When the Warlock first bound the Great Wyrm to his will and established his position among the thankful folk whom he had rescued, the Halfing Druid who the village once looked to for leadership took his leave of the new regime, retreating to the ancient grove of trees deep in the woods that were left… Read more
Though the Archanical Bile Extractor could only drain so much of the Great Wyrm’s black bile a day, the beast itself was eternal, so long its warlock master lived. And though much of the precious fluid needed to be traded with the dwarves for construction materials, there were still periods over the years where trading eased, and the stockpile grew. Hesitant to waste… Read more
The city’s first and most prominent construction was the Tower of the Navigator, a colossal construction by halfling standards. Its lower floors house one of the most advanced laboratories ever seen in this part of the world, a purpose-built location where the Great Warlock can better study the properties of the Wyrm’s internal fluid. Though… Read more
As the warlock amassed his sky fleet, he crewed them with the city’s halfling youth who, despite the warnings of their elders, eagerly volunteered service to the great man who saved their lives and gave them purpose. They were named the ‘Barrel-Riders’. As the years passed and the population steadily increased, they were given higher… Read more
An unlooked-for benefit to the Mastery of the Great Wyrm was the taming of the more common draconic species inhabiting the lands surrounding the city. Various species of Wyverns became drawn to the city, submissive to the will of the Alpha Dragon at its center. It was not long before they were being tamed and trained by the Halfling… Read more
As the halflings’ wealth in Archanical fuel increased, so did their standing and bartering capabilities with the iron-mongering dwarves. Ever eager to appease their halfling allies to the South, much of their ancient stores of metals and quarried stone was tapped to provide for the rising city of Wollockshire. As the decades passed and the alliance flourished, so too… Read more
Every nine years, the Great Warlock would leave Wollockshire and seek out an individual somewhere in the world that his foresight has indicated will aid in his grand plan. These individuals entered the warlock’s service at a young age, being trained by him in the arcane arts until they were ready to aid in his… Read more
Having unlocked the secrets of flight through the Archanical Bile fueled Barrel-tech used in the Archanical Sky Barges and Barrel Bikes, the Great Warlock sought to top all by commissioning the Gaffers Guild with their greatest feat yet, the Drakenarc. Though it has a smaller fuel tank than the hulking Sky barges, Drakenarcs are purpose-built for speed and maneuverability, the ultimate… Read more
When the warlock bound his will to the Great Wyrm he joined with not only its eternal lifeforce but the cosmic knowledge of the ancient being. Universal insight beyond the reckoning of mortal man was harnessed for the betterment of the halfling’s lives and township. Or so the Warlock believed. There may be no better… Read more
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
