Category:The Shadowlands - Revision history

IanFordam: Replaced "Elena Faithhold" with "Elena Faith-hold".

2024-06-09T23:13:51Z

Replaced "Elena Faithhold" with "Elena Faith-hold".

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	*[[611 BC]] - ([[The Great Kingdom]]) Wielded by a [[possessed]] [[monk]], [[Ebonbane]] strikes down [[Kateri Shadowborn]] in her own home.<ref name="Darklords p. 30">[[Darklords]] p. 30</ref> [[Shadowborn Manor]] is claimed by [[the Mists]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> Kateri rises as a [[geist]].<ref name="Darklords p. 30">[[Darklords]] p. 30</ref>		*[[611 BC]] - ([[The Great Kingdom]]) Wielded by a [[possessed]] [[monk]], [[Ebonbane]] strikes down [[Kateri Shadowborn]] in her own home.<ref name="Darklords p. 30">[[Darklords]] p. 30</ref> [[Shadowborn Manor]] is claimed by [[the Mists]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> Kateri rises as a [[geist]].<ref name="Darklords p. 30">[[Darklords]] p. 30</ref>

	* [[615 BC]] - The Mists draw in [[Elena ~~Faithhold~~]] after years of bloodshed caused by her [[War of Evil]]. She continues her fanatical crusade against evil in the [[Land of Mists]], killing the populations of ten towns.<ref name="Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10">[[Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10</ref> Thanks to Elena's [[transgression]]s, [[Nidala]] forms.<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>		* [[615 BC]] - The Mists draw in [[Elena Faith-hold]] after years of bloodshed caused by her [[War of Evil]]. She continues her fanatical crusade against evil in the [[Land of Mists]], killing the populations of ten towns.<ref name="Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10">[[Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10</ref> Thanks to Elena's [[transgression]]s, [[Nidala]] forms.<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>

	* [[631 BC]] - (Approximately) [[Alexi Shadowborn]] founds the second incarnation of [[:category:The Circle (Society)\|the Circle]] in the [[Land of Mists]]. The [[Knights of the Shadows]] refer to its members.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 133">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 133; "Since its inception some 12 decades ago", approximately 120 years from [[751 BC]], the current date of Domains of Dread.</ref>		* [[631 BC]] - (Approximately) [[Alexi Shadowborn]] founds the second incarnation of [[:category:The Circle (Society)\|the Circle]] in the [[Land of Mists]]. The [[Knights of the Shadows]] refer to its members.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 133">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 133; "Since its inception some 12 decades ago", approximately 120 years from [[751 BC]], the current date of Domains of Dread.</ref>
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	* [[751 BC]] - [[Gondegal]] becomes leader of [[the Circle]]<ref name="Champions of the Mists p. 48">[[Champions of the Mists]] p. 48</ref>		* [[751 BC]] - [[Gondegal]] becomes leader of [[the Circle]]<ref name="Champions of the Mists p. 48">[[Champions of the Mists]] p. 48</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}} [[754 BC]] - In the first half of the year, [[Irvyne Wolfe]], aka [[the Red Wolf]], meets [[Nadia Wolfe\|Nadia]]. They fall in love. In the summer, they are [[married]]. Weeks later, the [[Vistani]] deliver a prophecy to them. [[Maureve]] decodes the [[prophecy]] as meaning that a true [[paladin]] will be born and eventually otherthrow [[Elena ~~Faithhold~~]]. Still later, Nadia becomes pregnant but keeps her husband from knowing.<ref>[[The Red Wolf (Article)]], [[Book of Shadows]]</ref>		*{{netbook-small}} [[754 BC]] - In the first half of the year, [[Irvyne Wolfe]], aka [[the Red Wolf]], meets [[Nadia Wolfe\|Nadia]]. They fall in love. In the summer, they are [[married]]. Weeks later, the [[Vistani]] deliver a prophecy to them. [[Maureve]] decodes the [[prophecy]] as meaning that a true [[paladin]] will be born and eventually otherthrow [[Elena Faith-hold]]. Still later, Nadia becomes pregnant but keeps her husband from knowing.<ref>[[The Red Wolf (Article)]], [[Book of Shadows]]</ref>

