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'''Sithicus''', meaning ''The Land Of Specters'' in the [[Sithican (Language) | Elven tongue]], is unique in being the only domain inhabited primarily by non-humans, in this case elves. Created and formerly ruled by the [[Death Knight]] [[Lord Soth]] before his disappearance, Sithicus is now officially the kingdom of the [[werebadger]] [[Azrael Dak]], who is far more interested in the fates of his subjects than Soth was. Other than elves, the sentient races inhabiting Sithicus include a few small pockets of humans, and several tribes of tortured, tormented [[Vampiric Kender| Vampire kender]], who are usually mistaken for [halflings?]. The Darklord of Sithicus is a [[half-Vistani]]/half-shadow woman by the name of [[Inza Kulchevich]], daughter of [[Magda Ilyanova Kulchevich]].
'''Sithicus''', meaning ''The Land Of Specters'' in the [[Sithican (Language) | Elven tongue]], is unique in being the only domain inhabited primarily by non-humans, in this case elves. Created and formerly ruled by the [[Death Knight]] [[Lord Soth]] before his disappearance, Sithicus is now officially the kingdom of the [[werebadger]] [[Azrael Dak]], who is far more interested in the fates of his subjects than Soth was. Other than elves, the sentient races inhabiting Sithicus include a few small pockets of humans, and several tribes of tortured, tormented [[Vampiric Kender| Vampire kender]], who are usually mistaken for [halflings?]. The Darklord of Sithicus is a [[half-Vistani]]/half-shadow woman by the name of [[Inza Kulchevich]], daughter of [[Magda Ilyanova Kulchevich]].


===Villages===
===Communities===
*[[Har-Thelen]]
*[[Hroth]]
*[[Hroth]]
*[[Kendralind]]
*[[Mal-Erek]]
*[[Sorrow (Internment Camp)]]


[[File:Sithicus.png|thumb|Sithicus map by the [[MCS]].  ''Note: Since this fan-made map predates 3rd Edition Ravenloft, there are some inconsistencies with the more recent maps.'']]
[[File:Sithicus.png|thumb|Sithicus map by the [[MCS]].  ''Note: Since this fan-made map predates 3rd Edition Ravenloft, there are some inconsistencies with the more recent maps.'']]
==Chronology==
*[[720 BC]] '''Early Spring''' Lord Soth is transported to [[Barovia]] while torturing his [[traitorous]] [[steward]], [[Caradoc]] for the location of [[Kitiara]]'s [[soul]]. Caradoc gives him the slip in [[the Mists]].<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p. 53-55 n1">Knight of the Black Rose p. 53-55. [[Domains of Dread]] p. 17 assigns 720 BC as the year for the events in this novel.</ref>
*[[720 BC]] '''March''' - Lord Soth and Azrael Dak catch up with the [[traitor]]ous [[Caradoc]] along the border between [[Gundarak]] and Barovia. Soth [[torture]]s and ultimately [[murder]]s. However, Soth fails notice the oncoming Mist that claimed him.<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p. 299-304">Knight of the Black Rose p. 299-304</ref> Subsequently, Soth is given one final chance of redemption, and [[Soth Fails His Final Test|he fails it]].  Sithicus forms, and Lord Soth is its darklord.<ref name="Knight of the Black Rose p. 309">Knight of the Black Rose p. 309</ref>
*720 BC - 740 BC - Bloody [[civil war]] wages between the [[wild elves]] of Sithicus and the forces of Soth.<ref name="Gaz IV p.113">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.113</ref>
*[[722 BC]] - [[The Wanderers]], a patchwork group of [[Vistani]] from several different tribes, is formed in [[Gundarak]] by [[Magda Kulchevich]].
*[[736 BC]] - [[Inza Kulchevich]], future darklord successor to Lord Soth, is born in [[Gundarak]] the very same hour [[Duke Gundar]] is [[assassinated]]. A horrible, almost vengeful [[storm]] rocks Gundarak, and it may somehow warp Inza's [[soul]].<ref name="Gaz IV p.156">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.156</ref>
*[[738 BC]] - [[The Wanderers]] unwittingly stumble into [[Sithicus]], where [[Lord Soth]] subsequently traps them.<ref name="Gaz IV p.113">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.113</ref>
*[[740 BC]] - [[the Grand Conjunction]] occurs. By this time, Soth has disappeared from the public eye, thought by some to be [[deceased]]. In truth, he has immersed himself in the fantasies of the [[Memory Mirrors]].<ref name="Gaz IV p.113">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.113</ref>
*[[740 BC]] - Previously dismissed as merely a [[legend]] before this approximate year, a string of [[corpse]]s with the bottoms of their [[feet]] sliced off makes the Sithicans reconsider the existence of [[the Bloody Cobbler]].<ref name="Land of Spectres p. 67">[[Land of Spectres]], [[Dragon #258]] (April 1999), p. 67</ref>
*[[743 BC]] '''Early Year''' - With the exception of the white [[flower]]s in [[the Iron Hills]], all the flowers in Sithicus blacken.<ref name="Gaz IV p.113">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.113</ref>
*[[744 BC]] - [[Krellantha]] perishes while trying to harvest the [[Sithican Color-Changing Rose|special rose petals]] from some [[thornslinger]] [[plant]]s.<ref> She dies in [[When Black Roses Bloom]] (p. 23); [[Domains of Dread]] (p. 17) puts the events of that module in [[744 BC]].</ref>
*743 BC '''Spring''' - Azrael Dak effectively [[ruler|rules]] Sithicus.<ref name="Gaz IV p.113">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.113</ref>
*[[745 BC]] - Azrael Dak loses [[Azrael's Axe|his axe]] in the [[Veidrava Salt Mines]].<ref name="Land of Spectres p. 66">Land of Spectres, Dragon #258 (April 1999), p. 66</ref> (However, by [[758 BC]] he carries it once again.)<ref name="Gaz IV p.152">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.152</ref>
8[[753 bc]] - ([[Dread Possiblity]]) Reports of a [[mysterious]] but benevolent figure known as [[the Blessed Knight]] begin to emerge.<ref name="Gaz IV p.122">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.122</ref>
*[[758 BC]] '''Autumn''' - [["S"]] travels through [[Sithicus]].<ref name="Gaz IV p.129-130">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.129-130</ref> She meets [[Nabon]] and [[the Wanderers]] and learns the story of the [[Lake of Sounds]]. She hires a "haggard looking" [[Vistani]] to lead her out of the domain<ref name="Gaz IV p.129-130">[[Gazetteer IV]] p.129-130</ref> Unknown to her, he is one of the [[Tribe of Hyskosa]].




