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	Formed in [[635 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref>, [[Nebligtode]] was a [[domain]] consisting of a number of [[island]]s<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.54</ref> floating in or reachable by [[the Sea of Sorrows]] and their surrounding waters. [[Graben Island]], the most notable of the islands, along with [[Knammen Island]] and [[Schlammholme Islets\|several smaller islets]] sat 75 miles away from the [[Lamordian]] coast.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref> The relatively bleak and barren island of [[Todstein]] lied 60 miles to the west of Graben.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.54</ref> In [[750 BC]], Nebligtode was ripped from the Sea of Sorrows, and its islands joined [[the Nocturnal Sea]] on the opposite side of the Core.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 17, 78-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, 78-80</ref>		Formed in [[635 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref>, [[Nebligtode]] was a [[domain]] consisting of a number of [[island]]s<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.54</ref> floating in or reachable by [[the Sea of Sorrows]] and their surrounding waters. [[Graben Island]], the most notable of the islands, along with [[Knammen Island]] and [[Schlammholme Islets\|several smaller islets]] sat 75 miles away from the [[Lamordian]] coast.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref> The relatively bleak and barren island of [[Todstein]] lied 60 miles to the west of Graben.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.54</ref> In [[750 BC]], Nebligtode was ripped from the Sea of Sorrows, and its islands joined [[the Nocturnal Sea]] on the opposite side of the Core.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 17, 78-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, 78-80</ref>

	For the most part, Graben Island and its surrounding islets featured nondescript prairies and rocky scrublands with a somewhat cold climate where severe weather was not too uncommon.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref> Despite the conditions, the diligent people of Nebligtode relied primarily on [[agriculture]], chiefly [[sheep]] and [[goat]] [[farm]]ing but also cultivating [[cotton]] and various [[wheat]]s in the prairies of the island. [[Weaver]]s and other producers of [[textile]]s were also not uncommon.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.44">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.44</ref> Four small communities of note existed on Graben and the islands surrounding it, the largest of which was [[the Village of Graben]] (pop. only 1000).<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref> Although the visit of strangers made the villagers slightly apprehensive<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref>, the [[Graben Family]], the owners and rulers of Graben Island, were known to grant land to newcomers whom petitioned them for it.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.50">[[Ship of Horror]] p.50</ref>		For the most part, Graben Island and its surrounding islets featured nondescript prairies and rocky scrublands with a somewhat cold climate where severe weather was not too uncommon.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref> Despite the conditions, the diligent people of Nebligtode relied primarily on [[agriculture]], chiefly [[sheep]] and [[goat]] [[farm]]ing but also cultivating [[cotton]] and various [[wheat]]s in the prairies of the island. [[Weaver]]s and other producers of [[textile]]s were also not uncommon.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.44">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.44</ref> Four small [[:category:Community upon Graben Island\|communities]] of note existed on Graben and the islands surrounding it, the largest of which was [[the Village of Graben]] (pop. only 1000).<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref> Although the visit of strangers made the villagers slightly apprehensive<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref>, the [[Graben Family]], the owners and rulers of Graben Island, were known to grant land to newcomers whom petitioned them for it.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.50">[[Ship of Horror]] p.50</ref>

	In contrast to the relatively livable Graben Island, [[Todstein]] was a freezing cold domain marked by artic winds even though it shared the same approximate latitude as Graben. To the Grabenites, this island was merely a realm of [[mausoleum]]s they used to inter their [[dead]]. In secret, Todstein was the [[lair]] of the [[necromancer]], [[Meredoth]]. Meredoth is both the [[darklord]]<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.54</ref> and true [[ruler]] of Nebligtode, having [[murdered]] the Graben Family and [[reanimated]] them as subservient [[lebendtod]] [[undead]] shortly after the formation of the domain.<ref name="Domains of Dread p.79-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref> To Meredoth, all of the people in Graben (and ultimately all people who draw breath) merely represent potential subjects for his necromantic research.<ref name="Domains of Dread p.67">[[Domains of Dread]] p.67</ref>		In contrast to the relatively livable Graben Island, [[Todstein]] was a freezing cold domain marked by artic winds even though it shared the same approximate latitude as Graben. To the Grabenites, this island was merely a realm of [[mausoleum]]s they used to inter their [[dead]]. In secret, Todstein was the [[lair]] of the [[necromancer]], [[Meredoth]]. Meredoth is both the [[darklord]]<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.54</ref> and true [[ruler]] of Nebligtode, having [[murdered]] the Graben Family and [[reanimated]] them as subservient [[lebendtod]] [[undead]] shortly after the formation of the domain.<ref name="Domains of Dread p.79-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref> To Meredoth, all of the people in Graben (and ultimately all people who draw breath) merely represent potential subjects for his necromantic research.<ref name="Domains of Dread p.67">[[Domains of Dread]] p.67</ref>

