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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
	It is autumn in [[Timeline\|755 BC]], some five years after the Ruination of Darkon ~~that~~ consumed Il-Aluk and desecrated the kingdom into the rogue land now called only Necropolis. Azalin Rex is presumed gone or destroyed. Thousand of Darkonian refugees spill over her borders, some born in the kingdom and others remembering lives that were stolen from them elsewhere. Other casualties include the destruction of the Core’s Mistways connecting outside Clusters, now dormant and silent within the Core.		It is autumn in [[Timeline\|755 BC]], some five years after the Ruination of Darkon which consumed Il-Aluk and desecrated the kingdom into the rogue land now called only Necropolis. Azalin Rex is presumed gone or destroyed. Thousand of Darkonian refugees spill over her borders, some born in the kingdom and others remembering lives that were stolen from them elsewhere. Other casualties include the destruction of the Core’s Mistways connecting outside Clusters, now dormant and silent within the Core.

	Then is the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa to the Mists, those who once lived in either feeling their memories fade as though those two domains mean to slide out of history. Conjoined the night of the Ruination are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now known as simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.		Then is the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa to the Mists, those who once lived in either feeling their memories fade as though those two domains mean to slide out of history. Conjoined the night of the Ruination are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now known as simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.

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	<blockquote>''FOR FOOLS rush in where angels fear to tread.''</blockquote>—Pope, Alexander		<blockquote>''FOR FOOLS rush in where angels fear to tread.''</blockquote>—Pope, Alexander

	~~Imagine, if you will,~~ a world beyond worlds. A demiplane beyond planes. Held fast in some scurrilous pocket ~~of reality’s jaws~~ are realms which cast no light ~~of their own~~, reflecting ~~only shadows~~. Here ~~lie dark~~ castles, ~~desolate~~ landscapes, black clouds ~~which race~~ against the ~~moon—trappings~~, then, of something deep~~, ancient~~, and unquestionably Gothic. Here speak no gods. Here ~~may reign~~ only the potential and subsequent ~~folly~~ of men. ~~Here all men be they~~ hero or villain fear one thing, and fear it ultimately.		Here is a world beyond worlds. A demiplane beyond planes. Held fast in some scurrilous pocket apart from reality are realms which cast no inner light, reflecting nothing save darkness and shadow. Here lay desolate castles, gray landscapes, black clouds racing against the moon—all trappings, then, of something ancient, deep, and unquestionably Gothic. Here speak no gods. Here reigns only the potential and subsequent follies of men. No matter if hero or villain, all men here fear but one thing, and fear it ultimately:

	The ~~Land~~ of ~~the Mists~~. Ravenloft.		The Mists of Death. Ravenloft.

	For some, home.		For some, home.

	Though the true nature ~~of these Realms of Terror~~ is ~~ambiguous~~, there is no question ~~as to~~ how the demiplane formed. Centuries ago the ~~noble~~ general Strahd von Zarovich settled in a land called [[Barovia]] in a castle he had built. In these ~~halls~~ and no other did such horrible events transpire that Barovia ~~was wrestled~~ from the Prime Material to its place ~~now~~ beyond the Misty Border. Strahd, changed, put to pen his ~~version~~ of events in a tome entombed in the ~~very~~ castle ~~that~~ tombs him.		Though the Realms of Terror’s true nature is forever a mystery, there is little question how the demiplane formed. Centuries ago the general Strahd von Zarovich settled in a land his family called [[Barovia]] in a castle he had built. It was in these hall and no other did such horrible events transpire that would wrestle Barovia from the Prime Material to its place beyond the Misty Border. Strahd, changed, put to pen his versions of events in a tome now entombed in the same castle which tombs him.

	A page:		A page:<blockquote>''I AM THE ANCIENT. I AM THE LAND. MY BEGINNINGS ARE LOST IN THE DARKNESS OF THE PAST. I WAS THE WARRIOR, I WAS GOOD AND JUST. I THUNDERED ACROSS THE LAND LIKE THE WRATH OF A JUST GOD, BUT THE WAR YEARS AND THE KILLING YEARS WORE DOWN MY SOUL AS THE WIND WEARS STONE INTO SAND.''
	<blockquote>''I AM THE ANCIENT. I AM THE LAND. MY BEGINNINGS ARE LOST IN THE DARKNESS OF THE PAST. I WAS THE WARRIOR, I WAS GOOD AND JUST. I THUNDERED ACROSS THE LAND LIKE THE WRATH OF A JUST GOD, BUT THE WAR YEARS AND THE KILLING YEARS WORE DOWN MY SOUL AS THE WIND WEARS STONE INTO SAND.''


