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Darklord of [[The Isle]].<ref>[[The House on the Edge of Midnight]]</ref> Blake Ramsay left his home in [[Mordentshire]] in [[387 BC]]<ref>The module says "100 years ago" and was published in 1999, at which time the current game year was 752 BC, so perhaps this should be 652 BC, or perhaps Mordent had a different calendar back then.</ref> and landed on [[The Isle]], which became his domain.  Ramsay is a Lord and Doctor, and was known for experimental surgeries, without anesthesia.
Originally from [[Mordentshire]]<ref name="Dungeon Mag 76 p. 11">[[the House on the Edge of Midnight]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] # 76, p. 11</ref>, Dr. Black Ramsay is now the [[darklord]] of an island in the [[Sea of Sorrows]] simply known as [[The Isle]].<ref>[[The House on the Edge of Midnight]]</ref> He is [[haunted]] by the [[ghost]]s of [[Ramsay Family|his wife and sons]] because he [[murdered]] them in a desperate attempt to save his daughter. She was, and perhaps still is, the only person he believes is worthy of carrying on his work after he dies. This is ironic, given that he seemingly has not aged in the past century.<ref name="Dungeon Mag 76 p. 11">[[the House on the Edge of Midnight]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] # 76, p. 11</ref>
 
==Background==
Blake Ramsay was a [[physician]] and [[surgeon]] originally living Mordentshire. Knowing the [[taboo]] nature of his [[experiment]]al [[surgery|surgeries]] (performed without [[anesthesia]], no less), Dr. Ramsay sought a place of isolation to continue his illicit experiments without worry of the [[law]]. He could escape the scrutiny of the general public, but little did he know he had attracted the attention of [[the Dark Powers]].<ref name="Dungeon Mag 76 p. 11">[[the House on the Edge of Midnight]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] # 76, p. 11</ref>
 
Blake left his home in [[Mordentshire]] in {{questionably-canon-small}}[[387 BC]]<ref>p. 12; Besides occurring before [[Mordent]] even became a [[domain]], this date contradicts what is described on p. 10, where the module says he left "100 years ago". A House on the Edge of Midnight was published in 1999, at which time the current game year was 752 BC, so perhaps this should be 652 BC, or perhaps Mordent had a different calendar back then.</ref>, sailed along the [[Sea of Sorrows, and eventually landed on [[The Isle]]<ref name="Dungeon Mag 76 p. 11">[[the House on the Edge of Midnight]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] # 76, p. 11</ref>
 
 
Over the course of several years, Blake's wife, [[Lady Helen Ramsay]], produced several children, a daughter named [[Liza Ramsay]], and two sons, [[Gregory Ramsay]] (a hunchback with oozing sores), and [[Blake Ramsay, Jr.]] ("feebleminded"). Blake's main purpose for siring children was to create a suitable [[heir]] to his [[research]] into the medical and forbidden sciences. Dr. Ramsay considered his two sons ineligible to carry on his work. Dr. Ramsay decided to pour all of his attention on Liza as his rightful heir and hatefully pushed away the rest of his family.<ref name="Dungeon Mag 76 p. 11">[[the House on the Edge of Midnight]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] # 76, p. 11</ref>
 
At the age of 12, Liza was blown over a rocky cliff by a storm and died from the fall.  After trying to revive her for 14 days, he killed the rest of his family and harvested their organs to revive his favored daughter as a [[Dread Flesh Golem]]. However, he was unable to fully restore that vital spark of life in her. Dr. Ramsay could see it in her [[eye]]s, which has become a center of his [[obsession]].  In addition, Helen, Gregory, and Blake, Jr haunt [[Ramsay's Manor]] as [[ghosts]] to torment their [[killer]] for all eternity.<ref name="Dungeon Mag 76 p. 11">[[the House on the Edge of Midnight]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] # 76, p. 11</ref>
 
