History
Reign of Kennet Blackbeard
Henselt's intervention
Following the execution of Nikodemus Talbot in 1251, 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
- Lod
- 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 Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni authors originally intended to rename it into Barsa for the 2nd edition, they ultimately decided against it and only slightly altered the name to V e spaden 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.