	==[[John W. Mangrum]] on the [[The Kargatane (Real World)\|Kargatane]]'s vision for [[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume X]]==		==[[John W. Mangrum]] on the [[The Kargatane (Real World)\|Kargatane]]'s vision for [[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume X]]==

IanFordam at 02:28, 9 August 2023

2023-08-09T02:28:58Z

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	*[[611 BC]] - ([[The Great Kingdom]]) Wielded by a [[possessed]] [[monk]], [[Ebonbane]] strikes down [[Kateri Shadowborn]] in her own home.<ref name="Darklords p. 30">[[Darklords]] p. 30</ref> [[Shadowborn Manor]] is claimed by [[the Mists]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> Kateri rises as a [[geist]].<ref name="Darklords p. 30">[[Darklords]] p. 30</ref>		*[[611 BC]] - ([[The Great Kingdom]]) Wielded by a [[possessed]] [[monk]], [[Ebonbane]] strikes down [[Kateri Shadowborn]] in her own home.<ref name="Darklords p. 30">[[Darklords]] p. 30</ref> [[Shadowborn Manor]] is claimed by [[the Mists]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> Kateri rises as a [[geist]].<ref name="Darklords p. 30">[[Darklords]] p. 30</ref>

	* [[615 BC]] - The Mists draw in [[Elena Faithhold]] after years of bloodshed caused by her [[War on Evil]]. She continues her fanatical crusade against evil in the [[Land of Mists]], killing the populations of ten towns.<ref name="Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10">[[Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10</ref> Thanks to Elena's [[transgression]]s, [[Nidala]] forms.<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>		* [[615 BC]] - The Mists draw in [[Elena Faithhold]] after years of bloodshed caused by her [[War of Evil]]. She continues her fanatical crusade against evil in the [[Land of Mists]], killing the populations of ten towns.<ref name="Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10">[[Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10</ref> Thanks to Elena's [[transgression]]s, [[Nidala]] forms.<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>

	* [[631 BC]] - (Approximately) [[Alexi Shadowborn]] founds the second incarnation of [[:category:The Circle (Society)\|the Circle]] in the [[Land of Mists]]. The [[Knights of the Shadows]] refer to its members.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 133">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 133; "Since its inception some 12 decades ago", approximately 120 years from [[751 BC]], the current date of Domains of Dread.</ref>		* [[631 BC]] - (Approximately) [[Alexi Shadowborn]] founds the second incarnation of [[:category:The Circle (Society)\|the Circle]] in the [[Land of Mists]]. The [[Knights of the Shadows]] refer to its members.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 133">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 133; "Since its inception some 12 decades ago", approximately 120 years from [[751 BC]], the current date of Domains of Dread.</ref>
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	* [[Ebonbane]] can animate anyone who dies in [[Shadowborn Manor]] or the [[Phantasmal Forest]] as an intelligent [[ghoul]]. If a [[humanoid]] corpse is left lying in the mire of the [[Phantasmal Forest]], then after a few minutes it sinks into the swampy earth and, a few days later, digs out of the mud at [[Forenoon Abbey]], now one of the [[Ahltrian]] and [[slave \| utterly subservient]] to [[Ebonbane]].		* [[Ebonbane]] can animate anyone who dies in [[Shadowborn Manor]] or the [[Phantasmal Forest]] as an intelligent [[ghoul]]. If a [[humanoid]] corpse is left lying in the mire of the [[Phantasmal Forest]], then after a few minutes it sinks into the swampy earth and, a few days later, digs out of the mud at [[Forenoon Abbey]], now one of the [[Ahltrian]] and [[slave \| utterly subservient]] to [[Ebonbane]].

	* The [[Phantasmal Forest]] is trackless and directionless; getting lost is the norm. It used to lead back to the [[The Great Kingdom (Shadowborn) \| Great Kingdom]] on [[Kateri Shadowborn \| Kateri Shadowborn's]]		* The [[Phantasmal Forest]] is trackless and directionless; getting lost is the norm. It used to lead back to the [[The Great Kingdom (Shadowborn) \| Great Kingdom]] on [[Kateri Shadowborn \| Kateri Shadowborn's]] [[Outlander World \| homeworld]], but those planar pathways closed as [[Ebonbane]] wiped out the last remnants of her legacy.
	[[Outlander World \| homeworld]], but those planar pathways closed as [[Ebonbane]] wiped out the last remnants of her legacy.

