Dagron

Over two hundred years ago, the Bearfolk of Alpinas, trained and supplied by the Azers of Fargon, drove a large swarm of Bugbears out of the central Norken Mountains into the unclaimed wilderness to the east. They adapted to the bitter cold very quickly and grew in size and numbers. They formed several large communities both underground and on the surface, and their disposition grew colder than even their brothers to the south. They became known as the “Berserkers of Dagron,” making regular raids south into more temperate human lands and attacking travelers and undefended communities, even those of their erstwhile brethren.

They leave few survivors of these raids, stripping their victims of valuables and taking them back as slaves, destined for the cookpots when they can no longer work. Only two villages are believed to have survived more than a few years: one, Stumpcrog, is ruled by the despicable Srumag; the other is Stoolcroge, ruled by Gipp Irontooth, resting at the entrance of a large dungeon filled with stolen treasure. Despite their prosperity in their new homeland, the bugbears have not forgotten their defeat by the Bearfolk and wage endless war against them, the longest sustained conflict in Aplinas history. The bugbears’ superior numbers might have doomed the Alpinas Bearfolk long ago but for the support of others; Fargon continues to supply the largest Bearfolk bands in the north, and many of the Bearfolk and Azer have become kindred fighting in the ancient feud.

The Bugbears are not alone in their land: trolls and various ice monsters also rampage throughout the region. Further north, in the frostlands of Ashur, frost Giants control and rule over a small ogre population. The most powerful giant in Wenaria, is known as “The Snow Titan,” Above the tundra lies the great glacier Chronzia, worshipped and feared by all the denizens of the north, and somewhere beyond that the mythical titan city of Suqquia. Dagron's most northern point is close to Norsica and they send out raids on the peoples living there.