Fior Village

Type: Agricultural Village Region: Lagadagr Island (Northern sector) First Appearance: Session 1 Status: Active - Recovering from oppression Leader: Jarl Uric (Former High King)

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Quick Reference

AttributeDetails
TypeFarming Village
PopulationUnknown (most impoverished village)
GovernmentJarl Uric (stepped down from High King)
SpecialtyGrain production, livestock, agriculture
ClimateTemperate, fertile soil
StatusStruggling, subsistence farming

Overview

Fior is the northern agricultural village of Lagadagr, specializing in grain and livestock production. Paradoxically, despite being the island’s food producer, Fior is the most impoverished of the three settlements due to Iler’s crushing monthly tribute system. The village struggles to feed its own people as most grain and livestock are sent to Mirmozha as tribute.

Fior is led by Jarl Uric - once High King of all Lagadagr - who stepped down from power after his son Eric Valorin’s mysterious death six years ago. The elderly, grief-stricken leader maintains a simple wooden longhouse and governs a village operating on barter and self-sufficiency with no markets or shops.

Children in Fior go days without eating, homes have been burned as punishment for missed tributes, and the village’s survival depends on Cara’s new leadership restoring prosperity.


Geography

Location: Northern region of Lagadagr Island Travel Times:

  • 6 hours from Kalpa (southern merchant village)
  • 6 hours from Hamar (western coastal village)
  • 4 hours to Mirmozha (central capital)

Terrain:

  • Freshly picked grain fields
  • Pastures for cattle and livestock
  • Simple dirt paths between buildings
  • Forested areas nearby
  • Rolling farmland

Village Layout:

  • Uric’s wooden longhouse (central leadership)
  • Simple village huts scattered throughout
  • Grain fields (primary crop)
  • Cattle pastures
  • No market square (barter economy)
  • No shops or commercial buildings
  • Subsistence-level infrastructure

Notable Locations

Uric’s Wooden Longhouse

Type: Residence and seat of governance Occupant: Jarl Uric (former High King) Condition: Simple, aged, befitting grief-stricken leader Atmosphere: Heavy with mourning and oppression

Session 1 Scene:

  • Villager kneeling at Uric’s feet begging for help
  • Cannot pay Iler’s tribute this month
  • Quote: “Yarl Uric, our kin have not enough to pay Ilur’s cursed tribute”
  • Uric sent him away with reassurance
  • Represents common struggle throughout village

Grain Fields

Type: Primary agricultural production Crop: Grain (wheat, barley, or similar) Status: Freshly picked, immediately sent as tribute Problem: Village produces food but cannot consume it

Economic Reality:

  • Fields productive
  • Harvest goes to Iler’s tribute
  • Little remains for villagers
  • Children starve despite abundance

Cattle Pastures

Type: Livestock farming Animals: Cattle, other livestock Problem: Animals sent as tribute, villagers go hungry Condition: Maintained despite poverty

Village Huts

Type: Residential structures Condition: Simple, basic, some burned Status: Home to starving families

Punishment System:

  • Iler burned homes for missed tributes
  • Destroyed property as intimidation
  • No compensation or rebuilding assistance
  • Families left homeless

Culture & Society

Social Structure:

  • Jarl Uric: Former High King, now local leader
  • Farmers and agricultural workers
  • Extended family units
  • No merchant or noble class
  • Survival-level equality

Economy:

  • Barter and self-sufficiency system
  • No currency circulation
  • No markets or shops
  • Trade minimal due to poverty
  • Under Iler: Monthly tribute system crushed economy

Values:

  • Community support despite poverty
  • Family loyalty
  • Endurance and perseverance
  • Hope for better future
  • Memory of Eric Valorin’s golden age

Daily Life:

  • Subsistence farming
  • Constant struggle to meet tribute
  • Fear of Iler’s punishment
  • Children going days without food
  • Community sharing limited resources
  • Villagers support each other

Under Iler’s Oppression:

  • Monthly tribute requirements impossible to meet
  • Grain and livestock extracted
  • Homes burned for failures
  • People subsisting on minimal food
  • “We do not abandon our own” (Uric’s quote)
  • Village refused to give up despite suffering

History

Founding: Established as agricultural center of Lagadagr

Under Uric’s High Kingship:

  • Uric ruled all Lagadagr as High King
  • Son Eric was heir apparent
  • Plans for peaceful power transition
  • Prosperity and fair governance

Eric Valorin’s Era:

