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	[[category:Character]][[category:~~NPC~~]]		[[Category:Arcane Spellcaster]]
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			[[category:Corporeal Undead]]
	[[Category:Darklord]]		[[Category:Darklord]]
			[[category:Darklord (Domain Lord Magnitude of Evil)]]
	[[category:Eminent Vampire]]		[[category:Eminent Vampire]]
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			[[category:Former Inhabitants of Oerth]]
			[[category:Former Inhabitants of the Prime Material Plane]]
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	[[category:Inhabitants of Maridrar]]		[[category:Inhabitants of Maridrar]]
			[[category:Killer]]
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	[[category:Male]]		[[category:Male]]
	~~[[category:Necromancer]]~~
	~~[[category:Specialist Wizard]]~~
	~~[[Category:Vampire]]~~
	~~[[category:Undead]]~~
	~~[[category:Wizard]]~~
	~~[[category:Character]][[category:NPC]]~~
	~~[[category:Novel Character]]~~
	~~[[category:Corporeal Undead]]~~
	~~[[category:Darklord (Domain Lord Magnitude of Evil)]]~~
	~~[[category:Former Inhabitants of Oerth]]~~
	~~[[category:Former Inhabitants of the Prime Material Plane]]~~
	~~[[category:Killer]]~~
	~~[[Category:Chaotic Evil]]~~
	[[category:Manipulator]]		[[category:Manipulator]]
	~~[[category:Male]]~~
	[[category:Mass Murderer]]		[[category:Mass Murderer]]
	[[category:Murderer]]		[[category:Murderer]]
			[[category:Necromancer]]
			[[category:Novel Character]]
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	[[Category:Outlander]]		[[Category:Outlander]]
	[[Category:Ruler]]		[[Category:Ruler]]
			[[category:Specialist Wizard]]
	[[category:Temporal Leader]]		[[category:Temporal Leader]]
	[[Category:~~Wizard~~]]		[[category:Undead]]
			[[Category:Vampire]]
	[[category:Undead Controller]]		[[category:Undead Controller]]
	[[category:Undead Summoner]]		[[category:Undead Summoner]]
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	[[Quoth the Raven Issue 22]]: [[Domains that Came Before]]		[[Quoth the Raven Issue 22]]: [[Domains that Came Before]]

			===[[Kara's Daughters]]===



	{{Homebrew}}The [[Kara's Daughters]] campaign has added the following:		{{Homebrew}}The [[Kara's Daughters]] campaign has added the following:

	Velkaarn was once a proud and loyal general of Maridrar, the finest in the field. When word came back to King Jhandar that Velkaarn had fallen while defending the kingdom, he was truly grieved. But shortly a messenger arrived: Velkaarn returned as a bloodthirsty horror, his loyalty to the crown forgotten. The king sent his family into hiding, but ~~the~~ retainers betrayed them into the hands of the treacherous vampire. Held captive while the vampire's undead army grew from the ranks of their own servants, Queen Icanthe (a [[mortu]] [[Vistani]]) managed to help her children escape. The vampire tortured her for her insolence, but her final breath was a defiant [[curse]]: that his dearly bought immortality earned him only an eternity of hunger, until the day her sons returned to destroy him and retake the throne.		Velkaarn was once a proud and loyal general of Maridrar, the finest in the field. When word came back to King Jhandar that Velkaarn had fallen while defending the kingdom, he was truly grieved. But shortly a messenger arrived: Velkaarn had returned as a bloodthirsty horror, his loyalty to the crown forgotten. The king sent his family into hiding, but his retainers betrayed them into the hands of the treacherous vampire. Held captive while the vampire's undead army grew from the ranks of their own servants, Queen Icanthe (a [[mortu]] [[Vistani\|Vistana]]) managed to help her children escape. The vampire tortured her for her insolence, but her final breath was a defiant [[curse]]: that his dearly bought immortality earned him only an eternity of hunger, until the day her sons returned to destroy him and retake the throne.

