[Lil La Luna]

The Holdfast of Fenwood

 
Please introduce your Holdfast down below
Fenwood is a land dominated by marshy forests, located in the northwestern corner of Caer Sidi. Together with the holdfast Deepwood it makes up a larger region called the Mistwood, which is loosely held together by some ancient alliance. Fenwood is populated by a species of fae creatures called Feijnfolk, who live in underground houses built into the few hills that stand above the marshy soil that makes up most of the ground in the holdfast. Magic is strong in the Fenwood, with magical plants called starreed and moonreed growing in abundance in its swamps. Magic is also widespread amongst the people of Fenwood, especially the disciplines of necromancy and mistweaving. Feijnfolk necromancers are renowned for their ability to call upon the ghosts of the dead, and Feijnfolk mistweavers for the magical mists they summon to hide the settlements of Fenwood from danger.
 
Please give a description as to how your Holdfast is governed
Fenwood is normally called a kingdom by its own citizens, even if it is perhaps better described as necrocracy. The king or queen is responsible for most day to day governing of the holdfast, but any important decisions are made by a council consisting of the current monarch and a number of former monarchs whose spirits are summoned as ghostly wraiths to deliberate and vote on any important matters. Exactly which former monarchs are on this council changes over time, as their ghosts grow restless from being animated for too long, resulting in an ever changing council of former monarchs assisting the current monarch in running the holdfast.
 
Do you have any custom races you want to introduce? If so, describe them briefly down below
The main inhabitants of Fenwood are the Feijnfolk, a fae species native to the marshes  Fenwood. They are slightly shorter in stature than the men of Syvisa, and have pointed ears like those of elf- or goblin folk. One of their most distinctive features are their long lion-like tails, though they are not always visible, as it is common practice amongst Feijnfolk to wrap their tails around their waist like a belt, especially when going into battle. Feijnfolk commonly have green skin, though some of them have slightly yellow or blue skin tones. Their hair is normally a dark green, though it can also be black or have a blueish tone, and other colors of hair can also rarely appear. Their eyes are bright yellow and glow slightly in the dark. Feijnfolk are known to have exceptional eyesight, and can see well in almost complete darkness. Feijnfolk are thought to be distantly related to trolls and have slight regenerative abilities, allowing things like limbs to grow back over the course of several years. Their kinship with trolls and their good night vision have left them fairly sensitive to light, leading to most Feijnfolk hating having to be in direct sunlight for any extended amount of time. They normally live to be about 100 years old, but death is not seen as the end of ones existence amongst Feijnfolk. Necromancy is widely practiced in Feijnfolk society and the ghosts of dead ancestors are often summoned to be asked for their guidance.
 

The population of Fenwood is: ⠀ Feijnfolk = ~ 65000 Dyipfolk = ~ 4000 Mix of other species from the warren (mostly Syvisans) = ~ 500 [ Total Population: ~ 69500 ]

The Natural and Processed goods of Fenwood are: [ Total points available: 8 ] [ Total points used: 8 ] Bog iron (Natural) = 1 point Crayfish (Natural foodstuff) = 1 point Fencress (Natural foodstuff) = 1 point Star- and Moonreed (Natural) = 1 point   Iron smithing and working (Processed) = 2 points Magical reagents (Processed) = 2 points   Please summarize the status of natural and processed goods, and describe what your Holdfast lacks here: Fenwood has always been a major producer of iron weapons and armour, mainly due to the large amounts of bog iron found in parts of the holdfast's many swamps. They are especially renowned for the mail shirts and hauberks they produce. The hold's other main exports are food in the forms of Crayfish, fished from the river that runs through the holdfast, and Fencress, an especially large aquatic form of cress that is farmed and eaten thought the holdfast. The swamp is also teeming with magical reeds called starreed and moonreed, which are carefully prepared and turned into magical reagents both for use by the magicians of the holdfast, and for export to other holds.   The holdfasts main imports are clothing, especially fine clothing for nobles or brightly coloured clothes used for festivities by commoners and nobles alike. Precious metals like gold, silver and electrum are also commonly imported and used both for minting coins and for use in jewelry.

Please give a very brief (a sentence or two) overview of the Holdfast
Fenwood is a mist covered, wooded, swamp inhabited by fae creatures called Feijnfolk. Their underground cities lie hidden both under hills and blankets of mist, and are guarded on all sides by deep marshes. In these subterranean halls the ghost of the dead are summoned the guide the living fae, and magical mists are brewed in large cauldrons to keep the cities of the Feijnfolk hidden.