Norgaard has served as a borderland between the kingdoms of men and elves and encroaching and expanding forces of the Darkhold. Conducts robust trade with the Dwarven kingdom of Skuffhimmel. Although it is a kingdom of men, there is great diversity in the population, with substantial numbers of half-elves and dwarves, and even a few half-orcs, although the latter does its best to blend in with the human population. Although founded as a kingdom by the descendants of Haval the Great, Norgaard had been ruled for the last 300 years by the Krigsherre, or military leader assigned by the previous ruler. The Krigsherre has the powers of a king but the title is not hereditary and is instead bestowed upon the highest ranking member of the military council when the Krigsherre dies. The military council consists of the Krigsherre, the Grand Master of the Order of Heimdall, the head of the Skogsmen Rangers, the Marshall of the Army, the Archbishop of Thunderpriests, and the Captain of the Homeguard. The Order of Heimdall is a sect of powerful warriors who work in the name of Heimdall as guardians of the kingdom of Norgaard and, by extension, the race of Man. They act as guardians for caravans within the realm and along the trade routes into neighboring kingdoms. They are also the shock troops of heavy infantry and heavy cavalry that are thrown into the heaviest fighting of the kingdom’s pitched battles against the forces of the Darkhold. The Skogsmen Rangers are capable woodsmen who patrol the Elven frontier, the Wastes, even into the Wyvernslair Mountains to stem the onslaught of orcs, goblins, ogres, trolls, and other vile creatures who roam the uncivilized lands. The Marshall of the Army is leader of the Army of Norgaard, based in Norgaard Keep. They man the city walls of Rivermeet, Norgaard Keep, Riverbend, and Tankvara, and maintain enough troops to make up the bulk of the forces that Norgaard could field at any time. The Thunderpriests are a fanatical order of warrior priests in the service of Thor based out of Norgaard Keep. Numbering in the hundreds, they are a substantial force yet rarely undertake a mission with a number of more than 6-8 priests.