A location in Krevborna.
Avoided by pious folk, the isolate mining town of Hemlock has abandoned the Church of Sacred Blood to follow the vile path of diabolism. Hemlock’s most powerful family, the Graymalk clan, practice the darkest arts of witchcraft and to have made unholy pacts with Charnovog, the Lord of Hell. Although the Graymalks openly practice black magic, they are given respect because they skillfully govern the town and ensure its prosperity.
Hemlock is surrounded by deep forests, marshes and bogs, and stark hills. Hemlock is an uncanny town decorated with blasphemous altars and wicker effigies. Due to the practice of devil worship, the veil between worlds is thinner in Hemlock. It is easier to contact unquiet spirits in Hemlock than in any other location in Krevborna, and seances are a popular pastime for Hemlock’s denizens. A holiday known as Hallow is celebrated near the end of autumn, when it is believed that the spirits of the dead can more easily enter the world. The residents of Hemlock don masks, engage in debauched revels, and light candles to ward off evil on the night of Hallow.