	''ALL GOODNESS SLIPPED FROM MY LIFE; I FOUND MY YOUTH AND STRENGTH GONE AND ALL I HAD LEFT WAS DEATH. MY ARMY SETTLED INTO THE VALLEY OF BAROVIA AND TOOK POWER OF THE PEOPLE IN THE NAME OF A JUST GOD, BUT WITH NONE OF A GOD’S GRACE OR JUSTICE.''</blockquote>		''ALL GOODNESS SLIPPED FROM MY LIFE; I FOUND MY YOUTH AND STRENGTH GONE AND ALL I HAD LEFT WAS DEATH. MY ARMY SETTLED INTO THE VALLEY OF BAROVIA AND TOOK POWER OF THE PEOPLE IN THE NAME OF A JUST GOD, BUT WITH NONE OF A GOD’S GRACE OR JUSTICE.''</blockquote>
	Another:<blockquote>''THE DEATH SHE SAW IN ME TURNED HER FROM ME. AND SO I CAME TO HATE DEATH, MY DEATH. I MADE A PACT WITH DEATH, A PACT OF BLOOD. SHE FLED FROM ME. I PURSUED HER. SHE FLUNG HERSELF FROM THE WALLS OF RAVENLOFT AND I WATCHED EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED FALL FROM MY GRASP FOREVER.''		Another:<blockquote>''THE DEATH SHE SAW IN MY TURNED HER FROM ME. AND SO I CAME TO HATE DEATH, MY DEATH. I MADE A PACT WITH DEATH, A PACT OF BLOOD. SHE FLED FROM ME. I PURSUED HER. SHE FLUNG HERSELF FROM THE WALLS OF RAVENLOFT AND I WATCHED EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED FALL FROM MY GRASP FOREVER.''


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			''I BECAME AS UNDEAD, FOREVER.''</blockquote>For a while, Barovia was the only land known to the Realms of Terror. Soon, however, others formed from the Mists. Azalin, a lich-king formerly of Oerth, had the second domain of [[Necropolis (Darkon)\|Darkon]]—now, Necropolis—spring up around his person when he left Barovia after spending years as Strahd’s tutor and hateful confidante. In the ensuing centuries other domains have been revealed by the Mists of Death, each holding in their captive a person or people of unrelenting evil.

	~~''I BECAME AS UNDEAD, FOREVER.''</blockquote>For a while, Barovia was the only land known to the Realms of Terror. Soon, however, others stepped from the Mists. Some good and some evil~~, and not all of them men. Azalin, a lich formerly a king of Oerth, created the second domain of [[Necropolis (Darkon)\|Darkon]]—today, Necropolis—after he left Barovia discovering secrets he believed to be truths about the Mists and Strahd’s imprisonment, for he was imprisoned. In the ~~ensuing years other domains have formed, each holding~~ in ~~their captive a person or people of unchanging evil~~.		But they are darklords, and they are not the players in this story.

	~~But they~~ are ~~[[Glossary\|darklords]]~~, ~~and~~ they are ~~not~~ the ~~players~~ of ~~this story~~.		The Realms of Terror are many things, but they are inasmuch host to people who live their lives in the shadow of their rulers and the cosmic drama which surrounds them. Be they farmers, merchants, cobblers or even—yes—adventurers, these people count among them Outlanders who have been brought beyond the Misty Border from the Prime Material. It is with these people, their triumphs and tragedies which twine the great tapestry that is the Core.

	The Realms of Terror are many things, but they are also host to countless folk who live their lives independently of their rulers and the cosmic drama which surrounds them. Be they farmers, merchants, cobblers or even—yes—adventurers, these people count among them Outlanders who have been brought beyond the Misty Border from worlds originating on the Prime Material, led here by the same Mists who trap all. It is with these people and their triumphs or tragedies that we form the fabric of the great tapestry that is the Core.		These stories are never without struggle. Yet this Ravenloft seems to crystallize the greatest good as much as it defends—for a time—the greatest evils.

	~~Their~~ stories are ~~not~~ without struggle. Yet in this Ravenloft seems ~~to seek~~ to crystallize the greatest good ~~inasmuch~~ as it ~~will defend—for~~ a time—the greatest evils.

	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
	It is autumn in [[Timeline\|755 BC]], some five years after the Ruination of Darkon ~~which~~ consumed Il-Aluk~~, desecrating~~ the ~~landscape~~ into the rogue ~~“nation”~~ called Necropolis. Azalin Rex is presumed gone or destroyed. ~~Thousands~~ of Darkonian refugees spill ~~across~~ her borders, some born ~~there~~ and others ~~who now remember~~ lives stolen from elsewhere. ~~Another casualty was~~ the destruction of the Core’s Mistways ~~to any~~ outside Clusters, now dormant and silent.		It is autumn in [[Timeline\|755 BC]], some five years after the Ruination of Darkon that consumed Il-Aluk and desecrated the kingdom into the rogue land now called only Necropolis. Azalin Rex is presumed gone or destroyed. Thousand of Darkonian refugees spill over her borders, some born in the kingdom and others remembering lives that were stolen from them elsewhere. Other casualties include the destruction of the Core’s Mistways connecting outside Clusters, now dormant and silent within the Core.

