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Category:Greyhawk Character

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This category is for preestablished [[character]]s from the [[Greyhawk]] setting (as in, from previous Greyhawk products) that have visited Ravenloft or have been referenced in Ravenloft products.

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Category:Dragonlance Character

2024-03-07T03:53:56Z

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This category is for preestablished [[character]]s from the [[Dragonlance]] setting (as in, from previous Dragonlance products) that have visited Ravenloft or have been referenced in Ravenloft products.

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Donskoy's Keep

2024-03-07T03:26:37Z

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Donskoy's [[keep]]<ref>[[To Sleep With Evil]]</ref> was [[Lord Milos Donskoy]]'s [[seat of authority]] for ruling over [[Donskoy's Land|his tiny domain]]. It was mostly unpopulated, with only Donskoy himself, [[Ekhart]], [[Ljubo]], [[Yelena]], [[Zosia]], and [[Marguerite de Boche]] as the people who regularly resided there. As with many things in [[Donskoy's domain]], Donskoy's keep was affected by a supernatural decay that nonetheless never completely destroyed the keep, although large sections of it were structurally [[dangerous]] or unsuitable for [[the Living]] to frequent. Despite this, Donskoy regularly (once per month) held dinners and festivities with his visiting "associates", fellow robbers and partners in crime such as [[Jacqueline Montarri]].

Donskoy's red salon within the keep was quite posh and decadent, where Donskoy engaged in a number of debaucheries, including his adulterous liaisons with Montarri.

The dungeon crypts beneath the keep were [[haunted]] by the [[ghost]] of [[Valeska Donskoy]], Lord Donskoy's former wife.

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Lord Soth

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Big Mac: Adding :Category:Lord, as it appears to be missing from the article

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Lord Loren Soth was a [[Death Knight]] from [[Krynn]] who became the first [[darklord]] of [[Sithicus]], a domain in the southern part of [[The Core]] of Ravenloft. Soth always wore the armor of the Solamnic knightly Order of the Rose, including a great helm which hid all of his facial features save for his glowing orange eyes. [[Lord Soth's Armor|His armor]] was charred by the divine fire that slew him leaving only the blackened image of the rose upon its surface, from which Soth gained the moniker "Knight of the Black Rose".<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p. 5">[[Knight of the Black Rose (Novel)]] p. 5</ref> Beneath his armor Soth's body was pale and translucent, with patches of burned and blistered skin and the scant remains of his blond hair and mustache. He also radiated a supernatural aura of cold that could cause frostbite on contact.

Lord Soth was a formidable warrior; a skilled melee combatant who, thanks to his curse, also commanded a powerful array of lethal magic spells. In addition, he could raise and control lesser undead at will.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 51">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 51</ref> Though he came to view the ideals of the Knights of Solamnia as hypocrisy, Soth always maintained the forms and appearance of honorable combat. He viewed any opponent who would flee from battle or fight dishonorably with utter contempt.

==Background<ref name="origin">The following is paraphrased from the [[James Lowder]] novel "[[Knight of the Black Rose]]" and from AD&D 2nd edition Raveloft module 9476: "[[When Black Roses Bloom]]".</ref>==

===Mortal Life===
On Krynn, Lord Soth was a member of the Order of the Rose, the highest of the chivalric orders of the Knights of Solamnia. Soth did many brave deeds across the continent of Ansalon, and his goodness and valor were well renowned and celebrated by his fellow knights. Soth built a castle for himself in the shape of a budding rose which he named Dargaard Keep. He moved into this keep with his wife Lady Gladria of Kalaman and thirteen loyal knights. That Soth's marriage was a loveless one of political convenience was generally known to his household and the other knights of Solamnia, and it was this fact that led to his eventual downfall.<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p. 1-2">KotBR p. 1-2</ref>

