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Graefmotte is one of the [[Shadowfell domain]]s detailed in the [[4th Edition]] era of [[online]] [[Dragon Magazine]] (#375). As such, it is a domain existing with the Shadowfell and not directly connected to the canon of the [[Demiplane of Dread]] as it existed in [[2nd Edition]] and [[3rd Edition]].<br />
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==Introduction==<br />
The formation of Graefmotte occurred in the context of the [[demon]] [[invasion]] that felled [[Nerath]] in the [[Points of Light]] implied setting for [[4th Edition]]. Lord Durven Graef, the future [[darklord]] of Graefmotte the domain, was a noble lord of a stretch of Nerath's [[frontier]]. Graefmotte's [[coward]]ice made him [[disloyal]] to the crown, forbidding his son, [[Geoffrey Graef]], to leave for [[war]] against the gnolls. Repeated arguments eventually escalated to physical fisticuffs, ending with the felling of Geoffrey. Driven [[mad]] by the experience, Darven's neglect let gnoll [[invader]]s break in and overwhelm the Village of Graefmotte. When Darven gathered his forces, the gnolls were driven away, but he was mortally wounded. [[the Mists]] came in and took Darven Graef and his people to [[the Shadowfell]].<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 63-64">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 63-64</ref><br />
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Graefmotte exists as an echo of the decimated and empty [[ruin]]s of its equivalent in the material plane. Unlike the original Graefmotte, the Shadowfell Domain has several generations living within its bleak confines.<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 70</ref><br />
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==Biology==<br />
Resources are short in Graefmotte, domesticated [[animal]]s nonexistent, and even [[fauna|wildlife]] few and far between, having been nearly driven to extinction by [[starving]] townspeople. In addition to [[undead]], [[gnolls]] and other savage [[humanoid]]s stalk the dark recesses looking for [[prey]], as do degenerate [[human]]s who have turned to [[cannibalism]].<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 68-70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 68-70</ref><br />
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==Geography== <br />
Two great [[peak]]s, collectively known as the [[Gloomcrag Mountains]], reach so high that the [[sun]] shines fully upon the [[valley]] between the peaks during the midday only. This valley is filled with the bleak [[pine]] trees of the [[Ill Wood]]. A [[hill]] rises at the center of the Ill Wood, to which the [[Village of Graefmotte]] stretches vertically up with a single [[Unnamed Road in Graefmotte|unnamed road]] slowly spiraling circularly upward to connect the "tiers" of the town. This land is so remote it is only the rare [[traveler]] that comes into town.<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 68-70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]]] #375, p. 68-70</ref><br />
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===Population Distribution===<br />
430 living souls in the [[Village of Graefmotte]] (does not include [[undead]], many whom dwell in the lower tiers of the village, emerging only at night<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 70</ref><br />
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====Towns====<br />
[[Village of Graefmotte]]<br />
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==Authority==<br />
[[Lord Durven Graef]] is the leader of Graefmotte. Being a [[dictator]] in practice, he rules harshly with no tolerance for disobedience or disagreement.<ref name="Dragon 375 p. 669=70">[[Domains of Dread: Graefmotte]], [[Dragon Magazine]] #375, p. 69-70</ref><br />
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==Language & Culture==<br />
[[Common]]<br />
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==Adventure Hooks==<br />
See [[Dragon Magazine]] #375 p. 75-76<br />
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