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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>
*{{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}}635 BC [[Captain Edvard Renfrus]], 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>


*{{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>
*{{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>
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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>
*{{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>
*{{netbook-small}}[[689 BC]] [[Franklin Tennyson]], [[Ezrite]] [[missionary]], comes to Souragne.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 57">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 57</ref><br>
*{{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>
*{{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>
*{{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>
*{{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>
*{{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-Marman]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br>
*{{netbook-small}}[[702 BC]] Etienne Lefebvre returns to Souragne from Mordent.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 60">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 60</ref><br>
*{{netbook-small}}[[705 BC]] [[Ti-Marman]] 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>
*[[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 [[Tarais d'Marascon]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 58">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 58</ref><br>
*{{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>
*{{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>
{{netbook-small}}[[714 BC]]'''May''' [[Statue]]s of Ti-Marman begin appearing in personal [[shrine]]s of worship in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 61">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 61</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>


*{{netbook-small}}[[715 BC]] [[Simon LaFleur]] is born to a [[wealthy]] family in [[Port d'Elhour]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]].</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}715 BC [[Simon LaFleur]] is born to a [[wealthy]] family in [[Port d'Elhour]].<ref name="Book of Sorrows p. 42">[[Book of Sorrows]] p. 42; he was 19 at the time of his death "18 years ago" from [[752 BC]].</ref><br>
 
*{{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>


*{{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>
*{{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>

Revision as of 21:09, 26 April 2016

Souragne
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
Related Categories
Locations in Souragne
Transportation in Souragne
Inhabitants of Souragne
Former Inhabitants of Souragne
Flora of Souragne
Fauna of Souragne
Native Monsters of Souragne

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

Chronology

  • 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.[9]
  • 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]
  • 702 BC Etienne Lefebvre returns to Souragne from Mordent.[11]
Souragne Map By Mordent Cartographic Society
Souragne Map By Mordent Cartographic Society

Souragne is the new headquarters of the Fraternity of Shadows[25]

















References

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Ravenloft Third Edition
Domains of Dread
Night of the Walking Dead

Secrets of the Dread Realms - p7
Ravenloft Third Edition - pp17,110,172-173
Domains of Dread - pp95-96
Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - pp40-41
Realm of Terror - p84

Ravenloft Third Edition - p173
Domains of Dread - p96
Ravenloft Campaign Setting - poster map
Realm of Terror - poster map
Night of the Walking Dead - p5