====== Niðaróss ======

Niðaróss is one of the most important towns in the campaign world and the main settlement connected to the [[campaigns:latitude_history:adventures:fires-at-the-fjordgate|Fjordgate defense]]. It sits on the fjord and serves as the last major town before the sea for refugees and defenders fleeing the horde from inland settlements.
In [[campaigns:latitude_history:adventures:fires-at-the-fjordgate|Fires at the Fjordgate]], the town includes a central square with a speaking stone, [[culture:longhouse|longhouses]], docks, a forgeyard, an eastern palisade, a northern wall, and newly built [[culture:longhouse|longhouses]] outside the wall for refugees. Those outer buildings were used as bait and traps during the battle.

===== At a Glance =====

  * **Type:** Fjord town, port, refuge, and campaign hub.
  * **Region:** Trondheimsfjord, Norway-inspired Viking Age setting.
  * **First known appearance:** Early Viking campaign material, before [[campaigns:latitude_history:adventures:fires-at-the-fjordgate|Fires at the Fjordgate]].

===== Campaign History =====

  * Refugees from [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:thydal|Þýdal]], [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:gressli|Gressli]], [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:mebonden|Mebonden]], [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:hjaltland|Hjaltland]], and other threatened places gathered in Niðaróss before the battle.
  * After [[campaigns:latitude_history:adventures:the-night-thydal-fell|The Night Þýdal Fell]], Þýdal refugees arriving by longboat were greeted by [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:anidori|Anidori]] and other young folk who had helped raise defenders; many [[culture:longhouse|longhouses]] showed **red cloth** near the door to mark welcome for strangers needing temporary shelter.
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:asgeir-axelson|Ásgeirr Axelson]] called a [[culture:thing|Thing]] in the square and rallied the population to defend the town as a shieldwall.
  * Niðaróss survived repeated attacks by goblins, orcs, giants, siege beasts, and war machines during [[campaigns:latitude_history:adventures:fires-at-the-fjordgate|Fires at the Fjordgate]].
  * After the battle, the town became a rebuilding center, a trade hub, and the planned site of a public wizard's tower led by [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:frod-erikson|Fróð Erikson]] and [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:isar-geirson|Isar Geirson]].
  * Later expeditions after [[campaigns:latitude_history:adventures:fires-at-the-fjordgate|Fires at the Fjordgate]] began in or near Niðaróss a few months after the battle, including caravan work toward [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:selbu|Selbu]].

===== Connected Characters =====

  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:asgeir-axelson|Ásgeirr Axelson]], local leader and battle commander.
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:anidori|Anidori]], helped prepare shelter and greet Þýdal refugees.
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:torvald-grimstein|Torvald Grimstein]], former fighting instructor.
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:kori-tabo|Kori Tabo]], successor to Torvald's teaching role.
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:thordak-faerdhal|Thordak Faerdhal]].
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:netheril-faerdhal|Netheril Faerdhal]].
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:mechakirby|MechaKirby]].
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:elijah|Elijah]].
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:frod-erikson|Fróð Erikson]].
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:isar-geirson|Isar Geirson]].

===== Connected Groups =====

  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:lore:drengr|Drengr]] of Niðaróss.
  * Sea elf reinforcements.
  * Mountain goliaths.
  * Dwarven refugees and stonecutters.
  * Goblin, orc, and giant horde.

===== Adventures =====

  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:adventures:fires-at-the-fjordgate|Fires at the Fjordgate]].
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:adventures:wolves-on-the-road-to-selbu|Wolves on the Road to Selbu]].
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:adventures:the-river-road-to-ruined-villages|The River Road to Ruined Villages]].
  * Dwarven halls / eastern cave hooks.
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:aetherstone-islands|Aetherstone Islands]] northeast of Iceland / northern dragon hooks.
  * Iceland scouting hooks.