[The Ashen Chronicles pt.1] - Avar (Norland)

[Malgonious 2758]

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(Vailor Map of Norland Pre-Warclaim)

 

Nestled deep within the heart of Vailor, Norland found itself to be made and claimed by a certain Thoromir Armahnk.  From his Polari Watch and denizens he brought  from Athera, he had established his foothold on Vailor.  This foothold would come to be known to the new settlers as Norland.

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The settlers had been a war-like people, hailing from the red mesas they were accustomed to a rapidly changing lifestyle.  They were quick to set into the old residents of Norland's establishments.  It would seem a certain group of half-human, half-elfen folk had taken home in the valley that would come to be Frostholm.  Thoromir quickly ascended the mighty hill, and placed his new banner into the frostbitten earth.  The banner would be the Kingdom of Norland, established upon the foothills of the All-Father himself, his gaze all-seeing and watchful on the humble peoples that dwell beneath.

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With the Kingdom established, a King must be declared and it was quick to see the man rise to the occasion, Thoromir, their past leader.  His warriors elected him Warrior-King of Norland, and with it many customs and reformations came about in a rapid pace.  The idea of a warrior-culture was paramount to the new settlers that had followed him and from this notion Thoromir began rallying a large contingent of his warriors from all of the budding settlements that had began to dot the Norlandic landscape.

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The warriors all rallied and gathered, each hailing from a different settlement with a different banner, all were startled to see so many of their ilk in one place.  It did not become apparant how many settlers had arrived post-arrival and with Thoromir's Jarls arriving with their mighty hosts, a huge feast was to be held in the name of their god The All-Father, he who watches over all.  With a magnificent feast concluded, servants began to bring out crates of red armaments to the Jarl's hostiers, and the brave warriors who had arrived of their own accord.  They began to outfit themselves with the new uniform, mighty plate armour and battle-axes was all that could be seen in the modest hall atop Frostholm.  With his followers outfitted, the Red Brothers made for the Dock of Seahelm.  It was time to repay a debt to a Dwarfen ally.

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The Red Brothers had assembled a massive fleet of longboats, and a single frigate ship used by the Polari watch.  Transporting a large amount of their supplies on the frigate, most of the brothers traveled light in their longboats, hunkering down and preparing for the sail to Rhewengrad, the heart of the fighting between the Urguanite and Orenian forces.  Nearly twenty-thousand brothers arrived on Eastern shores of Rhewengrad, completely behind the encroaching Orenian forces.  The Red Brothers launched a full charge into the back of the orenian force, relieving the pressure from the Dwarfen front, allowing them to completely route the enemies back to their fortress, of which was quickly sealed and archers arrived to the wall for guard duty.  A great victory was had, the Red Brothers and the Rhewengrad Defenders rejoiced and ate supper, as they began to root in for the long war, or so it would seem...

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The war had lasted from that nearly two more years, both of which Norland was a heavy player in the battlefront.  It became steadily apparent however, that their Dwarfen allies were sending in less and less reinforcements to the front, while the Red Brothers were dedicating their complete resources and manpower to the war.  It became infuriating to the already mentally decaying Thoromir, to which he had taken note of that their official contract with the Urguanite forces had come to a conclusion, having served their Two-Year term, Thoromir ordered the return home and that their Frigate barring the Strait to Dogger Bay be moved, allowing the Orenian fleet to proceed through their waters.  Despite heavy backlash and virtually zero support for both these actions from his Warrior Council, Thoromir did so anyway and the repercussions for Norland would become very apparent very quickly.

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Will finish this up tonight when I'm home from my slave shift.

 

 

[Balthasar 2497]

(looks good. glad to see some more norland stuff)

[Aesopian 1640]

((It wasn't Sven's watch, it was Aesop Island.