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Village of Krofburg

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Municipality of Krofburg
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Culture Level Medieval
Climate & Terrain Wooded mountain valley
Year Formed 120 BC
Population 809[1]
Races (%) Humans 87%, Vistani 5%, half-Vistani 5%, halfling 1%, dwarf 1%, other 1%
Languages Spoken Balok, Patterna, Dwarven, Common
Religions Church of Ezra, Cult of the Morninglord
Government Feudal Monarchy
Ruler Burgomaster Milos Yehven
Ruler Title Burgomaster of Krofburg
Title Inheritance Male-Preference House Senority, lead by house Yehven
Title Ascendant (Above) Lady Boyar of the Ghakis Mounts, Relia von Zarovich
Title Descendant (Below) Burgomaster's Deputy, presently vacant

Krofburg is a fairly well-off village located in Barovia. Nestled in a mountain valley, it offers a comfortable refuge for travellers, and favourable conditions for the growing of hops. A stream of clean mountain water runs through it, cleaving the village in two.

Background

The locals have had success herding goats and fermenting wine as well as a local beer called Stout Heart. The people are of typical Barovian stock and show a similarly tactiturn, withdrawn mentality. However, they are (quite unusual for Barovians) quite welcoming of the Vistani, whom they depend on for some trade. Local holidays include a yearly harvest day in the fall.[2] As the wool trade makes the town replete with skilled tailors, the men often wear intricately-decorated vests, and the women often wear complex decorative patterns on their scarves and aprons.[3]

The Daily Wares is quite well-known in the area for being a fairly good supply of materials the villagers cannot grow or make on their own,[3] and the wineries and beer breweries are a thriving industry in this mountain village, making it relatively wealthy for Barovia.[3]

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Inconsistency Note

Krofburg is referred to - in the same reference material - as both Krofburg and Krofberg. To be consistent with Zeidenburg, we have spelt it with a u, here.

References

  1. Server canon: inflated to be on the higher end of a typical medieval city, originally 4,615
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 pages 80-82, Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide, Arthaus (Brian Campbell, Carla Hollar, Rucht Lilavivat, John W. Mangrum, Andrew Pryor, Peter Woodworth, Andrew Wyatt), July 2003
  3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 page 80, Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide, Arthaus (Brian Campbell, Carla Hollar, Rucht Lilavivat, John W. Mangrum, Andrew Pryor, Peter Woodworth, Andrew Wyatt), July 2003
  4. Created by Maiyannah, added 2024-09-12