Highfolk

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Greyhawk Realm
Free Town of Highfolk

Valley of the Velverdyva
Motto
Region Old Ferrond
Ruler Mayor Tavin Ersteader (Highfolk); Lord Kashafen Tamarel (Highvale)
Government Free city with mayor elected for life (Highfolk); hereditary monarchy (Highvale)
Established
Capital Highfolk (Highfolk); Flameflower (Highvale)
Major Towns Highfolk, Verbeeg Hill, Flameflower
Provinces
Resources Gold, rare woods, gems, livestock (sheep, goats), vegetables, wild game, timber
Coinage Solar (gp), great lunar (ep), small lunar (sp), wheat (cp)
Population 46,000
Races
Languages Elven, Common, Sylvan
Alignments
Religions The Seldarine, the Oeridian agricultural gods, Ehlonna, Phyton, Fharlanghn
Allies
Enemies

In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Highfolk, properly known as the Free Town of Highfolk, is a political city-state of the Flanaess. The region around the town is sometimes known as the Highvale or the Valley of the Velverdyva.

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[edit] History

[edit] Geography

Modern Highfolk is generally located in the western-central portion of the Flanaess. Generally speaking, all the land along the Velverdyva River from its passage between the Clatspurs and the Yatil Mountains, to the plain between the southeastern spur of the Yatils and the Vesve Forest, can be said to belong to the Highvale. The city of Highfolk itself rests at the base of the Yatils, where the Velverdyva makes a broad eastern bend towards the plains of Furyondy.

As of 591 CY, the most populous towns in the area are Highfolk itself (pop. 8,700), Verbeeg Hill (pop. 1,200), and Flameflower, within the Vesve (pop. 500, all high elves).

[edit] People

[edit] Population

As of 591 CY, the population of Highfolk totaled 46,000 persons, a significant majority (almost 80%) being elves(high elves outnumbering sylvan elves by about 3-to 2). Humans make up the next largest group (almost 10%), and are mainly of Oeridian descent. Half-elves, halflings (predominantly Tallfellows), gnomes, dwarves, and (surprisingly) half-orcs make up the remainder of the population.

[edit] Religion

The most popular deities among Highfolk's citizens are the Seldarine, the Oeridian agricultural gods, Ehlonna, Phyton, and Fharlanghn.

[edit] Languages

The most widely-spoken languages in Highfolk include Elven, Common, and Sylvan.

[edit] Government

Highfolk is a free city led by a mayor, currently The Worthy Sir, Tavin Ersteader, Mayor of Highfolk Town, while the elven communities are led by His Most Excellent Highness, Kashafen Tamarel of Flameflower, Lord of the High Elves of the Vesve.

The mayor is elected for life by popular vote of household leaders, though he or she may choose to retire from service. The elven leaders are hereditary monarchs who come from the noble families in the region.

[edit] Heraldry

Highfolk's coat of arms is blazoned thus: Barry of five, argent and vert, per pale counterchanged.

[edit] Economy

[edit] Resources

Highfolk is noted for producing gold, rare woods, low-quality gems, livestock (sheep, goats), vegetables, wild game, and timber.

[edit] Currency

Highfolk's standard coinage consists of the gold solar (gp), electrum great lunar (ep), silver small lunar (sp), and copper wheat (cp).

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Military

[edit] References