Dardante

* Viamontian Mage, "Chief Thamaturgical Counsellor"2006/01 - Reprisals - Count Dardante's Notes 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. 2006/08 - Shattering the Dark - Rollout Article
* Responsible for the experiments with Jared Kurth and the forging of his sword Heartbreaker2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Specimen 1347 Report
* Experimented with the uses for Shade Iron2006/02 - A Change in Tactics - Shade Iron#Lore&Dialog2006/01 - Reprisals - Count Dardante's Notes
* Brains behind the break in into Knorr by Master Malsivir 2005/11 - Ashes and Dust - Malsivir's Journal
* Continuously experimented with the binding of all kinds of spirits2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Whispering Blade Chapterhouse Access#Lore&Dialog, for example with the Bound Falatacot looking for Grael's power source together with Melaverre. 2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Translated Bound Falatacot Fragment2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Rossu Morta Chapterhouse Access#Lore&Dialog
* Responsible for the experiments around Grael2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Translated Elder Spirits Tablet
* He disappeared during the Toward Ancient Shores patch. There were rumors that he was getting involved with the Raven Hand 2006/07 - Toward Ancient Shores - Town Crier Rumors 
* 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 2006/06 - From the Darkest Depths - Teaser2006/06 - From the Darkest Depths - Journal of Maegris2006/05 - The Price of Loyalty - Herren's Orders 
* Because of suspected treason, the Raven Hand decided to perform the ritual without the help of Dardante 2006/05 - The Price of Loyalty - Intercepted Note2006/05 - The Price of Loyalty - Pheraion's Notes even though the outcome might fail catastrophically without Count Dardante there to guide 2006/05 - The Price of Loyalty - Lost Messenger#Lore&Dialog 2006/06 - From the Darkest Depths - Archmage Aigonne's Notes
* The summoning of Grael did not go as planned, and both Pontifex Maegris and Dardante's main assistant, Archmage Aigonne, were turned into shadows2006/06 - From the Darkest Depths - Grael's Summoning Chamber#Lore & Dialog
* 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 2006/08 - Shattering the Dark - Town Crier Rumors. Dardante, being corrupted by Grael, was turned into a Shadow. 
* His experiments were taken over by one of his field researchers, Ranarre 2006/08 - Shattering the Dark - Rollout Article
* 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 Quest2006/08 Shattering the Dark - Shadow Aspect of Grael Quest
== Related Pages ==
=== 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.2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - - Reports on Maggies Site 2006/05 - The Price of Loyalty - Letter to the Players Dardante appeared after Commander Kurth was killed or disappeared and handed out Dardante's Viamontian Propaganda2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands - Dardante's Viamontian Propaganda
=== Texts ===
=== Items ===
=== 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 ==
File:Teaser 200608Warcry.jpg| Teaser picture AC Warcry for Shattering the Dark, possibly showing Dardante as a Shadow during one of the raids of Graels forces
File:Count Dardante (Creature) Live.jpg| Count Dardante n the Falatacot Vault
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