You have been taken by the Mists

Author Topic: Barovia - Krofburg  (Read 44698 times)

Iridni Ren

  • L'injustice à la fin produit l'indépendance.
  • Dark Power
  • ******
  • Posts: 4374
  • When all other lights go out
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #150 on: September 24, 2019, 12:45:15 AM »
Women from the Wayfarer Kinship patrol the mountain roads and passes from Vallaki to Krofburg throughout the night, checking in on miners and those burning the midnight oil in the taverns, and yes, even a reputed bawdy house. For one evening at least, fear is kept at bay, as no creature of the darkness dare show its face or harm the innocent.


My windows cracked, but they can be replaced.
Your arm will tire throwing stones my way.

ForgottenBhaal

  • Outlander
  • **
  • Posts: 66
  • Lurking in the mist
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #151 on: September 27, 2019, 06:52:06 AM »
At night, a lone figure clad in a heavy armor is seen patrolling the mountain paths. With a hammer held firmly in hand, and a shield in the other it makes its way up and down the mountain, as if searching for something.

ForgottenBhaal

  • Outlander
  • **
  • Posts: 66
  • Lurking in the mist
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #152 on: September 30, 2019, 01:39:23 PM »
In response to the repeated attacks of the undead upon Krofburg, torchbrackets have been placed on the road from Krofburg to the mines. The roads, which are most commonly patrolled by the lone figure in the night.

Hallvor Hadiya

  • The Underworld
  • Undead Master
  • ****
  • Posts: 304
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #153 on: September 30, 2019, 09:54:18 PM »
Roving bands of cannibals can be seen along the mountain ridges; discarded bones and viscera marking these dark days for Krofburg and the surrounding locals. Heroes rise but yet the monster responsible does not fall. Are these the twilight hours for the mining settlement?

Spoiler: show


Once upon a time the plural of 'wizard' was 'war'." -- The Last Continent, by Terry Pratchett

PrimetheGrime

  • Full-time Hunter, Part-time Outlaw
  • The Wayfarer Kinship
  • Dark Power
  • ******
  • Posts: 2022
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #154 on: September 30, 2019, 11:27:53 PM »
In the dead of night, two men in heavy-looking coats, the patches worn on their coats revealing them to be of the Bloodhounds were seen leaving the Tent city, armed and alert, they went up the mountain. Sounds of thunder and bloodcurdling roars could be heard, even as far as the Tent City itself. Hours passed before the same two men returned, slipping into the tavern in hushed whispers.

Iridni Ren

  • L'injustice à la fin produit l'indépendance.
  • Dark Power
  • ******
  • Posts: 4374
  • When all other lights go out
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #155 on: October 03, 2019, 12:50:51 AM »
A small, raven-haired woman clad in sun-drenched armor is profiled against this selfsame bridge by moonlight. She builds a campfire and burns the half-eaten corpse left by the cannibals, buries several bones including a skull, and disposes of their blood-filled bowl. She then cleanses the area with holy water and prayers before heading down the mountain to greet the dawn.


My windows cracked, but they can be replaced.
Your arm will tire throwing stones my way.

Pitch-Black

  • Outlander
  • **
  • Posts: 90
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #156 on: October 07, 2019, 08:40:31 PM »
A man in a fur-coat with peculiar paintings on his arms could be seen walking around the tent city peering around the periphery of the tent city as if searching for someone or something, on prompting he would quietly warn others to avoid traveling out at night or to not lurk near the edge of the tent city following the recent death of a prospector by some manner of beast.

On occasion, distant howling could be heard coming from the nearby mountains.
I play:
Traian Nazario - Swordsman and Gendarme

Arawn

  • Developers and
  • Dark Power
  • ******
  • Posts: 10144
  • Gwrandewch ar y cwn.
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #157 on: October 29, 2019, 09:58:56 AM »
Despite the thawing of spring, Krofburg today is bitterly cold. The few people who venture outside of their homes do so thickly wrapped in cloaks and suspicion, eyeing the others whom they pass with fearful, threatening eyes. In the night, the rumors go, the Count's men came and took away the Steward; in her place, they have a new lord, Edoard, whom few remember as other than a spoiled, impetuous boy who disappeared decades ago. His sudden reappearance, and the violence of the night's actions, chill the city like hoarfrost. Even the Tent City's usually boisterous and irrepressible energy is subdued, flat. The wind has changed, and it is a bitter one.
Hir yw'r dydd a hir yw'r nos, a hir yw aros Arawn.

Kinga

  • 🎀𝐸𝓁𝒹𝓇𝒾𝓉𝒸𝒽 𝒢𝑜𝒹𝒹𝑒𝓈𝓈🎀
  • The Underworld
  • Undead Master
  • ****
  • Posts: 314
  • 𝐵𝑒 𝒢𝒶𝓎 𝒟𝑜 𝒞𝓇𝒾𝓂𝑒𝓈
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #158 on: November 19, 2019, 12:27:09 PM »
During the night, residents of Krofburg can hear screams and wolf howls echoing through the mountains... Come the morning, rumors of a vicious werewolf attack spread like wildfire. Apparently a young woman was attacked on the road and only intervention of a lone traveler saved her from certain death.