	~~Curiouser still was~~ the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa ~~into~~ the Mists, those who once lived in either ~~finding~~ their memories ~~fading~~ as though ~~the~~ two domains ~~are sliding~~ out of history. Conjoined the night of the Ruination are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now known as simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.		Then is the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa to the Mists, those who once lived in either feeling their memories fade as though those two domains mean to slide out of history. Conjoined the night of the Ruination are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now known as simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.

	~~There~~ have been ~~few times~~ more precarious in the Core, as from the ~~corpse of~~ Hazlan and Nova Vaasa ~~has sprung~~ [[Cordova]], a vast ~~domain~~ including itself and its northwestern demidomain [[the Tirimisce Lands]]. ~~A country of~~ imperials fighting their ancient ~~enemy~~ in ~~these~~ bog-dwelling pagans, Cordovans have proven to be shrewd ~~and not well understood~~ wildcards in ~~the~~ Eastern Core, advantaging the undeath of Darkon even as they fight legions of matriculated undead ~~seeping past~~ their northern border in the name of their militant ~~[[Law (~~ideoligion~~)\|religion]]~~. The Western Core ~~has fared little~~ better as Falkovnia descends into outright civil war with ~~sections of~~ Richemulot occupied, the Treaty of the Four Towers ~~lying~~ paralyzed by intrigue and ballroom politics.		Few times have been more precarious in the Core, as from the vacuum left by Hazlan and Nova Vaasa springs [[Cordova]], a vast empire including itself and its northwestern demidomain [[the Tirimisce Lands]]. While these imperials focus on fighting their ancient enemies in those bog-dwelling pagans, Cordovans have proven to be shrewd wildcards in this transformed Eastern Core, advantaging the undeath of Darkon even as they must fight legions of matriculated undead at their northern border in the name of their militant ideoligion. The Western Core fares only somewhat better as [[Falkovnia]] descends into outright civil war with northern [[Richemulot]] occupied, the Treaty of the Four Towers paralyzed by intrigue and ballroom politics.

	Peril ~~has reached~~ even old, sinuous Barovia as Count Strahd von Zarovich has shut his borders until an entity ~~named only~~ as “the Stargazer” is found~~, captured,~~ and brought before him at Castle Ravenloft. Meanwhile ~~their~~ old enemies in Borca conspire to advantage both ~~the situation in their~~ east and ~~the brewing call for arms in their~~ west.		Peril reaches even old, sinuous Barovia as Count Strahd von Zarovich has shut his borders until an entity he decries as “the Stargazer” is found and brought before him at Castle Ravenloft. Meanwhile old enemies in Borca conspire to advantage both situations east and west as they find suitable.

	~~Transformed first by~~ the ~~Great~~ Upheaval and now the Ruination of Darkon, the Core barrels toward a collective future ~~which has~~ never ~~before been~~ more uncertain.		With twin apocalypses in the Grand Upheaval and now the Ruination of Darkon, the Core barrels toward a collective future never more uncertain.

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	<blockquote>''FOR FOOLS rush in where angels fear to tread.''</blockquote>—Pope, Alexander		<blockquote>''FOR FOOLS rush in where angels fear to tread.''</blockquote>—Pope, Alexander

	Imagine, if you will, a world beyond worlds. A demiplane beyond planes. Held fast in ~~the jaws of~~ some scurrilous pocket of ~~reality~~ are realms which cast no light of their own, reflecting only ~~shadow~~. Here ~~you will find~~ dark~~, gloomy~~ castles, desolate landscapes, black clouds ~~racing~~ against the ~~moon—all trappings~~ of something deep, ancient, and Gothic. Here speak no gods. Here ~~reigns~~ only the potential and folly of ~~man~~. Here ~~heroes and villains alike~~ fear one thing, and fear it ultimately.		Imagine, if you will, a world beyond worlds. A demiplane beyond planes. Held fast in some scurrilous pocket of reality’s jaws are realms which cast no light of their own, reflecting only shadows. Here lie dark castles, desolate landscapes, black clouds which race against the moon—trappings, then, of something deep, ancient, and unquestionably Gothic. Here speak no gods. Here may reign only the potential and subsequent folly of men. Here all men be they hero or villain fear one thing, and fear it ultimately.

	The Land of the Mists. Ravenloft.		The Land of the Mists. Ravenloft.
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	For some, home.		For some, home.

