hyskosa Scroll]]. Marcel is struck down by the [[undead]], and the experience transforms Luc into a [[lost one]]. Following this misfortune, [[Jean Tarascon]], Marcel's [[twin]] brother, arranges for Marcel's [[resurrection]]. However, the spell fails, and Marcel is left a [[zombie lord]]. Jean himself is driven to [[madness]] and hides the scroll from his brother, determined to "protect" him from it all costs.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 2-4</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}A string of [[murder]]s and disappearances rocks [[Marais d'Tarascon]]. [[Marcel Tarascon]] and [[Jean Tarascon]] are responsible.<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p.3-5</ref><br><br />
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* {{canon-small}}[[739 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref> As a lunar eclipse hangs low overhead, [[adventurer]]s destroy the [[zombie lord]] [[Marcel Tarascon]].<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 39-40</ref>Thus, the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[752 BC]] [[Lady Marie-Félicité St. Croix]] documents several creatures native to Souragne.<ref>[[Children of the Bayou]], [[Book of Sorrows]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[759 BC]] [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]], the [[darklord]] of [[Necropolis]], sends [[emissary|emissaries]] to [[Anton Misroi]], petitioning Misroi to give up his [[necromancy|necromantic]] [[secret]]s for nothing in return. Offended by the impertinence, Misroi destroys all of Death's [[agent]]s save for one, sent back to Death to deliver Misroi's refusal.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 69, "a year ago" from [[760 BC]]</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]]'''January''' Upon the suggestion of [[Ambrose Skully]], [[Professor Viktor Hazan]], [[Dr. Anthony Reuland]], and a number of others from the [[Ste. Ronges Cell of the Fraternity of Shadows]] settle down in [[La Maison Soulombre]], a lonely [[plantation]] outside of [[Port d'Elhour]]. Led by Hazan, they begin the hunt for the [[traitor]]ous [[Erik van Rijn]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 5">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 5</ref> Later that month, [[Anton Misroi]] calls them to his presence, where they proceed to strike a truce with each other.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 67-69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 67-69</ref><br><br />
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* {{netbook-small}} [[760 BC]] [[The Fraternity of Shadows]] creates [[the Cellar Door]], an artificial [[mistway]]. It links [[Souragne]] to [[Richemulot]] and back.<ref>[[Quoth the Raven Issue 16]], p. 39-43</ref><br />
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* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] [[Sentire Etienne Lefebvre]] has gathered a group of [[priest]]s to unveil his version of the [[Fifth Book of Ezra]] on the 50th anniversary of [[Ti-Maman]]'s death.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 64">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 64</ref><br><br />
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[[File:Souragne.png|left|thumb|alt=Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]|Souragne Map By [[Mordent Cartographic Society]]]]<br />
Souragne is the new headquarters of the [[Fraternity of Shadows]]<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] - [http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library.html At the FoS Library]</ref><br />
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The '''Grim Fastness''' lies in [[Old Il Aluk]] at the the heart of [[Necropolis]]. It was formerly the [[headquarters]] of the [[The Kargat|Kargat]]. It was destroyed in by the [[Requiem]]. It has been rebuilt on the order of [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]].<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p.138</ref> It clocks in as a rank 4 [[sinkhole of evil]].<ref>[[Gaz II]] p. 139</ref><br />
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There is a complex of caverns beneath the Grim Fastness, filled with the living dead and other creatures of darkness. Within those caverns lies the [[Black Vault]], allegedly filled with arcane treasures collected by [[Azalin Rex]]. <ref>[[Forged of Darkness]] p. 14</ref><br />
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The '''Grim Fastness''' lies in [[Old Il Aluk]] at the the heart of [[Necropolis]]. It was formerly the [[headquarters]] of the [[The Kargat|Kargat]]. It was destroyed in by the [[Requiem]]. It has been rebuilt on the order of [[Death (Lowellyn Dachine)|Death]].<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p.138</ref> It clocks in as a rank 4 [[sinkhole of evil]].<ref>[[Gaz II]] p. 139</ref><br />
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There is a complex of caverns beneath the Grim Fastness, filled with the living dead and other creatures of darkness. Within those caverns lies the [[Black Vault]], allegedly filled with arcane treasures collected by [[Azalin Rex]].<br />
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[[The Black Vault]] contains a hoard of cursed and vile [[magic items]] collected by [[Azalin Rex]]. It lies beneath the [[Grim Fastness]] that was formerly controlled by [[The Kargat]] before the [[Requiem]] and served as their [[headquarters]]. [[Rudolph van Richten]] is said to have [[robbed]] it once, allegedly taking away and/or destroying many of the dread magic that were held within. Regardless of the truth to the story, the Vault is protected by [[ward]]s and [[spell]]s, including an [[arcane lock]] cast by [[Azalin Rex]].<ref>[[Forged of Darkness]] p. 14</ref><br />
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As [[Il Aluk]] is now [[Necropolis]], the Black Vault is now located within that [[domain]] instead of [[Darkon]].<br />
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<div>{{canon}}<br />
