Condensing Ravenloft Part 9: Keening, the City of the Undead, and Lamordia, the Home of the Modern Prometheus

Keening

• Ruled by a banshee named Tristessa.
• Land encompasses Mount Lament, along with a ruined city around the base of the mountain.
• The mountain is a large dungeon, full of tunnels and underground chambers.
• If Tristessa wishes, a wall of wind seals off the domain.
• There are no living creatures in Keening.

NPCs of Keening

Tristessa

• A banshee who was once an evil drow.
• She can sense any living creature in her domain.
• Once lived in the domain of Arak, which disappeared.

Monsters of Keening

• Any undead that do not feed on flesh, such as zombies, wights, ghosts, etc.

(Image taken from The Curse of Frankenstein)

Lamordia

• Ostensibly ruled by Baron von Aubreaker, but is actually ruled by the frankenstein-like monster named Adam.
• Adam dwells on an island off the shore of the mainland called the Isle of Agony, which is feared by the people of Lamordia, often called “The Devil’s Domicile”.
• There is a forest called the Sleeping Beast, where Baron von Aubreaker lives.
• In summer, the waters lower enough during low tide to allow people to walk to the islands.
• In winter, ice connects the islands to the mainland.
• There are two main settlements; Ludendorf and Neufurchtenburd (Population <1,000 each).
• Schloss Mordenheim, the estate of Dr. Mordenheim, lies north of Ludendorf next to the coast. The manor is rumored to be haunted, though Mordenheim himself is tolerated.
• Adam can close the borders with a blizzard.

NPCs of Lamordia

Dr. Mordenheim

• Evil scientist who created Adam, a being sewn together from dead bodies.
• Hates his creation.
• Only tolerated by Lamordians, not hated nor liked.

Adam

• Creation of Dr. Mordenheim.
• Is the true darklord of Lamordia.
• Dwells on the Isle of Agony in secret.
• Is more intelligent than other creatures of his kind.

Althea

• A hideous and evil medusa who dwells on the island called Demise.

Baron von Aubreaker

• Governs Lamordia.
• Takes a third of all which is exported from Lamordia as taxes.
• Lives a life of luxury.

Merilee

• Vampire who appears to be a child.
• Tricks adult victims with her apparent youth and feeds on them.

Monsters of Lamordia

• Giant weasels
• Giant lynxes
• Lycanthropes
• Flesh golems*

*I have never really liked the term “flesh golem” or the rather large proliferation of golems in D&D. In my mind, the golem of Jewish folklore will always be immeasurably more interesting than simply being a man made from some inanimate substance. In my opinion, I’d rename flesh golems to Prometheans, and treat the other golems that aren’t made of clay as variants on living statues. I should probably make a post on golems at some point actually.