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discussions must await the outcome of the war. Some
Khadoran nobles favor maintaining the current
Llaelese duchies (except Laedry and its surroundings)
as part of their puppet government while others want
Llael’s regions completely requisitioned and renamed.
Prince Rolav Mulesci rules Umbresk.
Winds of War
the current War has turned most of umBresk into little more
than a martial state. the local populace has Become servants
to the tens of thousands of troops garrisoned throughout
the region. Winter guard arrive daily to replace those lost
in Battle, and local villages and toWns are overcroWded With
military personnel.
ravensgard has sWelled into a small city of log caBins
and leather tents surrounding the fortress, and constant
fighting day and night Boils over into the maZe of trenches
BetWeen it and cygnar’s northguard. the dead numBer
in the thousands With fresh recruits—ink still Wet on
their enlistment documents—arriving ceaselessly. elite
WidoWmaker sharpshooters pick off cygnaran officers
and khadoran prisoners one after the next, some of them
Becoming heroes as they lose count of their kill totals.
Vardenska
A harsh and unforgiving northwestern region, this
volozk includes Uldenfrost, Uldenstream, and Lake
Nyereck and is bounded on the east by the Icebrand
Lakes and their tributaries. This most remote region
of Khador is sparsely populated outside of Uldenfrost.
Villages of hardy Kossites can be found scattered along
the coast and around the Icebrand Lakes. Isolated
tribes live in the old ways and practice forgotten rites
shunned in the south, and several inhabitants of this
volozk do not even consider themselves Khadorans
but rather Kossites. Great Prince Hasz Bolovric rules
Vardenska.
Notable Cities
Cherov-on-Dron
In Power: Posadnik Liubun Onopinskaia
Population: 37,000 (human, mostly Khard)
Military: Cherov-On-Dron is garrisoned by a
moderate Winter Guard contingent.
Imports: Lumber
Exports: Fish, flax
Cherov-on-Dron is situated on the banks of the
Bitterock River nearly halfway between Ohk and
Porsk. It is said King Yeken Vladykin gave the town
to his youngest son, Vasili, as a gift. It became a great
controversy, and the noble bloodlines raised several
eyebrows in search of explicit reasons. It proved to be
an innocent gesture by the king, however, and the city
soon lost its negative reputation. It became a pleasant
stopping point during long travels, and at the start of
the Dark Times, various nobles took refuge in Cherovon-Dron.
During this period a strong, oaken citadel
was constructed near the outskirts of town to house
and protect the visiting nobility.
The citadel mysteriously burned down in 475 AR
killing several nobles and leaving no survivors. In the
wake of such tragedy Queen Ayn VI saw a perfect
opportunity to exert her influence upon Cherov-on-
Dron’s appearance and utility. She turned the city into
a showpiece for her enlightened design principles
and sent it her best designers and architects. Cherovon-Dron
has since become a successful port town on
the river. More than an important re-supply point
for ships moving from Ohk to Porsk and Skirov and
smaller communities along the way, it also supports a
healthy lumber industry supplying both commercial
and military lumberyards up and downriver. Since the
rail line opened, Cherov-on-Dron has experienced a
slight lull in traffic, but nonetheless remains a popular
and prosperous river town.
Noted Persons
Liubun Onopinskaia (male Khard Exp9): Posadnik
Onopinskaia is a popular businessman and shrewd
negotiator who leverages Cherov-on-Dron’s position
on the Bitterock River to his fullest advantage. To
fund his personal endeavors Onopinskaia owns
over a dozen large inns throughout the city and
each one lines his pocket with coin. In case one day
the increasingly demanding kayazy replace him as
posadnik, he has taken lengths to further Cherov-on-
Dron’s profits through a complex series of taxes and
fiscal negotiations on his behalf. In fact, Onopinskaia
has ensured that the River City is a major tollgate
between the port of Ohk and inland communities,
including the larger cities of Porsk and Skirov.
Locales of Cherov-on-Dron
Krepoctya Dron: Over two thousand years ago,
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