Nóatún

## History

Nóatún is a pocket dimension and the personal domain of Santa Claus, his wife, and the elves that had pledged themselves to the couple at their wedding and others that had joined in the years since, even some only joining them upon their departure.

In their self-imposed exile to the Arctic Circle, Njord and Skadi oversaw a restructuring of the castle at its center Thrymheimr. Surrounding the castle are parks, factories, shops, and a thriving city of elves living in longhouse-like homes. The city of Nóatún has all that you'd expect to find in a magical city of fantastical beings.

However long ago, Nóatún was not the elven sanctuary and industrial production complex it is today. Back then, Nóatún had a large gathering of elven residents, but they were cohabiting with several daimons of the Vanir and their human worshippers. Most of the elves that resided in Nóatún first came to dwell there following the marriage of Skadi to the King of the Vanir, Njord. Nóatún was the seat of power for Njord, a quasi-pocket dimension that could travel with Njord. Before Njord's marriage to Skadi, there were very few elves living among the Vanir. Skadi's marriage and subsequent relocation brought with it several hundred new elven residents. Though Nóatún had suddenly become a sanctuary for all of elvenkind during the course of Njord and Skadi's honeymoon, notably there were no dark elves in Nóatún.

However this changed as the Christian crusades that targeted the Norse saw the dark elves actively hunted by crusaders, witches, hunters, inquisitors, judges, and even angels. While some dark elves found sanctuary by fleeing to Nóatún, most of Earth's dökkálfar were either killed or forced to flee this dimension for another. Those that did find their way to Nóatún had a difficult time adjusting from their tribal lifestyle.

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* A some point Santa's grandson Jack and 3 of his daughters invaded Nóatún intent on making it their own home. Jack and his aunts never got close enough to see Santa personally. His elven guardians proved more formidable than the Horae anticipated, forcing them to retreat.
* The position of Warden of Nóatún is basically the equivalent of three positions in human society: a sheriff overseeing the enforcement of laws and carrying out decisions of appointed courts, a game warden protecting the wildlife of the area from poachers and excessive predators, and surprisingly also being a religious authority figure akin to a priestess. Due to Skadi's connection to being a goddess of hunting and Njord being a god of fishing, the elves that followed them most devoutly at first were game wardens. As the game wardens had exceptional martial arts skills, they were later entrusted with the defense of Nóatún. The highest priest in the order of the wardens became the chief law enforcement agent of their new society when they broke away from the Norse and Halida is the newest of the line. Much of the structure and rituals of the Wardens of Nóatún is quite taken from the handbook of Artemis' Silver Wardens — even down to their bathing rituals. It seems Boreas had spent considerable time hanging around the Silver Wardens in his youth.
* the Goodfellowship is the primary religious order among the elves of Nóatún, built around one's own self-improvement through servititude, self-reflection, and community outreach. The order's leader, an elf who has given up all possessions including their name and is referred to simply as the Knecht ("servant"), convinced Safyrra to join the order as a Goodfellow.

## Links and References

* Appearances of Nóatún
* Location Gallery: Nóatún

1. ↑ Earth-27 101: 'Tis the Season
2. ↑ (E27 Living) The Castle of Nóatún (Thrymheimr)
3. ↑ Network Files: Calaigne
4. ↑ Network Files: Jack Frost
5. ↑ Network Files: Halida
6. ↑ Network Files: Safyrra