Vashkova

To the east, beneath a sky perpetually veiled in mist, lies Vashkova, a land of deep, shadowed forests, ancient necropolises, and brooding spires of obsidian that pierce the gloom. Its very air whispers of secrets older than written words and horrors that cling to the edges of memory.

From Varnokh, the capital of chilling grandeur, the Dread Czardom, currently embodied by the seemingly eternal Czarina Vyrelka Vaszaryn, rules with an iron grip, their authority sustained by potent blood magic and necromantic pacts generations in the making.

This is a realm where the line between life and death is not a boundary but a permeable veil. The esteemed Deathwardens oversee the sacred art of undeath, ensuring service to the state continues beyond the grave, while the Sanguine Lords, ancient vampire dynasties, hold vast estates and wield considerable influence within the intricate power structures. Blood Magi practice their potent, regulated arts, and in the shadows, the Black Inquisition ruthlessly hunts those who would dare defy the Czarina's ordained order or delve too deeply into forbidden lore.

Cities like Vornagrad and Zmyrsk stand as grim testaments to Vashkova's enduring, often terrifying, power—a land where the past is never truly buried, and the night is never truly silent.