Svarholt
The white, snow-covered slopes of Analor's Cairn loom large behind this quiet lakeside village. As the village grew, a wooden palisade was added to discourage raiders. Later came the stone castle of Svarholt. Alas, neither the palisade nor the castle fared well; both fell to orcs before falling into ruin.
Svarholt as it is known today consists of terraced rows of houses that recede from the shore of Norrs Lake like the tiers of an amphitheater. The harbor is frozen, its docks skewed and broken by the shifting ice. Buried under the snow on the slopes above the last row of houses are the ruins of the castle a reminder to the people of Svarholt that nothing lasts in this corner of the world.
Travel to and from this remote village was expedited by the ferry that ran out of Drakay, but with the ferry shut down, Svarholt is completely cut off by mountains, lake, and snow. Forced to live on what they can haul out of the iced-over lake, the people of Svarholt are bitter and angry. They believe that the rest of the clans have abandoned them. The only thing that keeps the villagesfolk from leaving is the beer at the local tavern, which never seems to run out.
Heraldry
A white fish silhouette rising from the center bottom of a dark blue field, which has a white border on all sides but its bottom. The fish signifies the local fishing trade, and the broken border represents the snow and the harbor surrounding the town.Militia
Svarholt can muster up to 25 soldiers (use the tribal warrior stat block) and 2 veterans.Overland Travel
A three-mile-long, snow-covered road links Svarholt to the neighboring town of Runeborg. Characters on foot can walk this road in 2 hours; mounts and dogsleds can shorten this time by as much as 50 percent.
Type
Village
Population
150
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