The East

The craft and trade center of Stara Ladoga has linked the Baltic to eastern Europe for centuries. It is a very ethnically mixed area. Gorodisce is the site of the eastern Scandinavian rulers, including Oleg and Olga. Kiev has been around for centuries, and is antoher ethnically mixed city. A few Scandinavian elites live there. It is very important as the connection to Constantinople and the Byzantian empire. Constantinople is the ideal city, the center of the world and full of luxuries. Trade routes are all limited to the river systems and waterways all over the East.

~Aldís~

The Mediterranean

The Mediterranean is a well known and desired area to the south. Very few ships or raids have made it down there. There has been sacking in Iberia, as well as some damage in France and Italy. They were defeated on both attacks in Iberia. There is a Viking stronghold in France, which is the point of origin they set out to the Mediterranean from. Only one wintering site has been used, in Camargue.

~Aldís~

Ireland and the Brittish Isles

A ships crew for a raid is usually composed of friends, neighbors, and relatives who encourage each other to join the ship. A Hierarchy is always maintained on and off of the ship. Sometimes leaders will unite forces and fleets in order to obtain greater profit. In these cases, a warrior will be loyal to only his leader. Such was the case with the Great Heathen Army. The Valkyries choose who should die in battle and bring them to Ásgard, and Odin receives half of the slain from battle. The kingdom of Dublin in Ireland doesn't have much agriculture, it specializes in crafts and trade. Scotland is a very multicultural viking stronghold, and Wales is an ally. Some people have moved to settle in the Brittish Isles.

~Aldís~

Warriors and Mainland Europe

Warriors mostly use a leather body protector, cap, and a wooden shield as armor in battle. The elite and wealthy can afford chain mail vests. Most warriors have a knife on them as well as another weapon, often an ax, spear, or another tool. Swords are highly valued in battle and and each one has its own name and personality. Targets are carefully selected in raids, you don't want to put in a lot of effort if you aren't going to go home with a prize. Coastal monasteries and trade centers are the best targets since the goal is always maximum profit. It is very rare that women go on raids, we can fulfill the honor code, but the role at home is much more important, which enables the men to go.

~Aldís~