Dardante

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Character Summary Dardante Race: Isparian (Viamontian) Associated Groups: Ordina Rossu Morta New Viamont Eras Active: Portal Year Era Related Characters: Varicci di Corcosi II Jared Kurth Ranarre Grael Pontifex Maegris

• Viamontian Mage, "Chief Thamaturgical Counsellor"<ref>2006/01 - Reprisals - Count Dardante's Notes</ref> to King Varicci di Corcosi II
• Leader (Grand Master) of the Ordina Rossu Morta, until he was disgraced and Ranarre put in his place by the King. <ref>2006/08 - Shattering the Dark - Rollout Article</ref>
• Responsible for the experiments with Jared Kurth and the forging of his sword Heartbreaker<ref>2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Specimen 1347 Report</ref>
• Experimented with the uses for Shade Iron<ref>2006/02 - A Change in Tactics - Shade Iron#Lore&Dialog</ref><ref>2006/01 - Reprisals - Count Dardante's Notes</ref>
• Brains behind the break in into Knorr by Master Malsivir <ref>2005/11 - Ashes and Dust - Malsivir's Journal</ref>
• Continuously experimented with the binding of all kinds of spirits<ref>2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Whispering Blade Chapterhouse Access#Lore&Dialog</ref>, for example with the Bound Falatacot looking for Grael's power source together with Melaverre. <ref>2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Translated Bound Falatacot Fragment</ref><ref>2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Rossu Morta Chapterhouse Access#Lore&Dialog</ref>
• Responsible for the experiments around Grael<ref>2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Translated Elder Spirits Tablet</ref>
• He disappeared during the Toward Ancient Shores patch. There were rumors that he was getting involved with the Raven Hand <ref>2006/07 - Toward Ancient Shores - Town Crier Rumors </ref>
• 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 <ref> 2006/06 - From the Darkest Depths - Teaser</ref><ref>2006/06 - From the Darkest Depths - Journal of Maegris</ref><ref>2006/05 - The Price of Loyalty - Herren's Orders </ref>
• Because of suspected treason, the Raven Hand decided to perform the ritual without the help of Dardante <ref>2006/05 - The Price of Loyalty - Intercepted Note</ref><ref>2006/05 - The Price of Loyalty - Pheraion's Notes </ref> even though the outcome might fail catastrophically without Count Dardante there to guide <ref>2006/05 - The Price of Loyalty - Lost Messenger#Lore&Dialog </ref><ref> 2006/06 - From the Darkest Depths - Archmage Aigonne's Notes</ref>
• The summoning of Grael did not go as planned, and both Pontifex Maegris and Dardante's main assistant, Archmage Aigonne, were turned into shadows<ref>2006/06 - From the Darkest Depths - Grael's Summoning Chamber#Lore & Dialog</ref>
• 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 <ref> 2006/08 - Shattering the Dark - Town Crier Rumors</ref>. Dardante, being corrupted by Grael, was turned into a Shadow.
• His experiments were taken over by one of his field researchers, Ranarre<ref> 2006/08 - Shattering the Dark - Rollout Article</ref>
• With the splitting of Grael in three aspects, Dardante disappeared, and can now be found as a shadow creature in the Falatacot Vault of the Shadow Aspect of Grael Quest<ref>2006/08 Shattering the Dark - Shadow Aspect of Grael Quest</ref>

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Appearances In Game

• See also Count Dardante (Live Event Character)
• 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.<ref name = "Town Attacks Maggies Site">2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - - Reports on Maggies Site </ref><ref>2006/05 - The Price of Loyalty - Letter to the Players</ref> Dardante appeared after Commander Kurth was killed or disappeared and handed out Dardante's Viamontian Propaganda<ref>2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Dardante's Viamontian Propaganda</ref>

Texts

Count Dardante's Notes

Archmage Aigonne's Notes

Specimen 1347 Report

Dardante's Viamontian Propaganda

Items

Count Dardante's Chest

Count Dardante's Desk

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"

Creatures

• Bound Falatacot - Summoned by Dardante in his Summoning Chamber

Images

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  Teaser picture AC Warcry for Shattering the Dark, possibly showing Dardante as a Shadow during one of the raids of Graels forces
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  Count Dardante n the Falatacot Vault

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