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, Wallachi under Vlad the Impaler |
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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]
- 689 BC (False History): The Bloody Ride Vlad Drakov and his men cut their way through the heart of Falkovnia, all the way to Lekar. There, Drakov faces off against Falcon the Great and kills him[2]
- 690 BC: Falkovnia forms.[3]
- 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.[3]
- 694 BC: Vlad Drakov drives out the wererats (and their leader of Silbervas and Falkovnia altogether. The Years of Impaled Rats period ends.[3]
- 694 BC: The domain of Richemulot is revealed.
- 695 BC: Falkovnia invades Lamordia in the Winter War.[3]
- 696 BC: January: The Falkovnians retreat from Lamordia due to its freaklishly harsh winter, ending the Winter War.[3]
- 700 BC: First Dead Man’s War waged by Falkovnia upon Darkon[3]
- 700 BC: Rumor: Lamordia strikes a trade agreement (and therefore, peace treaty) with Falkovnia.[4]
- 703 BC: Falkovnia and Lamordia formally acknowledge a pact of nonaggression.[3]
- 704 BC: Second Dead Man’s War is waged by Falkovnia upon Darkon.[3]
- 706 BC: Falkovnia tries to invade Borca, and the Widow's Massacre takes place.
- 707 BC: Dementlieuvian Annexation: Falkovnia invades Dementlieu but is repulsed.[5]
- 711 BC: Third Dead Man’s War[5]
- 711 BC: The servants of the Karloff Family hatch a a conspiracy to murder the Karloffs. However, the plot fails, and it is the servants who perish. They are soon reanimated as juju zombies.[6]
- 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.[5]
- 719 BC: The Starving March occurs. Falkovnia invades G'Henna but is repulsed.[5]
- 722 BC: The Fourth Dead Man's War[5]
722 BC Colonel Hellman leaves Falkovnia to learn the secrets of arcane lore as the basis for a military training program for arcane spellcasters.[7]- 723 BC The Knights of the Ashen Bough is founded.[8]
- 724 BC: Falkovnia invades Dementlieu and Richemulot, resulting in the Executioner's Campaign.[5]
- 727 BC: Falkovnia tries to invade Dorvinia; this results in the Gold Claw Massacre.[5]
- 729 BC: September: The fiend Elsepeth enters Ravenloft via transposition in a small village outside of Stangengrad.
- 729 BC: Treaty of the Four Towers is signed, signaling an allied defense against Falkovnia.[9]
- 737 BC: A falling star lights up the night sky in eastern Falkovnia before crash landing near the thorp of Delmunster. The falling star proved to be, or to contain, a doppelganger plant that would devastate the community.[10] The Hospice of the Doe is lost amid the destruction.[11]
- 740 The Grand Conjunction
- 740 BC Panicked by the Grand Conjunction, Hermos and the rest of the folks from L'Morai flee from Darkon into Falkovnia seeking a better life. Isolde saves them from certain demise. Under her leadership, a new Carnival assembles.[12]
- 741 BC: The Grey Wyrm rises from the depths of the Lake Kriegvogel to devour several boats and run amok in the town of Silbervas. Although the creature is beaten back into the lake, the disaster leaves Silbervas' citizens with dread over the beast's return. Henceforth, this year will be known as the Year of the Gray Wyrm.[13]
- 747 BC Malocchio Aderre usurps political rulership over Invidia from his mother Gabrielle Aderre.[14][15]
- 748 BC: The Ebon Fold are sent out to begin collecting souls. Falkovnian citizens are among those chosen for their attacks.[16]
- 750 BC: Everyone in the Sisters of Mercy Hospice is murdered.[11]
- 750 BC Under Malocchio Aderre, Invidia negotiates a military alliance with Falkovnia. Aderre employs Falkovnian soldiers to boost his mercenary forces and help exterminate the Vistani.[17]
- 751 BC: The Green Maiden's disease begins spreading among the fauna of Falkovnia.[18]
- 751 BC: March: Falkovnia launches its fifth invasion of Darkon in the March of Doom. Falkovnian forces reach as far north as Nartok before being turned back by the undead.
- 757 BC: February "S" enters Falkovnia and begins her survey.[19]
References
- ↑ Gazetteer II p.92-93
- ↑ Gazetteer II p. 92
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Gazetteer II p. 93
- ↑ Gazetteer II p.78
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Gazetteer II p. 94
- ↑ Horror's Harvest, Dungeon Magazine #38 p. 61, says the conspiracy happened "twenty-six years ago", Gazetteer II (p. 98) places the events of the Horror's Harvest module at 737 BC, therefore twenty-six years earlier than 737 BC is 711 BC.
- ↑ Quoth the Raven 4, p. 51
- ↑ Lights in the Fog, Book of Secrets p.131
- ↑ Gazetteer II p. 103
- ↑ Dungeon #38 p.52
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Gazetteer II p.98
- ↑ Carnival p. 40
- ↑ Gazetteer II p. 111
- ↑ Ravenloft Third Edition p.18
- ↑ Ravenloft Player's Handbook p.20
- ↑ Gazetteer II p. 23
- ↑ Gazetteer IV p.47-48
- ↑ Gazetteer II p. 91
- ↑ Gazetteer II p. 86
Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue
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