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	First introduced in the [[Darklords (Sourcebook)\|Darklords]] [[sourcebook]]<ref>[[Darklords (Sourcebook)]] p. 28-35</ref>, [[Ebonbane]] is a villainous [[nonplayer character]] strongly associated with the mythos surrounding the [[Shadowborn Family]] and the [[Shadowlands]] [[cluster]]. In universe, Ebonbane is a source of horrific [[evil]] that has been opposed by [[Lady Kateri Shadowborn]] and her kin for almost two centuries, going back to the [[Heretical Wars]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref>[[Shadowborn]] (Novel)</ref><ref name="RLDMG p. 17">[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 17</ref> Once a powerful [[fiend]] known as [[Lussimar]], Ebonbane was [[conjured]] and [[trapped]] inside a [[sword]] by mortal spellcasters. Ebonbane struck back at its [[summoner\|summoners]] and enslaved them. After Ebonbane [[killed]] Kateri Shadowborn, it became [[Darklord]] of [[Shadowborn Manor]], the former [[residence]] of its nemesis.<ref name="DL p. 29-30">[[Darklords p. 29-30</ref>		First introduced in the [[Darklords (Sourcebook)\|Darklords]] [[sourcebook]]<ref>[[Darklords (Sourcebook)]] p. 28-35</ref>, [[Ebonbane]] is a villainous [[nonplayer character]] strongly associated with the mythos surrounding the [[Shadowborn Family]] and the [[Shadowlands]] [[cluster]]. In universe, Ebonbane is a source of horrific [[evil]] that has been opposed by [[Lady Kateri Shadowborn]] and her kin for almost two centuries, going back to the [[Heretical Wars]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref>[[Shadowborn]] (Novel)</ref><ref name="RLDMG p. 17">[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 17</ref> Once a powerful [[fiend]] known as [[Lussimar]], Ebonbane was [[conjured]] and [[trapped]] inside a [[sword]] by mortal spellcasters. Ebonbane struck back at its [[summoner\|summoners]] and enslaved them. After Ebonbane [[killed]] Kateri Shadowborn, it became [[Darklord]] of [[Shadowborn Manor]], the former [[residence]] of its nemesis.<ref name="DL p. 29-30">[[Darklords]] p. 29-30</ref>

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	Ebonbane was first mentioned along with Lady Kateri in the [[2nd Edition]] accessory [[Darklords (Sourcebook)]] (release date: 1991). In that [[source]], Ebonbane's basic history and abilities in [[sword]] form were established, though no details were specified of what the fiend was like outside of the blade. ''Darklords'' also marks the first mention of the [[Four Elemental Keys]] and the [[Temple of Shadowborn Manor]], the former the tools needed to destroy the fiend<ref>Darklords p. 31</ref> and the latter the only place in the Manor where Ebonbane has no sway. ~~Elena~~ also remains within the domain, [[cursed]] to forever war with Ebonbane<ref>Darklords p. 33-35</ref>.		Ebonbane was first mentioned along with Lady Kateri in the [[2nd Edition]] accessory [[Darklords (Sourcebook)]] (release date: 1991). In that [[source]], Ebonbane's basic history and abilities in [[sword]] form were established, though no details were specified of what the fiend was like outside of the blade. ''Darklords'' also marks the first mention of the [[Four Elemental Keys]] and the [[Temple of Shadowborn Manor]], the former the tools needed to destroy the fiend<ref>Darklords p. 31</ref> and the latter the only place in the Manor where Ebonbane has no sway. Lady Kateri also remains within the domain, [[cursed]] to forever war with Ebonbane<ref>Darklords p. 33-35</ref>.

