The Dark Powers control the Demiplane of Dread.
#DARKON RAVENLOFT FREE#
Both once dwelled on Oerth Easan is from a small elven kingdom on the borders of the Empire of Iuz (probably Highfolk), while Ahmi Vanjuko was born in the Free City of Greyhawk, but is now imprisoned in the body of a mechanical golem.
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The two most important individuals in Souragne are the darklord (a Zombie Lord) and Chicken Bone, the most powerful houngan (practitioner of voodoo) in the swamp. Souragne is a domain based around stereotypical Louisiana voodoo, and as such consists primarily of a vast swamp.Dragon #378 and Dungeon #170 place Kas in this domain. Monadhan is a Domain of Dread that has become the abode of traitors of all sorts, the Mists pulling them in from across the worlds, ruled by an ancient undead dragon.The people of the domain of Gundarak once held a distorted version of Nerull (who they call Erlin) as their primary deity, though since that domain was conquered by Strahd of Barovia, they have begun to embrace the faith of a benevolent deity called the Morninglord instead.
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Politically, Darkon is stable but not very influential, with its various nobles kept in check by Azalin's machinations. Physically, it takes up the northern third of the main continent, the Core, and its population easily exceeds that of any other single domain. Darkon is a feudal nation ruled over by the lich-king Azalin Rex, Darkon is the largest domain in Ravenloft.Cavitius is named after Citadel Cavitius. It is separated from the neighboring realm of Tovag by the Burning Peaks mountain range. Cavitius is a realm of deserts, volcanic ash, and eternal twilight that drains the life from those who enter. Cavitius was the domain of the demigod Vecna, who has now escaped from the demiplane.Spells that permit travel between planes of existence normally do not suffice to allow escape from the Demiplane of Dread.Ī portal leading to Ravenloft exists beneath Castle Greyhawk, given the designation P824 in Greyhawk Ruins.įeatures Domains with Greyhawk connections This plot device allows for short excursions to Ravenloft or entire campaigns involving non-native characters. It can be very difficult or impossible for them to find their ways back home. The Mists sometimes take innocent characters from other worlds as well. Each darklord's desires and motivations differ some desire love, others hunger for glorious victory, or one might envy the defeat and humiliation of their enemies like another rival darklord.
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Within their domains, the darklords are forever tormented by the objects of their desire (often the objects they committed their crimes to achieve), which the Dark Powers dangle before them like the fruits of Tantalus.
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The darklords are taken from their home worlds (some of them are from Oerth) by mysterious Mists and imprisoned within the borders of their domains and cannot escape by any means, although most can seal their domain borders with a thought. Each domain is mystically ruled by a being called a "darklord", which is a person or monster who has committed an act or acts of evil so foul as to attract special attention from the Dark Powers. The Demiplane of Dread, a demiplane in the Deep Ethereal Plane, consists of a collection of land pieces called "domains" brought together by a mysterious force known only as "The Dark Powers".