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...northern forests and the dark hills took their due from the Ushkans, those vales whose bargainers were cunning could allegedly draw on the power of the sove ...also had settlements in Karov and Temeschwar, although in many cases these vales were threatened by native [[orc]] forces as well as the more typical danger

...claims dominion over the woods and hills of northern Karsk, especially the vales of [[Karsk#Branoc|Branoc]] that surround his barrow. He also has a measure ...ones atop the earthen mound. Traditionally, every inhabitant of the Branoc vales, and many from Nitrost and Krevsaty, make such a sacrifice when they come o

..., 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

...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

...horror. It is easy to get lost in Varushka, if one strays too far from the vales and the [[Varushkan_Roads|roads]] that connect them. ...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

...al emphasis on providing improved access to several of the less well-known vales. At the same time, a new road would be constructed along the border with [[ ...ced and carefully expanded to allow access to several of the more isolated vales, forests, and mines. The plan drawn up by the roadbuilders and the civil se

...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

...are physically incapable of making it back to their [[varushka leadership|vales]] before Spring. ...eir time, and stories of bands of angry horrors faced down and defeated by vales that ''should'' have been overwhelmed. This is not universally true - a few

...ck a chord with many people in Varushka. A discussion has begun in several vales, especially in [[Miekarova]] where the Tangled Thorns were largely based, a ...ue). We send (X) with 25 doses of liao to spread word of its nature to the vales of Varushka.</quote>

...d|Birchland]] in [[Upwold]], to the [[Temeschwar#Vardstein Vales|Vardstein Vales]] in [[Temeschwar]], and to [[Hahnmark#Wood Heath|Wood Heath]] in [[Hahnmar ...t collapse took place three weeks ago; a significant part of the Vardstein Vales slid into the widening hole. Since then, there has been no further collapse

...ire, its troops were drawn heavily from the Ushkan people who dwelt in the vales of Volodmartz and Miekarova. They have a long history - they lead the conqu ...alists, those already among their ranks and those who dwell still in their vales. With their help it would be possible for the Eagle to develop an entirely

...ill welcome them and help them integrate into the town and the surrounding vales - those who are prepared to embrace Varushkan ways at least. If there ''are ...l be no greater threat than is usually posed by such creatures to vigilant vales.

...hka on the understanding that their tactics did not harm the people of the vales. Faced with a ruthless campaign by the Iron Helms under the [[draughir]] ge ...[Charnel Lord]] or the Lord of the Broken Barrow. With warriors from these vales forming a significant part of the new armed forces it was perhaps inevitabl

...lso be supported by woods-wise guides chosen from among the people of the vales of Branoc - both human and independent [[orc|orcs]]. With such aid, they wi ...ed by '''Vaclav Mladenovich Kosti''' that has caused some confusion in the vales. What, exactly, does the Assembly mean when it urges the people to "reach o

...egion has barely been explored by Varushkan settlers, with a few scattered vales along the western edge of the woods. The only real defences that the Echofe ...marshy terrain of the Drownbark Forest, and there are no other significant vales established here. The Drownbark Forest itself is as much marsh as woodland,

...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

...e of such trips, the wagon raiders had stripped Tolovi and the surrounding vales of every spare animal. So now they reach out to their neighbours, to the Na ...tracted many [[Varushka_magical_traditions#Cabalists|cabalists]] to settle vales here. The best known are probably those who live in the vale of [[Volodmart

{{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

...and there are ample opportunities for ambitious settlers to carve out new vales. ...ew port on the Semmerlak; a barracks-armoury in Nearwald to defend the new vales; and an extension to the Iron Roads already in progress. It seems the futur