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Rock: /* Wort discovers the Bell */

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	Previously an idealistic, helpful soul, Wort's attitude changed after a mob of angry villagers nearly [[killed]] him after he saved a [[peasant]] girl. Wort became determined to become the monster they thought he was to make them truly fear. To find a way of revenge, he sneaked into the [[dungeon]]s of [[Nartok Keep]] to speak with [[Brinn]], a [[darkling]] [[seer]] held captive by Caidin. Brinn told Wort he would find what he'd need in the [[cathedral]] [[ruins]] to the east of Nartok. Venturing there and facing the horrors of the night, Wort by chance survived and returned with the [[Bell of Doom]].		Previously an idealistic, helpful soul, Wort's attitude changed after a mob of angry villagers nearly [[killed]] him after he saved a [[peasant]] girl. Wort became determined to become the monster they thought he was to make them truly fear. To find a way of revenge, he sneaked into the [[dungeon]]s of [[Nartok Keep]] to speak with [[Brinn]], a [[darkling]] [[seer]] held captive by Caidin. Brinn told Wort he would find what he'd need in the [[cathedral]] [[ruins]] to the east of Nartok. Venturing there and facing the horrors of the night, Wort by chance survived and returned with the [[Bell of Doom]].

	Once he learned the Bell's function from [[the Spirits of the Bell]], Wort began operating as a [[:Category:Murderer-by-Proxy\|murder-by-proxy]] [[serial killer]]. Wort stole trinkets owned by his [[victim]]s, ~~and he ranged~~ the bell to summon the ghosts to kill , The ghosts descended down upon their target and [[murdered]] them, returning the bloodied tokens to Wort once the dirty deeds were complete. Wort's first victim was [[Castellan Domeck]], and he pinned the crime on [[Sir Logris]]. Wort also caused the death of Caidin's closest [[mistress]]. For this crime, Wort pinned the blame on [[Lord Inquisitor Sirraun]]. (Ironically, Sirraun now shared the same fate with those he falsely accused in order to provide Baron Caidin the [[corpse]]s and [[soul]]s he needed for his own sinister purposes.) Wort stole personal possessions from those he saw showing notable vice or [[sin]], acting as a [[vigilante]] [[serial killer]].		Once he learned the Bell's function from [[the Spirits of the Bell]], Wort began operating as a [[:Category:Murderer-by-Proxy\|murder-by-proxy]] [[serial killer]]. Wort stole trinkets owned by his [[victim]]s, then rang the bell to summon the ghosts to kill. The ghosts descended down upon their target and [[murdered]] them, returning the bloodied tokens to Wort once the dirty deeds were complete. Wort's first victim was [[Castellan Domeck]], and he pinned the crime on [[Sir Logris]]. Wort also caused the death of Caidin's closest [[mistress]]. For this crime, Wort pinned the blame on [[Lord Inquisitor Sirraun]]. (Ironically, Sirraun now shared the same fate with those he falsely accused in order to provide Baron Caidin the [[corpse]]s and [[soul]]s he needed for his own sinister purposes.) Wort stole personal possessions from those he saw showing notable vice or [[sin]], acting as a [[vigilante]] [[serial killer]].

	===The Angel and the Monster===		===The Angel and the Monster===

Rock: /* Wort discovers the Bell */

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Wort discovers the Bell

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	Previously an idealistic, helpful soul, Wort's attitude changed after a mob of angry villagers nearly [[killed]] him after he saved a [[peasant]] girl. Wort became determined to become the monster they thought he was to make them truly fear. To find a way of revenge, he sneaked into the [[dungeon]]s of [[Nartok Keep]] to speak with [[Brinn]], a [[darkling]] [[seer]] held captive by Caidin. Brinn told Wort he would find what he'd need in the [[cathedral]] [[ruins]] to the east of Nartok. Venturing there and facing the horrors of the night, Wort by chance survived and returned with the [[Bell of Doom]].		Previously an idealistic, helpful soul, Wort's attitude changed after a mob of angry villagers nearly [[killed]] him after he saved a [[peasant]] girl. Wort became determined to become the monster they thought he was to make them truly fear. To find a way of revenge, he sneaked into the [[dungeon]]s of [[Nartok Keep]] to speak with [[Brinn]], a [[darkling]] [[seer]] held captive by Caidin. Brinn told Wort he would find what he'd need in the [[cathedral]] [[ruins]] to the east of Nartok. Venturing there and facing the horrors of the night, Wort by chance survived and returned with the [[Bell of Doom]].

