Kalakeri
| Kalakeri | |
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| Culture Level | Medieval |
| Ecology | Full |
| Climate & Terrain | Rainforests |
| Year Formed | ? |
| Population | ? |
| Races (%) | Humans ?, ? |
| Languages | [[]] |
| Religions | [[]] |
| Government | Feudal monarchy |
| Ruler(s) | Ramya Vasavadan, Arijani Vasavadan, Reeva Vasavadan |
| Darklord(s) | Ramya Vasavadan |
| Nationality | {{{nationality}}} |
| Analog | India |
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Called Sri Raji, the Steaming Lands, and various wild names by merchants coming from afar, Kalakeri[1] exists as a land of lush rainforests dotted with rivers and lakes. Long ruled by the Vasavadan dynasty, Kalakeri's history's of orderly rule and cosmopolitan exchange has been breached by the tide of civil war and corruption. Ramya Vasavadan, Kalakeri's queen, laid a powerful curse upon the land as she perished in the assassination perpetrated by her siblings Arijani and Reeva. Now existing in an death knight following her undead restoration, she feuds with her siblings, transformed by her curse into monsters, for control over Kalakeri. Their conflict has rendered Kalakeri a pale reflection of its former heights of enlightenment and good fortunes, with its citizens always living at knife's edge of death.
Geography
Lush beauty exists in Kalakeri's rainsforests that run along the Harvest Peninsula. The Peninsula's network of rivers and lakes, known as the Backwaters, allow for prosperous trade and travel between communities and estates despite Kalakeri's strife. Refugees from war and poverty stricken areas have taken to the Backwaters to hide from the chaos elsewhere. Yet newcomers and oldtimers alike must fear the monsters of the Backwaters, for they are among Kalakeri's most dangerous.
Mountains
A pair of mountains, the Greater Volacham and the Lesser Volacham, exist in the southern part of the region. The forested Ashwaganga Mountains make up part of the middle western edge of the realm.
Bodies of Water
The regions of Kalakeri's land not bordered by the Mists] is surrounded by the Sea of Spears and its bays, the Bay of Lost Lights in the south and Carnatic Bay in the north.
Kalakeri's rivers include the Jamputa Rivers and Gharial Rivers in the east and the Blue Datura Rivers and Srinhara Tributary in the west. The realms lakes include the Lake of Saffron, the Lake of the Lost, and the Vantaranya Lakes.
Sites of Interest
Communities
The city of Jadurai, Kalakeri's capital has stood for literal millenia, with knew construction of city building upon the old. Jaldurai's architecture represents construction both ancient and modern. Discovery of old ruins and catacombs is not an uncommon event. Though still keeping majesty, war has left its mark upon Jadurai, leaving some sections in shambles or squalor.
Other communities in Kalakeri include:
The Cerulean Citadel
Protected by outer walls built of its namesake blue sandstone, the Cerulean Citadel is the Kalkeri royal palace and the political heart of Kalakeri. Within its interior lies an arrangement of beautiful ponds, baths, and gardens in between the pavilion and marble edifices. Splendid displays of the realm's history and myth adorn the palace's bass reliefs. Yet even greater treasures may exist in the tunnels below the palace that also allows for the stealthy movement of troops.
The Tower of Traitors
Built upon the battlefield that saw Ramya's death, the Tower of Traitors is a stone edifice decorated with the skulls of Ramya's enemies. Her undead troops eternally bring in more skulls, so the Tower is always becoming larger. Ramya believes it will help her purge of Kalakeri's evil and procure good fortune given by the deities. Some of the Kalakeri agree with her in this assessment, whereas others belief it will only procure their ill will.
Ashram of Nirajan
Going north on the Sea and into the Mists will eventually bring one to an archipelago domain known as Ashram of Niranjan.
Authority
Darklord
Temporal Rule
The Temporal rule of Kalakeri is split between Ramya, the rightful Maharani who rules with her undead army, and her rebelious brother and sister, Arijani and Reeva. Each enforces their own set of rules, taking over the villages and the capital city, while also killing those they see as rebels and traitors.
References
- ↑ Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft p. 124-126
