How Count von Zarovich became the darklord of Barovia was detailed in the novel, I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire. Strahd von Zarovich, a vampire in the original AD&D Ravenloft I6 module 1983, became the first Darklord, both ruler and prisoner of his own personal domain of Barovia. Each domain is tailored to and mystically ruled by a being called a Darklord who is forever trapped and surrounded by magical mists surrounding the domain.

It is an alternate time-space existence known as a pocket dimension or demiplane, called the Demiplane of Dread, which consists of a collection of land pieces called ' domains', brought together by a mysterious force known only as the Dark Powers. Ravenloft is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Swords & Sorcery Studios and Arthaus ( White Wolf Publishing imprints)Īdvanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st and 2nd Editions ĭungeons & Dragons 3rd Ed. Connors, Andrew Cermak, John Mangrum, Andrew Wyatt, et al.

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