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	'''Kalidnay''' is a domain taken from Athas (Dark Sun setting). It is ruled by the [[Spiritual Leader\|High Priestess]] [[Thakok-An]]<ref name=DoDp.90>[[Domains of Dread]] p.90</ref>, whose defining crime was the sacrifice of her family to transform her Sorcerer King, Kalid-Ma, into a [[Dragon\|dragon]]. Instead of transforming, the King was put into a deep sleep, and half of the city's population was killed. As soon as this happened, Kalidnay was added to Ravenloft as an [[Island of Terror]]. Thakok's curse is having her beloved master at her side, as she wanted, but in a sleeping state, thus never having his favor. Worse, dissonance eats at her [[soul]], for she is conflicted over whether keeping him to herself is greater than having his favor.<ref name=DoDp.91>[[Domains of Dread]] p.91</ref> And in the meantime, she must eternally walk a tightrope keeping the magical ecology that keeps Kalidnay together from falling apart.<ref name=DoDp.92>[[Domains of Dread]] p.92</ref>		'''Kalidnay''' is a domain taken from Athas (Dark Sun setting). It is ruled by the [[Spiritual Leader\|High Priestess]] [[Thakok-An]]<ref name=DoDp.90>[[Domains of Dread]] p.90</ref>, whose defining crime was the sacrifice of her family to transform her Sorcerer King, Kalid-Ma, into a [[Dragon\|dragon]]<ref>https://darksun.fandom.com/wiki/Athasian_Dragon</ref>. Instead of transforming, the King was put into a deep sleep, and half of the city's population was killed. As soon as this happened, Kalidnay was added to Ravenloft as an [[Island of Terror]]. Thakok's curse is having her beloved master at her side, as she wanted, but in a sleeping state, thus never having his favor. Worse, dissonance eats at her [[soul]], for she is conflicted over whether keeping him to herself is greater than having his favor.<ref name=DoDp.91>[[Domains of Dread]] p.91</ref> And in the meantime, she must eternally walk a tightrope keeping the magical ecology that keeps Kalidnay together from falling apart.<ref name=DoDp.92>[[Domains of Dread]] p.92</ref>

	The doom of Kalidnay came swiftly. The city now has more empty structures than inhabitants. The survivors scavenge for food caches and other supplies in the abandoned structures. Kalidnay also has a satellite village, Artan-Ak, which it relies upon for water and crops.		The doom of Kalidnay came swiftly. The city now has more empty structures than inhabitants. The survivors scavenge for food caches and other supplies in the abandoned structures. Kalidnay also has a satellite village, Artan-Ak, which it relies upon for water and crops.

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			[[Category:Canon Domain]]
	[[Category:domain]][[Category:Island of Terror]][[Category:Shadowfell Domain]]		[[Category:domain]][[Category:Island of Terror]][[Category:Shadowfell Domain]]
	[[category:Warm Climate]][[category:Wasteland]]		[[category:Warm Climate]][[category:Wasteland]]
	[[category:Theocracy]]		[[category:Theocracy]]
	[[category:Despotism]]		[[category:Despotism]]

	==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==		==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==

