Kingdom of Nix The Kingdom of Nix was a goblin realm lying in the western Wu Pi Te Shao Mountains , in the Utter East of southeast Faerûn . Geography . The Kingdom of Nix lay upon the high Forbidden Plateau , beside a glacier in the Wu Pi Te Shao Mountains of the Yehimal . The only way to reach it was through the elusive Phantom Pass , but even then , Nix only appeared once a year , around harvest - time . Vanesci Hamlet , a human settlement , lay near the entrance in Konigheim , many miles from Nix . Description . The alien landscape of the Forbidden Plateau around Nix was covered in what appeared to be slabs of gray stone and greenish swamps . The trees were weirdly formed , with bulbous shapes and above - ground roots . The buildings of Nix were mostly flat and rectangular blocks , built of some white material with round doorways and windows , some with chimneys and pale - blue roofing . Larger buildings were built all of this white material but were rounded and organic , almost if melted or grown . A thick city wall of similar make ringed the settlement . The inhabitants kept trees and gardens within the walls , but of the same strange plants as outside the city . The heart of the settlement was the keep that housed the ruler . It was a large rounded structure , blue - grey in hue . The entrance was shaped to resemble a fiendish face topped with two tall and twisted horns . This was fashioned in the likeness of its resident : Redfang the Reaper . History . During the time of the Bloodforge Wars ( 648 – 657 DR ) , the Kingdom of Nix was ruled by Redfang , an insidious and wicked monster . Harvest of Horrors . Developing a taste for human flesh , Redfang instituted a reign of terror upon neighboring Vanesci Hamlet , which lay near the end of the Phantom Pass . Yearly , his harpies swooped down from the air , snatching people unawares to carry back to the cookpot . The seasonal appearance of Nix was a sick irony : as the villagers brought in the harvest , so too did the harpies of Nix . This doubtless earned Redfang his title , " the Reaper " . At last , a mage known as Haradan the Hermit heard of the disappearances , and decided to investigate and put a stop to it , leading to the Harvest of Horrors . During the Legendary Campaign . In the aftermath , one Wurt Dumire came to enslave the goblins of Nix , putting them to work in a far - off mine . The commander of the Legendary Campaign felt unexpected sympathy for the goblins ' plight and was compelled to act , trying to bring an end to Wurt ' s operation in a bloodforge battle in Nix itself . The commander was later appointed emissary to Nix , with the task of negotiating peace terms with the king of the goblins . However , in the midst of council , another ambassador , Adan Longstride , maligned the commander ' s good will in the Legendary Campaign , which aimed to unify the Utter East . In accordance with goblin custom , they had to resolve their disagreement in trial by combat — predictably enough , through bloodforge battle . However , some time after , the goblin king was slain , a political disaster that rocked the land . Opportunists both devious and aggressive gathered around the dead king ' s throne like flies , the most dangerous of which was Ibin Stormrider . In order that a goblin might claim the throne , the commander of the Legendary Campaign returned to Nix to attempt to drive away Ibin and the rest in another bloodforge battle . Inhabitants . The main inhabitants of Nix were goblin s . Goblin raiders typically threw spears . Goblin enchanter s were devilish and mischievous creatures , with the power to befuddle and dominate the minds of others . The harpies of Nix were known as merciless hunters . Swooping from the skies , they caught foes in nets and carried them off . They would drop their hapless victims in the cauldrons of Nix ; their demise produced a burst of mana to power the bloodforges . Customs . The denizens of Nix , goblin and monster alike , thrived on a horrid stew , brewed in great cauldrons and containing the parts of all kinds of creatures . Under the reign of Redfang the Reaper , he and his minions developed a taste for human flesh to add to the cookpot . Local goblin custom insisted that disputes be resolved through trial by combat .