	The [[module]], [[Bane of the Shadowborn]], appeared in [[Dungeon Magazine]] #31 (September 1991). To date, this is the only adventure module that directly involved Ebonbane. In it, [[player characters]] are brought by [[the Mists]] to [[Shadowborn Manor]]. There, they must collect the four Elemental Keys and destroy Ebonbane. In this module, Ebonbane was also given game statistics outside of its sword for the first time. As presented, once the sword holding Ebonbane is [[destroyed]], Ebonbane emerges as a [[spirit]], but is still unable to return to the material world without a proper body. Destruction of Ebonbane's spirit form is not strictly necessary to escape, but destruction of its sword form (thus releasing Kateri from the [[curse]] that binds her to the domain) is.<ref>[[Bane of the Shadowborn]], [[Dungeon Magazine #31]] p. 73</ref>		The [[module]], [[Bane of the Shadowborn]], appeared in [[Dungeon Magazine]] #31 (September 1991). To date, this is the only adventure module that directly involved Ebonbane. In it, [[player characters]] are brought by [[the Mists]] to [[Shadowborn Manor]]. There, they must collect the four Elemental Keys and destroy Ebonbane. In this module, Ebonbane was also given game statistics outside of its sword for the first time. As presented, once the sword holding Ebonbane is [[destroyed]], Ebonbane emerges as a [[spirit]], but is still unable to return to the material world without a proper body. Destruction of Ebonbane's spirit form is not strictly necessary to escape, but destruction of its sword form (thus releasing Kateri from the [[curse]] that binds her to the domain) is.<ref>[[Bane of the Shadowborn]], [[Dungeon Magazine #31]] p. 73</ref>

	The Ravenloft product line [[novel]] [[Shadowborn]] (release date: 1998) featured Ebonbane as its primary antagonist. In this book, the conflict between Ebonbane and Lady Kateria Shadowborn were expanded into a series of military conflicts between [[the Great Kingdom of Avonleigh]] and the [[Southern Empire]], these conflicts collectively named the [[Heretical Wars]]. Ebonbane's summoners are also named and described for the first time, the [[Dark Triad]], whom Ebonbane not only enslaves but also kills and reanimates as [[ghoul\|ghouls]].<ref>Shadowborn p. 1-7</ref> The main action of ''Shadowborn'' is the struggle of the book's primary protagonist, [[Alexi Shadowborn]], a [[paladin]] and the son of Kateri Shadowborn conceived during the Heretical Wars, against Ebonbane's forces and his own inner darkness. This inner darkness originates from Ebonbane, as it is Alexi's father through [[rape]] of Kateri using the [[possessed]] [[Lysander Greylocks]] as an agent.<ref>Shadowborn p. 254-257</ref> Over the course of ''Shadowborn'', Alexi destroys Ebonbane's servants, [[the Ahltrian]], enters [[Shadowborn Manor]], and sunders the sword prison that binds the fiend.<ref>Shadowborn, throughout</ref> Unlike in ''Bane of the Shadowborn'', the fiendish form of Ebonbane is solid and resembles that of a [[nalfeshnee]] (though it is never called out as such.) By the end of the book, Alexi, as a [[Lodestone Paladin]]<ref>Shadowborn p. 270</ref>, absorbs the evil of Ebonbane into himself, serving as the fiend's new prison<ref>Shadowborn p. 307-308</ref>. In effect, ''Shadowborn''is a novelization of ''Bane of the Shadowborn'', rendering that module and much of Ebonbane's ''Darklords'' entry obsolete if the novel is considered in game canon.		The Ravenloft product line [[novel]] [[Shadowborn]] (release date: 1998) featured Ebonbane as its primary antagonist. In this book, the conflict between Ebonbane and Lady Kateria Shadowborn were expanded into a series of military conflicts between [[the Great Kingdom of Avonleigh]] and the [[Southern Empire]], these conflicts collectively named the [[Heretical Wars]]. Ebonbane's summoners are also named and described for the first time, the [[Dark Triad]], whom Ebonbane not only enslaves but also kills and reanimates as [[ghoul\|ghouls]].<ref>Shadowborn p. 1-7</ref> The main action of ''Shadowborn'' is the struggle of the book's primary protagonist, [[Alexi Shadowborn]], a [[paladin]] and the son of Kateri Shadowborn conceived during the Heretical Wars, against Ebonbane's forces and his own inner darkness. This inner darkness originates from Ebonbane, as it is Alexi's father through [[rape]] of Kateri using the [[possessed]] [[Lysander Greylocks]] as an agent.<ref>Shadowborn p. 254-257</ref> Over the course of ''Shadowborn'', Alexi destroys Ebonbane's servants, [[the Ahltrian]], enters [[Shadowborn Manor]], and sunders the sword prison that binds the fiend.<ref>Shadowborn, throughout</ref> Unlike in ''Bane of the Shadowborn'', the fiendish form of Ebonbane is solid and resembles that of a [[nalfeshnee]] (though it is never called out as such.) By the end of the book, Alexi, as a [[Lodestone Paladin]]<ref>Shadowborn p. 270</ref>, absorbs the evil of Ebonbane into himself, serving as the fiend's new prison<ref>Shadowborn p. 307-308</ref>. In effect, ''Shadowborn'' is a novelization of ''Bane of the Shadowborn'', rendering that module and much of Ebonbane's ''Darklords'' entry obsolete if the novel is considered in game canon.

