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	==The Hub==		==The Hub==
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	The group of [[fan]]s known as [[the Fraternity of Shadows (Real World)]] have made this domain part of [[~~the~~ Hub]].		The group of [[fan]]s known as [[the Fraternity of Shadows (Real World)]] have made this domain part of [[The Hub Cluster]].

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	~~[[Category:Canon Domain]]~~
	[[Category:Domain]][[Category:Shadowfell Domain]][[Category:The Hub]]		[[Category:Domain]][[Category:Shadowfell Domain]][[Category:The Hub]]
	[[category:Isolated]]		[[category:Isolated]]
	[[category:Despotism]]		[[category:Despotism]]
	[[category:Valley]]		[[category:Valley]]

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	[[Category: Domain]][[Category: Shadowfell Domain]][[Category:The Hub]]
			[[Category:Canon Domain]]
			[[Category:Domain]][[Category:Shadowfell Domain]][[Category:The Hub]]
	[[category:Isolated]]		[[category:Isolated]]
	[[category:Despotism]]		[[category:Despotism]]
	[[category:Valley]]		[[category:Valley]]

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	\|population=430 living souls in the [[Village of Graefmotte]].<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 70</ref>		\|population=430 living souls in the [[Village of Graefmotte]].<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 70</ref>
	\|races=[[Human]]s, [[halfling]]s, [[half-elve]]s, [[Shadar-Kai]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>		\|races=[[Human]]s, [[halfling]]s, [[half-elve]]s, [[Shadar-Kai]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 70</ref>
	\|languages=[[Common]]		\|languages=[[Common]]
	\|religions=[[Erathis]], (formerly) [[the Raven Queen]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>		\|religions=[[Erathis]], (formerly) [[the Raven Queen]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 70</ref>
	\|government=[[Despotism]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>		\|government=[[Despotism]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 70</ref>
	\|ruler=[[Lord Durven Graef]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>		\|ruler=[[Lord Durven Graef]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 70</ref>
	\|darklord=[[Lord Durven Graef]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>		\|darklord=[[Lord Durven Graef]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 70</ref>
	\|analog=xxx		\|analog=xxx
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	The formation of Graefmotte occurred in the context of the [[demon]] [[invasion]] that felled [[Nerath]] in the [[Points of Light]] implied setting for [[4th Edition]]. Lord Durven Graef, the future [[darklord]] of Graefmotte the domain, was a noble lord of a stretch of Nerath's [[frontier]]. Graefmotte's [[coward]]ice made him [[disloyal]] to the crown, forbidding his son, [[Geoffrey Graef]], to leave for [[war]] against the gnolls. Repeated arguments eventually escalated to physical fisticuffs, ending with the felling of Geoffrey. Driven [[mad]] by the experience, Darven's neglect let gnoll [[invader]]s break in and overwhelm the Village of Graefmotte. When Darven gathered his forces, the gnolls were driven away, but he was mortally wounded. [[the Mists]] came in and took Darven Graef and his people to [[the Shadowfell]].<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 63-64">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 63-64</ref>		The formation of Graefmotte occurred in the context of the [[demon]] [[invasion]] that felled [[Nerath]] in the [[Points of Light]] implied setting for [[4th Edition]]. Lord Durven Graef, the future [[darklord]] of Graefmotte the domain, was a noble lord of a stretch of Nerath's [[frontier]]. Graefmotte's [[coward]]ice made him [[disloyal]] to the crown, forbidding his son, [[Geoffrey Graef]], to leave for [[war]] against the gnolls. Repeated arguments eventually escalated to physical fisticuffs, ending with the felling of Geoffrey. Driven [[mad]] by the experience, Darven's neglect let gnoll [[invader]]s break in and overwhelm the Village of Graefmotte. When Darven gathered his forces, the gnolls were driven away, but he was mortally wounded. [[the Mists]] came in and took Darven Graef and his people to [[the Shadowfell]].<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 63-64">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 63-64</ref>

	Graefmotte exists as an echo of the decimated and empty [[ruin]]s of its equivalent in the material plane. Unlike the original Graefmotte, the Shadowfell Domain has several generations living within its bleak confines.<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>		Graefmotte exists as an echo of the decimated and empty [[ruin]]s of its equivalent in the material plane. Unlike the original Graefmotte, the Shadowfell Domain has several generations living within its bleak confines.<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 70</ref>