Kinga

  • 🎀𝐸𝓁𝒹𝓇𝒾𝓉𝒸𝒽 𝒢𝑜𝒹𝒹𝑒𝓈𝓈🎀
  • The Underworld
  • Undead Master
  • ****
  • Posts: 314
  • 𝐵𝑒 𝒢𝒶𝓎 𝒟𝑜 𝒞𝓇𝒾𝓂𝑒𝓈
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #159 on: December 06, 2019, 11:43:26 AM »
During the night sounds of a battle could be heard echoing from the vineyards surrounding Krofburg. Those who would come to examine the place come the morning, would find a door to one of the houses covered with scratch marks, as well as blood mixed with the mud. Reportedly, two figures - male and female - were seen leaving shortly before the dusk.

Rubi

  • The Underworld
  • Undead Slayer
  • ***
  • Posts: 239
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #160 on: December 18, 2019, 02:10:04 PM »
A feminine figure wearing a hood and tattered cloak has been spotted late at night foraging for food, disappearing soon after. Within one of the small caves near Krofburg's outskirts a note has been placed addressed to the owner of the shelter.

Better Dread than Dead

  • The Bad Guy
  • Dark Power
  • ******
  • Posts: 1598
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #161 on: June 24, 2020, 09:48:21 PM »
[Word spreads of a confrontation between the new Steward and a drunken self-styled 'war hero' from Teufeldorf; after a series of dismissive words from the Steward in response to the man's grievance and a demand that he leave her sight, the man struck the Steward. An Invidian man with an eyepatch shot the man, sending him crumpling to the ground. The Steward, sent into a fury, delivered her sentence then and there, borrowing a serrated blade and severing the hand of the man who struck her in full view of prospectors and villagers alike.]

Freydaelyn

  • Mistress of Faces
  • Theatre de la Cathedrale
  • Dark Power
  • ******
  • Posts: 1315
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #162 on: July 02, 2020, 11:09:54 PM »
Just before nightfall a young, tired looking priestess of the morninglord enters Krofburg. Her mood is pleasant despite her obvious exhaustion. She quietly makes her way to the House of Eternal Dawn to stay the night.
Celestial noise detected;Delirium unsuspected
Static tuned in to reason
Time in the aether deepens;Transmissions blink uncompleted

Rubi

  • The Underworld
  • Undead Slayer
  • ***
  • Posts: 239
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #163 on: July 06, 2020, 06:46:34 PM »
A new face wearing the uniform of a Krofburg militia recruit has been seen making patrols along the streets and checking visitors in at a checkpoint near the entrance. The gruff, muscular woman reportedly has a very short temper about her peculiar hairstyle.

DM Brimstone

  • Head DMs
  • Dark Power
  • ******
  • Posts: 9861
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #164 on: November 18, 2021, 01:40:27 AM »
[The last evening and subsequent day are rife with hubbub and activity at the local inn, The Wandering Billy.  Several guards are observed entering and speaking, at length, with a distraught and agitated Marilena Tugurlan and the chef, Josef. Scuttlebutt in the mountain town speaks of the dreaded and enigmatic mists billowing into the establishment, a verbal altercation between a pitic and the management, and hearsay of a diabolical, opportunistic theft in the wake of the chaos.

Though the gossip was highly speculative, the curious still wondered what exactly transpired and if justice will ultimately prevail.]


Witch of the Woods

  • New to the Mists
  • *
  • Posts: 13
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #165 on: January 25, 2022, 05:58:36 PM »

Late into the night, occult chanting pervades the silence of the noapte and creeps through the chilled Krofburg air.  Within a recluse and forlorn cave, a blood sacrifice rests fresh upon an altar and a message for those whom might discover it in Common, Balok and Luktar:

"Upon this altar, offer the meek...

Upon this altar, the power you seek...

We will be watching."

