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'''Sidnar''' lies on the [[Khourx River]] above, and upriver from, [[Lake Korst]] on the frontier of the [[Mistlands]]. Indeed, in terms of geography it should belong to the [[Mountains of Misery]] [[Regions of Darkon|region]], but it is included in that of the Mistlands because of its elven population.  
'''Sidnar''' towers over the [[gorge]] carved by the [[Khourx River]]. The town is perched in the hills above [[Lake Korst]] on the extreme western frontier of the [[Mistlands]]. In terms of geography it should belong to the [[Mountains of Misery]] [[Regions of Darkon|region]], but its elven population accounts for its inclusion in that of the Mistlands.


Sidnar is not the most accessible place in [[Darkon]]. [[Riverboat|Riverboats]] connect the [[Vuchar River]] and [[Lake Korst]] via the lower leg of the [[Khourx River]] also known as the [[Korst River]]. Sidnar is reached from [[Delagia]] and the lake by a road known as the [[The Ascent]]. It crosses the Khourx River via the [[Brooding Bridge]] as it reaches Sidnar. A maze of country roads connects Delagia and [[Karg]]. Prior to the [[Scourge of Arak]] in 588 BC, a road led from Sidnar to the heart of the [[Mountains of Misery]] where it met the road that preceded that the envisioned [[Strigos Road]] and that at that time joined the [[Old Svalich Road]] in eastern [[Barovia]]. The road from Sidnar would have passed between [[Mount Nirka]] and [[Mount Nyid]]. The principle function of the road died with the [[Arakian|Arakians]] with the [[Scourge of Arak]] in [[588 BC]]. The reputation that [[Arak]] would acquire in subsequent years was ample deterence against the use of the road for prospecting or exploring beyond the [[Darkonian frontier]]. Whether the Darkonian portion of the road remained in use and was maintained over the decades is unknown, but unlikely as Sindar is not [[Tempe Falls]], having little in the way of the [[dwarves]] and [[gnomes]] who far happy to work beneath the earth.
Sidnar is far from the most accessible place in [[Darkon]]. [[Riverboat|Riverboats]] connect the [[Vuchar River]] and [[Lake Korst]] via the lower leg of the [[Khourx River]] which is also known as the [[Korst River]]. Sidnar is most easily reached from [[Delagia]] and the lake by a road known as the [[The Ascent|Ascent]]. It crosses the Khourx River and its gorge via the [[Brooding Bridge]]. A maze of country roads connects Delagia and [[Karg]]. Long ago a road led from Sidnar to the heart of the [[Mountains of Misery]]. There it joined the road that preceded that of the envisioned [[Strigos Road]] and that at that time led to the [[Old Svalich Road]] in eastern [[Barovia]]. The road from Sidnar would have passed between [[Mount Nirka]] and [[Mount Nyid]]. The principle function of the road was extinguished along with the [[Arakian|Arakians]] in [[588 BC]] by the [[Scourge of Arak]]. The reputation that [[Arak]] would acquire in subsequent years was ample deterrence against the use of the road for prospecting or exploring beyond the [[Darkonian frontier]]. Whether the Darkonian portion of the road remained in use and was maintained over the decades that followed is unknown. There was more reason for the would-be [[dwarven]] and [[gnomish]] [[miner|miners]] of [[Tempe Falls]] and [[Mayvin]] to have maintained the Darkonian portion of the [[Strigos Road]]. Its condition as of [[750 BC]] was such that it afforded passage only on foot due to washouts, rockslides, boulders, and fallen trees.


==[[Locations in Sidnar]]==
==[[Locations in Sidnar]]==
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Revision as of 12:54, 15 February 2011

Sidnar towers over the gorge carved by the Khourx River. The town is perched in the hills above Lake Korst on the extreme western frontier of the Mistlands. In terms of geography it should belong to the Mountains of Misery region, but its elven population accounts for its inclusion in that of the Mistlands.

Sidnar is far from the most accessible place in Darkon. Riverboats connect the Vuchar River and Lake Korst via the lower leg of the Khourx River which is also known as the Korst River. Sidnar is most easily reached from Delagia and the lake by a road known as the Ascent. It crosses the Khourx River and its gorge via the Brooding Bridge. A maze of country roads connects Delagia and Karg. Long ago a road led from Sidnar to the heart of the Mountains of Misery. There it joined the road that preceded that of the envisioned Strigos Road and that at that time led to the Old Svalich Road in eastern Barovia. The road from Sidnar would have passed between Mount Nirka and Mount Nyid. The principle function of the road was extinguished along with the Arakians in 588 BC by the Scourge of Arak. The reputation that Arak would acquire in subsequent years was ample deterrence against the use of the road for prospecting or exploring beyond the Darkonian frontier. Whether the Darkonian portion of the road remained in use and was maintained over the decades that followed is unknown. There was more reason for the would-be dwarven and gnomish miners of Tempe Falls and Mayvin to have maintained the Darkonian portion of the Strigos Road. Its condition as of 750 BC was such that it afforded passage only on foot due to washouts, rockslides, boulders, and fallen trees.

Locations in Sidnar

Streets of Sidnar

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Necropolis
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II

Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II - p43

Ravenloft Third Edition - pp32, 116
Domains of Dread - p34
Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Necropolis - p11
The Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - p13
Realm of Terror - p67
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II - pp42-43

Requiem: The Grim Harvest - poster map