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[[Markovia]] is an island situated in the [[Sea of Sorrows]]<ref name=RLPHBp.147>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.147</ref> and based on the H.G. Wells novel ''The Island of Doctor Moreau''. The domain's sole inhabitants are [[Dr. Frantisek Markov]] and his unique [[Broken One | broken ones]] (tormented [[humanoids]] created by the [[fleshcrafting]] of [[animals]] with Markov's perverse surgical methods). His obsession is the creation of [[humans]] from [[animals]], a projected doomed to ultimate failure. Hs creations are inhuman looking and degenerate slowly back into mere mindless beasts.
[[Markovia]] is an island situated in the [[Sea of Sorrows]]<ref name=RLPHBp.147>[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.147</ref> and based on the H.G. Wells novel ''The Island of Doctor Moreau''. The domain's sole inhabitants are [[Dr. Frantisek Markov]] and his unique [[Broken One | broken ones]] (tormented [[humanoids]] created by the [[fleshcrafting]] of [[animals]] with Markov's perverse surgical methods). His obsession is the creation of [[humans]] from [[animals]], a project doomed to ultimate failure. His creations are inhuman looking and degenerate slowly back into mere mindless beasts.
 
In [[748 BC]], the [[The Markovian Colony | Lamordian colony]] was established on Markovia and [[disappeared]], leaving behind no evidence of its existence.<ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref>


The [[shipwreck | wreck]] of the [[Sunset Empires]] lies in [[Sunset Bay]].
The [[shipwreck | wreck]] of the [[Sunset Empires]] lies in [[Sunset Bay]].
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Originally located where the [[Shadow Rift]] now lies, [[Markovia]] became an island in [[The Sea of Sorrows]] during [[The Grand Conjunction]].
Originally located where the [[Shadow Rift]] now lies, [[Markovia]] became an island in [[The Sea of Sorrows]] during [[The Grand Conjunction]].


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[[Winter's Moon]] is an annual festival celebrated in Markovia.
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==Chronology==
==Chronology==
* [[698 BC]] [[Frantisek Markov butchers his wife]]. [[Markovia]] forms as a domain within the mainland of [[the Core]].<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, 76</ref>
* [[698 BC]] - [[Frantisek Markov butchers his wife]], [[Ludmilla Markov | Ludmilla]]. [[Markovia]] forms as a domain within the mainland of [[the Core]].<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, 76</ref>
 
* [[740 BC]] - [[The Grand Conjunction]]. Markovia is ripped from its place in the Core, seemingly destroyed. In reality, it is now 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> However, with its transition, Markovia's [[climate]] and [[flora]] begin visibly changing from temperate to tropical.<ref name="Neither Man Nor Beast p. ">[[Neither Man Nor Beast]] p.</ref>  


* [[743 BC]] Having vanished from the mainland of [[the Core]], [[Markovia]] is found once again in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref>
* [[740 BC]] - [[The Grand Conjunction]]. Markovia is ripped from its place in the Core, seemingly destroyed. In reality, it becomes 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> However, with its transition, Markovia's [[climate]] and [[flora]] begin visibly changing from temperate to tropical.<ref name="Neither Man Nor Beast p.17">[[Neither Man Nor Beast]] p.17</ref>  


* [[748 BC]] - All [[Lamordian]] colonists on [[Markovia]] disappear, leaving behind no remnants of their existence.<ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref><ref name="Gaz II p.78">[[Gazetteer II]] p.78</ref>
* [[743 BC]] - Having vanished from the mainland of [[the Core]], [[Markovia]] is found once again in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref>


* [[749 BC]] - [[Akanga's Rebellion]]: [[Akanga]] attempts a revolution against [[Frantisek Markov]]'s rule of [[Markovia]].<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, as told in[[Neither Man Nor Beast]]</ref>
* [[748 BC]] - A [[The Markovian Colony | Lamordian colony]] is established on Markovia but subsequently [[disappeared|disappears]], leaving behind no evidence of its existence.<ref name="RLCS p.18">[[Ravenloft Third Edition]] p.18</ref><ref name="RLPHB p.20">[[Ravenloft Player's Handbook]] p.20</ref><ref name="Gaz II p.78">[[Gazetteer II]] p.78</ref>


* [[749 BC]] - [[Akanga's Rebellion]]: [[Akanga]] attempts a revolution against [[Frantisek Markov]]'s rule of [[Markovia]].<ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, as told in [[Neither Man Nor Beast]]</ref>


* [[757 BC]] - By this time, the year in which the third volume of the [[Doomsday Gazetteers]] was published, two [[Dementlieu | Dementlieuse]] colonies had failed as well.<ref name="GazIII p30">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume III]] p.30</ref>


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Latest revision as of 13:35, 12 January 2024

Markovia
Culture Level Stone Age (1)[1]
Ecology Full[1]
Climate & Terrain Warm forests, hills, mountains[1], Formerly Temperate[2]
Year Formed 698 BC[3][4]
Population Unknown[1]
Races (%) "Beast-Men"[1]
Languages Balok
Religions Diosamblet
Government None formally[1]
Ruler(s) Dr. Frantisek Markov
Darklord(s) Dr. Frantisek Markov
Nationality Markovian
Analog The Island of Doctor Moreau
Related Categories
Locations in Markovia
Transportation in Markovia
Inhabitants of Markovia
Former Inhabitants of Markovia
Flora of Markovia
Fauna of Markovia
Native Monsters of Markovia

Markovia is an island situated in the Sea of Sorrows[1] and based on the H.G. Wells novel The Island of Doctor Moreau. The domain's sole inhabitants are Dr. Frantisek Markov and his unique broken ones (tormented humanoids created by the fleshcrafting of animals with Markov's perverse surgical methods). His obsession is the creation of humans from animals, a project doomed to ultimate failure. His creations are inhuman looking and degenerate slowly back into mere mindless beasts.

The wreck of the Sunset Empires lies in Sunset Bay.

Originally located where the Shadow Rift now lies, Markovia became an island in The Sea of Sorrows during The Grand Conjunction.

Winter's Moon is an annual festival celebrated in Markovia.

Chronology

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.147
  2. ↑ Neither Man Nor Beast
  3. ↑ Ravenloft Third Edition p.17
  4. ↑ Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.19
  5. ↑ Domains of Dread p. 17, 76
  6. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Realm of Terror (Red Box) p. 19
  7. ↑ Neither Man Nor Beast p.17
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ravenloft Third Edition p.18
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.20
  10. ↑ Gazetteer II p.78
  11. ↑ Domains of Dread p. 17, as told in Neither Man Nor Beast
  12. ↑ Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume III p.30

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Ravenloft Third Edition
Domains of Dread
Neither Man Nor Beast

Neither Man Nor Beast - p18, 62

Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp7,40-41
Ravenloft Third Edition - pp15,18,129,138
Domains of Dread - p75
Neither Man Nor Beast -p17-64
Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - pp23-24
Realm of Terror - p76

Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp8-9
Ravenloft Third Edition - inside cover
Domains of Dread - p72
Neither Man Nor Beast - poster maps
Ravenloft Campaign Setting - poster map
Realm of Terror - poster map

Dr. Fran's Island

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