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	===Curse===		===Curse===
	According to the Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer, Meredoth is cursed by the loss of his creativity. He may study and cast new spells, but he is no longer capable of creating anything truly new. All his research does is re-hash prior achievements.		According to the Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer, Meredoth is cursed by the loss of his creativity. He may study and cast new spells, but he is no longer capable of creating anything truly new. All his research does is re-hash prior achievements. He is in absolute denial about this.

	In addition, when Meredoth awoke in the [[Demiplane of Dread]], his collection of spellbooks was destroyed. He discovered he could recall every spell that had been in them and cast them perfectly, but could no longer alter them with his metamagic feats, denying him the kind of mastery and fine control prized in the Alphatian Empire. Part of his relentless theft of other wizards' spellbooks to reconstitute his own is that if he studies spells as normal, he ''can'' alter them.		In addition, when Meredoth awoke in the [[Demiplane of Dread]], his collection of spellbooks was destroyed. He discovered he could recall every spell that had been in them and cast them perfectly, but could no longer alter them with his metamagic feats, denying him the kind of mastery and fine control prized in the Alphatian Empire. Part of his relentless theft of other wizards' spellbooks to reconstitute his own is that if he studies spells as normal, he ''can'' alter them.

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	The sole entity that Meredoth treats as being more than a tool is his sentient rod, which he made from a [[white-fang]] that he has named [[Hoarfrost]], and that he has bonded with in lieu of a [[familiar]]. His most useful agent abroad is [[Colin Graben]].<ref>[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]]</ref>		The sole entity that Meredoth treats as being more than a tool is his sentient rod, which he made from a [[white-fang]] that he has named [[Hoarfrost]], and that he has bonded with in lieu of a [[familiar]]. His most useful agent abroad is [[Colin Graben]].<ref>[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]]</ref>

			===Curse===
			According to the Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer, Meredoth is cursed by the loss of his creativity. He may study and cast new spells, but he is no longer capable of creating anything truly new. All his research does is re-hash prior achievements.

			In addition, when Meredoth awoke in the [[Demiplane of Dread]], his collection of spellbooks was destroyed. He discovered he could recall every spell that had been in them and cast them perfectly, but could no longer alter them with his metamagic feats, denying him the kind of mastery and fine control prized in the Alphatian Empire. Part of his relentless theft of other wizards' spellbooks to reconstitute his own is that if he studies spells as normal, he ''can'' alter them.

	==Statistics==		==Statistics==

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	Meredoth soon graduated to experiments on [[animals]] and [[commoners]] in pursuit of a predictable and reliable intelligence stripped of the influence of both drives and emotions. He had no ability, however, to wield spells of enchantment which would have been most applicable to this line of inquiry. Ultimately abandoning a direct approach as futile, he instead set to crafting unique [[constructs]] and [[undead]] with ever greater capacities for rational and intelligent self-direction. These efforts met with far greater success, although the results still fell well short of the mark. The constructs wanted for the potentiality of the living, and the undead retained the perversity and appetites of the living.		Meredoth soon graduated to experiments on [[animals]] and [[commoners]] in pursuit of a predictable and reliable intelligence stripped of the influence of both drives and emotions. He had no ability, however, to wield spells of enchantment which would have been most applicable to this line of inquiry. Ultimately abandoning a direct approach as futile, he instead set to crafting unique [[constructs]] and [[undead]] with ever greater capacities for rational and intelligent self-direction. These efforts met with far greater success, although the results still fell well short of the mark. The constructs wanted for the potentiality of the living, and the undead retained the perversity and appetites of the living.

