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Former servant of [[Duke Gundar]], Daclaud Heinfroth ([[alias]] [[Dr. Dominiani]]) conspired with his master against [[Harkon Lukas]], seducing Harkon's daughter [[Akriel Lukas|Akriel]] to seek out the Crown of Souls.  When that failed due to the intervention of heroes, he betrayed his master in 736, becoming darklord of [[Gundarak]].  After the Grand Conjunction, he was granted his own domain, [[Dominia]], where he currently resides in the his [[Asylum for the Mentally Disturbed]].<ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p. 62</ref>
Former servant of [[Duke Gundar]], Daclaud Heinfroth ([[alias]] [[Dr. Dominiani]]) conspired with his master against [[Harkon Lukas]], seducing Harkon's daughter [[Akriel Lukas|Akriel]] to seek out the [[Crown of Souls]].  When that failed due to the intervention of heroes, he betrayed his master in [[736 BC]], becoming darklord of [[Gundarak]].  After the [[Grand Conjunction]], he was granted his own domain, [[Dominia]], where he currently resides in the his [[Asylum for the Mentally Disturbed]].<ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p. 62</ref>




== History ==
== History ==


In life a gifted alienist seeking a cure for his family's hereditary madness, Heinfroth accidentally became a [[Cerebral Vampire]] after tranfusing himself with the cerebrospinal fluid of one of Gundar's would-be brides. As cerebral vampires cannot make more of their own kind like other vampires can, he holds the secrets to creating more of them.
In life a gifted and highly respected (but secretly [[corrupt]]) [[alienist]] seeking a [[cure[[ for his family's hereditary [[madness]], Heinfroth accidentally became a [[Cerebral Vampire]] after transfusing himself with the cerebrospinal fluid of one of Gundar's would-be [[:category:Vampire Companion|brides]]. Duke Gundar just about destroyed Heinfroth in retaliation. However, Gundar held back his ultimate wrath when he learned that Heinfroth's blunder left the doctor under Gundar's sway.<ref name="Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 9"</ref>[[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 9</ref>


