Noah Rosenskold

## **The History of Noah Rosenskold**

Noah Rosenskold grew from royal beginnings as a prince of a deep ocean kingdom with his sister Cascade, and his mother and father Ingrid and Oscar. The kingdom was mainly made up of extreme worshippers of Maryne, god of the abyss and much of Noahs parents teachings were influenced by Marynes ways. They were a protective people, not too fond at all of land dwellers, they stuck to their own. This would be a very harsh environment for someone like Noah to grow up in and his sister felt the same way...They would often sneak out of their cove at night to the mesoplagic zone of the water and stare at the stars in the nights sky, yearning for exploration beyond the water..

He was well experienced in nautical exploration and combat with tridents, spears and halberds, using his speedy swimming abilities to his advantage in a few battles that the kingdom were faced with. As Noah was quite loyal to his parents his sister was the more outlandish, rebellious type. Often she would leave on long journeys with her friends travelling along the waves above the ocean, much to her parents disapproval.

Noah would often think of her and all the stories that she told, still having that yearning in his heart for more than just the kingdoms of the ocean. While he did stay loyal to his parents he did pick up a good many skills on trade and diplomacy through official meetings and convoys that would only encourage him even further to want to set aside his current life and travel to many different civilisations on land!

While Noah wasn't a full follower of Maryne and her teachings he did respect his parents and would attend their rituals and ceremonies. But after an incident with Cascade, never again. Cascade had returned from a long journey lasting months only to become a shadow of her former self, her crew nowhere to be seen and a deathly look in her eyes. After months of rest and therapy she finally spoke up that the gods..the gods they praised every day did this to her, and her crew lay at the ocean floor consumed by the abyss..

The people of the kingdom so enveloped in Marynes influence even Noahs parents could not side with Cascade as it would look bad for them publicly, some even said that Cascade should never have returned and if Maryne wished it so she should have been consumed by the abyss too. Only a select few friends in the kingdom supported Cascade and of course Noah stuck with her through all the harrassment of the kingdom. Noahs parents would not speak to Cascade and soon the same treatment followed for Noah. They would rather side with the people of the kingdom and the power it gave them than their own children, their own fin and blood.

Word started to spread throughout the kingdom that the people of the kingdom wanted to sacrifice Cascade and Noah to the abyss as to not ruin their relationship with Maryne incase they were punished themselves, at this point they knew it was time to leave. They gathered a few friends and knights that were loyal to Noah and Cascade and made their way out of the city through the same tunnels they would use as kids to sneak out. when they reached the outter edges of the city, Noah knew it was time. Time to fulfill his dreams of seeing the world. He held his sisters hand and reassured his friends that it would be okay, they cautiously swam up to the tops of the ocean and there it was...Land.

Noah made his first steps onto the shores of Southern Gröndal and what stood before him left him astonished, but oddly comforted. Golems silently standing there...They didn't make a sound, Noah tried to make contact but all they did was stare and smile, he asked them to let him pass and where to go, they handed him a stone, stepped asside and pointed north. Noah and the others were terrified but amazed at the same time, cascade on the other hand seemed strangely used to these beings.

Eventually Noah and co, tired and worn out, made it to the town of Mudwater. They were truly impressed that humans could build such advanced structures from just wood and mud and would stay there for a while much to Duke Eins liking. They brought with them weapons, armour and culture to share with the diverse people of mudwater and learned much from the locals in return. Noah spent much of his time with Duke Ein, explaining the underwater kingdom and his situation, while also being inspired by human architecture and culture.

In time Noah would realise staying in Mudwater could not fulfill him forever but some of his party decided to stay while he took on new travellers from the local inn. They set off back to Southern Gröndal where he would somewhat befriend the golems from before in their own way without conventional communication, using stone carvings and expressions. Noah would end up settling North of the border of the golem lands now known as Frobishire where he would set up a small camp, later known as The City Of Hajesborg.

Noah knew how to run a kingdom from his training in the past but it was much more difficult getting to know the different types of people that inhabbited the neighbouring lands. His neutral approach to diplomacy and early interest in trade meant building up the start of his city worked out very well for him. He made his city known by the world for its beautiful buildings and flourishing trade which made him very wealthy indeed.

As his city began to grow he decided to honour his friendship with the golems with an official alliance of protection and trade, this would be known as The Coastal Blockade! Noahs influence grew all along the western coast from Gröndal to Kahen to the gold rich lands of Auzesh. As more and more towns popped up influenced by Noah and his people he would come to build the first nation on the server known today as The Coastal Commonwealth, with Hajesborg as its capital. To this day Noah is known for his architectural and trading skills, always looking for new ways to make his nation richer and better.