	~~Despite~~ the ~~ambiguous~~ nature ~~upon which the~~ Realms of Terror ~~reside~~, it is no question how ~~these islands~~ formed. ~~Many centuries~~ ago the noble general Strahd von Zarovich settled in a land called [[Barovia]], in a castle ~~known as Ravenloft~~. ~~Here~~ and no other ~~would~~ such ~~horrid~~ events transpire that Barovia was wrestled from the Prime Material to beyond the Misty Border~~, where it has been ever since~~. Strahd, changed, ~~would~~ put to pen his version in a tome ~~now~~ entombed in the very castle ~~which tombed~~ him.		Though the true nature of these Realms of Terror is ambiguous, there is no question as to how the demiplane formed. Centuries ago the noble general Strahd von Zarovich settled in a land called [[Barovia]] in a castle he had built. In these halls and no other did such horrible events transpire that Barovia was wrestled from the Prime Material to its place now beyond the Misty Border. Strahd, changed, put to pen his version of events in a tome entombed in the very castle that tombs him.

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	''I BECAME AS UNDEAD, FOREVER.''</blockquote>For a while, Barovia was the only land in the Realms of Terror. Soon, however, others stepped from the Mists. Some ~~were~~ good and some ~~were~~ evil, and not all of them ~~were~~ men. Azalin, a lich, ~~would create~~ the second domain of [[Necropolis (Darkon)\|Darkon]]~~—now Necropolis—when~~ he left Barovia ~~after~~ discovering secrets he believed to be truths about the Mists and ~~the nature of~~ Strahd’s imprisonment, for he was imprisoned. In the ~~ensuring~~ years other ~~such~~ domains have formed, each holding captive ~~these~~ people of ~~inexorable~~ evil.		''I BECAME AS UNDEAD, FOREVER.''</blockquote>For a while, Barovia was the only land known to the Realms of Terror. Soon, however, others stepped from the Mists. Some good and some evil, and not all of them men. Azalin, a lich formerly a king of Oerth, created the second domain of [[Necropolis (Darkon)\|Darkon]]—today, Necropolis—after he left Barovia discovering secrets he believed to be truths about the Mists and Strahd’s imprisonment, for he was imprisoned. In the ensuing years other domains have formed, each holding in their captive a person or people of unchanging evil.

	But they are [[Glossary\|darklords]], and they are not the players of this story.		But they are [[Glossary\|darklords]], and they are not the players of this story.

	The Realms of Terror are ~~what they are~~, but they are also ~~home~~ to countless folk ~~each living~~ their lives independently of their rulers or the cosmic drama which ~~orbits~~ them. ~~Some are~~ farmers, merchants, cobblers or even—yes—adventurers, among them Outlanders who have been brought beyond the Misty Border from ~~their original~~ worlds ~~among~~ the Prime Material, led here by the ~~very~~ Mists ~~that today entrap~~ all. It is these people, their triumphs ~~and~~ tragedies~~, which~~ form the fabric in the great tapestry that is the Core.		The Realms of Terror are many things, but they are also host to countless folk who live their lives independently of their rulers and the cosmic drama which surrounds them. Be they farmers, merchants, cobblers or even—yes—adventurers, these people count among them Outlanders who have been brought beyond the Misty Border from worlds originating on the Prime Material, led here by the same Mists who trap all. It is with these people and their triumphs or tragedies that we form the fabric of the great tapestry that is the Core.

	~~The going will be troubled, struggling and rough, but~~ Ravenloft ~~seeks~~ to crystallize the greatest good inasmuch as it ~~harbors the~~ greatest ~~evil~~.		Their stories are not without struggle. Yet in this Ravenloft seems to seek to crystallize the greatest good inasmuch as it will defend—for a time—the greatest evils.

	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
	It is ~~the~~ autumn of [[Timeline\|755 BC]], some five years after [[the ~~Requiem]] that~~ consumed ~~the metropolis~~ Il-Aluk ~~and waylaid the rest of Darkon~~, desecrating it into the rogue “nation” Necropolis. Azalin Rex is presumed gone or destroyed ~~as thousands~~ of Darkonian refugees spill across her borders, some ~~native~~ and others who remember ~~now their true,~~ stolen ~~lives~~ from elsewhere. Another casualty ~~of the Requiem~~ was the destruction of the Core’s ~~connection~~ to any outside Clusters, ~~with all previous Mistways shuttered~~.		It is autumn in [[Timeline\|755 BC]], some five years after the Ruination of Darkon which consumed Il-Aluk, desecrating the landscape into the rogue “nation” called Necropolis. Azalin Rex is presumed gone or destroyed. Thousands of Darkonian refugees spill across her borders, some born there and others who now remember lives stolen from elsewhere. Another casualty was the destruction of the Core’s Mistways to any outside Clusters, now dormant and silent.

