Kreglarran
This fishing village is one of the most unusual in the world. Situated on the shore of Giant’s Harbor, sandwiched between the perilous Strait of Gehenna to the south and the violently volcanic Hellsgate Peaks to the north (and west, and east), Kreglarran is home to an isolated population of fire giants. Content to fish and bathe in the hot and plentiful waters of their harbor (or the occasional nearby lava flow), Kreglarran fire giants are fiercely territorial warriors — because to be anything else would be suicide in the monster-infested, devil-beleaguered Hellsgate Peaks — but they are only warlike when they have to be. The rest of the time, Kreglarran fire giants are fair and honest in trade, and generally friendly, if wary of outsiders (any of whom could be devils in disguise or greedy treasure hunters looking to ravage their harbor for petty wealth schemes).
In the Kreglarran giants’ local dialect (related to Giant, but incomprehensible to outsiders), Kreglarran means “pleasant home,” which is exactly what the hot, humid, steam-clouded little harbor is to them. Interesting fish, starfish, and exceedingly useful sea plants are harvested in quantities sufficient to allow for profitable trade with surrounding communities, and the eternally scorching, volcanically-altered weather is very much to fire giant taste. Fortunately for visitors or those seeking to trade with the giants, most villagers who participate in trade with outsiders speak at least one of the other local languages, such as standard Giant, Westerling (Common), Draconic, or Infernal.
Though the trading of ruby mussel shells and the harvesting of lava pearls could win them vast wealth in the outside world, the Kreglarran fire giants prefer to keep such treasures to themselves. Lava pearls are harvested on only the rarest and most sacred of ritual occasions, such as the death of the village elder, or the selection of a new village warlord. Ruby mussel shell is also considered sacred and rarely allowed to leave the village, but the shells are collected all along the beach of Giant’s Harbor and are used in much of Kreglarran’s art and ritual.
On rare occasions, a trusted friend of the community is granted a ruby mussel shell as a gift. Only slightly less rarely, a greedy community member might be persuaded to smuggle out a few shells, with the right incentives, but these usually are second-rate shell fragments of lesser luster and brilliance than those prized within the village. Kreglarran fire giants are not friendly to those who seek to steal their precious shells or pearls.
Settlement
Kreglarran, Fire Giant Village of
Type
Village
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