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Since Kalidnay strongly depended on the Dark Sun setting, and 3rd edition Ravenloft was published by Arthaus/White Wolf, this domain was left aside and unused by the new publisher, possibly because using it would have required them to pay the rights to Wizards of the Coast as Arthaus/WW would need to cite Dark Suns and Athas' names, as they could not unbind it from its home scenario (as they did to all the other domains), and possibly because the non-core domains were never explored very much before the end of the line. | Since Kalidnay strongly depended on the Dark Sun setting, and 3rd edition Ravenloft was published by Arthaus/White Wolf, this domain was left aside and unused by the new publisher, possibly because using it would have required them to pay the rights to Wizards of the Coast as Arthaus/WW would need to cite Dark Suns and Athas' names, as they could not unbind it from its home scenario (as they did to all the other domains), and possibly because the non-core domains were never explored very much before the end of the line. | ||
In the 4th Edition version <ref>[[Eye on Dark Sun: Kalidnay]]</ref>, Kalid-Ma remains male and Thakok-An remains | In the 4th Edition version <ref>[[Eye on Dark Sun: Kalidnay]]</ref>, Kalid-Ma remains male and Thakok-An remains female. | ||
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Revision as of 10:41, 15 May 2012
Kalidnay is a domain taken from Athas (Dark Sun setting). It is ruled by the High Priestess Thakok-An, whose defining crime was the sacrifice of her family in order to transform her Sorcerer King, Kalid-Ma, into a dragon. Instead of transforming, the King was put into a deep sleep, and half of the city's population was killed. As soon as this happened, Kalidnay was added to Ravenloft as an Island of Terror. Thakok's curse is having her beloved master at her side, as she wanted, but in a sleeping state, thus never having his favor. Worse, she cannot even try to awake him, because she knows if he awakens, he will probably kill her, or worse!Template:Citation needed
In 4th Edition, Kalidnay exists in ruined form on Athas, and in a populated form in The Grey (Athas's Shadowfell).[1]
Discrepancies
Thakok-An and Kalid-Ma's gender are up for debate as they are two versions of this dark domain's origin. When Kalidnay first appeared in the Forbidden Lore supplement, Thakok-An was a high priest and Kalid-Ma was his Sorceress-Queen. The Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II supplement follows this view[2]. In the Domains of the Dread corebook their genders were swapped: Kalid became a King while Thakok was transformed into a female priestess. The reasons for this change seem to be due to the fact that Dark Sun products refer to Kalid-Ma as a male.[3]
Since Kalidnay strongly depended on the Dark Sun setting, and 3rd edition Ravenloft was published by Arthaus/White Wolf, this domain was left aside and unused by the new publisher, possibly because using it would have required them to pay the rights to Wizards of the Coast as Arthaus/WW would need to cite Dark Suns and Athas' names, as they could not unbind it from its home scenario (as they did to all the other domains), and possibly because the non-core domains were never explored very much before the end of the line.
In the 4th Edition version [4], Kalid-Ma remains male and Thakok-An remains female.
References
- ↑ Eye on Dark Sun: Kalidnay
- ↑ (see page 116 -- the monster Palik's story)
- ↑ Template:Citation-needed
- ↑ Eye on Dark Sun: Kalidnay
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