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Cragmores

​FUN FACT: The Cragmore family weren’t always deeply rooted in magic. Through the years there have been many ancestors who found love with shifters, dark wizards, an evil witches and produced offspring with questionable abilities. It wasn’t until 1823 when Ophelia Cragmore fell in love with and married Horace Bunchy that it sorted itself out.

Gnomes

FUN FACT: Nodrik and his brother gnomes are older than most residents of Merrihaven. There is a rumor that they are older than Boggle Hole, which is quite old.No one really knows the life span of a gnome, because there’s no documentation. They do make a mean bog ale and it’s quite possible the answer… Continue reading Gnomes

Cragmores

​FUN FACT: The land where Merrihaven sits was once the sight for the goblins’ annual Bone Festival. A three day event filled with music, food and games, such as, Squish & Squash, Poke & Prod, Stretch and Screech and the Torture Maze. It was enjoyed immensely by goblins everywhere, though the same cannot be said for the humans… Continue reading Cragmores

Fairies

FUN FACT: Fairies within the Downs and around Merrihaven can range in sizefrom a few inches to human-size. They have the ability to shape-shift, influence the mind and certain aspects of nature.

Gnomes

Because of their size, it is important for young gnomes to learn how to fight, shift from stone to flesh and back again. Gnomes are sent into the wilderness at a young age to fend for themselves. If an eagle sets its sights on you for its next meal, you learn to survive very quickly.… Continue reading Gnomes

Wednesday

Good Morning. How are you? Hope all is well and you’re feeling fine. I am a bit sluggish this morning and looking to dunk my face into a vat of coffee. lol. What’s on your agenda for today? Whatever it is, I hope it goes smoothly for you. Me? Things have been weird lately, but… Continue reading Wednesday

Lilith

Many centuries ago, a very mean child lived at Merrihaven. How she got so mean, no one knows. Lilith Cragmore despised everything beautiful. She especially hated the colorful pixies who lived in the garden. One day, Lilith woke in the foulest mood and kicked a pixie clear across the garden. That night, Lilith disappeared and… Continue reading Lilith

Dwarfs

FUN FACT:Most dwarf clans have a king. Busby Stoop has an elder named Roanin. He lives in the Great Oak at the end of a dirt path and takes care of Busby Stoop’s long history and all its ancestors.

Alice

Alice is one of my favorite characters to write. She is very odd, curious and even a bit creepy. Her predications are always strange, but somewhere in the nonsense lies the truth. “Little boys jump, but they do not know where. Into the mouth of the demon lair.Hold still and you will see, in his… Continue reading Alice

Trolls

Never try to tame a troll, unless you have a large jar of pickled boar’s feet from the Quiet Harpy Inn made by the harpy herself.