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2012

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slavia

s l a v i a

he Slavian Commonwealth

Capital: Gniazdo

Political system : elective monarchy

Ruler : King John VII Piastun (human)

Religion : Pontiicalism, Solarism,

Eddism, Reformatism

Languages : Slavian

Currency : 1 orzel = 100 groszes

Area : 218,727 mi 2

Population : 22 million: 21% humans, 17%

gnomes, 16% dwarves, 14% hallings, 12%

orcs, 8% trolls, 6% ogres, 6% elves.

heroes from Slavia there are no impossible mat-

ters, especially when honor or motherland are

involved. Slavians seldom change their minds,

treat their world views (especially politics) very

seriously, and ight at drop of the hat.

Character concepts typical for Slavia:

a poet and bard sympathizing with anar-

Slavia is placed between its ancient enemies:

Morgovia, Wotany, the Trimonarchy, and the

Monastic State, but it’s not the constant wars

with aggressive neighbors that inluenced this

ancient land the most.

Piastun, the irst ruler of Slavia, was the only

legendary hero who did not strike a pact with

a dragon he defeated, but literally slew the

beast. he Curse of the dying dragon is still

looming over the kingdom. All ambitious plans

are doomed to fail, victories bring no beneit,

and any territorial gains are quickly lost.

Slavia of the Piastun dynasty is a backwards

country of ancient woods among which you can

ind mansions and castles of powerful nobles,

battleields of ancient wars, and holy places of

old pagan cults. he irst signs of industrializa-

tion are visible only in a few developed regions.

However, despite all adversities, the Slavians

are proud and they never surrender, as beits

the heirs of a true dragonslayer.

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chists, currently an expatriate.

a hunter and traveler, trying to hunt a le-

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shy, the spirit of the forest.

a beautiful maiden, who’s sworn to mar-

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ry only a man who’ll defeat her in a sword

duel.

B e h i n d t h e s c e n e s

Slavia is Poland, which, despite a terrible Draconic

Curse, has managed to ight of many invasions

that often erased historical Poland from the map.

Hardened by the Curse it proved to be too hard to

swallow. Gniazdo, the capital city, is a combination

of Gniezno, Cracow, and Warsaw. he Mermaid

Fortress is a reference to the greatest fortiications

in Europe – Warsaw Fortress and Festung Boyen,

and also the spirit of Wizna and Westerplatte.

Essentially, Slavia is equal parts Poland between

the World Wars and the Commonwealth of Both

Nations from the times of Golden Liberty. Pia-

stun is a weak election monarch during the times

of peace and invincible Sobieski during war, and

every Slavian is ready to charge at dragons armed

with only a lance–if he’s sure he’ll win, and that’s

at least half the time.

c h a r a c t e r s

Key ideas for heroes from Slavia are curse and

stubbornness.

Slavians balance on a thin line between fatalism

and bravery. When you know that Fate itself

is working against you and all your plans are

doomed to fail, you can either break down…

or realize that you have nothing to lose. For

slavia

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for the good of the Commonwealth.

an ambitious industrialist trying to civilize

a spiritualist ready to sell his soul to demons

Slavian Hero

in a Nutshell

Speak loudly, drink a lot, and consider eve-

ryone who is not a crowned monarch at least

your equal. Don’t allow others to ofend your

honor, be the irst to ight and to defend your

motherland. Never refuse a plea for help and

be charming to the opposite sex.

Male names : Apolinary, Bazyli, Bogumil, Czci-

bor, Dobrogost, Gaweł, Gniewomir, Iwo, Jan,

Jarogniew, Leszek, Lubomir, Nikodem, Roch,

Sulislaw, Tymon, Wilkun, Ziemowit.

Female names : Alina, Aniela, Balladyna,

Bogna, Celina, Donata, Elegia, Grazyna,

Halina, Jadwiga, Jagoda, Kinga, Lila, Malwina,

Otylia, Roza, Wanda, Wija, Zoja.

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the country despite all adversities.

a d v e n t u r e s

Daring – armed parties attacking neighbors.

Border skirmishes. A war of intelligences between

Wotany and Morgovia. Sailing the Wija. Trying to

rescue a kidnapped iancée. Stopping a half-golem

assassin from the Order of the Iron Maiden.

Exploration – hunting bears in the Great

Oak Forest. Excavations in pagan cemeteries

and stone circles. Exploring the dungeons in

the uninished forts of the Mermaid Fortress.