	The onset of arthritis forced the aging wizard to confront betrayal by his own flesh. He was predisposed to neither the path of lichdom, deeming it beneath his abilities, nor the path of ascension, deeming its demands on his time too great. Instead he opted for the alchemical exilirs that kept the Alphatian elite youthful. Disdainful of the cult of youth that ~~his~~ his mother had worshiped, Meredoth was content to dial back the clock no further than his late sixties.		The onset of arthritis forced the aging wizard to confront betrayal by his own flesh. He was predisposed to neither the path of lichdom, deeming it beneath his abilities, nor the path of ascension, deeming its demands on his time too great. Instead he opted for the alchemical exilirs that kept the Alphatian elite youthful. Disdainful of the cult of youth that his mother had worshiped, Meredoth was content to dial back the clock no further than his late sixties.

	Politically, the question arose as to what to do with the psychopathic wizard. He would soon be confirmed as a supreme master, but there was no appetite in society to bring him to court (not that Meredoth was very enthusiastic about the prospect of having to so waste his time himself). So upon being confirmed in [[633 BC]], a [[barony]] in the distant wilderness of [[Norwold]] was foisted upon him. Although this came as a surprise, Meredoth was pleased enough with the arrangement, believing it would give him all the independence and privacy he desired. In addition, he anticipated the opportunity to plunder a nearby, nascent realm of wizards to add to his stores of arcane lore.		Politically, the question arose as to what to do with the psychopathic wizard. He would soon be confirmed as a supreme master, but there was no appetite in society to bring him to court (not that Meredoth was very enthusiastic about the prospect of having to so waste his time himself). So upon Meredoth's being confirmed in [[633 BC]], a [[barony]] in the distant wilderness of [[Norwold]] was foisted upon him. Although this came as a surprise, Meredoth was pleased enough with the arrangement, believing it would give him all the independence and privacy he desired. In addition, he anticipated the opportunity to plunder a nearby, nascent realm of wizards to add to his stores of arcane lore.

	The ~~colonialists~~ sent with Meredoth were left to take care of themselves on the mainland, while the necromancer installed himself on an island that he named [[Todstein]]. His research fared well, his vassals faired poorly. They beseeched him for aid. His response of animating their dead and putting them to work in the service of the needs of the living was ill-received. By spring, the ~~colonialists~~ were dead to their last. The obedient dead, however, had not slacked in their efforts and so there was some grounds for hope that a second batch of ~~colonialist~~ might survive the winter. The soil, however, proved to be no more fertile. Death by slow starvation awaited them, as it had their predecessors. On the first day of [[635 BC]], Meredoth answered the colonists' pleas for aid in person. Food aplenty was distributed to all, and Meredoth promised his subjects would never want again. Unfortunately he meant this literally, as the food was laced with a deadly poison. Meredoth then proceeded to animate the entire community as obedient dead. Snow began to fall, and a blizzard rapidly came into being. The necromancer retreated to Todstein. The island and its master were seized by the [[Mist\|Mists]]. Todstein became one of the two principal islands of the [[domain]] of [[Nebligtode]], and Meredoth became the [[Darklord]] of this new [[Island of Terror\|island of terror]].		The colonists sent with Meredoth were left to take care of themselves on the mainland, while the necromancer installed himself on an [[island]] that he named [[Todstein]]. His research fared well, but his vassals faired poorly. They beseeched him for aid. His response of animating their dead and putting them to work in the service of the needs of the living was ill-received. By spring, the colonists were dead to their last. The obedient dead, however, had not slacked in their efforts and so there was some grounds for hope that a second batch of colonists might survive the winter. The soil, however, proved to be no more fertile. Death by slow starvation awaited them as it had their predecessors. On the first day of [[635 BC]], Meredoth answered the colonists' pleas for aid in person. Food aplenty was distributed to all, and Meredoth promised his subjects would never want again. Unfortunately he meant this literally, as the food was laced with a deadly [[poison]]. Meredoth then proceeded to animate the entire community as a new variant of obedient dead. Snow began to fall, and a blizzard rapidly came into being. The necromancer retreated to Todstein. The island and its master were seized by the [[Mist\|Mists]]. Todstein became one of the two principal islands of the [[domain]] of [[Nebligtode]], and Meredoth became the [[Darklord]] of this new [[Island of Terror\|island of terror]].

