Humbleburrow Grove

Humbleburrow is a peaceful Village to the North- East of the Principality Of Oiche Bha 
The village itself sits nestled in the Southern edges of the Shivermists woodlands which dominate the region. The people are known as being of a simple nature and kindly for the most part.

Demographics

The village is predominantly made up of the small folks of the land. Halflings, forest gnomes, and haregon make up around 90% of the population with the odd dwarf or rock gnome making an appearance in there later years.

Government

The Burrow Council runs things Humbleburrow, with taxes being paid back to the provisional capital of Oiche Bha, though these usually fall into the category of raw goods such as wood, crops, and pelts taken from the surrounding countryside. As for planning and town business that usually falls to the council how best to collect from the locals with the assistance of the magistrate.
Mayor Thackery Stouton - Male Halfling Magistrate Willow Stouton - Female Halfling Taxmaster Odo Tinklebottom - Gnome Male

Defences

All folks once they come of age must take a turn on BurrowGuard. Some folk stays on to gain a few extra coppers a span. Seldom can it be said that the Burrowguard dont watch out for their own.

Industry & Trade

Farming - Some small livestock are kept though mainly for the locals as is much of the crop.
Hunting - Pelts and useful bits of some animals such as foxes' teeth and ravens' feathers are sent onwards to Oiche Bha as useful spell components
Mushrooms - The surrounding woodlands of the shivermist woodlands are teeming with mushrooms of all varieties, some are useful spell components, others medicinal, and others just delicious - this trade has also led to one or two of the locals training invaluable dogs and pigs in the art of mushroom foraging

Infrastructure

Much like most of the small farming communities dotted across Albacarius, the village is not much more than a random assortment of houses and small farms gathered around a central hub, which in this case is Merla's Inn, a quiet unassuming little tavern carved into a central mound at the village center.
The Summer Glen Byway - The Central road or walkway into the village is well used to traverse south to the city of Oiche Bha, however the roads leaving the village to the North, is said to travel through some of the oldest parts of the Shivermists and directly through the Summer Glen.

Assets

Merla's Inn - As well as an Inn it functions as a small meeting place for locals to do little bits of business as well as a kind of General store, though if you order something you might be waiting a little while before it arrives
Knacks & Underhill - A small watchmakers and repair shop with some experience in mechanisms.

Guilds and Factions

The Trufflers - The mushroom hunters guild of western Albacarius.

History

Initially established by the Stouton Family, the village was almost 100% halfling for the first century of its existence. Though this soon changed as Humbleburrow became a small safe haven in the surrounding shivermist woodlands. Soon traveling families of Haregon made the place their home finding comfort with the pleasant and hospitable halflings. Throughout the time since the settling of the Halflings there had been much trade with some of the small tribes of forest gnomes within the woodlands there had never been much reason for the communities to integrate until around 995 PWS when due to the increase in bandit activity in the surrounding woodlands by the notorious bandit gang known as the shivers.

Points of interest

Most of the Houses within the village of Humbleburrow are Buried under the ground in small dome-shaped domiciles that are a custom amongst the halfling race, who are masters at building such domiciles. The Haregon that inhabit this area have also become accustomed to this style of housing. It gives the village itself a beautiful green and vibrant look.

The Face in the Old Oak - An enormous oak grows on the north of the village, though few now travel to this spot in the villages early day it was said that on some eves the tree could be heard talking, though these are probably mostly mushroom based truths spread by some of the mischievous Haregon and travellers over the years.

Architecture

Dome-shaped Domiciles built into the ground.

Geography

Located in Southern Edge woods of the Shivermists woodlands, the village is located at the base of a small valley in which the trees are sparse and two small streams of fresh clear water intersect. The base of this valley is full of small hillocks and knolls which have been ideal for the building of the halfling structures.
The surrounding woodlands are denser towards the north and east though grow more sparsely to the south and west allowing for more safe travel than in many areas of the Shivermists. There is a winding road that leading from the northeast and the Summer Glens down towards the grand city of Oiche Bha.

Natural Resources

Hardwoods, pelts and furs, plant and fungi based spell components, Honey and mead.

Founding Date

458

Type

Village

Population

83

Inhabitant Demonym

Humbles or Burrowers

Location under

Shivermists

Owner/Ruler

Thackery Stouton