	==Biology==		==Biology==
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	===Population Distribution===		===Population Distribution===
	430 living souls in the [[Village of Graefmotte]] (does not include [[undead]], many whom dwell in the lower tiers of the village, emerging only at night<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>		430 living souls in the [[Village of Graefmotte]] (does not include [[undead]], many whom dwell in the lower tiers of the village, emerging only at night<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 70</ref>

	====Towns====		====Towns====

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	==Geography==		==Geography==
	Two great [[peak]]s, collectively known as the [[Gloomcrag Mountains]], reach so high that the [[sun]] shines fully upon the [[valley]] between the peaks during the midday only. This valley is filled with the bleak [[pine]] trees of the [[Ill Wood]]. A [[hill]] rises at the center of the Ill Wood, to which the [[Village of Graefmotte]] stretches vertically up with a single [[Unnamed Road in Graefmotte]] slowly spiraling circularly upward to connect the "tiers" of the town. This land is so remote it is only the rare [[traveler]] that comes into town.<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 68-70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 68-70</ref>		Two great [[peak]]s, collectively known as the [[Gloomcrag Mountains]], reach so high that the [[sun]] shines fully upon the [[valley]] between the peaks during the midday only. This valley is filled with the bleak [[pine]] trees of the [[Ill Wood]]. A [[hill]] rises at the center of the Ill Wood, to which the [[Village of Graefmotte]] stretches vertically up with a single [[Unnamed Road in Graefmotte\|unnamed road]] slowly spiraling circularly upward to connect the "tiers" of the town. This land is so remote it is only the rare [[traveler]] that comes into town.<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 68-70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 68-70</ref>

	===Population Distribution===		===Population Distribution===

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	==Biology==		==Biology==
	Resources are short in Graefmotte, domesticated [[animal]]s nonexistent, and even [[fauna\|wildlife]] few and far between, having been nearly driven to extinction by [[starving]] townspeople. In addition to [[undead]], [[gnolls]] and other savage [[humanoid]]s stalk the dark recesses looking for [[prey]], as do degenerate [[human]]s who have turned to [[cannibalism]].		Resources are short in Graefmotte, domesticated [[animal]]s nonexistent, and even [[fauna\|wildlife]] few and far between, having been nearly driven to extinction by [[starving]] townspeople. In addition to [[undead]], [[gnolls]] and other savage [[humanoid]]s stalk the dark recesses looking for [[prey]], as do degenerate [[human]]s who have turned to [[cannibalism]].<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 68-70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 68-70</ref>

	==Geography==		==Geography==

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	==Geography==		==Geography==
	Two great [[peak]]s, collectively known as the [[Gloomcrag Mountains]], reach so high that the [[sun]] shines fully upon the [[valley]] between the peaks during the midday only. This valley is filled with the bleak [[pine]] trees of the [[Ill Wood]]. A [[hill]] rises at the center of the Ill Wood, to which the [[Village of Graefmotte]] stretches vertically up with a single [[Unnamed Road in Graefmotte]] to ~~link~~ the "tiers" of the town. This land is so remote it is only the rare [[traveler]] that comes into town.<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 68-70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 68-70</ref>		Two great [[peak]]s, collectively known as the [[Gloomcrag Mountains]], reach so high that the [[sun]] shines fully upon the [[valley]] between the peaks during the midday only. This valley is filled with the bleak [[pine]] trees of the [[Ill Wood]]. A [[hill]] rises at the center of the Ill Wood, to which the [[Village of Graefmotte]] stretches vertically up with a single [[Unnamed Road in Graefmotte]] slowly spiraling circularly upward to connect the "tiers" of the town. This land is so remote it is only the rare [[traveler]] that comes into town.<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 68-70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 68-70</ref>

	===Population Distribution===		===Population Distribution===

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	\|terrain=[[Forest]], [[mountain]]s		\|terrain=[[Forest]], [[hill]] [[mountain]]s
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	\|population=430 living souls in the [[Village of Graefmotte]].<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 70</ref>		\|population=430 living souls in the [[Village of Graefmotte]].<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 70</ref>
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	==Geography==		==Geography==
	~~The~~ bleak [[pine]] trees of the [[Ill Wood]] ~~surround~~ the [[Village of Graefmotte]] in a [[~~valley~~]] ~~surrounded by~~ the ~~[[Gloomcrag Mountains]]~~. This land is so remote it is only the rare [[traveler]] that comes into town.		Two great [[peak]]s, collectively known as the [[Gloomcrag Mountains]], reach so high that the [[sun]] shines fully upon the [[valley]] between the peaks during the midday only. This valley is filled with the bleak [[pine]] trees of the [[Ill Wood]]. A [[hill]] rises at the center of the Ill Wood, to which the [[Village of Graefmotte]] stretches vertically up with a single [[Unnamed Road in Graefmotte]] to link the "tiers" of the town. This land is so remote it is only the rare [[traveler]] that comes into town.<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 68-70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 68-70</ref>