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	* {{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref> In a brutal [[winter]], Meredoth [[poison]]s his subjects and reanimates them as [[lebendtod]] to keep them from bothering him for help. His [[island]] (or a version of his island) is taken to an unfamiliar land.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref> The domain of [[Nebligtode]] forms as a number of [[island]]s<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.54</ref> in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref> After spending some time exploring, Meredoth kills and reanimates the [[Graben Family]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p.79-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref> {{netbook-small}} Meanwhile, the [[storm]] that marks the domains formation causes [[Kirchenheim]] to become [[abandoned]] for the next several years.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>		* {{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref> In a brutal [[winter]], Meredoth [[poison]]s his subjects and reanimates them as [[lebendtod]] to keep them from bothering him for help. His [[island]] (or a version of his island) is taken to an unfamiliar land.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref> The domain of [[Nebligtode]] forms as a number of [[island]]s<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.54</ref> in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref> After spending some time exploring, Meredoth kills and reanimates the [[Graben Family]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p.79-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref> {{netbook-small}} Meanwhile, the [[storm]] that marks the domains formation causes [[Kirchenheim]] to become [[abandoned]] for the next several years.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>

	* {{netbook-small}}[[635 BC]] Genuine Graben Island [[history]] begins. The 336-day Anatal calendar loses step with the seasons. [[The All-Father]]'s Muting strips the [[godi]] of both clerical and political powers, leaving assemblies in charge of Grabenite government. [[The Flayed Rider\|The nuckalavee]] awakens, but finds itself confined to the [[Aassumpf]] and [[Senkenwiese]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[635 BC]] Genuine Graben Island [[history]] begins. The 336-day Anatal calendar loses step with the seasons. [[The All-Father's Muting]] strips the [[godi]] of both clerical and political powers, leaving assemblies in charge of Grabenite government. [[The Flayed Rider\|The nuckalavee]] awakens, but finds itself confined to the [[Aassumpf]] and [[Senkenwiese]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

	* {{netbook-small}}[[640 BC]] [[Lars Viggsen]] and the crew of the [[Óndskapur]] discover [[Todstein]], visiting it again each year until 644 when the vessel fails to return to Graben Island.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[640 BC]] [[Lars Viggsen]] and the crew of the [[Óndskapur]] discover [[Todstein]], visiting it again each year until 644 when the vessel fails to return to Graben Island.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>
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	* {{netbook-small}}[[651 BC]] On [[Graben Island]], [[Kirchenheim]] is resettled permanently<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref> following the building of its [[seawall]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[651 BC]] On [[Graben Island]], [[Kirchenheim]] is resettled permanently<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref> following the building of its [[seawall]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>

	* {{netbook-small}}[[657 BC]] [[~~The~~ Yeomanry]] is organized after a series of [[reaver]] attacks on Graben Island.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[657 BC]] The [[Yeomanry]] is organized after a series of [[reaver]] attacks on Graben Island.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

	* {{netbook-small}}[[657 BC]] Earliest [[ship]] log references to [[Meerdorf]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[657 BC]] Earliest [[ship]] log references to [[Meerdorf]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>

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	* {{netbook-small}}[[635 BC]] Genuine Graben Island [[history]] begins. The 336-day Anatal calendar loses step with the seasons. [[The All-Father]]'s Muting strips the [[godi]] of both clerical and political powers, leaving assemblies in charge of Grabenite government. [[The Flayed Rider\|The nuckalavee]] awakens, but finds itself confined to the [[Aassumpf]] and [[Senkenwiese]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[635 BC]] Genuine Graben Island [[history]] begins. The 336-day Anatal calendar loses step with the seasons. [[The All-Father]]'s Muting strips the [[godi]] of both clerical and political powers, leaving assemblies in charge of Grabenite government. [[The Flayed Rider\|The nuckalavee]] awakens, but finds itself confined to the [[Aassumpf]] and [[Senkenwiese]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

	* {{netbook-small}}[[640 BC]] [[Lars Viggsen]] and [[~~the~~ Óndskapur]] discover [[Todstein]],visiting it again each year until 644, when the vessel fails to return to Graben Island.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[640 BC]] [[Lars Viggsen]] and the crew of the [[Óndskapur]] discover [[Todstein]],visiting it again each year until 644, when the vessel fails to return to Graben Island.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

	* {{netbook-small}}[[641 BC]] Domestic [[reindeer]] are brought to [[Graben Island]] from [[Todstein]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 163">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 163</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[641 BC]] Domestic [[reindeer]] are brought to [[Graben Island]] from [[Todstein]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 163">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 163</ref>

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	==Inhabitants==		==Inhabitants==

	Meredoth dwells on [[Todstein]] which is populated by his [[undead]] creations, chief among them being [[lebendtod]] (from the German term "lebende Tote" - "living dead"). In his original realm on [[Mystara]], Meredoth was awarded a barony. However, as the obligations of rulership constantly interfered with his ruthless [[experiments]], Meredoth concocted a plan to [[murder]] all the inhabitants and turn them all into [[The Undead\|undead]] [[servant\|servants]] that would go his bidding without ever disturbing him again. It was this [[transgression]] that saw him snatched by the [[Mists]] and granted stewardship of [[Nebligtode]].		Meredoth dwells on [[Todstein]], which is populated further by his [[undead]] creations, chief among them being [[lebendtod]] (from the German term "lebende Tote" - "living dead"). In his original realm on [[Mystara]], Meredoth was awarded a barony. However, as the obligations of rulership constantly interfered with his ruthless [[experiments]], Meredoth concocted a plan to [[murder]] all the inhabitants and turn them all into [[The Undead\|undead]] [[servant\|servants]] that would do his bidding without ever disturbing him again. It was this [[transgression]] that saw him snatched by the [[Mists]] and granted stewardship of [[Nebligtode]].