	Meredoth remains locked in his [[research]] on Todstein to this day. His abduction from [[Mystara]] and his imprisonment within Nebligtode troubles him but little. He plunders the human resources afforded him on [[Graben Island]] and [[ship\|ships]] in the immediate vicinity of Todstein as he sees fit. He is unaware of the [[curse]] that has crippled his creativity and effectively reduced him to a tinkerer. He is all too aware of the inexplicable and loathsome change that has overtaken his [[spellcasting]] and partially remade him as a [[Natural Spellcaster\|spontaneous spellcaster]]. He has demonstrated little interest in making sense of his kidnapping and imprisonment beyond a curiosity into the the macabre effects that often attach themselves to his [[Necromantic Spell\|necromantic spells]]. Still, his knowledge of the [[Land of Mists]] has grown with the passing decades. More than ever he takes pleasure in the seizure of the [[spellbook\|spellbooks]] of fellow wizards, although the thefts are now mostly effected by his agents. He has populated his island with [[golem\|golems]] of various sorts, and with [[corporeal undead]], ~~principally~~ [[lebendtod]]. Lebendtod are his principal agents on Graben Island, across the [[Nocturnal Sea]], and on the mainland. They are used far less to shape events than to inform him of the rare event that is truly worthy of his attention.		Meredoth remains locked in his [[research]] on Todstein to this day. His abduction from [[Mystara]] and his imprisonment within Nebligtode troubles him but little. He plunders the human resources afforded him on [[Graben Island]] and [[ship\|ships]] in the immediate vicinity of Todstein as he sees fit. He is unaware of the [[curse]] that has crippled his creativity and effectively reduced him to a tinkerer. He is all too aware of the inexplicable and loathsome change that has overtaken his [[spellcasting]] and partially remade him as a [[Natural Spellcaster\|spontaneous spellcaster]]. He has demonstrated little interest in making sense of his kidnapping and imprisonment beyond a curiosity into the the macabre effects that often attach themselves to his [[Necromantic Spell\|necromantic spells]]. Still, his knowledge of the [[Land of Mists]] has grown with the passing decades. More than ever he takes pleasure in the seizure of the [[spellbook\|spellbooks]] of fellow wizards, although the thefts are now mostly effected by his agents. He has populated his island with [[golem\|golems]] of various sorts, and with [[corporeal undead]], most of them [[lebendtod]]. Lebendtod are his principal agents on Graben Island, across the [[Nocturnal Sea]], and on the mainland. They are used far less to shape events than to inform him of the rare event that is truly worthy of his attention.

	The necromancer assures his survival though the practice of [[cloning]]. As a [[dread possibility]], a [[clone]] of Meredoth's was brought to independent existence after its entry into the Land of Mists. It fled Nebligtode, personally indulges in the spell-thieving that Meredoth must effect through his agents, and plots his destruction. Meredoth was himself [[killed]] in [[737 BC]] by the same [[adventurer\|adventurers]] who laid waste to the [[Graben family]]. Meredoth exists today as a [[clone]] of himself. His destruction, however temporary, has forced him to bend his attention to a wholesale improvement of the security of his island, of his lairs, of his boltholes and of his person. He will not be so easily embarrassed a second time.		The necromancer assures his survival though the practice of [[cloning]]. As a [[dread possibility]], a [[clone]] of Meredoth's was brought to independent existence after its entry into the Land of Mists. It fled Nebligtode, personally indulges in the spell-thieving that Meredoth must effect through his agents, and plots his destruction. Meredoth was himself [[killed]] in [[737 BC]] by the same [[adventurer\|adventurers]] who laid waste to the [[Graben family]]. Meredoth exists today as a [[clone]] of himself. His destruction, however temporary, has forced him to bend his attention to a wholesale improvement of the security of his island, of his lairs, of his boltholes and of his person. He will not be so easily embarrassed a second time.

