Boljova

The Vojvodina of Boljova lies on the northwestern border of Dracia, covering the wild Modogoi hills up to the southernmost peaks of the Challieann Mountains. Though it shares a border with the Principality of Waldavia, there are no known passes between Dracia and Waldavia. Boljova is bordered by the Vojvodinas of Inalt Antova to the north, Miloc Antova to the east, Velek Tzorsy to the southeast, Temeshava to the south and Sabravia to the southwest. The Vojvodina is dominated by the rocky Moldogoi hills, with several fast rivers flowing through the region and ten deep lakes (giving the region the nickname of Vysoké Jazier or ‘High Lakes’).

Boljova’s dominant raw materials include iron and copper from several successful mines in the hills, stone for building and sculpture, and wool from sheep-herding. Manufacturing centers around metalworks and wool clothing. Though the eastern plains of Moremia are self-sustaining, the major import into the region is primarily foods and grains from the Temesh Valley because there is very little arable land in the rocky hills and most hamlets struggle to grow enough food to sustain themselves.

The people of Boljova are known to be as wild and untamed as the hills they call home. The region’s trade routes are patrolled irregularly and banditry is not uncommon, particularly higher in the hills. Even the region’s rulers tend to be fiercely independent and Boljova has seen its fair share of rebellion in its history, though the ruling House Lyubka tends to act harshly to put down rebels where they begin to interrupt the flow of trade. As with much of Dracia, Minos the Cockerel, God of Commerce, is the dominant faith in the Vojvodina, though there is a large portion of the populace that worships Baelthor the Stonehands, god of earth, and his children, the Ilum Balthoran.

The seat of Boljova is Phalam, the only city in the Vojvodina. Phalam straddles the Cirova River where it enters the Aedivya River, along the Moldogoi Road that connects south to the capital, Kzerna, and north along the border of the Moldogoi Hills. With a population near 13,000, Phalam is by no means the largest of the cities of Dracia, though its connection to these major trade routes as well as roads deeper into the Vojvodina ensures a steady and growing economy. Phalam is dominated by several powerful guilds, including several Mining Houses, the Jewelers Guild, the Guild of Smiths, the Woodworker’s Guild, the Furrier’s Guild and the Mason’s Guild. Boljova is the home of House Lyubka and its Arapator, the Voievod Ljupcho, rules the Vojvodina from Lyubkov Fortress in Phalam.

Boljova is divided into four Comitati: northern Kopca Divoký, central Lybkovria, Moremia along the eastern plains and Pajas Völgy in the south.