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	'''Kalidnay''' is a domain taken from Athas (Dark Sun setting). It is ruled by the [[Spiritual Leader \| High Priestess]] [[Thakok-An]]<ref name=DoDp.90>[[Domains of Dread]] p.90</ref>, whose defining crime was the sacrifice of her family ~~in order~~ to transform her Sorcerer King, Kalid-Ma, into a [[Dragon \| dragon]]. Instead of transforming, the King was put into a deep sleep, and half of the city's population was killed. As soon as this happened, Kalidnay was added to Ravenloft as an [[Island of Terror]]. Thakok's curse is having her beloved master at her side, as she wanted, but in a sleeping state, thus never having his favor. Worse, dissonance eats at her [[soul]], for she is ~~in conflict~~ over whether keeping him to herself is greater than having his favor.<ref name=DoDp.91>[[Domains of Dread]] p.91</ref> And in the meantime, she must eternally walk a tightrope keeping the magical ecology that keeps Kalidnay together from falling apart.<ref name=DoDp.92>[[Domains of Dread]] p.92</ref>		'''Kalidnay''' is a domain taken from Athas (Dark Sun setting). It is ruled by the [[Spiritual Leader\|High Priestess]] [[Thakok-An]]<ref name=DoDp.90>[[Domains of Dread]] p.90</ref>, whose defining crime was the sacrifice of her family to transform her Sorcerer King, Kalid-Ma, into a [[Dragon\|dragon]]. Instead of transforming, the King was put into a deep sleep, and half of the city's population was killed. As soon as this happened, Kalidnay was added to Ravenloft as an [[Island of Terror]]. Thakok's curse is having her beloved master at her side, as she wanted, but in a sleeping state, thus never having his favor. Worse, dissonance eats at her [[soul]], for she is conflicted over whether keeping him to herself is greater than having his favor.<ref name=DoDp.91>[[Domains of Dread]] p.91</ref> And in the meantime, she must eternally walk a tightrope keeping the magical ecology that keeps Kalidnay together from falling apart.<ref name=DoDp.92>[[Domains of Dread]] p.92</ref>

	The doom of Kalidnay came swiftly. The city now has more empty structures than inhabitants. The survivors scavenge for food caches and other supplies in the abandoned structures. Kalidnay also has a satellite village, Artan-Ak, it relies upon for water and crops.		The doom of Kalidnay came swiftly. The city now has more empty structures than inhabitants. The survivors scavenge for food caches and other supplies in the abandoned structures. Kalidnay also has a satellite village, Artan-Ak, which it relies upon for water and crops.

	In 4th Edition, [[Kalidnay]] exists in ruined form on Athas, and in a populated form in The Grey (Athas's Shadowfell).<ref>[[Eye on Dark Sun: Kalidnay]]</ref>		In 4th Edition, [[Kalidnay]] exists in a ruined form on Athas, and in a populated form in The Grey (Athas's Shadowfell).<ref name="Eye">[[Eye on Dark Sun: Kalidnay]]</ref>

	==Discrepancies==		==Discrepancies==
	Thakok-An and Kalid-Ma's gender are up for debate as they are two versions of this dark domain's origin. When Kalidnay first appeared in the Forbidden Lore supplement, Thakok-An was a high priest and Kalid-Ma was his Sorceress-Queen. The [[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] supplement follows this view<ref>~~(see page 116 -- the monster~~ [[~~Palik\| Palik's~~]] ~~story)~~</ref>. In the Domains of the Dread corebook their genders were swapped: Kalid became a King while Thakok was transformed into a female priestess. The reasons for this change seem to be ~~due to the fact that~~ Dark Sun products refer to Kalid-Ma as a male.<ref>~~{{Citation-needed}}~~</ref>		Thakok-An and Kalid-Ma's gender are up for debate as they are two versions of this dark domain's origin. When Kalidnay first appeared in the Forbidden Lore supplement, Thakok-An was a high priest and Kalid-Ma was his Sorceress-Queen. The [[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] supplement follows this view<ref>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II]] p.116</ref>. In the Domains of the Dread corebook their genders were swapped: Kalid became a King while Thakok was transformed into a female priestess. The reasons for this change seem to be because Dark Sun products refer to Kalid-Ma as a male.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090603211138if_/http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/DStimeline.rtf Dark Sun Timeline] (archived link)</ref>

	Since Kalidnay strongly depended on the Dark Sun setting, and 3rd edition Ravenloft was published by Arthaus/White Wolf, this domain was left aside and unused by the new publisher, possibly because using it would have required them to pay the rights to Wizards of the Coast as Arthaus/WW would need to cite Dark Suns and Athas' names, as they could not unbind it from its home scenario (as they did to all the other domains), and possibly because the non-core domains were never explored very much before the end of the line.		Since Kalidnay strongly depended on the Dark Sun setting, and 3rd edition Ravenloft was published by Arthaus/White Wolf, this domain was left aside and unused by the new publisher, possibly because using it would have required them to pay the rights to Wizards of the Coast as Arthaus/WW would need to cite Dark Suns and Athas' names, as they could not unbind it from its home scenario (as they did to all the other domains), and possibly because the non-core domains were never explored very much before the end of the line.