	==Chronology==		==Chronology==

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	* {{netbook-small}}Mid 300s BC [[False History]] [[Svidi Full-Sails]] of the[[Anatal]] leads his tribe to colonize [[Graben Island]], displacing the resident monastic community at the [[Black Chapel]]. [[The nuckalavee]] is [[conjured]] by the expelled clergy, then geas-bound and sent into hibernation by the Anatal. To placate malign powers such as it, the Anatal begin sacrificing condemned humans, creating [[the Strangled]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 387">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 387</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}Mid 300s BC [[False History]] [[Svidi Full-Sails]] of the [[Anatal]] leads his tribe to colonize [[Graben Island]], displacing the resident monastic community at the [[Black Chapel]]. [[The nuckalavee]] is [[conjured]] by the expelled clergy, then geas-bound and sent into hibernation by the Anatal. To placate malign powers such as it, the Anatal begin sacrificing condemned humans, creating [[the Strangled]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 387">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 387</ref>

	* {{netbook-small}}Mid 400s BC [[False History]] Svidi's colony is wiped out by a [[plague]], leaving behind ruins and the Island's ancient runestones. [[The nuckalavee]] remains quiescent.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 387">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 387</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}Mid 400s BC [[False History]] Svidi's colony is wiped out by a [[plague]], leaving behind ruins and the Island's ancient runestones. [[The nuckalavee]] remains quiescent.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 387">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 387</ref>
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	* {{{netbook-small}}[[672 BC]] [[The Graben Family Massacre]] In [[Nebligtode]], [[Colin Graben]] murders his his aunt and uncle, but then [[Meredoth]] massacres him along with the rest of the [[Graben Family]]. Meredoth reanimates the lot of them as [[lebendtod]] and commands them to gather subjects for his vile experiments.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 389">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 389</ref>		* {{{netbook-small}}[[672 BC]] [[The Graben Family Massacre]] In [[Nebligtode]], [[Colin Graben]] murders his his aunt and uncle, but then [[Meredoth]] massacres him along with the rest of the [[Graben Family]]. Meredoth reanimates the lot of them as [[lebendtod]] and commands them to gather subjects for his vile experiments.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 389">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 389</ref>

	* {{netbook-small}}[[708 BC]] [[~~Matthais~~ Graben]] loses his (un)life in a shipwreck, leaving [[Colin Graben]] as acting head of the Graben family.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 390">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 390</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[708 BC]] [[Matthias Graben]] loses his (un)life in a shipwreck, leaving [[Colin Graben]] as acting head of the Graben family.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 390">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 390</ref>

	* {{canon-small}}[[724 BC]] The [[old]] ship captain [[Captain Killian\|Captain Killian]] retires and leaves his [[ship]], [[the Endurance]], to his nephew, [[Captain Garvyn\|Garvyn]]<ref name="Ship of Horrors p. 13">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.13</ref>		* {{canon-small}}[[724 BC]] The [[old]] ship captain [[Captain Killian\|Captain Killian]] retires and leaves his [[ship]], [[the Endurance]], to his nephew, [[Captain Garvyn\|Garvyn]]<ref name="Ship of Horrors p. 13">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.13</ref>

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	Formed in [[635 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref>, [[Nebligtode]] was a [[domain]] consisting of a number of [[island]]s<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.54</ref> floating in or reachable by [[the Sea of Sorrows]] and their surrounding waters. [[Graben Island]], the most notable of the islands, along with [[Knammen Island]] and [[Schlammholme Islets\|several smaller islets]] sat 75 miles away from the [[Lamordian]] coast.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref> The relatively bleak and barren island of [[Todstein]] lied 60 miles to the west of Graben.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror]] p.54</ref> In [[750 BC]], Nebligtode was ripped from the Sea of Sorrows, and its islands joined [[the Nocturnal Sea]] on the opposite side of the Core.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 17, 78-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, 78-80</ref>		Formed in [[635 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref>, [[Nebligtode]] was a [[domain]] consisting of a number of [[island]]s<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.54</ref> floating in or reachable by [[the Sea of Sorrows]] and their surrounding waters. [[Graben Island]], the most notable of the islands, along with [[Knammen Island]] and [[Schlammholme Islets\|several smaller islets]] sat 75 miles away from the [[Lamordian]] coast.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref> The relatively bleak and barren island of [[Todstein]] lied 60 miles to the west of Graben.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.54</ref> In [[750 BC]], Nebligtode was ripped from the Sea of Sorrows, and its islands joined [[the Nocturnal Sea]] on the opposite side of the Core.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 17, 78-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, 78-80</ref>