Revision as of 20:08, 9 August 2016

Sithicus
Culture Level Medieval (8), Stone Age (1) for wild elves[1]
Ecology Full[1]
Climate & Terrain Temperate forests, hills[1]
Year Formed 720 BC[2][3][1]
Population 4,300[1]
Races (%) 96% elves, 2% half-elves, 1% humans, 1% other[1]
Languages Sithican*, Vaasi, Balok, Mordentish[1]
Religions Church of Ezra, Church of Hala[1]
Government Despotic monarch and aristocracy[1]
Ruler(s) Azrael Dak[1] (Formerly: Lord Soth[4])
Darklord(s) Inza Kulchevich[1] (Formerly: Lord Soth[5])
Nationality Sithican
Analog Krynn[4]
Related Categories
Locations in Sithicus
Transportation in Sithicus
Inhabitants of Sithicus
Former Inhabitants of Sithicus
Flora of Sithicus
Fauna of Sithicus
Native Monsters of Sithicus

Sithicus, meaning The Land Of Specters in the Elven tongue, is unique in being the only domain inhabited primarily by non-humans, in this case elves. Created and formerly ruled by the Death Knight Lord Soth before his disappearance, Sithicus is now officially the kingdom of the werebadger Azrael Dak, who is far more interested in the fates of his subjects than Soth was. Other than elves, the sentient races inhabiting Sithicus include a few small pockets of humans, and several tribes of tortured, tormented Vampire kender, who are usually mistaken for [halflings?]. The Darklord of Sithicus is a half-Vistani/half-shadow woman by the name of Inza Kulchevich, daughter of Magda Ilyanova Kulchevich.

Communities

Sithicus map by the MCS. Note: Since this fan-made map predates 3rd Edition Ravenloft, there are some inconsistencies with the more recent maps.

Chronology

  • 720 BC March - Lord Soth and Azrael Dak catch up with the traitorous Caradoc along the border between Gundarak and Barovia. Soth tortures and ultimately murders. However, Soth fails notice the oncoming Mist that claimed him.[7] Subsequently, Soth is given one final chance of redemption, and he fails it. Sithicus forms, and Lord Soth is its darklord.[8]


  • 743 BC Spring - Azrael Dak effectively rules Sithicus.[9]

8753 bc - (Dread Possiblity) Reports of a mysterious but benevolent figure known as the Blessed Knight begin to emerge.[15]

This page incorporates content from the inactive Mordent Cartographic Society. Used with their express permission.

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Gazetteer IV p.107
  2. ↑ Ravenloft Third Edition p.17
  3. ↑ Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.19
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Domains of Dread p. 50
  5. ↑ Domains of Dread p. 51
  6. ↑ Knight of the Black Rose p. 53-55. Domains of Dread p. 17 assigns 720 BC as the year for the events in this novel.
  7. ↑ Knight of the Black Rose p. 299-304
  8. ↑ Knight of the Black Rose p. 309
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Gazetteer IV p.113
  10. ↑ Gazetteer IV p.156
  11. ↑ Land of Spectres, Dragon #258 (April 1999), p. 67
  12. ↑ She dies in When Black Roses Bloom (p. 23); Domains of Dread (p. 17) puts the events of that module in 744 BC.
  13. ↑ Land of Spectres, Dragon #258 (April 1999), p. 66
  14. ↑ Gazetteer IV p.152
  15. ↑ Gazetteer IV p.122
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Gazetteer IV p.129-130

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Ravenloft Third Edition
Domains of Dread
When Black Roses Bloom

Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp7,49-51
Ravenloft Third Edition - pp14-18,32,139-140
Domains of Dread - pp49-50
Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - pp30-31
When Black Roses Bloom - throughout
Tales of Ravenloft:The Rigor of the Game - pp175-188
Realm of Terror - pp78-79

Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp8-9
Ravenloft Third Edition - inside cover
Domains of Dread - pp42-43
When Black Roses Bloom - Inside Cover
Ravenloft Campaign Setting - poster map
Realm of Terror - poster map

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