Ortegar Deepwood’s name was forgotten by most long ago, known to all Halflings now as simply ‘The Druid.’ When the Great Warlock saved the Halfling folk from the Wyrm’s devastation nearly 100 years ago, the Druid prophesied a greater evil to come from his presence and retreated into what remained of the great woods. There he bound himself to the trees with… Read more
Perhaps the most useful of all the inventions of the great warlock is the Archanical Monowheel. Powered by the combustion of the refined black bile, this curious form of transport is fitted with attachments front and side enabling its power to be used by a variety of contraptions throughout Wollockshire. Driven and maintained by members of the… Read more
The locals nicknamed the Gaffers Guild Workshop the ‘Blunderbuss’ due to its similarity in shape, and the constant blasts and bangs heard from within. The Workshop is the most industrious building outside of the Archanical compound. Within its walls are assembled the great automatons and airships of Wollockshire; these Barrel-Tech powered transports give the city its cutting edge… Read more
An oddly fashioned building, even by Wollockshire standards, this domicile for those halflings employed within the Archanical Compound was designed by the Great Warlock to best compliment the new architecture of the Arcane while complimenting the existing styles preferred by traditional halfling master builders. Small touches such as these further endeared himself to the steadily growing halfling populace, making it even more difficult for those… Read more
Built for the sole purpose of ferrying the ongoing trades of masonry and metals with the Dwarves of the Northern Mountains for the Archanicle fuel rendered in the Halfling city, these sturdy, Barrel-tech Air-Ships rely on a good deal of the fuel itself to give buoyancy to the barrel-like structures containing it. Fondly referred to by Haflings… Read more
Halflings choosing a return to the old ways who took shelter in the woods far from the city became known as the ‘Forest Rangers’. Shared tasks focused on patrolling the borders of the forest, foraging food and preparing meals as well as hunting, wood collection, and bivouac construction. The furnishings of such a life were… Read more
Having replicated the complex internal system of the Great Wyrm by way of Archanical contraptions, the Great Warlock was able to process its Black Bile into the buoyant gas which granted the massive creature its wingless flight. This technology became known as ‘Barrel tech’ on account of the rejigged barrels incorporated to contain the gas and was soon… Read more
Great indeed was the warlock who bound the Wyrm, yet he was but one man. In the fourth decade of his residency among the halflings, he disappeared for some months, returning with a human apprentice, a boy no more than ten. With each passing decade, another child apprentice would be brought to live among the… Read more
A quaintly built dwelling compared to some of the more modern Hillock Homesteads about the newly rebuilt city of Wollockshire, the Gardener’s Guild Headquarters serves as both a meeting place and toolshed for its diligent members. All of whom are devoted to restoring the greenery after the Wyrm’s devastation. Built within its hillsides are the many beehives kept… Read more
The wisdom of their elders is as much a respected commodity among Halflings as is comfort. Tradition holds that once a Halfling gentlemen has reached his later years that he be given the title of Gaffer and join his peers in the community workshop where they are free to tinker away, making small improvements where they can about… Read more
