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|year_formed=15 BC<ref>'''False History'''</ref>
|year_formed=15 BC<ref>'''False History'''</ref>
|population=14,060<ref>Server canon: inflated to be on the smaller end of a typical medieval city, originally 2,060</ref>
|population=14,060<ref>Server canon: inflated to be on the smaller end of a typical medieval city, originally 2,060</ref>
|races=Humans 97%, half-Vistani 1%, halfling 1%, other 1%<ref name="gaz1_33">page 33, ''Ravenloft Gazeteer, Volume 1'', Arthaus (John W. Mangrum, Stuart Turner, Peter Woodworth, and Andrew Wyatt), September 2002</ref>
|races=Humans 97%, half-Vistani 1%, halfling 1%, other 1%<ref name="gaz1_33">{{gaz1|33}}</ref>
|languages=[[Balok]], [[Luktar]], [[Common]]
|languages=[[Balok]], [[Luktar]], [[Common]]
|religions=[[Cult of the Morninglord]], [[Church of Ezra]]
|religions=[[Cult of the Morninglord]], [[Church of Ezra]]
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|inheritance=Male-Preference House Senority, lead by house Wachter
|inheritance=Male-Preference House Senority, lead by house Wachter
|ruler=Burgomaster [[Ioan Wachter]]<ref>Server canon; in Gazeteer I Ivan rules both the municipality and the larger holding; this would likely be more power than Strahd would deign to give any single man and thus his son is the ruler of the municipality in TOUD.</ref>
|ruler=Burgomaster [[Ioan Wachter]]<ref>Server canon; in Gazeteer I Ivan rules both the municipality and the larger holding; this would likely be more power than Strahd would deign to give any single man and thus his son is the ruler of the municipality in TOUD.</ref>
}}{{canon}}'''Krezk''' is a city located in northwestern [[Barovia]] near the border with [[Borca]]; [[Levkarest]] is close not too far away.<ref name="gaz1_32">page 32, ''Ravenloft Gazeteer, Volume 1'', Arthaus (John W. Mangrum, Stuart Turner, Peter Woodworth, and Andrew Wyatt), September 2002</ref>
}}{{canon}}'''Krezk''' is a city located in northwestern [[Barovia]] near the border with [[Borca]]; [[Levkarest]] is close not too far away.<ref name="gaz1_32">{{gaz1|32}}</ref>


== Background ==
== Background ==

Latest revision as of 10:49, 11 April 2025

Municipality of Krezk
File:Krezk-arms.png
Culture Level Medieval
Climate & Terrain Shoreline Steppes
Year Formed 15 BC[1]
Population 14,060[2]
Races (%) Humans 97%, half-Vistani 1%, halfling 1%, other 1%[3]
Languages Spoken Balok, Luktar, Common
Religions Cult of the Morninglord, Church of Ezra
Government Feudal Monarchy
Ruler Burgomaster Ioan Wachter[4]
Ruler Title Burgomaster of Krezk
Title Inheritance Male-Preference House Senority, lead by house Wachter
Title Ascendant (Above) Lord Boyar of Krezk and the surrounding lands, held by Lord Ivan Wachter
Title Descendant (Below) Burgomaster's Deputy, presently vacant

Krezk is a city located in northwestern Barovia near the border with Borca; Levkarest is close not too far away.[5]

Background

Unlike the more isolated parts of Barovia, Krezk is a thriving hub of trade along the Old Svalich Road. (The merchants approve of Burgomaster Ioan Wachter's leadership, for they attribute at least part of their continued success to his watching out for their wants and needs.) Heavy physical defenses protect Krezk's core, from which outstretch four quarters: one for general commerce, one for upscale trade, one for residences, and one for places of worship. Old architecture still remains from the ancient Terg siege.[5]

Krezk has a number of Gundarakite inhabitants migrated in from the south thanks to the presence of the Cult of the Morninglord and the Sanctuary of First Light, the Cult's greatest temple.[5]

Places to Go

  • Needle of the Ghaddar[5]
  • Smoldering Ember[3]

Law and Order

Although Ioan Wachter is the town's burgomaster, he pays little interest for matters outside of trade. As a result, Captain Gheorghe Zarneti, leader of Krezk's militia, oversees much of the town's daily affairs, although he is somewhat flustered by it.[5]

People to See

References

  1. False History
  2. Server canon: inflated to be on the smaller end of a typical medieval city, originally 2,060
  3. 3.0 3.1 Canon:(?) page 33, Gazetteer I, Arthaus Publishing (John W. Mangrum, Stuart Turner, Peter Woodworth, and Andrew Wyatt), 2002, ISBN: 978-1588460806
  4. Server canon; in Gazeteer I Ivan rules both the municipality and the larger holding; this would likely be more power than Strahd would deign to give any single man and thus his son is the ruler of the municipality in TOUD.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Canon:(?) page 32, Gazetteer I, Arthaus Publishing (John W. Mangrum, Stuart Turner, Peter Woodworth, and Andrew Wyatt), 2002, ISBN: 978-1588460806