One day, Lord Soth and his knights came across a group of bandits attacking a party of elven women who on their way to the city of [[Palanthas]]. Soth's knights engaged the bandits while Soth himself chased down the bandit captain, [[The Ogre Leader|a great ogre]] who was attempting to flee with one of the captive women. Soth slew the [[ogre]] in single combat and rescued the [[elf]] maid [[Isolde Denissa|Isolde]]. The knights agreed to escort the elven women to Palanthas, where Isolde was planning to become a priestess of [[Paladine]]. During the trip, however, Soth became infatuated with the beautiful Isolde and [[seduced]] her. The two became secret lovers and Isolde became pregnant with Soth's child.<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p. 2-3">KotBR p. 2-3</ref>

Soth then truly began his slide into darkness. He arranged for his Seneschal [[Caradoc]] to murder [[Lady Gladria]] in her bed so that Soth would be free to wed Isolde. This Caradoc duly did<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p. 37">KotBR p. 37</ref>, but Soth's indiscretions with the elf maid had been discovered by the other Knights of Solamnia. Soth was accused of [[adultery]] and of failing to live up to the chivalrous oaths he had sworn. Also, because of his apparent indifference to Gladria's death, he was suspected of complicity in his wife's murder. Soth was convicted of these crimes, stripped of his knightly orders, and imprisoned. Shortly thereafter, Soth escaped from prison with the aid of his thirteen loyal knights and returned to Dargaard Keep. The Knights of Solamnia followed and laid siege to the castle. Soth married Isolde, but their life inside Dargaard was not a happy one. Soth became sullen and abusive to those around him, even to his new wife and child.<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p. 2-3">KotBR p. 2-3</ref>

In a moment of clarity, Soth prayed to the god Paladine for a quest to redeem his honor. The god responded, instructing the disgraced knight to travel to the city of Istar and prevent the Kingpriest there from demanding excessive power from the gods. Paladine threatened to crush Istar with a giant meteor if Soth failed. Soth slipped out of the besieged castle and set out on his quest. However, on the way Istar, his wife's companions goaded Soth with lies about Isolde's fidelity and the paternity of their son. Consumed with rage and jealousy, Soth abandoned his quest and turned back. Paladine made good his threat in a massively destructive event (later known as "The Cataclysm") just as Soth returned to Dargaard to confront his wife. Divine fire burned throughout the Keep. As she was dying Lady Isolde held out their son for her husband to save, but Soth refused and instead let them die. The fire burned Soth to death; however, he rose from the dead as a Death Knight.<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p. 4-5">KotBR p. 4-5</ref>

===Undeath===

The [[curse]] that turned Lord Soth into a Death Knight also affected others in his household. [[Lord Soth's 13 Loyal Knights|His thirteen knights]] were [[transformed]] into mindless skeletons under Soth's command.<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p. 33-34">KotBR p. 33-34</ref> [[Isolde's 13 Maids|The thirteen elven women]] of Lady Isolde's party became [[banshee]]s who constantly tormented Soth by reminding him of his failings. [[Caradoc]] remained the Seneschal of Dargaard Keep, only now as an [[incorporeal]] [[ghost]].<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p. 37">KotBR p. 37</ref> For three hundred years Soth sat on his throne in Dargaard until, once again, he became obsessed with a woman. This time he had become infatuated with [[Kitiara Uth Matar]]. Kitiara was a blue [[dragon highlord]] and a [[general]] in the service of the evil goddess [[Takhisis]] on Krynn. Soth devised a plan to trap her [[soul]] and turn her into his [[undead]] consort.<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p. 5-7">KotBR p. 5-7</ref> But before his plans could be completed Soth was [[betrayed]] by Caradoc, and the two were drawn into Ravenloft.<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p. 39-45">KotBR p. 39-45</ref>

== Soth in Ravenloft==
Emerging from [[the Mists]] into [[Barovia]], Soth and Caradoc met the [[minion]]s of [[Strahd]]. While Soth was distracted, Caradoc made good his escape. After slaying a number of [[Strahd zombie]]s, Soth was led to the [[Vistani]] camp of the [[Kulchevich Family]].<ref name="KotBR p. 50-60 n1">KotBR p. 50-60, [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 dates the events of KotBR to this year.</ref>

