History Trivia / Ravenloft

* TheWikiRule: The Fraternity of Shadows' [[http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/wiki/Main_Page Mistipedia]], and the Fandom [[http://ravenloft.fandom.com/wiki/Ravenloft_Wiki Ravenloft Wiki]].

* AscendedFanon: There is a very common fan-theory about ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'' about the fate of Cyre, a nation that was entirely destroyed by a FantasticNuke manifesting as a grey mist in a single day. The theory states that Cyre was claimed by the Mists of Ravenloft for whatever reason, though the creator of the setting has stated that he never intends to give a conclusive answer. While 5th edition has kept the mystery going, it did include a nod to the theory in the form of Cyre 1313, a ghost train. Seems a part of Cyre was indeed claimed by the mists.

* NamesTheSame: Castle Avernus has nothing to do with Avernus, the first hell, and G'Henna has nothing to do with Gehenna, Outer Plane of LawfulEvil-[[NeutralEvil Evil]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A considerable number of "Dread Possibilities", optionally canon lore, NPCs and plot hooks, were dropped from the Ravenloft Gazetteer IV, to the point the author [[http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/TheVault/Gaz4WE_Borca_DreadPossibility_Cities.pdf subsequently released them online]]. One particular entry, the Night Swarm, had actually been proposed for and cut from ''two'' other sourcebooks previously.

* OvershadowedByControversy: By the time of 2020 (deep within the lifecycle of D&D Fifth Edition), social unrest regarding racial stereotypes had reached a boiling point and the line came under heavy fire because of [[MagicalRomani the Vishtani]]. Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast made an announcement in July 2020 that earlier editions of ''Ravenloft'' would get a ContentWarning added regarding the Vishtani for the sake of racial sensitivity, and they would hire consutants on Romani culture for future versions of the line.

* TheWikiRule: The Fraternity of Shadows' [[http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/wiki/Main_Page Mistipedia]], and the Wikia [[http://ravenloft.wikia.com/wiki/Ravenloft_Wiki Ravenloft Wiki]].

* NamesTheSame: Castle Avernus has nothing to do with Avernus, the first hell, and G'Henna has nothing to do with Gehenna, Outer Plane of LawfulEvil-Evil.

* TheWikiRule: The Fraternity of Shadows' [[http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/wiki/Main_Page Mistipedia.]]

* PromotedFanboy: The 3E Ravenloft products produced by Arthaus were written, in part, by fans who'd come to the attention of WhiteWolf with their high-quality netzines about the setting.
* ShrugOfGod: There is no official answer as to the true nature or motives of the Dark Powers. Any source purporting to give one is by nature non-canon. In the most recent edition, the Dark Powers are officially undefined - that is to say, there is ''no'' true explanation for them, and never will be. They are intended to be whatever any given GM wants them to be. The closest fans have ever gotten to an "offical" explanation as to the nature of the Dark Powers is that the Red Death from the ''MasqueOfTheRedDeath'' setting is a Dark Power who got exiled for breaking the Dark Powers Code of Conduct.

** That, and Vecna does address them briefly and in the plural as he tears his way free of the demiplane, suggesting that they do exist and there's more than one of them. As Vecna is stated to have broken out because he'd seen through their enigmatic facade and learned their true purpose, it's reasonably certain that he's right about this.