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* [[452 BC]] - '''1839 Forfarian Calendar''': Despite being locked in her [[cell]], [[Brangain ApBlanc]] vanishes without a trace. Tumbling to the truth of her huband's [[evil]] nature, [[Isolt ApBlanc]] confronts [[Tristen ApBlanc|Tristen]]. He ultimately [[murder]]s her, but he manages to cover it up as a suicide.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 131">[[Gazetteer I]] p.131</ref> | * [[452 BC]] - '''1839 Forfarian Calendar''': Despite being locked in her [[cell]], [[Brangain ApBlanc]] vanishes without a trace. Tumbling to the truth of her huband's [[evil]] nature, [[Isolt ApBlanc]] confronts [[Tristen ApBlanc|Tristen]]. He ultimately [[murder]]s her, but he manages to cover it up as a suicide.<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 131">[[Gazetteer I]] p.131</ref> | ||
* [[547 BC]] - '''1934 Forfarian Calendar''': [[The Execution of Andrew | * [[547 BC]] - '''1934 Forfarian Calendar''': [[The Execution of Andrew ApFittle]]. [[Tristen ApBlanc]] wins a bloody civil war for [[Forfar]]. He orders the [[execution]] of the last [[Andrew ApFittle|ApFittle]]. As Tristen claims lordship of [[Forfar]] for himself, [[the Dark Powers]] respond. [[Forlorn]] becomes the second [[domain]] to form in [[Ravenloft]].<ref name="Gazetteer I p. 131">[[Gazetteer I]] p.131</ref> | ||
* 547 BC - [[Strahd]] sends [[Azalin]] to investigate Forlorn, but nothing of value to them is found.<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.73-74</ref> | * 547 BC - [[Strahd]] sends [[Azalin]] to investigate Forlorn, but nothing of value to them is found.<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p.73-74</ref> | ||
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This section contains canon info from officially published sources |
Forlorn is a tiny domain mainly inhabited by goblyns, monstrous slaves created by dark magic. A handful of humans live in the woods and underground, fighting the goblyns. The darklord is a cursed individual named Tristen ApBlanc, vampyre by day, ghost by night, who inhabits a castle caught in temporal flux due to the massive amounts of ethereal resonance created by the ghosts there. Those who enter Castle Tristenoira are subject to time travel to one of three time-lines, each fundamental to the creation of the domain.
As such, Forlorn maintains no ties with any other domain and none of the other lords or lands pay it any heed.
| Forlorn | |
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| Culture Level | Iron Age (3); the ruins in Forlorn indicate a Medieval (7) culture |
| Ecology | Full Ecology |
| Climate & Terrain | Temperate Temperate Forests, Hills, and Plains |
| Year Formed | 547 BC (1,934 by the Forfarian calendar) |
| Population | 2,023 |
| Races (%) | 94% Goblyn, 6% Human |
| Languages | Forfarian |
| Religions | Forfarian druidism |
| Government | Anarchy |
| Ruler(s) | None |
| Darklord(s) | Tristen ApBlanc |
| Nationality | Forfarian |
| Analog | Ireland, Scotland, and Wales |
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Geography
Forlorn is a hilly, mountainous terrain with wooded lowlands. Mounts Arawn and Mathonwy reside at the center of the domain, Arawn in particular permanently enshrouded in a sickly yellow fog.
Weather
Forlorn is almost always overcast, and often raining accompanied by thunder and lightning. In the summer months, the clouds give way to the sun to produce a hot muggy climate, but this doesn't last for long.
Terrain
Muddy, with bogs and marshes dotting the region.
Lakes
The Lake of Red Tears at the northern part of the domain is the source of the Musarde River, and home to Aggie, an undead sea serpent.
Landmarks
Two haunted, mostly abandoned keeps are located at the north and south ends of the domain: Castle Tristenoira and Castle Forfarmax.
Rivers
The Musarde River begins at the northern end of the domain, and Kendall Creek passes through the southern end.
