Blackwell Manor

Along a long, forsaken road stands an old manor house, looming on a hill. Inside the mansion lives an eccentric old collector and his vast collection of obscure books, tomes, and artifacts collected throughout the realms of the Mists. However, locked below in the vaults under the mansion is the true gems of the collection; a series of powerful and evil items kept preventing their use by those who would spread pain and misery.

Noteworthy Features

Those Familiar with the Mesonoxian Archive know these facts.

• Blackwell Manor is an ancestral estate of the Blackwell family, a long line of successful academics. The site was once home to an elite Darkonese boarding school but has not accepted new students for many years.

• Dr Allister Blackwell was once a famous academic and monster hunter akin to Dr Van Richten, but suddenly retired to devote his time to the Archive. He has been known to hire travelers to retrieve rare tomes or relics for his collection.

• The Mesonoxian Archive is perhaps one of the greatest collections of lore known to mankind, with books ranging from the mundane to the exotic. The collection focuses on academic topics such as history, geography, medicine, sciences, as well as esoteric topics like religion, arcanology, alchemy, occult lore, and spiritualism.

• Dr Blackwell has only a few staff on hand; a butler, a maid, an archivist assistant, and a groundskeeper.

Settlements and Sites

Blackwell Estate. The largest building in the domain is a stately two-storied mansion located atop a gentle hill surrounded by wooded reaches. The Mansion’s dark stone and intricately carved grotesques give the building an ominous appearance. The mansion once could house multiple families, servants and guests, but in recent years is home only to Dr Allister Blackwell and a small collection of staff. As such, much of the house is darkened and dusty from disuse. Below the manor is the actual Archives where Dr Blackwell keeps the tomes and artifacts he has collected for safe keeping. Dr Blackwell forbids anyone from entering the underground archives without his consent.

Denizens of the Mesonoxian Archive

Dr. Allister Blackwell – Owner of the Blackwell estate, doctor, metaphysician, monster hunter, and keeper of the Mesonoxian Archives. He has gathered a group of potential recruits to assist in gathering some of the most dangerous artifacts, tomes, and relics in the domains and securing them for safe keeping.

Mr. Edgar Danforth– Butler and head servant of Dr. Blackwell. While his demeanor and speech befit a classically trained Mordentish butler.

Ms. Margret Agnes – The head cook and maid of the estate. Ms Agnes became Allister’s servant after he saved her life from a Barovian mob.

Mrs. Katherine Lane – Allister’s personal secretary and archivist assistant, Katherine is haunted by the ghost of her husband Harold who died shortly after their wedding. Only Katherine can see or speak with Harold, but his occasional ghostly presence can be detected by eerie phenomenon like moving books or snuffed candles.

Anton Delarue - Anton is the groundskeeper of the Estate. He’s a man of few words, prefers solitude, and works tirelelessly. He escaped Larmorida after and has no memories of his prior existence, except fleeting memories of a large prison built on the edge of a swamp.