List of named printed material in Ravenloft



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List of canon material in Ravenloft


As compiled by : Lord Cyclohexane (3e) and John W Mangrum (2e)

Champions of Darkness

None.

Dark Tales & Disturbing Legends

--- Tome of Terror - Illustrated fairy tales from around the Core (p122)

Denizens of Dread

None.

Gazetteer I

--- Blood of Mazonn - Barovian epic ballad (p16)

--- The Exile and the Return by Petre Raluca - Barovian book (p17)

--- Flight from the Balinoks - Barovian epic (p27)

--- Dust of Empires by Madeline Galbraith (p45)

--- The Soulless Crown by Berdarik - Kartakan epic tragedy (p95)

Gazetteer II

--- The Third Horseman by Erryl Goucus - Darkonian book on military history (p20)

--- Fourth Book of Ezra - Revelation of Ezra to Teodorus Raines (p30)

--- Doctrinae - Holy text of the Faith of the Overseer (p32)

--- Martyn Smitskopf - Author of fiction novels about diabolism (p83)

--- The Silberkudexa by Zeitsgraeng - Historical book on Falkovnia's Silver Falcon Kingdom (p92)

--- The Waning of Leybria and Others - Fall of the Silver Falcon Kingdom

Gazetteer III

--- The Dead Travel Fast - a "Romance from Beyond the Grave" novel p191

--- The Tainted Writings of Blackcomb - Arcane text (p21)

--- Sources de Puissance - Arcane text (p21)

--- The Madrigorian - On numerous lists, also on p21

--- Third Book of Ezra - Revelation of Ezra to Joan Secousse (p21)

--- The Forgotten Sensations by Francois de Penible - Dementlieuse book (p23)

--- La Mort de Mon Coeur ("The Death of My Heart") - Dementlieuse opera (p24)

--- Courage - Dementlieuse play about workhouses (p24)

--- Struggle and Victory in the Animal Kingdom by Inard Milhavet - Naturalist text (p86)

--- The Vessels of Mercy - Holy text of the Echansons/Cupbearers (p93)

--- The Life of Alanik Ray by Arthur Sedgewick - On Mangrum's list, also p128

--- The Casebook of Alanik Ray by Arthur Sedgewick - Book of short stories (p128)

Gazetteer IV

--- The Exile and the Return by Petre Raluca - Original reference in GazI, here on p15

--- First Book of Ezra - Revelation of Ezra to Yakov Dilisnya (p16)

--- "My Bones Will Rest for Me" - Borcan folksong (p20)

--- Catalogue of the World Entire* - Commissioned shortly before 711BC (see below) (p69)

--- Allandar's Travelogue - "Gazetteer for supernatural events" (p88)

--- The Tales of Ages - History of the Halan faith; p104 refers to an "ancient copy" which hints that there should be newer transcriptions as well

Gazetteer V

--- Sir Archer Fleming - Mordentish poet (p10)

--- Fare imod de Aften by Ansgar - Nova Vaasan epic poem (p28)

--- Den Bjaergekesjer by Ansgar - Nova Vaasan epic poem (p28)

--- Haldor og Gudrun by Ansgar - Nova Vaasan epic poem, greatest of Vaasi literature (p28)

--- The Beast of Ehrendton by Sir Armand "Ironhand" Rivtoff - On other lists, here p42

--- The Truth of Iron - First holy text of the Church of the Lawgiver (p125, p126)

--- The Fetters of Bronze - Second holy text of the Church of the Lawgiver (p125, p126)

--- The Black Trials - Third holy text of the Church of the Lawgiver (p125, p126)

--- Crimson Faith - Fourth holy text of the Church of the Lawgiver (p126)

--- The Book of Stone - Fifth holy text of the Church of the Lawgiver (p126)

Heroes of Light

--- Second Book of Ezra - Revelation of Ezra to Felix Wachter (no actual info on it, p52)


Legacy of the Blood

--- Tome of Strahd - Autobiography of Strahd von Zarovich (p128)


