Vaughn Dnar River - Revision history

IanFordam at 23:52, 6 January 2026

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	''Note: On the map from ''Servants of Darkness'', which the descriptions in the Tepest chapter of ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]'' seem to be following, the Vaughn River turns south in Tepest and the South Dnar River of Tepest runs east from Lake Kronov. To my eye then, the two have been transposed. In support of this conclusion it would make sense if the South Dnar of Tepest ran south. More importantly, Lake Kronov is described as being the source of the Vaughn Dnar ("The Vaughn Dnar flows from Lake Kronov[.]") in the Nova Vaasa chapter of ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]''. So someone is wrong. Finally, I suspect that there is some geographic nameing convention to the effect that to be a tributary a tributary must not contribute a greater volume of water to a river than the river itself carried up to that point. That is a complex way of saying that Lake Kronov appears to be the largest source of the Vaughn Dnar River so having the Vaughn Dnar fork off into the hills and connecting it to Lake Kronov via a tributary strikes me as an error. Granted, it is asking overmuch for the Tepestani to follow naming conventions (even if they exist).''		''Note: On the map from ''Servants of Darkness'', which the descriptions in the Tepest chapter of ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]'' seem to be following, the Vaughn River turns south in Tepest and the South Dnar River of Tepest runs east from Lake Kronov. To my eye then, the two have been transposed. In support of this conclusion it would make sense if the South Dnar of Tepest ran south. More importantly, Lake Kronov is described as being the source of the Vaughn Dnar ("The Vaughn Dnar flows from Lake Kronov[.]") in the Nova Vaasa chapter of ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]''. So someone is wrong. Finally, I suspect that there is some geographic nameing convention to the effect that to be a tributary a tributary must not contribute a greater volume of water to a river than the river itself carried up to that point. That is a complex way of saying that Lake Kronov appears to be the largest source of the Vaughn Dnar River so having the Vaughn Dnar fork off into the hills and connecting it to Lake Kronov via a tributary strikes me as an error. Granted, it is asking overmuch for the Tepestani to follow naming conventions (even if they exist).''

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	~~[[category:Locations in Nova Vaasa]]~~
	~~[[Category:Locations~~ in Tepest]]

	==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==		==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==

Cure at 11:03, 19 November 2011

2011-11-19T11:03:35Z

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	''Note: On the map from ''Servants of Darkness'', which the descriptions in the Tepest chapter of ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]'' seem to be following, the Vaughn River turns south in Tepest and the South Dnar River of Tepest runs east from Lake Kronov. To my eye then, the two have been transposed. In support of this conclusion it would make sense if the South Dnar of Tepest ran south. More importantly, Lake Kronov is described as being the source of the Vaughn Dnar ("The Vaughn Dnar flows from Lake Kronov[.]") in the Nova Vaasa chapter of ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]''. So someone is wrong. Finally, I suspect that there is some geographic nameing convention to the effect that to be a tributary a tributary must not contribute a greater volume of water to a river than the river itself carried up to that point. That is a complex way of saying that Lake Kronov appears to be the largest source of the Vaughn Dnar River so having the Vaughn Dnar fork off into the hills and connecting it to Lake Kronov via a tributary strikes me as an error. Granted, it is asking overmuch for the Tepestani to follow naming conventions (even if they exist).''		''Note: On the map from ''Servants of Darkness'', which the descriptions in the Tepest chapter of ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]'' seem to be following, the Vaughn River turns south in Tepest and the South Dnar River of Tepest runs east from Lake Kronov. To my eye then, the two have been transposed. In support of this conclusion it would make sense if the South Dnar of Tepest ran south. More importantly, Lake Kronov is described as being the source of the Vaughn Dnar ("The Vaughn Dnar flows from Lake Kronov[.]") in the Nova Vaasa chapter of ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]''. So someone is wrong. Finally, I suspect that there is some geographic nameing convention to the effect that to be a tributary a tributary must not contribute a greater volume of water to a river than the river itself carried up to that point. That is a complex way of saying that Lake Kronov appears to be the largest source of the Vaughn Dnar River so having the Vaughn Dnar fork off into the hills and connecting it to Lake Kronov via a tributary strikes me as an error. Granted, it is asking overmuch for the Tepestani to follow naming conventions (even if they exist).''

