There are many important [[Varushka_leadership|vales]], [[Varushka_magical_traditions#Cabalists|cabals]], and [[warden|warden fe ==Vales==

==The Vales of Ossium== ...ds and Nearweald, making it a lot easier to build and expand the Varushkan vales established there.

...on Ossium. They worked to clear out as many Druj as possible, support new vales, and reach out to the populace of the territory. With the aid of the Hounds ...e site of a thriving market where representatives of the newly established vales come to sell their wares to traders intending to return east.

...s weak magic to perform simple divinations for the folk of the surrounding vales. Few people bother to visit. The crystals are nice but not worth the effort ...erds of Ash. There are a great many Varushkans in prosperous Livardz; many vales and villages. The ''scions'' move methodically out from the ''Sumisev Peege

The campaign against the orcs stretched on for several decades. A few vales held out against the barbarians, backed up by some Imperial forces, a [[Var ...r that year, the Empire began work on [[#The Crow Roads|roads]] lining the vales of Karsk with each other and with the rest of Varushka. This large-scale co

...egularly falls here for up to six months in the year, and it is common for vales to be snowed-in during the darkest months - months when [[Sermersuaq#Northe ...t happen if that malignant fog were to flow down the mountain and into the vales of Perumaki.

...s Volodmartz is rich in timber and deep mines. There are comparatively few vales here, and the boyars have a reputation for being particularly iron-fisted. ...hernmost region of Volodmartz, and certainly the most densely settled. The vales here maintain trade west to [[Miekarova]] and south to [[Karov]] - especial

=== The [[Weirwater Vales]] === ...a Bourse resource located in [[#Wickmoor|Wickmoor]]. Custodianship of the Vales is an [[Imperial Title]] that brings with it a Seat on the [[Imperial Bours

..., which provide havens for brigands, bandits, and sinister cults. Even the vales in the relatively peaceful lowlands ensure that they have plenty of warrior ...act to contract. They are often greeted with distrust by the people of the vales, but when there are bandits that need dealing with or shambling [[Varushkan

...ons of the land, the Varushkans have become guarded and wary. Most live in vales, wide valleys where the [[Varushkan Roads|roads]] in and out can easily be ...ere. Dangerous wilderness, where darker powers hold sway, lies between the vales. The Varushka have built roads to join their settlements and learned ways t

...ber, this is where most outsiders think of when Varushka is mentioned. The vales here exist among rich forests, where they have not been cleared to make way ...ians who perform at local civic events and celebrations; there are several vales here dedicated specifically to the training of Stzena, and recording and pr

...He would accept a statue of the Unicorn Prince built next to the Weirwater Vales in Weirwater''' ...suggest a statue of the Unicorn Prince be erected next to the [[Weirwater Vales]] in [[Weirwater]], but they indicate that due to his good mood, the Unicor

...ome bandits or leave Varushka forever. While some hold grudges against the vales that threw them out, those who learn from their experiences and become bett In the remote and isolated vales of Varushka, superstitions and traditions that date from the earliest days

{{CaptionedImage|file=Snowy Vale.jpg|align=left|width=600|caption=The vales of Varushka are havens of safety in a dangerous wilderness.}} ...ortified, and may be home to a single small town or several villages. Most vales have a leader called a boyar. Anyone can, in theory, become boyar – while

...age|file=Warden Fellowship.png|align=right|caption=Warden fellowships help vales deal with the many dangers that beset them.|width=350}} ...politics and trade. Warden fellowships concern themselves with helping the vales deal with the threats of Varushka, helping the magistrates enforce Imperial

...s could not endure the harsh Varushkan winter. But the orcs captured three vales and splitting their forces between them, they weathered the cold there usin ...trated their own senator). There is still some bad blood between Varushkan vales and the Imperial Orcs due to harsh acts committed by both sides both prior

Through dark Varushka and into the Vales This was the promise that brought the Vales in

...asis for cooperation in Varushka with skilled practitioners from different vales coming together to form a cabal to work powerful rituals. Cabals vary great ...ur the philosophy of the volhov, and tend to meddle in the politics of the vales and the nation, while those that favour wise ones tend to serve as a haven

* '''Location:''' Wickmoor (Near the [[Weirwater Vales]]) ...[Love_in_Dawn|true love]]. Settling in Wickmoor, not far from the Weirwood Vales, Castle Rion was built, and the house grew around its foundations. Since th