	[[3rd Edition]] sources have been vague on how much of the novel was included in the game line. Writing a player-facing product, the [[author\|authors]] of [[Ravenloft Third Edition]] included only what is known or speculated about [[Shadowborn Manor]], with no mention of Ebonbane. A writeup of Ebonbane with an update to its profile was first going to be included in [[Secrets of the Dread Realms]], but this information was cut. (The cut material can be viewed below.) On the other hand, the [[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] seems to indicate no change to Ebonbane's state from the original ''Darklords'' book, with Ebonbane still similarly trapped and constantly obsessed with how to wipe out Kateri.<ref name="RLDMG p. 17">[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 17</ref>		[[3rd Edition]] sources have been vague on how much of the novel was included in the game line. Writing a player-facing product, the [[author\|authors]] of [[Ravenloft Third Edition]] included only what is known or speculated about [[Shadowborn Manor]], with no mention of Ebonbane. A writeup of Ebonbane with an update to its profile was first going to be included in [[Secrets of the Dread Realms]], but this information was cut. (The cut material can be viewed below.) On the other hand, the [[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] seems to indicate no change to Ebonbane's state from the original ''Darklords'' book, with Ebonbane still similarly trapped and constantly obsessed with how to wipe out Kateri.<ref name="RLDMG p. 17">[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 17</ref>

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	First introduced in the [[Darklords (Sourcebook)\|Darklords]] [[sourcebook]]<ref>[[Darklords (Sourcebook)]] p. 28-35</ref>, [[Ebonbane]] is a villainous [[nonplayer character]] strongly associated with the mythos surrounding the [[Shadowborn Family]] and the [[Shadowlands]] [[cluster]]. In universe, Ebonbane is a source of horrific [[evil]] that has been opposed by [[Lady Kateri Shadowborn]] and her kin for almost two centuries, going back to the [[Heretical Wars]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref>[[Shadowborn]] (Novel)</ref><ref name="RLDMG p. 17">[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 17</ref> Once a powerful [[fiend]] known as [[Lussimar]], Ebonbane was [[conjured]] and [[trapped]] inside [[sword]] by mortal spellcasters. Ebonbane struck back its [[summoner]]s and enslaved them. After Ebonbane [[killed]] Kateri Shadowborn, it became [[~~darklord~~]] of [[Shadowborn Manor]], the former [[residence]] of its nemesis.<ref name="DL p. 29-30">[[Darklords p. 29-30</ref>		First introduced in the [[Darklords (Sourcebook)\|Darklords]] [[sourcebook]]<ref>[[Darklords (Sourcebook)]] p. 28-35</ref>, [[Ebonbane]] is a villainous [[nonplayer character]] strongly associated with the mythos surrounding the [[Shadowborn Family]] and the [[Shadowlands]] [[cluster]]. In universe, Ebonbane is a source of horrific [[evil]] that has been opposed by [[Lady Kateri Shadowborn]] and her kin for almost two centuries, going back to the [[Heretical Wars]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref>[[Shadowborn]] (Novel)</ref><ref name="RLDMG p. 17">[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 17</ref> Once a powerful [[fiend]] known as [[Lussimar]], Ebonbane was [[conjured]] and [[trapped]] inside a [[sword]] by mortal spellcasters. Ebonbane struck back at its [[summoner\|summoners]] and enslaved them. After Ebonbane [[killed]] Kateri Shadowborn, it became [[Darklord]] of [[Shadowborn Manor]], the former [[residence]] of its nemesis.<ref name="DL p. 29-30">[[Darklords p. 29-30</ref>

