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[[Paridon]] is a [[domain]] designed around the idea of social decay, one which happens to be infested with [[Dread Doppelganger| dread doppelgangers]]. The [[darklord]] is the doppelganger [[Sodo]], and is referred to by the human inhabitants as "Flickerflame" because he cannot control his shape-changing powers and is constantly "flickering" in form. Paridon and the domain of [[Timor]] (located within the sewers) form the [[Zherisia]] [[cluster]].  
 
Loosely based on Victorian [[London]]<ref name=HotKp.8>[[Hour of the Knife]] p.8</ref>, [[Paridon]] is a [[domain]] designed around the idea of social decay, one which happens to be infested with [[Dread Doppelganger| dread doppelgangers]]. The [[darklord]] is the doppelganger [[Sodo]], who is referred to by the human inhabitants as "Flickerflame" because he cannot control his shape-changing powers and is constantly "flickering" in form. Previously an [[island of terror]], Paridon and the domain of [[Timor]] (located within the sewers) form the [[Zherisia]] [[cluster]].<ref name="DoD p. 117-118">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 117-118</ref>
 
Beyond the [[shapechanger]]s that hide among the populace and the [[marikith]] or other horrors from Timor below, few native inhuman monsters inhabit the [[fog]] covered [[street]]s of Paridon. However, there are all too many [[human]] [[evil]]s here, including [[murderer]]s that walk the streets at night. The most [[infamous]] of these [[madmen]] is [[Bloody Jack]], a [[serial killer]] who takes six lives without fail every 13 years.<ref name="DoD p. 117-118">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 117-118</ref> Most recently, he struck in [[755 BC]].<ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> On a more mundane but widespread level, [[Paridoner]] society is also afflicted by the social ills of mass hunger and a stiff class divide.<ref name="DoD p. 117-118">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 117-118</ref>
 
==History==
Prior to its capture by [[the Mists]], Paridon and the surrounding land of Zherisia were located on some unknown world of the [[Prime Material Plane]]. Several [[dread doppelganger]] clans lived hidden among the humans of the city. One particularly sadistic and traitorous doppelganger systematically [[betrayed]] and wiped out all of the elders of his clan, subsequently seizing power. When his treachery became great enough, the Dark Powers drew in Paridon and some of the nearby land.<ref>[[Hour of the Knife]] p. 38; Domains of Dread p. 118</ref> The year was [[551 BC]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>
 
In [[586 BC]], the [[murderer]] known as [[Bloody Jack]] went on his first spree, claiming the lives of six victims. "Bloody Jack" would continue the pattern every thirteen years right up to the present day.<ref name="note 1">According to [[Hour of the Knife]] p. 5, the knife was first used in this fashion 156 years ago from the time of the module. According to [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, the events of HotK happened in the year [[742 BC]].</ref>
 
Even prior to the loss of the arable land surrounding the city, the problems of scarcity (particularly food scarcity) ran rampant in Paridon.<ref>[[Realm of Terror]] p. 86 (Black Boxed Set)</ref> In [[740 BC]], the [[Grand Conjunction]] occurred, and Paridon became alone in the mists, the surrounding land outside of the city lost entirely.<ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] (Red boxed set) p. 41</ref> Starvation ensued, though the issue was ameliorated somewhat a few years later as people started disappearing from their homes and the population dropped. Throughout this strife, [[Paridoner]]s continued to refer to themselves as Zherisian, as a way to remind themselves from a time outside of the [[Mist|Mists]]. Coinciding with the drop in population, the layout of the sewer networks beneath the city became changed.<ref name="DoD p.11-117">[[Domains of Dread]] p.116-117</ref> Unknown to the general populace, Paridon had joined with the underground remnants of Timor to form the Zherisia cluster in [[744 BC]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref> Seeping up from the depths of Timor, the [[marikith]] and other denizens of that domain became a new threat to the people of Paridon.<ref name="DoD p.11-117">[[Domains of Dread]] p.116-117</ref>
 
==Biology==
 
===Flora===
 
===Fauna===
*[[Horse]]<ref name="RL 3E p. 163">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p. 163</ref>
 
===Native Horrors===
*[[Dread Doppelganger]]<ref name="DoD p. 118">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 118</ref>
*[[Jackalwere]]<ref name="DoD p. 118">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 118</ref>
 
