The Balduska Foundling House: Difference between revisions
Created page with " {{canon}} Founded by Headmaster Henryk Vilkule on the finances of the Church of Ezra as an orphanage to serve the children of Kantora right where they ne..." |
No edit summary |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
{{canon}} | {{canon}} | ||
[[Founded]] by [[Headmaster Henryk Vilkule]] on the finances of the [[Church of Ezra]] as an [[orphanage]] to serve the children of [[Kantora]] right where they needed it most ([[the Lawgiver]]'s realm), the Balduska Foundling House<ref>[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master Guide]] p. 99-100</ref> is in actuality a horrible sweatshop and headquarters for a slave ring led by the "good" Headmaster. Brutal thugs bully and beat the hope and playfulness out of any [[orphan]]s or [[street urchin]]s they may | [[Founded]] by [[Headmaster Henryk Vilkule]] on the finances of the [[Church of Ezra]] as an [[orphanage]] to serve the children of [[Kantora]] right where they needed it most ([[the Lawgiver]]'s realm), the Balduska Foundling House<ref>[[Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide]] p. 99-100</ref> is in actuality a horrible sweatshop and headquarters for a slave ring led by the "good" Headmaster. Brutal thugs bully and beat the hope and playfulness out of any [[orphan]]s or [[street urchin]]s they may ensnare, turning them into haggard, rag-clad [[laborer]]s. | ||
Balduska House is a [[stone]] building made of a connection of spartan [[workshop]]s and bare, cramped living quarters. On the [[Ethereal Plane]], the horror of Balduska House is reflected in the dingy maze of fog-strangled corridors that sound with the weeping of dead children. Vilkule had no idea when he bought the house that there was already a bad presence within the house, a phenomena he nonetheless made much worse. Children who die here sometimes come back as the [[undead]], rarely as [[spirit waif]]s but more often as [[animator]]s. A plague of [[gremishka]]s lurk in the house, committing many of the evil deeds the children are [[accused]] and [[punished]] for. | Balduska House is a [[stone]] building made of a connection of spartan [[workshop]]s and bare, cramped living quarters. On the [[Ethereal Plane]], the horror of Balduska House is reflected in the dingy maze of fog-strangled corridors that sound with the weeping of dead children. Vilkule had no idea when he bought the house that there was already a bad presence within the house, a phenomena he nonetheless made much worse. Children who die here sometimes come back as the [[undead]], rarely as [[spirit waif]]s but more often as [[animator]]s. A plague of [[gremishka]]s lurk in the house, committing many of the evil deeds the children are [[accused]] and [[punished]] for. | ||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
[[category:Sweatshop]] | [[category:Sweatshop]] | ||
[[category:Workshop]] | [[category:Workshop]] | ||
[[category:Rank 3 Sinkhole of Evil]] | |||
[[category:Sinkhole of Evil]] | [[category:Sinkhole of Evil]] | ||
[[category:Facade]] | [[category:Facade]] | ||
| Line 18: | Line 19: | ||
[[category:Haunted Site]] | [[category:Haunted Site]] | ||
[[category:Locations in Kantora]] | [[category:Locations in Kantora]] | ||
[[category:Locations Nova Vaasa]] | [[category:Locations in Nova Vaasa]] | ||
[[category:Taint of Despair]] | [[category:Taint of Despair]] | ||
[[category:Taint of Fear]] | [[category:Taint of Fear]] | ||
[[category:Taint of Hatred]] | [[category:Taint of Hatred]] | ||
[[category:Infested]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:36, 11 June 2018
 |
This section contains canon info from officially published sources |
Founded by Headmaster Henryk Vilkule on the finances of the Church of Ezra as an orphanage to serve the children of Kantora right where they needed it most (the Lawgiver's realm), the Balduska Foundling House[1] is in actuality a horrible sweatshop and headquarters for a slave ring led by the "good" Headmaster. Brutal thugs bully and beat the hope and playfulness out of any orphans or street urchins they may ensnare, turning them into haggard, rag-clad laborers.
Balduska House is a stone building made of a connection of spartan workshops and bare, cramped living quarters. On the Ethereal Plane, the horror of Balduska House is reflected in the dingy maze of fog-strangled corridors that sound with the weeping of dead children. Vilkule had no idea when he bought the house that there was already a bad presence within the house, a phenomena he nonetheless made much worse. Children who die here sometimes come back as the undead, rarely as spirit waifs but more often as animators. A plague of gremishkas lurk in the house, committing many of the evil deeds the children are accused and punished for.
Balduska House is a rank 3 Sinkhole of Evil.
References
- ↑ Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide p. 99-100
