Talmae

Talmae is the southernmost isle of the Empire of the Isles. Since the dawn of the Artificer Revolution, development of the mining and metallurgical industries has transformed the kingdom from an agricultural society into an industrial one.

However, of more recently, Talmae’s traditional extractive and heavy industries have either totally gone or are in decline, and accordingly the economy is moving slowly back to animal husbandry.

History
(In progress…)

Economy
Since just the start of the Artificer Revolution, Talmae’s economy has been transformed from a predominantly agricultural country to an industrial one, and is now transforming again into a post-industrial one.

From the middle of onset of the Revolution, the mining and export of coal was the dominant industry of the kingdom. However, since the depletion of most coal sources, the Island has neared economic devastation. The heavy livestock, industry, however, has saved the nation from complete collapse, and is now the major industry.

Culture
Talmish communities are tightly knit groups found around Talmae, with a strong focus on bloodlines and relations. This focus enables the Tamish traditions to have continued for millennia relatively intact, even in the face of the Artificer Revolution and then near economic collapse.

Said traditions Halfling are of often found in their fondness for stories and legends, carried on through a rich oral tradition. So much care was put into the retelling of traditional stories and their preservation that the Talmish often have access to far more information about their history than residents of other Isles, and occasionally can even speak on the history of other isles better than their inhabitants.