==[[Locations in Paridon]]==
===[[Boroughs of Paridon]]===
 
 
==Noncanon Information==
{{netbook}}
{{netbook}}
A netbook released by [[Fraternity of Shadows]] designs the sprawling city of Paridon after Victorian [[London]].<ref>http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library.html</ref>
The [[Zherisia Gazetteer]], a netbook released by [[Fraternity of Shadows]], further details the sprawling city of Paridon above and the domain of Timor below.<ref>http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library.html</ref>
 
==Chronology==
{{canon}}
* {{netbook-small}}[[546 BC]] - [[The Great Fire of Paridon]]<ref name="Zherisia Gazetteer p. 48">[[Zherisia Gazetteer]] p. 48</ref>
 
*[[551 BC]] - [[Paridon]] appears as an [[island of terror]].<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><ref name="RLCS p.17">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.19">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.19</ref>
 
* {{netbook-small}} [[551 BC]] - Paridon's first contact with the [[Vistani]]. (September)<ref name="Zherisia Gazetteer p. 49">[[Zherisia Gazetteer]] p. 49</ref>
 
*[[586 BC]] - The so-called [[Bloody Jack]] goes on his first [[murder]] spree. In reality, he is a [[doppelganger]] servant of [[Sodo]] who commits the murders on Sodo's behalf using the [[Fang of the Nosferatu]]. This is the first time Sodo uses the knife (by his proxy) to gain invulnerability.<ref name="note 1">According to [[Hour of the Knife]] p. 5, the knife was first used in this fashion 156 years ago from the time of the module. According to [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, the events of HotK happened in the year [[742 BC]].</ref>
 
*[[599 BC]] - [[Bloody Jack]] goes on his second murder spree.<ref name="HotK p. 5, DoD p. 13">Extrapolated from the date of the first spree (156 years from the time of the module, according [[Hour of the Knife]] p. 5) [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 places that time at [[742 BC]]. HotK p. 5 specifies that the murders occur at 13 year intervals</ref>
 
*[[612 BC]] - [[Bloody Jack]] goes on his third murder spree.<ref name="HotK p. 5, DoD p. 13">Extrapolated from the date of the first spree (156 years from the time of the module, according [[Hour of the Knife]] p. 5) [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 places that time at [[742 BC]]. HotK p. 5 specifies that the murders occur at 13 year intervals</ref>
 
*[[625 BC]] - [[Bloody Jack]] goes on his fourth murder spree.<ref name="HotK p. 5, DoD p. 13">Extrapolated from the date of the first spree (156 years from the time of the module, according [[Hour of the Knife]] p. 5) [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 places that time at [[742 BC]]. HotK p. 5 specifies that the murders occur at 13 year intervals</ref>
 
*[[638 BC]] - [[Bloody Jack]] goes on his fifth murder spree.<ref name="HotK p. 5, DoD p. 13">Extrapolated from the date of the first spree (156 years from the time of the module, according [[Hour of the Knife]] p. 5) [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 places that time at [[742 BC]]. HotK p. 5 specifies that the murders occur at 13 year intervals</ref>
 
*[[651 BC]] - [[Bloody Jack]] goes on his sixth murder spree.<ref name="HotK p. 5, DoD p. 13">Extrapolated from the date of the first spree (156 years from the time of the module, according [[Hour of the Knife]] p. 5) [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 places that time at [[742 BC]]. HotK p. 5 specifies that the murders occur at 13 year intervals</ref>


==[[Boroughs of Paridon]]==
*[[664 BC]] - [[Bloody Jack]] goes on his seventh murder spree.<ref name="HotK p. 5, DoD p. 13">Extrapolated from the date of the first spree (156 years from the time of the module, according [[Hour of the Knife]] p. 5) [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 places that time at [[742 BC]]. HotK p. 5 specifies that the murders occur at 13 year intervals</ref>


==[[Locations in Paridon]]==
*[[677 BC]] - [[Bloody Jack]] goes on his eighth murder spree.<ref name="HotK p. 5, DoD p. 13">Extrapolated from the date of the first spree (156 years from the time of the module, according [[Hour of the Knife]] p. 5) [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 places that time at [[742 BC]]. HotK p. 5 specifies that the murders occur at 13 year intervals</ref>
 
