Trielta Hills

The hills to the north and east of Triel are rolling, pastoral, and occupied by small communities of halflings and gnomes. These races tend to remain quiet and provincial, since those who attract attention attract goblins and other nasty predators as well.

Occasionally gold or silver is discovered (or rediscovered) in part of the Trielta Hills, kicking off a small land rush for a generation of humans, with their squabbling and fighting. The halflings and gnomes tend either to work with the humans (with a kind tolerance and quiet amusement) or move away until the danger passes.

There are no legendary lost kingdoms, wizard towers, ruined holds, or great archliches in the hills above Triel, making them almost unique in the Realms for their normality.