Galvante

A small collection of nomadic humans and halflings, Galvante is a land of oral tradition, hunting, ranging and shepherding. Due to its proximity to Tyr and the Dragon's Maw, the people of this land tended to be quick to retreat and search for new lands to settle upon. Luckily, Galvante is highly fertile land, and is rich with resources. Nourished by the continental river of The King’s Fingers, Galvante is also home to a burgeoning fishing economy. Many of the inhabitants claim to come from the country, as most nomadic villages only have the name of their current Shepherd of People.

Galvante has a series of festivals connected to the phases of the moon, and a small contingent of werewolves have called the open lands their home. These creatures, long feared due to myth, have encountered a strong support in the nomads of the settlement due to the strong bonds of community fostered by halflings and humans. Those infected with lycanthropy are embraced by their nomad-families, and during periods of shifting, are treated to a mixture of herbs and blood from their closest kin. This potion inhibits the shifting and cravings, and in many cares, the werewolf is able to recognize wild game from their loved ones.

Aside from this, Galvante is often helpless to prevent armies from marching through its territory, and as a result, has earned itself a reputation of cowardice from the less compassionate of the city-states surrounding it. Those who come from Galvante, however, can all recite the tale of the Warrior King, Jack, who managed to repel invasion from all sides for his entire reign as Shepherd of the People. This, collectively, is known as the Golden Age of Galvante.