	For the most part, Graben Island surrounding it were nondescript prairies and rocky scrublands with a somewhat cold climate where severe weather was not too uncommon.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref> Despite the conditions, the diligent people of Nebligtode relied primarily on [[agriculture]], chiefly [[sheep]] and [[goat]] [[farm]]ing but also cultivating [[cotton]] and various [[wheat]]s in the prairies of the island. [[Weaver]]s and other producers of [[textile]]s were also not uncommon.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.44">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.44</ref> Four small communities of note existed on Graben and the islands surrounding it, the largest of which was [[the Village of Graben]] (pop. only 1000).<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror]] p.43</ref> Although the visit of strangers made the villagers slightly apprehensive<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror]] p.43</ref>, the [[Graben Family]], the owners and rulers of Graben Island, were known to grant land to newcomers whom petitioned it.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.50">[[Ship of Horror]] p.50</ref>		For the most part, Graben Island surrounding it were nondescript prairies and rocky scrublands with a somewhat cold climate where severe weather was not too uncommon.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref> Despite the conditions, the diligent people of Nebligtode relied primarily on [[agriculture]], chiefly [[sheep]] and [[goat]] [[farm]]ing but also cultivating [[cotton]] and various [[wheat]]s in the prairies of the island. [[Weaver]]s and other producers of [[textile]]s were also not uncommon.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.44">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.44</ref> Four small communities of note existed on Graben and the islands surrounding it, the largest of which was [[the Village of Graben]] (pop. only 1000).<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref> Although the visit of strangers made the villagers slightly apprehensive<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref>, the [[Graben Family]], the owners and rulers of Graben Island, were known to grant land to newcomers whom petitioned it.<ref name="Ships of Horror p.50">[[Ship of Horror]] p.50</ref>

	In contrast to the relatively livable Graben Island, [[Todstein]] was a freezing cold domain marked by artic winds even though it shared the same approximate latitude as Graben. To the Grabenites, this island was merely a realm of [[mausoleum]]s they used to inter their [[dead]]. In secret, Todstein was the [[lair]] of the [[necromancer]], [[Meredoth]]. Meredoth is both the [[darklord]]<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror]] p.54</ref> and true [[ruler]] of Nebligtode, having [[murdered]] the Graben Family and [[reanimated]] them as subservient [[lebendtod]] [[undead]] shortly after the formation of the domain.<ref name="Domains of Dread p.79-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref> To Meredoth, all of the people in Graben (and ultimately all people whom draw breath) merely represent potential subjects for his necromantic research.<ref name="Domains of Dread p.67">[[Domains of Dread]] p.67</ref>		In contrast to the relatively livable Graben Island, [[Todstein]] was a freezing cold domain marked by artic winds even though it shared the same approximate latitude as Graben. To the Grabenites, this island was merely a realm of [[mausoleum]]s they used to inter their [[dead]]. In secret, Todstein was the [[lair]] of the [[necromancer]], [[Meredoth]]. Meredoth is both the [[darklord]]<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.54</ref> and true [[ruler]] of Nebligtode, having [[murdered]] the Graben Family and [[reanimated]] them as subservient [[lebendtod]] [[undead]] shortly after the formation of the domain.<ref name="Domains of Dread p.79-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref> To Meredoth, all of the people in Graben (and ultimately all people whom draw breath) merely represent potential subjects for his necromantic research.<ref name="Domains of Dread p.67">[[Domains of Dread]] p.67</ref>

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	* {{canon-small}}[[633 BC]] [[Alphatian Empire]] ([[Mystara]]) [[Meredoth]] accepts the title of [[Baron of Norwold]] with the understanding he would not be interrupted from his research. He gains an [[island]] of the coast.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref>		* {{canon-small}}[[633 BC]] [[Alphatian Empire]] ([[Mystara]]) [[Meredoth]] accepts the title of [[Baron of Norwold]] with the understanding he would not be interrupted from his research. He gains an [[island]] of the coast.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref>

	* {{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref> In a brutal [[winter]], Meredoth [[poison]]s his subjects and reanimates them as [[lebendtod]] to keep them from bothering him for help. His [[island]] (or a version of his island) is taken to an unfamiliar land.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref> The domain of [[Nebligtode]] forms as a number of [[island]]s<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror]] p.54</ref> in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror]] p.43</ref> After spending some time exploring, Meredoth kills and reanimates the [[Graben Family]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p.79-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref> {{netbook-small}} Meanwhile, the [[storm]] that marks the domains formation causes [[Kirchenheim]] to become [[abandoned]] for the next several years.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>		* {{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref> In a brutal [[winter]], Meredoth [[poison]]s his subjects and reanimates them as [[lebendtod]] to keep them from bothering him for help. His [[island]] (or a version of his island) is taken to an unfamiliar land.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref> The domain of [[Nebligtode]] forms as a number of [[island]]s<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.54</ref> in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.43</ref> After spending some time exploring, Meredoth kills and reanimates the [[Graben Family]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p.79-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref> {{netbook-small}} Meanwhile, the [[storm]] that marks the domains formation causes [[Kirchenheim]] to become [[abandoned]] for the next several years.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>

