Devonshire

Ruler:   Thane Therigan Turnbottom (Fighter/Thief, 6th/9th level)

Capital:   Fordham-on-the-Loudwater
Population:   30,000 +
Demi-Humans:   Mostly Hobbits
Humanoids:   None to speak of
Resources:   Pipeweed, cotton goods, raw and finished.
Type of Government:   Republican Geriatocracy
Method of Succession:   Chosen by the current Thane; usually the oldest child.

Devonshire is the major habitation of hobbits. It does not require a great deal of governing, as most citizens mind their own business, farming and/or shepherding in the fields about. The people are led by a Thane, who exercises his limited authority only in times of crisis or disaster, which don't come often, as Devonshire is shielded on all sides by friendly countries.

Their only major export is pipeweed, which for some peculiar reason grows better in Devonshire than anywhere else on the continent.