	In the 4th Edition version <ref~~>[[~~Eye ~~on Dark Sun: Kalidnay]]<~~/~~ref~~>, Kalid-Ma remains male and Thakok-An remains female. This edition does not specify that Kalidnay is in Ravenloft. Instead Kalidnay's location is the "Gray" cut off from Athas where "the lost dead linger" and "devils and other horrific creatures roam" and intermittently trouble the people. Night mists capture anyone who roams the ruined city on Athas and bring them to the Gray version.		In the 4th Edition version <ref name="Eye" />, Kalid-Ma remains male and Thakok-An remains female. This edition does not specify that Kalidnay is in Ravenloft. Instead, Kalidnay's location is the "Gray" cut off from Athas where "the lost dead linger" and "devils and other horrific creatures roam" and intermittently trouble the people. Night mists capture anyone who roams the ruined city on Athas and bring them to the Gray version.

	==References==		==References==

Mischief: More on the scavenging.

2020-08-07T04:48:48Z

Mischief: Kalidnay was kidnapped from Ravenloft.

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Kalidnay was kidnapped from Ravenloft.

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	Since Kalidnay strongly depended on the Dark Sun setting, and 3rd edition Ravenloft was published by Arthaus/White Wolf, this domain was left aside and unused by the new publisher, possibly because using it would have required them to pay the rights to Wizards of the Coast as Arthaus/WW would need to cite Dark Suns and Athas' names, as they could not unbind it from its home scenario (as they did to all the other domains), and possibly because the non-core domains were never explored very much before the end of the line.		Since Kalidnay strongly depended on the Dark Sun setting, and 3rd edition Ravenloft was published by Arthaus/White Wolf, this domain was left aside and unused by the new publisher, possibly because using it would have required them to pay the rights to Wizards of the Coast as Arthaus/WW would need to cite Dark Suns and Athas' names, as they could not unbind it from its home scenario (as they did to all the other domains), and possibly because the non-core domains were never explored very much before the end of the line.

	In the 4th Edition version <ref>[[Eye on Dark Sun: Kalidnay]]</ref>, Kalid-Ma remains male and Thakok-An remains female.		In the 4th Edition version <ref>[[Eye on Dark Sun: Kalidnay]]</ref>, Kalid-Ma remains male and Thakok-An remains female. This edition does not specify that Kalidnay is in Ravenloft. Instead Kalidnay's location is the "Gray" cut off from Athas where "the lost dead linger" and "devils and other horrific creatures roam" and intermittently trouble the people. Night mists capture anyone who roams the ruined city on Athas and bring them to the Gray version.

	==References==		==References==

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	[[category:Warm Climate]][[category:Wasteland]]		[[category:Warm Climate]][[category:Wasteland]]
			[[category:Theocracy]]
			[[category:Despotism]]
	==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==		==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==

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	==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==		==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==