While in the service of [[Gundar]], Heinfroth worked in [[Dominiani's Keep|a fortress]] that also functioned more as an [[asylum]].<ref name="Gaz I p. 36">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 36</ref>
===[[the Gundarakite Conspiracy]]===
In [[735 BC]], Heinfroth conspired with his lover [[Akriel Lukas]] to overthrow [[Harkon Lukas]]<ref name="Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 9-10"</ref>[[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 9-10</ref> and [[Duke Gundar]] and usurp power in their respective domains. To accomplish this task, Heinfroth and Akriel planned to use the [[Crown of Souls]] to create an [[army]] of [[goblyn]]s and provoke a [[war]] between [[Kartakass]] and [[Gundarak]]. According to this [[conspiracy]], Akriel and Heinfroth would use the distraction caused by the war to sneak in and take out Duke Gundar and Harkon Lukas.<ref name="Feast of Goblyns p. 13">[[Feast of Goblyns]] p. 13</ref>
Although Akriel truly loved Daclaud Heinfroth, his love for her was merely a [[deception]] for the true conspiracy with his master, Duke Gundar. After faking Gundar's death, Heinfroth would use Akriel's aid in destroying her father and then kill her in turn. Heinfroth planned to rule Kartakass alone as an ally to Duke Gundar.<ref name="Feast of Goblyns p. 13">[[Feast of Goblyns]] p. 13</ref>
Heinfroth and Akriel hatched their scheme in [[736 BC]]<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 17 n1">[[Domains of Dread p. 17, as described in [[Feast of Goblyns]]. The events of this module fulfilled the [[1st Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad]].</ref> However, their plans came to naught with the destruction of the Grown of Souls<ref>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] (red box) p. 35, Feast of Goblyns p. 92</ref> In [[Gazetteer II]], [["S"]] would refer to this [[failed]] conspiracy as [[the Gundarakite Conspiracy]] several years later.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 94">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 94</ref>
===[[Betrayal]] of Duke Gundar and Rule of Gundarak===
In the wake of the failed Gundarakite Conspiracy, Heinfroth demonstrated he was [[loyal]] to no one. In [[736 BC]], Heinfroth [[abandoned]] his master at a critical moment of Gundar's conflict with some [[adventurer]]s. So enabled, the adventurers dispatched Gundar, leaving Heinfroth as the darklord of Gundarak. Heinfroth ruled that land in a neglectful fashion. He focused more on operating [[Dominiani's Keep|his asylum fortress]] and securing [[victim]]s for his [[experiment]]s than providing any true rulership for the realm he inherited.<ref name="Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 10"</ref>[[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 10</ref>
Heinfroth's rule of Gundarak last for merely four years, ending in the the face of [[the Grand Conjunction]]. Heinforth's myopic focus motivated [[the Dark Powers]] to draw him into [[the Mists]], where he was granted a speck of an [[island of terror]] called [[Dominia]].<ref name="Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 10"</ref>[[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 10</ref> Back in [[the Core]], Gundarak as a separate domain ceased to be, its former lands divided between [[Barovia]] and [[Invidia]].<ref name="Gazetteer IV p. 39">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.39</ref> The authorities of [[Teufeldorf]] eventually changed [[Dominiani's Keep|his former keep]] into a [[military prison]].<ref name="Gaz I p. 36">[[Gazetteer I]] p. 36</ref>
===In Dominia===
Though Dominia was little more than Heinfroth's new [[Asylum for the Mentally Disturbed]] and the ground surrounding it, Heinfroth was largely satisfied with it. With [[the Mists]] bringing in more test subjects, Heinfroth's experiments grew ever more depraved in the years that followed. Some time before [[750 BC]]<ref>[[Bleak House: Homecoming]] p. 3 places the event of the events of [[Bleak House: The Death of Rudolph van Richten]] module in this year.</ref>, [[the Dark Powers]] rewarded Heinfroth's terrible acts by making Dominia a [[Core domain]]<ref name="Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 10"</ref>[[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 10</ref> in the [[Sea of Sorrows]].<ref name="Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 10"</ref>[[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 10</ref>
Heinfroth benefited greatly from the "upgrade" in his domain's status. He invited [[Dr. Piotr Rehner]], an old associate from [[Gundarak]], to join him on [[Dominia]]. There, Rehner proved his dedication by agreeing to [[transformation]] into a cerebral vampire Moreover, Heinfroth gained the service of an able [[Ship's captain|ship captain]], [[Captain Ridg Baykur]] after Heinfroth rescued the [[shipwrecked]] Baykur and made him into a cerebral vampire..<ref name="Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 12"</ref>[[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 12</ref>
[[Madame Radanavich]] and [[Baron Metus]] eventually came to Heinfroth with conspiracy on their minds against [[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]].
As cerebral vampires cannot make more of their own kind like other vampires can, he holds the secrets to creating more of them.<ref name="Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 10"</ref>[[Bleak House: Heroes, Monsters, and Settings]] p. 10</ref>
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Revision as of 17:54, 17 October 2016

Former servant of Duke Gundar, Daclaud Heinfroth (alias Dr. Dominiani) conspired with his master against Harkon Lukas, seducing Harkon's daughter Akriel to seek out the Crown of Souls. When that failed due to the intervention of heroes, he betrayed his master in 736 BC, becoming darklord of Gundarak. After the Grand Conjunction, he was granted his own domain, Dominia, where he currently resides in the his Asylum for the Mentally Disturbed.[1]


History

In life a gifted and highly respected (but secretly corrupt) alienist seeking a [[cure[[ for his family's hereditary madness, Heinfroth accidentally became a Cerebral Vampire after transfusing himself with the cerebrospinal fluid of one of Gundar's would-be brides. Duke Gundar just about destroyed Heinfroth in retaliation. However, Gundar held back his ultimate wrath when he learned that Heinfroth's blunder left the doctor under Gundar's sway.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

