Laghen

Ruler: Queen Susanna Maltravers Government: monarchy
Culture: Halflings
Population: 21,249,967
History:

• year 207 - Heloise is declared a hero of Laghen for single-handedly saving the Queen from a squad of assassins.
• year 207 - Heloise Burton becomes renowned in Laghen as a great healer.
• year 219 - Heloise Burton is the only person to survive a poisoned feast.
• year 220 - Heloise is portrayed as an idiot in the popular song called The Deceitful Halfling.
• year 268 - Heloise Burton is drawn and quartered by savage tribesmen.
• year 349 - Dunn becomes famous as the subject of the most beloved romantic ballad in Laghen.
• year 349 - A month of festivals commemorates the completion of the Exalted Ziggurat in the capital of Laghen.
• year 374 - King Ragnald Maltravers announces a week-long festival of athletic events, to be held each year on the anniversary of the founding of Laghen.
• year 691 - Rebecca Abbot falls into a volcano and is incinerated by lava.
• year 697 - Lefleda is lauded as the finest calligrapher in the land.
• year 703 - Lefleda Caxton becomes the subject of a famous play.
• year 704 - Lefleda rescues a nobleman from the clutches of an evil cult.
• year 728 - Lefleda Caxton solves a riddle that has gone unanswered for 1200 years.
• year 741 - Lefleda Caxton dies of a previously unknown food allergy.
• year 743 - Parnell Saintjohn first becomes famous for leading the army to an impressive victory in the Battle of Gladiators.
• year 750 - Parnell Saintjohn brings two bitterly opposed religious orders together in peace.
• year 759 - Parnell Saintjohn dies a heroic death and is immortalized in song and prose.
• year 802 - Pilwin Benz retires from adventuring to run the most famous tavern in Laghen.
• year 920 - Regnvald Gorst accidentally creates a religious schism.
• year 1057 - Balderab annexes part of Laghen after a horrifying battle, leaving them freshly aware of the value of life.

Type

Geopolitical, Country

Demonym

Laghenites