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Mr. Wilson
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 Posted - 10 Feb 2008 : 08:02:04
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Amusingly enough, in my homebrew the Halflings did indeed settle in the rivers and swamp regions of the main continent. Of course, that was only because they were late comers to the continent and that was what was left.
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Shilo99
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Posted - 12 Feb 2008 : 12:55:30
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All,
Xysma is referencing “Halflings of Chessenta: The Bard of Adder Swamp” from 01/02/02: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=fr/fx20020102a
The Rand's Travelogue article entitled ‘More of the Unapproachable East!’ at http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=fr/fx20020313rt
States that Aglarond's coast is also home to a few hundred halflings, mainly expatriates from Chessenta. Not sure if it has any relation to the above reference, but regardless, Aglarond’s ample coastline leaves plenty of room for swamp-dwelling, or at least shallow coastal water-dwelling Halflings raft/boat-lovers. Even the human Aglarondans are wont to hug the coastline & get about in their coastboats (a reference that goes back to 1e Grey Box).
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Shilo99
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Posted - 12 Feb 2008 : 13:39:31
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Non-canon ref:
If you’re after a Louisiana bayou, even swamp pirate style/feel, may I suggest inland Impiltur?
There are plenty of big inland waters in a relatively civilised setting, and don’t forget FRCS states Impiltur’s population is 4% halfling. Though not specifically referred to in the FRCS, the inland region of Bluefang Water, Bay Town and the Old Water (big lakes on the Great Imphras River on FRCS map) is given more airtime in the 1e ref FR9 Bloodstone Lands, as being a lawless land of backwaters and swamps and roguishness. Based on this I suggested this feel for the Part 7 of the Northern Journey series. In that module (available here at Candlekeep) the NJ team detail many locations in that region.
This lawless land, but not necessarily uncivilised wilderness, sounds just right for some larcenous travelling halflings (you could invoke the gypsy cliché here), and with plenty of river and swamp terrain to occupy without too much canon stating otherwise, I think it’s the perfect spot for anyone’s vision of lake/swamp-dwelling, raft-using hobbits.
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Shilo99
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Posted - 12 Feb 2008 : 13:41:23
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OK, I've had a bit more of a read:
I don’t have the 4e book Races & Classes, but this week’s article on the WotC site on Halflings...http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drdd/20080208a
...paints them more as wandering riverfolk than swampy-dwellers.
This being the case, some other FR references to riverfolk that could well include halflings:
I recall the River Chionthar as being the home to riverfolk/bargefolk (references…hmmm, FRCS maybe, or back to 2e Volo’s Guides to the Sword Coast or FR Adventures…I just saw a reference to riverboat convoys near Elturel) Given a fair number of halflings dwelling in the Western Heartlands (4% of population, many from Corm Orp area), some of these folk could well be Halflings.
Likewise the River Ashaba is known to be the home of riverfolk (ref. Volos Guide to the Dales under Featherdale? Again, some possibly Halflings.
Likewise with the Cities of the North Coast on the southern coast of the Aglarondan peninsula (damned I wish they had a proper name for this area: I always referred to this area as Tethrannar, from the old Yuir term (OK, nicked from Tolkien) Nan-Tethran, or Land of Willows). This whole region has plenty of not-well mapped or described coastal waters that could host boating/fishing halflings (perhaps even Deagol/Smeagol & buddies...) and could easily feature swampy climes if your so inclined.
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Dalor Darden
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Posted - 06 Jun 2012 : 06:59:12
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Originally posted by Markustay
The Tunlands - they're perfect.
Two swamps, central location... I even made a map of the area for the maproom here, with swamp-towns marked.
just say the Drovers are halflings, and everything fits.
Its even cooler when you think about the halfling keeping Catoblepas and milking them like cattle. 
I just hope Luiren doesn't get hit with some crazy-@ss tidle wave after 1385, and the whole country is a swamp a hundred years later. 
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4e Halflings - Swamps and Rivers
