Difference between revisions of "Ravenloft: History and Timeline"
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''"Guides us by vanities."''<br> | ''"Guides us by vanities."''<br> | ||
—- T. S. Eliot, "Gerontion" | —- T. S. Eliot, "Gerontion" | ||
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| + | == ''Introduction'' == | ||
| + | The study of Ravenloft's past can prove a | ||
| + | maddening exercise. When a new domain forms in | ||
| + | the Mists, its denizens appear with complete | ||
| + | memories of full lives, and their culture may | ||
| + | record a history that stretches back centuries | ||
| + | before the domain's actual creation. Whether these | ||
| + | "false histories" are real and drawn from other | ||
| + | worlds or entirely fabricated by the Dark Powers is | ||
| + | a matter best left to the philosophers. | ||
Revision as of 23:31, 13 January 2015
Quote
"History has many cunning passages, contrived corridors,"
"And issues, deceives with whispering ambitions,"
"Guides us by vanities."
—- T. S. Eliot, "Gerontion"
Introduction
The study of Ravenloft's past can prove a maddening exercise. When a new domain forms in the Mists, its denizens appear with complete memories of full lives, and their culture may record a history that stretches back centuries before the domain's actual creation. Whether these "false histories" are real and drawn from other worlds or entirely fabricated by the Dark Powers is a matter best left to the philosophers.
