Some possible workarounds exist, but these involve doctoring the books in the library. (Inspired by the movie Memento and the video game Planescape: Torment.) Some players have experimented with campaigns of rediscovery, where the players have no clue as to their "real" histories but can discover them through investigation. This feature leads some to believe that Darkon is an unsuitable realm for an outsiders-based campaign. In From the Shadows, it is shown that their memories are magically recorded in a book in a library in Avernus. The lost memories return upon leaving the domain. The memories include a whole new life history and victim often adopt gravestones at the local cemeteries as graves of their ancestors. Additionally, they lose all personal desire to leave the country, though some do so anyway out of necessity or circumstance. After spending from one to three months within its borders, anyone not native to Darkon loses all memory of their original homeland, instead believing themselves to have always lived in Darkon. After leaving, Azalin found himself the master of a sprawling domain that reflected his cruelty, his obsession with order, his cunning, and his greatest frustration: the inability to learn new magic.ĭue to Azalin's desire for unswerving loyalty, Darkon has the most obvious and unique curse in Ravenloft. They were experimenting with a few magic spells to help each other escape until eventually Azalin gave up, and wandered into Darkon. After being driven out of his original homeland and finding himself in Ravenloft, Azal'Lan (originally a title meaning simply "Wizard King") was briefly befriended by Strahd von Zarovich, the darklord of Barovia. In a real sense, Darkon's history is Azalin's history. 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. 2 Things, Creatures & Personnages of LegendĪ feudal fantasy nation ruled over by the lich- king Azalin Rex, Darkon is the largest domain in Ravenloft.
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