Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Who is who in Barowia?

 The Company of the Black Fleece

active

Sir Perilake The Gilded Knight and his Squire Zoltan of Kranach. Proud and poised
Sir Anastaz The Salt Knight and his Squire Gundhilde of Szalai. Scowling and taciturn
Sir Heldris The Dove Knight, one-armed and formerly cursed by the Hound within. Calm and serene
Sir Heldris ambushed by the Hound in Shadow
inactive
Sir Ludmer The Trail Knight
Cormorant The Gull Knight
Lady Dragana The Hooded Knight
Lady Cadwyn The Mule Knight (dead)

The Houses
There are 6 major houses (ancestral seat / crest): ruler

Barow (current Seat of Power is Castle Barow / buck-head and star): King Andrasz
Karpat (Karpat Fortress / Crown and Flame): Lady Lamberta
Kranach (Kranach Castle / Key & Crane) Lady Zdenka
Masur (former Seat of Power is Castle Loadstone / honeycomb and crescent moon); unknown
Szalai (Szalai Keep / Rearing Horse): Sir Adalbert
Urban (unknown / Lock and Quill): unknown

A short history of Barowia
The Realm is ruled by King Andrasz of Barow who claimed the throne after invading from the North and driving out the old King Tadeausz of Masur.  During the war Szalai and Kranach joined forces with house Barow, the former rather quickly, the latter after terrible losses. Karpat surrendered eventually but never changed sides. The wounds of war have not been healed.

Dwellings (resource: leadership)
Swinjo: Pig farmers and fishers: Mayor Bogdan
Kozamost: goat herders and peat farmers: Mayor Mira
Bohat: farmers and apiarists: Lady Wendela of Urban

Factions
The Beekeepers: A secret society of nobles and vassals loyal to the former King Tadeusz of Masur. Their crest is a Beehive and Sickle
The Merchants Guildry of Szolnok and Mohacs: An association of merchants from the North  
Neighbours
Barowian Crownlands. A vast Realm of warring Duchies
East Masuria. Ruled by house Masur
Svenrijk. Landsknechts from Svenrijk supported King Andrasz during the war.
Altenburg. Rich and powerful supporters of house Kranach
Waldochia. Home of nomadic horse people and ruled by house Waldoch

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