The Motherland

History is written by the survivors. Tales of the Motherland are sketchy and inconsistent: here are some scraps of what we know from before the time of portals and the Blight.

Old Albion
Albion was a grim and isolated island nation, full of wild forests and constant rainstorms, and a less than ideal place to live..

The society of old Albion consisted of two strata: the Oak (Draioth) were an offshoot of elven society, and more or less ruled over a subservient caste of halflings, the Britton. The Britton were probably the oldest inhabitants from primordial days - chestnut-skinned, blue-eyed and squat, they were well suited to the rough living in their little island.

At one point it appears that Latin and Draioth cultures traded. Then Diviciacus the First Branch (Vergobret) of the Oaken order, claimed to have seen visions of conquest and took a group of his elves to Albion, covering his retreat with violent storms that blocked any ships that might dare to follow.

Impressed by the magical abilities and natural gifts of the elves, the Britton at first seemed happy to be bossed around by their new druidic masters. Over time, though, Britton halflings began to develop their own brand of magic - essentially hedge wizardry, it was chaotic but powerful. Despite Draioth attempts to repress it, the practice of Britton wild magic continued right up until the days of the Blight.