	==References==		==References==

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	==Border Closure==		==Border Closure==

	Velkaarn cannot close his borders but he can command all undead creatures in his domain to stop intruders or keep within the borders.		Velkaarn cannot close his borders, but he can command all [[undead]] creatures in his [[domain]] to stop intruders or keep people trapped within the borders.

	==[[Creation of Velkaarn\|Creations of Velkaarn]]==		==[[Creation of Velkaarn\|Creations of Velkaarn]]==

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	=== Darklord's Curse ===		=== Darklord's Curse ===
	~~Curse of the Darklord~~ Velkaarn cannot be truly killed except through the power of the Bloodknife being united with the diamond of the sun. So paranoid about the knife, he has consumed his mind ~~with it so much~~ that he cannot enjoy the kingdom that is now ~~only~~ his. No matter how powerful he has become, he is still powerless to the knife and its prophecy, which infuriates him. Velkaarn rarely leaves his castle due to fear for his own safety.		Velkaarn cannot be truly killed, except through the power of the Bloodknife being united with the diamond of the sun. So paranoid is Velkaarn about the knife, that the fear has consumed his mind to the point that he cannot enjoy the kingdom that is now his alone. No matter how powerful he has become, he is still powerless before the knife and its prophecy, which infuriates him. Velkaarn rarely leaves his castle due to fear for his own safety.

	==Border Closure==		==Border Closure==

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	The Vampire Lord Velkaarn rules over the village of Vizharia. [[The Storm Riders]], four thugs that work for Velkaarn, all vampires riding ebony undead steeds, grab unwary villagers to use as slaves and blood larder at the castle.<ref>[[Castle of the Undead]]</ref>		The Vampire Lord Velkaarn rules over the village of Vizharia. [[The Storm Riders]], four thugs that work for Velkaarn, all vampires riding ebony undead steeds, grab unwary villagers to use as slaves and blood larder at the castle.<ref>[[Castle of the Undead]]</ref>

	=== Current ===		=== Current Sketch===
	{{Netbook-canon-small}}He sends his vampire minions into the Mists that he could not enter, in hopes of finding where the blade is. So paranoid about the knife, he keeps to his castle ~~working~~ on plans to thwart the prophecy.		{{Netbook-canon-small}}Velkaarn sends his vampire minions into the Mists that he could not enter, in hopes of finding where the blade is. So paranoid is Velkaarn about the knife, that he keeps to his castle, where he works on plans to thwart the prophecy.

	{{Homebrew}}</br>		{{Homebrew}}</br>

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	=== Arrival in Ravenloft ===		=== Arrival in Ravenloft ===
	Maridrar was an Oerth kingdom, and after more than a century of war, it was the last to fall to the evil Velkaarn. After a battle that nearly wiped out the township, the village of Vizharia came to a truce with Velkaarn, who took over the castle southwest of the village. Mists descended, and castle and village were deposited in Ravenloft. {{Netbook-canon-small}}The domain of Moridana appeared around the same time as the Sea of Sorrows and was located south of Mordent and alongside Arkandale. Moridana vanished before the Grand Conjunction.<ref>[[QtR22]] p.159</ref></br>		Maridrar was an Oerth kingdom, and after more than a century of war, it was the last to fall to the evil Velkaarn. After a battle that nearly wiped out the township, the village of Vizharia came to a truce with Velkaarn, who took over the castle southwest of the village. {{The Mists\|Mists]] descended, and castle and village were deposited in [[Demiplane of Dread\|Ravenloft]]. {{Netbook-canon-small}}The domain of Moridana appeared around the same time as the Sea of Sorrows, and was located south of [[Mordent]] and alongside [[Arkandale]]. Moridana vanished before the Grand Conjunction.<ref>[[QtR22]] p.159</ref></br>
	The landscape is altered by the force of Velkaarn's will. Where the Tigrarius River once flowed peacefully in the gorge below the castle, now only a trickle of foul-looking water runs over barren rocks. The Arden River cut a path through the land, and a ragged range of mountains where none had been before now ran along the western border. The land became barren and uneven, as though ~~the land~~ been shaped by the contours of Velkaarn's mind. Night has lasted since the domain formed.<ref>[[Castle of the Undead]]</ref><ref>[[QtR22]] p.159</ref></br>		The landscape is altered by the force of Velkaarn's will. Where the Tigrarius River once flowed peacefully in the gorge below the castle, now only a trickle of foul-looking water runs over barren rocks. The [[Arden River]] cut a path through the land, and a ragged range of mountains where none had been before now ran along the western border. The land became barren and uneven, as though it had been shaped by the contours of Velkaarn's mind. Night has lasted since the domain formed.<ref>[[Castle of the Undead]]</ref><ref>[[QtR22]] p.159</ref></br>