	* {{netbook-small}}[[635 BC]] Genuine Graben Island [[history]] begins. The 336-day Anatal calendar loses step with the seasons. [[The All-Father]]'s Muting strips the [[godi]] of both clerical and political powers, leaving assemblies in charge of Grabenite government. [[The Flayed Rider\|The nuckalavee]] awakens, but finds itself confined to the [[Aassumpf]] and [[Senkenwiese]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[635 BC]] Genuine Graben Island [[history]] begins. The 336-day Anatal calendar loses step with the seasons. [[The All-Father]]'s Muting strips the [[godi]] of both clerical and political powers, leaving assemblies in charge of Grabenite government. [[The Flayed Rider\|The nuckalavee]] awakens, but finds itself confined to the [[Aassumpf]] and [[Senkenwiese]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

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	*{{netbook-small}}[[630 BC]] [[False History]] Ancestors of the Grabenite villagers arrive on Graben Island, as refugees fleeing the Óvinur Ódn (= "enemy storm") besetting the "North Wild" (March). Graben-town is founded (August). Settlers are initially led by clerics, with assemblies filling an advisory role.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		*{{netbook-small}}[[630 BC]] [[False History]] Ancestors of the Grabenite villagers arrive on Graben Island, as refugees fleeing the Óvinur Ódn (= "enemy storm") besetting the "North Wild" (March). Graben-town is founded (August). Settlers are initially led by clerics, with assemblies filling an advisory role.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

			*{{netbook-small}}[[632 BC]] [[Kirchenheim]] is [[founded]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>

	*{{canon-small}}[[633 BC]] [[Alphatian Empire]] ([[Mystara]]) [[Meredoth]] accepts the title of [[Baron of Norwold]] with the understanding he would not be interrupted from his research. He gains an [[island]] of the coast.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref>		*{{canon-small}}[[633 BC]] [[Alphatian Empire]] ([[Mystara]]) [[Meredoth]] accepts the title of [[Baron of Norwold]] with the understanding he would not be interrupted from his research. He gains an [[island]] of the coast.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref>

	*{{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref> In a brutal [[winter]], Meredoth [[poison]]s his subjects and reanimates them as [[lebendtod]] to keep them from bothering him for help. His [[island]] (or a version of his island) is taken to an unfamiliar land.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref> The domain of [[Nebligtode]] forms as a number of [[island]]s<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror]] p.54</ref> in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror]] p.43</ref> After spending some time exploring, Meredoth kills and reanimates the [[Graben Family]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p.79-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref>		*{{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref> In a brutal [[winter]], Meredoth [[poison]]s his subjects and reanimates them as [[lebendtod]] to keep them from bothering him for help. His [[island]] (or a version of his island) is taken to an unfamiliar land.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref> The domain of [[Nebligtode]] forms as a number of [[island]]s<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror]] p.54</ref> in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror]] p.43</ref> After spending some time exploring, Meredoth kills and reanimates the [[Graben Family]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p.79-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref> {{netbook-small}} Meanwhile, the [[storm]] that marks the domains formation causes [[Kirchenheim]] to become [[abandoned]] for the next several years.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[635 BC]] Genuine Graben Island [[history]] begins. The 336-day Anatal calendar loses step with the seasons. [[The All-Father]]'s Muting strips the [[godi]] of both clerical and political powers, leaving assemblies in charge of Grabenite government. [[The nuckalavee]] awakens, but finds itself confined to the [[Aassumpf]] and [[Senkenwiese]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		*{{netbook-small}}[[635 BC]] Genuine Graben Island [[history]] begins. The 336-day Anatal calendar loses step with the seasons. [[The All-Father]]'s Muting strips the [[godi]] of both clerical and political powers, leaving assemblies in charge of Grabenite government. [[The Flayed Rider\|The nuckalavee]] awakens, but finds itself confined to the [[Aassumpf]] and [[Senkenwiese]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[640 BC]] [[Lars Viggsen]] and [[the Óndskapur]] discover [[Todstein]],visiting it again each year until 644, when the vessel fails to return to Graben Island.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		*{{netbook-small}}[[640 BC]] [[Lars Viggsen]] and [[the Óndskapur]] discover [[Todstein]],visiting it again each year until 644, when the vessel fails to return to Graben Island.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>
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	*{{netbook-small}}[[647 BC]] The first reports of [[Meerdorf]] on [[Knammen Island]] date from this year.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		*{{netbook-small}}[[647 BC]] The first reports of [[Meerdorf]] on [[Knammen Island]] date from this year.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[651 BC]] On [[Graben Island]], [[Kirchenheim]] is ~~settled~~ permanently.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		*{{netbook-small}}First [[Grabenite]] records of the [[Misty Border]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>

