Bjaldorn

Population: 1050

Governance: Baroness Liwinja von Bjaldorn

Foundation date: 372 BF

Derographical affilication: Nivesland: Nornja, Nordwalser Hights

Political affiliation: free city of the North

Trade Zone: GLO

Traffic routes: Lettastieg

“The struggle ends only when we enter into the Halls of Boron. That is the will of the Old Man of the Mountain.”
— a Bjaldorn trapper, 1039 FB

“The people seem dour at first, but they quickly warm up you when they notice that you are here to witness the miracle of Ifirn.”
— a pilgrim from Bornland, 1040 FB

Region: Free City of the North

Population: 1,050, including approximately 150 Norbards

Governance: Baron Fjadir of Bjaldorn (but he leaves government business to his sister Liwinja)

Temples: Firun, Ifirn

Trade and Industry: Pelts, furs, schnapps (Bjaldorn Hobgoblin being a famous example)

Characteristic Features: Bjalaburg (seat of the ruler), Hall of Crystal (former main temple of Firun, now a high temple of Ifirn), Ice Rose of Jarlak (Ifirn sanctum in the Hall of Crystal)

Atmosphere in the City: Pessimism remains after a long period of harsh mercenary rulership, but hope is slowly growing. The Hall of Crystal (formerly the main temple of Firun and which today houses a high temple of Ifrin) stands in the center of a lush, green city park. Seven circular chambers nestle against the temple, which is built from shimmering marble and has windows of pure, clear ice. During the era of Borbarad, a miraculous wall of ice formed around the temple when demons tried to desecrate it. Only the pious could pass this barrier.

The people of Bjaldorn endured much during the war, and they still seem distrustful of strangers, but a steady trickle of pilgrims is slowly changing their opinion.