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	The [[Islands of Terror]] did not go without their own changes. [[Farelle]], [[Sanguinia]], and [[Vechor]] all [[disappeared]], seemingly destroyed.<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.19">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 19</ref> (However, they would return in later [[Ravenloft]] products.) [[Rokushima Taiyoo]] and [[Dominia]] were formed as a result of the Grand Conjunction.<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.19">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 19</ref>		The [[Islands of Terror]] did not go without their own changes. [[Farelle]], [[Sanguinia]], and [[Vechor]] all [[disappeared]], seemingly destroyed.<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.19">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 19</ref> (However, they would return in later [[Ravenloft]] products.) [[Rokushima Taiyoo]] and [[Dominia]] were formed as a result of the Grand Conjunction.<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.19">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 19</ref>

	Some changes wrought (or possibly wrought) by the Grand Conjunction have taken more time. The formation of the [[Nocturnal Sea]] from [[Nebligtode]] was one such delayed ~~affect~~.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 24">[[Domains of Dread]] p.24</ref> In addition, many of its[[island]]s were previously [[Islands of Terror]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 18">[[Domains of Dread]] p.18</ref> The formation of the [[clusters]] from initially separate islands of terror seem to indicate new trend for the Demiplane, but the exact meaning of that trend is a [[mystery]]. Even whether they are true aftereffects of the the Grand Conjunction remain elusive.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 102">[[Domains of Dread]] p.102</ref>		Some changes wrought (or possibly wrought) by the Grand Conjunction have taken more time. The formation of the [[Nocturnal Sea]] from [[Nebligtode]] was one such delayed effect.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 24">[[Domains of Dread]] p.24</ref> In addition, many of its [[island]]s were previously [[Islands of Terror]].<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 18">[[Domains of Dread]] p.18</ref> The formation of the [[clusters]] from initially separate islands of terror seem to indicate new trend for the Demiplane, but the exact meaning of that trend is a [[mystery]]. Even whether they are true aftereffects of the the Grand Conjunction remain elusive.<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 102">[[Domains of Dread]] p.102</ref>

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	===Major Geographical Effects===		===Major Geographical Effects===
	====Absorbed Domains====		====Absorbed Domains====
	*'''[[Arak]]''' was absorbed into [[Darkon]], its [[the Arak\|"drow"]] seemingly gone		*'''[[Arak]]''' was absorbed into [[Darkon]], its [[the Arak\|"drow"]] seemingly gone.
	*'''[[Arkandale]]''' was absorbed into [[Verbrek]].		*'''[[Arkandale]]''' was absorbed into [[Verbrek]].
	*'''[[Dorvinia]]''' Due to the close proximity of [[Ivana Boritsi]] and [[Ivan Dilisnya]] at the time the Conjunction concluded, [[Dorvinia]] merged into [[Borca]], making both Ivan and Ivana co-darklords.		*'''[[Dorvinia]]''' Due to the close proximity of [[Ivana Boritsi]] and [[Ivan Dilisnya]] at the time the Conjunction concluded, [[Dorvinia]] merged into [[Borca]], making both Ivan and Ivana co-darklords.
	*'''[[Gundarak]]''' was absorbed by [[Barovia]] and [[Invidia]]. (~~see~~ Dominia, below for [[Dr. Dominiani]]'s fate)		*'''[[Gundarak]]''' was absorbed by [[Barovia]] and [[Invidia]]. (See [[Dominia]], below for [[Dr. Dominiani]]'s fate.)

	====Displaced Domains====		====Displaced Domains====
	*[[Bluetspur]] becomes Island of Terror.		*[[Bluetspur]] becomes Island of Terror.
	*[[G'Henna]] becomes an Island of Terror}		*[[G'Henna]] becomes an Island of Terror.
	*[[Markovia]] becomes an island in the [[Sea of Sorrows]]		*[[Markovia]] becomes an island in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].
	*[[the Nightmare Lands]] becomes an island of terror (or perhaps an island reachable by the [[Nocturnal Sea]].		*[[the Nightmare Lands]] becomes an island of terror (or perhaps an island reachable by the [[Nocturnal Sea]]).

