Baron Janosk Obour

A supporting character from the novel Baroness of Blood, Baron Janosk Obour was the former Baron of Kislova until he was killed by Baron Peto Casse. He was the father of Baroness Ilsabet Obour, Baron Mihael Obour, and Marishka Obour. Baron had two wives, the first was was the was the unnamed mother, whom died of disease. His second wife was Lady Lorena, a political marriage to solve the fallout of the Kislovan Civil War.

Biography

Baron Janosk was one of the Obour Family that ruled Kislova for generations. In his youth, he became close friends with Lord Jorani, then merely a peasant boy, who was eventually elevated to noble status and then lordship. Lord Iirani grew up as close advisor, family historian, and creator of poisons Baron Janosk and his troops regularly used on the battlefield.

As an adult, Baron Janosk was a good-natured ruler until the rebellion of several provinces caused the eruption of Kislovan civil wars. In order to suppress the rebellions and assert his authority, Baron Janosk became a tyrant, clamping down on the rebellions with mass executions of rebel leaders and merciless rule. Baron Janosk hoped to pay for the civil war and to appease his conflict-hardened subjects with the invasion of Sundell, a nearby barony of considerable wealth. The invasion proved ill-advised, for Dark managed to deliver news of the invasion and allowed the military of Sundell to set a trap for the invaders. The army of Sundell in turn invaded Kislova and Nimbus castle.

In defeat, Baron Janosk demonstrated a brave face. He brokered a deal to accept execution in return for Baron Peto Casse swearing to spare his allies and his family. Although Peto would have spared him, Baron Janosk insisted upon being decapitated in order to preserve face for his family in the eyes of the people. Mihael Obour became his heir in power, but Ilsabet Obour became his heir in ruthlessness and intellect. Janosk entrusted his revenge upon Peto to Islabet. Her loyalty and devotion to revenge is what ultimately doomed Kislova in the years to come, causing it to sink into the Demiplane of Dread.

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

		Baroness of Blood
		Baroness of Blood - pp5, 9-14, 18-23, 32-37, 39, 80-82