Captain Raoul Dumont

Overview

Raoul Dumont is a character and major antagonist from the Ravenloft product line novel Dance of the Dead. In that book he was the former captain of La Demoiselle du Musarde (also known as the River Dancer). Prior to the events of the book, he murdered his debtor Aubrey Helson and took his daughter Larissa Snowmane as payment. He raised her as his own ward and raised her to be a dancer and actor on his ship. Beyond the secret murder of Larissa's father, Captain Dumont was also a slaver; he magically bound several enchanted creatures to power his boat. Dumont also conspired with Alondrin to murder the crew of the River Dancer and reanimate them as zombies.

Larissa eventually discovered Dumont's misdeeds and fled into the swamps of Souragne with the help of Willen. She would later returned empowered with magics given to her by both the Maiden of the Swamp and the Lord of the Dead. Along with Alondrin and his zombies, Dumont met his end at the hands of Larissa and her Dance of the Dead.

Biography

Originally from Richemulot, Captain Raoul Dumont was the original proprietor of La Demoiselle du Musarde, a ship he promoted as a floating , gambling hall, and theater. As a wizard of considerable skill, he enchanted the boat with various magic effects, including various protections and wards. Part of the boat's magic depended upon magic phrases and songs being repeated over and over in the form of the musical play known as the Pirate's Pleasure, also written by Dumont. Ostensibly a simple performance by its cast, the music of the Pirate's Pleasure played a key role in keep together the magic that powered Le Demoiselle. It is for this reason that the only music allowed on board was the music of the Pirate's Pleasure and only then sung by the player's cast.

Dumont employed a number of other secret methods to keep his business a success. This other methods were much more despicable, as Dumont was secretly a slaver. He kept a collection of magical beings hidden inside the livestock cart of his ship, forcing them to use their various to help Dumont with his business. Furthermore,