			*{{netbook-small}}[[651 BC]] On [[Graben Island]], [[Kirchenheim]] is resettled permanently<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref> following the building of its [[seawall]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[657 BC]] [[The Yeomanry]] is organized after a series of [[reaver]] attacks on Graben Island.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		*{{netbook-small}}[[657 BC]] [[The Yeomanry]] is organized after a series of [[reaver]] attacks on Graben Island.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

			*{{netbook-small}}[[657 BC]] Earliest [[ship]] log references to [[Meerdorf]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[658 BC]] First documented trade between Graben Island and vessels from the [[Sea of Sorrows]]. The [[Call of the Claw]] [[Mistway]] connects Nebligtode to the Core at this time.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		*{{netbook-small}}[[658 BC]] First documented trade between Graben Island and vessels from the [[Sea of Sorrows]]. The [[Call of the Claw]] [[Mistway]] connects Nebligtode to the Core at this time.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

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	*{{netbook-small}}Mid 300s BC [[False History]] [[Svidi Full-Sails]] of the[[Anatal]] leads his tribe to colonize [[Graben Island]], displacing the resident monastic community at the [[Black Chapel]]. [[The nuckalavee]] is [[conjured]] by the expelled clergy, then geas-bound and sent into hibernation by the Anatal. To placate malign powers such as it, the Anatal begin sacrificing condemned humans, creating [[the Strangled]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 387">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 387</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}Mid 300s BC [[False History]] [[Svidi Full-Sails]] of the[[Anatal]] leads his tribe to colonize [[Graben Island]], displacing the resident monastic community at the [[Black Chapel]]. [[The nuckalavee]] is [[conjured]] by the expelled clergy, then geas-bound and sent into hibernation by the Anatal. To placate malign powers such as it, the Anatal begin sacrificing condemned humans, creating [[the Strangled]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 387">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 387</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}Mid 400s BC [[False History]] Svidi's colony is wiped out by a [[plague]], leaving behind ruins and the Island's ancient runestones. [[The nuckalavee]] remains quiescent.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 387">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 387</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}Mid 400s BC [[False History]] Svidi's colony is wiped out by a [[plague]], leaving behind ruins and the Island's ancient runestones. [[The nuckalavee]] remains quiescent.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 387">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 387</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[580 BC]] [[False History]] [[Graben Manor]] is built on Svidi's former island by a [[wealthy]] ][jewel-thief]] from the south.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 387">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 387</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[580 BC]] [[False History]] [[Graben Manor]] is built on Svidi's former island by a [[wealthy]] ][jewel-thief]] from the south.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 387">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 387</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[610 BC]] [[False History]] The [[Graben Family]] moves onto the Island full-time, adopting the island's name for their own.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 387">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 387</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[610 BC]] [[False History]] The [[Graben Family]] moves onto the Island full-time, adopting the island's name for their own.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 387">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 387</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[630 BC]] [[False History]] Ancestors of the Grabenite villagers arrive on Graben Island, as refugees fleeing the Óvinur Ódn (= "enemy storm") besetting the "North Wild" (March). Graben-town is founded (August). Settlers are initially led by clerics, with assemblies filling an advisory role.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[630 BC]] [[False History]] Ancestors of the Grabenite villagers arrive on Graben Island, as refugees fleeing the Óvinur Ódn (= "enemy storm") besetting the "North Wild" (March). Graben-town is founded (August). Settlers are initially led by clerics, with assemblies filling an advisory role.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[632 BC]] [[Kirchenheim]] is [[founded]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[632 BC]] [[Kirchenheim]] is [[founded]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>

	*{{canon-small}}[[633 BC]] [[Alphatian Empire]] ([[Mystara]]) [[Meredoth]] accepts the title of [[Baron of Norwold]] with the understanding he would not be interrupted from his research. He gains an [[island]] of the coast.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref>		* {{canon-small}}[[633 BC]] [[Alphatian Empire]] ([[Mystara]]) [[Meredoth]] accepts the title of [[Baron of Norwold]] with the understanding he would not be interrupted from his research. He gains an [[island]] of the coast.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref>