	==Publication History==		==Publication History==
	Ebonbane was first mentioned along with Lady Kateri in the [[2nd Edition]] accessory [[Darklords (Sourcebook)]] (release date: 1991). In that [[source]], Ebonbane's basic history and abilities in [[sword]] form were established, though no details were specified of what the fiend was like outside of the blade. ''Darklords'' also marks the first mention of the [[Four Elemental Keys]] and the [[Temple of Shadowborn Manor]], the former the tools needed to destroy the fiend<ref>Darklords p. 31</ref> and the latter the only place in the Manor where Ebonbane has no sway. Elena also remains within the domain, [[cursed]] to forever war with <ref>Darklords p. 33-35</ref>		Ebonbane was first mentioned along with Lady Kateri in the [[2nd Edition]] accessory [[Darklords (Sourcebook)]] (release date: 1991). In that [[source]], Ebonbane's basic history and abilities in [[sword]] form were established, though no details were specified of what the fiend was like outside of the blade. ''Darklords'' also marks the first mention of the [[Four Elemental Keys]] and the [[Temple of Shadowborn Manor]], the former the tools needed to destroy the fiend<ref>Darklords p. 31</ref> and the latter the only place in the Manor where Ebonbane has no sway. Elena also remains within the domain, [[cursed]] to forever war with Ebonbane<ref>Darklords p. 33-35</ref>.

	The [[module]], [[Bane of the Shadowborn]], appeared in [[Dungeon Magazine]] #31 (September 1991). To date, this is the only adventure module that directly involved Ebonbane. In it, [[player characters]] are brought by [[the Mists]] to [[Shadowborn Manor]]. There, they must collect the four Elemental Keys and destroy Ebonbane. In this module, Ebonbane was also given game statistics outside of its sword for the first time. As presented, once the sword holding Ebonbane is [[destroyed]], Ebonbane emerges as a [[spirit]] but is still unable to return to the material world without a proper body. Destruction of Ebonbane's spirit form is not strictly necessary to escape, but destruction of its sword form (thus releasing Kateri from the [[curse]] that binds her to the domain) is.<ref>[[Bane of the Shadowborn]], [[Dungeon Magazine #31]] p. 73</ref>		The [[module]], [[Bane of the Shadowborn]], appeared in [[Dungeon Magazine]] #31 (September 1991). To date, this is the only adventure module that directly involved Ebonbane. In it, [[player characters]] are brought by [[the Mists]] to [[Shadowborn Manor]]. There, they must collect the four Elemental Keys and destroy Ebonbane. In this module, Ebonbane was also given game statistics outside of its sword for the first time. As presented, once the sword holding Ebonbane is [[destroyed]], Ebonbane emerges as a [[spirit]], but is still unable to return to the material world without a proper body. Destruction of Ebonbane's spirit form is not strictly necessary to escape, but destruction of its sword form (thus releasing Kateri from the [[curse]] that binds her to the domain) is.<ref>[[Bane of the Shadowborn]], [[Dungeon Magazine #31]] p. 73</ref>