	* The general thrust of adventuring in the [[domain]] is the conflict between the human evil of [[Elena Faith-hold]] and the monstrous, all-consuming evil of [[Ebonbane]], and the prospects of Elena's once again being offered a true evil to fight. What would her reaction be? Meanwhile, [[Ebonbane]] is monomaniacally fixated on destroying and/or desecrating everything th ....		* The general thrust of adventuring in the [[domain]] is the conflict between the human evil of [[Elena Faith-hold]] and the monstrous, all-consuming evil of [[Ebonbane]], and the prospects of Elena's once again being offered a true evil to fight. What would her reaction be? Meanwhile, [[Ebonbane]] is monomaniacally fixated on destroying and/or desecrating everything th ....

IanFordam: Fixed typos.

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	==Chronology==		==Chronology==
	*[[611 BC]] - ([[The Great Kingdom]]) Wielded by a [[possessed]] [[monk]], [[Ebonbane]] strikes down [[Kateri Shadowborn]] in her own home.<ref name="Darklords p. 30">[[Darklords]] p. 30</ref> [[Shadowborn Manor]] is claimed by [[the Mists]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> Kateri rises as a [[geist]]..<ref name="Darklords p. 30">[[Darklords]] p. 30</ref>		*[[611 BC]] - ([[The Great Kingdom]]) Wielded by a [[possessed]] [[monk]], [[Ebonbane]] strikes down [[Kateri Shadowborn]] in her own home.<ref name="Darklords p. 30">[[Darklords]] p. 30</ref> [[Shadowborn Manor]] is claimed by [[the Mists]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> Kateri rises as a [[geist]].<ref name="Darklords p. 30">[[Darklords]] p. 30</ref>

	* [[615 BC]] - The Mists draw in [[Elena Faithhold]] ~~afer~~ years of bloodshed caused by her [[War on Evil]]. She continues her fanatical crusade against evil in the [[Land of Mists]], killing the populations of ten towns.<ref name="Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10">[[Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10</ref> Thanks to Elena's [[transgression]]s, [[Nidala]] forms.<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>		* [[615 BC]] - The Mists draw in [[Elena Faithhold]] after years of bloodshed caused by her [[War on Evil]]. She continues her fanatical crusade against evil in the [[Land of Mists]], killing the populations of ten towns.<ref name="Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10">[[Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10</ref> Thanks to Elena's [[transgression]]s, [[Nidala]] forms.<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>

	* [[631 BC]] - (Approximately) [[Alexi Shadowborn]] founds the second incarnation of [[:category:The Circle (Society)\|the Circle]] in the [[Land of Mists]]. The [[Knights of the Shadows]] refer to its members.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 133">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 133; "Since its inception some 12 decades ago", approximately 120 years from [[751 BC]], the current date of Domains of Dread.</ref>		* [[631 BC]] - (Approximately) [[Alexi Shadowborn]] founds the second incarnation of [[:category:The Circle (Society)\|the Circle]] in the [[Land of Mists]]. The [[Knights of the Shadows]] refer to its members.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 133">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 133; "Since its inception some 12 decades ago", approximately 120 years from [[751 BC]], the current date of Domains of Dread.</ref>
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	==[[John W. Mangrum]] on the [[The Kargatane (Real World)\|Kargatane]]'s vision for [[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume X]]==		==[[John W. Mangrum]] on the [[The Kargatane (Real World)\|Kargatane]]'s vision for [[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume X]]==
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	* The [[Phantasmal Forest]] doesn't have a fixed shape. [[Shadowborn Manor]], [[Avonleigh]], and numerous tiny little domains all float around in it, sort of like [[pocket domains]]. The best way to think of it is to consider the [[Phantasmal Forest]] an amoeba, with [[Shadowborn Manor]] its ~~nucleous~~. The [[Phantasmal Forest]] exists because [[Ebonbane \| Ebonebane's]] evil is so pervasive and powerful that it seeps through the planar membranes of his domain, so to speak. Since first appearing, it's slowly spread around [[Nidala]], like an ooze absorbing its prey, to the point that "today," there's only one shrinking stretch of border that leads directly to the [[Mists]]. In all other directions, one must pass through the [[Phantasmal Forest]] to reach any other domain.		* The [[Phantasmal Forest]] doesn't have a fixed shape. [[Shadowborn Manor]], [[Avonleigh]], and numerous tiny little domains all float around in it, sort of like [[pocket domains]]. The best way to think of it is to consider the [[Phantasmal Forest]] an amoeba, with [[Shadowborn Manor]] its nucleus. The [[Phantasmal Forest]] exists because [[Ebonbane \| Ebonebane's]] evil is so pervasive and powerful that it seeps through the planar membranes of his domain, so to speak. Since first appearing, it's slowly spread around [[Nidala]], like an ooze absorbing its prey, to the point that "today," there's only one shrinking stretch of border that leads directly to the [[Mists]]. In all other directions, one must pass through the [[Phantasmal Forest]] to reach any other domain.

