Midwood
From Praemal
In the remote southeast of the Hotash Mountains of the Prustan Peninsula, on the Anvil Plateau, lies the Barony of Midwood.
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Geography
The barony, in the middle of Tulgey Wood, is home to the settlements of Middleborough (where the baronal seat of Midwood Hall is located and home of the Shady Dragon Inn), Foxton on Moss and Maidensbridge. ( Another settlement, intended to be the second in the barony after Middleborough, was unsuccessful, and its unhappy tale is seldom spoken of by residents, and is a complete mystery to most visitors from outside the region.)
The barony is located in a relatively isolated portion of the Prustan Peninsula on the world of Praemal, closer to haunted Kem than to Grailwarden Keep. When barbarians sacked the imperial capital of Tarsis, Midwood was passed by. The peasants claim that Baron Nicodemus Midwood wove illusions that hid the barony, while others say they simply all got lucky. According to the baron, they are all still subjects of the Tarsisian Empire, although it is effectively an independent state. (Which of the three rival claimants to the position of emperor the baron believes is the legitimate head of the empire is something the commoners do not know.)
Communities
Locations of note
The Moss River and Moss Pond
The swift and icy Moss River winds through the Tulgey. Its headwater, Moss Pond, where the peasantry used to swim and fish, has recently taken on a sinister aspect, and after several children and fishermen vanished, it's now left alone, and the paths to it have become overgrown.
Green Mountain
Green Mountain casts a shadow over the barony. Once the home of Grailwarden dwarves, the green dragon Gax conquered the dwarven fortress of Glangirn hundreds of years ago, and a tribe of kobolds took up residence on the high meadows on the lower slopes of Green Mountain. Gax was seen leaving the mountain a decade ago, and was never seen to return. What happened to her is unknown. Without Gax's leadership, the kobold tribe fell to infighting, until they were recently reunited under a single leader.
Those attempting to penetrate the dragon's lair, seeking answers (and the dwarven and dragon hoards) have reported the outer portions of the fortress have been taken over by dwarven bandits. No one has successfully penetrated the inner reaches of the fortress and returned to tell the tale.
Midwood player characters
Maidensbridge characters are almost all humans, but dwarves and gnomes are also available. Green Mountain Kobolds are also available as player characters, but they typically will not be mingling with groups of humans, dwarves and gnomes.
Most residents of the Barony of Midwood are Neutral Good, Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral or Neutral. Other alignments are tolerated, but the behavior is noted, and characters may end up being closely watched by authorities, especially openly evil characters.
Residents of Midwood most commonly worship Lothian, Hanseath, Yurabbos, Garl Glittergold, Estanna, Valarian and Bahamut.
Also see common Midwood names and list of the barons of Midwood.