	Once he learned the Bell's function from [[the Spirits of the Bell]], Wort began operating as a [[Murderer-by-Proxy\|murder-by-proxy]] [[serial killer]]. Wort stole trinkets owned by his [[victim]]s, and he ranged the bell to summon the ghosts to kill , The ghosts descended down upon their target and [[murdered]] them, returning the bloodied tokens to Wort once the dirty deeds were complete. Wort's first victim was [[Castellan Domeck]], and he pinned the crime on [[Sir Logris]]. Wort also caused the death of Caidin's closest [[mistress]]. For this crime, Wort pinned the blame on [[Lord Inquisitor Sirraun]]. (Ironically, Sirraun now shared the same fate with those he falsely accused in order to provide Baron Caidin the [[corpse]]s and [[soul]]s he needed for his own sinister purposes.) Wort stole personal possessions from those he saw showing notable vice or [[sin]], acting as a [[vigilante]] [[serial killer]].		Once he learned the Bell's function from [[the Spirits of the Bell]], Wort began operating as a [[:Category:Murderer-by-Proxy\|murder-by-proxy]] [[serial killer]]. Wort stole trinkets owned by his [[victim]]s, and he ranged the bell to summon the ghosts to kill , The ghosts descended down upon their target and [[murdered]] them, returning the bloodied tokens to Wort once the dirty deeds were complete. Wort's first victim was [[Castellan Domeck]], and he pinned the crime on [[Sir Logris]]. Wort also caused the death of Caidin's closest [[mistress]]. For this crime, Wort pinned the blame on [[Lord Inquisitor Sirraun]]. (Ironically, Sirraun now shared the same fate with those he falsely accused in order to provide Baron Caidin the [[corpse]]s and [[soul]]s he needed for his own sinister purposes.) Wort stole personal possessions from those he saw showing notable vice or [[sin]], acting as a [[vigilante]] [[serial killer]].

	===The Angel and the Monster===		===The Angel and the Monster===

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The Lesser Evil: /* The Angel and the Monster */

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The Angel and the Monster

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	At the same time Wort became involved with the Bell, he came to the attention of [[Mika]], a traveling [[healer]] he saved from an angry mob whom thought she was a [[witch]]. Mike saw in him a gentle, misunderstood soul, and she wished to heal his [[W:hunchback\|hunchback]]. For his part, Wort had conflicting [[emotion]]s, believing her on the one hand to be the angel he was in an ancient tapestry, but on the other he doubted the sincerity of her feelings. Still, they eventually formed a bond. For Wort, it seemed like he may fall in love, until he discovered Mika the arms of his hated brother Caidrin. Disgusted, Wort returned to his revenge and stepped up the killings more than ever before.<ref> p. 211-216</ref>		At the same time Wort became involved with the Bell, he came to the attention of [[Mika]], a traveling [[healer]] he saved from an angry mob whom thought she was a [[witch]]. Mike saw in him a gentle, misunderstood soul, and she wished to heal his [[W:hunchback\|hunchback]]. For his part, Wort had conflicting [[emotion]]s, believing her on the one hand to be the angel he was in an ancient tapestry, but on the other he doubted the sincerity of her feelings. Still, they eventually formed a bond. For Wort, it seemed like he may fall in love, until he discovered Mika the arms of his hated brother Caidrin. Disgusted, Wort returned to his revenge and stepped up the killings more than ever before.<ref> p. 211-216</ref>

	In the course of less than a week, Wort wracked up a kill count of thirteen people. He then planted the bloodied possessions of his victims among Caidin's things. It wasn't too long thereafter that the Baron's own [[[peasant]]s began a [[rebellion]] against him. Though Caidin's [[knight]]s could not hold out (and may not even remain [[loyal]]) forever<ref>Tod p. 224-229</ref>, the baron had been secretly constructing a supposedly invincible mobile war [[tower]], powered by the [[Soulstone]], an object of [[soul transference]] and [[containment]].<ref>ToD p. 62-63, 93, 207, 243, 187-288</ref> Caidrin also gained in a windfall in learning of the Bell from Mika, who feared for Wort's life and spirit so long as he remained in the Bell's proximity.<ref>ToD p. 238-242</ref>		In the course of less than a week, Wort wracked up a kill count of thirteen people. He then planted the bloodied possessions of his victims among Caidin's things. It wasn't too long thereafter that the Baron's own [[peasant]]s began a [[rebellion]] against him. Though Caidin's [[knight]]s could not hold out (and may not even remain [[loyal]]) forever<ref>Tod p. 224-229</ref>, the baron had been secretly constructing a supposedly invincible mobile war [[tower]], powered by the [[Soulstone]], an object of [[soul transference]] and [[containment]].<ref>ToD p. 62-63, 93, 207, 243, 187-288</ref> Caidrin also gained in a windfall in learning of the Bell from Mika, who feared for Wort's life and spirit so long as he remained in the Bell's proximity.<ref>ToD p. 238-242</ref>

