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[CoS] Ecology and Economy of Ravenloft/Barovia
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<blockquote data-quote="epithet" data-source="post: 7516497" data-attributes="member: 6796566"><p>Remember the movie Excalibur? "You and the land are one, my king." Strahd says "I am the ancient, I am the land."</p><p></p><p>Strahd and Barovia are linked, and so for Barovia, like for Strahd, blood is life. That's why adventurers are drawn in through the mists... not just because Strahd is bored, but because Barovia hungers. When Strahd lies dormant for decades, it falls upon the coven of witches and the druids of Yester Hill to make sacrifices of blood and souls to ensure the crops grow and the harvest is adequate, otherwise the land withers. When Strahd feeds, the land blossoms. Every man, woman, and child in Barovia is sustained by carnage. Only the Wizard of Wines vineyard, with the magic thingies, produced a harvest untainted by the essence of death, which is why the wine is the sole source of joy for so many Barovians--it is life (like blood) untainted by death.</p><p></p><p>Dispense with the notion that crops cannot grow. The trees grow just fine, after all. Barovia's bounty will nourish the body well enough, but leaves the soul wanting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="epithet, post: 7516497, member: 6796566"] Remember the movie Excalibur? "You and the land are one, my king." Strahd says "I am the ancient, I am the land." Strahd and Barovia are linked, and so for Barovia, like for Strahd, blood is life. That's why adventurers are drawn in through the mists... not just because Strahd is bored, but because Barovia hungers. When Strahd lies dormant for decades, it falls upon the coven of witches and the druids of Yester Hill to make sacrifices of blood and souls to ensure the crops grow and the harvest is adequate, otherwise the land withers. When Strahd feeds, the land blossoms. Every man, woman, and child in Barovia is sustained by carnage. Only the Wizard of Wines vineyard, with the magic thingies, produced a harvest untainted by the essence of death, which is why the wine is the sole source of joy for so many Barovians--it is life (like blood) untainted by death. Dispense with the notion that crops cannot grow. The trees grow just fine, after all. Barovia's bounty will nourish the body well enough, but leaves the soul wanting. [/QUOTE]
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