The Kingdom of Vestland
- Ruler:
- King Harald Gudmundson
- Government:
- Monarchy
- Capital:
- Norrvik
- Languages:
- Heldannic
Rumors, Lore and Places of Interest:
- Vestland is by far the most "modern" of the Northman nations, with a growing middle-class and a successful economy.
- Trollheim is a wild and unsettled area occupied by trolls for centuries, recent attempts at colonizing this region have met with disaster.
- The city of Norrvik has a great secular and magical college.
History:
This area was largely unsettled when Ostland colonists arrived in the sixth century AC. They found a harsh country threatened by trolls and giants. The Ostlanders joined with the local tribes to secure their frontiers from monstrous attacks.
For over a century the Vestland colonies remained under rule of Ostland kings. But greedy demands for tribute and indifference to requests for military aid against the trolls and giants caused the jarls and freemen of Vestland to declare independence from Ostland.
Ottar the Just, a descendant of Eirik Cnute, led the Vestlanders in rebellion. Frustrated by the formidable resistance of the rebels, King Finnbogi of Ostland launched an ill-conceived invasion. Denied supplies by Vestland raiders, Finnbogi's campaign turned into a disaster at the Battle of Bridleford, where the king and many of his jarls were captured. The descendants of King Ottar continue to rely on a strong yeomanry to defend Vestland's security.
Notes from the Dungeon Master:
Like Ostland and Soderfjord, this is a Viking-based setting, although the society is noticeably less barbaric than its neighbors.
For more information see GAZ 7: The Northern Reaches.
