The Velvin Thicket

Geography

Bordering the soggy fields of the Saltwallow Bog is the strange forest known as the Velvin Thicket. It houses 7 nomadic gnomish clans that guard and protect it. The forest is thick and dense, those who wander it without knowing it can get lost with the illusions imbued within the forest. Some mistakenly wander for days on end in a circles. Only the gnomes of the Thicket can navigate it swiftly.

Localized Phenomena

Those that have the trust of the Velvins can acquire basic supplies, Dyolet Fruit, and the occasional unusual relic.

Fauna & Flora

The Dyolet Fruit is a rare delicacy receptive to minor enchantments and only grows in the Velvin Thicket.

Fairies and spirits that how lost their way from the Feywild have come to see the Thicket as a safe sanctuary for them. 

History

Scattered Altars to the wild mother exist throughout the Thicket. Each of the seven nomadic clans handles its own internal affairs. Representatives from Pride’s Call often visit for a time to maintain the relationship with the Velvin leaders. The nomadic gnomish clans that call these dense woods home have a loose network of Allied families rather than a central Township, and they defend their shaded sanctuary with illusions and enchantments. Because of the Velvins trade agreement with Pride’s Call, the dwarven city was able to request the empire keep the Ticket from becoming formally assimilated into dwendalian society so long as the Velvin provided a small but consistent crop of dyolets.

The empire’s interest in permitting the Velvin autonomy has waned over the years, and the Cerberus Assembly is keen to take the Thicket under its jurisdiction and seize control of the dyolet crop.

Government

The people of the Thicket are governed by a loose union between leaders of the Velvins, the collection of local nomadic clans who convene only when threatened. 

Defense

While few are specifically trained in combat, many denizens of the Thicket are well-versed in illusion magic for self-defense.

Type

Forest, Temperate (Seasonal)

Location under

Zemni Fields

Owning Organization

Clans of the Thicket