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	The colonialists sent with Meredoth were left to take care of themselves on the mainland, while the necromancer installed himself on an island that he named [[Todstein]]. His research fared well, his vassals faired poorly. They beseeched him for aid. His response of animating their dead and putting them to work in the service of the needs of the living was ill-received. By spring, the colonialists were dead to their last. The obedient dead, however, had not slacked in their efforts and so there was some grounds for hope that a second batch of colonialist might survive the winter. The soil, however, proved to be no more fertile. Death by slow starvation awaited them, as it had their predecessors. On the first day of [[635 BC]], Meredoth answered the colonists' pleas for aid in person. Food aplenty was distributed to all, and Meredoth promised his subjects would never want again. Unfortunately he meant this literally, as the food was laced with a deadly poison. Meredoth then proceeded to animate the entire community as obedient dead. Snow began to fall, and a blizzard rapidly came into being. The necromancer retreated to Todstein. The island and its master were seized by the [[Mist\|Mists]]. Todstein became one of the two principal islands of the [[domain]] of [[Nebligtode]], and Meredoth became the [[Darklord]] of this new [[Island of Terror\|island of terror]].		The colonialists sent with Meredoth were left to take care of themselves on the mainland, while the necromancer installed himself on an island that he named [[Todstein]]. His research fared well, his vassals faired poorly. They beseeched him for aid. His response of animating their dead and putting them to work in the service of the needs of the living was ill-received. By spring, the colonialists were dead to their last. The obedient dead, however, had not slacked in their efforts and so there was some grounds for hope that a second batch of colonialist might survive the winter. The soil, however, proved to be no more fertile. Death by slow starvation awaited them, as it had their predecessors. On the first day of [[635 BC]], Meredoth answered the colonists' pleas for aid in person. Food aplenty was distributed to all, and Meredoth promised his subjects would never want again. Unfortunately he meant this literally, as the food was laced with a deadly poison. Meredoth then proceeded to animate the entire community as obedient dead. Snow began to fall, and a blizzard rapidly came into being. The necromancer retreated to Todstein. The island and its master were seized by the [[Mist\|Mists]]. Todstein became one of the two principal islands of the [[domain]] of [[Nebligtode]], and Meredoth became the [[Darklord]] of this new [[Island of Terror\|island of terror]].

	Meredoth remains locked in his [[research]] on Todstein to this day. His abduction from [[Mystara]] and his imprisonment within Nebligtode troubles him but little. He plunders the human resources afforded him on [[Graben Island]] and [[ship\|ships]] in the immediate vicinity of Todstein as he sees fit. He is unaware of the [[curse]] that has crippled his creativity and effectively reduced him to a ~~tinker~~. He is all too aware of the inexplicable and loathsome change that has overtaken his [[spellcasting]] and partially remade him as a [[Natural Spellcaster\|spontaneous spellcaster]]. He has demonstrated little interest in making sense of his kidnapping and imprisonment beyond a curiosity into the the macabre effects that often attach themselves to his [[Necromantic Spell\|necromantic spells]]. Still, his knowledge of the [[Land of Mists]] has grown with the passing decades. More than ever he takes pleasure in the seizure of the [[spellbooks]] of fellow wizards, although the thefts are now mostly effected by his agents. He has populated his island with [[golems]] of various sorts, and with [[corporeal undead]], principally [[lebendtod]]. Lebendtod are his principal agents on Graben Island, across the [[Nocturnal Sea]], and on the mainland. They are used far less to shape events than to inform him of the rare event that is truly worthy of his attention.		Meredoth remains locked in his [[research]] on Todstein to this day. His abduction from [[Mystara]] and his imprisonment within Nebligtode troubles him but little. He plunders the human resources afforded him on [[Graben Island]] and [[ship\|ships]] in the immediate vicinity of Todstein as he sees fit. He is unaware of the [[curse]] that has crippled his creativity and effectively reduced him to a tinkerer. He is all too aware of the inexplicable and loathsome change that has overtaken his [[spellcasting]] and partially remade him as a [[Natural Spellcaster\|spontaneous spellcaster]]. He has demonstrated little interest in making sense of his kidnapping and imprisonment beyond a curiosity into the the macabre effects that often attach themselves to his [[Necromantic Spell\|necromantic spells]]. Still, his knowledge of the [[Land of Mists]] has grown with the passing decades. More than ever he takes pleasure in the seizure of the [[spellbook\|spellbooks]] of fellow wizards, although the thefts are now mostly effected by his agents. He has populated his island with [[golem\|golems]] of various sorts, and with [[corporeal undead]], principally [[lebendtod]]. Lebendtod are his principal agents on Graben Island, across the [[Nocturnal Sea]], and on the mainland. They are used far less to shape events than to inform him of the rare event that is truly worthy of his attention.

