Dardante

Related topics: Count Dardante, Count Dardante (Live Event Character), Count Dardante (Creature)

Introduced:

Throne of Destiny

Character Summary

Dardante

Race:

Viamontian

Character and Background

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 Count Ranarre put in his place by the King. <ref>2006/08 - Shattering the Dark - Rollout Article</ref>
Responsible for the torturing and killing of Eleonora du Bellenesse
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>
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, Count Ranarre<ref> 2006/08 - Shattering the Dark - Rollout Article</ref>
With the defeat of Grael, Dardante disappeared