Chapter #4Towns of Albion by: Falcon   Goldness, a Norse settlement by the northeastern edge of Andredesweald Forest in the Crownlands, right next to the Bay of Kings. Inhabited mostly by Norse, but also native Albish:
- Tryggr, the Governor of the settlement.
- Azar, a Calormene merchant who operates her trading-network on behalf of the Crown.
- Petra, a huntress who is always busy with hunting for hides and food, but also keeping the surrounding area safe from predators.
-- Wallace, a tanner and the younger adopted brother of huntress Petra. He and Petra provide hunting and tanning services to the residents of the settlement.
- Rowan, a stable-master and aviculturalist.
- Yanli, a female Zhōuan merchant who has recently set up a trading post.
- Tarben, a muscled baker.
- Alfida, a childhood sweetheart of Earl Birstan of Timberguard.
-- Eluric, Alfida's son. (Age 17)
- Merton, a fisherman and a retired man-at-arms.
-- Arth, Merton's grandson.
- Olsen, a Norse cartographer.
- Everold, a Dwarf artisan.
- Swinda, a blacksmith of Southlander descent.
- Kari, a female woodshop-owner.
-- Leofric
- The Revellers:
-- Ake
-- Thyra, a skilled archer.
-- Braun, a heavy drinker.
-- Alwin, a descendant from Southlander immigrants.
- Farmers:
-- Alvar, an aging Norseman who was a raider and a shipwright in his younger days. Constantly works on a longship he keeps in his backyard. (Age 60)
--- Sif, wife of Alvar. Due to her husband constantly working on his longship, much to her annoyance, she has to tend to the farm alone, making sure the crops were harvested on time.
-- Viggo and Runa, grain farmers.
--- Sylvi and Knud, their mischievous daughter and son.
-- Bronson, a fowl farmer.
--- Mayda, Bronson's daughter.
-- Rodolf and Winfrith, cattler farmers.
--- Bertram, son of Rodolf and Winfrith.
- Former Drengirs from Asgard. Resides here in Goldness without cause or goal:
-- Erik Loyalskull, a drengir who wields an axe and a warhammer.
-- Gotafrid Fair-robes, a celebrated Drengir who kept his dignity both in battle and in his equipment's upkeep. Retired after amassing a substantial amount of wealth. Wields a big axe and a shield.
-- Nokkfylla Shine-Eye, a drengir prone to sudden but strong bouts of mental unease. Lives isolated in an abandoned, collapsing watchtower west of Goldness. Wields a large axe.
-- Orwig Never-death, a drengir who doesn't wield weapons, only dual-wields with shields.
-- Skegjold Frenzy-Seeker, a female drengir who wields a sword and a warhammer.
-- Thor the Fish-Monger, a drengir who had settled down to become a spear-fisherman and start a family. Dual-wields with fishing-spears.
--- Aethelswig, Thor's Albish wife.
---- Thor Thorsson, the young son of Thor the Fish-Monger and Aethelswig.
-- Hogne Sea-Tossed, a warrior who had loyally served his Jarl until he was tossed from his ship and thought dead as he drifted in the sea. Now he lives here in Goldness, yearning for a death fit for Valhalla. Dual-wields a sickle-sword and a dagger.
-- Blud the Giant, a female drengr who had served and sailed with her Jarl until his death. Now residing in Goldness, she wants nothing else but her entrance to Valhalla. Dual-wields a longsword and a heavy battle-axe.
Rottingham, a walled-in border-town in central Sherweald Forest in the Dukedom of Westryk:
- Othur Maxwell, the greedy and corrupt Master of Rottingham.
-- Alfrid, the Master's sycophantic Deputy. His cruel and snobbish behavior makes him very disliked by the citizens, who mockingly calls him "Alfrid Lickspittle".
-- Town Watch:
--- Derby, the Reeve of Rottingham, head of the Town Watch.
---- Captain Braga
----- Soury, a soldier of the Town Watch.
- The commoners:
-- Local men:
--- Percy, a porter at the town gate.
-- Local women:
--- Hilda Bianca, a woman who works as a market trader and sells plants.
--- Olga
-- Local girls:
--- Mae
--- Astrid
-- Chad the Bewilder, a riddler who makes riddles.
- The wealthy men of the town:
-- Erland
-- Hugin
-- Járnsmid, a merchant.
-- Ottar
- The Town Clergy:
-- Brother Ray, a former man-at-arms who reformed himself and now serves the Gods as a monk.Footnotes
Keeping and breeding birds.
Drengir is Old Norse for "Courageous Warrior".
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