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Locales of Skirov
Nagorka Manse: Once the estate of Viscount
Yuri Nagorka, one of the founders of the Greylords
Covenant, the mansion passed to his only family—the
Greylords—upon his untimely death. Though it was
left empty for several decades and fell into disrepair,
some Greylord wizards eventually saw this as an
opportunity to expand their holdings. Established as a
northern outpost in 382 AR, Nagorka Manse expanded
to become a center for learning and training under
the guidance of Koldun Tatyana Petrovna. Over two
hundred years later, the walled and fortified manse
falls under the command of Obavnik Ivanya Kaminsk
(female Khard Sor4/Wiz15) and serves as one of five
regional strongholds for the order.
Skirov Khardstadt: Surrounded by walls topped
with barbed wire, the Khardstadt is a large complex of
stone buildings—the largest of all the Khardstadti—
sequestered beyond the edge of town. Citizens are
prohibited from interacting with the prisoners if they
happen to cross paths on the way to or even inside
the Thundercliff mines. Prisoners receive inadequate
rations and sparse clothing, making it extremely
difficult to endure the bitterly cold winters and the long
working hours. A single day typically includes about
twelve hours of work with the prisoners working the
mines in rotating shifts. If prisoners survive the mines,
they usually die of sickness, cold, or starvation within
little more than a year. Escape from the Khardstadt is
rarely attempted due to the imposing walls and constant
patrols. Kovnik Vyshkovich also keeps a kennel of fierce
hunting dogs and commands a special contingent of
Widowmakers to discourage escape attempts. Under his
watch only three prisoners have escaped successfully,
and more than forty have died in the attempt. Of the
three escapees, two were hunted down in the northern
forests by Widowmakers and the last, assassin Acheroi
Benavi (male Ryn Rog14), remains at large since his
escape in 600 AR.
Skirov Station: The Korska III carries ore from the
mines to the refineries in Korsk. Due to its precious
cargo the station and its trains are the occasional
target of bandit raids, but the shipments are always
well guarded by Winter Guard troops inside the cars
themselves and the station grounds. Thus far the train
has never been successfully robbed between Skirov
Station and Korsk, but there is no shortage of outlaws
willing to try.
Technik Skirovetya: Occupying several dockside
warehouses and a foundry near the rail station, this
branch of the Khadoran Mechaniks Assembly benefits
greatly from the local mines. While copper and gold
are not refined in great quantities in Skirov, the
Technik has the equipment to refine small quantities
for their own use, easily providing enough to meet
the needs of their mechaniks. Likewise, the ready
availability of refined iron and steel has made this
facility extremely productive even by Khadoran
standards. Laboring tirelessly, the mechaniks of
Technik Skirovetya continue to meet the Motherland’s
increased demands for armaments, warjacks, and
spare parts.
Temple of the Just: One of many Menite temples
within Skirov, the Temple of the Just has been the seat
of the Skirovnya visgoth for over two hundred years.
Completed in 396 AR, the Temple’s construction
began twenty-three years earlier during the reign
of King Vladykin at the behest of Count Ambroz
Veyrheizt. Currently the see of Visgoth Lugo Gorenski
(male Khard Clr15), the Temple was built from the
fine white stone of Ohk shipped a few massive stones
at a time up the length of the Bitterock. Visible from
almost anywhere in the city, the glistening white stone
walls and copper domes of the temple are reputedly
built over the foundations of an older, heathen
temple. Recently Countess Hildr Veyrheizt (female
Skirov Ari8), the current matriarch of the Veyrheizt
family, has agreed to fund a monastery on the temple
grounds with the understanding that the monks will
work to preserve and restore the relics and ruins of the
Menite faith scattered throughout the city.
mining in the thundercliffs
Both skirov miners and prisoners from khardstadt mine the
thundercliffs, But several aBandoned mines in the mountains
occasionally house Bogrin. these vicious goBlins have plagued
the miners for generations. each time they are forced out of
the area, they return a feW years later. fortunately, fort
BrunZig is merely four days ride south along the orlovsk, and
Winter guard heavily patrol this road.
Copper—rich copper deposits discovered at the foothills of
the thundercliffs and the construction of the first coppersmelting
Works led to the first permanent settlement in the
area. later, after skirov Was estaBlished on the shores of
the Bitterock river, the older settlement vanished as people
moved to skirov; it Was an oBvious choice since successful
mining reQuires steam and prodigious amounts of Water. access
to the Bitterock river proved critical in those early years.
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