*[[681 BC]] - [[S.H. Williby]] is born.<ref>According to [[Hour of the Knife]] p. 20, S.H. Williby is aged 60 at the time of the module. [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 says that the events of [[Hour of the Knife]] takes place in [[742 BC]]</ref>
 
*[[690 BC]] - [[Bloody Jack]] goes on his ninth murder spree.<ref name="HotK p. 5, DoD p. 13">Extrapolated from the date of the first spree (156 years from the time of the module, according [[Hour of the Knife]] p. 5) [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 places that time at [[742 BC]]. HotK p. 5 specifies that the murders occur at 13 year intervals</ref>
 
* {{netbook-small}} [[691 BC]] - Zherisian Parliament allows the [[Stamp Act]] to expire, which leads to the success of news publications on a timely basis.<ref name="Zherisia Gazetteer p. 41">[[Zherisia Gazetteer]] p. 41</ref>
 
* {{netbook-small}} [[700 BC]] - As the century turns, there are five major [[:Category:Newspaper|newspaper]]s competing for readers in Paridon.<ref name="Zherisia Gazetteer p. 41">[[Zherisia Gazetteer]] p. 41</ref>
 
*[[703 BC]] - [[Bloody Jack]] goes on his tenth murder spree.<ref name="HotK p. 5, DoD p. 13">Extrapolated from the date of the first spree (156 years from the time of the module, according [[Hour of the Knife]] p. 5) [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 places that time at [[742 BC]]. HotK p. 5 specifies that the murders occur at 13 year intervals</ref>
 
*[[716 BC]] - [[Bloody Jack]] goes on his eleventh murder spree.<ref name="HotK p. 5, DoD p. 13">Extrapolated from the date of the first spree (156 years from the time of the module, according [[Hour of the Knife]] p. 5) [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 places that time at [[742 BC]]. HotK p. 5 specifies that the murders occur at 13 year intervals</ref>
 
* {{netbook-small}}[[716 BC]] - [[The Monograph]] is strangely silent on news about the Bloody Jack [[murder]]s. Lawsuits subsequently kills the newspaper.<ref name="Zherisia Gazetteer p. 41">[[Zherisia Gazetteer]] p. 41</ref>
 
* {{netbook-small}}[[721 BC]] - [[The Newsbill]] becomes the king of the [[:Category:Newspaper|newspaper]]s, warranting no major competitors.<ref name="Zherisia Gazetteer p. 41">[[Zherisia Gazetteer]] p. 41</ref>
 
*[[729 BC]] - [[Bloody Jack]] goes on his twelfth murder spree.<ref name="HotK p. 5, DoD p. 13">Extrapolated from the date of the first spree (156 years from the time of the module, according [[Hour of the Knife]] p. 5) [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 places that time at [[742 BC]]. HotK p. 5 specifies that the murders occur at 13 year intervals</ref>
 
*[[737 BC]] - [[Shelly Holmes]] begins her career as a freelance private [[detective]].<ref>[[Hour of the Knife]] p. 62 says she has been in practiced for five years at the time of the module. [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 says that the events of [[Hour of the Knife]] takes place in [[742 BC]]</ref>
 
*[[740 BC]] - [[The Grand Conjunction]] occurs. All of Zherisia save for Paridon disappears, leaving the economy and food supply in crisis.
 
* {{netbook-small}}[[740 BC]]-[[741 BC]] - During the [[winter]], numerous [[riot]]s break out as food shortages and poor conditions wear down quality of life for the people of Paridon. A curfew is established until the following [[spring]] of 741 BC.<ref name="Zherisia Gazetteer p. 50">[[Zherisia Gazetteer]] p. 50</ref>
 
*[[742 BC]] - [[Roja]]'s plan to overthrow [[Sodo]]'s rule is unsuccessful.<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><ref>[[Hour of the Knife]]</ref>
 
* {{netbook-small}} 742 BC - [[Alfred Larner]] finishes his degree at the [[University of Richemulot]]. He travels back home to [[Paridon]] and starts recruiting members there.<ref name="Zherisia Gazetteer p. 107">[[Zherisia Gazetteer]] p. 107</ref>
 
* {{netbook-small}} [[743 BC]] - [[Child Labor and Education Bill]] is passed.<ref name="Zherisia Gazetteer p. 51">[[Zherisia Gazetteer]] p. 51</ref>
 
