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|descendant_title=Burgomaster's Deputy, presently vacant | |descendant_title=Burgomaster's Deputy, presently vacant | ||
|title=Burgomaster of Renika | |title=Burgomaster of Renika | ||
|inheritance=Male-Preference Primogenure with the barovian branch of the House du Claire<ref="may_20250204">'''Server Canon''' - written by Maiyannah 2025-02-04</ref> | |inheritance=Male-Preference Primogenure with the barovian branch of the House du Claire<ref name="may_20250204">'''Server Canon''' - written by Maiyannah 2025-02-04</ref> | ||
|ruler=Burgomistress Nicole du Claire<ref="may_20250204"></ref> | |ruler=Burgomistress Nicole du Claire<ref name="may_20250204"></ref> | ||
}}{{canon}}'''Renika''' is a small [[Barovian]] village. In 348 BC, [[Count_Strahd_von_Zarovich|Strahd]] had its [[Burgomaster of Renika|burgomaster]] publicly executed for withholding taxes.<ref name="istrahd_51-60">pages 51-60, ''I, Strahd''</ref> | }}{{canon}}'''Renika''' is a small [[Barovian]] village. In 348 BC, [[Count_Strahd_von_Zarovich|Strahd]] had its [[Burgomaster of Renika|burgomaster]] publicly executed for withholding taxes.<ref name="istrahd_51-60">pages 51-60, ''I, Strahd''</ref> | ||
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The current burgomistress, [[Nicole du Claire|Lady Nicole du Claire]] is a naturalized Richemulotoise noblewoman, whom is said to have been given the position after performing some service for the Count. What service this is was never said, and it is the subject of fierce speculation in some corners. Nonetheless, it is a stable rule, if a begrudging one: the locals, xenophobic as Barovians go, mostly tolerate her rule because she is a woman of the people, and gives them what they want. She is also a rather staunch supporter of the Church of Ezra, which may not gain her favour with many given the small congregation in the town, makes her quite well-liked by its small following. | The current burgomistress, [[Nicole du Claire|Lady Nicole du Claire]] is a naturalized Richemulotoise noblewoman, whom is said to have been given the position after performing some service for the Count. What service this is was never said, and it is the subject of fierce speculation in some corners. Nonetheless, it is a stable rule, if a begrudging one: the locals, xenophobic as Barovians go, mostly tolerate her rule because she is a woman of the people, and gives them what they want. She is also a rather staunch supporter of the [[Church of Ezra]], which may not gain her favour with many given the small congregation in the town, makes her quite well-liked by its small following. | ||
The darker side of the woman comes out in harsh punishments for those that do break the laws, in particular rebels gundarakite and otherwise, and while this has effectively eliminated a lot of the crime that once had quite a hold on the small village, it nonetheless has tempered what would be a good rule into a merely decent, accepted one. | The darker side of the woman comes out in harsh punishments for those that do break the laws, in particular rebels gundarakite and otherwise, and while this has effectively eliminated a lot of the crime that once had quite a hold on the small village, it nonetheless has tempered what would be a good rule into a merely decent, accepted one. | ||
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The small community is one of the main sources of logging in Barovia, and it outputs an almost prodigious amount of Barovian Pine and Fir wood for various uses for the rest of the country, but that fateful moment put a pall of superstition and rumour over Renika, and few move there willfully. The merchants that come through are largely opprotunists, taking advantage of the relative death of trade to the town both to sell their goods at considerable profit, and to take the wood for almost next to nothing. | The small community is one of the main sources of logging in Barovia, and it outputs an almost prodigious amount of Barovian Pine and Fir wood for various uses for the rest of the country, but that fateful moment put a pall of superstition and rumour over Renika, and few move there willfully. The merchants that come through are largely opprotunists, taking advantage of the relative death of trade to the town both to sell their goods at considerable profit, and to take the wood for almost next to nothing. | ||
Under the new rule trade and reputation are slowly recovering, but it has a long ways to go before it finds mainstream acceptance in Barovia again.<ref="may_20250204"></ref> | Under the new rule trade and reputation are slowly recovering, but it has a long ways to go before it finds mainstream acceptance in Barovia again.<ref name="may_20250204"></ref> | ||
== Places to Go == | == Places to Go == | ||
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* [[Rest of Tears Chapel]]<ref="may_20250201">'''Server Canon''' - created by Maiyannah 2025-02-01</ref> | * [[Rest of Tears Chapel]]<ref name="may_20250201">'''Server Canon''' - created by Maiyannah 2025-02-01</ref> | ||
== Law and Order == | == Law and Order == | ||
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* [[Nicole du Claire|Burgomistress Nicole du Claire]]<ref="may_20250204"></ref> | * [[Nicole du Claire|Burgomistress Nicole du Claire]]<ref name="may_20250204"></ref> | ||
== People to See == | == People to See == | ||
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Revision as of 18:42, 4 February 2025
| Municipality of Renika | |
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| Culture Level | Medieval |
| Climate & Terrain | Wooded mountain valley |
| Year Formed | 120 BC |
| Population | 490[1] |
| Races (%) | Humans 98%, dwarf 1%, other 1% |
| Languages Spoken | Balok, Dwarven, Common |
| Religions | Cult of the Morninglord |
| Government | Feudal Monarchy |
| Ruler | Burgomistress Nicole du Claire[2] |
| Ruler Title | Burgomaster of Renika |
| Title Inheritance | Male-Preference Primogenure with the barovian branch of the House du Claire[2] |
| Title Ascendant (Above) | Lady Boyar of the Svalich |
| Title Descendant (Below) | Burgomaster's Deputy, presently vacant |
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This section contains canon Ravenloft information from officially published sources; see the References below. |
Renika is a small Barovian village. In 348 BC, Strahd had its burgomaster publicly executed for withholding taxes.[3]
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This section contains server-canon Ravenloft information from the Time of Unparalleled Darkness server; see the References below. |
The current burgomistress, Lady Nicole du Claire is a naturalized Richemulotoise noblewoman, whom is said to have been given the position after performing some service for the Count. What service this is was never said, and it is the subject of fierce speculation in some corners. Nonetheless, it is a stable rule, if a begrudging one: the locals, xenophobic as Barovians go, mostly tolerate her rule because she is a woman of the people, and gives them what they want. She is also a rather staunch supporter of the Church of Ezra, which may not gain her favour with many given the small congregation in the town, makes her quite well-liked by its small following.
The darker side of the woman comes out in harsh punishments for those that do break the laws, in particular rebels gundarakite and otherwise, and while this has effectively eliminated a lot of the crime that once had quite a hold on the small village, it nonetheless has tempered what would be a good rule into a merely decent, accepted one.
Background
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This section contains server-canon Ravenloft information from the Time of Unparalleled Darkness server; see the References below. |
The small community is one of the main sources of logging in Barovia, and it outputs an almost prodigious amount of Barovian Pine and Fir wood for various uses for the rest of the country, but that fateful moment put a pall of superstition and rumour over Renika, and few move there willfully. The merchants that come through are largely opprotunists, taking advantage of the relative death of trade to the town both to sell their goods at considerable profit, and to take the wood for almost next to nothing.
Under the new rule trade and reputation are slowly recovering, but it has a long ways to go before it finds mainstream acceptance in Barovia again.[2]
Places to Go
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This section contains server-canon Ravenloft information from the Time of Unparalleled Darkness server; see the References below. |
Law and Order
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This section contains server-canon Ravenloft information from the Time of Unparalleled Darkness server; see the References below. |