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Also known popularly as [[the Great Upheaval]], the Grand Conjunction is perhaps the most famous and influential [[conjunction]] the [[Land of Mists]] has ever experienced. Foretold by the [[dukkar]] [[Hyskosa]] and triggered by the machinations of [[Azalin]]<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.18">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 18</ref>, the Grand Conjunction rocked the [[Demiplane of Dread]] to its foundations. For a brief time, the [[domain]]s of Ravenloft (and [[the Misty Border]] itself) were busted open, allowing [[darklord]]s and other [[evil]]s to spill through into the Material Plane. However, [[Azalin]] proved to be his undoing, for his impatience caused his minions to fulfill the last two couplets of the [[Hyskosa's Hexad]]. This caused the Conjunction to collapse and the domains to reform, drawing back in their former [[prisoner]]s.<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.19">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 19</ref>		Also known popularly as [[the Great Upheaval]], the Grand Conjunction is perhaps the most famous and influential [[conjunction]] the [[Land of Mists]] has ever experienced. Foretold by the [[dukkar]] [[Hyskosa]] and triggered by the machinations of [[Azalin]]<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.18">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 18</ref>, the Grand Conjunction rocked the [[Demiplane of Dread]] to its foundations. For a brief time, the [[domain]]s of Ravenloft (and [[the Misty Border]] itself) were busted open, allowing [[darklord]]s and other [[evil]]s to spill through into the Material Plane. However, [[Azalin]] proved to be his undoing, for his impatience caused his minions to fulfill the last two couplets of the [[Hyskosa's Hexad]]. This caused the Conjunction to collapse and the domains to reform, drawing back in their former [[prisoner]]s.<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.19">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 19</ref>

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	*After briefly seeing old enemies thrive back in [[Thay]] but being unable to punish them<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 68">[[Domains of Dread]] p.68</ref>, [[Hazlik]] performed an about-face on his views of [[magic]]. He now condoned it and began taking apprentices.<ref name="Gazetteer I p.51">[[Gazetteer I]] p.51</ref> Furthermore, Hazlik traveled to [[Ramulai]] and created [[the Red Academy]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p.60">[[Gazetteer I]] p.60</ref>		*After briefly seeing old enemies thrive back in [[Thay]] but being unable to punish them<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 68">[[Domains of Dread]] p.68</ref>, [[Hazlik]] performed an about-face on his views of [[magic]]. He now condoned it and began taking apprentices.<ref name="Gazetteer I p.51">[[Gazetteer I]] p.51</ref> Furthermore, Hazlik traveled to [[Ramulai]] and created [[the Red Academy]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p.60">[[Gazetteer I]] p.60</ref>
	*The Grand Conjunction left a mark on Azalin's ego, turning his attention away from his domain and onto developing [[the Doomsday Device]]. While he was distracted, his carefully crafted network of power started to become unglued. This set a precedence that continued into and through [[the Shrouded Years]].<ref>[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22-23</ref>		*The Grand Conjunction left a mark on Azalin's ego, turning his attention away from his domain and onto developing [[the Doomsday Device]]. While he was distracted, his carefully crafted network of power started to become unglued. This set a precedence that continued into and through [[the Shrouded Years]].<ref>[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22-23</ref>
	*~~[[the~~ Grand Conjunction]] is commonly referred to by the people of [[Sri Raji]] as the "Rebirth of Kali", a time when [[Kali]] annihilated the old world and birthed it anew.<ref name="R3E p. 53">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 53</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 68">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 68</ref> Since the Grand Conjunction, Kali has seen an upsurge in worship, both within Sri Raji and even sometimes without.<ref name="Champions of Darkness p. 39-40">[[Champions of Darkness]] p. 39-40</ref>		*The Grand Conjunction is commonly referred to by the people of [[Sri Raji]] as the "Rebirth of Kali", a time when [[Kali]] annihilated the old world and birthed it anew.<ref name="R3E p. 53">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 53</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 68">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 68</ref> Since the Grand Conjunction, Kali has seen an upsurge in worship, both within Sri Raji and even sometimes without.<ref name="Champions of Darkness p. 39-40">[[Champions of Darkness]] p. 39-40</ref>

