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| 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. | 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, 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 [[campaigns:latitude_history:adventures:fires-at-the-fjordgate|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 [[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. | * 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 [[campaigns:latitude_history:adventures:fires-at-the-fjordgate|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. |
| | * 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]]. | * 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 post-Fjordgate expeditions began in or near Niðaróss a few months after the battle, including caravan work toward [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:selbu|Selbu]]. | * 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. |
| ===== Adventures ===== | ===== Adventures ===== |
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| * [[campaigns:latitude_history:adventures:fires-at-the-fjordgate|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. |
| * [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:aetherstone-islands|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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