Van Richten's Arsenal

--- Sight Unseen: The Theory of Ethereal Resonance by Barclay - p45

--- Transpossession: A Guide to Phenomena by Archmage Jacktin Tellurian - p46

--- Scrying and the Nature of Visions by Professor Agrippa - p46

--- Third Book of Ezra - Originally referenced in GazIII, here on p49

--- Ancient Tales of the Vistani** by Ayre - p54


Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey

--- Malleus Umbricum by Wyan of Viktal - "Hammer of Shades", text on fey creatures (p6)

--- Marcusen Manuscript - Court record, describing Seelie and Unseelie courts (p71)

Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead

--- Bestiary of Artak - Includes info on hungry dead (p40)

--- Pavel, Heir to the Sun - Ancient Barovian saga (p44)

--- The Scrawls by M. Claude Harriet - Story (p48)

--- The Casebook of Alanik Ray by Arthur Sedgewick - Also in GazIII, here p50

--- The Hammer of Light by Cletus von Sarr - Guide to fighting undead (p79)

--- A Love Beyond Death - a "Romance from Beyond the Grave" novel (p80)

--- Raiment of Clarity by the Iron Crown - Cursed necromantic text (p86)


* Catalogue of the World Entire - As per GazIV, this was "commissioned by Camille Boritsi shortly before her death." As she died in 711 BC, several familiar Core domains had not yet been revealed by the Mists by this point. These are: Hazlan (714 BC), Dorvinia (715 BC), Sithicus (720 BC) and Verbrek (730 BC). It would also include several non-familiar Core domains, like Bluetspur, the Nightmare Lands, G'Henna and Markovia, all of which left in the Great Upheaval. See Jester's pre-Great Upheaval map
** Ancient Tales of the Vistani - VRA lists the author as being unknown. However, in the source novel "Castle of the Undead" (a Ravenloft "Choose Your Own Adventure" book from which the prophecy quoted in VRA comes from, along with the idea of the Bloodknife and the vampire Velkaarn) , the ghostly librarian Ayre claims to have penned a book called Legends of the Vistani, as reported by The Giamarga in the thread The Bloodknife. The book names seem too similar, so it seems fair to assume the two books are one-and-the-same and thus attribute the book to Ayre.

Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide

None.

Secrets of the Dread Realms

--- Tome of Strahd - Autobiography of Strahd von Zarovich (p10)


2e canon printed material:


As compiled by John W Mangrum
Let's see here. I don't think this is complete, but here you go. Most of these books should be considered quite rare...
These were found in Castle Ravenloft:

  • The Art of Kalimar Kandru

  • Barovia: Year 15 to the Present

  • Coats and Arms of the Von Zarovich Line

  • Legends from the Circle

  • Skin and Steel: A History of the Ba'al Verzi

  • Tales of the Night

  • Words of Wisdom

  • Embalming: The Lost Art

  • Life Among the Undead: Rules of the Game

  • The Nature of Blood: An Apprentice's Handbook

  • Masonry and Woodworking

These were found in the library of Baron Lyron Evensong:



  • Great Composers

  • Form and Line in Music

  • Physical Properties of Sound Production

  • Musical Instrument Construction

  • Modes in Music

  • Poetry of the Masters

  • Sonnets

  • Assonace and Alliteration in Poetry

  • Advances in Anatomy

  • Vertebrate Biology

  • Sketching Nudes

  • Portfolio of Birds

  • Principles of Perspective

  • Art of Architecture

  • Treatise on Free Government

  • Decline of Feudal Holdings

  • Philosophy of Death

  • Study in Darkness

  • Diary of Baron Lyron Evensong, Vols. 1-5

  • Poems of Baron Evensong

  • Imbuing Instruments With Magic

These books were found in the lair of a lich calling himself Nightblood:



  • Corpus Libram

  • Gainful Decay

  • History of Death in Thay

  • Machination of Mortality

  • The NecroCompanion

  • Nightblood-An Auto- Necrography

  • Catalogue of Undead

  • Death Magicks

(These aren't books you're just going to find sitting in someone's parlor. At least, one would hope not.)
As for one-of-a-kind books, don't forget that everyone ever "claimed" by Darkon has their life story up to that moment sitting in Avernus. Other books in Avernus library (this list is not exhaustive)