	Curiouser still was the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa, ~~with~~ those who once lived in either finding their memories fading, as if the two domains are ~~“sliding~~ out of ~~history”~~. Conjoined ~~also~~ are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now ~~called~~ simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.		Curiouser still was the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa into the Mists, those who once lived in either finding their memories fading as though the two domains are sliding out of history. Conjoined the night of the Ruination are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now known as simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.

	~~It is a~~ precarious ~~time~~ in the Core, as from the ~~corpus~~ of Hazlan and Nova Vaasa has sprung [[Cordova]], a vast domain ~~containing~~ the Tirimisce Lands ~~demidomain; it is a~~ country of ~~ambitious~~ imperials fighting their ancient enemy in ~~the northwestern~~ pagans as well as undead seeping ~~from~~ the ~~carcass of Darkon, worshiping on the altar~~ of their militant [[Law (ideoligion)\|religion]]. The Western Core ~~fares~~ little better, as ~~[[Falknovia]] has descended~~ into outright civil war with sections of [[Richemulot]] occupied as the Treaty of the Four Towers ~~is seemingly~~ paralyzed.		There have been few times more precarious in the Core, as from the corpse of Hazlan and Nova Vaasa has sprung [[Cordova]], a vast domain including itself and its northwestern demidomain [[the Tirimisce Lands]]. A country of imperials fighting their ancient enemy in these bog-dwelling pagans, Cordovans have proven to be shrewd and not well understood wildcards in the Eastern Core, advantaging the undeath of Darkon even as they fight legions of matriculated undead seeping past their northern border in the name of their militant [[Law (ideoligion)\|religion]]. The Western Core has fared little better as Falkovnia descends into outright civil war with sections of Richemulot occupied, the Treaty of the Four Towers lying paralyzed by intrigue and ballroom politics.

	~~Upheaval~~ has reached even old, sinuous Barovia as Count Strahd von Zarovich has ~~closed~~ his borders until an entity ~~he has~~ named only as “the Stargazer” is found, captured, and ~~spirited to~~ him at Castle Ravenloft. Meanwhile old enemies in [[Borca]] conspire to advantage both the situation in their east and the brewing call for arms in their west.		Peril has reached even old, sinuous Barovia as Count Strahd von Zarovich has shut his borders until an entity named only as “the Stargazer” is found, captured, and brought before him at Castle Ravenloft. Meanwhile their old enemies in Borca conspire to advantage both the situation in their east and the brewing call for arms in their west.

	Transformed by the ~~Grand Conjunction~~ and now the ~~Requiem~~, the Core ~~now~~ barrels toward a collective future ~~that~~ has never before been more uncertain.		Transformed first by the Great Upheaval and now the Ruination of Darkon, the Core barrels toward a collective future which has never before been more uncertain.

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	Curiouser still was the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa, with those who once lived in either finding their memories fading, as if the two domains are “sliding out of history”. Conjoined also are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now called simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.		Curiouser still was the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa, with those who once lived in either finding their memories fading, as if the two domains are “sliding out of history”. Conjoined also are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now called simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.

	It is a precarious time in the Core, as from the corpus of Hazlan and Nova Vaasa has sprung [[Cordova]], a vast domain containing the Tirimisce Lands demidomain, a country of ambitious imperials fighting their ancient enemy in the northwestern pagans as well as undead seeping from the carcass of Darkon, worshiping on the altar of their militant religion. The Western Core fares little better, as [[Falknovia]] has descended into outright civil war with sections of [[Richemulot]] occupied as the Treaty of the Four Towers is seemingly paralyzed.		It is a precarious time in the Core, as from the corpus of Hazlan and Nova Vaasa has sprung [[Cordova]], a vast domain containing the Tirimisce Lands demidomain; it is a country of ambitious imperials fighting their ancient enemy in the northwestern pagans as well as undead seeping from the carcass of Darkon, worshiping on the altar of their militant [[Law (ideoligion)\|religion]]. The Western Core fares little better, as [[Falknovia]] has descended into outright civil war with sections of [[Richemulot]] occupied as the Treaty of the Four Towers is seemingly paralyzed.

	Upheaval has reached even old, sinuous Barovia as Count Strahd von Zarovich has closed his borders until an entity he has named only as “the Stargazer” is found, captured, and spirited to him at Castle Ravenloft. Meanwhile old enemies in [[Borca]] conspire to advantage both the situation in their east and the brewing call for arms in their west.		Upheaval has reached even old, sinuous Barovia as Count Strahd von Zarovich has closed his borders until an entity he has named only as “the Stargazer” is found, captured, and spirited to him at Castle Ravenloft. Meanwhile old enemies in [[Borca]] conspire to advantage both the situation in their east and the brewing call for arms in their west.

