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* The Immortal Principality of Ustalav in the [[Pathfinder]] setting of Golarion. Has Varisians ([[Roma]]) as the primary Human ethnic group. Ruled for centuries by a [[Our Liches Are Different|Lich]] as in, [[The Undead]].
* More or less sums up the domain of Barovia in the [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]/D20 setting ''[[Ravenloft]]'' (which also happens to be the seat of its oldest and most iconic [[Big Bad]]), although virtually all the prominent domains embody the trope at least a little. This should come as no surprise, as Ravenloft itself drew heavily upon gothic horror, both in the form of the original literature and movies such as the [[Hammer Horror|Hammer]] series.
* Sylvania in ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'', ruled for centuries by the Von Carstein bloodline, is considered [[The Dung Ages|remarkably backwards]] even by the standards of the [[Crapsack World|Old World]]. It has many charming traditions, such as burying the dead face down so that if they start digging they won't be able to run ([[Zombie Gait|well, shamble]]) around the place. {{Spoiler|It doesn't work...}}
* [[Eberron]]'s Karnnath used to be like this. In some places in the current era, the trope is played straight.
* The nation of Mauristatia in the ''[[Fighting Fantasy]]'' gamebook and RPG universe is like this, with vampire lords lurking in castles and mad <s>scientists</s> alchemists trying to build monsters out of bits of corpses.
* The titular plane in the [[Magic: The Gathering]] expansion ''Innistrad'' is home to vampires, werewolves, demons, zombies, ghosts, geists, and all sorts of nasty things. And smack-dab in the midst of this monster mash are the huddled masses of humanity, fighting an endless war against the darkness.
** The earlier ''[http://magiccards.info/dk/en.html The Dark]'' expansion was another attempt to embody this trope.
** The much-reviled ''[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=198083 Homelands]'' expansion was also an Uberwald-flavored set. The flavor of the set (which was very high) couldn't overcome the poor quality of the rest of the set, and it bombed. To this day, ''Homelands'' is remembered as "that set with the excellent setting but horrible cards."
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