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[[Duke Nharov Gundar]] is the former ruler of [[Gundarak]].  The [[vampire]] lord resided in [[Castle Hunadora]].<ref>[[Realm of Terror]]p.70-71</ref> He was betrayed by [[Dr. Daclaud Heinfroth]]<ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.62</ref>, who allowed him to be staked.  (It is unclear why Heinfroth and his accomplices did not completely destroy Gundar, but his skeleton was found in Hunadora and sold to [[Professor Arcanus]] by [[Gabrielle Aderre]].  He was later revived by [[Jaybe]] and now walks the land, no longer a [[darklord]].<ref name="Children of the Night: Werebeasts p. 64-66">[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]] p.64-66 </ref>  {{potential-canon-small}} He suffers amnesia due to his time as a skeleton, now roaming the land in a bestial state, with only foggy thoughts of revenge on Dominiani.<ref name=naylor>Cut material from [[Gazetteer IV]], as revealed by author [[Ryan Naylor]] in [http://fraternityofshadows.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=206524#p206524 a post in the Cafe de Nuit]</ref>
 
==Sources==
As a [[darklord]] who vanished before [[the Grand Conjunction]], details on Gundar are sparse in [[Ravenloft]] game products. He was first mentioned in the domain description of Gundarak in [[Realm of Terror]] ([[Black Box]] Set)<ref name="Realm of Terror p. 72">[[Realm of Terror]] p.72</ref> Although the reference in [[Feast of Goblyns]] to see RoT for information on play<ref name="Feast of Goblyns]] p. 11">[[Feast of Goblyns]] p. 11</ref>, no write-up of Gundar appeared in RoT. Duke Gundar plays a role as a background figure behind the [[conspiracy|conspiracies]] in [[Feast of Goblyns]].<ref name="Feast of Goblyns]] p. 11, 13">[[Feast of Goblyns]] p. 11, 13</ref> He is revived in [[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]].<ref name="Children of the Night: Werebeasts p. 64-66">[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]] p.64-66 </ref>
 
Gundar and his the legacy he left behind are discussed in both [[Gazetteer I]] and [[Gazetteer IV]]. A sidebar on Gundar and his resurrection originally intended for Gazetteer IV was cut before publication.<ref name=naylor>Cut material from [[Gazetteer IV]], as revealed by author [[Ryan Naylor]] in [http://fraternityofshadows.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=206524#p206524 a post in the Cafe de Nuit]</ref>
 
Duke Gundar is featured or mentioned in several [[Ravenloft]] [[novel]]s. In [[Knight of the Black Rose]], Gundar and his son, [[Medraut Gundar]], run afoul of [[Lord Soth]] after Soth cuts his way through Gundarak.<ref>[[Knight of the Black Rose]] p. 265-272</ref> In [[Tapestry of Dark Souls (Novel)]], life under his rule is briefly explored.<ref>[[Tapestry of Dark Souls (Novel)]] p. 100-107</ref>
 
==Atrocities==
In [[canon]], there is little revealed about Duke Gundar's life before stepping into a [[gate]] to [[Ravenloft]]. As [[darklord]], he executed horrible taxes among the downtrodden [[peasant]]s he ruled over, going so far as to tax the gathering of firewood and even the birth of a girl instead of a boy (on the basis of a boy's contributions in labor will be greater than a girl's.) When the peasants tried to rebel, he mercilessly killed the insurrection leaders and put their corpses on display in the orchards of [[Castle Hunadora]]. The fruit given by these trees were so tainted they remain inedible to the [[peasant]]ry to this day.<ref name="Realm of Terror p. 72">[[Realm of Terror]] p.72</ref>
 
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One of Gundar's more specific acts of cruelty was the attempted subversion, [[imprisonment]] and [[torture]] of the traveling [[bard]] troupe [[Morts-Qui-Dancent]] in the year [[641 BC]] or shortly thereafter. Gundar tried to get the bards to serve him as spies, but they refused. As punishment, he called on his son [[Medraut Gundar]] to torture them and curse them with a unique form of [[cursed]] [[undeath]]. They are required to regularly entertain others or face loss of the energy that animates them.<ref>[[Book of Sacrifices]] p. 74</ref>
 
==Stats==
{{netbook-canon}}
[[Chaotic Evil]] [[male]] [[human]] [[Eminent]] [[Nosferatu Vampire]] [[fighter]] 13<ref>[[Book of Secrets]] p. 51 </ref>
 
{{potential-canon}}
[[Neutral Evil]] [[male]] [[human]] [[Eminent]] [[vampire]] Ari6/Ftr10<ref name=naylor></ref>
 
==Chronology==
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* [[251 BC]] - [[False History]] Sometime between this year and [[263 BC]], the Gundarakites, led by [[Nharov Gundar]], settle in the area of the [[Dreadmount]] and [[Tepurich Forest]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 19">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 19</ref>
 
* [[263 BC]] - [[False History]] Sometime between [[251 BC]] and this year, the Gundarakites, led by [[Nharov Gundar]], settle in the area of the [[Dreadmount]] and [[Tepurich Forest]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 19">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 19</ref>
 