	Transformed by the Grand Conjunction and now the Requiem, the Core now barrels toward a collective future that has never before been more uncertain.		Transformed by the Grand Conjunction and now the Requiem, the Core now barrels toward a collective future that has never before been more uncertain.

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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
	It is the autumn of [[Timeline\|755 BC]], some five years after [[the Requiem]] that consumed the metropolis Il-Aluk and waylaid the rest of Darkon, desecrating it into the rogue “nation” ~~called~~ Necropolis. Azalin Rex is presumed gone or destroyed as thousands of Darkonian refugees spill across her borders, some native and others who remember now their true, stolen lives from elsewhere. Another casualty of the Requiem was the destruction of the Core’s connection to any outside Clusters, with all previous Mistways shuttered.		It is the autumn of [[Timeline\|755 BC]], some five years after [[the Requiem]] that consumed the metropolis Il-Aluk and waylaid the rest of Darkon, desecrating it into the rogue “nation” Necropolis. Azalin Rex is presumed gone or destroyed as thousands of Darkonian refugees spill across her borders, some native and others who remember now their true, stolen lives from elsewhere. Another casualty of the Requiem was the destruction of the Core’s connection to any outside Clusters, with all previous Mistways shuttered.

	Curiouser still was the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa, with those who once lived in either finding their memories fading, as if the two domains are “sliding out of history”. Conjoined also are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now called simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.		Curiouser still was the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa, with those who once lived in either finding their memories fading, as if the two domains are “sliding out of history”. Conjoined also are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now called simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.

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	Curiouser still was the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa, with those who once lived in either finding their memories fading, as if the two domains are “sliding out of history”. Conjoined also are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now called simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.		Curiouser still was the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa, with those who once lived in either finding their memories fading, as if the two domains are “sliding out of history”. Conjoined also are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now called simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.

	It is a precarious time in the Core, as from the corpus of Hazlan and Nova Vaasa has sprung [[Cordova]], a vast domain containing the Tirimisce Lands demidomain, a country of ambitious imperials fighting their ancient enemy in the northwestern pagans as well as undead seeping from the carcass of Darkon, worshiping on the altar of their militant religion. The Western Core fares little better, as [[Falknovia]] has descended into outright civil war with sections of [[Richemulot]] occupied ~~with~~ the Treaty of the Four Towers ~~left~~ seemingly paralyzed.		It is a precarious time in the Core, as from the corpus of Hazlan and Nova Vaasa has sprung [[Cordova]], a vast domain containing the Tirimisce Lands demidomain, a country of ambitious imperials fighting their ancient enemy in the northwestern pagans as well as undead seeping from the carcass of Darkon, worshiping on the altar of their militant religion. The Western Core fares little better, as [[Falknovia]] has descended into outright civil war with sections of [[Richemulot]] occupied as the Treaty of the Four Towers is seemingly paralyzed.

	Upheaval has reached even old, sinuous Barovia as Count Strahd von Zarovich has closed his borders until an entity he has named only as “the Stargazer” is found, captured, and spirited to him at Castle Ravenloft. Meanwhile old enemies in [[Borca]] conspire to advantage both the situation in their east and the brewing call for arms in their west.		Upheaval has reached even old, sinuous Barovia as Count Strahd von Zarovich has closed his borders until an entity he has named only as “the Stargazer” is found, captured, and spirited to him at Castle Ravenloft. Meanwhile old enemies in [[Borca]] conspire to advantage both the situation in their east and the brewing call for arms in their west.

	Transformed by the Grand Conjunction and now the Requiem, the Core now barrels toward a collective future that has never before been more uncertain.		Transformed by the Grand Conjunction and now the Requiem, the Core now barrels toward a collective future that has never before been more uncertain.

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	Curiouser still was the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa, with those who once lived in either finding their memories fading, as if the two domains are “sliding out of history”. Conjoined also are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now called simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.		Curiouser still was the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa, with those who once lived in either finding their memories fading, as if the two domains are “sliding out of history”. Conjoined also are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now called simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.

	It is a precarious time in the Core, as from the corpus of Hazlan and Nova Vaasa has sprung [[Cordova]], a vast domain containing the Tirimisce Lands demidomain, a country of ambitious imperials fighting their ancient enemy in the northwestern pagans as well as undead seeping from the carcass of Darkon ~~alike~~, worshiping on the altar of their militant religion. The Western Core fares little better, as [[Falknovia]] has descended into outright civil war with sections of [[Richemulot]] occupied with the Treaty of the Four Towers left seemingly paralyzed.		It is a precarious time in the Core, as from the corpus of Hazlan and Nova Vaasa has sprung [[Cordova]], a vast domain containing the Tirimisce Lands demidomain, a country of ambitious imperials fighting their ancient enemy in the northwestern pagans as well as undead seeping from the carcass of Darkon, worshiping on the altar of their militant religion. The Western Core fares little better, as [[Falknovia]] has descended into outright civil war with sections of [[Richemulot]] occupied with the Treaty of the Four Towers left seemingly paralyzed.