	==Summary of Effects==		==Summary of Effects==

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	*After briefly seeing old enemies thrive back in [[Thay]] but being unable to punish them<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 68">[[Domains of Dread]] p.68</ref>, [[Hazlik]] performed an about-face on his views of [[magic]]. He now condoned it and began taking apprentices.<ref name="Gazetteer I p.51">[[Gazetteer I]] p.51</ref> Furthermore, Hazlik traveled to [[Ramulai]] and created [[the Red Academy]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p.60">[[Gazetteer I]] p.60</ref>		*After briefly seeing old enemies thrive back in [[Thay]] but being unable to punish them<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 68">[[Domains of Dread]] p.68</ref>, [[Hazlik]] performed an about-face on his views of [[magic]]. He now condoned it and began taking apprentices.<ref name="Gazetteer I p.51">[[Gazetteer I]] p.51</ref> Furthermore, Hazlik traveled to [[Ramulai]] and created [[the Red Academy]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p.60">[[Gazetteer I]] p.60</ref>
	*The Grand Conjunction left a mark on Azalin's ego, turning his attention away from his domain and onto developing [[the Doomsday Device]]. While he was distracted, his carefully crafted network of power started to become unglued. This set a precedence that continued into and through [[the Shrouded Years]].<ref>[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22-23</ref>		*The Grand Conjunction left a mark on Azalin's ego, turning his attention away from his domain and onto developing [[the Doomsday Device]]. While he was distracted, his carefully crafted network of power started to become unglued. This set a precedence that continued into and through [[the Shrouded Years]].<ref>[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22-23</ref>
			*[[the Grand Conjunction]] is commonly referred to by the people of [[Sri Raji]] as the "Rebirth of Kali", a time when [[Kali]] annihilated the old world and birthed it anew.<ref name="R3E p. 53">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 53</ref><ref name="RLPHB p. 68">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p. 68</ref> Since the Grand Conjunction, Kali has seen an upsurge in worship, both within Sri Raji and even sometimes without.<ref name="Champions of Darkness p. 39-40">[[Champions of Darkness]] p. 39-40</ref>

	==Summary of Effects==		==Summary of Effects==

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	Soon after [[Azalin]] discovered the prophecy, he sought to force it to occur and hit two birds with one stone. First, he would be able to escape his hated [[prison]].<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.18">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 18</ref> Second, as [[Strahd]] was a "linchpin" to the Demiplane's existence, it would result in the vampire's ultimate destruction.<ref>[[Roots of Evil]]</ref> This was to Azalin a bonus because they have been hated enemies for hundreds of years.		Soon after [[Azalin]] discovered the prophecy, he sought to force it to occur and hit two birds with one stone. First, he would be able to escape his hated [[prison]].<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.18">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 18</ref> Second, as [[Strahd]] was a "linchpin" to the Demiplane's existence, it would result in the vampire's ultimate destruction.<ref>[[Roots of Evil]]</ref> This was to Azalin a bonus because they have been hated enemies for hundreds of years.

	AS mentioned previously, Azalin's impatience caused his dupes to fulfill the fifth and sixth signs out of order, thereby undoing the Conjunction. However, that is not to say that it did not have dramatic effects within the Demiplane and without.		As mentioned previously, Azalin's impatience caused his dupes to fulfill the fifth and sixth signs out of order, thereby undoing the Conjunction. However, that is not to say that it did not have dramatic effects within the Demiplane and without.

	==Geographical Effects of the Grand Conjunction==		==Geographical Effects of the Grand Conjunction==

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	*[[5th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]] [[Roots of Evil]]		*[[5th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]] [[Roots of Evil]]

	The only two explicitly linked modules were from the Shadows and Roots of Evil, which put ~~played out~~ the 6th and 5th couplets out of order.		The only two explicitly linked modules were from the Shadows and Roots of Evil, which put the 6th and 5th couplets out of order.

	Soon after [[Azalin]] discovered the prophecy, he sought to force it to occur and hit two birds with one stone. First, he would be able to escape his hated [[prison]].<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.18">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 18</ref> Second, as [[Strahd]] was a "linchpin" to the Demiplane's existence, it would result in the vampire's ultimate destruction.<ref>[[Roots of Evil]]</ref> This was to Azalin a bonus because they have been hated enemies for hundreds of years.		Soon after [[Azalin]] discovered the prophecy, he sought to force it to occur and hit two birds with one stone. First, he would be able to escape his hated [[prison]].<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.18">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 18</ref> Second, as [[Strahd]] was a "linchpin" to the Demiplane's existence, it would result in the vampire's ultimate destruction.<ref>[[Roots of Evil]]</ref> This was to Azalin a bonus because they have been hated enemies for hundreds of years.

