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Lead Design and Development: Georgios Komis

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Cover Art: Alan Rabinowitz Interior Art: Alamy.com, Shutterstock, Old book illustrations archive, Pexels.com, Dawnfey, Dionysios Christoforidis, Pathfinder art pack, Vlad Tepe's castle Proofreaders: Georgios Komis, Heath Harris, Kim Frandsen, Simon Barns Main Editor: Simon Barns

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What is this? If you are reading these lines then it’s already too late! The bad smell of decay penetrates your nostrils as you perceive impaled corpses of poor men! This is Falkovnia, the Raven- loft domain ruled by the King-Führer Vlad Drakov! This supplement is just a sample of the upcoming “Book of Darklords & Domains”. You get an idea of what to expect in that book by reading the next pages.

What is the “Book of Darklords & Domains”?

A huge project of dread! That’s the best description I can give in a single sentence. If you want to know what it really is though, let it be known that this project aims to translate all 100+ Darklords and their Domains (including former ones) to 5th Edition. All statblocks are made with the lore and deadliness that each darklord is portrayed in older version books and novels! Unique B/W artwork, new spells, new items, maps, important NPCs and mon- sters will also be included. For the people that wish to dig deeper, our references and links for the original books and areas of research are given as well. What’s the next step? If you are still reading, I can only guess that you are really interested! Our plan is to post a single Darklord supplement like Vlad Drakov, every Monday until the big release of the “Book of Darklords & Domains”! If you wish to learn more of our progress or even partici- pate in conversations regarding the work, look for us on Facebook at the Mists of Ravenloft Group! There, you can give us your feedback or even request stuff that you would like to see included in the final version of the project!

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Made by Mistfactor Press for the DMsGuild.4 Check our other products here. Made by Mistfactor Press for the DMs Guild. Check our other products here. 4 Domain: Falkovnia General information of the domain: f Culture Level: Medieval alkovnia draws upon several sources of in- Climate & Terrain: Temperate forest, hill, spiration. The main source is the story of the actual marsh, and plains Dracula of history, i.e. the man known as Vlad Dracul Year Formed: 690 BC (the Son of the Dragon), Vlad III, or most infamous- Population: 64,000 ly, Vlad the Impaler. Along with this are inspirations Races (%): Humans 93%, Halflings 2%, that hail from the fascist regimes of both Hitler and Half-elves 2%, Gnomes 1%, Stalin (in the way that he suppresses the populace of Elves 1%, Other 1% Falkovnia). Languages: Common, Balok, Darkonese, Dwarven, Finally, and most well-hidden is his inspiration from Elven, Falkovnian, Gnome, Alexander the Great, in his insatiable lust for con- Halfling, Lamordian, quest. The quote (which, incidentally isn’t correct) Mordentish that sums up Vlad Drakov is the one that Hans Religions: Hala, Ezra (no official state Gruber mentions in Die Hard: religion – Falkovnians gen- “And when Alexander saw the breadth of erally do not believe in an his domain, he wept, for there were no more afterlife) worlds to conquer.” Government: Military Despotism Here though, Vlad is even more frustrated. He can Ruler(s): King-Führer Vlad Drakov SEE the domains around him, but he cannot ever Darklord(s): Vlad Drakov conquer them. Nationality: Falkovnian Analog: Transylvania (mixed with in- Adventures in Falkovnia should run into these points. spiration from Germany and The populace should be oppressed by the military, Russia) with everyone being a potential recruit. They’re sus- picious of everyone, and try to avoid attracting the at- tention of the soldiers, who are above them in status. The masses are treated little better than slaves, and all their labor is owned by the state (and the state IS Vlad Drakov). But they’re so indoctrinated into a cult of hatred, that they hate and fear foreigners, outsid- ers, and those of other races, seeing themselves as inherently superior, despite their harsh lot in life. This should be evident in all interactions with the natives of Falkovnia. Furthermore, the heroes should constantly be reminded of the Hawk’s cruelty and find that all lawbreakers are punished harshly, with even relative- ly minor infractions being punished with impalement. The populace is poor, overworked, and underfed, in spite of the fertility of the land around them. Only the barest minimum of food is distributed to the locals, while everything else is exported to the domains around Falkovnia, in return for the coin that the King- Führer requires to keep his war machines running.

Local Fauna: Falkovnia teems with wildlife, though there are few, if any, monsters native to the domain. Beasts of all kinds flourish here, with many growing to extreme sizes, becoming extremely vicious as a result. They Sampleremain natural (if dangerous) file however. In partic- ular, deer, boars, and ermine are hunted here (the first two for their meat, the latter for their warm coat). Wolves and bears can be found here too, though as with other animals they sometimes reach an extreme

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