Vespaden

Vespaden or Vspaden is a duchy located north of Kaedwen.
== History ==
=== Reign of Kennet Blackbeard ===
=== Henselt's intervention ===
Following the execution of Nikodemus Talbot in 1248, Henselt's forces marched into the duchy to avenge the affront.
== Geography and climate ==
Vespaden is situated north of Kaedwen, touching the Kestrel and Dragon Mountains. It is characterised by merciless winters and taigas full of monsters.
== Economy ==
Vespaden's mines are resource-rich but reaching them is a dangerous journey.
== Notable locations ==
* LodIn the unpublished map for the city of Lod was located in the area that was named Vspaden in the map for previous edition, though the area was no longer called as such in the newer map.
* Wildenberg
* an underground gnomish colony
* Black Hills
* the Buina
* the Toina
== Notes ==
* The real world origin of the duchy is based on a mistake: on a fan-made world map from Andrzej Sapkowski Zone, Yspaden (a city in northern Redania) was misspelled as "Vspaden" and made a region to the north of Kaedwen. While authors originally intended to rename it into Barsa for the 2nd edition, they ultimately decided against it and only slightly altered the name to Vespaden to avoid mistaking it with the Redanian city.
** Vespa is a Latin word meaning "wasp" or "hornet".
** Yspaden in turn is a simplified form of the name "Ysbaddaden", chief of giants in Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen.
== Footnotes ==
== References ==
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