In the camp of the Kulchevich Family, Soth sought wise counsel on the nature of the [[Land of Mists]], [[Barovia]], and their masters. [[Madame Girani]], [[raunie]] of the clan, received him, and there was a brief exchange of information. However, hostilities and then [[violence]] emerged between Soth and Girani. Soth set loose Girani's "pet" upon her and then set her [[vardo]] ablaze. Girani's [[curse]] fell upon Soth as she died. On his way out of the Kulchevich camp, Lord Soth slew a number of vengeful Vistani whom attacked him. He also [[kidnapped]] [[Magda Kulchevich]]. To Soth, the young granddaughter of Madame Girani had a defiant spirit that marked her as different from her kindred <ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p 67-84">KotBR p.67-84</ref>

With Magda (unwillingly) serving as a [[guide]], Lord Soth traveled through Barovia, eventually ending up in [[Castle Ravenloft]] to meet [[Count Strahd]].<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p 85-108">KotBR p.85-108</ref> There, a tense situation was seemingly absolved through Strahd's declaration that all of the Kulchevich's lives would be forfeit for their [[transgression]]s against Soth. However, this [[peace]] was but momentary, as animosity flared into Soth's rampage across the castle. Strahd's [[minion]]s beset Soth and Magda as they forced their way out of Castle Ravenloft.<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p 85-">KotBR p.85-153</ref>

Back in Barovia Village, Soth encountered [[Terlarm]], a fellow [[outlander]] from [[Krynn]]. Under interrogation, Terlarm revealed the location of the [[Luna River Portal]]. With the help of the new met [[Azrael Dak]] and his [[scent|keen sens of smell]], Soth was able to locate and enter the [[portal]]. There a [[the Gibbering Creature|a horrible gibbering guardian]] assaulted Soth, Azrael, and Magda. Though they slew it, the portal turned out to be a dead end. Strahd reappeared and sought to reconcile with Soth. Soth accepted Strahd's appeasement and, [[manipulated]] by Strahd into seeking the [[Hunadora Portal]], left for [[Gundarak]]. There, Soth was told the spilled [[blood]] of [[Medraut Gundar]], [[Duke Gundar]]'s son, would open s portal to escape the Land of Mists<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p 154-232">KotBR p.154-232</ref>

A pair of [[giant]]s, [[Fej]] and [[Bilgaar]], waylaid and attacked Soth and company during the trip through Gundarak. Azrael and Soth slew the giants, but Magda escaped during the commotion. After pursuit became unfeasible, Soth and Azrael left her to whatever fate had in store for her in Gundarak.<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p 249-252">KotBR p.249-252</ref>

At Castle Gundarak, Lord Soth fought both Medraut Gundar and his father. Duke Gundar was put to flight, and Medraut was cut down, his blood leaked on the floor of the boy's own [[laboratory]]. Soth and Azrael went through the Hunadora Portal, only to wind up back in [[Barovia]].<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p 259-280">KotBR p.259-280</ref>

Subsequent to their unexpected return, Soth and Azrael rampaged through [[Barovia]], taking on a mixed company of several hundred [[zombie]]s, [[skeleton]]s, and [[mercenaries]], before coming back to Castle Ravenloft, where th. ey witnessed Caradoc's retreat from. Soth and Azrael caught up to Caradoc along the border between Barovia and Sithicus. Soth gripped Caradoc's neck, enjoying the latter's torturous death so much he did not see [[the Mists]] surround them.<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p 281-285, 290-303">KotBR p.281-285, 290-303</ref>

Within the Mists, Soth appeared in a seeming recreation of Solamnia. There, he was given [[Soth Fails His Final Test|a final last chance at redemption]]. He rejected it and thereby became the [[darklord]] of the newly-formed Sithicus. Although Caradoc had met his doom, he had achieved victory in preventing Soth from finding Kitiara.<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p 304-310">KotBR p.304-310</ref>