	The Ravenloft product line [[novel]] [[Shadowborn]] (release date: 1998) featured Ebonbane as its primary antagonist. In this book, the conflict between Ebonbane and Lady Kateria Shadowborn were expanded into a series of military conflicts between [[the Great Kingdom of Avonleigh]] and the [[Southern Empire]], these conflicts collectively named the [[Heretical Wars]]. Ebonbane's summoners are also named and described for the first time, the [[Dark Triad]], whom Ebonbane not only enslaves but also kills and reanimates as [[ghoul]]s.<ref>Shadowborn p. 1-7</ref> The main action of ''Shadowborn'' is the struggle of the book's primary protagonist, [[Alexi Shadowborn]], a [[paladin]] and the son of Kateri Shadowborn conceived during the Heretical Wars, against Ebonbane's forces and his own inner darkness. This inner darkness originates from Ebonbane, as it is ~~the~~ father through [[rape]] of Kateri using the [[possessed]] [[Lysander Greylocks]] as an agent.<ref>Shadowborn p. 254-257</ref> Over the course of ''Shadowborn'', Alexi destroys Ebonbane's servants, [[the Ahltrian]], enters [[Shadowborn Manor]], and sunders the sword prison that binds the fiend.<ref>Shadowborn, throughout</ref> Unlike in ''Bane of the Shadowborn'', the fiendish form of Ebonbane is solid and resembles that of a [[nalfeshnee]] (though it is never called out as such.) By the end of the book, Alexi, as a [[Lodestone Paladin]]<ref>Shadowborn p. 270</ref>, absorbs the evil of Ebonbane into himself, serving as the fiend's new prison<ref>Shadowborn p. 307-308</ref>. In effect, ''Shadowborn''is a novelization of ''Bane of the Shadowborn'', rendering that module and much of Ebonbane's ''Darklords'' entry obsolete if novel is considered in game canon.		The Ravenloft product line [[novel]] [[Shadowborn]] (release date: 1998) featured Ebonbane as its primary antagonist. In this book, the conflict between Ebonbane and Lady Kateria Shadowborn were expanded into a series of military conflicts between [[the Great Kingdom of Avonleigh]] and the [[Southern Empire]], these conflicts collectively named the [[Heretical Wars]]. Ebonbane's summoners are also named and described for the first time, the [[Dark Triad]], whom Ebonbane not only enslaves but also kills and reanimates as [[ghoul\|ghouls]].<ref>Shadowborn p. 1-7</ref> The main action of ''Shadowborn'' is the struggle of the book's primary protagonist, [[Alexi Shadowborn]], a [[paladin]] and the son of Kateri Shadowborn conceived during the Heretical Wars, against Ebonbane's forces and his own inner darkness. This inner darkness originates from Ebonbane, as it is Alexi's father through [[rape]] of Kateri using the [[possessed]] [[Lysander Greylocks]] as an agent.<ref>Shadowborn p. 254-257</ref> Over the course of ''Shadowborn'', Alexi destroys Ebonbane's servants, [[the Ahltrian]], enters [[Shadowborn Manor]], and sunders the sword prison that binds the fiend.<ref>Shadowborn, throughout</ref> Unlike in ''Bane of the Shadowborn'', the fiendish form of Ebonbane is solid and resembles that of a [[nalfeshnee]] (though it is never called out as such.) By the end of the book, Alexi, as a [[Lodestone Paladin]]<ref>Shadowborn p. 270</ref>, absorbs the evil of Ebonbane into himself, serving as the fiend's new prison<ref>Shadowborn p. 307-308</ref>. In effect, ''Shadowborn''is a novelization of ''Bane of the Shadowborn'', rendering that module and much of Ebonbane's ''Darklords'' entry obsolete if the novel is considered in game canon.

	[[3rd Edition]] sources have been vague on how much of the novel was included in the game line. Writing a player-facing product, the [[author]]s of [[Ravenloft Third Edition]] included only what is known or speculated about [[Shadowborn Manor]], with no mention of Ebonbane. A writeup of Ebonbane with an update to its profile was first going to be included in [[Secrets of the Dread Realms]], but this information was cut. (The cut material can be viewed below.) On the other hand, the [[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] seems to indicate no change to Ebonbane's state from the original ''Darklords'' book, with Ebonbane still similarly trapped and constantly obsessed with how to wipe out Kateri.<ref name="RLDMG p. 17">[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 17</ref>		[[3rd Edition]] sources have been vague on how much of the novel was included in the game line. Writing a player-facing product, the [[author\|authors]] of [[Ravenloft Third Edition]] included only what is known or speculated about [[Shadowborn Manor]], with no mention of Ebonbane. A writeup of Ebonbane with an update to its profile was first going to be included in [[Secrets of the Dread Realms]], but this information was cut. (The cut material can be viewed below.) On the other hand, the [[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] seems to indicate no change to Ebonbane's state from the original ''Darklords'' book, with Ebonbane still similarly trapped and constantly obsessed with how to wipe out Kateri.<ref name="RLDMG p. 17">[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 17</ref>