	=== Rulership of Moridana ===		=== Rulership of Moridana ===

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	=== Early life ===		=== Early life ===

	Ridiculed, and an outcast of his own village, Velkaarn eventually left to seek power to fuel his revenge for his mistreatment. By the time he was in a position of power, he knew his plans would not come to fruition unless he found a way to extend his life. Through dark bargaining he became a vampire lord but by the time he returned to the village it was already gone. Unable to get his revenge, he secluded himself and seethed for centuries as he worked out a grand scheme to prove to everyone how powerful he was when he decided to return. He fueled his energy to use a prince, who was a mere puppet ruler of a small fiefdom, to conquer nearby kingdoms. He used his vampire spawn to conquer the lands surrounding the Howling Hills in the late three hundreds, common year, on [[Oerth]].</br>		Ridiculed, and an outcast of his own village, Velkaarn eventually left to seek power to fuel his revenge for his mistreatment. By the time he was in a position of power, he knew his plans would not come to fruition unless he found a way to extend his life. Through dark bargaining he became a vampire lord, but by the time he returned to the village it was already gone. Unable to get his revenge, he secluded himself and seethed for centuries as he worked out a grand scheme to prove to everyone how powerful he was when he decided to return. He fueled his energy to use a [[prince]], who was a mere puppet ruler of a small fiefdom, to conquer nearby kingdoms. He used his vampire spawn to conquer the lands surrounding the Howling Hills in the late three hundreds, common year, on [[Oerth]].</br>

	Velkaarn wanted to replace the prince, once he secured all the territories. The last kingdom was [[Maridrar]], where [[Queen Velina]], a [[Wolf Nomad]] by birth, and [[Milarnus]] a [[Rhennee]] (Oerth's gypsies, possibly related to the Vistani) ruled. Milarnus was determined not to let his land fall to the evil one. Milarnus was wise; he knew that Velkaarn and his armies of thirsty undead couldn't be beaten by ~~them~~ alone. He summoned the land's most powerful wizards and directed them to create a weapon that would not only destroy the vampire lord but also the evil he had placed on the land. The mage [[Rustanglius]] and Vistani seeress [[Magda]], mustered the power of the magical planes and imbued a weapon with such abilities as to destroy Velkaarn's evil. Milarnus summoned the wolf tribes of the land to give part of themselves to the cause.</br>		Velkaarn wanted to replace the prince, once he secured all the territories. The last kingdom was [[Maridrar]], where [[Queen Velina]] - a [[Wolf Nomad]] by birth - and [[Milarnus]] - a [[Rhennee]] (Oerth's gypsies, possibly related to the [[Vistani]]) - ruled. Milarnus was determined not to let his land fall to the evil one. Milarnus was wise; he knew that Velkaarn and his armies of thirsty [[undead]] couldn't be beaten by himself and his Queen alone. He summoned the land's most powerful wizards and directed them to create a [[weapon]] that would not only destroy the vampire lord, but also the [[evil]] he had placed on the land. The [[mage]] [[Rustanglius]] and Vistani [[Seer\|seeress]] [[Magda]] mustered the power of the magical planes and imbued a weapon with such abilities as to destroy Velkaarn's evil. Milarnus summoned the wolf tribes of the land to give part of themselves to the cause.</br>

