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Malocchio Aderre

2014-06-05T03:59:57Z

High Priest Mikhal:

[[File:Malocchio sm.jpg|thumb|alt= Malocchio Aderre|Malocchio Aderre]]
'''Malocchio Aderre''' is one eighth [[Vistani]] by one of the parents of his maternal grandmother, [[Isabella Aderre]]. His maternal grandfather is [[Vlad Drakov]]. His mother is [[Gabrielle Aderre]], who remains the [[darklord]] of [[Invidia]] even as the land is divided between the warring forces of her son and herself. His father is the [[Gentleman Caller]].

The hunting of [[Vistani]] is the passion of Malocchio Aderre and there is no evidence that he draws a line at giomorgo ("half-vistani"), or even quarter-vistani, including his mother Gabrielle Aderre. No giomorgo is safe within Invidia or near its borders.

He is a [[Dukkar]], a male Vistana with the Sight, prophesied to bring great evil to the Vistani people. He is [[imprisoned]] in the domain of [[Invidia]] and divides his time between [[Castle Loupet]], the Citadel in [[Karina]], and hunts.

He gave [[Novgor]] to [[Azrael Dak]].

His first name is the same as the Southern Italian term for the "evil eye."

==References==
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[[category:Character]][[category:NPC]]
[[Category:Imprisoned]]
[[Category:Conspirator]]
[[Category:Dukkar]]
[[Category:Child of the Gentleman Caller]]
[[Category:Half-Fiend]]
[[Category:Fiend]]
[[Category:Outsider]]
[[Category:Half-Human]][[category:Male]]
[[Category:Eighth-Vistani]]
[[Category:Invidian]]
[[Category:Inhabitants of Castle Loupet]]
[[Category:Inhabitants of Karina]]
[[Category:Inhabitants of Invidia]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' 
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' 
''[[The Evil Eye]]''
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|[[Image:rldb_art.gif]]
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''[[The Evil Eye]]'' - p62
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|[[Image:rldb_stats.gif]]
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''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - pp54-55 
''[[The Evil Eye]]'' - pp61-62
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|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
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''[[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]'' - pp28-30,50 
''[[Ravenloft Third Edition]]'' - pp15,18,124 
''[[Domains of Dread]]'' - pp54-55 
''[[The Evil Eye]]'' - pp5, 24-25, 33, 49-55, 57, 61-62 
''[[Heroes of Light]]'' - p100
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Many-Headed Devourer

2014-04-28T18:02:59Z

High Priest Mikhal:

The '''Many-Headed Devourer''' is worshipped by the elven [[Dragon Disciple | dragon disciple]] [[Thaumiol]] as a forgotten god-wyrm of his people. The '''Many-Headed Devourer''' is actually Takhisis of [[Krynn]]. For stealing away the world from the other gods in the War of Souls, she was found guilty of upsetting the Balance and sentenced to death. To maintain Balance her brother, Paladine, sacrificed his own godhood so she would lose hers. Takhisis was killed shortly after becoming mortal.

[[category:Character]][[category:NPC]][[Category:Deity]]

Many-Headed Devourer

2014-04-28T18:02:05Z

High Priest Mikhal:

The '''Many-Headed Devourer''' is worshipped by the elven [[Dragon Disciple | dragon disciple]] [[Thaumiol]] as a forgotten god-wyrm of his people. The '''Many-Headed Devourer''' is actually Takhisis of [[[Krynn]], possibly an aspect of the chromatic dragon god Tiamat. For stealing away the world from the other gods in the War of Souls, she was found guilty of upsetting the Balance and sentenced to death. To maintain Balance her brother, Paladine, sacrificed his own godhood so she would lose hers. Takhisis was killed shortly after becoming mortal.

[[category:Character]][[category:NPC]][[Category:Deity]]

Merrshaulk

2014-04-28T17:59:11Z

High Priest Mikhal:

[[Merrshaulk]] is the god of the yuan-ti.

[[category:Character]][[category:NPC]][[Category:Deity]][[Category:Cult of Merrshaulk]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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|[[Image:rldb_primary.gif]]
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''[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]]''
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|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
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''[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]]'' - p84
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|[[Image:rldb_alias.gif]]
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The Reptile God
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Many-Headed Devourer

2014-04-28T17:51:58Z

High Priest Mikhal:

The '''Many-Headed Devourer''' is worshipped by the elven [[Dragon Disciple | dragon disciple]] [[Thaumiol]] as a forgotten god-wyrm of his people. The '''Many-Headed Devourer''' is actually Takhisis of Krynn, possibly an aspect of the chromatic dragon god Tiamat. For stealing away the world from the other gods in the War of Souls, she was found guilty of upsetting the Balance and sentenced to death. To maintain Balance her brother, Paladine, sacrificed his own godhood so she would lose hers. Takhisis was killed shortly after becoming mortal.