	*{{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref> In a brutal [[winter]], Meredoth [[poison]]s his subjects and reanimates them as [[lebendtod]] to keep them from bothering him for help. His [[island]] (or a version of his island) is taken to an unfamiliar land.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref> The domain of [[Nebligtode]] forms as a number of [[island]]s<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror]] p.54</ref> in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror]] p.43</ref> After spending some time exploring, Meredoth kills and reanimates the [[Graben Family]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p.79-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref> {{netbook-small}} Meanwhile, the [[storm]] that marks the domains formation causes [[Kirchenheim]] to become [[abandoned]] for the next several years.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>		* {{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p.16">[[Domains of Dread]], p. 16</ref> In a brutal [[winter]], Meredoth [[poison]]s his subjects and reanimates them as [[lebendtod]] to keep them from bothering him for help. His [[island]] (or a version of his island) is taken to an unfamiliar land.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 80</ref> The domain of [[Nebligtode]] forms as a number of [[island]]s<ref name="Ships of Horror p.54">[[Ship of Horror]] p.54</ref> in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="Ships of Horror p.43">[[Ship of Horror]] p.43</ref> After spending some time exploring, Meredoth kills and reanimates the [[Graben Family]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p.79-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p.79-80</ref> {{netbook-small}} Meanwhile, the [[storm]] that marks the domains formation causes [[Kirchenheim]] to become [[abandoned]] for the next several years.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[635 BC]] Genuine Graben Island [[history]] begins. The 336-day Anatal calendar loses step with the seasons. [[The All-Father]]'s Muting strips the [[godi]] of both clerical and political powers, leaving assemblies in charge of Grabenite government. [[The Flayed Rider\|The nuckalavee]] awakens, but finds itself confined to the [[Aassumpf]] and [[Senkenwiese]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[635 BC]] Genuine Graben Island [[history]] begins. The 336-day Anatal calendar loses step with the seasons. [[The All-Father]]'s Muting strips the [[godi]] of both clerical and political powers, leaving assemblies in charge of Grabenite government. [[The Flayed Rider\|The nuckalavee]] awakens, but finds itself confined to the [[Aassumpf]] and [[Senkenwiese]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[640 BC]] [[Lars Viggsen]] and [[the Óndskapur]] discover [[Todstein]],visiting it again each year until 644, when the vessel fails to return to Graben Island.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[640 BC]] [[Lars Viggsen]] and [[the Óndskapur]] discover [[Todstein]],visiting it again each year until 644, when the vessel fails to return to Graben Island.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[641 BC]] Domestic [[reindeer]] are brought to [[Graben Island]] from [[Todstein]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 163">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 163</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[641 BC]] Domestic [[reindeer]] are brought to [[Graben Island]] from [[Todstein]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 163">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 163</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[643 BC]] Curious about Viggsen's repeated trespassing, Meredoth investigates Graben Island and its natives. Early reports of "[[Aegir's Jackdaw]]" circulate in response to the wizard's broom-mounted flights over the Island.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[643 BC]] Curious about Viggsen's repeated trespassing, Meredoth investigates Graben Island and its natives. Early reports of "[[Aegir's Jackdaw]]" circulate in response to the wizard's broom-mounted flights over the Island.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[644 BC]] Last year of the Óndskapur's annual visits to Todstein.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[644 BC]] Last year of the Óndskapur's annual visits to Todstein.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[647 BC]] The first reports of [[Meerdorf]] on [[Knammen Island]] date from this year.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[647 BC]] The first reports of [[Meerdorf]] on [[Knammen Island]] date from this year.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}First [[Grabenite]] records of the [[Misty Border]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}First [[Grabenite]] records of the [[Misty Border]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[651 BC]] On [[Graben Island]], [[Kirchenheim]] is resettled permanently<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref> following the building of its [[seawall]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[651 BC]] On [[Graben Island]], [[Kirchenheim]] is resettled permanently<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref> following the building of its [[seawall]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[657 BC]] [[The Yeomanry]] is organized after a series of [[reaver]] attacks on Graben Island.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[657 BC]] [[The Yeomanry]] is organized after a series of [[reaver]] attacks on Graben Island.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[657 BC]] Earliest [[ship]] log references to [[Meerdorf]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[657 BC]] Earliest [[ship]] log references to [[Meerdorf]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 172">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 172</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[658 BC]] First documented trade between Graben Island and vessels from the [[Sea of Sorrows]]. The [[Call of the Claw]] [[Mistway]] connects Nebligtode to the Core at this time.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[658 BC]] First documented trade between Graben Island and vessels from the [[Sea of Sorrows]]. The [[Call of the Claw]] [[Mistway]] connects Nebligtode to the Core at this time.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[659 BC]] On [[Graben Island]], [[Seeheim]] is founded in response to repeated [[sea reaver]] attacks.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[659 BC]] On [[Graben Island]], [[Seeheim]] is founded in response to repeated [[sea reaver]] attacks.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 388">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 388</ref>

	*{{{netbook-small}}[[672 BC]] [[The Graben Family Massacre]] In [[Nebligtode]], [[Colin Graben]] murders his his aunt and uncle, but then [[Meredoth]] massacres him along with the rest of the [[Graben Family]]. Meredoth reanimates the lot of them as [[lebendtod]] and commands them to gather subjects for his vile experiments.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 389">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 389</ref>		* {{{netbook-small}}[[672 BC]] [[The Graben Family Massacre]] In [[Nebligtode]], [[Colin Graben]] murders his his aunt and uncle, but then [[Meredoth]] massacres him along with the rest of the [[Graben Family]]. Meredoth reanimates the lot of them as [[lebendtod]] and commands them to gather subjects for his vile experiments.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 389">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 389</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[708 BC]] [[Matthais Graben]] loses his (un)life in a shipwreck, leaving [[Colin Graben]] as acting head of the Graben family.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 390">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 390</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[708 BC]] [[Matthais Graben]] loses his (un)life in a shipwreck, leaving [[Colin Graben]] as acting head of the Graben family.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 390">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 390</ref>