	Upheaval has reached even old, sinuous Barovia as Count Strahd von Zarovich has closed his borders until an entity he has named only as “the Stargazer” is found, captured, and spirited to him at Castle Ravenloft. Meanwhile old enemies in [[Borca]] conspire to advantage both the situation in their east and the brewing call for arms in their west.		Upheaval has reached even old, sinuous Barovia as Count Strahd von Zarovich has closed his borders until an entity he has named only as “the Stargazer” is found, captured, and spirited to him at Castle Ravenloft. Meanwhile old enemies in [[Borca]] conspire to advantage both the situation in their east and the brewing call for arms in their west.

	Transformed by the Grand Conjunction and now the Requiem, the Core now barrels toward a collective future that has never before been more uncertain.		Transformed by the Grand Conjunction and now the Requiem, the Core now barrels toward a collective future that has never before been more uncertain.

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	Curiouser still was the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa, with those who once lived in either finding their memories fading, as if the two domains are “sliding out of history”. Conjoined also are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now called simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.		Curiouser still was the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa, with those who once lived in either finding their memories fading, as if the two domains are “sliding out of history”. Conjoined also are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now called simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.

	It is a precarious time in the Core, as from the corpus of Hazlan and Nova Vaasa has sprung [[Cordova]], a vast domain containing the Tirimisce Lands demidomain, a country of ambitious imperials fighting their ancient enemy in the northwestern pagans as well as undead from the carcass of Darkon alike, worshiping on the altar of their militant religion. The Western Core fares little better, as [[Falknovia]] has descended into outright civil war with sections of [[Richemulot]] occupied with the Treaty of the Four Towers left seemingly paralyzed.		It is a precarious time in the Core, as from the corpus of Hazlan and Nova Vaasa has sprung [[Cordova]], a vast domain containing the Tirimisce Lands demidomain, a country of ambitious imperials fighting their ancient enemy in the northwestern pagans as well as undead seeping from the carcass of Darkon alike, worshiping on the altar of their militant religion. The Western Core fares little better, as [[Falknovia]] has descended into outright civil war with sections of [[Richemulot]] occupied with the Treaty of the Four Towers left seemingly paralyzed.

	Upheaval has reached even old, sinuous Barovia as Count Strahd von Zarovich has closed his borders until an entity he has named only as “the Stargazer” is found, captured, and spirited to him at Castle Ravenloft. Meanwhile old enemies in [[Borca]] conspire to advantage both the situation in their east and the brewing call for arms in their west.		Upheaval has reached even old, sinuous Barovia as Count Strahd von Zarovich has closed his borders until an entity he has named only as “the Stargazer” is found, captured, and spirited to him at Castle Ravenloft. Meanwhile old enemies in [[Borca]] conspire to advantage both the situation in their east and the brewing call for arms in their west.

	Transformed by the Grand Conjunction and now the Requiem, the Core now barrels toward a collective future that has never before been more uncertain.		Transformed by the Grand Conjunction and now the Requiem, the Core now barrels toward a collective future that has never before been more uncertain.

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	''I BECAME AS UNDEAD, FOREVER.''</blockquote>For a while, Barovia was the only land in the Realms of Terror. Soon, however, others stepped from the Mists. Some were good and some were evil, and not all of them were men. Azalin, a lich, would create the second domain of ~~Darkon—now~~ Necropolis—when he left Barovia after discovering secrets he believed to be truths about the Mists and the nature of Strahd’s imprisonment, for he was imprisoned. In the ensuring years other such domains have formed, each holding captive these people of inexorable evil.		''I BECAME AS UNDEAD, FOREVER.''</blockquote>For a while, Barovia was the only land in the Realms of Terror. Soon, however, others stepped from the Mists. Some were good and some were evil, and not all of them were men. Azalin, a lich, would create the second domain of [[Necropolis (Darkon)\|Darkon]]—now Necropolis—when he left Barovia after discovering secrets he believed to be truths about the Mists and the nature of Strahd’s imprisonment, for he was imprisoned. In the ensuring years other such domains have formed, each holding captive these people of inexorable evil.

