Re: [DL] The Worldview: Romania.

["daniel runnels" <youdontknowme61@hotmail.com>]

Thanks a lot for the offer Tom, and I hope you and your brother can help me. 
I probably will not be starting the research for about a week, but the main 
trouble I have already run into is finding usuable maps.

One map I need for my adventure is a map of the area around Hunedora Castle. 
If you can help please do, I have looked everywhere I could think of for it 
and have yet to find it.

As far as research, I will definitely e-mail you for help.

Thanks for the help.
M. Simms



>From: Imandos@aol.com
>Reply-To: deadlands@gamerz.net
>To: deadlands@gamerz.net
>Subject: Re: [DL] The Worldview: Romania.
>Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 18:24:38 EST
>
>My brother is a specialist on Romania and the region, so here is his help.
>You may want to check the date Romania was formed as most of the country 
>was
>under the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1878 when Moldova, Valachia and 
>part
>of Oltenia became the independent state of Romania.  Transilvania (Ardeal 
>and
>Romanian Banat) remained under the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the end of
>WWI.  In Transilvania (The proper Romanian spelling as are all listed here)
>there was much ethnic strife between Hungarians and Romanians, and many
>Romanian refugees fled into what was than Romania.  From 1878 their King 
>was
>Carol I, who is still a beloved King.  Remember that Dracula was not the
>monster of the game to the people of the region.  Also, Bucuresti was the
>first capitol in Europe to have Gaslight and had it around the mid 1870s.
>This could suggest the use of Mad Scientist.  Overall, the country was very
>split between the very poor peasants and the small in number aristocracy.  
>My
>brother would be happy to answer any questions you want to send this way.  
>If
>it helps, I can sit down with him and some of his Romanian/Hungarian 
>friends
>and see if they know of any legendary paranormal/crytozoological stories 
>from
>the area.  I hope this helps and please keep in touch about the ideas you
>will be using as my own group might head across the Atlantic someday.
>
>Best,
>
>Tom Woodall


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