	*{{canon-small}}[[724 BC]] The [[old]] ship captain [[Captain Killian\|Captain Killian]] retires and leaves his [[ship]], [[the Endurance]], to his nephew, [[Captain Garvyn\|Garvyn]]<ref name="Ship of Horrors p. 13">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.13</ref>		* {{canon-small}}[[724 BC]] The [[old]] ship captain [[Captain Killian\|Captain Killian]] retires and leaves his [[ship]], [[the Endurance]], to his nephew, [[Captain Garvyn\|Garvyn]]<ref name="Ship of Horrors p. 13">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.13</ref>

	*{{canon-small}}[[734 BC]] [[Captain Garvyn]], his crew, and his [[ship]], [[the Endurance]] become [[cursed]]for dumping overboard the [[corpse\|corpses]] of [[Madeline Stern]], [[Jacob]], and [[Charlotte Reisland]] which he had been hired to deliver to [[Todstein]].<ref name="SoH p.12,38-39">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.12,38-39</ref> As a consequence, the Endurance became the [[Ship of Horrors]].		* {{canon-small}}[[734 BC]] [[Captain Garvyn]], his crew, and his [[ship]], [[the Endurance]] become [[cursed]]for dumping overboard the [[corpse\|corpses]] of [[Madeline Stern]], [[Jacob]], and [[Charlotte Reisland]] which he had been hired to deliver to [[Todstein]].<ref name="SoH p.12,38-39">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]] p.12,38-39</ref> As a consequence, the Endurance became the [[Ship of Horrors]].

	*{{canon-small}}[[737 BC]] With the delivery of the corpses to their proper resting places, [[Captain Garvyn]] and the Endurance are freed from their [[curse]]<ref name="Ship of Horrors">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]]</ref> as the [[2nd Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 17">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17</ref>		* {{canon-small}}[[737 BC]] With the delivery of the corpses to their proper resting places, [[Captain Garvyn]] and the Endurance are freed from their [[curse]]<ref name="Ship of Horrors">[[Ship of Horror (Module)]]</ref> as the [[2nd Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 17">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}737 BC [[Adventurer]]s kill [[Meredoth]] and most of the [[undead]] Graben Family. Meredoth's [[clone]] animates. Both the new Meredoth clone and his [[Obedient Dead]] undergo several changes.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 391">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 391</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}737 BC [[Adventurer]]s kill [[Meredoth]] and most of the [[undead]] Graben Family. Meredoth's [[clone]] animates. Both the new Meredoth clone and his [[Obedient Dead]] undergo several changes.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 391">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 391</ref>

	*{{canon-small}}[[750 BC]] [[the Nocturnal Sea]] and its [[island]]s appear.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 17">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17</ref> The [[Isle of Ravens]] and a number of other islands form from domains previously not in [[the Core]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 78-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 78-80</ref>		* {{canon-small}}[[750 BC]] [[the Nocturnal Sea]] and its [[island]]s appear.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 17">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17</ref> The [[Isle of Ravens]] and a number of other islands form from domains previously not in [[the Core]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 78-80">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 78-80</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[751 BC]] Meredoth sends [[lebendtod]] scouts to investigate the mass [[undead]] [[reanimation]] in [[Necropolis]]. [[Lowellyn Dachine\|Death]] gains control over them, preventing their return.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 392">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 392</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[751 BC]] Meredoth sends [[lebendtod]] scouts to investigate the mass [[undead]] [[reanimation]] in [[Necropolis]]. [[Lowellyn Dachine\|Death]] gains control over them, preventing their return.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 392">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 392</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[755 BC]] After [[Azalin]]'s return to [[Darkon]], enmity stats building between him and [[Meredoth]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 393">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 393</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[755 BC]] After [[Azalin]]'s return to [[Darkon]], enmity stats building between him and [[Meredoth]].<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 393">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 393</ref>

	*{{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] [[The Fraternity of Shadows]] explores the Nocturnal Sea, seeking the fugitive lich Van Rijn.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 393">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 393</ref> Meredoth catches onto their antics in [[Todstein]] and sends them packing through violence and treachery. Several of their [[servant]]s are [[murdered]], and one is [[reanimated]] into a lebentod. However, one of the Fraternity thinks of a nasty surprise in retaliation.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 210-216">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 210-216</ref>		* {{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]] [[The Fraternity of Shadows]] explores the Nocturnal Sea, seeking the fugitive lich Van Rijn.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 393">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 393</ref> Meredoth catches onto their antics in [[Todstein]] and sends them packing through violence and treachery. Several of their [[servant]]s are [[murdered]], and one is [[reanimated]] into a lebentod. However, one of the Fraternity thinks of a nasty surprise in retaliation.<ref name="Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p. 210-216">[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] p. 210-216</ref>

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