* [[425 BC]] - [[False History]] The [[First Unwise Rebellion]] occurs. Minor noble families rise up against the [[Gundar Family|Gundars]] and are crushed.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 19">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 19</ref>
 
* [[437 BC]] - [[False History]] The [[Second Unwise Rebellion]] occurs. Minor noble families rise up against the [[Gundar Family|Gundars]] and are crushed for a second time.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 19">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 19</ref>
 
* [[501 BC]] - [[False History]] The [[Third Unwise Rebellion]] occurs. Minor noble families rise up against the [[Gundar Family|Gundars]] for the third time. The rebellion is crushed and [[Duke Boldizar Gundar]] executes all nobles not related to the Gundars by marriage.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 19">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 19</ref>
 
* {{questionably-canon-small}}[[556 BC]] - Dr. Dominiani accidentally becomes a vampire with a transfusion of cerebral spinal fluid from one of Duke Gundar's vampire brides. Gundar refrains from killing Dr. Dominiani because the doctor is now Gundar's [[thrall]].<ref>[[Feast of Goblyns]] p. 13 gives the derivation of the date. Dr. D. has spent 180 years as a vampire at the time of [[Feast of Goblyns]] ([[736 BC]] according to [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17). [[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 9-10 details how it happened. The date of his transition into [[undeath]] is highly questionable as it predates Gundarak's [[593 BC]] date of formation as a domain. {{Spec|If the date is accurate, then this event is likely [[false history]]. Alternatively, Heinfroth may have undergone the transformation on the [[Prime Material Plane]] or elsewhere prior to the formation of Gundarak.}}</ref>
 
* [[593 BC]] -  The domain of [[Gundarak]] appears.<ref name="Gaz I p.18">[[Gazetteer I]] p.18</ref><ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref><br>
 
* {{netbook-small}}[[641 BC]] - [[Duke Gundar]] tries to force the [[bard]]s of the [[[[Morts-Qui-Dancent]] to serve as his [[spy|spies]]. When they refuse, Duke Gundar calls on his son [[Medraut Gundar]] to torture them and [[curse]] them with a unique form of [[cursed]] [[undeath]]. The bards are required to regularly entertain others or face loss of the energy that animates them.<ref name="Book of Sacrifices p. 74">[[Book of Sacrifices]] p. 74</ref><br>
 
* {{netbook-small}} [[711 BC]] - [[Duke Gundar]]'s men kidnap [[Orinda Nahle]] and [[Perryn Nahle]] from [[Invidia]] and bring them to [[Castle Hunadora]]. Perryn sacrifices his own life to save Orinda, but Orinda is still [[maimed]]. After retrieving and cremating Perryn's corpse, Orinda rides to [[Kartakass]], where she becomes [[Meistersinger of Chord]] and retires from [[adventuring]].<ref>[[Lights in the Fog]], [[Book of Secrets]] p.124-125</ref><br>
 
* [[720 BC]] - In [[Barovia]], [[Lord Soth]] kills all of a [[Vistani Tribe]] except for the [[young]] [[Magda Ilyanova Kulchevich]]. Her life is spared on the condition she act as a [[guide]] for Soth. After traveling through [[Barovia]] and [[Gundarak]], Magda escapes Soth and his sidekick [[Azrael Dak]].<ref name="Heroes of Light p. 92">[[Heroes of Light]] p. 92 </ref> Strahd manipulates Soth into going after Duke Gundar. Soth and Azrael penetrate Castle Hunedora, and Azrael kills [[Medraut Gundar]] as part of an effort to open a portal in the castle's basement. The effort fails.<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose (Novel)">[[Knight of the Black Rose (Novel)]]</ref><br>
 
*[[735 BC]] - [[Akriel]] and Dr. Dominiani begin planning the [[Gundarakite Conspiracy]].<ref name="Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings p. 9-10">[[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 9-10</ref> However, Dr. Dominani is secretly working as an ally of Duke Gundar.<ref name="Feast of Goblyns]] p. 11, 13">[[Feast of Goblyns]] p. 11, 13</ref>
 
* [[736 BC]] - [[The Gundarakite Conspiracy]] is hatched. After his plot is foiled, [[Dr. Dominiani]] betrays Duke Gundar and arranges his [[assassination]].<ref name="Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens p. 62">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p. 62</ref><ref name="Gazetteer I p. 19">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 19</ref> Dominiani becomes the darklord and [[temporal leader]] of Gundarak for the next four years.<ref name="Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens p. 62">[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p. 62</ref>
 
* {{questionably-canon-small}} [[752 BC]] - [[Jaybe]] removes the [[stake]] out of a comatose Duke Gundar at the show of [[Professor Arcanus]]. Assuming Gundar is not [[hunted]] down and [[killed]] by [[adventurer]]s or the authorites, he holds a terrible [[hatred]] for Dr. Dominani and will seek revenge.<ref name="Children of the Night: Werebeasts p. 64-66">[[Children of the Night: Werebeasts]] p.64-66 </ref>
 