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	[[Category:river of Nova Vaasa]]		[[Category:river in Nova Vaasa]]
	[[Category:river of Tepest]]		[[Category:river in Tepest]]
	[[category:Locations in Nova Vaasa]]		[[category:Locations in Nova Vaasa]]
	[[Category:Locations in Tepest]]		[[Category:Locations in Tepest]]

Cure at 10:51, 19 November 2011

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	''Note: On the map from ''Servants of Darkness'', which the descriptions in the Tepest chapter of ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]'' seem to be following, the Vaughn River turns south in Tepest and the South Dnar River of Tepest runs east from Lake Kronov. To my eye then, the two have been transposed. In support of this conclusion it would make sense if the South Dnar of Tepest ran south. More importantly, Lake Kronov is described as being the source of the Vaughn Dnar ("The Vaughn Dnar flows from Lake Kronov[.]") in the Nova Vaasa chapter of ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]''. So someone is wrong. Finally, I suspect that there is some geographic nameing convention to the effect that to be a tributary a tributary must not contribute a greater volume of water to a river than the river itself carried up to that point. That is a complex way of saying that Lake Kronov appears to be the largest source of the Vaughn Dnar River so having the Vaughn Dnar fork off into the hills and connecting it to Lake Kronov via a tributary strikes me as an error. Granted, it is asking overmuch for the Tepestani to follow naming conventions (even if they exist).''		''Note: On the map from ''Servants of Darkness'', which the descriptions in the Tepest chapter of ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]'' seem to be following, the Vaughn River turns south in Tepest and the South Dnar River of Tepest runs east from Lake Kronov. To my eye then, the two have been transposed. In support of this conclusion it would make sense if the South Dnar of Tepest ran south. More importantly, Lake Kronov is described as being the source of the Vaughn Dnar ("The Vaughn Dnar flows from Lake Kronov[.]") in the Nova Vaasa chapter of ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]''. So someone is wrong. Finally, I suspect that there is some geographic nameing convention to the effect that to be a tributary a tributary must not contribute a greater volume of water to a river than the river itself carried up to that point. That is a complex way of saying that Lake Kronov appears to be the largest source of the Vaughn Dnar River so having the Vaughn Dnar fork off into the hills and connecting it to Lake Kronov via a tributary strikes me as an error. Granted, it is asking overmuch for the Tepestani to follow naming conventions (even if they exist).''

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Cure at 08:14, 7 October 2011

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	The Vaughn Dnar River and the [[Dnar River]] merge to form the [[Sydligdnar]] ("South Dnar River"), the broadest and deepest river in [[Nova Vaasa]]. For its part, the Vaughn Dnar begins with the waters of [[Lake Kronov]] in [[Tepest]]. It then skirts [[Kellee]], crosses into Nova Vassa, and passes through [[Liara]], before being joined by the [[Trished River]] just east of [[Liara]] and bending to the southeast. It is joined by the [[Borchava River]] halfway between Liara and [[Kantora]], and continues east by southeast, passing just north of Kantora, where it is joined by the [[Dnar River]], becoming at that very point the ''Sydligdnar'' ("South Dnar River"). The ''Sydligdnar'' drains into the [[Nocturnal Sea]] just north of [[Egertus]] beside the port of [[Guldstrand Beach]] via the [[Katsmund Canyon]]. [[Stonegard]], the fortified seat of the [[Bolshnik family]] and of its patriarch [[Prince Othmar]], sits opposite Kantora on the north bank of the Vaughn Dnar and west bank of the Dnar.		The Vaughn Dnar River and the [[Dnar River]] merge to form the [[Sydligdnar]] ("South Dnar River"), the broadest and deepest river in [[Nova Vaasa]]. For its part, the Vaughn Dnar begins with the waters of [[Lake Kronov]] in [[Tepest]]. It then skirts [[Kellee]], crosses into Nova Vassa, and passes through [[Liara]], before being joined by the [[Trished River]] just east of [[Liara]] and bending to the southeast. It is joined by the [[Borchava River]] halfway between Liara and [[Kantora]], and continues east by southeast, passing just north of Kantora, where it is joined by the [[Dnar River]], becoming at that very point the ''Sydligdnar'' ("South Dnar River"). The ''Sydligdnar'' drains into the [[Nocturnal Sea]] just north of [[Egertus]] beside the port of [[Guldstrand Beach]] via the [[Katsmund Canyon]]. [[Stonegard]], the fortified seat of the [[Bolshnik family]] and of its [[patriarch]] [[Prince Othmar]], sits opposite Kantora on the north bank of the Vaughn Dnar and west bank of the Dnar.