	The mage and the seeress crafted a powerful spell. The wolf tribe sacrificed their mythical powers to imbue the weapon. and the [[Bloodknife]] was born. ~~They~~ knew their kingdom was fated to fall, so the blade was linked to Milarnus' two sons who were chosen to leave that world and then to someday save it~~.</br>~~		The mage and the seeress crafted a powerful [[spell]]. The wolf tribe sacrificed their mythical powers to imbue the weapon, and the [[Bloodknife]] was born. The King and Queen knew their kingdom was fated to fall, so the blade was linked to Milarnus' two [[:Category:Son\|sons]], who were chosen to leave that world and then to someday save it.</br>

	~~When Velkaarn finally reached his goal of conquering Maridrar, his victory was cut short as he soon found the kingdom to cut off from the rest of Oerth by mist and that the land itself had changed~~.</br>

			When Velkaarn finally reached his goal of conquering Maridrar, his victory was cut short as he soon found the kingdom to be cut off from the rest of Oerth by [[The Mists\|mist]], and that the land itself had changed.</br>

	=== Arrival in Ravenloft ===		=== Arrival in Ravenloft ===

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	*[[620 BC]] -{{Questionably-canon-small}}[[Maridrar]] was an Oerth kingdom, and after more than a century of war, it was the last to fall to the evil Velkaarn. [[Maridrar]] is drawn into the mists. <ref>[[Castle of the Undead]] p.</ref>		*[[620 BC]] -{{Questionably-canon-small}}[[Maridrar]] was an Oerth kingdom, and after more than a century of war, it was the last to fall to the evil Velkaarn. [[Maridrar]] is drawn into the mists. <ref>[[Castle of the Undead]] p.</ref>
	*[[630]]- {{Questionably-canon-small}}Moridana a perversion of [[Maridrar]] appears from the mists to join the western core but vanishes before the Grand Conjunction.<ref>[[Neither Man Nor Beast]] p.47</ref><ref>[[QtR22]] p.159</ref>		*[[630]]- {{Questionably-canon-small}}[[Moridana]] a perversion of [[Maridrar]] appears from the mists to join the western core but vanishes before the Grand Conjunction.<ref>[[Neither Man Nor Beast]] p.47</ref><ref>[[QtR22]] p.159</ref>
	*[[645]]- {{Canon-small}}The vampire darklord slew [[Randar]] and [[Krug]] with the [[bloodknife]] they hoped to use against him. [[Bloodknife]] is taken from the domain for when the prophecy will eventually happen again.<ref>[[Van Richten's Arsenal]] p.55-57</ref> {{Homebrew non-canon-small}}Only too late did Velkaarn realize that the brothers had prepared a dying Vistani curse in the case of their failure. Velkaarn lost of power makes Moridana languish in the mists.<ref>"Bait This Hook!" project on the FoS board</ref>		*[[645]]- {{Canon-small}}The vampire darklord slew [[Randar]] and [[Krug]] with the [[bloodknife]] they hoped to use against him. [[Bloodknife]] is taken from the domain for when the prophecy will eventually happen again.<ref>[[Van Richten's Arsenal]] p.55-57</ref> {{Homebrew non-canon-small}}Only too late did Velkaarn realize that the brothers had prepared a dying Vistani curse in the case of their failure. Velkaarn lost of power makes Moridana languish in the mists.<ref>"Bait This Hook!" project on the FoS board</ref>

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	==Chronology==		==Chronology==