	==Writeup by [[John W. Mangrum]], cut from [[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]==		==Writeup by [[John W. Mangrum]], cut from [[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]==
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	First introduced in the [[Darklords (Sourcebook)\|Darklords]] [[sourcebook]]<ref>[[Darklords (Sourcebook)]] p. 28-35</ref>, [[Ebonbane]] is a villainous [[nonplayer character]] strongly associated with the mythos surrounding the [[Shadowborn Family]] and the [[Shadowlands]] [[cluster]]. In universe, Ebonbane is a source of horrific [[evil]] that has been opposed by [[Lady Kateri Shadowborn]] and her kin for almost two centuries, going back to the [[Heretical Wars]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref>[[Shadowborn]] (Novel)</ref><ref name="RLDMG p. 17">[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 17</ref> Once a powerful [[fiend]] known as [[Lussimar]], Ebonbane was [[conjured]] and [[trapped]] inside [[sword]] by mortal spellcasters. Ebonbane struck back its [[summoner]]s and enslaved them. After Ebonbane [[killed]] Kateri Shadowborn, it became [[darklord]] of [[Shadowborn Manor]], the former [[residence]] of ~~his~~ nemesis.<ref name="DL p. 29-30">[[Darklords p. 29-30</ref>		First introduced in the [[Darklords (Sourcebook)\|Darklords]] [[sourcebook]]<ref>[[Darklords (Sourcebook)]] p. 28-35</ref>, [[Ebonbane]] is a villainous [[nonplayer character]] strongly associated with the mythos surrounding the [[Shadowborn Family]] and the [[Shadowlands]] [[cluster]]. In universe, Ebonbane is a source of horrific [[evil]] that has been opposed by [[Lady Kateri Shadowborn]] and her kin for almost two centuries, going back to the [[Heretical Wars]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref>[[Shadowborn]] (Novel)</ref><ref name="RLDMG p. 17">[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 17</ref> Once a powerful [[fiend]] known as [[Lussimar]], Ebonbane was [[conjured]] and [[trapped]] inside [[sword]] by mortal spellcasters. Ebonbane struck back its [[summoner]]s and enslaved them. After Ebonbane [[killed]] Kateri Shadowborn, it became [[darklord]] of [[Shadowborn Manor]], the former [[residence]] of its nemesis.<ref name="DL p. 29-30">[[Darklords p. 29-30</ref>

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	First introduced in the [[Darklords (Sourcebook)\|Darklords]] [[sourcebook]]<ref>[[Darklords (Sourcebook) p. 28-35</ref>, [[Ebonbane]] is a villainous [[nonplayer character]] strongly associated with the mythos surrounding the [[Shadowborn Family]] and the [[Shadowlands]] [[cluster]]. In universe, Ebonbane is a source of horrific [[evil]] that has been opposed by [[Lady Kateri Shadowborn]] and her kin for almost two centuries, going back to the [[Heretical Wars]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref>[[Shadowborn]] (Novel)</ref><ref name="RLDMG p. 17">[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 17</ref> Once a powerful [[fiend]] known as [[Lussimar]], Ebonbane was [[conjured]] and [[trapped]] inside [[sword]] by mortal spellcasters. Ebonbane struck back its [[summoner]]s and enslaved them. After Ebonbane [[killed]] Kateri Shadowborn, it became [[darklord]] of [[Shadowborn Manor]], the former [[residence]] of his nemesis.<ref name="DL p. 29-30">[[Darklords p. 29-30</ref>		First introduced in the [[Darklords (Sourcebook)\|Darklords]] [[sourcebook]]<ref>[[Darklords (Sourcebook)]] p. 28-35</ref>, [[Ebonbane]] is a villainous [[nonplayer character]] strongly associated with the mythos surrounding the [[Shadowborn Family]] and the [[Shadowlands]] [[cluster]]. In universe, Ebonbane is a source of horrific [[evil]] that has been opposed by [[Lady Kateri Shadowborn]] and her kin for almost two centuries, going back to the [[Heretical Wars]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref>[[Shadowborn]] (Novel)</ref><ref name="RLDMG p. 17">[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 17</ref> Once a powerful [[fiend]] known as [[Lussimar]], Ebonbane was [[conjured]] and [[trapped]] inside [[sword]] by mortal spellcasters. Ebonbane struck back its [[summoner]]s and enslaved them. After Ebonbane [[killed]] Kateri Shadowborn, it became [[darklord]] of [[Shadowborn Manor]], the former [[residence]] of his nemesis.<ref name="DL p. 29-30">[[Darklords p. 29-30</ref>