	===Population Distribution===		===Population Distribution===

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	\|races=[[Human]]s, [[halfling]]s, [[half-elve]]s, [[Shadar-Kai]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>		\|races=[[Human]]s, [[halfling]]s, [[half-elve]]s, [[Shadar-Kai]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>
	\|languages=[[Common]]		\|languages=[[Common]]
	\|religions=[[Erathis]], [[the Raven Queen]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>		\|religions=[[Erathis]], (formerly) [[the Raven Queen]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>
	\|government=[[Despotism]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>		\|government=[[Despotism]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>
	\|ruler=[[Lord Durven Graef]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>		\|ruler=[[Lord Durven Graef]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>

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	\|population=430 living souls in the [[Village of Graefmotte]].<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>		\|population=430 living souls in the [[Village of Graefmotte]].<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 70</ref>
	\|races=[[Human]]s, [[halfling]]s, [[half-elve]]s, [[Shadar-Kai]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>		\|races=[[Human]]s, [[halfling]]s, [[half-elve]]s, [[Shadar-Kai]]<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>
	\|languages=[[Common]]		\|languages=[[Common]]
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	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
	The formation of Graefmotte occurred in the context of the [[demon]] [[invasion]] that felled [[Nerath]] in the [[Points of Light]] implied setting for [[4th Edition]]. Lord Durven Graef, the future [[darklord]] of Graefmotte the domain, was a noble lord of a stretch of Nerath's [[frontier]]. Graefmotte's [[coward]]ice made him [[disloyal]] to the crown, forbidding his son, [[Geoffrey Graef]], to leave for [[war]] against the gnolls. Repeated arguments eventually escalated to physical fisticuffs, ending with the felling of Geoffrey. Driven [[mad]] by the experience, Darven's neglect let gnoll [[invader]]s break in and overwhelm the Village of Graefmotte. When Darven gathered his forces, the gnolls were driven away, but he was mortally wounded. [[the Mists]] came in and took Darven Graef and his people to [[the Shadowfell]].<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 63-64">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 63-64</ref>		The formation of Graefmotte occurred in the context of the [[demon]] [[invasion]] that felled [[Nerath]] in the [[Points of Light]] implied setting for [[4th Edition]]. Lord Durven Graef, the future [[darklord]] of Graefmotte the domain, was a noble lord of a stretch of Nerath's [[frontier]]. Graefmotte's [[coward]]ice made him [[disloyal]] to the crown, forbidding his son, [[Geoffrey Graef]], to leave for [[war]] against the gnolls. Repeated arguments eventually escalated to physical fisticuffs, ending with the felling of Geoffrey. Driven [[mad]] by the experience, Darven's neglect let gnoll [[invader]]s break in and overwhelm the Village of Graefmotte. When Darven gathered his forces, the gnolls were driven away, but he was mortally wounded. [[the Mists]] came in and took Darven Graef and his people to [[the Shadowfell]].<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 63-64">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 63-64</ref>

	Graefmotte exists as an echo of the decimated and empty [[ruin]]s of its equivalent in the material plane. Unlike the original Graefmotte, the Shadowfell Domain has several generations living within its bleak confines.<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>		Graefmotte exists as an echo of the decimated and empty [[ruin]]s of its equivalent in the material plane. Unlike the original Graefmotte, the Shadowfell Domain has several generations living within its bleak confines.<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 70</ref>
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	==Authority==		==Authority==
	[[Lord Durven Graef]] is the leader of Graefmotte. Being a [[dictator]] in practice, he rules harshly with no tolerance for disobedience or disagreement.<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 669=70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 69-70</ref>		[[Lord Durven Graef]] is the leader of Graefmotte. Being a [[dictator]] in practice, he rules harshly with no tolerance for disobedience or disagreement.<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 669=70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 69-70</ref>

	==Language & Culture==		==Language & Culture==