	The ''Sydligdnar'' ("South Dnar River") is navigable, although not without difficulty in both directions owing to its current, with small ships between the [[Nocturnal Sea]] and the docks at [[Kantora]]. With the right winds, the ''Sydligdnar'' can be sailed. Otherwise it must be rowed. The Vaughn Dnar and the Dnar are too deep to be forded as they merge to form the ''Sydligdnar''. Bridges consistent with small ships pose a manifest engineering problem, but none are mentioned, so ferry service for river crossings would make sense. A ferry service is known to exist between Kantora and Guldstrand Beach.		The ''Sydligdnar'' ("South Dnar River") is navigable, although not without difficulty in both directions owing to its current, with small ships between the [[Nocturnal Sea]] and the docks at [[Kantora]]. With the right winds, the ''Sydligdnar'' can be sailed. Otherwise it must be rowed. The Vaughn Dnar and the Dnar are too deep to be forded as they merge to form the ''Sydligdnar''. Bridges consistent with small ships pose a manifest engineering problem, but none are mentioned, so ferry service for river crossings would make sense. A ferry service is known to exist between Kantora and Guldstrand Beach.

Cure at 09:09, 19 April 2010

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	The Vaughn Dnar River is navigable, although surely with progressively smaller craft as one climbs past the Borchava River and the Trished River on the way to Liara. The Vaughn Dnar is not navigable in [[Tepest]] as its waters plunge through sinuous and boulder strewn gorges.		The Vaughn Dnar River is navigable, although surely with progressively smaller craft as one climbs past the Borchava River and the Trished River on the way to Liara. The Vaughn Dnar is not navigable in [[Tepest]] as its waters plunge through sinuous and boulder strewn gorges.

	The [[East Timori Road]] remains on the south shore of the Vaughn Dnar from Kantora until just after the [[Trished River]], inviting the hypothesis that at that point either the Vaughn Dnar becomes fordable or has a bridge thrown across it that doesn't greatly harm river traffic, although a ferry crossing is also possible. To reach that point, the East Timori Road crosses the [[Borchava River]], suggesting that the Borchava is either more fordable than the Vaughn Dnar or that a bridge thrown across the Borchava would do less harm to river traffic than one thrown over the Vaughn Dnar, although a ferry crossing is even more probable at this point. In [[Liara]] there is at least one bridge over the Vaughn Dnar. There are four ancient stone bridges built over the Vaughn Dnar between the [[Tepest]]ani frontier and [[Lake Kronov]].		The [[East Timori Road]] remains on the south shore of the Vaughn Dnar from Kantora until just after the [[Trished River]], inviting the hypothesis that at that point either the Vaughn Dnar becomes fordable or has a [[bridge]] thrown across it that doesn't greatly harm river traffic, although a [[ferry]] crossing is also possible. A [[draw bridge]] is also possible. To reach that point, the East Timori Road crosses the [[Borchava River]], suggesting that the Borchava is either more fordable than the Vaughn Dnar or that a bridge thrown across the Borchava would do less harm to river traffic than one thrown over the Vaughn Dnar, although a ferry crossing is even more probable at this point. In [[Liara]] there is at least one bridge over the Vaughn Dnar. There are four ancient stone bridges built over the Vaughn Dnar between the [[Tepest]]ani frontier and [[Lake Kronov]].