	But they are [[Glossary\|darklords]], and they are not the players of this story.		But they are [[Glossary\|darklords]], and they are not the players of this story.
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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
	It is the autumn of 755 BC, some five years after the Requiem that consumed the metropolis Il-Aluk and waylaid the rest of Darkon, desecrating it into the rogue “nation” called Necropolis. Azalin Rex is presumed gone or destroyed as thousands of Darkonian refugees spill across her borders, some native and others who remember now their true, stolen lives from elsewhere. Another casualty of the Requiem was the destruction of the Core’s connection to any outside Clusters, with all previous Mistways shuttered.		It is the autumn of [[Timeline\|755 BC]], some five years after [[the Requiem]] that consumed the metropolis Il-Aluk and waylaid the rest of Darkon, desecrating it into the rogue “nation” called Necropolis. Azalin Rex is presumed gone or destroyed as thousands of Darkonian refugees spill across her borders, some native and others who remember now their true, stolen lives from elsewhere. Another casualty of the Requiem was the destruction of the Core’s connection to any outside Clusters, with all previous Mistways shuttered.

	Curiouser still was the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa, with those who once lived in either finding their memories fading, as if the two domains are “sliding out of history”. Conjoined also are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now called simply the Veldt, or “the killing fields”.		Curiouser still was the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa, with those who once lived in either finding their memories fading, as if the two domains are “sliding out of history”. Conjoined also are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now called simply [[the Veldt]], or “the killing fields”.

	It is a precarious time in the Core, as from the corpus of Hazlan and Nova Vaasa has sprung Cordova, a vast domain containing the Tirimisce Lands demidomain, a country of ambitious imperials fighting their ancient enemy in the northwestern pagans as well as undead from the carcass of Darkon alike, worshiping on the altar of their militant religion. The Western Core fares little better, as Falknovia has descended into outright civil war with sections of Richemulot occupied with the Treaty of the Four Towers left ~~faltering~~.		It is a precarious time in the Core, as from the corpus of Hazlan and Nova Vaasa has sprung [[Cordova]], a vast domain containing the Tirimisce Lands demidomain, a country of ambitious imperials fighting their ancient enemy in the northwestern pagans as well as undead from the carcass of Darkon alike, worshiping on the altar of their militant religion. The Western Core fares little better, as [[Falknovia]] has descended into outright civil war with sections of [[Richemulot]] occupied with the Treaty of the Four Towers left seemingly paralyzed.

	Upheaval has reached even old, sinuous Barovia as Count Strahd von Zarovich has closed his borders until an entity he has named only as “the Stargazer” is found, captured, and spirited to him at Castle Ravenloft. Meanwhile old enemies in Borca conspire to advantage both the situation in their east and the brewing call for arms in their west.		Upheaval has reached even old, sinuous Barovia as Count Strahd von Zarovich has closed his borders until an entity he has named only as “the Stargazer” is found, captured, and spirited to him at Castle Ravenloft. Meanwhile old enemies in [[Borca]] conspire to advantage both the situation in their east and the brewing call for arms in their west.

	Transformed by the Grand Conjunction and now the Requiem, the Core now barrels toward a collective future that has never before been more uncertain.		Transformed by the Grand Conjunction and now the Requiem, the Core now barrels toward a collective future that has never before been more uncertain.

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	The going will be troubled, struggling and rough, but Ravenloft seeks to crystallize the greatest good inasmuch as it harbors the greatest evil.		The going will be troubled, struggling and rough, but Ravenloft seeks to crystallize the greatest good inasmuch as it harbors the greatest evil.

			== Synopsis ==
			It is the autumn of 755 BC, some five years after the Requiem that consumed the metropolis Il-Aluk and waylaid the rest of Darkon, desecrating it into the rogue “nation” called Necropolis. Azalin Rex is presumed gone or destroyed as thousands of Darkonian refugees spill across her borders, some native and others who remember now their true, stolen lives from elsewhere. Another casualty of the Requiem was the destruction of the Core’s connection to any outside Clusters, with all previous Mistways shuttered.

			Curiouser still was the disappearance of neighbors Hazlan and Nova Vaasa, with those who once lived in either finding their memories fading, as if the two domains are “sliding out of history”. Conjoined also are the former territories of Verbrek and Valachan, now called simply the Veldt, or “the killing fields”.

			It is a precarious time in the Core, as from the corpus of Hazlan and Nova Vaasa has sprung Cordova, a vast domain containing the Tirimisce Lands demidomain, a country of ambitious imperials fighting their ancient enemy in the northwestern pagans as well as undead from the carcass of Darkon alike, worshiping on the altar of their militant religion. The Western Core fares little better, as Falknovia has descended into outright civil war with sections of Richemulot occupied with the Treaty of the Four Towers left faltering.

			Upheaval has reached even old, sinuous Barovia as Count Strahd von Zarovich has closed his borders until an entity he has named only as “the Stargazer” is found, captured, and spirited to him at Castle Ravenloft. Meanwhile old enemies in Borca conspire to advantage both the situation in their east and the brewing call for arms in their west.

			Transformed by the Grand Conjunction and now the Requiem, the Core now barrels toward a collective future that has never before been more uncertain.