[[category:Character]][[category:NPC]][[Category:Deity]]

Reality Wrinkle

2013-09-09T16:07:20Z

High Priest Mikhal:

A reality wrinkle is the [[zone]] of planar disruption surrounding an [[outsider]] with the [[Good]] or [[Evil]] descriptor. The moral purity, in either extreme, of the outsider reacts to the planar fabric of [[the demiplane]] and creates a region similar to that of a small domain that moves with the creature. Within the wrinkle, a [[darklord|darklord's]] power over his or her own [[domain]] is usurped, including the ability to close the domain's border. A darklord is aware immediately of such a disruption of his or her domain.
 
 
The effects of the reality wrinkles created by [[Good]] and [[Evil]] [[outsiders]] differ. Evil outsiders' ([[fiends]]) reality wrinkles disrupt a darklord's control and immunity to [[powers checks]]. The reality wrinkles of Good outsiders (celestials) also disrupt the fabric of reality in [[Ravenloft]], causing native inert materials to turn ghastly in appearance before fading back into the [[Mists]]. They also prevent natural healing in living creatures, though magical healing still works. A celestial can suppress their reality wrinkle as a free action.
 
 
[[Fiends]] can also perform [[power rituals]] to gain land-based powers at a cost. The ritual can only be performed once per domain regardless of success of failure, their reality wrinkle is immediately halved, and they gain corruption points that cause a percentage chance of future power rituals failing as well as an equal chance that any effect that would allow escape from the demiplane will fail. When a fiend has enough corruption points (21+) they lose their reality wrinkle, all power rituals automatically fail as well as any effect that could let them escape, and they become susceptible to powers checks as mortals are. Such is the cost of tying themselves to the land. Fiends automatically know how to perform power rituals.
 
 
Celestials gain no benefit from power rituals and still gain corruption points. They are also not immune to powers checks and any failed powers check instead adds to their corruption points until they lose their reality wrinkle completely. Like fiends, a celestial whose corruption points reach higher than 21 can never escape Ravenloft and is now affected by failed powers checks as mortals are.

==[[Steve Miller]]==

"And for what it's worth, if I had it to do over again, the reality wrinkles would either be smaller or they would be more clearly spelled out. As Ropie said, they weren't intended to be some sort of cheezy safe zone. And those who said they give way [to the approach of a [[darklord]]] were absolutely right. They have to." -Steve Miller<ref>http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2227&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=isolde&start=0</ref>

<references/>

[[Category:Zone]][[Category:Planar Disruption]][[Category:Planar Mechanics]][[Category:Demonology]][[Category:Ravenloft Lore]]

Reality Wrinkle

2013-09-09T16:06:12Z

High Priest Mikhal:

A reality wrinkle is the [[zone]] of planar disruption surrounding an [[outsider]] with the [[Good]] or [[Evil]] descriptor. The moral purity, in either extreme, of the outsider reacts to the planar fabric of [[the demiplane]] and creates a region similar to that of a small domain that moves with the creature. Within the wrinkle, a [[darklord|darklord's]] power over his or her own [[domain]] is usurped, including the ability to close the domain's border. A darklord is aware immediately of such a disruption of his or her domain.
 
 
The effects of the reality wrinkles created by [[Good]] and [[Evil]] [[outsiders]] differ. Evil outsiders' ([[fiends]]) reality wrinkles disrupt a darklord's control and immunity to [[powers checks]]. The reality wrinkles of Good outsiders (celestials) also disrupt the fabric of reality in [[Ravenloft]], causing native inert materials to turn ghastly in appearance before fading back into the [[Mists]]. They also prevent natural healing in living creatures, though magical healing still works. A celestial can suppress their reality wrinkle as a free action.
 
 
[[Fiends]] can also perform [[power rituals]] to gain land-based powers at a cost. The ritual can only be performed once per domain regardless of success of failure, their reality wrinkle is immediately halved, and they gain corruption points that cause a percentage chance of future power rituals failing as well as an equal chance that any effect that would allow escape will fail. When a fiend has enough corruption points (21+) they lose their reality wrinkle, all power rituals automatically fail as well as any effect that could let them escape, and they become susceptible to powers checks as mortals are. Such is the cost of tying themselves to the land. Fiends automatically know how to perform power rituals.
 
 
Celestials gain no benefit from power rituals and still gain corruption points. They are also not immune to powers checks and any failed powers check instead adds to their corruption points until they lose their reality wrinkle completely. Like fiends, a celestial whose corruption points reach higher than 21 can never escape Ravenloft and is now affected by failed powers checks as mortals are.