===As Lord of Sithicus===
As lord of Sithicus, Soth found [[the Dark Powers]] had created grim mockery of his [[Dargaard Keep]], [[Nedragaard Keep]]. Furthermore, he ruled over a [[kingdom]] of [[elves]], a people he despised. One again, he heard the condemning voices of the [[Lord Soth's 13 Banshees|13 banshees]] that had plagued him on Krynn. Moreover, the shade of Kitiara (though not her true spirit) periodically appeared in Sithicus, reminding Soth of that which he could never have. Throughout his time as master of Sithicus, Soth desired nothing more than to return to Krynn with Kitiara at his side.<ref name="Black Box p. 84">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Denizens and Domains]] p. 84 ([[Red Box]])</ref><ref name="Domains of Dread p. 51">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 51</ref>

Despite the above tormenting conditions, Lord Soth remained a highly active [[darklord]] for twenty years. With the aid of his newly returned [[Lord Soth's 13 Loyal Knights|13 skeletal knights]] he fought a horrible, protracted [[Sithican Civil War|civil war]] against the [[wild elves]] of the domain. Azrael Dak, at that point a great [[admirer]] of Soth, replaced Caraoc as Lord Soth's steward.

During the twenty years of [[Sithican Civil War]], Lord Soth entertained a few schemes that showed an almost playfully creative malevolence. Over the course of the campaign, many [[general]]s came and went. Lord Soth found [[gambler]]s to have the longest staying power. He tricked suitable applicants through holding [[gambling]] tournaments for the deed to the [[Iron Warden Inn]]. (The job of general came with the deed.)<ref>[[The Rigor of the Game]] in [[Tales of Ravenloft]] (p.175-188). This tale presents [[Oliver Arkwright]] as one possible candidate. Soth shows his ability to roll death's heads doubly or singly on [[Death's-Head Dice | death's-head dice]] at will. He [[cursed]] Oliver to roll singly every time he rolled.</ref> And in [[725 BC]], Lord Soth pulled the village of [[Kendralind]] into his domain, for he sought to create a race of [[Kender Vampire]]s to serve him and terrorize the elves.<ref>[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I]], When Black Roses Bloom p. 53, Gazetteer IV p. 116</ref>

Despite his initial period of activity, Soth's interest in Sithicus began to wane in [[737 BC]]. He began entering a life of seclusion in Nedragaard Keep, quietly imagining what was once was and what could have been.<ref name="Spectre of the Black Rose p. 23">[[Spectre of the Black Rose]] p. 23</ref> The 737 BC arrival of the [[illusionist]] [[Tindafalus]] briefly caused Soth to stir long enough to secure the newcomer's capture. The illusionist thus secured, Soth put him to work on the [[Memory Mirrors]].<ref>[[Carnival]] p. 16, 26</ref>

In [[738 BC]], Madga Kulchevich and her newly assembled patchwork Vistani tribe, [[the Wanderers]] left Gundarak and unwittingly entered Soth's domain.<ref name="Gaz IV p.113">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.113</ref>, where Soth subsequently [[trapped]] them. During their travels through the domain, the Wanderers told stories, including [[A Dark Knight's Tale|tales of Lord Soth's past]], to the elves of Sithicus in order to make a living.<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p. 312-313">KotBR p. 312-313</ref>

By the time of [[the Grand Conjunction]] in 740 BC, Soth had disappeared from the public eye, thought by some to be [[deceased]]. In truth, he has immersed himself in the fantasies of the [[Memory Mirrors]].<ref name="Gaz IV p.113">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.113</ref>

During these years of Soth's negligent rule, Azrael's admiration gradually turned to animosity. In Azrael's eyes, Soth had not caused millions to die in [[the Cataclysm]] because of intentional defiance of the [[god]]s, but rather merely allowed them to because of weakness.<ref name="Spectre of the Black Rose p. 70-71">SotBR p. 70-71</ref> In addition, Azrael's [[pride]] brought him to covet Sithicus, a domain that should by right be his alone. (To concide with this shift in attitude, Azrael's alignment changed from a [[Lawful]] one to a [[Chaotic]] one.<ref name="Land of Spectres p. 66">[[Land of Spectres]], [[Dragon #258]] (April 1999), p. 66</ref> Over the next few years, Azrael built his own base of power. By [[743 BC]], he had much of Sithicus under his thumb.<ref name="Gaz IV p.113">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.113</ref>

