Leinenström

*Leinenström* is one of the states of the Northern Covenant. It is a cold country of introverted people who fish the cold regions of the Misted Sea. It is one of the former berlish states of the Covenant.

## History

### Berland

During the Third Era, it was on *Leinenström*, where the second wave of Human settlers landed, making its cities among the oldest of the former kingdom of Berland. But most Berlish did not linger near the frigid coastline, moving instead eastwards, into the inland. Still, the *Strömers* stayed near the waters, maintaining a maritime tradition, especially of whale hunting near the northern waters of the Misted Sea.

### Valkarian Occupation

At the beginning of the Fourth Era, the Eternal Empire started to conquer Vona, with *Leinenström* to be one of the first victims to fall to the Legiones. As the *Strömers* are fishers, not fighters, their land was quickly conquered by the Empire.

When the Crusade liberated *Leinenström* later that Era, they faced as little resistance there, as the land had little tactical use for the retreating Legiones. Following the defeat of the Empire, *Leinenström* became a member of the Northern Covenant.

### Northern Covenant

*Leinenström* today, much like in the past, care little for the going-ons of the Known World. They may be an official member of the Mining Union inside the Parliament, although only due to cultural relations to other berlish states. Being led by Clan Hvítthöfuð, *Leinenström* keeps fishing and hunting, as they did for generation.

## Culture

The *Strömers* are a simple people, who care little for politics or the world at large. They instead focus their time on fishery and whale hunting, while being among the few Northerners, who actually have charted some of the Frigid White along the coastline.

Despite their passive nature, they are a brave people, who would weather any storm, always surviving in any situation.

## Regions

### Börn-á-Sjónum

   The two most northern isle of the Stone Isle, are part of *Leinenström*. The most "warm" area of *Leinenström* serve as a holy site of the Old Faith. Officially, most people follow the teachings of the Church and the Divine Right, but many *Strömers* still keep shrines to the Old Gods close by, asking them for safekeeping and guidance when braving the Misted Sea during hunting season. The smaller island also serves as a gateway to the beyond, where the spirits of the ancestors reside.

### Aurora Tundra

Further inland, the cold winds leave little space for vegetation, creating a far reaching tundra. The permafrost of the ground lets little crops grow, so instead the *Strömers* herd Reindýr in this region, who migrate between *Leinenström* and Lilleras.

### Kalt Strönd

The western coastline of *Leinenström* is harsh and barren, with cold winds blowing over the region from the ocean. But it is excatly here, where the *Strömers* have their whale-fang stations. They have mastered the rough northern parts of the northern Misted Sea, venturing northwards to hunt the grey giants for meat, bones and oil. Despite that, they maintain little trade on their harbour cities, being content with their simple way of fishery. *Leinenström's* capital Walkjavik also sits at the *Kalt Strönd.*