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==Chronology==
==Chronology==
*[[635 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Mistakenly thinking his wife and another plantation owner are engaging in a tryst, Anton Misroi orders his [[servant]]s to [[drown]] them in [[quicksand]]. Before his wife dies, she [[curse]]s him, causing Misroi to sink as well. He calls out to the powers that be to not let him perish, and [[the Dark Powers]] answer his cry by transforming him into a [[zombie lord]]. After he is chased off his own property into the [[swamp]], Souragne forms as a domain of Ravenloft.<ref name="DoD p.97">[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref>
*{{canon-small}}[[635 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.16">[[Domains of Dread]] p.16</ref> Mistakenly thinking his wife and another plantation owner are engaging in a tryst, Anton Misroi orders his [[servant]]s to [[drown]] them in [[quicksand]]. Before his wife dies, she [[curse]]s him, causing Misroi to sink as well. He calls out to the powers that be to not let him perish, and [[the Dark Powers]] answer his cry by transforming him into a [[zombie lord]]. After he is chased off his own property into the [[swamp]], Souragne forms as a domain of Ravenloft.<ref name="DoD p.97">[[Domains of Dread]] p.97</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[645 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] applies the supernatural knowledge he gained from [[the Maiden of the Swamp]] to become the [[Lord of the Dead]]. He gains fantastic mystical power and appears alive and human once more. However, by infusing himself with supernatural might, Misroi binds his essence to the [[swamp]]. Therefore, he cannot walk on the solid ground of the western half of his domain.<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 87, based upon information from [[Dance of the Dead]] and [[Domains of Dread]] p. 97-98</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[645 BC]] [[Anton Misroi]] applies the supernatural knowledge he gained from [[the Maiden of the Swamp]] to become the [[Lord of the Dead]]. He gains fantastic mystical power and appears alive and human once more. However, by infusing himself with supernatural might, Misroi binds his essence to the [[swamp]]. Therefore, he cannot walk on the solid ground of the western half of his domain.<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 87, based upon information from [[Dance of the Dead]] and [[Domains of Dread]] p. 97-98</ref>
*[[715 BC]] First known sighting of [[Chickenbone]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="RMCI&II p. 95">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 95</ref>
*{{canon-small}}[[715 BC]] First known sighting of [[Chickenbone]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="RMCI&II p. 95">[[Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II]] p. 95</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[732 BC]] [[La Maison Soulombre]] is [[abandoned]] after one of the workers [[murder]]s the [[plantation owner]]. This will become important later as the [[Fraternity of Shadows]] eventually purchases it and uses it as a local [[headquarters]].<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p.25</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[732 BC]] [[La Maison Soulombre]] is [[abandoned]] after one of the workers [[murder]]s the [[plantation owner]]. This will become important later as the [[Fraternity of Shadows]] eventually purchases it and uses it as a local [[headquarters]].<ref>[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p.25</ref>
*[[739 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref>  As a lunar eclipse hangs low overhead, [[adventurer]]s destroy the [[zombie lord]] [[Marcel Tarascon]].<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 39-40</ref>Thus, the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref>
*{{canon-small}}[[739 BC]]<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref>  As a lunar eclipse hangs low overhead, [[adventurer]]s destroy the [[zombie lord]] [[Marcel Tarascon]].<ref>[[Night of the Walking Dead]] p. 39-40</ref>Thus, the [[4th Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad comes to pass]].<ref name="DoD p.17">[[Domains of Dread]] p.17</ref>
*[[760 BC]]{{netbook-small}}'''January''' Upon the suggestion of [[Ambrose Skully]], [[Professor Viktor Hazan]], [[Dr. Anthony Reuland]], and a number of others from the [[Ste. Ronges Cell of the Fraternity of Shadows]] settle down in [[La Maison Soulombre]], a lonely [[plantation]] outside of [[Port d'Elhour]]. Led by Hazan, they begin the hunt for the [[traitor]]ous [[Erik van Rijn]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 5">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 5</ref><br> Later that month, [[Anton Misroi]] calls them to his presence, where they proceed to strike a truce with each other.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 67-69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 67-69</ref>
*{{netbook-small}}[[760 BC]]'''January''' Upon the suggestion of [[Ambrose Skully]], [[Professor Viktor Hazan]], [[Dr. Anthony Reuland]], and a number of others from the [[Ste. Ronges Cell of the Fraternity of Shadows]] settle down in [[La Maison Soulombre]], a lonely [[plantation]] outside of [[Port d'Elhour]]. Led by Hazan, they begin the hunt for the [[traitor]]ous [[Erik van Rijn]] in [[Souragne]].<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 5">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 5</ref><br> Later that month, [[Anton Misroi]] calls them to his presence, where they proceed to strike a truce with each other.<ref name="Souragne Gazetteer p. 67-69">[[Souragne Gazetteer]] p. 67-69</ref>


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Souragne
Culture Level Chivalric (8)
Ecology Full
Climate & Terrain Warm Forests and Swamps
Year Formed 635
Population 3,100
Races (%) Humans (99%), Other (1%)
Languages Souragnien
Religions the Loa for the masses, Church of Ezra for owning class
Government aristocratic elected leader, independent settlements
Ruler(s)
Darklord(s) Lord of the Dead
Nationality Souragnien‎
Analog Antebellum Louisiana of the Southern United States
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Locations in Souragne
Transportation in Souragne
Inhabitants of Souragne
Former Inhabitants of Souragne
Flora of Souragne
Fauna of Souragne
Native Monsters of Souragne

Souragne is a domain based around stereotypical Louisiana voodoo, and as such consists primarily of a vast swamp. The two most important individuals in Souragne are the darklord Anton Misroi, a zombie lord, and Chicken Bone, the most powerful voodan (Ravenloft's equivalent of a houngan) in the swamp.


Biology

Flora

Fauna

Native Horrors

Chronology

Souragne Map By Mordent Cartographic Society
Souragne Map By Mordent Cartographic Society

Souragne is the new headquarters of the Fraternity of Shadows[11]

















References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens p.41
  2. ↑ Domains of Dread p.16
  3. ↑ Domains of Dread p.97
  4. ↑ Souragne Gazetteer p. 87, based upon information from Dance of the Dead and Domains of Dread p. 97-98
  5. ↑ Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix I & II p. 95
  6. ↑ Souragne Gazetteer p.25
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Domains of Dread p.17
  8. ↑ Night of the Walking Dead p. 39-40
  9. ↑ Souragne Gazetteer p. 5
  10. ↑ Souragne Gazetteer p. 67-69
  11. ↑ Souragne Gazetteer - At the FoS Library

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Ravenloft Third Edition
Domains of Dread
Night of the Walking Dead

Secrets of the Dread Realms - p7
Ravenloft Third Edition - pp17,110,172-173
Domains of Dread - pp95-96
Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - pp40-41
Realm of Terror - p84

Ravenloft Third Edition - p173
Domains of Dread - p96
Ravenloft Campaign Setting - poster map
Realm of Terror - poster map
Night of the Walking Dead - p5

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