User:Terrorblades/Sandbox/Luiren

History
In legend, before the fall of Myth Drannor the land of Luiren and Estagund was was covered in a mighty forest called Lluirwood. The wood was ruled by ogres that terrorized the Hin of Luirenstrand whom prayed for salvation. deliverance came in the form of the Halfling Kaldir Swiftfoot whom encountered the mighty avatar of Vaprak, first provoking the ogre until he in rage, chased the halfling, for ten days and ten nights he hunted Kaldir to no avail. The ogre collapsed of fatigue and Kaldir came to the ogre and said: - "You cannot defeat me in a battle of agility, and I do not think you can beat me in a test of strength." Angred Vaprak agreed to the Hin's test of strength, to lift a tree from the earth and not damage the roots. Kaldir also made a deal with the ogre avatar, that if the ogre won the Hin would lead a leave for the north of the mountains and the ogres would have every thing for them self's. If Kaldir won the ogre's would leave for the mountains and the Hin would have the forests. Vaprak swore and agreed, he quickly tor a tree from the earth, only to see he damaged the roots. After many trees had been torn from the ground by the ogre, all failures, Swiftfoot got his turn. He walked to the smallest sapling he could find and carefully removed it, the lone tap root came out unharmed. The avatar now beaten, shaking and howling with anger got to know Kaldirs true identity - he was Brandobaris. The ogre torn with rage ripped more trees from the ground and stomped, but he had been defeated, so he took his people and left for Toadsquat Mountains. And that is how legends say that Brandobaris won the halfling kingdom for the Hin.

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 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 the longitudinal center of the realm.

As of 1479 DR, as a result of the Spellplague, the entirety of Luiren was submerged in the Great Sea and was thereafter called the Gulf of Luiren.

Halflings of Luiren spoke Luiric.

Geography
Luiren was a coastal country with about 600 miles 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.

Notable locations

 * 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.

Notable settlements

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