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| ====== Niðaróss ====== | ====== Niðaróss ====== |
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| Niðaróss is one of the most important towns in the campaign world and the main settlement connected to the 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. | 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 Fires at the Fjordgate, the town includes a central square with a speaking stone, longhouses, docks, a forgeyard, an eastern palisade, a northern wall, and newly built longhouses outside the wall for refugees. Those outer buildings were used as bait and traps during the battle. | 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. |
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| ===== At a Glance ===== | ===== At a Glance ===== |
| * **Type:** Fjord town, port, refuge, and campaign hub. | * **Type:** Fjord town, port, refuge, and campaign hub. |
| * **Region:** Trondheimsfjord, Norway-inspired Viking Age setting. | * **Region:** Trondheimsfjord, Norway-inspired Viking Age setting. |
| * **First known appearance:** Early Viking campaign material, before the Battle of Niðaróss. | * **First known appearance:** Early Viking campaign material, before [[campaigns:latitude_history:adventures:fires-at-the-fjordgate|Fires at the Fjordgate]]. |
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| ===== Campaign History ===== | ===== Campaign History ===== |
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| * Refugees from Þýdal, Gressli, Mebonden, Hjaltland, and other threatened places gathered in Niðaróss before the battle. | * 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. |
| * [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:asgeir-axelson|Ásgeirr Axelson]] called a Thing in the square and rallied the population to defend the town as a shieldwall. | * 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. |
| * Niðaróss survived repeated attacks by goblins, orcs, giants, siege beasts, and war machines during the Battle of Niðaróss. | * [[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. |
| * After the battle, the town became a rebuilding center, a trade hub, and the planned site of a public wizard's tower led by Fróð Erikson and Isar Geirson. | * 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]]. |
| * Later beginner campaigns begin in or near Niðaróss a few months after the battle, including caravan work toward Selbu. | * 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]]. |
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| ===== Connected Characters ===== | ===== Connected Characters ===== |
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| * [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:asgeir-axelson|Ásgeirr Axelson]], local leader and battle commander. | * [[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: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:kori-tabo|Kori Tabo]], successor to Torvald's teaching role. |
| ===== Connected Groups ===== | ===== Connected Groups ===== |
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| * Drengr of Niðaróss. | * [[campaigns:latitude_history:lore:drengr|Drengr]] of Niðaróss. |
| * Sea elf reinforcements. | * Sea elf reinforcements. |
| * Mountain goliaths. | * Mountain goliaths. |
| ===== Adventures ===== | ===== Adventures ===== |
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| * Battle of Niðaróss. | * [[campaigns:latitude_history:adventures:fires-at-the-fjordgate|Fires at the Fjordgate]]. |
| * Post-Fjordgate caravan and rebuilding adventures. | * [[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. | * Dwarven halls / eastern cave hooks. |
| * Aetherstone Islands northeast of Iceland / northern dragon hooks. | * [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:aetherstone-islands|Aetherstone Islands]] northeast of Iceland / northern dragon hooks. |
| * Iceland scouting hooks. | * Iceland scouting hooks. |
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