Soth's dreaming and Azrael's rise to power were disrupted in [[744 BC]]. Soth's enthrallment by the Memory Mirrors caused Sithicus to start coming apart at the seams. With assistance from Madga through her telling of [[A Dark Knight's Tale|the Dark Knight's Tale]], [[adventurer]]s [[destroyed]] the Memory Mirrors and forced Soth back into the waking world.<ref>[[Gazetteer IV]] p. 113, as told in [[When Black Roses Bloom]]</ref> Soth remained active for some time thereafter, long enough to make an oath to the Wanderers to protect them from [[Malocchio Aderre]]'s [[mercenaries]] in return for an [[oath]] not to ever tell his story again.<ref name="Spectre of the Black Rose p. 59-60">SotBR p.59-60</ref>

Despite the destruction of the Memory Mirrors, Soth eventually fell back into his reveries. In the years leading up to [[752 BC]], Soth's enemies entered [[conspiracy|collusion]] with each other. Guided by a whispering darkness from [[the Lake of Sounds]], Azrael Dak hatched a scheme with Malocchio Aderre and Inza Kulchevich, Magda's traitorous daughter. Their targets would be no less than the deaths of Magda and Soth and the usurpation of Sithicus.<ref name="Gaz IV p.153, 157">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.153 157</ref>

Things came to a head in [[752 BC]], when the capture of the [[Invidian]] [[spy]] [[Gesmas Malaturno]] broke Soth's slumber for good. The spy revealed that someone was leaking his story again. His own memories shattered and fragmented, Soth confronted Magda. Magda relieved to to Soth that beyond their tribe, the bandit leader known as [[the White Rose]] also knew.<ref name="SotBR p. 30-38, 57-64">SotBR p. 30-38, 57-64</ref> During a later diplomatic meeting turned violent confrontation with the forces of Malocchio Aderre along the border, Soth learned that the White Rose was an elf maid. Thereby, Soth came to believe she was [[Kitiara]].<ref name="Spectre of the Black Rose p. 99-100">SotBR p. 99-100</ref>

As Soth's men searched for the White Rose and [[Thorns of the White Rose|her gang]], Inza engineered a series of ambushes against the Wanderers. The first attack came from [[salt shadow]]s, resulting in the death of Magda. Before she died, Magda traded a removal of Madame Girani's curse in return for oath of protection for Inza.<ref name="SotBR p. 123-130">SotBR p. 123-130</ref> The second attack came from Malocchio's ogres, resulting the decimation of nearly all in the clan. However, Inza achieved what she wanted. Soth delivering Inza to Nedragaard Castle. This was her plan all along<ref name="SotBR p. 220-230">SotBR p. 220-230</ref>, for she would be safely ensconced to assume power during the [[Hour of Screaming Shadows]].

==The Hour of Screaming Shadows==
The culmination of the conspiracy against Soth came on a night in [[752 BC]]. A series of supernatural events coincided to reshape Sithicus. Azrael Dak unleashed an [[unholy]] ritual in the [[Black Chapel]] of the [[Veidrava Salt Mines]] to gain control of every [[shadow]] in Sithicus.<ref name="SotBR p. 291">SotBR p. 291</ref> Meanwhile, the White Rose and her subordinates arranged a series of metaphysical events that would would bring about Soth's time of judgement.<ref name="SotBR p. 214-216, 284-285">SotBR p. 214-216, p. 284-285</ref>

As for Soth and his minions, they were distracted first by an Invidian invasion force. Inza directed Soth's attention against the traitor Azrael. In his absence, she erected a [[ward]] to hedge out Soth's [[undead]] minions. However, three of Soth's banshees pointed him back at Inza's treachery. Once again, Soth broke away from his chance to foil another [[disaster]] like the Cataclysm in order to pursue personal vengeance. His unbridled fury allowed him to break through Inza's wards and confronted her.<ref name="SotBR p. 262-282, 296-297">SotBR p. 262-282, 296-297</ref>