	The Vaughn Dnar is a critical source of water for crops, humans, and domestic animals in Nova Vaasa. Farmland stretches back from its banks from the [[Tepest]]ani frontier to Kantora in a nearly unbroken band. From the Tepestani frontier to the point where the Borchava joins the Vaughn Dnar, the farms are lightly taxed by the Hiregaards. The river up to that point belongs to the [[Borchava Duchy]] of the [[Hiregaard family]]. From that point and onward to Kantora, the farms are heavily taxed by the Bolshniks. The lower half of the river belongs to the [[Heartland Duchy]] of the [[Bolshnik family]].		The Vaughn Dnar is a critical source of water for crops, humans, and domestic animals in Nova Vaasa. Farmland stretches back from its banks from the [[Tepest]]ani frontier to Kantora in a nearly unbroken band. From the Tepestani frontier to the point where the Borchava joins the Vaughn Dnar, the farms are lightly taxed by the Hiregaards. The river up to that point belongs to the [[Borchava Duchy]] of the [[Hiregaard family]]. From that point and onward to Kantora, the farms are heavily taxed by the Bolshniks. The lower half of the river belongs to the [[Heartland Duchy]] of the [[Bolshnik family]].

Cure at 13:22, 25 January 2010

2010-01-25T13:22:07Z

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	The Vaughn Dnar River is navigable, although surely with progressively smaller craft as one climbs past the Borchava River and the Trished River on the way to Liara. The Vaughn Dnar is not navigable in [[Tepest]] as its waters plunge through sinuous and boulder strewn gorges.		The Vaughn Dnar River is navigable, although surely with progressively smaller craft as one climbs past the Borchava River and the Trished River on the way to Liara. The Vaughn Dnar is not navigable in [[Tepest]] as its waters plunge through sinuous and boulder strewn gorges.

	The [[East Timori Road]] remains on the south shore of the Vaughn Dnar from Kantora until just after the [[Trished River]], inviting the hypothesis that at that point either the Vaughn Dnar becomes fordable or has a bridge thrown across it that doesn't greatly harm river traffic. To reach that point, the East Timori Road crosses the [[Borchava River]], suggesting that the Borchava is either more fordable than the Vaughn Dnar or that a bridge thrown across the Borchava would do less harm to river traffic than one thrown over the Vaughn Dnar. In [[Liara]] there is at least one bridge over the Vaughn Dnar. There are four ancient stone bridges built over the Vaughn Dnar between the [[Tepest]]ani frontier and [[Lake Kronov]].		The [[East Timori Road]] remains on the south shore of the Vaughn Dnar from Kantora until just after the [[Trished River]], inviting the hypothesis that at that point either the Vaughn Dnar becomes fordable or has a bridge thrown across it that doesn't greatly harm river traffic, although a ferry crossing is also possible. To reach that point, the East Timori Road crosses the [[Borchava River]], suggesting that the Borchava is either more fordable than the Vaughn Dnar or that a bridge thrown across the Borchava would do less harm to river traffic than one thrown over the Vaughn Dnar, although a ferry crossing is even more probable at this point. In [[Liara]] there is at least one bridge over the Vaughn Dnar. There are four ancient stone bridges built over the Vaughn Dnar between the [[Tepest]]ani frontier and [[Lake Kronov]].

	The Vaughn Dnar is a critical source of water for crops, humans, and domestic animals in Nova Vaasa. Farmland stretches back from its banks from the [[Tepest]]ani frontier to Kantora in a nearly unbroken band. From the Tepestani frontier to the point where the Borchava joins the Vaughn Dnar, the farms are lightly taxed by the Hiregaards. The river up to that point belongs to the [[Borchava Duchy]] of the [[Hiregaard family]]. From that point and onward to Kantora, the farms are heavily taxed by the Bolshniks. The lower half of the river belongs to the [[Heartland Duchy]] of the [[Bolshnik family]].		The Vaughn Dnar is a critical source of water for crops, humans, and domestic animals in Nova Vaasa. Farmland stretches back from its banks from the [[Tepest]]ani frontier to Kantora in a nearly unbroken band. From the Tepestani frontier to the point where the Borchava joins the Vaughn Dnar, the farms are lightly taxed by the Hiregaards. The river up to that point belongs to the [[Borchava Duchy]] of the [[Hiregaard family]]. From that point and onward to Kantora, the farms are heavily taxed by the Bolshniks. The lower half of the river belongs to the [[Heartland Duchy]] of the [[Bolshnik family]].

