Baelvon
Stone remembers. Roots endure. We build with both. Destroying neither.
🏞️ Region: Central Woodlands
🌲 Terrain: Temperate forest valleys, mossy hills
👥 Population: ~98,000
🛕 Capital: Thornmere
🌿 Exports: Spindlewood bark, Hearthroot wine, Spiritglass
🎓 Known For: Nature-binding architecture, druidic scholars, skilled hunters and woodsman
The Forestbound Realm
Baelvon is a realm of tall trees and taller silence. Its people live not above the forest but within it—cities shaped from living wood and stone, gently coaxed rather than carved. Of all the human nations, Baelvon walks closest to the path of the elves, not in blood but in reverence.
The Beauty of Baelvon
Rulership & Harmony
Baelvon follows a dual tradition of Elder Stewardship and Communal Representation. Authority is not inherited by right, but confirmed through oaths, trust, and land-bound service. The role of governance is seen not as dominion, but guardianship — ensuring harmony between people and forest.
Way of Life
The people of Baelvon live gently—harvesting without harm, building without cutting. Their lives are marked by balance: reverence for flame, but never waste; music played with bark flutes, and homes grown from trees that bend but do not break.
Settlements & Culture
The major cities of Thornmere, Velbraen, and Mossmere blend into the forest canopy. Rituals honor the gods through silence, carving, and song. Outsiders often find it eerie—until they hear the wind play through branch-chimes at dusk.