	:It's not necessarily the size that makes the [[Phantasmal Forest]] easy to get lost in -- it's that the [[Phantasmal Forest]] is a manifestation of the [[Misty Border]], and like the [[Mists]], it's directionless. Nothing leaves tracks, and there are no trails to follow. (The BoS story discusses this.)		:It's not necessarily the size that makes the [[Phantasmal Forest]] easy to get lost in -- it's that the [[Phantasmal Forest]] is a manifestation of the [[Misty Border]], and like the [[Mists]], it's directionless. Nothing leaves tracks, and there are no trails to follow. (The BoS story discusses this.)

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	* [[646 BC]] - ([[The Great Kingdom]]) The evil inside [[Morgoroth]] is reawakened by the [[killing]] of [[Lambert]]. Morgoroth kidnaps [[Aurora Shadowborn]] and takes her back to his home, [[Tergeron Manor]]. When [[Ferran Shadowborn]] and the rest of his knights give chase confront Morgoroth in his home, where they are slaughtered to the last man.<ref name="A Light in the Belfry Audio CD">[[A Light in the Belfry]] Audio CD</ref> In Ravenloft, [[Avonleigh]] arises from [[the Phantasmal Forest]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>		* [[646 BC]] - ([[The Great Kingdom]]) The evil inside [[Morgoroth]] is reawakened by the [[killing]] of [[Lambert]]. Morgoroth kidnaps [[Aurora Shadowborn]] and takes her back to his home, [[Tergeron Manor]]. When [[Ferran Shadowborn]] and the rest of his knights give chase confront Morgoroth in his home, where they are slaughtered to the last man.<ref name="A Light in the Belfry Audio CD">[[A Light in the Belfry]] Audio CD</ref> In Ravenloft, [[Avonleigh]] arises from [[the Phantasmal Forest]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>

	* 646 BC - Morgoroth attempted to construct a magic [[Morgoroth's Mirror\|mirror]] to escape the Demiplane of Dread, but the effort backfires with a blast of eldritch power. The blast destroys the [[mirror]], separating it into thirteen [[ethereal]] shards. In addition, the blast destroys Morgoroth's physical form and dispersed his ethereal essence throughout [[Tergeron Manor]]. Driven [[mad]], his malign intelligence became one with the manor itself.<ref name="A Light in the Belfry Audio CD">[[A Light in the Belfry]] Audio CD</ref>		* [[646 BC]] - Morgoroth attempted to construct a magic [[Morgoroth's Mirror\|mirror]] to escape the Demiplane of Dread, but the effort backfires with a blast of eldritch power. The blast destroys the [[mirror]], separating it into thirteen [[ethereal]] shards. In addition, the blast destroys Morgoroth's physical form and dispersed his ethereal essence throughout [[Tergeron Manor]]. Driven [[mad]], his malign intelligence became one with the manor itself.<ref name="A Light in the Belfry Audio CD">[[A Light in the Belfry]] Audio CD</ref>

	* [[747 BC]] - [[The Shadowlands]] [[cluster]] forms from [[Nidala]], [[Avonleigh]], and [[Shadowborn Manor]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref>		* [[747 BC]] - [[The Shadowlands]] [[cluster]] forms from [[Nidala]], [[Avonleigh]], and [[Shadowborn Manor]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref>