Cure at 12:36, 25 January 2010

2010-01-25T12:36:47Z

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	The Vaughn Dnar River and the [[Dnar River]] merge to form the broadest and deepest river in [[Nova Vaasa]]. For its part, the Vaughn Dnar begins with the waters of [[Lake Kronov]] in [[Tepest]]. It then skirts [[Kellee]], crosses into Nova Vassa, and passes through [[Liara]], before being joined by the [[Trished River]] just east of [[Liara]] and bending to the southeast. It is joined by the [[Borchava River]] halfway between Liara and [[Kantora]], and continues east by southeast, passing just north of Kantora, where it is joined by the [[Dnar River]], becoming at that very point the ''[[Sydligdnar]]'' ("South Dnar River"). The ''Sydligdnar'' drains into the [[Nocturnal Sea]] just north of [[Egertus]] beside the port of [[Guldstrand Beach]] via the [[Katsmund Canyon]]. [[Stonegard]], the fortified seat of the [[Bolshnik family]] and of its patriarch [[Prince Othmar]], sits opposite Kantora on the north bank of the Vaughn Dnar and west bank of the Dnar.		The Vaughn Dnar River and the [[Dnar River]] merge to form the [[Sydligdnar]] ("South Dnar River"), the broadest and deepest river in [[Nova Vaasa]]. For its part, the Vaughn Dnar begins with the waters of [[Lake Kronov]] in [[Tepest]]. It then skirts [[Kellee]], crosses into Nova Vassa, and passes through [[Liara]], before being joined by the [[Trished River]] just east of [[Liara]] and bending to the southeast. It is joined by the [[Borchava River]] halfway between Liara and [[Kantora]], and continues east by southeast, passing just north of Kantora, where it is joined by the [[Dnar River]], becoming at that very point the ''Sydligdnar'' ("South Dnar River"). The ''Sydligdnar'' drains into the [[Nocturnal Sea]] just north of [[Egertus]] beside the port of [[Guldstrand Beach]] via the [[Katsmund Canyon]]. [[Stonegard]], the fortified seat of the [[Bolshnik family]] and of its patriarch [[Prince Othmar]], sits opposite Kantora on the north bank of the Vaughn Dnar and west bank of the Dnar.

	The ''Sydligdnar'' ("South Dnar River") is navigable, although not without difficulty in both directions owing to its current, with small ships between the [[Nocturnal Sea]] and the docks at [[Kantora]]. With the right winds, the ''Sydligdnar'' can be sailed. Otherwise it must be rowed. The Vaughn Dnar and the Dnar are too deep to be forded as they merge to form the ''Sydligdnar''. Bridges consistent with small ships pose a manifest engineering problem, but none are mentioned, so ferry service for river crossings would make sense. A ferry service is known to exist between Kantora and Guldstrand Beach.		The ''Sydligdnar'' ("South Dnar River") is navigable, although not without difficulty in both directions owing to its current, with small ships between the [[Nocturnal Sea]] and the docks at [[Kantora]]. With the right winds, the ''Sydligdnar'' can be sailed. Otherwise it must be rowed. The Vaughn Dnar and the Dnar are too deep to be forded as they merge to form the ''Sydligdnar''. Bridges consistent with small ships pose a manifest engineering problem, but none are mentioned, so ferry service for river crossings would make sense. A ferry service is known to exist between Kantora and Guldstrand Beach.

Cure at 01:45, 25 January 2010

2010-01-25T01:45:34Z

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	The ''Sydligdnar'' ("South Dnar River") is navigable, although not without difficulty in both directions owing to its current, with small ships between the [[Nocturnal Sea]] and the docks at [[Kantora]]. With the right winds, the ''Sydligdnar'' can be sailed. Otherwise it must be rowed. The Vaughn Dnar and the Dnar are too deep to be forded as they merge to form the ''Sydligdnar''. Bridges consistent with small ships pose a manifest engineering problem, but none are mentioned, so ferry service for river crossings would make sense. A ferry service is known to exist between Kantora and Guldstrand Beach.		The ''Sydligdnar'' ("South Dnar River") is navigable, although not without difficulty in both directions owing to its current, with small ships between the [[Nocturnal Sea]] and the docks at [[Kantora]]. With the right winds, the ''Sydligdnar'' can be sailed. Otherwise it must be rowed. The Vaughn Dnar and the Dnar are too deep to be forded as they merge to form the ''Sydligdnar''. Bridges consistent with small ships pose a manifest engineering problem, but none are mentioned, so ferry service for river crossings would make sense. A ferry service is known to exist between Kantora and Guldstrand Beach.