	The necromancer assures his survival though the practice of [[cloning]]. As a [[dread possibility]], a [[clone]] of Meredoth's was brought to independent existence after its entry into the Land of Mists. It fled Nebligtode, personally indulges in ~~the~~ the spell-thieving that Meredoth must effect through his agents, and plots his destruction. Meredoth was himself [[killed]] in [[737 BC]] by the same adventurers who laid waste to the [[Graben family]]. Meredoth exists today as a [[clone]] of himself. His destruction, however temporary, has forced him to bend his attention to a wholesale improvement of the security of his island, of his lairs, of his boltholes and of his person. He will not be so easily embarrassed as second time.		The necromancer assures his survival though the practice of [[cloning]]. As a [[dread possibility]], a [[clone]] of Meredoth's was brought to independent existence after its entry into the Land of Mists. It fled Nebligtode, personally indulges in the spell-thieving that Meredoth must effect through his agents, and plots his destruction. Meredoth was himself [[killed]] in [[737 BC]] by the same [[adventurer\|adventurers]] who laid waste to the [[Graben family]]. Meredoth exists today as a [[clone]] of himself. His destruction, however temporary, has forced him to bend his attention to a wholesale improvement of the security of his island, of his lairs, of his boltholes and of his person. He will not be so easily embarrassed a second time.

	The sole entity that Meredoth treats as being more than a tool is his sentient rod, which he made from a [[white-fang]] that he has named [[Hoarfrost]] and that he has bonded with in lieu of a [[familiar]]. His most useful agent abroad is [[Colin Graben]].<ref>[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]]</ref>		The sole entity that Meredoth treats as being more than a tool is his sentient rod, which he made from a [[white-fang]] that he has named [[Hoarfrost]], and that he has bonded with in lieu of a [[familiar]]. His most useful agent abroad is [[Colin Graben]].<ref>[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]]</ref>

	==Statistics==		==Statistics==

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	[[Meredoth]] was born to a pair of talented and wealthy [[wizards]] in the [[Alphatian Empire]] in the [[outlander world]] of [[Mystara]]. Unfortunately, he received precious little nurturing from either of them. His father was an obsessive [[constructcrafter]] with no time to spend upon his child, which he instead entrusted to the care of [[golems]] and their like. His mother was a self-absorbed [[enchanter]] who found it least bothersome to discipline her irksome child through the use of enchantments.		[[Meredoth]] was born to a pair of talented and wealthy [[wizards]] in the [[Alphatian Empire]] in the [[outlander world]] of [[Mystara]]. Unfortunately, he received precious little nurturing from either of them. His father was an obsessive [[constructcrafter]] with no time to spend upon his child, which he instead entrusted to the care of [[golems]] and their like. His mother was a self-absorbed [[enchanter]] who found it least bothersome to discipline her irksome child through the use of enchantments.