*[[744 BC]] - The [[Zherisia]] [[Cluster]] forms from former [[Island of Terror|islands of terror]] [[Paridon]] and [[Timor]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref><ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref>
 
* {{netbook-small}} [[747 BC]] - Everybody in the Zherisian countryside that was engulfed by [[the Mists]] are official declared [[deceased]].<ref name="Zherisia Gazetteer p. 51">[[Zherisia Gazetteer]] p. 51</ref>
 
* {{netbook-small}} [[749 BC]] - The economy begins showing signs of recovery.<ref name="Zherisia Gazetteer p. 51">[[Zherisia Gazetteer]] p. 51</ref>
 
* {{netbook-small}} [[750 BC]] - On the tenth anniversary of the Great Upheaval, the island of Zherisia is declared no more. A memorial consisting of a [[fountain]] with an everburning torch is erected.<ref name="Zherisia Gazetteer p. 51">[[Zherisia Gazetteer]] p. 51</ref>
 
*[[755 BC]] - [[Bloody Jack]] goes on another killing spree in [[Paridon]].<ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref>
 
* {{netbook-small}} [[756 BC]] - [[Chief Constable Francine Maxwell]] is made the official chief constable of [[Paridon]], removing the word "acting" from her title.
 
* {{netbook-small}}756 BC - [[Daguerreotype]] [[photography]] is invented and immediately becomes popular.<ref name="Zherisia Gazetteer p. 40">[[Zherisia Gazetteer]] p. 40</ref>
 
* {{netbook-small}} [[757 BC]] - The [[middle class]] vote in a commission on electoral reform.<ref name="Zherisia Gazetteer p. 51">[[Zherisia Gazetteer]] p. 51</ref>
 
==Paridon in Ravenloft Modules==
Paridon and Bloody Jack are featured in the [[2nd Edition]] mode [[Hour of the Knife]] and {{netbook-small}} its sequel, [[Shadow of the Knife]].


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

Latest revision as of 16:35, 29 July 2024

Paridon
Culture Level Renaissance (9)[1]
Ecology Sparse[1]
Climate & Terrain Temperate settled area[1]
Year Formed 551 BC[2][3]
Population 11,600[4]
Races (%) Humans 99%, Other 2%[4]
Languages Zherisian[4]
Religions Divinity of Mankind[4]
Government Aristocratic Republic[4]
Ruler(s) The City Council[4]
Darklord(s) Sodo[5][6]
Nationality Paridoner[4]
Analog Victorian London[7]
Related Categories
Locations in Paridon
Transportation in Paridon
Inhabitants of Paridon
Former Inhabitants of Paridon
Flora of Paridon
Fauna of Paridon
Native Monsters of Paridon

Loosely based on Victorian London[7], Paridon is a domain designed around the idea of social decay, one which happens to be infested with dread doppelgangers. The darklord is the doppelganger Sodo, who is referred to by the human inhabitants as "Flickerflame" because he cannot control his shape-changing powers and is constantly "flickering" in form. Previously an island of terror, Paridon and the domain of Timor (located within the sewers) form the Zherisia cluster.[8]

Beyond the shapechangers that hide among the populace and the marikith or other horrors from Timor below, few native inhuman monsters inhabit the fog covered streets of Paridon. However, there are all too many human evils here, including murderers that walk the streets at night. The most infamous of these madmen is Bloody Jack, a serial killer who takes six lives without fail every 13 years.[8] Most recently, he struck in 755 BC.[2][3] On a more mundane but widespread level, Paridoner society is also afflicted by the social ills of mass hunger and a stiff class divide.[8]

History

Prior to its capture by the Mists, Paridon and the surrounding land of Zherisia were located on some unknown world of the Prime Material Plane. Several dread doppelganger clans lived hidden among the humans of the city. One particularly sadistic and traitorous doppelganger systematically betrayed and wiped out all of the elders of his clan, subsequently seizing power. When his treachery became great enough, the Dark Powers drew in Paridon and some of the nearby land.[9] The year was 551 BC.[10][2][3]

In 586 BC, the murderer known as Bloody Jack went on his first spree, claiming the lives of six victims. "Bloody Jack" would continue the pattern every thirteen years right up to the present day.[11]

