Falkovnia
| Falkovnia | |
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| Culture Level | Medieval |
| Ecology | Full |
| Climate & Terrain | Temperate forests, hills, marshes, and plains |
| Year Formed | 690 BC |
| Population | 64,300 |
| Races (%) | Human 93%, Halfling 2%, Half-elves 2%, Gnomes 1%, Elves 1%, Other 1% |
| Languages | Falkovnian |
| Religions | Hala, Ezra |
| Government | Military Dictatorship |
| Ruler(s) | Vlad Drakov |
| Darklord(s) | Vlad Drakov |
| Nationality | Falkovnian |
| Analog | 20th century fascist states |
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This section contains canon info from officially published sources |
Falkovnia is ruled by Vlad Drakov, a mad tyrant (and former Krynnian mercenary) with a love of impaling as an execution method (an obvious reference to the Wallachian voivode, sometimes known as "Vlad the Impaler", although Drakov also shows echoes of Hitler and Stalin).
Falkovnia produces much of the Core's grain and wheat, which Drakov uses to fund his war machine. As absolute ruler of Falkovnia, everything is his property, including the population, which are branded with the mark of a hawk on their foreheads shortly after birth (perhaps a reference to Italian fascism symbols).
Drakov has attempted to invade Darkon, the vast domain to the north, no less than four times since Falkovnia was formed, and every time his army reached the border, an army of undead creatures rose again to stop them. Every man in Drakov's army who fell rose to fight for Darkon. Four domains around Falkovnia (Borca, Richemulot, Dementlieu, and Mordent) have signed a mutual defense treaty in the event that Drakov invades any of them, although he believes that they are not worth invading, being run by women and fops.
Things, Creatures & Personages of Legend
Biology
Flora
Fauna
Native Horrors
Geography
Weather
Terrain
Hills
Weissfalkund, the foothills of the Sleeping Beast Mountains.
Crumbling Hills, leading into the Shadow Rift.
Canyons
Forests
Vigila Dimorta, or "Sentries of Death," called that for the local legend wherein one spontaneously combusts for each of Drakov's victims.
Lakes
Lake Kriegvogel, a reputedly bottomless lake near Silbervas.
The Raptor Lakes (Lake Adler, Lake Eule, Lake Falk) on the Vuchar River.
Lake Schvort and Lake Beschir. on the Dementlieu border.
Rivers
The Arbket River, with tributaries Talon River and Zhukfer River, flowing along the southern border and joining the Musarde just south of Lake Kriegvogel.
The Drogach River, with its tributary, the Grashen River, fed by the Umysher River, all running along the northern border until they join the Vuchar River. The point where the Grashen empties into the Drogach is the site of Grashen Falls, and the eponymous village.
The Musarde, flowing north out of Richemulot and into Dementlieu.
The Vuchar River, flowing south out of Darkon and into the Musarde.
Roads
Scythe Road, or Scythe Highway
Economy
Agrarian
Crops
Manufacturing
Trade
Taxation
Black Market
Landmarks
The Shadow Rift
Population Distribution
Towns
Villages
Authority
Temporal Rule
Legendary
Contemporary
Spiritual Rule
Legendary
Contemporary
Church and State
Government
Falkfuhrer Jardian Kovedknochen
Law
Law-Enforcement
Extra-Judicial
Intelligence Gathering
Military Footing
Casus belli
Past
Present
Future
Language & Culture
Gods and Religions
Inns & Taverns
NPC
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Chronology
- 689 BC: Vlad Drakov and his Talons of the Hawk enter the Mists and come out in Darkon. They immediately put the Darkonian villages of Pound, S'Realm, and Glymshire to the torch. The undead retaliate, and Vlad's mercenaries are expelled into the Mists.[1]
- 690 BC: Falkovnia forms.[2]
- 691 BC: Falkovnia faces two threats in Silbervas: a rising thieves' guild and an infestation of wererats. They are both led by the Clawed. The period of Falkovnian history known as the Years of Impaled Rats begins.[2]
- 694 BC: Vlad Drakov drives out the wererats (and their leader of Silbervas and Falkovnia altogether. The Years of Impaled Rats period ends.[2]
- 694 BC: The domain of Richemulot is revealed.
- 695 BC: Falkovnia invades Lamordia in the Winter War.[2]
- 696 BC: January: The Falkovnians retreat from Lamordia due to its freaklishly harsh winter, ending the Winter War.[2]
- 700 BC: First Dead Man’s War waged by Falkovnia upon Darkon
- 700 BC: Rumor: Lamordia strikes a trade agreement (and therefore, peace treaty) with Falkovnia.[3]
- 703 BC: Falkovnia and Lamordia formally acknowledge a pact of nonaggression.[2]
- 704 BC: Second Dead Man’s War is waged by Falkovnia upon Darkon.
- 706 BC: Valkovnia tries to invade Borca, and the Widow's Massacre takes place.
- 707 BC: Dementlieuvian Annexation]]: Falkovnia invades Dementlieu but is repulsed.[4]
- 711 BC: Third Dead Man’s War
- 712 BC: Falkovnia begins entering a planning phase of a larger invasion against Darkon.
- 716 BC: Borderlands War: Falkovnia tries to invade Richemulot but is repulsed.[4]
- [[719 BC: The Starving March occurs. Falkovnia invades G'Henna but is repulsed.[4]
References
- ↑ Gazetteer II p.92-93
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Gazetteer II p. 93
- ↑ Gazetteer II p.78
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Gazetteer II p. 94
Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue
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Ravenloft Third Edition |
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Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp7, 24-25 | |
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Secrets of the Dread Realms - pp8-9 |