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	The Ravenloft product line [[novel]] [[Shadowborn]] (release date: 1998) featured Ebonbane as its primary antagonist. In this book, the conflict between Ebonbane and Lady Kateria Shadowborn were expanded into a series of military conflicts between [[the Great Kingdom of Avonleigh]] and the [[Southern Empire]], these conflicts collectively named the [[Heretical Wars]]. Ebonbane's summoners are also named and described for the first time, the [[Dark Triad]], whom Ebonbane not only enslaves but also kills and reanimates as [[ghoul]]s.<ref>Shadowborn p. 1-7</ref> The main action of ''Shadowborn'' is the struggle of the book's primary protagonist, [[Alexi Shadowborn]], a [[paladin]] and the son of Kateri Shadowborn conceived during the Heretical Wars, against Ebonbane's forces and his own inner darkness. This inner darkness originates from Ebonbane, as it is the father through [[rape]] of Kateri using the [[possessed]] [[Lysander Greylocks]] as an agent.<ref>Shadowborn p. 254-257</ref> Over the course of ''Shadowborn'', Alexi destroys Ebonbane's servants, [[the Ahltrian]], enters [[Shadowborn Manor]], and sunders the sword prison that binds the fiend.<ref>Shadowborn, throughout</ref> Unlike in ''Bane of the Shadowborn'', the fiendish form of Ebonbane is solid and resembles that of a [[nalfeshnee]] (though it is never called out as such.) By the end of the book, Alexi, as a [[Lodestone Paladin]]<ref>Shadowborn p. 270</ref>, absorbs the evil of Ebonbane into himself, serving as the fiend's new prison<ref>Shadowborn p. 307-308</ref>. In effect, ''Shadowborn''is a novelization of ''Bane of the Shadowborn'', rendering that module and much of Ebonbane's ''Darklords'' entry obsolete if novel is considered in game canon.		The Ravenloft product line [[novel]] [[Shadowborn]] (release date: 1998) featured Ebonbane as its primary antagonist. In this book, the conflict between Ebonbane and Lady Kateria Shadowborn were expanded into a series of military conflicts between [[the Great Kingdom of Avonleigh]] and the [[Southern Empire]], these conflicts collectively named the [[Heretical Wars]]. Ebonbane's summoners are also named and described for the first time, the [[Dark Triad]], whom Ebonbane not only enslaves but also kills and reanimates as [[ghoul]]s.<ref>Shadowborn p. 1-7</ref> The main action of ''Shadowborn'' is the struggle of the book's primary protagonist, [[Alexi Shadowborn]], a [[paladin]] and the son of Kateri Shadowborn conceived during the Heretical Wars, against Ebonbane's forces and his own inner darkness. This inner darkness originates from Ebonbane, as it is the father through [[rape]] of Kateri using the [[possessed]] [[Lysander Greylocks]] as an agent.<ref>Shadowborn p. 254-257</ref> Over the course of ''Shadowborn'', Alexi destroys Ebonbane's servants, [[the Ahltrian]], enters [[Shadowborn Manor]], and sunders the sword prison that binds the fiend.<ref>Shadowborn, throughout</ref> Unlike in ''Bane of the Shadowborn'', the fiendish form of Ebonbane is solid and resembles that of a [[nalfeshnee]] (though it is never called out as such.) By the end of the book, Alexi, as a [[Lodestone Paladin]]<ref>Shadowborn p. 270</ref>, absorbs the evil of Ebonbane into himself, serving as the fiend's new prison<ref>Shadowborn p. 307-308</ref>. In effect, ''Shadowborn''is a novelization of ''Bane of the Shadowborn'', rendering that module and much of Ebonbane's ''Darklords'' entry obsolete if novel is considered in game canon.

