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==Chronology== | ==Chronology== | ||
*{{netbook-small}}[[528 BC]] [[Ferdinand Misroi]] discovers [[Souragne]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]]. | *{{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> | ||
*{{netbook-small}}[[535 BC]][[False History]]? [[Pierre Tarascon]] meets [[Hyskosa]], whom reveals to him [[Hyskosa's Hexa]]d two hundred years before the [[dukkar]] actually divined the prophecy.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 44">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 44</ref> | |||
*{{netbook-small}}[[599 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] is born.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 42">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 42</ref><br> | |||
*{{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}}[[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> | ||
*{{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> | |||
*{{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> | *{{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> | ||
*{{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> | |||
*{{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> | *{{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> | ||
Revision as of 18:26, 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.[2]
- 535 BCFalse History? Pierre Tarascon meets Hyskosa, whom reveals to him Hyskosa's Hexad two hundred years before the dukkar actually divined the prophecy.[3]
- 599 BC Anton Misroi is born.[2]
635 BC[4] 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.[5]
- 635 BC-645 BC During this ten year period, a period of inner turmoil, isolation from the outside world, and harsh laws rock Souragne.[6]
- 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.[7]
- 645 BC The period of chaos in Souragne seemingly ends. Trade is reestablished, and the plantation owners free their slaves on paper, but many former slaves remain so far in debt not much has changed.[6]
- 715 BC First known sighting of Chickenbone in Souragne.[8]
- 715 BC Simon LaFleur is born to a wealthy family in Port d'Elhour.[9]
- 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.[10]
- 734 BC Simon LaFleur attempts to kill Chicken Bone, but he is killed instead. Chicken Bone reanimates him as a juju zombie.[9]
- 739 BC[11] As a lunar eclipse hangs low overhead, adventurers destroy the zombie lord Marcel Tarascon.[12]Thus, the 4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass.[11]
- 752 BC Lady Marie-Félicité St. Croix documents several creatures native to Souragne.[13]
- 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.[14] Later that month, Anton Misroi calls them to his presence, where they proceed to strike a truce with each other.[15]
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This section contains netbook-canon info from netbooks |
Souragne is the new headquarters of the Fraternity of Shadows[16]
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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Souragne Gazetteer p. 42
- ↑ Souragne Gazetteer p. 44
- ↑ Domains of Dread p.16
- ↑ Domains of Dread p.97
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Souragne Gazetteer p. 45
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Book of Sorrows p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from 752 BC. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "Book of Sorrows p. 42" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Souragne Gazetteer p.25
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 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 |
