The Far North

## **History**

**The Far North's Settlement** **5,889 M.A-671 D.T.R**

The Far North is oftentimes characterized as a wasteland, harboring the most savage of men, and the most fearsome beast imaginable. Although there is some truth to aforementioned characterizations of the Far North, the Far North also has its fair share of rich history and being the birth grounds of some of the worlds most influential Empires. The Far North was one of the first regions of Orbis to ever be settled, with the first settlers in the region arriving from Humania in early 5,889 M.A. Quickly the first settlers spread out amongst the region, and slowly began to develop their own cultures and customs. By 1,000 B.T a variety of cultures spread amongst thousands of tribes were distinctly implaced, with the most prominent being The Astragoths, Vics, Vandians, Vaedesians, and Norks. Alongside these human tribes were the Thrallish tribes, who predated the human settlement of the region. Due to the vast size and harsh conditions of the Far North, the inhabitants of the Far North were forced to hunt and gather rather than sustain themselves via agricultural development.

The lack of an agricultural society, coupled with the harsh conditions of the Far North, bread a repetitive cycle of constant warfare and savagery. However this endless state of archaic infighting soon began to change, The Far North began to slowly began to experience a period of gradual climate change, allowing for the more southern regions of the Far North to be cultivated and harvested at certain times of the year. Furthermore the Northernmost coast of The Far North soon became accessible as the large glaciers and ice deposits began to recede, allowing for the inhabitants North access to the Northern Ocean. Although fighting amongst the tribes continued as normal, this newfound access to sustenance allowed the tribes to begin putting more focus into technological innovation, birthing some of the first nation states of the Far North.

**An Imperial's Nightmare** **671 D.T.R-1046 A.T.F**

As the Far North began to shift and change, so too did its Southern Neighbors. For thousands of years The Tarri and Duvans fought for supremacy over Orbis, and never had a human empire managed to reach the power or scale of the Duvan and Tarri Empires. All of this changed when an Romikkan Tribal, named Titus, had unified the Romikkan tribes and began a grand conquest of the known world. The Far North's first interaction with the southern world came when a legendary Norkish Raider, Sven Bullneck, had began rallying thousands of Norkish Warriors for a Head Hunt-expeditions South. Entranced by the tales of the riches and plunder that sat within Southern lands, Sven Bullneck hoped a Norkish Head Hunt would give him the strength needed to take on the Romikkan Tribes. Sven had gained a reputation as a fierce warrior, and was credited by many as being The Far North's first true king. His prominence was so well known, that his home village was later named after him. Upon Sven's arrival within the Southern Lands he was greeted with an army of Romikkans with a young Titus at its helm. Titus had offered Sven Bullneck an agreement, if Sven Agreed to a one on one duel with Titus and emerged the victor, then Titus's Army would disband and join his as their slaves, essentially paving the way for an unchallenged Head Hunt. If Titus triumphed within duel, then Sven's Army would disband and would return to the North. Sven viewed the offer as an easy path to a decisive victory and immediately accepted. What followed was a short duel between the two that resulted in Titus easily prevailing over his Norkish opponent.

With Titus walking away from the duel as the clear winner, the Norkish Army did exactly as pledged, and returned home. Although this was the first major Far Northern interaction with the south, it would not be the last. With the conclusion of Titus's conquest, a series of fortresses known as "The Shield of Titus" were constructed several miles away from The Northern Pass. These fortresses were built in response to the increased Far Northern raids that burdened the Northern Imperial Borders. For the nearly four centuries the inhabitants of the Far North would conduct trade and war against their Southern Imperial Neighbors. Beyond that of the Shield of Titus, the Empire of Romikka made no further attempts to invade the Far North. The only exception to this long-standing reluctance to invade the Far North, was Gallius Agustus Pallentoraxus's campaigns to extend the Shield of Titus. Even then this campaign only gained as little as 50 miles of Imperial acquired territory.

The Far North continued to evolve throughout the last four centuries, the annual higher temperatures, seafaring activity, and trade with their southern neighbors began to see the tribes evolve from scattered bands of unorganized savages. Into well structured, organized jarldoms' and kingdoms, that on their own were formidable enough to provide stability within their respected holdings. Changes could be seen from all aspects of the Far North, with warriors who once used bone, stone, and flint weapons now fielding iron weapons and armor. Accompanying the military advancements saw the birth of a Far Northern economy, with trade and barter taking the backseat in favor of coins that held monetary value. Coupling with this evolution of The Far North's political and socio-economic structure was a population boom, one that began to strain the already thin resources that the Far North provided. This population boom, would eventually spur a mass migration south during the Crisis of The Tenth Century. The overpopulated Far North began to experience food supply issues, alongside several portals to the Realm of Sargoth that had opened during the Second Apocalypse, kick started one of the largest mass migrations within all of Nara's history. The first sets of migrants were initially apart of a massive Norkish Head Hunt that paved way through the Imperial Northern Kingdoms and Northern Triumvirate. With the Empire of Romikka tied up in a civil war, and fighting the hordes of Sargoth. Nearly 2-3 million Vics, Vandians, Astragoths, and Norks flooded the Northern regions of Orbis. Although the first initial wave had made it through the Shield of Titus, the following waves of migrants were successfully routed by the recognized Northern Triumvirate Rump State*.* Nonetheless *t*hose that had made it through had successfully formed their own Kingdoms, many of which were short lived and eventually forcibly annexed by the Half Barbarian Half Romikkan Emperor, Quintius Barbacanous.

**The Northern Golden Age 1046 A.T.F-1650 A.T.F**

**The War for Orbis And An Unending Battleground** **1650 A.T.F-1764 U.O**

**The Final Showdown** **1764 U.O-1765 U.O**

## **Important Cities and Locations**

Sven City

Northverge

Ice Tooth

Sven City

Norkia

The Shield of Titus

## **Inhabitants**

Vics

Astragoths

Vandians

Vaedesians

Norks

Thralls