While in the service of Gundar, Heinfroth worked in a fortress that also functioned more as an asylum.[2]

the Gundarakite Conspiracy

In 735 BC, Heinfroth conspired with his lover Akriel Lukas to overthrow Harkon LukasCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many and Duke Gundar and usurp power in their respective domains. To accomplish this task, Heinfroth and Akriel planned to use the Crown of Souls to create an army of goblyns and provoke a war between Kartakass and Gundarak. According to this conspiracy, Akriel and Heinfroth would use the distraction caused by the war to sneak in and take out Duke Gundar and Harkon Lukas.[3]

Although Akriel truly loved Daclaud Heinfroth, his love for her was merely a deception for the true conspiracy with his master, Duke Gundar. After faking Gundar's death, Heinfroth would use Akriel's aid in destroying her father and then kill her in turn. Heinfroth planned to rule Kartakass alone as an ally to Duke Gundar.[3]

Heinfroth and Akriel hatched their scheme in 736 BC[4] However, their plans came to naught with the destruction of the Grown of Souls[5] In Gazetteer II, "S" would refer to this failed conspiracy as the Gundarakite Conspiracy several years later.[6]

Betrayal of Duke Gundar and Rule of Gundarak

In the wake of the failed Gundarakite Conspiracy, Heinfroth demonstrated he was loyal to no one. In 736 BC, Heinfroth abandoned his master at a critical moment of Gundar's conflict with some adventurers. So enabled, the adventurers dispatched Gundar, leaving Heinfroth as the darklord of Gundarak. Heinfroth ruled that land in a neglectful fashion. He focused more on operating his asylum fortress and securing victims for his experiments than providing any true rulership for the realm he inherited.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

Heinfroth's rule of Gundarak last for merely four years, ending in the the face of the Grand Conjunction. Heinforth's myopic focus motivated the Dark Powers to draw him into the Mists, where he was granted a speck of an island of terror called Dominia.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many Back in the Core, Gundarak as a separate domain ceased to be, its former lands divided between Barovia and Invidia.[7] The authorities of Teufeldorf eventually changed his former keep into a military prison.[2]

In Dominia

Though Dominia was little more than Heinfroth's new Asylum for the Mentally Disturbed and the ground surrounding it, Heinfroth was largely satisfied with it. With the Mists bringing in more test subjects, Heinfroth's experiments grew ever more depraved in the years that followed. Some time before 750 BC[8], the Dark Powers rewarded Heinfroth's terrible acts by making Dominia a Core domainCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many in the Sea of Sorrows.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

Heinfroth benefited greatly from the "upgrade" in his domain's status. He invited Dr. Piotr Rehner, an old associate from Gundarak, to join him on Dominia. There, Rehner proved his dedication by agreeing to transformation into a cerebral vampire Moreover, Heinfroth gained the service of an able ship captain, Captain Ridg Baykur after Heinfroth rescued the shipwrecked Baykur and made him into a cerebral vampire..Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

Madame Radanavich and Baron Metus eventually came to Heinfroth with conspiracy on their minds against Dr. Rudolph van Richten.


As cerebral vampires cannot make more of their own kind like other vampires can, he holds the secrets to creating more of them.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

References

  1. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens p. 62
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gazetteer I p. 36
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Feast of Goblyns p. 13
  4. ↑ [[Domains of Dread p. 17, as described in Feast of Goblyns. The events of this module fulfilled the 1st Verse of Hyskosa's Hexad.
  5. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens (red box) p. 35, Feast of Goblyns p. 92
  6. ↑ Gazetteer I p. 94
  7. ↑ Gazetteer IV p.39
  8. ↑ Bleak House: Homecoming p. 3 places the event of the events of Bleak House: The Death of Rudolph van Richten module in this year.

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Ravenloft Third Edition
Domains of Dread
Bleak House
Feast of Goblyns Download Now!

Bleak House - Sea of Madness - p54
Feast of Goblyns - front cover, poster, p68 Download Now!

Bleak House:Heroes, Monsters, and Settings - p9
Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - p62
Feast of Goblyns - p11 Download Now!

Ravenloft Third Edition - p138
Domains of Dread - p73
Bleak House:Heroes, Monsters, and Settings - pp9-10, p20
Bleak House:Sea of Madness - p22,p53-55
Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - pp35-36,62-63 Feast of Goblyns - pp11-12,67-69 Download Now!

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