	* [[751 BC]] [[Gondegal]] becomes leader of [[the Circle]]<ref name="Champions of the Mists p. 48">[[Champions of the Mists]] p. 48</ref>		* [[751 BC]] - [[Gondegal]] becomes leader of [[the Circle]]<ref name="Champions of the Mists p. 48">[[Champions of the Mists]] p. 48</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}} [[754 BC]] In the first half of the year, [[Irvyne Wolfe]], aka [[the Red Wolf]], meets [[Nadia Wolfe\|Nadia]]. They fall in love. In the summer, they are [[married]]. Weeks later, the [[Vistani]] deliver a prophecy to them. [[Maureve]] decodes the [[prophecy]] as meaning that a true [[paladin]] will be born and eventually otherthrow [[Elena Faithhold]]. Still later, Nadia becomes pregnant but keeps her husband from knowing.<ref>[[The Red Wolf (Article)]], [[Book of Shadows]]</ref>		*{{netbook-small}} [[754 BC]] - In the first half of the year, [[Irvyne Wolfe]], aka [[the Red Wolf]], meets [[Nadia Wolfe\|Nadia]]. They fall in love. In the summer, they are [[married]]. Weeks later, the [[Vistani]] deliver a prophecy to them. [[Maureve]] decodes the [[prophecy]] as meaning that a true [[paladin]] will be born and eventually otherthrow [[Elena Faithhold]]. Still later, Nadia becomes pregnant but keeps her husband from knowing.<ref>[[The Red Wolf (Article)]], [[Book of Shadows]]</ref>

	==[[John W. Mangrum]] on the [[The Kargatane (Real World)\|Kargatane]]'s vision for [[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume X]]==		==[[John W. Mangrum]] on the [[The Kargatane (Real World)\|Kargatane]]'s vision for [[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume X]]==
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	==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==		==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==

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	:[[Morgoroth]] and [[Elena Faith-hold]] stand apart because they damned themselves, with minimal involvement from [[Ebonbane]]. Thus, although their corruption delights [[Ebonbane]] and ultimately feeds into its evil, they do not serve [[Ebonbane]], unlike the other pearls in its collection.		:[[Morgoroth]] and [[Elena Faith-hold]] stand apart because they damned themselves, with minimal involvement from [[Ebonbane]]. Thus, although their corruption delights [[Ebonbane]] and ultimately feeds into its evil, they do not serve [[Ebonbane]], unlike the other pearls in its collection.

	* [[~~Pseduodomains~~]] -- pearls in the oil, I think I called them in the RL DMG -- include Kateri's unicorn mount [[Addar]], now driven [[mad]] and equally lost in overweening pride and self-loathing. His 'domain' is a small glade that travels with him. He can act as a [[guide]] for those who play to his vanity.		* [[Pseudodomains]] -- pearls in the oil, I think I called them in the RL DMG -- include Kateri's unicorn mount [[Addar]], now driven [[mad]] and equally lost in overweening pride and self-loathing. His 'domain' is a small glade that travels with him. He can act as a [[guide]] for those who play to his vanity.

	:Another is [[Forenoon Abbey]], a monastery significant to [[Lady Kateri Shadowborn \| Lady Shadowborn]] that's now the home of the undead [[Ahltrian (Ghoul) \| Ahltrian]]. This was the first pearl in [[Ebonbane \| Ebonbane's]] collection -- the first thing beloved of [[Kateri Shadowborn \| Kateri]] that it destroyed after returning to the world.		:Another is [[Forenoon Abbey]], a monastery significant to [[Lady Kateri Shadowborn \| Lady Shadowborn]] that's now the home of the undead [[Ahltrian (Ghoul) \| Ahltrian]]. This was the first pearl in [[Ebonbane \| Ebonbane's]] collection -- the first thing beloved of [[Kateri Shadowborn \| Kateri]] that it destroyed after returning to the world.

