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|culture_lvl=Medieval | |culture_lvl=Medieval | ||
|terrain=Wooded mountain valley | |terrain=Wooded mountain valley<ref name="may_20240912">'''Server Canon''': Written by Maiyannah, 2024-09-12</ref> | ||
|year_formed=120 BC | |year_formed=120 BC | ||
|population=490<ref>Server canon: on the mid end of average for a medieval village; no original population given.</ref> | |population=490<ref>Server canon: on the mid end of average for a medieval village; no original population given.</ref> | ||
|races=Humans 98%, dwarf 1%, other 1% | |races=Humans 98%, dwarf 1%, other 1%<ref name="may_20240912"></ref> | ||
|languages=[[Balok]], [[Dwarven]], [[Common]] | |languages=[[Balok]], [[Dwarven]], [[Common]]<ref name="may_20240912"></ref> | ||
|religions=[[Cult of the Morninglord]] | |religions=[[Church of Ezra]], [[Cult of the Morninglord]]<ref name="may_20240912"></ref> | ||
|government=Feudal Monarchy | |government=Feudal Monarchy | ||
|ascendant_title=Lady Boyar of the Svalich | |ascendant_title=Lady Boyar of the Svalich | ||
|descendant_title=Burgomaster's Deputy, presently vacant | |descendant_title=Burgomaster's Deputy, presently vacant | ||
|title= | |title=Burgomistress of Renika | ||
|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> | |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 name="may_20250204"></ref> | |ruler=Burgomistress Nicole du Claire<ref name="may_20250204"></ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:48, 4 February 2025
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| Culture Level | Medieval |
| Climate & Terrain | Wooded mountain valley[1] |
| Year Formed | 120 BC |
| Population | 490[2] |
| Races (%) | Humans 98%, dwarf 1%, other 1%[1] |
| Languages Spoken | Balok, Dwarven, Common[1] |
| Religions | Church of Ezra, Cult of the Morninglord[1] |
| Government | Feudal Monarchy |
| Ruler | Burgomistress Nicole du Claire[3] |
| Ruler Title | Burgomistress of Renika |
| Title Inheritance | Male-Preference Primogenure with the barovian branch of the House du Claire[3] |
| 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.[4]
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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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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.[3]
Places to Go
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Law and Order
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People to See
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Server Canon: Written by Maiyannah, 2024-09-12
- ↑ Server canon: on the mid end of average for a medieval village; no original population given.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Server Canon: written by Maiyannah 2025-02-04
- ↑ Canon: pages 51-60, I, Strahd
- ↑ Server Canon: created by Maiyannah 2025-02-01
