Dardante
Related topics: Count Dardante, Count Dardante (Live Event Character), Count Dardante (Creature)
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Character and Background
- Viamontian Mage, "Chief Thamaturgical Counsellor"[1] to King Varicci di Corcosi II
- Leader (Grand Master) of the Ordina Rossu Morta, until he was disgraced and Count Ranarre put in his place by the King. [2]
- Responsible for the torturing and killing of Eleonora du Bellenesse
- Responsible for the experiments with Jared Kurth and the forging of his sword Heartbreaker[3]
- Experimented with the uses for Shade Iron[4][5]
- Brains behind the break in into Knorr by Master Malsivir [6]
- Continuously experimented with the binding of all kinds of spirits[7], for example with the Bound Falatacot looking for Grael's power source together with Melaverre. [8][9]
- Responsible for the experiments around Grael[10]
- He disappeared during the Toward Ancient Shores patch. There were rumors that he was getting involved with the Raven Hand [11]
- Grael got released, see From the Darkest Depths Teaser Video for a summary of the events leading up to this as seen by Dardante.
- Both the Raven Hand and Dardante tried to summon Grael and get him under their control. Pontifex Maegris of the Raven Hand and Dardante decided indeed to cooperate and initiate a summoning ritual [12][13]
- The summoning of Grael did not go as planned, and both Pontifex Maegris and Dardante's main assistant, Archmage Aigonne, were turned into shadows[14]
- The experiments with Grael having gone awry, Grael became now Dardante's master instead of the other way around and the King saw him as a traitor [15]. Dardante, being corrupted by Grael, was turned into a Shadow.
- His experiments were taken over by one of his field researchers, Count Ranarre[16]
- With the defeat of Grael, Dardante disappeared
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Count Dardante's Notes |
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Appearance Live Events
Commander Jared Kurth Raids
During the April 2006 Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands patch, Jared Kurth was released again by Dardante and attacked different towns.[17][18]
- Dardante appeared after Commander Kurth was killed or disappeared and handed out Dardante's Viamontian Propaganda[19]
Images
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Lore and Dialog
Other Lore and Trivia
Related Items
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Count Dardante's Chest |
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Count Dardante's Desk |
Related Locations
- Count Dardante's Island - location of his villa and Dardante's Keep
- Dardante's Keep - in his villa on his island
- Dardante's Workshop - his "Sanamar Compound"
Related Creatures
- Bound Falatacot - Summoned by Dardante in his Summoning Chamber
References
- ↑ 2006/01 - Reprisals - Count Dardante's Notes
- ↑ 2006/08 - Shattering the Dark - Rollout Article
- ↑ 2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Specimen 1347 Report
- ↑ 2006/02 - A Change in Tactics - Shade Iron#Lore&Dialog
- ↑ 2006/01 - Reprisals - Count Dardante's Notes
- ↑ 2005/11 - Ashes and Dust - Malsivir's Journal
- ↑ 2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Whispering Blade Chapterhouse Access#Lore&Dialog
- ↑ 2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Translated Bound Falatacot Fragment
- ↑ 2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Rossu Morta Chapterhouse Access#Lore&Dialog
- ↑ 2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Translated Elder Spirits Tablet
- ↑ 2006/07 - Toward Ancient Shores - Town Crier Rumors
- ↑ 2006/06 - From the Darkest Depths - Teaser
- ↑ 2006/06 - From the Darkest Depths - Journal of Maegris
- ↑ 2006/06 - From the Darkest Depths - Grael's Summoning Chamber#Lore & Dialog
- ↑ 2006/08 - Shattering the Dark - Town Crier Rumors
- ↑ 2006/08 - Shattering the Dark - Rollout Article
- ↑ 2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - - Reports on Maggies Site
- ↑ 2006/05 - The Price of Loyalty - Letter to the Players
- ↑ 2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Dardante's Viamontian Propaganda