Bonnechance

Bonnechance, the home of the halflings, got utterly wrecked in the war. The halflings would have been no match for the magical might of the gnomes on a good day; with the lightning ferocity of the surprise assault, they stood no chance at all. That being the case, the halfling resistance gave a good account of themselves, stinging the rear of the Gnimmish lines from their ruined cities, and disrupting supply lines and communications. The Gnimmish fury at the halflings for refusing to accept that they had been conquered was dire indeed, and many a showy and tortuous execution was the result. The halfling population was decimated, and by the end of the war there was no family that had not been touched by loss. Many families ceased to exist altogether.

Post-war, Bonnechance is the recipient of much foreign aid and even more in the way of reparations coerced from Gnimmelar. Most of the other nations have at least some hand in helping to rebuild halfling cities. Most halflings regard all gnomes with simmering hatred if not outright violence. Any talk of easing restrictions or lifting the Forbiddence is met with unremitting hostility by the representatives of Bonnechance.