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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> | *{{netbook-small}}[[528 BC]] [[Ferdinand Misroi]] discovers [[Souragne]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]]. | ||
*{{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> | *{{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> | ||
*{{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> | |||
*{{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> | *{{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> | ||
*{{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> | |||
*{{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 | *{{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> | ||
*{{netbook-small}}[[Simon LeFleur]] is born to a [[wealthy]] family in [[Port d'Elhour]]. | |||
*{{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> | |||
*{{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> | |||
*{{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> | |||
*{{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> | |||
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Revision as of 16:14, 24 April 2016
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| Culture Level | Chivalric (8) |
| Ecology | Full |
| Climate & Terrain | Warm Forests and Swamps |
| Year Formed | 635 |
| Population | 3,100 |
| Races (%) | Humans (99%), Other (1%) |
| Languages | Souragnien |
| Religions | the Loa for the masses, Church of Ezra for owning class |
| Government | aristocratic elected leader, independent settlements |
| Ruler(s) | |
| Darklord(s) | Lord of the Dead |
| Nationality | Souragnien |
| Analog | Antebellum Louisiana of the Southern United States |
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| Former Inhabitants of Souragne | |
| Flora of Souragne | |
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This section contains canon info from officially published sources |
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, and Chicken Bone, the most powerful voodan (Ravenloft's equivalent of a houngan) in the swamp.
Biology
Flora
Fauna
Native Horrors
- Giant Insects[1]
- Shambling Mounds[1]
- Undead (especially Skeletons and Zombies)[1]
- Will O' Wisps[1]
Chronology
528 BC Ferdinand Misroi discovers Souragne on the Prime Material Plane.
635 BC[2] Mistakenly thinking his wife and another plantation owner are engaging in a tryst, Anton Misroi orders his servants to drown them in quicksand. Before his wife dies, she curses 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.[3]
- 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.[4]
- 715 BC First known sighting of Chickenbone in Souragne.[5]
- Simon LeFleur is born to a wealthy family in Port d'Elhour.
- 732 BC La Maison Soulombre is abandoned after one of the workers murders the plantation owner. This will become important later as the Fraternity of Shadows eventually purchases it and uses it as a local headquarters.[6]
- 739 BC[7] As a lunar eclipse hangs low overhead, adventurers destroy the zombie lord Marcel Tarascon.[8]Thus, the 4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass.[7]
- 752 BC Lady Marie-Félicité St. Croix documents several creatures native to Souragne.[9]
- 760 BCJanuary 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 traitorous Erik van Rijn in Souragne.[10] Later that month, Anton Misroi calls them to his presence, where they proceed to strike a truce with each other.[11]
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This section contains netbook-canon info from netbooks |
Souragne is the new headquarters of the Fraternity of Shadows[12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens p.41
- ↑ Domains of Dread p.16
- ↑ Domains of Dread p.97
- ↑ Souragne Gazetteer p. 87, based upon information from Dance of the Dead and Domains of Dread p. 97-98
- ↑ Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II p. 95
- ↑ Souragne Gazetteer p.25
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Domains of Dread p.17
- ↑ Night of the Walking Dead p. 39-40
- ↑ Children of the Bayou, Book of Sorrows
- ↑ Souragne Gazetteer p. 5
- ↑ Souragne Gazetteer p. 67-69
- ↑ Souragne Gazetteer - At the FoS Library
Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue
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Ravenloft Third Edition |
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Secrets of the Dread Realms - p7 | |
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Ravenloft Third Edition - p173 |
