Monday, March 9, 2020

Lamashtu

Lamashtu
A location in Krevborna

Lamashtu is a cold northern realm of defiled cathedrals and sprawling castles where the populace must pay a tithe in blood to the vampires who rule them as undying feudal lords. Once part of Krevborna, Lamashtu was annexed centuries ago by the Queen Alcesta von Karlok—a powerful vampire who continues to rule the land. A look of fear, resentment, and resignation is common in the eyes of the Lamashtuan serfs, but revolts among the serfs are becoming increasingly violent and dangerous. 

The court of Castle Siebenhurst, the seven-towered fortress of Queen Alcesta, attracts artists, writers, and musicians who find undeath to be aesthetically inspiring. Among the upper ranks, courtiers vie for the queen’s favor and noble houses of vampires intrigue against each other for political dominance. Plural marriages and harems of mortal concubines and vampire spawn are common among Lamashtu’s decadent vampires; Lamashtu’s nobles are widely considered to be vile hedonists.