	The Alphatain Empire was a [[magocracy]] and Meredoth met his parents' expectations by demonstrating an aptitude for magic which would ensure his eventual membership in its [[nobility]]. The child was drawn in particular to [[necromancy]], which was held to be as valid an avenue of [[research]] as any other in the free-thinking realm. In his early teens, Meredoth watched his mother addict herself to the [[drug]] [[tsongha]] and wither away within a span of a few months. The conclusions that he drew from his childhood were that the flesh was weak and was to be disdained, that arcane craftsmanship could improve upon nature and so was to be valued, and that entities capable of perfect obedience were alone worthy of trust.		The Alphatain Empire was a [[magocracy]], and Meredoth met his parents' expectations by demonstrating an aptitude for magic which would ensure his eventual membership in its [[nobility]]. The child was drawn in particular to [[necromancy]], which was held to be as valid an avenue of [[research]] as any other in the free-thinking realm. In his early teens, Meredoth watched his mother addict herself to the [[drug]] [[tsongha]] and wither away within a span of a few months. The conclusions that he drew from his childhood were that the flesh was weak and was to be disdained, that arcane craftsmanship could improve upon nature and so was to be valued, and that entities capable of perfect obedience were alone worthy of trust.

	The young ~~necromancers~~'s time in school only reinforced these conclusions. His brilliance was recognized and gave his peers reason to overlook his oddities and instead court his goodwill. Soon enough a false friend stole his ground-breaking research into a variant [[Skeletal Golem\|skeletal golem]]. Meredoth retaliated by addicting him to tsongha. It was a ploy that he would use repeatedly, with the difference that it was now he who stole the work of others, confident that they plotted to do no less to him. In addition to necromancy, Meredoth honed a talent for destructive evocations which served him very well in spell-duels with those who dared question his "honour". Picking his fights carefully, he at at the same time slaked a violent nature that his father had derided as plebeian, and claimed as rightful spoils the spellbooks of his peers.		The young necromancer's time in school only reinforced these conclusions. His brilliance was recognized and gave his peers reason to overlook his oddities and instead court his goodwill. Soon enough a false friend stole his ground-breaking research into a variant [[Skeletal Golem\|skeletal golem]]. Meredoth retaliated by addicting him to tsongha. It was a ploy that he would use repeatedly, with the difference that it was now he who stole the work of others, confident that they plotted to do no less to him. In addition to necromancy, Meredoth honed a talent for destructive evocations which served him very well in spell-duels with those who dared question his "honour". Picking his fights carefully, he at at the same time slaked a violent nature that his father had derided as plebeian, and claimed as rightful spoils the spellbooks of his peers.

	Meredoth soon graduated to experiments on [[animals]] and [[commoners]] in pursuit of a predictable and reliable intelligence stripped of the influence of both drives and emotions. He had no ability, however, to wield spells of enchantment which would have been most applicable to this line of inquiry. Ultimately abandoning a direct approach as futile, he instead set to crafting unique [[constructs]] and [[undead]] with ever greater capacities for rational and intelligent self-direction. These efforts met with far greater success, although the results still fell well short of the mark. The constructs wanted for the potentiality of the living, and the undead retained the perversity and appetites of the living.		Meredoth soon graduated to experiments on [[animals]] and [[commoners]] in pursuit of a predictable and reliable intelligence stripped of the influence of both drives and emotions. He had no ability, however, to wield spells of enchantment which would have been most applicable to this line of inquiry. Ultimately abandoning a direct approach as futile, he instead set to crafting unique [[constructs]] and [[undead]] with ever greater capacities for rational and intelligent self-direction. These efforts met with far greater success, although the results still fell well short of the mark. The constructs wanted for the potentiality of the living, and the undead retained the perversity and appetites of the living.
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	Politically, the question arose as to what to do with the psychopathic wizard. He would soon be confirmed as a supreme master, but there was no appetite in society to bring him to court (not that Meredoth was very enthusiastic about the prospect of having to so waste his time himself). So upon being confirmed in [[633 BC]], a [[barony]] in the distant wilderness of [[Norwold]] was foisted upon him. Although this came as a surprise, Meredoth was pleased enough with the arrangement, believing it would give him all the independence and privacy he desired. In addition, he anticipated the opportunity to plunder a nearby, nascent realm of wizards to add to his stores of arcane lore.		Politically, the question arose as to what to do with the psychopathic wizard. He would soon be confirmed as a supreme master, but there was no appetite in society to bring him to court (not that Meredoth was very enthusiastic about the prospect of having to so waste his time himself). So upon being confirmed in [[633 BC]], a [[barony]] in the distant wilderness of [[Norwold]] was foisted upon him. Although this came as a surprise, Meredoth was pleased enough with the arrangement, believing it would give him all the independence and privacy he desired. In addition, he anticipated the opportunity to plunder a nearby, nascent realm of wizards to add to his stores of arcane lore.