Drekavac

  • Dark Power
  • ******
  • Posts: 1983
  • Wholesome Memer
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #166 on: March 17, 2022, 07:10:34 PM »
The village begins to become noticeably colder than usual weather after a series of tremors rocked the region lately. It appears as if even during the warmer times the air chills people to the bone and many do not stay outside if they can help it at least not without heavy clothing. There are murmurs that something strange has been happening in the southern Balinoks... Some claim to have seen a wandering spirit that spoke in a soothing voice while hiking in the hills beneath the peak of Mt. Ghakis.
« Last Edit: March 17, 2022, 07:14:04 PM by Drekavac »
Turning PCs into Darklords and MPCs since 2017

Drekavac

  • Dark Power
  • ******
  • Posts: 1983
  • Wholesome Memer
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #167 on: March 19, 2022, 02:47:48 AM »
Those who pass through the southern Balinoks on the road to Krofburg and to Krofburg itself feel a bone-shattering chill seep in the air. Despite the coming spring most remain indoors, those who labor dress heavy. A lifetime since a cold snap this harsh...
Turning PCs into Darklords and MPCs since 2017

Drekavac

  • Dark Power
  • ******
  • Posts: 1983
  • Wholesome Memer
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #168 on: April 06, 2022, 11:52:03 PM »
Travellers, prospectors, adventurers, and other outsiders begin to disappear as regulars are abruptly missing over the past few weeks. Notably, an ex-gendarme turned mercenary known as Sylvie Morel vanished after conducting work with the Mordentshire Cartographic Society. On occasion, the tremors return, but it has recently become a somewhat accepted fact of life as the more troubling matter has been the cold, even in the warmer months, that has harmed vineyards and animal husbandry to an oppressive degree and has slowed down mining efforts to the chagrin of the local Bellegarde Consortium. The Krofburg Garda is seen questioning outsiders as these strange efforts play out and put pressure on the formerly sleepy village.
Turning PCs into Darklords and MPCs since 2017

Drekavac

  • Dark Power
  • ******
  • Posts: 1983
  • Wholesome Memer
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #169 on: April 09, 2022, 12:38:36 AM »
A series of tremors in the mountains outside Krofburg rumble once more. Those in Krofburg and along the road to Vallaki feel a great tremor and this is followed by a sharp, freezing wind that kills the less hardy beasts. Miners and merchants withdraw indoors and the chill has even reached Vallaki's farmlands...
Turning PCs into Darklords and MPCs since 2017

Drekavac

  • Dark Power
  • ******
  • Posts: 1983
  • Wholesome Memer
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #170 on: April 18, 2022, 08:29:51 PM »
Among the wildlife of the Balinok Mountains, there is a troubling new sight on those who travel and hunt in these environments. Wildlife becomes increasingly violent, and strange creatures of ice increase in volume. Some of the wildlife's eyes glow an eerie blue as they aggressively pursue their prey beyond their typical ferocity. Some of them exhibit unnatural features and deformities as time passes. The village of Krofburg has increased its patrols and security in the wake of increased attacks by wildlife. The typically insular dwarves of Dvergheim have sent a party of well-armed dwarves southward toward the Barovian village in these chilling times...
Turning PCs into Darklords and MPCs since 2017

Drekavac

  • Dark Power
  • ******
  • Posts: 1983
  • Wholesome Memer
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #171 on: June 29, 2022, 06:23:13 PM »
The unusual chills, rumors of monstrous beasts, risen undead attacking travelers soon comes to an end as a sense of normalcy returns to the treacherous peaks of the southern Balinoks around Mt. Ghakis. It is said among the locals a bright blue light was witnessed in the sky before fading, the strange event being the topic of rumors and gossip with few knowing what it could have meant or what omens it may signal...
Turning PCs into Darklords and MPCs since 2017

Skelni

  • Society of the Erudite
  • Dark Power
  • ******
  • Posts: 1079
  • You can always contact me
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #172 on: July 22, 2022, 09:11:19 PM »
A signpost is put up near the foot of Mount Ghakis. Written on it, a warning of some entity hunting in and around the premises. A call to be aware - And to turn back.
Active: Vorrala Dalael

Shelved: Dirge Driftwood - Jezebel Redcherry - Silf Argyros - Ledewif Oberholtz

Closured: Razik Slepnel - Azaulia Curantus - Gavril Dragnea

Them_Duke_Boys

  • New to the Mists
  • *
  • Posts: 14
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #173 on: August 05, 2022, 10:50:21 AM »
Quote
A series of strange occurrences coincide on this night past, the 5th day of the 8th month of 777.  The smell of sulphur wafts up from the mountain sides and into the nearby orchards.  A devout Morninglordian and priest of the House of Eternal Dawn goes missing.  And, as the morning rolled over, strange noises once present in the night grow silent and the depths of dark places begin to feel a wintery chill...

« Last Edit: August 05, 2022, 11:06:29 AM by Them_Duke_Boys »

Skelni

  • Society of the Erudite
  • Dark Power
  • ******
  • Posts: 1079
  • You can always contact me
Re: Barovia - Krofburg
« Reply #174 on: August 22, 2022, 07:33:35 PM »
Some on the road between Krofburg and Vallaki may have witnessed a man, cladded in white, marching himself up Mount Ghakis - Alone. Who knows when he might return. If he does at all.
Active: Vorrala Dalael

Shelved: Dirge Driftwood - Jezebel Redcherry - Silf Argyros - Ledewif Oberholtz

Closured: Razik Slepnel - Azaulia Curantus - Gavril Dragnea