Warynfjord

The Warynfjord King's Square

Picture of Warynfjord on the Farlands Map

### Summary

The largest Farlands city, and the capital of the Yeti Kingdom, Warynfjord was founded 147 BLC, beginning as a humble fishing hamlet where King Warybar ruled. King Warybar chose to settle there as it bordered Lake Baymere which connected to the sea, making the trade with other settlements easy, and also giving easy access to the food source that is fish. It's also located in the split of the Yettin Lands, with two great rivers to its west and east, so that one was able to transport goods via boat into the interior, and also force invading armies to make a river crossing to reach the capital if they did not naval attack. Warynfjord is a prestigious city and the largest trading hub in the northern section of the Isles. A great number of metals and other rarities found in the White Peaks are sailed down the rivers and sold at Warynfjord. There are numerous artisans living in the city, selling Yeti trinkets, furs, and other luxuries. There are also various mercenary companies in the Mercenary District, that offer their axe and shield. Northern Farland's cities, like Moltencore, Kraat, and Kungsalen, often sell their mined metals in Warynfjord too, as few traders from the south dare travel so far north.

The city is large in area, and tall, pointy, rooftops are prominent in its architecture as too much snow resting on them can cause them to crash. Making the best use of space, the buildings are much taller than in other Yeti cities and towns, and the distinct style has been dubbed "High yeti architecture". The Farlands is rich in stone, and Warynfjord shows this off by having a great wall surrounding the city, standing at twenty meters tall, and half in width, meaning that any besiegers will have to fight whole formations when climbing up. Half of the city facing outwards is rather flat in elevation, and the most densely populated, but as you go more north the ground rises, until you reach the back where the Royal Castle lies. During mornings, younglings will ride their sleds down the descending streets, making anyone on a early stroll cautious as they travell.

### History

It was contstructed the year 110 BLC, starting out as a village where Warybar and his followers settled, as it had both a lake to the south where they could fish, mountains to the north where they could mine, and timber to the east and west to gather resources for houses. The village slowly grew throughout the years and turned into a city. The city would be taken during the Brood Invasion for a short amount of time when Ozais and his hordes led a massive assault on it, although the capital would later retaken by the Yetis once again.

### Notable Locations

#### The Royal Castle

Located in the back of Warynfjord, and sitting on the side of the Great Peak of Monza where the buildings grow taller when the ground rises, is the Royal Castle, also known as Warybar's Castle. The stairs leading up to the entrance of the castle are lined with animals of major Farlandian clans, like the shrieking eagle of Clan Eagle, and the running Golden Hare of the Hares. When you make your way past the tall walls and into the courtyard, you're greeted by a bronze statue of a great polar bear standing on its hind legs and roaring against the entrance, representing the Polar Bear Clan, with cut Ice Crystal embedded in its eyes. Inside the castle is a great hall, that is usually lined with tables for celebrations, with the throne of the Yeti King at the end of it.

#### Statue of Samuel

In the city centre a metal statue of Samuel the One-Eyed, a well-known giant, and legendary warrior in the Farlands, who made his name in the Great Farlands War. He is posed towards the city wall, lifting a war-hammer up into the sky with his right hand, and letting out a war cry.

#### Warynfjord University

Not far from the Statue of Samuel and the city center the Warynfjord University is located, where talented scholars are turned into masters of their own branch of study. The practice of Ice Magic, and also some other types of magic, is taught here, creating classes of Wizards and Witches.