	The colonialists sent with Meredoth were left to take care of themselves on the mainland, while the ~~necormancer~~ installed himself on an island that he named [[Todstein]]. His ~~researched~~ fared well, his vassals faired poorly. They beseeched him for aid. His response of animating their dead and putting them to work in the service of the needs of the living was ill-received. By spring, the colonialists were dead to their last. The obedient dead, however, had not slacked in their efforts and so there was some grounds for hope that a second batch of colonialist might survive the winter. The soil, however, proved to be no more fertile. Death by slow starvation awaited them, as it had their predecessors. On the first day of [[635 BC]], Meredoth answered the colonists' pleas for aid in person. Food aplenty was distributed to all, and Meredoth promised his subjects would never want again. Unfortunately he meant this literally, as the food was laced with a deadly poison. Meredoth then proceeded to animate the ~~entirety~~ community as obedient dead. Snow began to fall and a blizzard rapidly came into being. The necromancer retreated to Todstein. The island and its master were seized by the [[Mist\|Mists]]. Todstein became one of the two principal islands of the [[domain]] of [[Nebligtode]], and Meredoth became the [[Darklord]] of this new [[Island of Terror\|island of terror]].		The colonialists sent with Meredoth were left to take care of themselves on the mainland, while the necromancer installed himself on an island that he named [[Todstein]]. His research fared well, his vassals faired poorly. They beseeched him for aid. His response of animating their dead and putting them to work in the service of the needs of the living was ill-received. By spring, the colonialists were dead to their last. The obedient dead, however, had not slacked in their efforts and so there was some grounds for hope that a second batch of colonialist might survive the winter. The soil, however, proved to be no more fertile. Death by slow starvation awaited them, as it had their predecessors. On the first day of [[635 BC]], Meredoth answered the colonists' pleas for aid in person. Food aplenty was distributed to all, and Meredoth promised his subjects would never want again. Unfortunately he meant this literally, as the food was laced with a deadly poison. Meredoth then proceeded to animate the entire community as obedient dead. Snow began to fall, and a blizzard rapidly came into being. The necromancer retreated to Todstein. The island and its master were seized by the [[Mist\|Mists]]. Todstein became one of the two principal islands of the [[domain]] of [[Nebligtode]], and Meredoth became the [[Darklord]] of this new [[Island of Terror\|island of terror]].