	The Vaughn Dnar River is navigable, although surely with progressively smaller craft as one climbs past the Borchava River and the Trished River on the way to Liara. The Vaughn Dnar is not navigable in [[Tepest]] as its waters plunge through ~~shallow but~~ sinuous and boulder strewn gorges.		The Vaughn Dnar River is navigable, although surely with progressively smaller craft as one climbs past the Borchava River and the Trished River on the way to Liara. The Vaughn Dnar is not navigable in [[Tepest]] as its waters plunge through sinuous and boulder strewn gorges.

	The [[East Timori Road]] remains on the south shore of the Vaughn Dnar from Kantora until just after the [[Trished River]], inviting the hypothesis that at that point either the Vaughn Dnar becomes fordable or has a bridge thrown across it that doesn't greatly harm river traffic. To reach that point, the East Timori Road crosses the [[Borchava River]], suggesting that the Borchava is either more fordable than the Vaughn Dnar or that a bridge thrown across the Borchava would do less harm to river traffic than one thrown over the Vaughn Dnar. In [[Liara]] there is at least one bridge over the Vaughn Dnar. There are four ancient stone bridges built over the Vaughn Dnar between the [[Tepest]]ani frontier and [[Lake Kronov]].		The [[East Timori Road]] remains on the south shore of the Vaughn Dnar from Kantora until just after the [[Trished River]], inviting the hypothesis that at that point either the Vaughn Dnar becomes fordable or has a bridge thrown across it that doesn't greatly harm river traffic. To reach that point, the East Timori Road crosses the [[Borchava River]], suggesting that the Borchava is either more fordable than the Vaughn Dnar or that a bridge thrown across the Borchava would do less harm to river traffic than one thrown over the Vaughn Dnar. In [[Liara]] there is at least one bridge over the Vaughn Dnar. There are four ancient stone bridges built over the Vaughn Dnar between the [[Tepest]]ani frontier and [[Lake Kronov]].

Gonzoron: I don't think we need separate pages for each frontier, do we?

2010-01-18T17:05:35Z

I don't think we need separate pages for each frontier, do we?

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	The Vaughn Dnar River is navigable, although surely with progressively smaller craft as one climbs past the Borchava River and the Trished River on the way to Liara. The Vaughn Dnar is not navigable in [[Tepest]] as its waters plunge through shallow but sinuous and boulder strewn gorges.		The Vaughn Dnar River is navigable, although surely with progressively smaller craft as one climbs past the Borchava River and the Trished River on the way to Liara. The Vaughn Dnar is not navigable in [[Tepest]] as its waters plunge through shallow but sinuous and boulder strewn gorges.

	The [[East Timori Road]] remains on the south shore of the Vaughn Dnar from Kantora until just after the [[Trished River]], inviting the hypothesis that at that point either the Vaughn Dnar becomes fordable or has a bridge thrown across it that doesn't greatly harm river traffic. To reach that point, the East Timori Road crosses the [[Borchava River]], suggesting that the Borchava is either more fordable than the Vaughn Dnar or that a bridge thrown across the Borchava would do less harm to river traffic than one thrown over the Vaughn Dnar. In [[Liara]] there is at least one bridge over the Vaughn Dnar. There are four ancient stone bridges built over the Vaughn Dnar between the [[~~Tepestian frontier~~]] and [[Lake Kronov]].		The [[East Timori Road]] remains on the south shore of the Vaughn Dnar from Kantora until just after the [[Trished River]], inviting the hypothesis that at that point either the Vaughn Dnar becomes fordable or has a bridge thrown across it that doesn't greatly harm river traffic. To reach that point, the East Timori Road crosses the [[Borchava River]], suggesting that the Borchava is either more fordable than the Vaughn Dnar or that a bridge thrown across the Borchava would do less harm to river traffic than one thrown over the Vaughn Dnar. In [[Liara]] there is at least one bridge over the Vaughn Dnar. There are four ancient stone bridges built over the Vaughn Dnar between the [[Tepest]]ani frontier and [[Lake Kronov]].

