Nordisk

Nordisk has the fewest settlements of any Hold in the Kingdom of Kalvete, arguably being the least inhabited region in all of Asobria. These settlements, whether they are still inhabited or not, are listed below.

• Hliðöf: Hliðöf is the capital and only inhabited settlement of Nordisk, being a small town of few people. As Nordisk lacks most other resources, Hliðöf's economy is the poorest in the Kingdom and only exists through the harvesting of resources unique to the region's endemic wildlife. Species such as the Sea Orc and Parkabird are only found in the frigid northern reaches of Kalvete, and their meat and hides are what allow the people of Hliðöf to survive. Due to the absence of other resources, however, the town's economy cannot offset the countless imports Nordisk requires. The only reasons that Hliðöf continues to persist are the potential for other, untapped resources somewhere in Nordisk and the simple fact that the town's people have lived there for generations.
• Winterfall: Found further north in the Hold, Winterfall was a small village located by the base of the Spine of the North. During its short history, the village saw some limited success in establishing a mining industry. It was believed that the thick ice that covered the surrounding landscape could hide minerals unique to Kalvete, but these speculations were never confirmed. The village met an untimely end when the Arcane Asobrian Adventurers passed through the town, as one member of the adventuring party summoned a Demon that killed all of Winterfall's residents. The ruins of the village have remained abandoned ever since, serving as a testament to the harsh reality of life in Nordisk.

Nordisk has the harshest environment in all of Kalvete, with its desolate landscape being dotted with testaments to the region's cruelty.

The Hold of Nordisk is in a region known as the White Void, which is a vast arctic desert where the ice and snow remain on the ground year-round. As such, Nordisk has almost nothing in the way of resources: Crops cannot grow, sources of fresh water are frozen, and the soil is rocky and unfit for crops. In fact, the only life found in this region are a select few endemic animals, as well as lichens and mosses that only grow where exposed soil exists. This greatly affects people's ability to settle in this region, and there have been many failed attempts to establish new villages throughout the region. It is believed that there may be resources unique to this region, but any attempts to find such proposed resources have had no success.

With how few settlements are present in Nordisk, there are very little points of interest for travelers to travel to. Hliðöf, the only successful settlement, is only a small town with nothing of note. Winterfall, which was a village that saw some limited success in the past, now sits abandoned with the frozen corpses of those who once lived there. There are other small ruins throughout the White Void, all of them the remnants of what were supposed to be new villages. All of these ruins, regardless of how old they may be, serve as reminders of Nordisk's brutality. Perhaps, in the future, the Hold will have a brighter history to explore.

Nordisk's economy is practically nonexistent due to the combination of the region's lack of resources and singular settlement. The only resources available to the people of Hliðöf are the meats and hides of the local animals, and these are only enough to provide for those living in Nordisk. Hliðöf has to import countless other resources, and they don't have enough exports to offset the costs of this process. Life in Nordisk is unforgiving, and there are many who would never consider the possibility of residing there. Those that do live there only stay for their own connection to the land, often being from families who have lived there for generations.

The current governing body of Nordisk is listed below:

• The current Jarl of Nordisk is Raghild Alriksdottir.
• The current Lawspeaker of Nordisk is Gunbjorn Karlsson.
• The current Hersir of Nordisk is Svala Gunbjornsdottir.
• The current Ilker of Nordisk is Arnor Raghildsson.