Hunting for sunken wrecks near Ujscie.

Investigation – noblemen who sold their souls

to devils. Wotanian separatists in Dymnik.

Ways of breaking the Dragon’s Curse. Myste-

ries of haunted courts. Groups of highlander

robbers on the borders with Nordia.

Society – local parliament sessions. Ignoramu-

ses and overambitious glory hounds nominated

as ministers. Negotiating with rebelling confe-

derates. Bringing peace to conlicted families.

Rebel against the power of the king. Lobbying

and corruption among industrialists. Intrigues

of the Monastic State going to break fealty.

s o c i e t y

In Slavia guests are welcomed cheerfully, and

the local saying goes “a visitor is a blessing to

the house.” People are honest and often drink

during conversations, regardless whether they

take part in homes, local councils, inns, or at

slavia

bisons (zubr) and the dwelling of a legendary

leshy. It’s far too easy to cross the border here,

and meet unhelpful Morgovian border guards.

Mermaid Fortress – his fort is placed near

Gniazdo, near the part of river Via controlled

by the river mermaids. Originally it was sup-

posed to be the largest fortiication in Vanadia,

but it was never inished or fully manned. Even

so the forts take up the area of a small town

and no aggressor has ever managed to conquer

the fortiications.

Miedzianka – “Copperhead” – the tal-

lest mountain of the Old Mountains on the

southeast border of the country. hanks to

massive deposits of iron and copper the moun-

tains were already exploited in the prehistoric

times. hanks to Prime Minister Buczyna the

corridors of such old mines are now being ada-

pted to the needs of secret magical laboratories.

According to Gniazdo University, a suiciently

thick protective cover of magically active ores

could protect from the Dragon Curse.

Slavia in a Nutshell

Opponents : mad nobles, devils.

Monsters : leshy, river mermaids.

Headline : “When the Archduke Berthold

Nimbelung decided to spend a few days hun-

ting in the Great Oak Forest in Slavia, he did

not expect that his stay will have such a dra-

matic inale. he hunters have met a leshy in

the woods, and the spirit summoned a herd of

bisons, sending it after the Duke. he being

also summoned a powerful storm and heavy

rains, and so the hunt had to be stopped.”

the royal court. When it’s necessary people

defend their honor with a sword or pistol.

People complain about the pointless projects of

Minister Buczyna, about the weakness of the

king, the power of the voyevods, and about

their evil neighbors, both personal and rivaling

nations. hey tell tall tales about heroic ance-

stors, relatives that had to emigrate, great vic-

tories of the past, and glorious defeats.

No one talks about the enemies of the king

in the family, pacts with devils, rebellious

relatives, wars between aristocrats and the

servitude of peasants. No one admits that the

Curse might be the only thing that’s saved the

land from being partitioned. And no one bad-

mouths religion, the army, or the land.

p l a c e s o f i n t e r e s t

Gniazdo – the capital city built around a hill,

in which caves Piastun killed the dragon. he

administrative center of the country, one of the

few thoroughly modern cities in Slavia. Under

the castle called Piasta there lies one of the

most powerful nexuses in the world.

Dymnik – the industrial and technological

motherlode of Slavia, won from Wotany (and

the Trimonarchy) during the Great War. hese

areas have long been the bone of discontent

among these nations, and it’s not certain whe-

ther they’ll stay Slavian for long.

Great Oak Forest – the largest forest in Vana-

dia, a popular place of hunting for Vanadian

Scenery: Ancient Forest

Special : to enter the true heart of the forest

you must make a survival test TN 15. Failure

means a day of wandering through the forest.

Elements : thousand-year-old oaks. Ancient burial

mounds. Ruins of forgotten castles, mansions and

settlements. Places never seen by an intelligent

creature. Holy places of pagan cults. Mysterious

paths leading nowhere. Mushroom circles. Moss

growing on trees. Dense undergrowth.

Antagonists : a sounder of wild boars. Giant

royal bison. Wolves. Bandits. Morgovian

marauders. A band of smugglers. A leshy.

Demons. Pagan priests.

Hazards : getting lost in the forest, poisonous

mushrooms, sudden storm, falling branches,

thorns and nettles.

Scandals : picnic on an anthill. Not knowing

the local history. Confusing a deer and a fallow.

Goals : hunt for wild animals. Trying to sneak

over the border. Camping. Archeological trip.

Finding lost friends.

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