  • The Waning of Aerdy

  • Rulers of the House of Rax

  • The Age of Sorrow

  • The Rain of Colorless Fire

  • The Battle of a Fortnight's Length

  • The Battle of Shamblefield

  • People of the Blemu Hills

  • Unique Creatures of the Adri Forest

  • Wee Folk of the Flinty Hills

  • My Travels Down the Teesar and Harp Rivers

(these books are all about the Flanaess, and thus of limited interest)
Here's a book likely found only in Castle Tristenoira: The Purification of Corrupt Flesh, by an unnamed cleric of Diancecht
These come from Van Richten's library:

  • Divers Meditations Upon the Higher Magicks, author unknown

  • Foundations of Morality, by Dr. Wilhelm Kohl

  • The Gnomics of Bilerius, by Bilerius

  • Haedritic Manuscripts, by The Dweller in the Jacinth Chamber

  • The Isolation of Evil, by Ansolm Haas

  • Journal of Moritavius Jovanovitch. Autobiography

  • The Open Palm, by Taynesbert

  • The Life of Alanik Ray, by Dr. Arthur Sedgewick

  • Illustrated Manual of Linguistic and Scriptual Aberrations Indicative of Psychopathology, by Dr. Ottiele Farringer

  • The Madrigorian, by the Madrigore family (actually Drigor). 16 volumes.

  • Heightened Reality; The Sensory Powers of Sentient Non-Humans, by Ephraim Joonker & Legothlin Greenleaf

  • The Beast of Ehrendton, by Sir Armand Ironhand (very popular book, generally thought of as fiction)

  • Wizards, Magic, and Magical Items; A Primer for the Serious Scholar, by Archmage Jacktin Terelleian

  • Philosphical Discourses Among Supernatural Beings; Higher Truths or Tribalism?, by Dr. Jacov Bluemenstin

  • Comparitive Toxicology; Pesitlence, Poisons, and Plague Between the Species, Dr. Daffyd Kelman

  • Silent Speech; Mental Communication Among Supernatural Beings, by Glental Grimfoot

  • Desire; The Unconscious Guide, by Dr. Jethra Kilday

  • Premises of Magickal Study, by Dr. A.R.H. Tellurian

Van Richten also had a vast collection of journals. Here are the ones mentioned specifically (not to mention his own extensive journals):



  • Terrence Crannock

  • De'rah (a wandering priestess and medium)

  • Evania Fairwind

  • Thor Hessen

  • Gregorri Kolyan, a bard held captive by Strahd more than 300 years ago.

  • Mirinalithiar, a lich

  • Matthew Swiftsinger, concerning a mentalist lich

  • Kilrinia Trynar, "master of the mental arts" <

  • Anani Mahss, concerning the ghostly lord of a number of goblyns (hmm...)

  • An unsigned journal found by a sailor.

Also, Strahd has his journals, and a few are directly contradictory of the others (for disinformation purposes). Actually, it seems that many Darklords keep journals in some form or another.


These were found in Rook Hill Manor (in the village of Delmunster):

  • The Lady and the Vamp

  • 101 Damnations

  • Creeping Beauty (all are "charming children's tales")

  • Sergei von Daragor's Tales of Terror (a cursed tome)

Here's a few from Schloss Mordenheim:



  • Grave's Anatomy

  • The Polarization of Bi-Directional Current

  • Nucleic Acid and Cellular Structure

  • Observations on the Effects of Lightning Upon Living Tissue

And a couple from Markov's manor:



  • Volo's Guide to Waterdeep (badly damaged)

  • Aurora's Catalog (just as badly damaged)

  • A copy of one of Van Richten's journals detailing the Order of the Guardians

  • Guide to the Known World (an atlas from Mystara)

  • 50+ surgical & anatomical texts in a number of languages

  • Encylopdedia of Common Knowledge, 5 volumes. (from Palanthas, and very badly damaged)

  • The Wisdom of Lord Toede, as transcribed by Bunniswot the scribe.

  • A number of cheaply-made children's primers.

  • Book of Insufferable Darkness (unreadable *wink*)

And one you can probably find pretty easily: The Dead Travel Fast, A Romance from beyond the Grave. A tawdry novel published in the fall of 735.




1 The trashy novel The Dead Travel Fast (and inspiration for the subsequent "series") comes from Scholar of Decay.

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