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}}{{canon}}'''Zeidenburg''' is a large town located on the [[Gundar River]]. Originally part of [[Gundarak]], it is now claimed by [[Barovia]]. Though it is a successful community, it is a hotbed for conflict between oppressed Gundarakite rebels and the forces of the Barovian boyars. Despite the crackdown of the authorities, ''Zeidenburg'' remains a hive of criminal activity and the black market.<ref name="gaz1_33_34">pages 33-34, ''Ravenloft Gazeteer, Volume 1'', Arthaus (John W. Mangrum, Stuart Turner, Peter Woodworth, and Andrew Wyatt), September 2002</ref> The garda crackdowns on this are brutal and violent, but it has yet to properly deter it.
}}{{canon}}'''Zeidenburg''' is a large town located on the [[Gundar River]]. Originally part of [[Gundarak]], it is now claimed by [[Barovia]]. Though it is a successful community, it is a hotbed for conflict between oppressed Gundarakite rebels and the forces of the Barovian boyars. Despite the crackdown of the authorities, ''Zeidenburg'' remains a hive of criminal activity and the black market.<ref name="gaz1_33_34">pages 33-34, ''Ravenloft Gazeteer, Volume 1'', Arthaus (John W. Mangrum, Stuart Turner, Peter Woodworth, and Andrew Wyatt), September 2002</ref> The garda crackdowns on this are brutal and violent, but it has yet to properly deter it.



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Municipality of Zeidenburg
Culture Level Medieval
Climate & Terrain Wooded mountain valley
Year Formed 351 BC
Population 31,150[1]
Races (%) Humans 96%, half-Vistani 1%, halfling 1%, dwarf 1%, other 1%
Languages Spoken Balok, Luktar, Dwarven, Common
Religions Church of Ezra, Cult of the Morninglord
Government Formally: Monarchy; Practically: Theocracy
Ruler Burgomaster Jacenty Girgiu
Ruler Title Burgomaster of Zeidenberg
Title Inheritance Male-Preference House Senority, lead by house Girghiu
Title Ascendant (Above) Lady Boyar of Zeidenburg and the surrounding lands, held by Lyssa von Zarovich
Title Descendant (Below) Burgomaster's Deputy, presently vacant

Zeidenburg is a large town located on the Gundar River. Originally part of Gundarak, it is now claimed by Barovia. Though it is a successful community, it is a hotbed for conflict between oppressed Gundarakite rebels and the forces of the Barovian boyars. Despite the crackdown of the authorities, Zeidenburg remains a hive of criminal activity and the black market.[2] The garda crackdowns on this are brutal and violent, but it has yet to properly deter it.

Harvests of cereal from the surrounding farms are a chief export of Zeidenberg, and the city eats well and exports plenty beyond. It is also a thriving merchant thoroughfare, part of why the black market thrives; so long as it has a price, you can find it in Zeidenburg.[3]

Lady Lyssa von Zarovich taking a more direct hand in day-to-day affairs has largely stabilized the region, but stable doesn't mean the conflict isn't happening - merely contained.

Locations in Zeidenburg

Inhabitants of Zeidenburg

Streets of Zeidenburg

  • Merchant's Row
  • Crimson Road

Law and Order in Zeidenburg

References

  1. Server canon: inflated to be on the larger end of a typical medieval city, originally 4,615
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 pages 33-34, Ravenloft Gazeteer, Volume 1, Arthaus (John W. Mangrum, Stuart Turner, Peter Woodworth, and Andrew Wyatt), September 2002
  3. pages 34, Ravenloft Gazeteer, Volume 1, Arthaus (John W. Mangrum, Stuart Turner, Peter Woodworth, and Andrew Wyatt), September 2002
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Server Canon, made by Maiyannah
  5. 5.0 5.1 Server Canon, made by Wilkins1952