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	\|culture_lvl=		\|culture_lvl=[[CL 4\|Classical (4)]], though [[metal]] is unavailable due to scarcity.<ref name=DoDp.90>[[Domains of Dread]] p.90</ref>
	\|ecology=		\|ecology={{Spec\|Sparse}}
	\|terrain=		\|terrain=[[Desert]], hot during the day and cold at night<ref name=DoDp.90>[[Domains of Dread]] p.90</ref>
	\|year_formed=		\|year_formed=[[570 BC]]<ref name=DoDp.90>[[Domains of Dread]] p.90</ref>
	\|population=		\|population=2,500+<ref name=DoDp.90>[[Domains of Dread]] p.90</ref>
	\|races=		\|races=All Dark Sun [[PC]] races, save for [[thri-kreen]]<ref name=DoDp.90>[[Domains of Dread]] p.90</ref>
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	\|religions=		\|religions=None, save for worship of the Sorcerer-King, [[Kalid-Ma]] and rare [[priest]]s of [[elemental]] forces<ref name=DoDp.90>[[Domains of Dread]] p.90</ref>
	\|government=		\|government=[[Theocracy\|Theocratic]] [[Despotism]], venerating Kalid-Ma as sole [[deity]]<ref name=DoDp.90>[[Domains of Dread]] p.90</ref>
	\|ruler=[[Thakok-An]]		\|ruler=[[Thakok-An]], in the name of [[Kalid-Ma]]<ref name=DoDp.90>[[Domains of Dread]] p.90</ref>
	\|darklord=[[Thakok-An]]		\|darklord=[[Thakok-An]]<ref name=DoDp.91>[[Domains of Dread]] p.91</ref>
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	{{canon}}		{{canon}}
	'''Kalidnay''' is a domain taken from Athas (Dark Sun setting). It is ruled by the [[Spiritual Leader \| High Priestess]] [[Thakok-An]], whose defining crime was the sacrifice of her family in order to transform her Sorcerer King, Kalid-Ma, into a [[Dragon \| dragon]]. Instead of transforming, the King was put into a deep sleep, and half of the city's population was killed. As soon as this happened, Kalidnay was added to Ravenloft as an [[Island of Terror]]. Thakok's curse is having her beloved master at her side, as she wanted, but in a sleeping state, thus never having his favor. Worse, she ~~cannot even try~~ to ~~awake him~~, ~~because~~ she ~~knows if he awakens, he will probably kill her, or worse!{{citation needed}}~~		'''Kalidnay''' is a domain taken from Athas (Dark Sun setting). It is ruled by the [[Spiritual Leader \| High Priestess]] [[Thakok-An]]<ref name=DoDp.90>[[Domains of Dread]] p.90</ref>, whose defining crime was the sacrifice of her family in order to transform her Sorcerer King, Kalid-Ma, into a [[Dragon \| dragon]]. Instead of transforming, the King was put into a deep sleep, and half of the city's population was killed. As soon as this happened, Kalidnay was added to Ravenloft as an [[Island of Terror]]. Thakok's curse is having her beloved master at her side, as she wanted, but in a sleeping state, thus never having his favor. Worse, dissonance eats at her [[soul]], for she is in conflict over whether keeping him to herself is greater than having his favor.<ref name=DoDp.91>[[Domains of Dread]] p.91</ref> And in the meantime, she must eternally walk a tightrope keeping the magical ecology that keeps Kalidnay together from falling apart.<ref name=DoDp.92>[[Domains of Dread]] p.92</ref>

	In 4th Edition, [[Kalidnay]] exists in ruined form on Athas, and in a populated form in The Grey (Athas's Shadowfell).<ref>[[Eye on Dark Sun: Kalidnay]]</ref>		In 4th Edition, [[Kalidnay]] exists in ruined form on Athas, and in a populated form in The Grey (Athas's Shadowfell).<ref>[[Eye on Dark Sun: Kalidnay]]</ref>

