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− | ==Monstrous Civilizations==
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− | ===Giants of Estvald===
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− | The western mountains are ruled over by the Giants. A country they
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− | call Estvald was seized control from the Dwarves nearly 500
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− | years ago. It is filled with great mountain cities. It is actually
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− | an eastern extension of a larger giantish kingdom to the west where
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− | the Cloud Giants rule from their floating palaces.
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− | The giants of Estvald rule over, the lesser giantish races of trolls,
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− | ettins, and ogres, and who are served by towns of orcs, half orcs, and
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− | humans. Estvald is run as a loose alliance of city-states, each city
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− | of giants being claimed by Hill, Stone, Frost, and Fire Giants, ruling
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− | a section of Estvald.
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− | The Hill Giants, control the easternmost mountains along the coast.
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− | The coastal villages of Prolia pays tribute to the Hill Giants, who
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− | live in ten tribes numbering about 30 giants each.
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− | The Frost Giants, of the northern reaches live in and around the
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− | fortress of Zara'dun. They number 60 and are led by a ruthless 8th
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− | level Blackguard Jarl, called Frondik. They command a tribe of 100
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− | Ogres led by an Ogre Mage and supported by several dozen winter
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− | wolves. The bugbears, hobgoblins and goblins of the northern forests
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− | pay tribute to the frost giants.
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− | The Fire Giants of the southern reaches, occupy a newly built
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− | volcano-side stronghold above the ruined dwarven city of Stron'dul.
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− | They number 45 and are joined by a tribe of 30 Trolls and a tribe of
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− | 20 Ettins, and command a pack of 30 Hell Hounds. They are led by a
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− | 6th level Cleric of Wikri (Fire). The rock gnomes pay tribute to the
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− | Fire Giants.
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− | The Stone Giants, live in the inland reaches of Estvald, in the great
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− | fallen Dwarven city, of Quar'firk. The stone giants number around
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− | 200, and rule over no one but themselves. Thier elder leader is a
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− | 10th level Sorcerer.
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− | All the mountain regions ruled by the giants are inhabited by several
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− | wandering tribes of Ogres, Trolls and Ettins. These tribes do not
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− | rule, but wander the mountains making their lives by hunting, and by
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− | taking tribute from the weaker humanoid races that inhabit the region.
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− | Orcs, Half Orcs, and Humans are plentiful in the giantish lands,
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− | living in several scattered towns in the valleys of the mountain
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− | kingdom. They harvest timber, farm the land, and operate the mines.
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− | There is no racial hierarchy among the humanoids. Each such operation
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− | is run by a humanoids put into power by the ruling giant class.
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− | Dwarves and other outsiders are unwelcome in giantish lands, although
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− | the occasional gnome may be found within the mountain kingdom.
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− | Humans of the giantish kingdom are fully integrated into giantish
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− | culture and have little in common and no sympathy for the human
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− | empires of the east.
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− | The common languages spoken in the mountain kingdom are giantish and
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− | orcish.
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− | ===Humanoids of The Northern Forest===
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− | The Northern Forest is far reaching and covers all the area north of
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− | the mountains of the west, west of the northern coastline, and south
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− | of the northern wastes. The near part of the forest is ruled over by
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− | a kingdom of hobgoblins. Goblins and kobolds also live in the area | |
− | but are subservient to the hobgoblins. The hobgoblins pay tribute to
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− | the giants of the mountains in exchange for the right to trade with
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− | the giant kingdom. Most trade is timber going into the mountains and
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− | metal coming north.
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− | There are rumors of a tribe of northern wood elves and of a tribe of
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− | northern humans beyond the hobgoblins, but no one has confirmed this.
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− | ===Dragons===
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− | Dragons are not-color coded based on alignment. Although there is
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− | correspondence between dragon color and ability. Red dragons are not
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− | more evil or chaotic than gold, in fact dragon scale color is not a
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− | species indicator, but rather a complex genetic trait.
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− | Dragons are a powerful force in the world and are fairly numerous all
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− | over Alia. They ignore the politics of the humanoid races, rule
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− | over small fiefdoms (usually everything within a half days flight from
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− | their lair) and socialize, scheme and war mostly among their own kind.
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− | A dragon fiefdom may be found anywhere, is normally ruled by lord and
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− | lady dragon of at least "Old" age, and is inhabited by 5-20 relatives
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− | and liege-dragons.
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− | Dragons commonly allow humanoid towns or villages, and nomadic people
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− | access to their lands for tribute. Usually tribute is in gold,
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− | sometimes in trade goods or craftwork, occasionally in livestock.
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− | Some dragons are more involved in the affairs of lesser species, but
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− | usually limit their involvement to individuals, such as artists,
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− | crafters, researchers, or adventurers.
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| =Civilized Races= | | =Civilized Races= |