Teenkdiwar

Teenkdiwar – The Hidden Gnome Kingdom

“The world beyond may have forgotten us, but we have not forgotten the world.”

Type: Gnome Kingdom Ruler: High Tinker Brivwin Sparkgleam (current ruler, elected by the Council of Cogs) Primary Inhabitants: Rock Gnomes, some Forest Gnomes Territory: Nestled in the Verdant Hills, 24-30 miles east of Nilanthalas, the fallen Wood Elf kingdom. Status: Isolated; no contact with the east for over two centuries.

History

The gnome kingdom of Teenkdiwar was once a thriving client state under the influence of Elenlindë, the High Elf kingdom. Known for their mastery of engineering, alchemy, and enchantment, the gnomes of Teenkdiwar provided arcane innovations, intricate clockworks, and intelligence-gathering services to their elven patrons. Though independent in governance, their alliance with the elves afforded them security and prosperity.
However, when the Clay Rising saw the goblins overrun Nilanthalas 210 years ago, the gnomes recognized the impending danger. They sealed their tunnels and fortresses, cutting themselves off from the outside world. While the elves fled or perished, Teenkdiwar retreated inward, vanishing from the maps of history.
Since then, no contact has been made with the eastern lands, and it is unknown whether Teenkdiwar is still thriving or merely surviving in its self-imposed isolation. The outside world has all but forgotten them, and some doubt they still exist at all.

Geography & Defenses

Location: The Verdant Hills, a range of forested highlands bordering the former Great Forest of Nilanthalas. Capital City: Brasshold, a subterranean metropolis of gears, tunnels, and hidden workshops. Other Settlements:

• Cogglewick – A once-surface town now abandoned to nature, its ruins a silent warning to outsiders.
• Glintwhistle Hollow – A deep valley settlement known for alchemical experiments, rumored to house a hidden vault of volatile concoctions.
• The Iron Warren – A fortress-laboratory where Teenkdiwar’s finest minds once worked on advanced defensive technology.

Teenkdiwar was once accessible through intricately disguised tunnels and lift systems, but since their self-imposed exile, these entrances have been sealed with mechanical locks, illusionary barriers, and deadly traps. Few outsiders have ever breached their defenses, and none have returned with proof of their survival.

Rumors & Legends

Though no one has heard from Teenkdiwar in over two centuries, rumors persist:

• Some say the gnomes have developed arcane war machines, waiting for the right time to reclaim the lands lost to the goblins.
• Others believe a faction of gnomes wants to reopen their borders but is being suppressed by the ruling council.
• Adventurers whisper of underground vaults containing forgotten gnomish technology, should one be daring enough to breach the sealed tunnels.
• A few claim the kingdom has already fallen, its halls ruled not by gnomes, but by their own rogue creations.

Teenkdiwar remains one of the great mysteries of the modern age, a kingdom of brilliant minds locked away behind metal doors and stone walls, waiting for the day they decide to step back into the world.