Giant’s Thumb (North Pines)

Posted on February 3, 2026

The Giant’s Thumb is a crocked line of low jagged hills that sections off an area of North Pines. The lands of Bron-Yr-Aur are ‘cupped’ by a low rise of jagged hills called the Giant’s Thumb.

Culture of the Golden Hills Folk (North Pines)

Posted on February 3, 2026

The populace is divided into families that control territories and farms, or may centralize their sphere of influence into a town. They raid against each other, though rarely kill. They trade with anyone, including the wildlings, Free Folk, Rhylians, Pine Tribes, and Kaaldians. They are known as shrewd bargainers and are very competitive. They are extremely jealous of the Rhyl territories around Lake Vhym, and have enjoined in hostilities to try and take from Rhyl the areas bordering the north and west edges of the lake. These territories are mostly settled by more sedentary pine tribesmen – but under the protection of Rhyl, who use them as a buffer between their citizens and North Pines. Families mark their territory using boundary stones. Larger families collaborate as a clan, or have other families under their protection. Raiding over boundaries is encouraged, as is the taking of women. The people of the North Pines practice slavery, and the strong wildling women are the favorites.

There are rumors of slave trade and wildling women being brought from the north and funneled south through the Merchant Cities.

A Warrior Culture Tradition

This was once a warrior culture, and one which obviously had contact with Kaaldian culture in its background. The rite of passage for all youths is to raid for cattle, women, and furs the Free Lands and Rhyl. Like the Kaaldians, their fast moving raiding bands organize themselves in what is known as a ‘creach’. The meaning is lost to these people, but the term is not. To them it signifies in a smaller scale the unity in their people at time of war, divided though they are in peace. Every new generation forms creaches, and through their life, their creach brothers and sisters have a special place.

Religion & Faith

The green church is strong here. The culture looks to the beast lord, like the Kaaldians, as the all-father. They also blend a worship of the earth-mother, a demiurge spirit of the earth. Their priests are said to be able to leave no trace, and communicate using ceremonial rocks, sending clicks and clacks between sacred places to spread information and calls to arms.

Thorpe’s Trading Post (North Pines)

Posted on February 3, 2026

Thorpe’s Trading Post is a rowdy center of legitimate and illicit trade/goods. A wooden palisade surrounds this small town full of miscreants. The town is mostly dormant by day, little trading going on other than some furs and wooden toys the North Pines crafters are famous for. The town really comes alive at night.

As a concession from past rebellion being centered here, there is a garrison of Rhylian soldiers that enforces what law they can by day and lock their doors by night; this is the agreement – Rhyl’s by day, North Pine’s by night.

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