Halflings

A species of small humanoids closely related to Gnomes.  Believed to be descended from a migration of Proto-Gnomes in early times, the Halflings live in a small territory in the north eastern section of southern Onaria.  Halflings are very easy going and tend toward living a simple agrarian lifestyle.

Halflings are close political allies with the Alliance of Humans, Elves, Smithkin and Gnomes in northern Onaria, as the only allied group in the South, the Halflings are crucial for the Alliances projection of power in the south.  Therefore the Alliance has a long reputation of meddling in Halfling politics to ensure a regime friendly to Alliance interests.

Halfling territory is highly fortified, being protected by a series of massive fortresses and walls.  The society is highly regimented at its upper level, being ruled by an autocratic council which cracks down on any dissent with an iron fist.  Struggling for survival in a hostile environment, the Halflings depend on massive logistical support by boat from the North, despite their small territory and numbers, the Halflings have held off a variety of hostile enemy forces including the Myrmidons, Avens, Southern Human Kingdoms, The Centaurs and The Marshwog among others.  The Alliance depends on the continuing power of the Halflings to keep the looming threats from the South in check.