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'''Addar''' is a minor [[Darklord]] from the [[Ravenloft]] setting. Originally a proud and haughty [[unicorn]], his arrogance ultimately led to his downfall when it led to his causing the death of an [[elven]] [[paladin]]-princess who was destined to be a great champion for the powers of light, an act that caused him to be swallowed by the Mists of Ravenloft. | '''Addar''' is a minor [[Darklord]] from the [[Ravenloft]] setting. Originally a proud and haughty [[unicorn]], his arrogance ultimately led to his downfall when it led to his causing the death of an [[elven]] [[paladin]]-princess who was destined to be a great champion for the powers of light, an act that caused him to be swallowed by the Mists of Ravenloft. | ||
Addar was first mentioned as the father of the race of [[Shadow Unicorn]]s in the Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium III for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2nd edition. He would receive a full writeup of his own in the [[Books of S]] #5: The Book of Sacrifices, making his status... sort of canon. Whilst he himself is stated as existing in the Shadow Unicorn's 3e update in Denizens of Darkness/Dread, his stats and backstory are technically made. | Addar was first mentioned as the father of the race of [[Shadow Unicorn]]s in the Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium III for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2nd edition. He would receive a full writeup of his own in the [[Books of S]] #5: The Book of Sacrifices, making his status... sort of canon. Whilst he himself is stated as existing in the Shadow Unicorn's 3e update in Denizens of Darkness/Dread, his stats and backstory are technically fan-made. | ||
The only canon lore of Addar is found in the RMC3, where it reads as follows: the material in the subsections below stems from his writeup in the Book of Sacrifices. | |||
"As the [[Vistani]] tell the tale, the nightmare first appeared to the unicorn, Addar, in his dreams. Appealing to his vanity and great sense of self-importance. the nightmare claimed that there was a vast wood desperately in need of protection. Further, she said that all the denizens of that forest would be appropriately thankful and respectful of the unicorn lord were he to become their guardian – and master. Wooed by the nightmare’s dark promises and his own hubris, Addar agreed to make his way to the misty forest where the nightmare waited." | |||
"Out of this dark alliance were born twin foals, the first shadow unicorns. It is here the tales diverge. Some say the twins slew their father, while others insist that Addar is still trapped in his darkly wooded domain, demanding worship from all who pass through his dead forest. Still others claim that the birth of the twins shattered the spell the unicorn had fallen under, and that he wanders his domain to this day driven mad by grief and self-loathing. Only the Land itself knows the truth of the matter." | |||
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Revision as of 23:07, 13 January 2018
Addar is a minor Darklord from the Ravenloft setting. Originally a proud and haughty unicorn, his arrogance ultimately led to his downfall when it led to his causing the death of an elven paladin-princess who was destined to be a great champion for the powers of light, an act that caused him to be swallowed by the Mists of Ravenloft.
Addar was first mentioned as the father of the race of Shadow Unicorns in the Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium III for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition. He would receive a full writeup of his own in the Books of S #5: The Book of Sacrifices, making his status... sort of canon. Whilst he himself is stated as existing in the Shadow Unicorn's 3e update in Denizens of Darkness/Dread, his stats and backstory are technically fan-made.
The only canon lore of Addar is found in the RMC3, where it reads as follows: the material in the subsections below stems from his writeup in the Book of Sacrifices.
"As the Vistani tell the tale, the nightmare first appeared to the unicorn, Addar, in his dreams. Appealing to his vanity and great sense of self-importance. the nightmare claimed that there was a vast wood desperately in need of protection. Further, she said that all the denizens of that forest would be appropriately thankful and respectful of the unicorn lord were he to become their guardian – and master. Wooed by the nightmare’s dark promises and his own hubris, Addar agreed to make his way to the misty forest where the nightmare waited."
"Out of this dark alliance were born twin foals, the first shadow unicorns. It is here the tales diverge. Some say the twins slew their father, while others insist that Addar is still trapped in his darkly wooded domain, demanding worship from all who pass through his dead forest. Still others claim that the birth of the twins shattered the spell the unicorn had fallen under, and that he wanders his domain to this day driven mad by grief and self-loathing. Only the Land itself knows the truth of the matter."