Bigwheater Ideas

Traditions
+15% Cavalry Combat Ability
+25% National Supply Limit Modifier

Fields of GoldImmense fields of wheat, barley, and other assorted grains stretch across the harvest gold-heart of Western Cannor’s breadbasket. Though it is as simple as an ingredient can be, baked goods made of Bigwheat flour have a highly desirable chew and crumb, making it a sought-after staple of upper- and middle-class pantries. Lower-grade grain is not neglected either: local oats enrich the diets of the famed Roysfort thoroughbred ponies, Maltham barley flows into every tankard of halfling beer, and a daily breakfast of farro porridge keeps every Bigwheat commoner and soldier feeling full throughout the day.
+10% Goods Produced Modifier

Breaking BreadWarier by nature than most halflings, the old Royfoots who lived in the region still offered hospitality to guests but often forbade strangers the use of blades under their roof as a precaution. In return, to show they meant no harm, the hosts too forwent the use of knives, presenting a whole loaf unsliced to be torn by hand by both the host and guest. Between larger feuding parties, sharing food in this manner signalled a truce, one not to be broken on pain of ostracisation from all Royfoots. The rite of "breaking of bread" remains practised by the Redfoots of Bigwheat as a solemn promise to do no evil over a shared dining table.
+1 Diplomatic Reputation

Smallmarcher SuperstitionThe Smallmarches were among the first lands in the Small Country to be attacked whenever a war broke out among the tallfolk, and its hardy residents were always prepared to deal with raiders. Though every Smallmarcher is prepared to die in battle for his home, many swear by lucky charms and other little rituals to stave off death for another day. These superstitions have since spread throughout the rest of the neighbouring provinces—just before Lorent and Dameria clashed upon their fields beneath the dusky lilac sky at the Battle of Bigwheat, outsiders noted that locals were seen nailing horseshoes upon their doors as protective talismans against death and destruction.
+10% Morale of Armies

Order of the WrenSupposedly derived from a coven of Bigwheater witches, the Order of the Wren is infamous for being a halfling mage organisation in a society largely leery and avoidant towards magic. Once advisors to the kings of Roysfort, they were instrumental to the court’s security; using enchanted wrens to spy on suspicious figures, mages of the Order alerted guards subtly by having their birds trill near an interloper’s hiding spot, thus foiling several assassination attempts.
+10% Mages Loyalty Equilibrium

Pies in HandThe humble hand pie began as an easily-portable way for Bigwheat’s farmers to carry food out into the field with minimal mess and fuss: buttery, flaky, yet chewy dough enveloped a piping-hot sweet or savoury filling, then crimped shut and baked until golden-brown. Quickly becoming popular among working-class halflings, it has since evolved into a beloved staple across the region, recognised as a symbolic national dish that evokes the Small Country Rebellion’s agrarian roots. Its popularity has even spread into Gawed, where it would become known as the 'pasty'.
+10% Manpower Recovery Speed

Wheat and Chaff ActTampering of flour shipments by adulterating it with fillers such as sawdust, chalk, and weed seeds is a common enough practice beyond Bigwheat’s borders. The local governors prohibited sullying their grain’s reputation with such underhanded tactics with the passing of the Wheat & Chaff Act in 1778, which allows for inspection of food processing from farm to factory to table. As a pleasant side effect, the Act also happens to hamper those seeking to utilise Bigwheat’s reputation for quality goods for quick and unethical profit.
-0.1 Yearly Corruption

Kneadsbridge Barrow ArtefactsAs a part of a broader project to meticulously categorise and describe the various prehistoric burial sites peppered across the Small Country, this unassuming barrow complex was excavated in the 1790s and early 1800s by Willam Bakerton, a prominent Halfling antiquarian who would come to be known as the father of the Small Country’s archaeological studies. The Kneadsbridge Barrow turned out to have housed the tomb of Cerda, a near-mythical tribal king mentioned in old Halfling folklore, and produced some of the most spectacular grave goods ever found in the Small Country; the barrow's silver and gold regalia of ancient Halfling design notably inspired a popular jewelry brand in the Small Country with similar motifs of complex geometric shapes and animals.
+1 Yearly Prestige

Ambition
+15% Fort Defence