	[[3rd Edition]] sources have been vague on how much of the novel was included in the game line. Writing a player-facing product, the [[author]]s of [[Ravenloft Third Edition]] included only what is known or speculated about [[Shadowborn Manor]], with no mention of Ebonbane. A writeup of Ebonbane with an update to its profile was first going to be included in [[Secrets of the Dread Realms]], but this information was cut. (The cut material can be viewed below.) On the other hand, the [[Ravenloft Dungeon Master Guide]] seems to indicate no change to Ebonbane's state from the original ''Darklords'' book, with Ebonbane still similarly trapped and constantly obsessed with how to wipe out Kateri.<ref name="RLDMG p. 17">[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master Guide]] p. 17</ref>		[[3rd Edition]] sources have been vague on how much of the novel was included in the game line. Writing a player-facing product, the [[author]]s of [[Ravenloft Third Edition]] included only what is known or speculated about [[Shadowborn Manor]], with no mention of Ebonbane. A writeup of Ebonbane with an update to its profile was first going to be included in [[Secrets of the Dread Realms]], but this information was cut. (The cut material can be viewed below.) On the other hand, the [[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] seems to indicate no change to Ebonbane's state from the original ''Darklords'' book, with Ebonbane still similarly trapped and constantly obsessed with how to wipe out Kateri.<ref name="RLDMG p. 17">[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 17</ref>

	==Writeup by [[John W. Mangrum]], cut from [[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]==		==Writeup by [[John W. Mangrum]], cut from [[Secrets of the Dread Realms]]==

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	First introduced in the [[Darklords (Sourcebook)\|Darklords]] [[sourcebook]]<ref>[[Darklords (Sourcebook) p. 28-35</ref>, [[Ebonbane]] is a villainous [[nonplayer character]] strongly associated with the mythos surrounding the [[Shadowborn Family]] and the [[Shadowlands]] [[cluster]]. In universe, Ebonbane is a source of horrific [[evil]] that has been opposed by [[Lady Kateri Shadowborn]] and her kin for almost two centuries, going back to the [[Heretical Wars]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref>[[Shadowborn]] (Novel)</ref><ref name="RLDMG p. 17">[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master Guide]] p. 17</ref> Once a powerful [[fiend]] known as [[Lussimar]], Ebonbane was [[conjured]] and [[trapped]] inside [[sword]] by mortal spellcasters. Ebonbane struck back its [[summoner]]s and enslaved them. After Ebonbane [[killed]] Kateri Shadowborn, it became [[darklord]] of [[Shadowborn Manor]], the former [[residence]] of his nemesis.<ref name="DL p. 29-30">[[Darklords p. 29-30</ref>		First introduced in the [[Darklords (Sourcebook)\|Darklords]] [[sourcebook]]<ref>[[Darklords (Sourcebook) p. 28-35</ref>, [[Ebonbane]] is a villainous [[nonplayer character]] strongly associated with the mythos surrounding the [[Shadowborn Family]] and the [[Shadowlands]] [[cluster]]. In universe, Ebonbane is a source of horrific [[evil]] that has been opposed by [[Lady Kateri Shadowborn]] and her kin for almost two centuries, going back to the [[Heretical Wars]] on the [[Prime Material Plane]].<ref>[[Shadowborn]] (Novel)</ref><ref name="RLDMG p. 17">[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 17</ref> Once a powerful [[fiend]] known as [[Lussimar]], Ebonbane was [[conjured]] and [[trapped]] inside [[sword]] by mortal spellcasters. Ebonbane struck back its [[summoner]]s and enslaved them. After Ebonbane [[killed]] Kateri Shadowborn, it became [[darklord]] of [[Shadowborn Manor]], the former [[residence]] of his nemesis.<ref name="DL p. 29-30">[[Darklords p. 29-30</ref>

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