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<blockquote data-quote="CaptainCalico" data-source="post: 1809592" data-attributes="member: 2173">The halflings in my world have their own realm, a duchy positioned between the mountains (occupied by scatterd tribes of dwarvs) and the great plain (occupied by a kinfdom of humans). Fed by a large river this duchy is the fruitbasket of the continent, rich in fruits, berries, honey, dairy products, and the major cash crop: cocoa. (mmmmm, chocolate)The halflings have a bitter and longstanding rivalry with the humans that has persisted over many generations.&nbsp; If asked both sides will point to many reasons: the halflings are matriarchal - the humans patriarchal, the halflings are polytheistic (a pantheon consisting of a Mother goddess and her four children) - the humans are monotheistic (one male lawgiver-type god), the halflings are agricultural (small family farms) - the humans pastoral (herdspeople). However the main reason is that the humans have wanted the halflings rish, fertile land for just about forever, and the runts keep fighting them off!Due to their small size and proximity to the wild mountains the halflings have the only air force on the continent, medium-sized drakes that they have domesticed and use to rain death down on the human's land cavalry whenever they try to invade. Since their matrirachal society that men are only worth anything if they are willing to lay down their lives in defense of the Motherland they have a large and eager military, of which the Drakeriders are the elite. (Who needs medals? If you survive you get to father children!)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CaptainCalico, post: 1809592, member: 2173"] The halflings in my world have their own realm, a duchy positioned between the mountains (occupied by scatterd tribes of dwarvs) and the great plain (occupied by a kinfdom of humans). Fed by a large river this duchy is the fruitbasket of the continent, rich in fruits, berries, honey, dairy products, and the major cash crop: cocoa. (mmmmm, [I]chocolate[/I]) The halflings have a bitter and longstanding rivalry with the humans that has persisted over many generations. If asked both sides will point to many reasons: the halflings are matriarchal - the humans patriarchal, the halflings are polytheistic (a pantheon consisting of a Mother goddess and her four children) - the humans are monotheistic (one male lawgiver-type god), the halflings are agricultural (small family farms) - the humans pastoral (herdspeople). However the main reason is that the humans have wanted the halflings rish, fertile land for just about forever, and the runts keep fighting them off! Due to their small size and proximity to the wild mountains the halflings have the only air force on the continent, medium-sized drakes that they have domesticed and use to rain death down on the human's land cavalry whenever they try to invade. Since their matrirachal society that men are only worth anything if they are willing to lay down their lives in defense of the Motherland they have a large and eager military, of which the Drakeriders are the elite. (Who needs medals? If you survive you get to father children!) [/QUOTE]

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