	The Vaughn Dnar is a critical source of water for crops, humans, and domestic animals in Nova Vaasa. Farmland stretches back from its banks from the [[~~Tepestani frontier~~]] to Kantora in a nearly unbroken band. From the Tepestani frontier to the point where the Borchava joins the Vaughn Dnar, the farms are lightly taxed by the Hiregaards. The river up to that point belongs to the [[Borchava Duchy]] of the [[Hiregaard family]]. From that point and onward to Kantora, the farms are heavily taxed by the Bolshniks. The lower half of the river belongs to the [[Heartland Duchy]] of the [[Bolshnik family]].		The Vaughn Dnar is a critical source of water for crops, humans, and domestic animals in Nova Vaasa. Farmland stretches back from its banks from the [[Tepest]]ani frontier to Kantora in a nearly unbroken band. From the Tepestani frontier to the point where the Borchava joins the Vaughn Dnar, the farms are lightly taxed by the Hiregaards. The river up to that point belongs to the [[Borchava Duchy]] of the [[Hiregaard family]]. From that point and onward to Kantora, the farms are heavily taxed by the Bolshniks. The lower half of the river belongs to the [[Heartland Duchy]] of the [[Bolshnik family]].

	''Note: On the map from ''Servants of Darkness'', which the descriptions in the Tepest chapter of ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]'' seem to be following, the Vaughn River turns south in Tepest and the South Dnar River of Tepest runs east from Lake Kronov. To my eye then, the two have been transposed. In support of this conclusion it would make sense if the South Dnar of Tepest ran south. More importantly, Lake Kronov is described as being the source of the Vaughn Dnar ("The Vaughn Dnar flows from Lake Kronov[.]") in the Nova Vaasa chapter of ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]''. So someone is wrong. Finally, I suspect that there is some geographic nameing convention to the effect that to be a tributary a tributary must not contribute a greater volume of water to a river than the river itself carried up to that point. That is a complex way of saying that Lake Kronov appears to be the largest source of the Vaughn Dnar River so having the Vaughn Dnar fork off into the hills and connecting it to Lake Kronov via a tributary strikes me as an error. Granted, it is asking overmuch for the Tepestani to follow naming conventions (even if they exist).''		''Note: On the map from ''Servants of Darkness'', which the descriptions in the Tepest chapter of ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]'' seem to be following, the Vaughn River turns south in Tepest and the South Dnar River of Tepest runs east from Lake Kronov. To my eye then, the two have been transposed. In support of this conclusion it would make sense if the South Dnar of Tepest ran south. More importantly, Lake Kronov is described as being the source of the Vaughn Dnar ("The Vaughn Dnar flows from Lake Kronov[.]") in the Nova Vaasa chapter of ''[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V]]''. So someone is wrong. Finally, I suspect that there is some geographic nameing convention to the effect that to be a tributary a tributary must not contribute a greater volume of water to a river than the river itself carried up to that point. That is a complex way of saying that Lake Kronov appears to be the largest source of the Vaughn Dnar River so having the Vaughn Dnar fork off into the hills and connecting it to Lake Kronov via a tributary strikes me as an error. Granted, it is asking overmuch for the Tepestani to follow naming conventions (even if they exist).''

