Luiren

Luiren was known as the land of the halflings since its population was almost completely comprised of their race. It was a small kingdom with a population of about 840,000 inhabitants in ruled by the halfling theocrat Faran Ferromar. Travelers to Luiren were often surprised to find the locals adventurous and bold as opposed to the fat and quiet halflings one could find elsewhere. The capital city of Luiren was Beluir, a coastal city of 27,210 souls in 1372 DR in the longitudinal center of the realm.

Geography
Luiren was a coastal country with about of coastline on the Great Sea. Most of the coastal area was made up of plains, but heavy forests took up the northern, north eastern and western areas.

Climate
During the summer months the temperatures in Luiren could exceed, and in the winter months it was near constantly raining. Even the strongest and largest trade routes became nearly untraversable for much of the season.

Society
Halflings of Luiren spoke Luiric.

Cooking was a highly regarded skill in Luiren, with wealthier individuals keeping a professional cook on the payroll and some becoming gourmet chefs themselves. Social custom dictated that a hin had to feed their guests well, invited or uninvited, and taste sensations or new culinary inventions could make their creator rich as they swept the country and became much in demand at festivals and other social gatherings. "Only the baker makes the bread right," was a respected phrase in Luiren.

Some hin, particularly in the priesthood, learnt to elevate their cooking skills to create healthy stews and nutritious soups which could aid in the natural healing process, or even cure diseases such as measles, malaria, or even more deadly strains such as smallpox or the plague. Some magical diseases could be cured, though such soups were not effective against either mummy rot or lycanthropy, nor the common cold. The secrets of such cooking were closely guarded and it was rare for any outsiders to be taught the skills necessary, which were could take years to master. Luiren spring cheese was said to be a key ingredient in some of the recipes.

Cuisine
Among some of the foods native to Luiren was Harelveauplum Sauce sweet, spicy, and acidic condiment cooked with plums and thello-fruit.

History
During the Spellplague, the entirety of Luiren was submerged in the Great Sea and was called the Gulf of Luiren. After the Spellplague ended, the waters began to recede, revealing that some halfling communities had survived as island redoubts.

Notable Locations

 * Isle of Quelthiir: A desolate island off the coast of the mainland.
 * Luirenstrand: A bay in the Great Sea protected by the Isle of Quelthiir.
 * Lluirwood: A dense forest that encompassed the northern border of Luiren.
 * Mortick Swamp: The only swamp in the region that was inhabited by merrow and scrags.
 * Southern Lluirwood: A forest making up the Luiren/Dambrath border.

Notable Settlements

 * Beluir: The capital of Luiren.
 * Chethel: One of Luiren's most prolific mercantile cities.
 * Shoun: A port town southeast of the Lluirwood.
 * Thruldar: A ruined city that was inhabited by ghostwise halflings.

Appearances

 * Video Games
 * Icewind Dale
 * Icewind Dale