Settlements
There are no permanent settlements in Forlorn proper, but its culture thrives (so to speak) in the hamlet of Forfarmax which resides in the relative safety on the border of Forlorn, in Hazlan. (Note the error in the map on this page, placing the village in Kartakass instead. This map predates [[Gazetteer I], which places it definitively in Hazlan. Gomez, of the MCS says, "the neighbouring village of Forfarmax contained living inhabitants, which ment that the village itself could not possibly be in Forlorn (all the domain's inhabitants are Goblyns). I therefor put the village in Kartakass.")
Druids also maintain a small presence in the domain, in a hidden sanctuary.
Chronology
- 231 BC - (1618 Forfarian Calendar): Tristen ApBlanc tries burning down the sacred grove he's bound to in an effort to escape his curse. It fails, he goes on a rampage, terrorizing the people of Birnam with his wolves as a result. Tristan keeps the stolen possessions for himself. He repeats the process of murdering and looting for the next couple of centuries.[1]
- 426 BC - 1813 Forfarian Calendar: Tristen ApBlanc tricks Isolt ApVay into marrying him by praying upon her sympathies for him as a cursed being. Over the next three years, they would produce three children, Gilan ApBlanc, Morholt ApBlanc, and Brangain ApBlanc[1]
- 439 BC - 1825 Forfarian Calendar': Tristen ApBlanc accidentally kills Gilan ApBlanc when he sends his wolves after the boy's dog Petitcrieu.[2]
- 446 BC - 1833 Forfarian Calendar: Tristen ApBlanc mistakenly murders the sleeping Morholt ApBlanc, intending instead to murder his teacher Duncan ApDuguid.[1]
- 451 BC - 1838 Forfarian Calendar: Tristen ApBlanc puts away Brangain ApBlanc in a hidden cell because of he feared her holy powers.[3]
- 452 BC - 1839 Forfarian Calendar: Despite being locked in her cell, Brangain ApBlanc vanishes without a trace. Tumbling to the truth of her huband's evil nature, Isolt ApBlanc confronts Tristen. He ultimately murders her, but he manages to cover it up as a suicide.[4]
- 547 BC - 1934 Forfarian Calendar: The Execution of Andrew ApFittle. Tristen ApBlanc wins a bloody civil war for Forfar. He orders the execution of the last ApFittle. As Tristen claims lordship of Forfar for himself, the Dark Powers respond. Forlorn becomes the second domain to form in Ravenloft.[4]
- 550 BC - In this approximate year, Forfarian survivors stream over the border from Forlorn to Barovia and end up settling in Immol.[6]
- 622 BC - The goblyns of Forlorn extend and build out the structures of Castle Tristenoira.[7]
- 688 BC - Hoder MacGranin, along with a group of other Forfarian settlers, emerge from the Mists to find the lost (to them) Barony of Forfar. Hoder is inspired by the twin castles of Castle Forfarmax and Castle ApBlanc to establish the hamlet of Forfarmax nearby just across the border.[8]
- 730 BC - According to "S", this is the final year of where "credible" and documented cases of goblyn attacks from beyond the borders of Forlorn occur.[9]
731 BC - Professor Abelhous Nicholsi is scarred by a goblyn in Forlorn.
- 750 BC - Shelaugh commands a force of no less than 46 druids of the Rowan Faction and 20 mercenaries to storm Castle Tristenoira. The majority are horribly massacred, with less than a fourth returning alive. Half of the survivors have gone mad. The Oak Faction assumes more power in Forlorn as a result of this event.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gazetteer I p.130
- ↑ Gazetteer I p.130, based upon Gilan being "12 years old" at the time of death
- ↑ Gazetteer I p.130-131, "one year earlier" than 1839 Forfarian Calendar/452 BC
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gazetteer I p.131
- ↑ Gazetteer I p.73-74
- ↑ Gazetteer I p.18
- ↑ Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I p.74
- ↑ Gazetteer I p. 82
- ↑ Gazetteer I p.74
- ↑ Gazetteer I p.74
Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue
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Ravenloft Third Edition |
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Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp7,50 | |
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Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp8-9 |
