Praesidius Yakov Dilisnya

Yakov Dilisnya and his sister Oleska Dilisnya were born to Lev Dilisnya and Elena Almeida in northern Mordent in 641 BC and grew up there on the Dilisnya Estate. He was the brother of Stepan Dilisnya, the half-brother of Camille Dilisnya and Richtor Dilisnya, and the uncle of Anton Boritsi, Ivana Boritsi and Sulo Boritsi. He was also the uncle of Clifford Dilisnya and Virginia Dilisnya and the great aunt of Michael Ratcliff and Winifred Ratcliff, all werewolves. In 666 BC, Yakov suffered a horseback riding accident that left him fevered and delirious for five days. Upon recovering his wits, Yakov proceeded to pen the First Book of Ezra. Over the next few years he displayed increasingly miraculous powers. He gained few followers however, at least until he left Mordent for Borca in 684 BC. Camille was the ruler of the recently formed domain and he convinced her to help finance the construction of the Great Cathedral. In 698 BC, the Dilisnya family gathered for the funeral of Camille's fourth husband, Oleh Fortich. Camille was persuaded that her family had been conspiring to kill her. She proceeded to poison to death the nigh entirety of her branch of the Dilisnyas, Yakov included. She subsequently raised a statue before the Great Cathedral in honour of the memory of the founder and first praesidius of the Church of Ezra.

Timeline

• 666 BC: Yakov Dilisnya pens the First Book of Ezra.
• 684 BC: Yakov moves to Borca, and convinces Camille Dilisnya to support the Church of Ezra.
• 695 BC: First services in the unfinished Great Cathedral of Levkarest.
• 698 BC: Camille kills Yakov; the first schism starts.

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

		Ravenloft Third Edition
		Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume IV -p16 Ravenloft Third Edition - pp14,17