Harrowfaust

Harrowfaust is a mountainous country in central Avas, situated north of Reaht and northeast of Drachenheim. Formerly part of Drachenheim, Harrowfaust broke away from the motherland several centuries ago, and has remained independent ever since.

Harrowfaust has always been known for its terrible monsters and deadly curses. Its forests are infested with werewolves, its castles host vengeful spirits, and its graveyards rarely remain undisturbed for long. Being constantly surrounded by horrors has hardened the Faustian people into a suspicious folk who cling desperately to superstition and xenophobia not out of ignorance, but as basic survival mechanisms.

The most notable feature of Harrowfaust in the minds of most of the Avan people is its close and unflinching relationship with the undead. A significant majority of the Faustian nobility are undead - mostly vampires, but mummies, liches, and stranger creatures are not unheard of. These beings are such an integral part of Faustian life that few people even question it, let alone attempt to do anything about it.

In truth, to the typical citizen of Harrowfaust, there is very little difference between their undead aristocracy and the nobility of other nations. The land is worked, taxes are collected, and life goes on. Certainly, the taxes are occasionally collected in blood rather than gold, and the occasional son or daughter disappears into the fog never to return, but such things are simple facts of life in Harrowfaust.