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|terrain=Rainforests
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|races=Humans ?, ?
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|government=Feudal monarchy
|ruler=[[Ramya Vasavadan]], [[Arijani Vasavadan]], [[Reeva Vasavadan]]
|darklord=[[Ramya Vasavadan]]
|analog=India
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Called [[Sri Raji]], the [[Steaming Lands]], and various wild names by [[merchant]]s coming from afar, '''Kalakeri'''<ref>[[Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft]] p. 124-126</ref> exists as a land of lush rainforests dotted with [[river]]s and [[lake]]s. Long ruled by the [[Vasavadan dynasty]], Kalakeri's history's of orderly rule and cosmopolitan exchange has been breached by the tide of civil war and corruption. [[Ramya Vasavadan]], Kalakeri's queen, laid a powerful [[curse]] upon the land as she perished in the [[assassination]] perpetrated by her siblings [[Arijani Vasavadan|Arijani]] and [[Reeva Vasavadan|Reeva]]. Now existing in an [[death knight]] following her [[undead]] restoration, she feuds with her siblings, transformed by her curse into monsters, for control over Kalakeri. Their conflict has rendered Kalakeri a pale reflection of its former heights of enlightenment and good fortunes, with its citizens always living at knife's edge of death.

==Geography==
Lush beauty exists in Kalakeri's rainsforests that run along the [[Harvest Peninsula]]. The Peninsula's network of rivers and lakes, known as [[the Backwaters]], allow for prosperous trade and travel between communities and estates despite Kalakeri's strife. Refugees from war and poverty stricken areas have taken to the Backwaters to hide from the chaos elsewhere. Yet newcomers and oldtimers alike must fear the monsters of the Backwaters, for they are among Kalakeri's most dangerous.

===[[Mountains]]===
A pair of mountains, the [[Greater Volacham]] and the [[Lesser Volacham]], exist in the southern part of the region. The forested [[Ashwaganga Mountains]] make up part of the middle western edge of the realm.

===[[:category:Body of Water|Bodies of Water]]===
The regions of Kalakeri's land not bordered by [[the Mists]]] is surrounded by the [[Sea of Spears]] and its [[bay]]s, the [[Bay of Lost Lights]] in the south and [[Carnatic Bay]] in the north. 

Kalakeri's rivers include the [[Jamputa Rivers]] and [[Gharial Rivers]] in the east and the [[Blue Datura Rivers]] and [[Srinhara Tributary]] in the west. The realms lakes include the [[Lake of Saffron]], the [[Lake of the Lost]], and the [[Vantaranya Lakes]].

==Sites of Interest==
===Communities===
The city of [[Jadurai]], Kalakeri's [[capital]] has stood for literal millenia, with knew construction of city building upon the old. Jaldurai's architecture represents construction both ancient and modern. Discovery of old [[ruins]] and [[catacombs]] is not an uncommon event. Though still keeping majesty, war has left its mark upon Jadurai, leaving some sections in shambles or squalor. 

Other communities in Kalakeri include:
*[[Banyan]]
*[[Grantha]]
*[[Kattachira]]
*[[Meenakara]]
*[[Neelakurinji]]
*[[Veena]]

===The [[Cerulean Citadel]]===
Protected by outer walls built of its namesake blue [[sandstone]], the Cerulean Citadel is the Kalkeri royal [[palace]] and the political heart of Kalakeri. Within its interior lies an arrangement of beautiful [[pond]]s, baths, and gardens in between the pavilion and marble edifices. Splendid displays of the realm's history and myth adorn the palace's bass reliefs. Yet even greater treasures may exist in the tunnels below the palace that also allows for the stealthy movement of troops.

===The [[Tower of Traitors]]===
Built upon the battlefield that saw Ramya's death, the Tower of Traitors is a stone edifice decorated with the [[skull]]s of Ramya's enemies. Her undead troops eternally bring in more skulls, so the Tower is always becoming larger. Ramya believes it will help her purge of Kalakeri's evil and procure good fortune given by the [[deity|deities]]. Some of the Kalakeri agree with her in this assessment, whereas others belief it will only procure their ill will.

===[[Ashram of Nirajan]]===
Going north on the Sea and into the Mists will eventually bring one to an [[archipelago]] domain known as Ashram of Niranjan.

==Authority==

===Darklord===
*[[Ramya Vasavadan]]

===Temporal Rule===
The Temporal rule of Kalakeri is split between Ramya, the rightful Maharani who rules with her undead army, and her rebelious brother and sister, Arijani and Reeva. Each enforces their own set of rules, taking over the villages and the capital city, while also killing those they see as rebels and traitors.

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