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	The Vaughn Dnar River and the [[Dnar River]] merge to form the ~~widest~~ and deepest river in [[Nova Vaasa]]. For its part, the Vaughn Dnar begins with the waters of [[Lake Kronov]] in [[Tepest]]. It then skirts [[Kellee]], crosses into Nova Vassa, and passes through [[Liara]], before being joined by the [[Trished River]] just east of [[Liara]] and bending to the southeast. It is joined by the [[Borchava River]] halfway between Liara and [[Kantora]], and continues east by southeast, passing just north of Kantora, where it is joined by the [[Dnar River]], becoming at that very point the ''[[Sydligdnar]]'' ("South Dnar River"). The ''Sydligdnar'' drains into the [[Nocturnal Sea]] just north of [[Egertus]] beside the port of [[Guldstrand Beach]] via the [[Katsmund Canyon]]. [[Stonegard]], the fortified seat of the [[Bolshnik family]] and of its patriarch [[Prince Othmar]], sits opposite Kantora on the north bank of the Vaughn Dnar and west bank of the Dnar.		The Vaughn Dnar River and the [[Dnar River]] merge to form the broadest and deepest river in [[Nova Vaasa]]. For its part, the Vaughn Dnar begins with the waters of [[Lake Kronov]] in [[Tepest]]. It then skirts [[Kellee]], crosses into Nova Vassa, and passes through [[Liara]], before being joined by the [[Trished River]] just east of [[Liara]] and bending to the southeast. It is joined by the [[Borchava River]] halfway between Liara and [[Kantora]], and continues east by southeast, passing just north of Kantora, where it is joined by the [[Dnar River]], becoming at that very point the ''[[Sydligdnar]]'' ("South Dnar River"). The ''Sydligdnar'' drains into the [[Nocturnal Sea]] just north of [[Egertus]] beside the port of [[Guldstrand Beach]] via the [[Katsmund Canyon]]. [[Stonegard]], the fortified seat of the [[Bolshnik family]] and of its patriarch [[Prince Othmar]], sits opposite Kantora on the north bank of the Vaughn Dnar and west bank of the Dnar.

	The ''Sydligdnar'' ("South Dnar River") is navigable, although not without difficulty in both directions owing to its current, with small ships between the [[Nocturnal Sea]] and the docks at [[Kantora]]. With the right winds, the ''Sydligdnar'' can be sailed. Otherwise it must be rowed. The Vaughn Dnar and the Dnar are too deep to be forded as they merge to form the ''Sydligdnar''. Bridges consistent with small ships pose a manifest engineering problem, but none are mentioned, so ferry service for river crossings would make sense. A ferry service is known to exist between Kantora and Guldstrand Beach.		The ''Sydligdnar'' ("South Dnar River") is navigable, although not without difficulty in both directions owing to its current, with small ships between the [[Nocturnal Sea]] and the docks at [[Kantora]]. With the right winds, the ''Sydligdnar'' can be sailed. Otherwise it must be rowed. The Vaughn Dnar and the Dnar are too deep to be forded as they merge to form the ''Sydligdnar''. Bridges consistent with small ships pose a manifest engineering problem, but none are mentioned, so ferry service for river crossings would make sense. A ferry service is known to exist between Kantora and Guldstrand Beach.

	The Vaughn Dnar River is navigable, although surely with progressively smaller craft as one climbs past the Borchava River and the Trished River on the way to Liara. The Vaughn Dnar is not navigable in [[Tepest]] as its waters plunge through shallow but sinuous and boulder strewn gorges..		The Vaughn Dnar River is navigable, although surely with progressively smaller craft as one climbs past the Borchava River and the Trished River on the way to Liara. The Vaughn Dnar is not navigable in [[Tepest]] as its waters plunge through shallow but sinuous and boulder strewn gorges.

	The [[East Timori Road]] remains on the south shore of the Vaughn Dnar from Kantora until just after the [[Trished River]], inviting the hypothesis that at that point either the Vaughn Dnar becomes fordable or has a bridge thrown across it that doesn't greatly harm river traffic. To reach that point, the East Timori Road crosses the [[Borchava River]], suggesting that the Borchava is either more fordable than the Vaughn Dnar or that a bridge thrown across the Borchava would do less harm to river traffic than one thrown over the Vaughn Dnar. In [[Liara]] there is at least one bridge over the Vaughn Dnar. There are four ancient stone bridges built over the Vaughn Dnar between the [[Tepestian frontier]] and [[Lake Kronov]].		The [[East Timori Road]] remains on the south shore of the Vaughn Dnar from Kantora until just after the [[Trished River]], inviting the hypothesis that at that point either the Vaughn Dnar becomes fordable or has a bridge thrown across it that doesn't greatly harm river traffic. To reach that point, the East Timori Road crosses the [[Borchava River]], suggesting that the Borchava is either more fordable than the Vaughn Dnar or that a bridge thrown across the Borchava would do less harm to river traffic than one thrown over the Vaughn Dnar. In [[Liara]] there is at least one bridge over the Vaughn Dnar. There are four ancient stone bridges built over the Vaughn Dnar between the [[Tepestian frontier]] and [[Lake Kronov]].