Mercule
Adventurer
Ravenloft - I6.
It was a great fit for a character's backstory, and the campaign setting hadn't been released (or even conceived of AFAIK), so I let the PC reclaim his family's long-lost hold.
Later, I integrated the Ravenloft campaign setting (at least Barovia) because the PC who killed Strahd actually needed the advice of a noble who loved the land as much as he did, so he tried to summon Strahd's spirit.
It was a great fit for a character's backstory, and the campaign setting hadn't been released (or even conceived of AFAIK), so I let the PC reclaim his family's long-lost hold.
Later, I integrated the Ravenloft campaign setting (at least Barovia) because the PC who killed Strahd actually needed the advice of a noble who loved the land as much as he did, so he tried to summon Strahd's spirit.