The disaster mentioned above came in the form of the [[Hour of Screaming Shadows]]. After [[Ganelon]] [[poisoned]] Azrael Dak and disrupted his ritual, all of the captured shadows ripped free from his control and coalesced into a giant ball. The ball rose into the sky and plummeted down like a fiery ball upon Nedragaard Keep.<ref name="SotBR p. 286-296">SotBR p. 286-296</ref>

Like Dragaard Keep centuries before, Nedragaard Keep was set ablaze. Yet Inza and Soth were unharmed in the main hall of the keep, where Soth was about to deliver the death blow. However, the White Rose intervened, revealing herself not as Kitiara but as [[Isolde Denissa]]. She had come to remind Soth of the curse she gave him and to deliver him the judgement he had thought he could escape. As she conjured a spectral [[Peradur]] (formed from the misty dissolutions of [[the Bloody Cobbler]] and [[the Whispering Beast]]), Soth repeated [[history]], turning away from his child again in the midst of tragedy. Thus, the last of his memory returned, and he gazed upon the fullness of his acts, whether for Good or Evil.<ref name="Spectre of the Black Rose p. 297-299, 301-302, 304-307">SotBR p. 297-299, 301-302, 304-307</ref> He was taken from Ravenloft<ref name="Spectre of the Black Rose p. 308-309">Spectre of the Black Rose p. 308-309</ref>, and Inza became darklord in his place.<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 157">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer IV]] p. 157</ref>

==Ultimate Fate==
Though the people of Sithicus think him destroyed, Soth returned to [[Nightlund]] in [[Krynn]], nightmarish dreams marking his return. Years later, the servants of [[Takhisis]] called upon him to serve her again. Having found again some part of the champion of good he once was during in time in Ravenloft, Soth defied and refuted her. Offended in the direst way, Takhsis struck him down. At last achieving some measure of redemption, Soth finally went on peacefully to the hereafter.<ref name=1d20 Villains p. 64">[[1d20 Villains: D&D's Most Wanted; Preferably Dead]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #359, p. 64</ref>

Coincidentally, in [[753 BC]], rumors of [[the Blessed Knight|a "Blessed Knight"]] resembling an idealized Soth began emerging in Sithicus. He is said to be a benevolent but unspeaking wanderer who first emerged from the [[ruins]] of Nedragaard Keep. As a [[Dread Possibility]], it may be some idealized reflection of Lord Soth from the Memory Mirrors. How a [[reflection]] gained its own existence beyond the veil of [[shadowstuff]] remains a [[mystery]].<ref name="Gaz IV p.122">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.122</ref>

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Mount Makab

2018-01-06T11:47:39Z

Big Mac: Category: Locations in Bluetspur added

Mount Makab and its sister [[Mount Grysl]] constitute the backbone of the Bluetspurean [[Balinoks]]. The pair easily eclipse in elevation the highest peak of the Barovian Balinoks, [[Mount Baratak]], which is to say that they soar to a height substantially over 7,500 ft. Prior to the [[Great Upheaval]] in 740 BC, they perhaps rivalled [[Mount Nyid]] in [[Darkon]] for the title of the highest peak in the [[Land of Mists]]. Mount Makab lies to the south of its sister. It was a source of the [[Musarde]]. It was also the source of a river that traversed the [[Nightmare Lands]] and subsequently may have become the [[East Musarde]] south of [[Arbora]] in southern [[Nova Vaasa]]. Of course it was the Great Upheaval that rearranged everything: [[Bluetspur]] disappeared and was replaced by the [[Misty Border]]. The waters of the Musarde, however, continue to flow as before, inviting speculation that Bluetspur and its mountains remain as close at hand as ever, only hidden from sight in the Mists. But the picture is more complicated and less certain. For the East Musarde runs not east but west, flowing out of and back into the [[Mists]] and is, according to the [[Vistani]], a "continuation" of the Musarde.



