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She was from Goldenfields in Faerun, and we were sort of playing that as a midwest type of area. I figured the domain would be both tied to her and her homeland -- corn fields, cats (She had a thing for cats), and chapels of ruinous faith (She was also a divine soul sorcerer). This got me thinking... This may not just be an island. If it came into existence, it could attach itself north of Souragne -- this domain would be the Iowa to Souragne's Louisiana. Then I got thinking, the Core was based on Europe. What if there was a large cluster of domains based on the Americas?
Note: These are based off a lot of cultures. If anything is offensive, ignorant, or disrespectful, please tell me.
-A Midwestern children of the corn-type domain. This would have been the domain of the Divine Soul Sorcerer if she went fully evil, so as it is it stands without a Darklord XD. I'm thinking it's gonna be big on the chapels, monsters hidden in the crop fields, and scarecrows animating.
-A domain based off the Wendigo. I guess it'd be somewhat similar to Vorostokov with aspects in line with Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. The story of the darklord revolves around him being shunned by his community, and being forced to live by himself alone during a harsh blizzard. He starves, cannibalizes others, and eventually dies spiteful and bitter, only to rise as a Wendigo with the power to control the weather. The domain is locked into a constant blistering winter and the darklord wants the people of the land to suffer and be forced to do horrible things to survive just as he had to.
-A domain based off la Llorona. Like Keening, just more than a single mountain. I want it to be themed off Mexico, including the view of death surround the Day of the Dead. The people of the land celebrate and revere their ancestors, and the darklord may be a spirit whose family has CHOSEN to forget her. The people of the land know that to see a ghost outside of what would be a normal place or time is bad luck, and the people also know to never whistle or sing while travelling out of town, lest they attract the ghost. (I wanted to avoid the dead children theme tied to the original story and tied to Tristessa)
-A domain based on the Wild West. Dusty lands, cowboys riding the land, and the dead walking regularly. The darklord can be a possible cattle baron or mayor of the domain's biggest town, seeking material wealth and power at the cost of their humanity and their people's wellbeing. A big theme can be undead cowboys (There's... a lot of art about that), undertakers, crows and ravens, and the fact that because the Wild West was a really diverse setting, it could be a sort of crossing between different domains outside of the cluster.
-A domain based on the Rocky Mountains, full of mountain men and fur-trappers who bring in good trade. The darklord I'm imagining is a trapper who came across magical animals who saved him from a bear. However, he was poor and struggling to feed his family, and he slew and skinned the enchanted animals for the amazing price they would fetch. This drew him into the mists, and he is cursed as a loup garou or other form of Werecreature where he can shapechange into whatever animal whose fur he is wearing. If its involuntary, he can be trying to cut down the trees excessively and burning the land to wage war on animals as a human, and conversely be trying to kill mountaineers and families as an animal -- even if they're innocent.
-Don't take this one seriously, but a domain of swamps similar to Souragne. Its darklord is a devil who used to be a consummate deal-maker and soul-collector. In his arrogance he challenged a bard to a fiddle contest for his soul... and lost. It was his first loss, and he took it so poorly he murdered the bard, breaking both Asmodeus' rule for devils and bringing him into the domain. He now makes deals to try to get out of the Mists and try to get back to Hell, but his deals no matter how intricate and well-worded they are never turn out well for him for some reason or another.
Soo these aren't alot, and that's because I'm really not familiar with a lot of folk tales in America. Also, I should note, these are mostly taken from things around the USA. If you have any more ideas, North America or South America, shoot! I figured a cluster as expansive as the Core would be fun!