	*[[620 BC]]{{Questionably-canon-small}} -[[Maridrar]] was an Oerth kingdom, and after more than a century of war, it was the last to fall to the evil Velkaarn. [[Maridrar]] is drawn into the mists. <ref>[[Castle of the Undead]] p.</ref>		*[[620 BC]] -{{Questionably-canon-small}}[[Maridrar]] was an Oerth kingdom, and after more than a century of war, it was the last to fall to the evil Velkaarn. [[Maridrar]] is drawn into the mists. <ref>[[Castle of the Undead]] p.</ref>
	*[[630]]{{Questionably-canon-small}}- Moridana a perversion of [[Maridrar]] appears from the mists to join the western core but vanishes before the Grand Conjunction.<ref>[[Neither Man Nor Beast]] p.47</ref><ref>[[QtR22]] p.159</ref>		*[[630]]- {{Questionably-canon-small}}Moridana a perversion of [[Maridrar]] appears from the mists to join the western core but vanishes before the Grand Conjunction.<ref>[[Neither Man Nor Beast]] p.47</ref><ref>[[QtR22]] p.159</ref>
	*[[645]]- {{Canon-small}}The vampire darklord slew [[Randar]] and [[Krug]] with the [[bloodknife]] they hoped to use against him. [[Bloodknife]] is taken from the domain for when the prophecy will eventually happen again.<ref>[[Van Richten's Arsenal]] p.55-57</ref> {{Homebrew non-canon-small}}Only too late did Velkaarn realize that the brothers had prepared a dying Vistani curse in the case of their failure. Velkaarn lost of power makes Moridana languish in the mists.<ref>"Bait This Hook!" project on the FoS board</ref>		*[[645]]- {{Canon-small}}The vampire darklord slew [[Randar]] and [[Krug]] with the [[bloodknife]] they hoped to use against him. [[Bloodknife]] is taken from the domain for when the prophecy will eventually happen again.<ref>[[Van Richten's Arsenal]] p.55-57</ref> {{Homebrew non-canon-small}}Only too late did Velkaarn realize that the brothers had prepared a dying Vistani curse in the case of their failure. Velkaarn lost of power makes Moridana languish in the mists.<ref>"Bait This Hook!" project on the FoS board</ref>

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	*[[620 BC]]{{Questionably-canon-small}} -[[Maridrar]] was an Oerth kingdom, and after more than a century of war, it was the last to fall to the evil Velkaarn. [[Maridrar]] is drawn into the mists. <ref>[[Castle of the Undead]] p.</ref>		*[[620 BC]]{{Questionably-canon-small}} -[[Maridrar]] was an Oerth kingdom, and after more than a century of war, it was the last to fall to the evil Velkaarn. [[Maridrar]] is drawn into the mists. <ref>[[Castle of the Undead]] p.</ref>
	*[[630]]- Moridana a perversion of [[Maridrar]] appears from the mists to join the western core.<ref>[[Neither Man Nor Beast]] p.47</ref><ref>[[QtR22]] p.159</ref>		*[[630]]{{Questionably-canon-small}}- Moridana a perversion of [[Maridrar]] appears from the mists to join the western core but vanishes before the Grand Conjunction.<ref>[[Neither Man Nor Beast]] p.47</ref><ref>[[QtR22]] p.159</ref>
	*[[645]]- The vampire darklord slew [[Randar]] and [[Krug]] with the [[bloodknife]] they hoped to use against him. [[Bloodknife]] is taken from the domain for when the prophecy will eventually happen again.<ref>[[Van Richten's Arsenal]] p.55-57</ref> {{Homebrew non-canon-small}}Only too late did Velkaarn realize that the brothers had prepared a dying Vistani curse in the case of their failure. Velkaarn lost of power makes Moridana languish in the mists.<ref>"Bait This Hook!" project on the FoS board</ref>		*[[645]]- {{Canon-small}}The vampire darklord slew [[Randar]] and [[Krug]] with the [[bloodknife]] they hoped to use against him. [[Bloodknife]] is taken from the domain for when the prophecy will eventually happen again.<ref>[[Van Richten's Arsenal]] p.55-57</ref> {{Homebrew non-canon-small}}Only too late did Velkaarn realize that the brothers had prepared a dying Vistani curse in the case of their failure. Velkaarn lost of power makes Moridana languish in the mists.<ref>"Bait This Hook!" project on the FoS board</ref>


	==Appearances==		==Appearances==