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A Balduvian trading post. Art by Tom Wänerstrand.
Balduvia was a vast steppe of rocky plains due west of the city of
Kjeld that was home to barbarians during the time of the
Ice Age on
Terisiare. Balduvian barbarians were mainly hunters, but kept a few more permanent settlements in the area. They were rivals of
Kjeldor for some time, but allied with the forces of their enemies to battle against
Lim-Dûl. With the end of the Ice Age, many of the beasts that the barbarians hunted died out, and the land became suitable for crops. This marked a change in Balduvian lifestyles and further cemented their alliance with the Kjeldorans.