Even prior to the loss of the arable land surrounding the city, the problems of scarcity (particularly food scarcity) ran rampant in Paridon.[12] In 740 BC, the Grand Conjunction occurred, and Paridon became alone in the mists, the surrounding land outside of the city lost entirely.[13] Starvation ensued, though the issue was ameliorated somewhat a few years later as people started disappearing from their homes and the population dropped. Throughout this strife, Paridoners continued to refer to themselves as Zherisian, as a way to remind themselves from a time outside of the Mists. Coinciding with the drop in population, the layout of the sewer networks beneath the city became changed.[14] Unknown to the general populace, Paridon had joined with the underground remnants of Timor to form the Zherisia cluster in 744 BC.[10][2][3] Seeping up from the depths of Timor, the marikith and other denizens of that domain became a new threat to the people of Paridon.[14]

Biology

Flora

Fauna

Native Horrors

Locations in Paridon

Boroughs of Paridon

Noncanon Information

The Zherisia Gazetteer, a netbook released by Fraternity of Shadows, further details the sprawling city of Paridon above and the domain of Timor below.[17]

Chronology

  • 691 BC - Zherisian Parliament allows the Stamp Act to expire, which leads to the success of news publications on a timely basis.[22]
  • 700 BC - As the century turns, there are five major newspapers competing for readers in Paridon.[22]
  • 740 BC-741 BC - During the winter, numerous riots break out as food shortages and poor conditions wear down quality of life for the people of Paridon. A curfew is established until the following spring of 741 BC.[24]
  • 749 BC - The economy begins showing signs of recovery.[28]
  • 750 BC - On the tenth anniversary of the Great Upheaval, the island of Zherisia is declared no more. A memorial consisting of a fountain with an everburning torch is erected.[28]

Paridon in Ravenloft Modules

Paridon and Bloody Jack are featured in the 2nd Edition mode Hour of the Knife and its sequel, Shadow of the Knife.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.182
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Ravenloft Third Edition p.17
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.19
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.183
  5. ↑ Hour of the Knife p.4
  6. ↑ Domains of Dread p.118
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hour of the Knife p.8
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Domains of Dread p. 117-118
  9. ↑ Hour of the Knife p. 38; Domains of Dread p. 118
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Domains of Dread p.16
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 According to Hour of the Knife p. 5, the knife was first used in this fashion 156 years ago from the time of the module. According to Domains of Dread p. 17, the events of HotK happened in the year 742 BC.
  12. ↑ Realm of Terror p. 86 (Black Boxed Set)
  13. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens (Red boxed set) p. 41
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Domains of Dread p.116-117
  15. ↑ Ravenloft Third Edition p. 163
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Domains of Dread p. 118
  17. ↑ http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library.html
  18. ↑ Zherisia Gazetteer p. 48
  19. ↑ Zherisia Gazetteer p. 49
  20. ↑ 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 Extrapolated from the date of the first spree (156 years from the time of the module, according Hour of the Knife p. 5) Domains of Dread p. 17 places that time at 742 BC. HotK p. 5 specifies that the murders occur at 13 year intervals
  21. ↑ According to Hour of the Knife p. 20, S.H. Williby is aged 60 at the time of the module. Domains of Dread p. 17 says that the events of Hour of the Knife takes place in 742 BC
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 Zherisia Gazetteer p. 41
  23. ↑ Hour of the Knife p. 62 says she has been in practiced for five years at the time of the module. Domains of Dread p. 17 says that the events of Hour of the Knife takes place in 742 BC
  24. ↑ Zherisia Gazetteer p. 50
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Domains of Dread p.17
  26. ↑ Hour of the Knife
  27. ↑ Zherisia Gazetteer p. 107
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 Zherisia Gazetteer p. 51
  29. ↑ Ravenloft Third Edition p.18
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.20
  31. ↑ Zherisia Gazetteer p. 40

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Ravenloft Third Edition

Domains of Dread
Hour of the Knife

Secrets of the Dread Realms - p7
Ravenloft Third Edition - pp18,110,163-165
Domains of Dread pp 117-118
Hour of the Knife - pp8-9,10
Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - p41
Realm of Terror - p86

Ravenloft Campaign Setting - poster map
Hour of the Knife - poster map

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