	* [[Ebonbane]] can animate anyone who dies in [[Shadowborn Manor]] or the [[Phantasmal Forest]] as an intelligent [[ghoul]]. If a [[humanoid]] corpse is left lying in the mire of the [[Phantasmal Forest]], then after a few minutes it sinks into the swampy earth and, a few days later, digs out of the mud at [[Forenoon Abbey]], now one of the [[Ahltrian]] and [[slave \| utterly ~~subserviant~~]] to [[Ebonbane]].		* [[Ebonbane]] can animate anyone who dies in [[Shadowborn Manor]] or the [[Phantasmal Forest]] as an intelligent [[ghoul]]. If a [[humanoid]] corpse is left lying in the mire of the [[Phantasmal Forest]], then after a few minutes it sinks into the swampy earth and, a few days later, digs out of the mud at [[Forenoon Abbey]], now one of the [[Ahltrian]] and [[slave \| utterly subservient]] to [[Ebonbane]].

	* The [[Phantasmal Forest]] is trackless and directionless; getting lost is the norm. It used to lead back to the [[The Great Kingdom (Shadowborn) \| Great Kingdom]] on [[Kateri Shadowborn \| Kateri Shadowborn's]]		* The [[Phantasmal Forest]] is trackless and directionless; getting lost is the norm. It used to lead back to the [[The Great Kingdom (Shadowborn) \| Great Kingdom]] on [[Kateri Shadowborn \| Kateri Shadowborn's]]

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	* [[615 BC]] - The Mists draw in [[Elena Faithhold]] afer years of bloodshed caused by her [[War on Evil]]. She continues her fanatical crusade against evil in the [[Land of Mists]], killing the populations of ten towns.<ref name="Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10">[[Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10</ref> Thanks to Elena's [[transgression]]s, [[Nidala]] forms.<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>		* [[615 BC]] - The Mists draw in [[Elena Faithhold]] afer years of bloodshed caused by her [[War on Evil]]. She continues her fanatical crusade against evil in the [[Land of Mists]], killing the populations of ten towns.<ref name="Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10">[[Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10</ref> Thanks to Elena's [[transgression]]s, [[Nidala]] forms.<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>

	* [[631 BC]] - (Approximately) [[Alexi Shadowborn]] founds the second incarnation of [[:category:The Circle (Society\|the Circle]] in the [[Land of Mists]]. The [[Knights of the Shadows]] refer to its members.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 133">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 133; "Since its inception some 12 decades ago", approximately 120 years from [[751 BC]], the current date of Domains of Dread.</ref>		* [[631 BC]] - (Approximately) [[Alexi Shadowborn]] founds the second incarnation of [[:category:The Circle (Society)\|the Circle]] in the [[Land of Mists]]. The [[Knights of the Shadows]] refer to its members.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 133">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 133; "Since its inception some 12 decades ago", approximately 120 years from [[751 BC]], the current date of Domains of Dread.</ref>

	* [[646 BC]] - ([[The Great Kingdom]]) The evil inside [[Morgoroth]] is reawakened by the [[killing]] of [[Lambert]]. Morgoroth kidnaps [[Aurora Shadowborn]] and takes her back to his home, [[Tergeron Manor]]. When [[Ferran Shadowborn]] and the rest of his knights give chase confront Morgoroth in his home, where they are slaughtered to the last man.<ref name="A Light in the Belfry Audio CD">[[A Light in the Belfry]] Audio CD</ref> In Ravenloft, [[Avonleigh]] arises from [[the Phantasmal Forest]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>		* [[646 BC]] - ([[The Great Kingdom]]) The evil inside [[Morgoroth]] is reawakened by the [[killing]] of [[Lambert]]. Morgoroth kidnaps [[Aurora Shadowborn]] and takes her back to his home, [[Tergeron Manor]]. When [[Ferran Shadowborn]] and the rest of his knights give chase confront Morgoroth in his home, where they are slaughtered to the last man.<ref name="A Light in the Belfry Audio CD">[[A Light in the Belfry]] Audio CD</ref> In Ravenloft, [[Avonleigh]] arises from [[the Phantasmal Forest]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>

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	* [[615 BC]] - The Mists draw in [[Elena Faithhold]] afer years of bloodshed caused by her [[War on Evil]]. She continues her fanatical crusade against evil in the [[Land of Mists]], killing the populations of ten towns.<ref name="Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10">[[Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10</ref> Thanks to Elena's [[transgression]]s, [[Nidala]] forms.<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>		* [[615 BC]] - The Mists draw in [[Elena Faithhold]] afer years of bloodshed caused by her [[War on Evil]]. She continues her fanatical crusade against evil in the [[Land of Mists]], killing the populations of ten towns.<ref name="Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10">[[Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10</ref> Thanks to Elena's [[transgression]]s, [[Nidala]] forms.<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>