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Also known popularly as [[the Great Upheaval]], the Grand Conjunction is perhaps the most famous and influential [[conjunction]] the [[Land of Mists]] has ever experienced. Foretold by the [[dukkar]] [[Hyskosa]] and triggered by the machinations of [[Azalin]]<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.18">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 18</ref>, the Grand Conjunction [[Demiplane of Dread]] to its foundations. For a brief time, the [[domain]]s of Ravenloft (and [[the Misty Border]] itself) were busted open, allowing [[darklord]]s and other [[evil]]s to spill through into the Material Plane. However, [[Azalin]] proved to be his undoing, for his impatience caused his minions to fulfill the last two couplets of the [[Hyskosa's Hexad]]. This caused the Conjunction to collapse and the domains to reform, drawing back in their former [[prisoner]]s.<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.19">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 19</ref>		Also known popularly as [[the Great Upheaval]], the Grand Conjunction is perhaps the most famous and influential [[conjunction]] the [[Land of Mists]] has ever experienced. Foretold by the [[dukkar]] [[Hyskosa]] and triggered by the machinations of [[Azalin]]<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.18">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 18</ref>, the Grand Conjunction rocked the [[Demiplane of Dread]] to its foundations. For a brief time, the [[domain]]s of Ravenloft (and [[the Misty Border]] itself) were busted open, allowing [[darklord]]s and other [[evil]]s to spill through into the Material Plane. However, [[Azalin]] proved to be his undoing, for his impatience caused his minions to fulfill the last two couplets of the [[Hyskosa's Hexad]]. This caused the Conjunction to collapse and the domains to reform, drawing back in their former [[prisoner]]s.<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.19">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 19</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Also known popularly as [[the Great Upheaval]], the Grand Conjunction is perhaps the most famous and influential [[conjunction]] the [[Land of Mists]] has ever experienced. Foretold by the [[dukkar]] [[Hyskosa]] ~~ans~~ triggered by the machinations of [[Azalin]]<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.18">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 18</ref>, the Grand Conjunction [[Demiplane of Dread]] to its foundations. For a brief time, the [[domain]]s of Ravenloft (and [[the Misty Border]] itself) were busted open, allowing [[darklord]]s and other [[evil]]s to spill through into the Material Plane. However, [[Azalin]] proved to be his undoing, for his impatience caused his minions to fulfill the last two couplets of the [[Hyskosa's Hexad]]. This caused the Conjunction to collapse and the domains to reform, drawing back in their former [[prisoner]]s.<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.19">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 19</ref>		Also known popularly as [[the Great Upheaval]], the Grand Conjunction is perhaps the most famous and influential [[conjunction]] the [[Land of Mists]] has ever experienced. Foretold by the [[dukkar]] [[Hyskosa]] and triggered by the machinations of [[Azalin]]<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.18">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 18</ref>, the Grand Conjunction [[Demiplane of Dread]] to its foundations. For a brief time, the [[domain]]s of Ravenloft (and [[the Misty Border]] itself) were busted open, allowing [[darklord]]s and other [[evil]]s to spill through into the Material Plane. However, [[Azalin]] proved to be his undoing, for his impatience caused his minions to fulfill the last two couplets of the [[Hyskosa's Hexad]]. This caused the Conjunction to collapse and the domains to reform, drawing back in their former [[prisoner]]s.<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.19">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 19</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

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	Despite the closure of the Grand Conjunction, it still reshaped [[the Core]]'s [[geography]]. Some domains "merely" had their shape, borders, and even neighboring domains changed. For example, [[Valachan]] rotated 90 degrees during the [[Grand Conjunction]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 88">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.88</ref> and gained access to the [[Sea of Sorrows]] for the very first time. The Sea of Sorrows itself got its own [[darklord]] for the first time.<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.19">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 19</ref>		Despite the closure of the Grand Conjunction, it still reshaped [[the Core]]'s [[geography]]. Some domains "merely" had their shape, borders, and even neighboring domains changed. For example, [[Valachan]] rotated 90 degrees during the [[Grand Conjunction]].<ref name="Gaz IV p. 88">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.88</ref> and gained access to the [[Sea of Sorrows]] for the very first time. The Sea of Sorrows itself got its own [[darklord]] for the first time.<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.19">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 19</ref>

