Campaign Feel

So, my players are reaching the lofty heights of 9th level, and they are starting to get in synch with the campaign world.

I'm hearing comments of Vadani solidarity ("us Vadani gypsies need to stick together") and referring to history ("hey, that sounds like something left over from the Verdraaken Empire"). That makes me very happy.

Last session, I got a chance to pull a Peter Jackson moment, and have them wander through a magnificent cultural scene, where they travelled to the lost dwarven city of Morrighal, now claimed by human Forgecandlers and a place of trade on the edge of the Ash Plains of the Theld. Whoo! The players enjoyed it, and the world felt a little more real.