	* [[631 BC]] - (Approximately) [[Alexi Shadowborn]] founds the second incarnation of [[The Circle (Society\|the Circle]] in the [[Land of Mists]]. The [[Knights of the Shadows]] refer to its members.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 133">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 133; "Since its inception some 12 decades ago", approximately 120 years from [[751 BC]], the current date of Domains of Dread.</ref>		* [[631 BC]] - (Approximately) [[Alexi Shadowborn]] founds the second incarnation of [[:category:The Circle (Society\|the Circle]] in the [[Land of Mists]]. The [[Knights of the Shadows]] refer to its members.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 133">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 133; "Since its inception some 12 decades ago", approximately 120 years from [[751 BC]], the current date of Domains of Dread.</ref>

	* [[646 BC]] - ([[The Great Kingdom]]) The evil inside [[Morgoroth]] is reawakened by the [[killing]] of [[Lambert]]. Morgoroth kidnaps [[Aurora Shadowborn]] and takes her back to his home, [[Tergeron Manor]]. When [[Ferran Shadowborn]] and the rest of his knights give chase confront Morgoroth in his home, where they are slaughtered to the last man.<ref name="A Light in the Belfry Audio CD">[[A Light in the Belfry]] Audio CD</ref> In Ravenloft, [[Avonleigh]] arises from [[the Phantasmal Forest]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>		* [[646 BC]] - ([[The Great Kingdom]]) The evil inside [[Morgoroth]] is reawakened by the [[killing]] of [[Lambert]]. Morgoroth kidnaps [[Aurora Shadowborn]] and takes her back to his home, [[Tergeron Manor]]. When [[Ferran Shadowborn]] and the rest of his knights give chase confront Morgoroth in his home, where they are slaughtered to the last man.<ref name="A Light in the Belfry Audio CD">[[A Light in the Belfry]] Audio CD</ref> In Ravenloft, [[Avonleigh]] arises from [[the Phantasmal Forest]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>

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	* [[615 BC]] - The Mists draw in [[Elena Faithhold]] afer years of bloodshed caused by her [[War on Evil]]. She continues her fanatical crusade against evil in the [[Land of Mists]], killing the populations of ten towns.<ref name="Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10">[[Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10</ref> Thanks to Elena's [[transgression]]s, [[Nidala]] forms.<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>		* [[615 BC]] - The Mists draw in [[Elena Faithhold]] afer years of bloodshed caused by her [[War on Evil]]. She continues her fanatical crusade against evil in the [[Land of Mists]], killing the populations of ten towns.<ref name="Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10">[[Islands of Terror]] p. 7-10</ref> Thanks to Elena's [[transgression]]s, [[Nidala]] forms.<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>

	* [[631 BC]] - (Approximately) [[Alexi Shadowborn]] founds the second incarnation of [[the Circle]] in the [[Land of Mists]]. The [[Knights of the Shadows]] refer to its members.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 133">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 133; "Since its inception some 12 decades ago", approximately 120 years from [[751 BC]], the current date of Domains of Dread.</ref>		* [[631 BC]] - (Approximately) [[Alexi Shadowborn]] founds the second incarnation of [[The Circle (Society\|the Circle]] in the [[Land of Mists]]. The [[Knights of the Shadows]] refer to its members.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 133">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 133; "Since its inception some 12 decades ago", approximately 120 years from [[751 BC]], the current date of Domains of Dread.</ref>

	* [[646 BC]] - ([[The Great Kingdom]]) The evil inside [[Morgoroth]] is reawakened by the [[killing]] of [[Lambert]]. Morgoroth kidnaps [[Aurora Shadowborn]] and takes her back to his home, [[Tergeron Manor]]. When [[Ferran Shadowborn]] and the rest of his knights give chase confront Morgoroth in his home, where they are slaughtered to the last man.<ref name="A Light in the Belfry Audio CD">[[A Light in the Belfry]] Audio CD</ref> In Ravenloft, [[Avonleigh]] arises from [[the Phantasmal Forest]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>		* [[646 BC]] - ([[The Great Kingdom]]) The evil inside [[Morgoroth]] is reawakened by the [[killing]] of [[Lambert]]. Morgoroth kidnaps [[Aurora Shadowborn]] and takes her back to his home, [[Tergeron Manor]]. When [[Ferran Shadowborn]] and the rest of his knights give chase confront Morgoroth in his home, where they are slaughtered to the last man.<ref name="A Light in the Belfry Audio CD">[[A Light in the Belfry]] Audio CD</ref> In Ravenloft, [[Avonleigh]] arises from [[the Phantasmal Forest]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>

