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day. True, predator attacks from the forests have been a
constant for centuries, but they have always been dealt
with accordingly. Many believe the genocidal hunting
of wolves in the 560s was the result of generations of
living in fear of the northern forests.
Such rash activity has its price. The wolves were
the primary food source for the local troll kriel, so by
the late 560s the enormous beasts had become bold in
their hunts for a meal. Logging operations continued
to move outward, and loggers repeatedly ran into
trolls, sometimes becoming prey. As the years drew
on, the trolls grew more desperate—especially during
winter months—and attacks grew in frequency and
ferocity. When the visiting Great Prince Voyari suffered
an attack near Haus Prinkov in 583 AR, a full company
of trained Winter Guard arrived to garrison the small
town. Today, the Chaktokol barracks sits at the northern
edge of town adorned with dozens of troll skulls along
the palisade walls. Several of the soldiers wear badge
trophies from their kills. Locals and the Winter Guard
rarely warm to each other for some reason, perhaps
because they feel the soldiers take advantage of them
or see them as intruders into their social circles. Each
year more Kossites move out of the town’s walls and into
the woods, but most either return due to the trolls or
vanish into the wild altogether—likely their bones are
lost among the taiga.
Noted Persons
Posadnik Anton Voyt (male Kossite Ari3/Rgr11):
Posadnik Voyt is a rugged man in his late thirties. Short
for a Kossite but burlier than most, Anton resembles
a woodsman more than a bureaucrat. He is always at
the front of any conflict—in politics or in battle—and
he will lend a hand when manual labor is needed in
a hurry. He has two adolescent sons, Alexi and Vreyo,
who look up to him with pride.
Dragho Vozc (male Umbrean MonHtr8/Rgr6):
After serving his obligatory two years as a Winter
Guard soldier during his teens, Dragho left the
military to pursue his first love since childhood in the
Kovosk Hills: big game hunting. He supposedly never
misses with his rifle Jennya and wears the only bullet
she has ever misfired on a chain around his neck.
Dragho has taken up residence in Tverkutsk to take
advantage of the troll bounty, and he excels at what he
does. Many local Winter Guard soldiers seem to resent
the man for his success.
Locales of Tverkutsk
Haus Prinkov, “House of Princes”: A large
fortified wooden estate inside the town’s walls, Haus
Prinkov is a well-insulated and lavishly decorated
winter home for the northern princes. When harsh
weather threatens their homes in their own volozkya,
these noble families caravan to the Haus to pass the
bleak months. The building can accommodate the
royal families, courtesans, and guards for four princes
comfortably, and room for a fifth can be arranged.
During these winter vacations, the princes often sit,
drink, and smoke around the large oaken reliefsculpted
table depicting all of Khador while they plot
and plan the next year’s activities.
Uldenfrost
In Power: Posadnik Barak Afonos
Population: 7,000 (human, primarily Kossite)
Military: A small Winter Guard contingent
garrisons Uldenfrost with local manhunters and
trackers pressed into service during times of need.
Imports: Manufactured goods, vegetables
Exports: Fish, fur, ice, timber
Founded after the Rebellion by fur traders called
promyshlenniki, this glorified trapping post is perfectly
situated to exploit the abundant supply of fur-bearing
mammals in the area. After conflicts with Nyss resulted
in numerous deaths on both sides—as well as the
theft of thousands of pelts—the trappers and traders
decided to build a more fortified base of operations.
The buildings and walls of Uldenfrost are built of
redwood from nearby Targoss Forest. Originally lashed
together, the buildings are now built using joinery
techniques of maritime carpentry. The wooden palisade
includes two blockhouses, one on the north corner and
one on the south, stocked with crossbows and hunting
spears for the local populace in case of emergency.
The interior contains the Czavyana trade
manager’s two-story house, the posadnik’s quarters,
barracks, and various store and skinning houses. A
large stonework well in the center of town provides the
citizens with freshwater. Warmed by an underground
sulphur spring, the water smells and tastes bad but
never freezes. Uldenfrost also contains a counting
house, brickyards, tanneries, barns, a foundry, a