Largie Settlement in Galfin | World Anvil

Largie

The mist-laden pathways lead to Largie. Nestled within the Vargen Swamplands, Largie stands as a cultural crossroads, straddling the swamp provinces with its unique blend of mystique and tradition. The air hangs heavy with the scent of dense peat moss, releasing flammable gases that would be perilous for non-ogre races. Yet, the town's resilience is evident, as elevated homes on sturdy sticks protrude from the ground.   Magical orbs, a creation of a local mage, illuminate the misty town. Their soft glow wards off the dangers of the swamp's toxic air, while also casting an ethereal glow on the wooden pathways and the raised homes. Largie is on the knife's edge of ogre tensions, the border town houses the cultural leaders of both the green-skinned Blade Ogres and the fiery-red Blood Ogres, long in a tumultuous history of conflict, now coexist in a tentative peace.   The once-thriving community of the yellow-skinned Brute Ogres bears the scars of a recent culling in Barakek, now many brute ogres are hiding away in the depth of the swamps. The brute ogre area standing as a somber reminder of the region's intricate web of cultural complexities. Largie, with its peculiar charm and underlying tension, represents the people of the ogre communities.
      a culturally relevant town within the Vargen Swamplands. The rank of Pillar reside here as the town splits the two provinces of Vargen. The Pillar of Hunt, The Pillar Cuisine, The Pillar of Music, The Pillar of War, Pillar of Lore all ensure that the swamp province maintain the core pillars of ogre culture and belief. Largie is built on an area of dense peat moss where flammable, toxic gases seep out of the swamp floor. The ogres are not affecting by this gas but other races need to ensure they bring proper protection. The misty town is lit by small magic orbs created by a local mage that does not use flame to protect from the dangerous air. The porous peat moss is hard to dig foundations so many houses are built on sticks protruding out of the ground. There is cultural tension between the ogre races. The green skin Blade Ogres and the red skin Blood Ogres have warred for centuries but are in a moment of peace. The long eradicated yellow skin Brute ogres are practically extinct but used to have a district in town they resided in before a culling that took place 4 years previous.    
    Influence Level: 16     Leader: Vay'Mek-Mu (Dead) Sai'Rham Dru-Naz'Eat Ja-Go'Med Krog'Nak (Shamed)     Title: Pillar of the Hunt Pillar of Cuisine Pillar of Music Pillar of Lore Pillar of War     Faction: Pillars of the Ogres     Disposition: Positive     Alliance: ???     Allies: ???     Enemies: ???     Religion: ???     Gold: ???     Resources: ???     Military: ???     Ambitions: ???     Family: ???     Secrets: ???     Poisonous gas comes out of the ground so a fire ban is in effect.   Magical light orbs float atop poles.   City known for holding the cultural heritage of the ogres   "Pillars of Our Culture"
Ogre Pillars of Largie