WHERE
THE PLACES
WHERE
Where it all took place
Every story has a place where its secrets take root. In V the First, kingdoms rise and fall, ancient cities bear the scars of forgotten wars, and sacred places stand between the known world and the unseen. WHERE is the geographical heart of the Codex—a guide to the lands, realms, settlements, and structures that shape the saga.
Here you will discover castles and fortresses, towns and cities, royal courts, monasteries and convents, churches and sacred temples, forgotten pagan sanctuaries, ancient ruins, maps, mountain passes, forests, and the Forbidden Forest. Some places are shaped by history; others by faith, blood, prophecy, or forces far older than any kingdom.
From the courts of medieval Europe to the remote valleys of Wallachia, from the temples of the old ways to places concealed from ordinary eyes, every location holds a story of its own.
WHERE reveals not only where the events of V the First unfold, but the places that shaped the people who inhabit them—and the secrets that have remained hidden within their walls, beneath their stones, and beyond their borders.
Buildings
Places
Maps
Buildings
Buildings
More than stone
Across the realms of V the First, great buildings stand as monuments to power, faith, knowledge, and secrets. Castles rise above mountain valleys, royal palaces command ancient cities, and churches and convents preserve traditions that reach far beyond their walls. From Var von Croÿ, with its guarded halls and forbidden records, to the Convent of Saint Catherine, where faith and mystery exist side by side; from the Church of Targos to the grandeur of Buda Palace, these places are more than settings—they are witnesses to the lives, conflicts, and hidden forces that shape the saga. Each building carries its own history, architecture, inhabitants, and secrets, revealing another layer of the world in which V the First unfolds.
Palaces, Castles and Manors
Seats of Power
Castle Basarabia
Novak State
Var von Croy
Buda Royal Castle
Château Rouge
Rosenberg Castle
Religious Buildings
Churches, Cathedrals, Convents, Monasteries
Church of Targos
Convent of Saint Catherine
Dome of the Rock
Pagan Temples
The Four Watchtowers
Terra Mater
Aqua Vitae
Air Temple
Fire Temple
Places
Places
Realms, Cities, Towns
and more
The world of V the First is shaped not only by its rulers and bloodlines, but by the lands they inhabit. From fortified cities and remote mountain towns to ancient kingdoms, borderlands, valleys, and realms touched by forces beyond the mortal world, every place carries its own history and character. Here you will discover the cities and towns where dynasties rise, markets flourish, armies gather, and secrets take root; the kingdoms and realms whose borders shape the course of history; and the remote places that exist beyond the reach of ordinary maps. Among them lies the Forbidden Forest, an ancient and mysterious wilderness whose depths conceal powers far older than the kingdoms surrounding it. Together, these places form the geographical tapestry of the saga—landscapes of history, legend, faith, conflict, and the unseen world.
Maps
Maps
The Geopolitics of those days
Maps reveal the vast world of V the First—a world that extends far beyond the kingdoms where the saga begins. Here, the lands of the story unfold across the known world of the medieval age, from the kingdoms of Europe and the Balkans to the ancient lands of Egypt and Rome, across Africa and the great Mali Empire, through the territories of Mansa Musa, and onward into Asia and the vast domains of the Mongols and India. Historical maps, regional maps, journeys, territories, and maps created for the world of V the First trace the movement of people, armies, merchants, pilgrims, rulers, and those who travel beyond the boundaries of their known world. Together, they reveal the immense geographical tapestry of the saga—showing how distant civilizations, forgotten roads, vast empires, and remote lands are connected by history, blood, trade, conquest, and forces that transcend borders.