 
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Duke Nharov Gundar is the former ruler of Gundarak. The vampire lord resided in Castle Hunadora.[1] He was betrayed by Dr. Daclaud Heinfroth[2], who allowed him to be staked. (It is unclear why Heinfroth and his accomplices did not completely destroy Gundar, but his skeleton was found in Hunadora and sold to Professor Arcanus by Gabrielle Aderre. He was later revived by Jaybe and now walks the land, no longer a darklord.[3] He suffers amnesia due to his time as a skeleton, now roaming the land in a bestial state, with only foggy thoughts of revenge on Dominiani.[4]

Sources

As a darklord who vanished before the Grand Conjunction, details on Gundar are sparse in Ravenloft game products. He was first mentioned in the domain description of Gundarak in Realm of Terror (Black Box Set)[5] Although the reference in Feast of Goblyns to see RoT for information on play[6], no write-up of Gundar appeared in RoT. Duke Gundar plays a role as a background figure behind the conspiracies in Feast of Goblyns.[7] He is revived in Children of the Night: Werebeasts.[3]

Gundar and his the legacy he left behind are discussed in both Gazetteer I and Gazetteer IV. A sidebar on Gundar and his resurrection originally intended for Gazetteer IV was cut before publication.[4]

Duke Gundar is featured or mentioned in several Ravenloft novels. In Knight of the Black Rose, Gundar and his son, Medraut Gundar, run afoul of Lord Soth after Soth cuts his way through Gundarak.[8] In Tapestry of Dark Souls (Novel), life under his rule is briefly explored.[9]

Atrocities

In canon, there is little revealed about Duke Gundar's life before stepping into a gate to Ravenloft. As darklord, he executed horrible taxes among the downtrodden peasants he ruled over, going so far as to tax the gathering of firewood and even the birth of a girl instead of a boy (on the basis of a boy's contributions in labor will be greater than a girl's.) When the peasants tried to rebel, he mercilessly killed the insurrection leaders and put their corpses on display in the orchards of Castle Hunadora. The fruit given by these trees were so tainted they remain inedible to the peasantry to this day.[5]

One of Gundar's more specific acts of cruelty was the attempted subversion, imprisonment and torture of the traveling bard troupe Morts-Qui-Dancent in the year 641 BC or shortly thereafter. Gundar tried to get the bards to serve him as spies, but they refused. As punishment, he called on his son Medraut Gundar to torture them and curse them with a unique form of cursed undeath. They are required to regularly entertain others or face loss of the energy that animates them.[10]

Stats

Chaotic Evil male human Eminent Nosferatu Vampire fighter 13[11]

Neutral Evil male human Eminent vampire Ari6/Ftr10[4]

Chronology

  • 556 BC - Dr. Dominiani accidentally becomes a vampire with a transfusion of cerebral spinal fluid from one of Duke Gundar's vampire brides. Gundar refrains from killing Dr. Dominiani because the doctor is now Gundar's thrall.[13]


References

  1. ↑ Realm of Terrorp.70-71
  2. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens p.62
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Children of the Night: Werebeasts p.64-66
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cut material from Gazetteer IV, as revealed by author Ryan Naylor in a post in the Cafe de Nuit
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Realm of Terror p.72
  6. ↑ Feast of Goblyns p. 11
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Feast of Goblyns p. 11, 13
  8. ↑ Knight of the Black Rose p. 265-272
  9. ↑ Tapestry of Dark Souls (Novel) p. 100-107
  10. ↑ Book of Sacrifices p. 74
  11. ↑ Book of Secrets p. 51
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 Gazetteer I p. 19
  13. ↑ Feast of Goblyns p. 13 gives the derivation of the date. Dr. D. has spent 180 years as a vampire at the time of Feast of Goblyns (736 BC according to Domains of Dread p. 17). Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings p. 9-10 details how it happened. The date of his transition into undeath is highly questionable as it predates Gundarak's 593 BC date of formation as a domain. If the date is accurate, then this event is likely false history. Alternatively, Heinfroth may have undergone the transformation on the Prime Material Plane or elsewhere prior to the formation of Gundarak.
  14. ↑ Gazetteer I p.18
  15. ↑ Domains of Dread p.16
  16. ↑ Book of Sacrifices p. 74
  17. ↑ Lights in the Fog, Book of Secrets p.124-125
  18. ↑ Heroes of Light p. 92
  19. ↑ Knight of the Black Rose (Novel)
  20. ↑ Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings p. 9-10
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens p. 62

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Realm of Terror
Feast of Goblyns Download Now!

Secrets of the Dread Realms - p30
Ravenloft Third Edition - p18
Bleak House:Heroes, Monsters, and Settings - pp9-10
Children of the Night: Werebeasts - pp64-66
Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - p35,62
Feast of Goblyns - pp11-12 Download Now!
Realm of Terror - pp71-72
Heroes of Light - p92


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