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Captain Monette resides in the [[lighthouse]] he built, the [[Eye of Midnight]]. He uses it to lure unsuspecting [[sailor]]s to their doom.<ref name=DLp.66>[[Darklords]] p.66</ref>
Captain Monette resides in the [[lighthouse]] he built, the [[Eye of Midnight]]. He uses it to lure unsuspecting [[sailor]]s to their doom.<ref name=DLp.66>[[Darklords]] p.66</ref>
==Background==
Prior to becoming a [[darklord]], Monette captained a privateer vessel called [[Ouragan]]. He was publicly known as stalwart and all but [[fear]]less [[sailor]], but is his crew knew him to be a [[cruel]] and [[violent]] [[abuser]]. The slightest of delays, disagreements, or other "[[transgressions]]" were met by Monette's most brutal of beatings.  Eventually the crew could take no more; they mutinied, and the keelhauled him, flogged him, and threw him overboard. He [[cursed]] them and vowed revenge at all costs.<ref name=DLp.64>[[Darklords]] p.64</ref>
Unknown to Ourangan's crew, Monette did not perish but was drawn into [[the Mists]]. Monette, near death and helpless, he wound up on a small island. There, the [[bat]]s sipped his blood and dined on his flesh, but he would.<ref name=DLp.64>[[Darklords]] p.64</ref>


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 15:01, 19 April 2016

A Werebat, and the darklord of L'ile de la Tempete. His transformations to bat form are tied to the tide.[1]

Captain Monette resides in the lighthouse he built, the Eye of Midnight. He uses it to lure unsuspecting sailors to their doom.[1]

Background

Prior to becoming a darklord, Monette captained a privateer vessel called Ouragan. He was publicly known as stalwart and all but fearless sailor, but is his crew knew him to be a cruel and violent abuser. The slightest of delays, disagreements, or other "transgressions" were met by Monette's most brutal of beatings. Eventually the crew could take no more; they mutinied, and the keelhauled him, flogged him, and threw him overboard. He cursed them and vowed revenge at all costs.[2]

Unknown to Ourangan's crew, Monette did not perish but was drawn into the Mists. Monette, near death and helpless, he wound up on a small island. There, the bats sipped his blood and dined on his flesh, but he would.[2]

Sources

The most complete source for Captain Monette and his island is the Darklords accessory. He is only briefly mentioned in Domains of Dread, his island having moved to the Nocturnal Sea as of 750 BC. Noncanon sources include the Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer (for 3.5 stats and general expansion of his character and the island) and Children of the Night: Darklords (Pathfinder stats and a timeline of his history).

Statistics

2nd Edition

3rd Edition

Pathfinder

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Darklords p.66
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Darklords p.64
  3. ↑ Darklords p.67
  4. ↑ Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer p.306
  5. ↑ Children of the Night: Darklords p.85-86

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Domains of Dread
Darklords

Darklords - p67

Domains of Dread - p78
Darklords - pp64-66


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