Orașnou
Orașnou is a village located in Barovia, sitting in the foothills at the base of the Balinok Mountains with the Svalich Woods to the south. The farmers managed to produce a significant amount of crops despite the infertile soil and bleak landscape.[1] A series of events has led to the wiping out or disappearance of most of Orașnou's food stockpiles[2] while the village undergoes a particularly cruel winter.[3]
The situation in Orașnou has been complicated by the activities and deaths of the village's burgomaster and ruling council members Eugen Adi and Glovia Falinescu. Until recently, Orașnou suffered under the heal of Burgomaster Ivan Randovich, tyrant whose rule inspired dread and despair in the villagers of Orașnou.[4] He unjustly confiscated personal goods from villagers and skimmed the taxes he collected- all the while protected by Strahd's favor.[5] Eugen Adi, one of Ivan's tax collectors, ravaged Orașnou's livestock before his unnatural hunger led him on a murder spree gobbling up people.[6] Glovia Falinescu, village healer and provider of food to the needy[7], had more limited schemes, but the undead she created to achieve her ends caused sorrow and death.[8] All of the above persons were eliminated by adventurers while in the pursuit of evil schemes, leaving Scartia Krutz to handle the tasks of running the town and ensuring Strahd's taxes are paid. These are tasks Krutz, normally a mere tax collector and investigator, struggles to fulfill.[9] Moreover, the death of Burgomaster Ivan- although a dreaded tyrant- leaves the villagers with a new source of dread- the uncertainty of what will happen next without his guiding hand.[10]
Shops and Services
Prior to his death, the burgomaster controlled the sale of many goods and charged lavishly for them.[11] That being said, there are several shops and services available in Orașnou:
- Eyes of Midnight, a shop that sells weird or unusual odd and ends, though usually not much of pragmatic value or everyday use[12]
- The Hare and Hair, a general store that can provide basic supplies worth 10 gold pieces or less[13]
- The Seven Tables Inn, an inn with cheap if substandard food and lodging. It is also place to go for gossip and rumors.[14]
- Donovan is a butcher.[15]
- Prior to his death, Costel Barbu acted as a healer and barber.[16]
References
- ↑ The Executioner p. 10
- ↑ The Tempter p. 7-8
- ↑ The Tempter p. 21
- ↑ The Beast p. 7
- ↑ The Executioner p. 21
- ↑ The Broken One
- ↑ The Beast p. 10-11
- ↑ as shown by the killings wrought by the wight Laszlo Vaduva and his undead servants in the Executioner and the Marionette
- ↑ The Darklord p. 11
- ↑ The Artifact p. 21
- ↑ The Broken One p. 9
- ↑ The Executioner p. 17-18
- ↑ The Beast 9-10
- ↑ The Executioner p. 11
- ↑ the Broken One p. 9, 12, 18
- ↑ The Broken One p. 8
