Groundhog Kingdoms

The Groundhog Kingdoms are a collection of states located in the Pencil Forest in the northwest of Sajem Din. They are inhabited by intelligent groundhogs.

Agriculture
In regions closer to Nebulonia, fog-farming is practiced. This can improve the Groundhogs' burrowing ability since roots do not grow as deep. More traditional farming methods are practiced in fogless areas.

City Structure
Groundhogs build complex, intricately-planned, underground cities. Agricultural work is often done above ground, but nearly everything else happens below the ground. The Groundhog Kings rule from the bottom-most part of the cities from large underground castles.

Relations with other States
Groundhogs are intensely patriotic and independent. Though alliances between kingdoms are forged occasionally and the Kingdoms are not characteristically warlike, there is often fighting. Some Groundhog Kingdoms are allied with the Tannites or Nebulones.

Depending on the culture of the individual kingdoms, pencil tree logging may be practiced and these logs may be exported. Rocks and Gemstones make up the other significant portion of the Groundhog Kingdoms' exports.

Perceptions by other Peoples
Because the halls of the Groundhog cities are not built to accommodate larger lifeforms there are many rumors about what goes on in the cities and what exactly they look like. Tannites and others tend to assign nearly mystical qualities to Groundhog societies.