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User:Big Mac

2010-03-17T21:23:06Z

Big Mac: User page created

==David "Big Mac" Shepheard==

Hi, I am David Shepheard but I am also known as "Big Mac" by my friends. I have used both of these names as my user name on different wikis. Generally, I use my real name on more formal wikis and my nickname on wikis that are more fun. But there have been times when I've done the opposite thing. I used my real name on Wikia and they set up the same user name on all of their wikis.

=== Why I started to wiki ===

My first wiki activity was with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Wikipedia], where I wanted to improve the articles associated with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelljammer Spelljammer].

However, after signing up with Wikipedia, I became disillusioned with the delitionists who are attempting to undermine the wikification of fiction. I believe that they are doing this in good faith (at least the majority of them are), but some of them have adopted a 'tag and run' attitude that means [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons Dungeons & Dragons] articles need to be constantly defended against aligations that they are 'not important enough' to be on Wikipedia.

(There are actually a lot of flaws with many of the Dungeons & Dragons articles on Wikipedia, but working on the articles over there has turned into more of a grind, where the minority of deletionists push you to sort out articles, while making no effort to improve them themselves.)

A number of Wikipedians with an interest in Dungeons & Dragons have split off from Wikipedia to concentrate on other projects that create encyclopedias for their favorite part of the D&D universe. I'm one of these people. But I'm certainly not one of the first D&D fans to join the Wikipedia exodus.

== What I'd like to see wikified ==

As a fan of Dungeons and Dragons, I would like to see a wiki dedicated to the canon of '''every''' campaign setting. This would help people look up obscure facts about their favorite game world.

I think that one canon wiki per campaign setting is the best way to deal with this. There are some campaign settings that have much larger followings than others and a minority campaign setting (like Jakandor) could easily be swamped if it was mixed in with a more popular campaign setting (like Forgotten Realms).

Some people like to create fan material that builds onto their favorite D&D world. For written stories, this is known as fan-fiction, but Dungeons & Dragons is a game where GMs are expected to create adventures and build the rest of the universe. Home made D&D material is sometimes called fanon (as in fan created canon). I'm not sure that fanon and canon can share the same wiki (without readers being confused by fanon polution of canon), but wikis would be a good tool to help people create a body of fanon for their favorite D&D world.

So my current opinion is that each D&D campaign setting needs a '''pair''' of wikis. One canon wiki, that provides a snapshot of all the elements of the official published material. And one fanon wiki that encourages GMs to share the material they have created to support the official material.

=== Spelljammer Wiki ===

* I am the creator of '''[http://spelljammer.wikia.com/ Spelljammer Wiki]'''. A wiki on Wikia that hopes to create a hyperlinked encyclopedia of Spelljammer canon.

=== Mistipedia ===

* At Mistipedia, you are more likely to see me doing minor edits to fix typos.

====My contributions====

* [[Special:Contributions/Big Mac|User contributions]]

I also set up the [http://www.wikiindex.org/Mistipedia Mistipedia article on WikiIndex].

=== Places outside Mistipedia where you can see my work ===

If you are really interested in me then here is where you can find more of me:

* I am one of moderators at the [http://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewforum.php?f=2 Spelljammer forum] on [http://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/index.php The Piazza] (a community dedicated to discussion of all D&D worlds) and also post in The Piazza's [http://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewforum.php?f=6 Ravenloft forum].
* I have created one article on [http://www.spelljammer.org/ Beyond the Moons] (the '''''official''''' ''Spelljammer'' website) and contributed to the 3rd edition Spelljammer conversion.
* I am webmaster for the [http://www32.brinkster.com/virtualeclipse/ Virtual Eclipse] (a science fiction role playing club)
* I chat to friends in the [http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/publicmouth/ Public Mouth] group
* I also spend some time talking to webmasters at the [http://sveit.com/forum/ Sveit community].
* I also edit articles on the English version of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia], but as there is now a deletionist attack against most roleplaying articles, I'd prefer to work with D&D wikis, and other similar sources.

=== Want to ask me something or tell me something? ===

Pop over to my [[User_talk:Big Mac|discussion]] page and say hi.