Ziegsturnl

Ziegsturnl is a territory in the lands of the dead. It included a farming village and an ancient old castle. It had been ruled by the Blakwood family for ten centuries. Vampire nobles born to rare bloodline. They protected the Humans under their rule in exchange for blood. This system worked for a long time before the Orcwar.

Janos the patriarch of the family was betrayed by his youngest son Malek. Unknown to the rest of the family Malek had been makeing contact with demons gaining strength and power to surpass his siblings and become a Blackguard. He then made contact with the orcs and let them into his family's land, Killing humans and servents to the castle alike. While Janos Blackwood was in the midst of battle with the orcs Malek struck him down and killed him. Malek claimed both Janos's sword and title as his own as his siblings escaped. With the help of former Steward in training Friedrich Ward Zyphon and Turiel took back the now abandoned Manor. They found clues that suggest Malek made a pact with Nyarlathotep and traveled into the shadow plane.

After freeing her and her kin from the abusive necromancer who created her, the Porcelain Golem Rhea joined the manor as a maid/bodyguard.