	===Death of Two Monsters===		===Death of Two Monsters===

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	'''Wort''' is one of the major protagonists from the Ravneloft product line novel [[Tower of Doom]]. Although was he was secrelty the half-brother of [[Baron Caidin]], Wort's deformities marked him as an [[outcast]], until he became [[owner]] of the [[Bell of Doom]], which ultimately sealed his fate plus that of his half-brother.		'''Wort''' is one of the major protagonists from the Ravneloft product line novel [[Tower of Doom]]. Although was he was secrelty the half-brother of [[Baron Caidin]], Wort's deformities marked him as an [[outcast]], until he became [[owner]] of the [[Bell of Doom]], which ultimately sealed his fate plus that of his half-brother.

The Lesser Evil: /* The Angel and the Monster */

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The Angel and the Monster

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	===The Angel and the Monster===		===The Angel and the Monster===
	At the same time Wort became involved with the Bell, he came to the attention of [[Mika]], a traveling [[healer]] he saved from an angry mob whom thought she was a [[witch]]. Mike saw in him a gentle, misunderstood soul, and she wished to heal his [[W:hunchback\|hunchback]]. For his part, Wort had conflicting [[emotion]]s, believing her on the one hand to be the angel he was in an ancient tapestry, but on the other he doubted the sincerity of her feelings. Still, they eventually formed a bond. For Wort, it seemed like he may fall in love, until he discovered Mika the arms of his hated brother Caidrin. Disgusted, Wort returned to his revenge and stepped up the killings more than ever before.		At the same time Wort became involved with the Bell, he came to the attention of [[Mika]], a traveling [[healer]] he saved from an angry mob whom thought she was a [[witch]]. Mike saw in him a gentle, misunderstood soul, and she wished to heal his [[W:hunchback\|hunchback]]. For his part, Wort had conflicting [[emotion]]s, believing her on the one hand to be the angel he was in an ancient tapestry, but on the other he doubted the sincerity of her feelings. Still, they eventually formed a bond. For Wort, it seemed like he may fall in love, until he discovered Mika the arms of his hated brother Caidrin. Disgusted, Wort returned to his revenge and stepped up the killings more than ever before.<ref> p. 211-216</ref>

	In the course of less than a week, Wort wracked up a kill count of thirteen people. He then planted the bloodied possessions of his victims among Caidin's things. It wasn't too long thereafter that the Baron's own [[[peasant]]s began a [[rebellion]] against him. Though Caidin's [[knight]]s could not hold out (and may not even remain [[loyal]]) forever<ref>Tod p. 224-229</ref>, the baron had been secretly constructing a supposedly invincible mobile war [[tower]], powered by the [[Soulstone]], an object of [[soul transference]] and [[containment]]. Caidrin also gained in a windfall in learning of the Bell from Mika, who feared for Wort's life and spirit so long as he remained in the Bell's proximity.<ref>ToD p. 238-242</ref>		In the course of less than a week, Wort wracked up a kill count of thirteen people. He then planted the bloodied possessions of his victims among Caidin's things. It wasn't too long thereafter that the Baron's own [[[peasant]]s began a [[rebellion]] against him. Though Caidin's [[knight]]s could not hold out (and may not even remain [[loyal]]) forever<ref>Tod p. 224-229</ref>, the baron had been secretly constructing a supposedly invincible mobile war [[tower]], powered by the [[Soulstone]], an object of [[soul transference]] and [[containment]].<ref>ToD p. 62-63, 93, 207, 243, 187-288</ref> Caidrin also gained in a windfall in learning of the Bell from Mika, who feared for Wort's life and spirit so long as he remained in the Bell's proximity.<ref>ToD p. 238-242</ref>

	===Death of Two Monsters===		===Death of Two Monsters===

The Lesser Evil: /* The Angel and the Monster */

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The Angel and the Monster

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	At the same time Wort became involved with the Bell, he came to the attention of [[Mika]], a traveling [[healer]] he saved from an angry mob whom thought she was a [[witch]]. Mike saw in him a gentle, misunderstood soul, and she wished to heal his [[W:hunchback\|hunchback]]. For his part, Wort had conflicting [[emotion]]s, believing her on the one hand to be the angel he was in an ancient tapestry, but on the other he doubted the sincerity of her feelings. Still, they eventually formed a bond. For Wort, it seemed like he may fall in love, until he discovered Mika the arms of his hated brother Caidrin. Disgusted, Wort returned to his revenge and stepped up the killings more than ever before.		At the same time Wort became involved with the Bell, he came to the attention of [[Mika]], a traveling [[healer]] he saved from an angry mob whom thought she was a [[witch]]. Mike saw in him a gentle, misunderstood soul, and she wished to heal his [[W:hunchback\|hunchback]]. For his part, Wort had conflicting [[emotion]]s, believing her on the one hand to be the angel he was in an ancient tapestry, but on the other he doubted the sincerity of her feelings. Still, they eventually formed a bond. For Wort, it seemed like he may fall in love, until he discovered Mika the arms of his hated brother Caidrin. Disgusted, Wort returned to his revenge and stepped up the killings more than ever before.

