Dardante

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

Character Summary

Dardante

Race:

Viamontian

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><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, Count 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>

Related Pages

Appearance Live Events

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

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

References