The Halfling Hordes

The Halfling Hordes is so named because visitors who first came to the region were overwhelmed with the concentration of so many halflings in such a small area. The halflings themselves simply call it their Homeland or The Homeland, and to them it is a cozy place to be. There is only a single large city within the borders of their lands, with the remainder of their population being spread out in small clusters of farming communities that connect together in a patchwork of plowed fields and tiny domed houses.

The halflings have no real formal government, instead each of them acting as individual merchants or agents, ready to strike a deal (or some grumble, pick a pocket) with any who wander by their homes and farms.

Despite the lack of government, their Homeland has never been seriously threatened with invasion. The Jorians have passed their armies through their lands, but never tried to occupy them. The halflings are strict in their neutrality with the rest of the outside world. Millennia ago, an army tried to invade and occupy the land and discovered just what an awesome headache it was to attempt to control so many halflings in such a small place. On top of that, in defense of their Homeland, they fought more viciously than any would have thought possible. So despite their lack of an organized government or army, and despite the lack of natural borders and defensive barriers, most nations leave the halfling’s Homeland alone.