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	}}'''Kalidnay''' is a domain taken from Athas (Dark Sun setting). It is ruled by the [[Spiritual Leader \| High Priestess]] [[Thakok-An]], whose defining crime was the sacrifice of her family in order to transform her Sorcerer King, Kalid-Ma, into a [[Dragon \| dragon]]. Instead of transforming, the King was put into a deep sleep, and half of the city's population was killed. As soon as this happened, Kalidnay was added to Ravenloft as an [[Island of Terror]]. Thakok's curse is having her beloved master at her side, as she wanted, but in a sleeping state, thus never having his favor. Worse, she cannot even try to awake him, because she knows if he awakens, he will probably kill her, or worse!{{citation needed}}		}}
			{{canon}}
			'''Kalidnay''' is a domain taken from Athas (Dark Sun setting). It is ruled by the [[Spiritual Leader \| High Priestess]] [[Thakok-An]], whose defining crime was the sacrifice of her family in order to transform her Sorcerer King, Kalid-Ma, into a [[Dragon \| dragon]]. Instead of transforming, the King was put into a deep sleep, and half of the city's population was killed. As soon as this happened, Kalidnay was added to Ravenloft as an [[Island of Terror]]. Thakok's curse is having her beloved master at her side, as she wanted, but in a sleeping state, thus never having his favor. Worse, she cannot even try to awake him, because she knows if he awakens, he will probably kill her, or worse!{{citation needed}}

	In 4th Edition, [[Kalidnay]] exists in ruined form on Athas, and in a populated form in The Grey (Athas's Shadowfell).<ref>[[Eye on Dark Sun: Kalidnay]]</ref>		In 4th Edition, [[Kalidnay]] exists in ruined form on Athas, and in a populated form in The Grey (Athas's Shadowfell).<ref>[[Eye on Dark Sun: Kalidnay]]</ref>

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	'''Kalidnay''' is a domain taken from Athas (Dark Sun setting). It is ruled by the [[Spiritual Leader \| High Priestess]] [[Thakok-An]]<ref name=DoDp.90>[[Domains of Dread]] p.90</ref>, whose defining crime was the sacrifice of her family in order to transform her Sorcerer King, Kalid-Ma, into a [[Dragon \| dragon]]. Instead of transforming, the King was put into a deep sleep, and half of the city's population was killed. As soon as this happened, Kalidnay was added to Ravenloft as an [[Island of Terror]]. Thakok's curse is having her beloved master at her side, as she wanted, but in a sleeping state, thus never having his favor. Worse, dissonance eats at her [[soul]], for she is in conflict over whether keeping him to herself is greater than having his favor.<ref name=DoDp.91>[[Domains of Dread]] p.91</ref> And in the meantime, she must eternally walk a tightrope keeping the magical ecology that keeps Kalidnay together from falling apart.<ref name=DoDp.92>[[Domains of Dread]] p.92</ref>		'''Kalidnay''' is a domain taken from Athas (Dark Sun setting). It is ruled by the [[Spiritual Leader \| High Priestess]] [[Thakok-An]]<ref name=DoDp.90>[[Domains of Dread]] p.90</ref>, whose defining crime was the sacrifice of her family in order to transform her Sorcerer King, Kalid-Ma, into a [[Dragon \| dragon]]. Instead of transforming, the King was put into a deep sleep, and half of the city's population was killed. As soon as this happened, Kalidnay was added to Ravenloft as an [[Island of Terror]]. Thakok's curse is having her beloved master at her side, as she wanted, but in a sleeping state, thus never having his favor. Worse, dissonance eats at her [[soul]], for she is in conflict over whether keeping him to herself is greater than having his favor.<ref name=DoDp.91>[[Domains of Dread]] p.91</ref> And in the meantime, she must eternally walk a tightrope keeping the magical ecology that keeps Kalidnay together from falling apart.<ref name=DoDp.92>[[Domains of Dread]] p.92</ref>

			The doom of Kalidnay came swiftly. The city now has more empty structures than inhabitants. The survivors scavenge for food caches and other supplies in the abandoned structures. Kalidnay also has a satellite village, Artan-Ak, it relies upon for water and crops.

	In 4th Edition, [[Kalidnay]] exists in ruined form on Athas, and in a populated form in The Grey (Athas's Shadowfell).<ref>[[Eye on Dark Sun: Kalidnay]]</ref>		In 4th Edition, [[Kalidnay]] exists in ruined form on Athas, and in a populated form in The Grey (Athas's Shadowfell).<ref>[[Eye on Dark Sun: Kalidnay]]</ref>