	In the course of less than a week, Wort wracked up a kill count of thirteen people. He then planted the bloodied possessions of his victims among Caidin's things. It wasn't too long thereafter that the Baron's own [[[peasant]]s began a [[rebellion]] against him. Though Caidin's [[knight]]s could not hold out (and may not even remain [[loyal]]) forever, the baron had been secretly constructing a supposedly invincible mobile war [[tower]], powered by the [[Soulstone]], an object of [[soul transference]] and [[containment]]. Caidrin also gained in a windfall in learning of the Bell from Mika, who feared for Wort's life and spirit so long as he remained in the Bell's proximity.		In the course of less than a week, Wort wracked up a kill count of thirteen people. He then planted the bloodied possessions of his victims among Caidin's things. It wasn't too long thereafter that the Baron's own [[[peasant]]s began a [[rebellion]] against him. Though Caidin's [[knight]]s could not hold out (and may not even remain [[loyal]]) forever<ref>Tod p. 224-229</ref>, the baron had been secretly constructing a supposedly invincible mobile war [[tower]], powered by the [[Soulstone]], an object of [[soul transference]] and [[containment]]. Caidrin also gained in a windfall in learning of the Bell from Mika, who feared for Wort's life and spirit so long as he remained in the Bell's proximity.<ref>ToD p. 238-242</ref>

	===Death of Two Monsters===		===Death of Two Monsters===

The Lesser Evil: /* Early Life */

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Early Life

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	Wort's real name is Worren. He was born to [[the Old Baron]] and [[the Old Baroness]] of [[Nartok]] on the same night as his half-brother [[Caidin]], whom the Old Baron sired with a [[mistress]] named [[Kylene]]. The Old Baron despised his legitimate son's [[deformed]] nature and switched notes of their mothers to make Caidin his proper [[heir]]. Furthermore, he [[poisoned]] the Old Baroness and Kylene to cover up this secret.<ref>ToD p. 257-258</ref> On his death bed years later, the Old Baron told Caidin, but Wort never never grow up to know he was the legitimate son.		Wort's real name is Worren. He was born to [[the Old Baron]] and [[the Old Baroness]] of [[Nartok]] on the same night as his half-brother [[Caidin]], whom the Old Baron sired with a [[mistress]] named [[Kylene]]. The Old Baron despised his legitimate son's [[deformed]] nature and switched notes of their mothers to make Caidin his proper [[heir]]. Furthermore, he [[poisoned]] the Old Baroness and Kylene to cover up this secret.<ref>ToD p. 257-258</ref> On his death bed years later, the Old Baron told Caidin, but Wort never never grow up to know he was the legitimate son.

	Caidin's antagonism, even [[abuse]], towards Wort was apparent early on, but Wort seemed to return only love and good will to Caidin. Outright [[hatred]] did not manifest in Caidin's heart until later later in childhood. At [[Morrged's Leap]], Caidin hoped to lure Wort into falling on the jagged [[rock]]s below,but instead Caidin went off balance and needed Wort's help.<ref>ToD p. 35-36</ref> The public echoed Caidin's disdain and contempt, for they treated him just as much a [[monster]], a freak, or other menace. Thus Wort became all but confined in the old bell tower of [[Nartok Keep]] upon Caidin's instructions. Beyond acting as the [[bell ringer]] for [[executions]], the fact that Caidin even had a brother fell out of public memory, to the point that even Caidin's most trusted men didn't know about Wort's existence.		Caidin's antagonism, even [[abuse]], towards Wort was apparent early on, but Wort seemed to return only love and good will to Caidin. Outright [[hatred]] did not manifest in Caidin's heart until later later in childhood. At [[Morrged's Leap]], Caidin hoped to lure Wort into falling on the jagged [[rock]]s below,but instead Caidin went off balance and needed Wort's help.<ref>ToD p. 35-36</ref> The public echoed Caidin's disdain and contempt, for they treated him just as much a [[monster]], a freak, or other menace. Thus Wort became all but confined in the old bell tower of [[Nartok Keep]] upon Caidin's instructions. Beyond acting as the [[bell ringer]] for [[executions]], the fact that Caidin even had a brother fell out of public memory, to the point that even Caidin's most trusted men didn't know about Wort's existence.<ref>ToD p. 1-20</ref>

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