==[[Steve Miller]]==

"And for what it's worth, if I had it to do over again, the reality wrinkles would either be smaller or they would be more clearly spelled out. As Ropie said, they weren't intended to be some sort of cheezy safe zone. And those who said they give way [to the approach of a [[darklord]]] were absolutely right. They have to." -Steve Miller<ref>http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2227&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=isolde&start=0</ref>

<references/>

[[Category:Zone]][[Category:Planar Disruption]][[Category:Planar Mechanics]][[Category:Demonology]][[Category:Ravenloft Lore]]

The Holy Symbol of Ravenkind

2013-08-29T05:25:06Z

High Priest Mikhal: /* Data from Champions of Darkness, Roots of Evil, and Ravenloft Gazetteer One */

'''WIKISEED FROM CATALOGUE :''' Was hidden in [[Castle Ravenloft]]''(Please edit freely, then remove this note and WIKISEED label)''

[[Category:Relic]][[Category:Holy Symbol]][[Category:Religious Item]][[Category:The Church of Andral]][[Category:Barovian]][[Category:Barovian (Prime Material Plane)]]

==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==



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|[[Image:rldb_item.jpg]]
|[[Image:rldb_primary.gif]]
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''[[Forbidden Lore:Cryptic Allegiances]]'' 
''[[Ravenloft I6]]'' 
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]]''
|-valign="top"
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|[[Image:rldb_art.gif]]
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''[[Roots of Evil]]'' - p87 [http://web.archive.org/web/20100329193632/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads Download Now! ] 
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - p56 
''[[House of Strahd]]'' - p24
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|[[Image:rldb_stats.gif]]
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''[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Realm of Terror]]'' - p126 
''[[Roots of Evil]]'' - p4 [http://web.archive.org/web/20100329193632/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads Download Now! ] 
''[[Forbidden Lore:Cryptic Allegiances]]'' - p23 
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - p56 
''[[Ravenloft I6]]'' - pp30-31 
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]]'' - p118
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|[[Image:rldb_desc.gif]]
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''[[House of Strahd]]'' - pp8,24 
''[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Realm of Terror]]'' - p126 
''[[Roots of Evil]]'' - p4,40 [http://web.archive.org/web/20100329193632/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads Download Now! ] 
''[[Forbidden Lore:Cryptic Allegiances]]'' - p23 
''[[Vampire of the Mists]]'' - pp1-3, 320-322 
''[[From the Shadows]]'' - p12 [http://web.archive.org/web/20100329193632/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads Download Now! ] 
''[[Realm of Terror]]'' - p56 
''[[Ravenloft I6]]'' - pp4,30-31 
''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I]]'' - p118
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|[[Image:rldb_alias.gif]]
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The Priest's Pendant
Holy Symbol of Ravenkind, The
Holy Symbol of Ravenkind
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The Holy Symbol of Ravenkind was created by the Most High Priest Kir of the Church of Andral in 350 BC. He died during its creation. A year later, when Strahd caused Barovia to become the first domain of Realms of Dread the Holy Symbol followed him. Being a vampire he could not touch so holy an object and it sat in Castle Ravenloft quietly until 499 BC. An elven vampire named Jander Sunstar, pursuing the one who had driven his love Anna insane, traveled with a priest and thief named Sasha and Leisl to Ravenloft and discovered the Holy Symbol, using it to put the vengeful ghost of Sergei von Zarovich to rest. They used it in their confrontation with Strahd as well. The two mortals couldn't overcome Strahd's powers and present the Holy Symbol, but Jander did despite the fact it would harm him as much as Strahd. The encounter forced Strahd into hibernation to heal from the wounds while the Sasha and Leisl escaped. Jander was lost for 200 years in the Mists. The Holy Symbol returns to its place in Castle Ravenloft until the year 740 BC.
 
 
During the Grand Conjunction a confluence of events sends adventurers, Azalin, and the arcanoloth Inajira back in time to 354 BC in a plot to change history. The Holy Symbol, as well as the Icon of Ravenloft, are restored to Castle Ravenloft. During these events the Holy Symbol is pressed against Inajira's Book of Keeping, destroying it and causing the Grand Conjunction to collapse as the deal Strahd made for victory in the final battle against the Tergs is undone. In the present the Holy Symbol and Icon alike disappear after the Grand Conjunction. Their whereabouts remain unknown.
 
 
The lawful good secret society known as the Keepers of the Black Feather seek the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind as the means to permanently destroying Strahd and have done so for centuries. They remain unaware the Holy Symbol has disappeared somewhere.