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Vale Sangora
Vale Sangora is the main setting: an isolated pocket of the Carpathians where old legends, monsters, and a vampire regime have all become real.
Short answer. This is not an evenly scaled open world. A region locks to a difficulty range when first entered, and the broad trend is toward harder challenges farther south.
01 / Context
What this means in the valley
The vale contains swamps, forests, mountains, caves, meadows, villages, tombs, and ruins, plus the only true city: Svartrau. The world map is visible from the start, but activity details must be discovered.
02 / Requirements
Limits to keep in mind
- 01
Entering a new region reveals that activities exist without immediately naming them.
- 02
Clues, local testimony, or arriving in person reveal more detail.
- 03
The world map supports fast travel.
03 / Core facts
At a glance
- Geography
- The Carpathian Mountains
- Main city
- Svartrau
- Difficulty trend
- Generally rises toward the south
- Rulers
- Brencis and three vampire lords
04 / Field notes
Details that affect interpretation and routing
The developers describe the world as smaller and denser, emphasizing choices, secrets, and route differences.
Dynamic weather can affect visibility; the official example specifically says fog makes it harder to see.
Activity markers are not a complete quest list; exploration and information gathering remain central.
05 / Sources
Evidence for this page
06 / Keep reading
Related entries and guides
Svartrau
Svartrau is the capital and only true city in Vale Sangora, enriched by the silver trade. Merchants and power occupy the surface, while cellars, caves, and ancient structures run below.
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Laslea
Laslea is the remote village where Coen was born and raised. The Black Death devastated the settlement and pushed both his family and the old order toward collapse.
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Tantari Woods
Tantari Woods is a dense and unusually foreboding forest within Vale Sangora. Official lore places the legendary Howling Keep deep among its trees.
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Howling Keep
Howling Keep is a legendary place deep in the Tantari Woods. Locals say it sometimes overlooks the canopy and sometimes vanishes, while its Lady in Black decides who finds the entrance.
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Day, Night & the 30-day Clock
Coen has 30 in-game days to prevent his family from being executed, but this is not a real-time countdown. Only specific objectives, quests, and deliberate day-night switches advance world time.
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