	Meredoth remains locked in his [[research]] on Todstein to this day. His abduction from [[Mystara]] and his imprisonment within Nebligtode troubles him but little. He plunders the human resources afforded him on [[Graben Island]] and [[ship\|ships]] in the immediate vicinity of Todstein as he sees fit. He is unaware of the [[curse]] that has crippled his creativity and effectively reduced him to a tinker. He is all too aware of the inexplicable and loathsome change that has overtaken his [[spellcasting]] and partially remade him as a [[Natural Spellcaster\|spontaneous spellcaster]]. He has demonstrated little interest in making sense of his kidnapping and imprisonment beyond a curiosity into the the macabre effects that often attach themselves to his [[Necromantic Spell\|necromantic spells]]. Still, his knowledge of the [[Land of Mists]] has grown with the passing decades. More than ever he takes pleasure in the seizure of the [[spellbooks]] of fellow wizards, although the thefts are now mostly effected by his agents. He has populated his island with [[golems]] of various sorts, and with [[corporeal undead]], principally [[lebendtod]]. Lebendtod are his principal agents on Graben Island, across the [[Nocturnal Sea]], and on the mainland. They are used far less to shape events than to inform him of the rare event that is truly worthy of his attention.		Meredoth remains locked in his [[research]] on Todstein to this day. His abduction from [[Mystara]] and his imprisonment within Nebligtode troubles him but little. He plunders the human resources afforded him on [[Graben Island]] and [[ship\|ships]] in the immediate vicinity of Todstein as he sees fit. He is unaware of the [[curse]] that has crippled his creativity and effectively reduced him to a tinker. He is all too aware of the inexplicable and loathsome change that has overtaken his [[spellcasting]] and partially remade him as a [[Natural Spellcaster\|spontaneous spellcaster]]. He has demonstrated little interest in making sense of his kidnapping and imprisonment beyond a curiosity into the the macabre effects that often attach themselves to his [[Necromantic Spell\|necromantic spells]]. Still, his knowledge of the [[Land of Mists]] has grown with the passing decades. More than ever he takes pleasure in the seizure of the [[spellbooks]] of fellow wizards, although the thefts are now mostly effected by his agents. He has populated his island with [[golems]] of various sorts, and with [[corporeal undead]], principally [[lebendtod]]. Lebendtod are his principal agents on Graben Island, across the [[Nocturnal Sea]], and on the mainland. They are used far less to shape events than to inform him of the rare event that is truly worthy of his attention.

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	==Canon Information==		==Canon Information==
	As originally presented in [[Ship of Horror]], [[Meredoth]] was the [[darklord]] of an [[Island of Terror]] [[domain]] called [[Nebligtode]]. This domain was actually a large [[body of water]] with several [[island]]s within it. The most notable of these islands were [[Todstein]] and [[Graben Island]].<ref name =ShipHorp54>[[Ship of Horror]] p.54</ref> Meredoth festered like this in [[Ravenloft]] for over a century before the [[Grand Conjunction]] happened. The [[Dark Powers]] have diminished his aging to to but a ~~snails~~ pace, but the years are still creeping up on him.<ref name =ShipHorp62>[[Ship of Horror]] p.62</ref>		As originally presented in [[Ship of Horror]], [[Meredoth]] was the [[darklord]] of an [[Island of Terror]] [[domain]] called [[Nebligtode]]. This domain was actually a large [[body of water]] with several [[island]]s within it. The most notable of these islands were [[Todstein]] and [[Graben Island]].<ref name =ShipHorp54>[[Ship of Horror]] p.54</ref> Meredoth festered like this in [[Ravenloft]] for over a century before the [[Grand Conjunction]] happened. The [[Dark Powers]] have diminished his aging to to but a snail's pace, but the years are still creeping up on him.<ref name =ShipHorp62>[[Ship of Horror]] p.62</ref>

	As of the then current timeline presented in [[Domains of Dread]], [[Meredoth]] became the Darklord of the [[Nocturnal Sea]], the eastern [[sea]] of [[the Core]].<ref name=DoDp.79>[[Domains of Dread]] p.79</ref> The Nocturnal Sea contains several new islands in addition to the landmasses that were once belonged to Neblingtode, but these new islands (and the water immediately surrounding them) have their own darklords.<ref name=DoDp.78>[[Domains of Dread]] p.78</ref>		As of the then current timeline presented in [[Domains of Dread]], [[Meredoth]] became the Darklord of the [[Nocturnal Sea]], the eastern [[sea]] of [[the Core]].<ref name=DoDp.79>[[Domains of Dread]] p.79</ref> The Nocturnal Sea contains several new islands in addition to the landmasses that were once belonged to Neblingtode, but these new islands (and the water immediately surrounding them) have their own darklords.<ref name=DoDp.78>[[Domains of Dread]] p.78</ref>