  • Eric abolished slavery (thralls) six years ago
  • Noble, kind leadership
  • Protected people, didn’t exploit them
  • Fed no greed, championed justice
  • Golden age for Fior and all villages

Six Years Ago - The Tragedy:

  • Eric died mysteriously during Festival of Blades
  • Iler killed Eric during unexplained freezing
  • Uric devastated, stepped down as High King
  • Took position as Jarl of Fior in grief
  • Beginning of dark times

Iler’s Tyranny (6 years):

  • Monthly tribute system imposed
  • Grain and livestock demanded
  • Village cannot meet requirements
  • Iler burned homes as punishment
  • People starving despite producing food
  • Six years of suffering and oppression

Present Day:

  • Iler defeated by party in Festival
  • Cara positioned as new High Chief
  • Hope for restoration under Eric’s daughter
  • Tribute system ending
  • Recovery begins but damage severe

Notable Residents

Jarl Uric (Former High King)

Role: Former High King of Lagadagr, current Jarl of Fior, Eric’s father, Cara’s grandfather

Appearance:

  • Elderly man
  • Hair white as winter
  • Beard thick as bear fur
  • Emaciated (skin and bones)
  • Bears heavy grief visibly
  • Sits in wooden chair surrounded by villagers

Personality:

  • Deeply mournful over son’s death
  • Wise and understanding
  • Opposes violence but accepts necessity
  • Cares deeply for all Lagadagr’s people
  • Tired but still engaged in leadership
  • Appreciates courtesy and respect
  • Strategic thinker despite grief

History:

  • Former High King of entire Lagadagr
  • Father of Eric Valorin
  • Planned to retire and pass kingship to Eric
  • Witnessed son’s mysterious death six years ago
  • Stepped down from kingship in grief
  • Took position as Jarl of Fior
  • Endured six years of Iler’s tyranny

Session 1 Role:

  • Received party who delivered Eric’s epic poem
  • Granted two tournament blessings
  • Third blessing already given to Cara
  • Shared information about Iler’s oppression
  • Hoped party could restore granddaughter to power
  • Saw them as potential liberators

Notable Dialogue:

  • “I do appreciate… I trust that you know that I’m a capable man”
  • “The tribute, we’ll admit, though it weighs heavily upon our folk”
  • “We do not abandon our own”
  • About Eric: “He was a kind man, gullible at times… yet his heart be only for our people”
  • On Iler: “Some believe it’s witchcraft”

Family:

  • Son: Eric Valorin (deceased 6 years)
  • Granddaughter: Cara (new ruler, Falcon Zoan user)

The Starving Children

Age: Young boy and his little sister Condition: Haven’t eaten in two days Personality: Polite, grateful, desperate

Session 1 Encounter:

  • Flynn approached them with food
  • Gave them fish from his supply
  • Children extremely grateful
  • Quote: “Thank you, kind strangers. May the gods bless you”
  • Represents Fior’s suffering under Iler

Significance: Living proof of tribute system’s cruelty - children starve despite village producing food

Desperate Villager

Role: Representative of common struggle Scene: Kneeling at Uric’s feet begging for help Problem: Cannot pay Iler’s tribute this moon Quote: “Yarl Uric, our kin have not enough to pay Ilur’s cursed tribute” Fate: Sent away with reassurance, uncertain survival

Common Villagers

Status: Farmers, families, agricultural workers Condition: Emaciated, struggling, fearful Behavior: Supportive of each other despite hardship Response to Party: Hopeful, grateful for any help


Campaign Involvement

Session 1: The Poem & Blessings

Afternoon Arrival:

  • Party traveled six hours from Kalpa
  • Arrived in struggling village
  • Visible poverty and suffering
  • Children starving despite productive fields

Flynn’s Charity:

  • Encountered two hungry children (boy and sister)
  • Children hadn’t eaten in two days
  • Flynn gave them fish from his supply
  • Children grateful, blessed party
  • Act of kindness showed Flynn’s better nature

Luna’s Investigation:

  • Asked about slavery and human trafficking
  • Sought information about slave ships
  • Found nothing (Eric abolished slavery 6 years ago)
  • Mysterious contradiction: Luna was on slave ship heading somewhere
  • No visible slaves in village

Meeting Jarl Uric:

  • Party approached Uric’s longhouse
  • Witnessed villager begging for help with tribute
  • Delivered Eric Valorin’s epic poem (emotional moment)
  • Uric heard son’s story preserved in verse
  • Party showed respect and courtesy

Epic Poem Delivery:

  • Party recited/read Eric’s heroic poem
  • Story of Eric abolishing slavery
  • Noble, kind, trained warrior
  • Mysterious death during Festival (froze mid-fight)
  • Iler’s opportunistic killing
  • Cara witnessed everything
  • Uric’s grief over son’s death
  • Descent into Iler’s tyranny

Information Shared:

  • Iler has Devil Fruit powers (suspected swamp-based)
  • Can sink structures into ground
  • Monthly tributes impoverished villages
  • Fior struggles to feed itself despite agricultural production
  • Iler burned homes for missed tributes
  • Uric revealed extent of oppression

Tournament Blessings:

  • Uric granted two tournament blessings to party
  • Third blessing already given to Cara
  • Allowed party members to enter Festival of Blades
  • Hoped party could defeat Iler
  • Wanted granddaughter restored to power

Flynn’s Ambitions Exposed:

  • Flynn inquired about marrying into power
  • Asked if outsiders could become chief
  • Rejected - must be native Lagadarian
  • Flynn stated: “I would like to be the new chieftain”
  • “I want lots of physical and influential power”
  • Party growing suspicious of his motives
  • Flynn then sought necromancer (darkly)

Session End:

  • Party rested before Festival
  • Prepared for combat next day
  • Distributed healing potions
  • Carried hope of entire village

Mysteries & Secrets

Eric Valorin’s Death

The Central Mystery: What caused Eric to freeze during Festival six years ago?

Known from Fior:

  • Uric witnessed son’s death
  • Believes “witchcraft” may be involved
  • Eric was noble, trained, skilled fighter
  • Shouldn’t have lost to Iler normally
  • Mysterious freezing unexplained
  • Cara witnessed with falcon eyes (hasn’t shared full details)

Uric’s Theories:

  • Supernatural curse
  • Devil Fruit power (mental manipulation)
  • Witchcraft or black magic
  • Something in the crowd
  • Unknown enemy

Impact on Fior:

  • Uric stepped down, became Jarl
  • Iler’s tyranny began
  • Six years of oppression followed
  • Village still mourns Eric
  • Hope that Cara will avenge father

The Tribute System Details

Mentioned: Monthly tributes from all villages

From Fior:

  • Grain demanded
  • Livestock required
  • Amounts impossible to meet consistently
  • Punishment: Burned homes
  • Quote: “The tribute, we’ll admit, though it weighs heavily upon our folk”

Questions:

  • Where did all the food go?
  • Was Iler feeding army?
  • Selling to other islands?
  • Building power base elsewhere?
  • Connection to larger conspiracy?

Luna’s Slavery Investigation

Contradiction: Eric abolished slavery 6 years ago, but Luna was on slave ship

Questions:

  • Where was Luna being taken if not Lagadagr?
  • External slave trade operation?
  • Did slavery return secretly under Iler?
  • Why no visible slaves if system continued?
  • Connection to Iler’s “offshore acquisitions”?

Fior’s Status: No slavery evident, Eric’s law appears enforced

Uric’s Deteriorating Health

Observation: Described as “skin and bones,” emaciated, wasting away

Concerns:

  • Grief literally killing him
  • May not survive much longer
  • Urgency to resolve Eric’s death mystery
  • Cara may lose grandfather soon after losing father
  • Does Uric know more than he’s shared?

Timeline: If Uric dies soon, his knowledge of Eric’s death dies with him

The Burned Homes

Iler’s Punishment: Burned villagers’ homes for missed tributes

Questions:

  • How many homes destroyed?
  • Families displaced or killed?
  • Was this terrorism to enforce compliance?
  • Did Iler personally burn them or send warriors?
  • Rebuilding possible under Cara?

Points of Interest

Eric Valorin’s Legacy

  • Abolished slavery
  • Remembered as noble hero
  • Epic poem preserves his story
  • Inspiration for resistance against Iler
  • Symbol of better times

Uric’s Leadership

  • Despite grief and poverty, maintains order
  • Villagers respect him
  • Sees party as hope for future
  • Connection to new ruler Cara
  • Living link to island’s golden age

Agricultural Potential

  • Fields are productive
  • Soil is fertile
  • Climate supports farming
  • Under fair leadership, could prosper
  • Restoration possible once tributes end

Strategic Importance

  • Food production for entire island
  • Essential for survival
  • Control of Fior means control of food supply
  • Cara must prioritize Fior’s recovery
  • Party’s alliance secures food access

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Last Updated: 2025-11-04 First Appearance: Session 1 (October 5, 2025)