==Current Sketch==
Dr. Blake Ramsay is [[obsessed]] with providing his daughter a suitable set of [[eye]]s, even if he must [[murder]] strangers to the Isle to get them. He is physically unimpressive and bound to the manor, but he is all but [[immortal]], able to almost instantaneously shrug off any wound. In addition, he has been granted control over many of the [[:category:Native Monsters of the Isle|native monsters of the Isle]] and a host of supernatural powers.<ref name="p. 25">p. 25</ref>


He had a wife, [[Lady Helen Ramsay]], daughter [[Liza Ramsay]], and two sons, [[Gregory Ramsay]] (a hunchback with oozing sores), and [[Blake Ramsay, Jr.]] ("feebleminded").  At the age of 12, Liza was blown over a rocky cliff by a storm and died from the fall.  After trying to revive her for 14 days, he killed the rest of his family and harvested their organs to revive his favored daughter as a [[Flesh Golem]].  Helen, Gregory, and Blake, Jr haunt Ramsay's Manor as [[ghosts]].


==Stats==
==Stats==
male human [[0-Level Character]]; [[Chaotic Evil]]
male human [[0-Level Character]]; [[Chaotic Evil]]<ref name="p. 25">p. 25</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 19:42, 13 May 2016

Originally from Mordentshire[1], Dr. Black Ramsay is now the darklord of an island in the Sea of Sorrows simply known as The Isle.[2] He is haunted by the ghosts of his wife and sons because he murdered them in a desperate attempt to save his daughter. She was, and perhaps still is, the only person he believes is worthy of carrying on his work after he dies. This is ironic, given that he seemingly has not aged in the past century.[1]

Background

Blake Ramsay was a physician and surgeon originally living Mordentshire. Knowing the taboo nature of his experimental surgeries (performed without anesthesia, no less), Dr. Ramsay sought a place of isolation to continue his illicit experiments without worry of the law. He could escape the scrutiny of the general public, but little did he know he had attracted the attention of the Dark Powers.[1]

Blake left his home in Mordentshire in 387 BC[3], sailed along the [[Sea of Sorrows, and eventually landed on The Isle[1]


Over the course of several years, Blake's wife, Lady Helen Ramsay, produced several children, a daughter named Liza Ramsay, and two sons, Gregory Ramsay (a hunchback with oozing sores), and Blake Ramsay, Jr. ("feebleminded"). Blake's main purpose for siring children was to create a suitable heir to his research into the medical and forbidden sciences. Dr. Ramsay considered his two sons ineligible to carry on his work. Dr. Ramsay decided to pour all of his attention on Liza as his rightful heir and hatefully pushed away the rest of his family.[1]

At the age of 12, Liza was blown over a rocky cliff by a storm and died from the fall. After trying to revive her for 14 days, he killed the rest of his family and harvested their organs to revive his favored daughter as a Dread Flesh Golem. However, he was unable to fully restore that vital spark of life in her. Dr. Ramsay could see it in her eyes, which has become a center of his obsession. In addition, Helen, Gregory, and Blake, Jr haunt Ramsay's Manor as ghosts to torment their killer for all eternity.[1]

Current Sketch

Dr. Blake Ramsay is obsessed with providing his daughter a suitable set of eyes, even if he must murder strangers to the Isle to get them. He is physically unimpressive and bound to the manor, but he is all but immortal, able to almost instantaneously shrug off any wound. In addition, he has been granted control over many of the native monsters of the Isle and a host of supernatural powers.[4]


Stats

male human 0-Level Character; Chaotic Evil[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 the House on the Edge of Midnight, Dungeon Magazine # 76, p. 11
  2. ↑ The House on the Edge of Midnight
  3. ↑ p. 12; Besides occurring before Mordent even became a domain, this date contradicts what is described on p. 10, where the module says he left "100 years ago". A House on the Edge of Midnight was published in 1999, at which time the current game year was 752 BC, so perhaps this should be 652 BC, or perhaps Mordent had a different calendar back then.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 p. 25
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