It, however, comes to an end before the Old Svalich Road where the beech-firs of the Old Svalich Woods resolutely hold their ground. They are thickly forested by the Graenseskov ('Borderwood').

The Hills of Bleak Vistas, called the Howling Hills by Nova Vaasans, are the eastern foothills of the Barovian Balinoks.

It is her Old Svalich Road and her Svalich Pass that bring east and west back into contact with each other for a few precious months each year.

The Balinoks divide the Core into east and west.

The terrain is mountainous and forested, winters are cold. Note: Since this fan-made map predates 3rd Edition Ravenloft, there are some inconsistencies with the more recent maps. Things, Creatures & Personnages of Legendīarovia map by the MCS.

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Out of character, Barovia has always been at the heart of every version of Ravenloft, beginning with I6: Ravenloft, the module that inspired the setting, all the way up to its most recent product, the 5e module Curse of Strahd. Strahd's political annexation of Gundarak has caused an ethnic strife that continues to inflame conflict between the ethnic Balok against the Gundarakites. In 740 BC, the Grand Conjunction dissolved the neighboring land of Gundarak and caused part of it to be absorbed by Barovia.

Strahd has continued to rule the land and the dour Barovian people through a fake line of successive rulers all bearing his name.

This section contains canon info from officially published sourcesīarovia is the first domain with which the Demiplane of Dread and the Core began, arising from the heinous actions Strahd von Zarovich in 351 BC. Balok, Luktar, Vaasi, Sithican, Forfarian, ThaaniĬult of the Morninglord, Ezra, Hala, Erlin

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