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	* [[751 BC]] [[Gondegal]] becomes leader of [[the Circle]]<ref name="Champions of the Mists p. 48">[[Champions of the Mists]] p. 48</ref>		* [[751 BC]] [[Gondegal]] becomes leader of [[the Circle]]<ref name="Champions of the Mists p. 48">[[Champions of the Mists]] p. 48</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}} [[754 BC]] In the first half of the year, [[Irvyne Wolfe]], aka [[the Red Wolf]], meets [[Nadia Wolfe\|Nadia]]. They fall in love. In the summer, they are [[married]]. Weeks later, the [[Vistani]] deliver a prophecy to them. [[Maureve]] decodes the [[prophecy]] as meaning that a true [[paladin]] will be born and eventually otherthrow [[Elena ~~Faithhod~~]]. Still later, Nadia becomes pregnant but keeps her husband from knowing.<ref>[[The Red Wolf (Article), [[Book of ~~Sorrows~~]]</ref>		*{{netbook-small}} [[754 BC]] In the first half of the year, [[Irvyne Wolfe]], aka [[the Red Wolf]], meets [[Nadia Wolfe\|Nadia]]. They fall in love. In the summer, they are [[married]]. Weeks later, the [[Vistani]] deliver a prophecy to them. [[Maureve]] decodes the [[prophecy]] as meaning that a true [[paladin]] will be born and eventually otherthrow [[Elena Faithhold]]. Still later, Nadia becomes pregnant but keeps her husband from knowing.<ref>[[The Red Wolf (Article)]], [[Book of Shadows]]</ref>

	==[[John W. Mangrum]] on the [[The Kargatane (Real World)\|Kargatane]]'s vision for [[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume X]]==		==[[John W. Mangrum]] on the [[The Kargatane (Real World)\|Kargatane]]'s vision for [[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume X]]==

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	* [[751 BC]] [[Gondegal]] becomes leader of [[the Circle]]<ref name="Champions of the Mists p. 48">[[Champions of the Mists]] p. 48</ref>		* [[751 BC]] [[Gondegal]] becomes leader of [[the Circle]]<ref name="Champions of the Mists p. 48">[[Champions of the Mists]] p. 48</ref>

	*{{netbook-~~canon~~}} [[754 BC]] In the first half of the year, [[Irvyne Wolfe]], aka [[the Red Wolf]], meets [[Nadia Wolfe\|Nadia]]. They fall in love. In the summer, they are [[married]]. Weeks later, the [[Vistani]] deliver a prophecy to them. [[Maureve]] decodes the [[prophecy]] as meaning that a true [[paladin]] will be born and eventually otherthrow [[Elena Faithhod]]. Still later, Nadia becomes pregnant but keeps her husband from knowing.<ref>[[The Red Wolf (Article), [[Book of Sorrows]]</ref>		*{{netbook-small}} [[754 BC]] In the first half of the year, [[Irvyne Wolfe]], aka [[the Red Wolf]], meets [[Nadia Wolfe\|Nadia]]. They fall in love. In the summer, they are [[married]]. Weeks later, the [[Vistani]] deliver a prophecy to them. [[Maureve]] decodes the [[prophecy]] as meaning that a true [[paladin]] will be born and eventually otherthrow [[Elena Faithhod]]. Still later, Nadia becomes pregnant but keeps her husband from knowing.<ref>[[The Red Wolf (Article), [[Book of Sorrows]]</ref>

	==[[John W. Mangrum]] on the [[The Kargatane (Real World)\|Kargatane]]'s vision for [[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume X]]==		==[[John W. Mangrum]] on the [[The Kargatane (Real World)\|Kargatane]]'s vision for [[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume X]]==