Village Backdrop: Don Galir (Patreon)

This week, we visit Don Galir--last of Ashlar's dwarven holds. Buried beneath the human settlement of Wellswood, Don Galir is the bearded folk's last bastion in the duchy. The dwarves therein live in harmony with the humans above, but tensions between the two groups are slowly rising...

Because Don Galir is so intimately linked to Wellswood I'm also including free download codes for Village Backdrop: Wellswood. You might already have Wellswood if you own the Villages of Ashlar book, but if you don't (or want standalone PDFs) grab your copies of Wellswood today!

Don Galir

By Steve Hood

Last known hold of the dwarves in Ashlar, shadow-cloaked Don Galir lies hard against Lake Thraren dark, cold waters in a massive cavern buried directly beneath the human village of Wellswood. Dozens of wells, illuminating the lake’s dark, unknowable deep waters with faint shafts of light and link the lake below with the village above. Strange fungi and mushrooms grow around the lake’s shore and stranger fish dwell in its lightless watery depths. Humans and dwarves fish the lake and harvest these unique plants in an increasingly uneasy peace. Now the jealous attentions of the greedy lord of the village above fall on Don Galir and taxes slowly increase. The reclusive, secretive dwarves of the Erdikr clan work hard to fortify their hold and to attract more of their brethren to Don Galir while some secretly plot to regain their fallen dragon-infested holds lying far to the south.

Don Galir stands in (or rather under) the human realm of Ashlar, but is easily compatible with virtually any fantasy setting.

Where's My Stuff?

As always, by the time you get this you should have a message from me containing the special secret download codes for these books. Just drop them into your browser and you should be good to go. If you have any problems, just drop me a line and I'll sort it out for you. 

I've also added the maps for Don Galir and Wellswood to this post, for your convenience. Download them before you go!

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