[[The Black Vault]] contains a hoard of cursed and vile [[magic items]] collected by [[Azalin Rex]]. It lies beneath the [[Grim Fastness]] that was controlled by [[The Kargat]] before the [[Requiem]] and formerly served as their [[headquarters]]. . [[Rudolph van Richten]] is said to have [[robbed]] it once, allegedly taking away and/or destroying many of the dread magic that were held within. Regardless of the truth to the story, the Vault is protected by [[ward]]s and [[spell]]s, including an [[arcane lock]] cast by [[Azalin Rex]].<ref>[[Forged of Darkness]] p. 14</ref><br />
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As [[Il Aluk]] is now [[Necropolis]], the Black Vault is now located within that [[domain]] instead of [[Darkon]].<br />
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One of the most famous and powerful artifacts of Ravenloft, the Apparatus was first created in [[Mordentshire]] by [[the Alchemist]]. It is capable of many extraordinary feats, including the transmigration of souls. It is activated by [[The Rod of Rastinon]] or The [[Rod of Houtras]].<br />
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There is also another power the Apparatus is possible of, traveling in a parallel Demiplane of Dread. This power can be activated using [[The Rod of Nebenwelt]]. <ref>[[Quoth the Raven #28]] p.267-268 </ref><br />
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One of the most famous and powerful artifacts of Ravenloft, the Apparatus was first created in [[Mordentshire]] by [[the Alchemist]]. It is capable of many extraordinary feats, including the transmigration of souls. It is activated by [[The Rod of Rastinon]] or [[The Rod of Houtras]].<br />
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{{Netbook-canon}}<br />
There is also another power the Apparatus is possible of, traveling in a parallel Demiplane of Dread. This power can be activated using [[The Rod of Nebenwelt]]. <ref>[[Quoth the Raven #28]] p.267-268 </ref><br />
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One of the most famous and powerful artifacts of Ravenloft, the Apparatus was first created in [[Mordentshire]] by [[the Alchemist]]. It is capable of many extraordinary feats, including the transmigration of souls. It is activated by [[The Rod of Rastinon]] or [[The Rod of Houtras]].<br />
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{{Netbook-canon}}<br />
There is also another power the Apparatus is possible of, traveling in a parallel Demiplane of Dread. This power can be activated using the [[Rod of Nebenwelt]]. <ref>[[Quoth the Raven #28]] p.267-268 </ref><br />
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<div>The Rod of Nebenwelt is a crystal shaft, two feet long and a half inch in diameter, almost identical to the [[Rod of Rastinon]] or the [[Rod of Houtras]], with silvery sparks occasionally flickering along its length inside, crackling quietly. It was created by Reiner Nebenmann a novice but brilliant scientist of the [[Ministry of Science]] in [[Falkovnia]]. This fragile crystal of Wondrous Power operates [[the Apparatus]] unlocking it's power to travel to a parallel Demiplane of Dread called Nebenwelt. The Rod of Nebenwelt hasn’t the power to activate the union and splitting of souls but without this rod the {Alchemist}’s machine is able to only perform soul transference. <br />
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One of the most famous and powerful artifacts of Ravenloft, the Apparatus was first created in [[Mordentshire]] by [[the Alchemist]]. It is capable of many extraordinary feats, including the transmigration of souls. It is activated by [[The Rod of Rastinon]] or [[The Rod of Houtras]].<br />
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There is also another power the Apparatus is possible of, traveling in a parallel Demiplane of Dread. This power can be activated using the Rod of Nebenwelt. <ref>[[Quoth the Raven #28]] p.267-268 </ref><br />
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Nicknamed "The Cyclops" because of a damaged left eye that he doesn't bother to cover<ref name=CotNWerebeastsp.>[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]] p.</ref>, Vjorn Horstmann rose to power in the [[Ministry of Science]]<ref name=GazIIp.99>[[Gazetteer II]]p.99</ref> after his intensive study of [[lycanthropy]] suggested that soldiers could be enhanced with controllable animal features. Horstmann now experiments on criminals, prisoners of war and anyone else hapless enough to fall into his control.<ref name=CotNWerebeastsp.>[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]] p.</ref> His goal of the perfect beast-men remains out of reach for now, so he oversees the ministry's design of new war engines for battlefield use.<ref name=GazIIp.99>[[Gazetteer II]]p.99</ref> The results are never as reliable as sorcery, but Drakov's biases ensure the Ministry of Science receives the lion's share of research monies from the national war chest.<br />
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Falkfuhrer Vjorn Horstman was born in [[Falkovnia]] and lives in [[Lekar]]. His creations include the [[Primal Serum]] and the [[The Dark Men|Dark Men]].<ref name=CotNWerebeastsp.>[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]] p.</ref><br />
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Horstmann was stated in CotN:Werebeasts as a wizard, despite having no arcane training. In the text, it was explained that his "magic" was actually science, and that the wizard class was a contrivance to explain his abilities. Presumably, in other editions he would have levels in expert and/or various scientific classes. {{Spec|In [[Pathfinder]], he might be an [[alchemist]].}} <br />
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In Quoth the Raven #28 Vjorn's 3rd edition stats are those of a Human Artificer 5/ Alchemical Philosopher 7.<br />
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[[Lars Kerskman]], the mass murderer targeting only [[Talons]] who is known to the inhabitants of Lekar as the Silken Strangler, was created by Horstman's injecting him with a giant spider variant of his [[Primal Serum]].<ref>[[Book of Sacrifices]] p.43-45</ref><br />
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Vjorn Horstman's and his colleagues experiments in the facilities of the [[Ministry of Science]] have created other abominations and scientific equipment such as the alchemical zombie, the psychic lost one, the Rod of Nebenwelt and [[The Time Machine]].<br />
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