The Northlands Saga - Spears in the Ice OOC

[farothel]

I find it quite funny that a magical sword would be a secondary weapon, as we all have weapons that do more damage under normal circumstances. We best keep it with us though, just in case we encounter another haunt or something like it.

[Farmerbink]

I hate to be difficult, but I have quite lost the ability to visualize much of anything in this place. Is there an easy way to get a more up-to-date map that I've overlooked?

[Ghostfoot]

I hate to be difficult, but I have quite lost the ability to visualize much of anything in this place. Is there an easy way to get a more up-to-date map that I've overlooked?

Sure thing. I'll sort that out when I get home later tonight.

[Ghostfoot]

[Farmerbink]

Does Elissa get any vibes at all regarding the Nuk holy symbol? Dunno how much of that she would recognize, much less care about....

[Ghostfoot]

Does Elissa get any vibes at all regarding the Nuk holy symbol? Dunno how much of that she would recognize, much less care about....

Not really. There is some ancient racial history there, but mostly now forgotten/ suppressed. Would require some serious ranks in Knowledge (History/ Religion).

It is to the spirits of the land that the Nûklanders turn for divine aid and spiritual comfort. To a Nûk, the gods have turned their backs on them, but the simple spirits of the natural world will never forsake them. Animism is very strong in this faith, and every type of animal or plant, as well as natural features and events, have their guardian spirits. These spirits generally keep to their own spheres; a wolf spirit is concerned with wolf things, not bird things. The tribes’ shamans are tasked with interceding with these spirits in order to placate them or request their aid, though every Nûklander knows some simple prayers (these are not spells, just minor forms of worship).

Spoiler: Some OOC Meta-Knowledge for those interested

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While the Northlanders consider the Nûklanders to be natives of the area, they were in their present range when the first Northlanders wandered beyond the Wyrm Fang Mountains; the Nûklanders are in fact rather recent settlers. Nearly three thousand years ago, a new god appeared among the elven peoples of a distant land to the south. This god proclaimed he would lead his followers to a place of eternal sunshine, vast fields, and endless game. Many scoffed at this boast and called this new deity a demon, devil, or scam. A few chose to pay homage to the new god, and soon a cult formed around him. As the cult grew in power, it came into conflict with the more established elven religions. In time, this conflict transformed from simple arguments to repression of the new cult.

The Forgotten One, whose name the Nûklanders and other elves have stricken from all record, encouraged his followers to strike out against those who would oppress them, and the nation was rent in civil strife. The traditional elves won out, and the cult fled north, traveling thousands of miles and slowly working its way to the “promised land.” In the frozen reaches of the North, they entered a land that has endless daylight for half the year, but night for the other half. Vast fields of heather and flowers filled the land, at least when it was not covered by fields of snow and ice. Game was abundant, at least part of the year, but became scarce when the winter winds blew in. In their rage at this betrayal, the less-enthusiastic members of the cult turned on their leaders and in a night of slaughter ended the worship of the Forgotten One.

Trapped in the frigid north and facing their death, the small group of former cultists found themselves cast out by the elven gods. Seeking some aid in this new and barren land, they called out to the night. Not to be seduced by evil as they had before, the Nûklanders pleaded with those their people once worshipped, the spirits of the land, of the sky, of the water, and of the beasts that dwelled in that frozen waste. These spirits answered their call. To this day, the Nûklanders have adhered strictly to the worship of the spirits of nature, fearing any reference to a single god may again lead them into evil and corruption.

[Farmerbink]

cumulative total of zero ranks is unlikely to be helpful.