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'''Ghastria''' is an [[island]] [[domain]] ruled by a [[darklord]] who is a pastiche of Dorian Gray (see: ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'') with some inspiration from the Marquis De Sade. Ghastria is infested with [[ghasts]], [[ghouls]] and [[carrion crawlers]].<ref name=DLp.79>[[Darklords]] p.79</ref> Although the land is lush with greenery and bountiful harvests, no [[food]] produced here has any flavor whatsoever.<ref name=DLp.77>[[Darklords]] p.77</ref><ref>[[Domains of Dread p.73</ref> {{netbook-small}}The domain is the [[Core|Core]]'s leading producer of [[umbral gray]], an element used in paintings to add a smoky, misty effect but which is also a lethal [[poison]]. The darklord has discovered that by mixing [[carrion crawler venom]] with umbral gray, one eliminates the latter's strong flavour, making it much more useful as a poison.<ref>[[Book of Souls]] p.58</ref> | '''Ghastria''' is an [[island]] [[domain]] ruled by a [[darklord]] who is a pastiche of Dorian Gray (see: ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'') with some inspiration from the Marquis De Sade. Ghastria is infested with [[ghasts]], [[ghouls]] and [[carrion crawlers]].<ref name=DLp.79>[[Darklords]] p.79</ref> Although the land is lush with greenery and bountiful harvests, no [[food]] produced here has any flavor whatsoever.<ref name=DLp.77>[[Darklords]] p.77</ref><ref>[[Domains of Dread]] p.73</ref> {{netbook-small}}The domain is the [[Core|Core]]'s leading producer of [[umbral gray]], an element used in paintings to add a smoky, misty effect but which is also a lethal [[poison]]. The darklord has discovered that by mixing [[carrion crawler venom]] with umbral gray, one eliminates the latter's strong flavour, making it much more useful as a poison.<ref>[[Book of Souls]] p.58</ref> | ||
[[Marquis Stezen D'Polarno]] is the [[darklord]]<ref name=DLp74>[[Darklords]] p.74</ref> and [[ruler]] of the island.<ref name=DLp.79>[[Darklords]] p.79</ref> His [[curse]] is that that he cannot feel any form of emotion (this has the physical effect of leaving him a dull gray in colour) unless he has recently sucked the life out of otheres by showing them his self-portrait. He always plans great things for the time when he regains his emotions, but he lacks the discipline to follow through on them, never getting anything accomplished.<ref name=DLp.77>[[Darklords]] p.77</ref> | [[Marquis Stezen D'Polarno]] is the [[darklord]]<ref name=DLp74>[[Darklords]] p.74</ref> and [[ruler]] of the island.<ref name=DLp.79>[[Darklords]] p.79</ref> His [[curse]] is that that he cannot feel any form of emotion (this has the physical effect of leaving him a dull gray in colour) unless he has recently sucked the life out of otheres by showing them his self-portrait. He always plans great things for the time when he regains his emotions, but he lacks the discipline to follow through on them, never getting anything accomplished.<ref name=DLp.77>[[Darklords]] p.77</ref> | ||
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| Races (%) | Humans,  Kenders (thought to be elves, refugees from Sithicus)[1]
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| Religions | There was once a church of an unspecified religion in East Riding, but it was razed to the ground.[2] |
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| Ruler(s) | Marquis Stezen D'Polarno[3][2] |
| Darklord(s) | Marquis Stezen D'Polarno[4][2] |
| Nationality | Ghastrian |
| Analog | Dorian Gray/Marquis de Sade |
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Ghastria is an island domain ruled by a darklord who is a pastiche of Dorian Gray (see: The Picture of Dorian Gray) with some inspiration from the Marquis De Sade. Ghastria is infested with ghasts, ghouls and carrion crawlers.[3] Although the land is lush with greenery and bountiful harvests, no food produced here has any flavor whatsoever.[2][5] The domain is the Core's leading producer of umbral gray, an element used in paintings to add a smoky, misty effect but which is also a lethal poison. The darklord has discovered that by mixing carrion crawler venom with umbral gray, one eliminates the latter's strong flavour, making it much more useful as a poison.[6]
Marquis Stezen D'Polarno is the darklord[4] and ruler of the island.[3] His curse is that that he cannot feel any form of emotion (this has the physical effect of leaving him a dull gray in colour) unless he has recently sucked the life out of otheres by showing them his self-portrait. He always plans great things for the time when he regains his emotions, but he lacks the discipline to follow through on them, never getting anything accomplished.[2]
Ghastria was at one time a small land in the Core bordering the western edge of Sithicus.[4] However, but by 750 BC it had become an island floating in the Sea of Sorrows.[7]
Ghastria was a domain in the second edition of Ravenloft, and hasn't been translated into the third edition. Ghastria first appeared in the 2-round RPGA tournament "Dance of the Dead" written by James Lowder and Bruce Nesmith.
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