	For other domains, the changes were more drastic. ~~[[Arkandale]],~~ [[Arak]], [[Arkandale]], [[Dorvinia]], and [[Gundarak]], ceased to be, their [[land]]s absorbed into or merged with neighboring domains. [[Bluetspur]], [[G'Henna]], and [[the Nightmare Lands]] were thrown from [[the Core]] and became [[Islands of Terror]]. [[Markovia]] was displaced but eventually rediscovered as an [[island]] in the [[Sea of Sorrows]]<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.19">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 19</ref>, its [[climate]] and [[flora]] visibly changing from temperate to tropical.<ref name="Neither Man Nor Beast p. ">[[Neither Man Nor Beast]] p.</ref>		For other domains, the changes were more drastic. [[Arak]], [[Arkandale]], [[Dorvinia]], and [[Gundarak]], ceased to be, their [[land]]s absorbed into or merged with neighboring domains. [[Bluetspur]], [[G'Henna]], and [[the Nightmare Lands]] were thrown from [[the Core]] and became [[Islands of Terror]]. [[Markovia]] was displaced but eventually rediscovered as an [[island]] in the [[Sea of Sorrows]]<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.19">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 19</ref>, its [[climate]] and [[flora]] visibly changing from temperate to tropical.<ref name="Neither Man Nor Beast p. ">[[Neither Man Nor Beast]] p.</ref>
	Perhaps the greatest damage to the Core was the gaping, shadow8y abyss appeared where G'Henna and Markovia formerly were. It is known as [[the Shadow Rift]].<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.19">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 19</ref>		Perhaps the greatest damage to the Core was the gaping, shadow8y abyss appeared where G'Henna and Markovia formerly were. It is known as [[the Shadow Rift]].<ref name="Red Box CS Realm of Terror p.19">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror]] ([[Red Box]]) p. 19</ref>

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	==Reaction to the Grand Conjunction==		==Reaction to the Grand Conjunction==
	*The chaos ~~convinces~~ [[Teodorus Raines]] that the end is nigh. ~~He establishes~~ the [[Nevuchar Springs Sect]] of the [[Church of Ezra]] in [[751 BC]].		*The chaos convinced [[Teodorus Raines]] that the end is nigh. After several years of failure spreading the Faith in Darkon<ref>[[Gazetteer II]] p. 30</ref>, Raines established the [[Nevuchar Springs Sect]] of the [[Church of Ezra]] in [[751 BC]].<ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref>
	*[[Wyan]] becomes convinced the Grand Conjunction was the work of the malign [[Fey]]. Alarmed by what happened to [[Markovia]] and [[G'Henna]] and to the existence of [[the Shadow Rift]], Wyan organizes the [[Tepestani Inquisition]] to fight off the threats the Fey bear upon humanity. Meanwhile, the [[Tepestani]] people turn more inward and less friendly to [[foreigner]]s or foreign ideas.		*[[Wyan]] becomes convinced the Grand Conjunction was the work of the malign [[Fey]]. Alarmed by what happened to [[Markovia]] and [[G'Henna]] and to the existence of [[the Shadow Rift]], Wyan organizes the [[Tepestani Inquisition]] to fight off the threats the Fey bear upon humanity. Meanwhile, the [[Tepestani]] people turn more inward and less friendly to [[foreigner]]s or foreign ideas.
	*Once close when they were apart, close proximity makes [[Ivana Boritsi]] and [[Ivan Dilisnya]] bitter enemies.		*Once close when they were apart, close proximity makes [[Ivana Boritsi]] and [[Ivan Dilisnya]] bitter enemies.
	*The [[Annexation of Gundarak]] commences as the forces of [[Strahd]] and later [[Gabrielle Aderre]] move in to conquer the territory formerly belonging to Gundarak.		*The [[Annexation of Gundarak]] commences as the forces of [[Strahd]] and later [[Gabrielle Aderre]] move in to conquer the territory formerly belonging to Gundarak.
	*After briefly seeing old enemies thrive back in [[Thay]] but being unable to punish them<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 68">[[Domains of Dread]] p.68</ref>, [[Hazlik]] ~~does~~ an about-face on his views of [[magic]]. He now ~~condones~~ it and ~~begins~~ taking apprentices.<ref name="~~Gazetter~~ I p.51">[[Gazetteer I]] p.51</ref> Furthermore, Hazlik ~~travels~~ to [[Ramulai]] and ~~creates~~ [[the Red Academy]].<ref name="~~Gazetter~~ I p.60">[[Gazetteer I]] p.60</ref>		*After briefly seeing old enemies thrive back in [[Thay]] but being unable to punish them<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 68">[[Domains of Dread]] p.68</ref>, [[Hazlik]] performed an about-face on his views of [[magic]]. He now condoned it and began taking apprentices.<ref name="Gazetteer I p.51">[[Gazetteer I]] p.51</ref> Furthermore, Hazlik traveled to [[Ramulai]] and created [[the Red Academy]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p.60">[[Gazetteer I]] p.60</ref>
			*The Grand Conjunction left a mark on Azalin's ego, turning his attention away from his domain and onto developing [[the Doomsday Device]]. While he was distracted, his carefully crafted network of power started to become unglued. This set a precedence that continued into and through [[the Shrouded Years]].<ref>[[Gazetteer II]] p. 22-23</ref>

	==Summary of Effects==		==Summary of Effects==