Land of Bogs and the Little People
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| Founded | early TA |
| Size | Minor Kingdom |
| Fealty | Independent |
| Ruler | Hylax the Barker |
| Hex | 3011 |
| Witenagemot | forthcoming |
| Warmaster | forthcoming |
The Land of Bogs and the Little People denotes the small area of marshy land which juts into the Inner Sea just north of River White. A low lying crescent of hills and the forest's edge defines the western and northern borders of the gnome kingdom. The other boundaries are made by the sea. The bogs are formed by the numerous small tributaries that run through the area, and the moors are filled with low hills burrowed with gnome dwellings.
If few travelers have ventured into Haggelthorn Forest, fewer yet have braved the Land of Bogs and the Little People. The Little People are, of course, the gnomes which have populated the area since the beginning of the Third Age. Strange tales of swamp creatures as big as houses, eerie lights and sounds, and an occasional escaped prisoner keep the nearby inhabitants out of the moors at night.
On occasion, wee travelers make their way from the bogs to Dragonsford to trade or buy merchandise. These small adventurers almost always travel in fives (the reason is not known). Woe to the adventurer who goes uninvited into the Land of Bogs and the Little People.
Nearby Places of Interest
There is a small path winding north of the Land of Bogs and the Little People. The path follows a dry creekbed through open meadows for about a mile until the dark trees of the forest begin to loom over the path. At the end of the path, near the shores of the Inner Sea, is the manor house of the feudal lord, Strudwick the Mad, built around 860 TA. It was called the Gallery of Wishes, as Strudwick was a fanatic about collecting artifacts and displayed them at the manor house. It is rumored that an adventuring party sacked the manor in 883 TA at the behest of Captain Horatio Bilgewater who had been sold into slavery as a child by Strudwick.