The Gray Northerners

In the northern areas of Grayburn, winters include large periods of snowfall and freezing temperatures. This has greatly impacted how settlements developed there. Special wintercrops, large foodstores, firewood supplies, insulation, and thick clothes, all are very important. The further north you get, the more measures are required. Yet with the harsh environment also comes specialties that trade well. Furs, crops, tree-types, and of course the ice farms.

Culture

Art & Architecture

Two primary building techniques are used in the north. The first is gabled brick houses with double-layered walls and insulation materials, designed to keep the heat in as much as possible while being protected against snowfall. The second is underground houses, with minimal exposure to the cold. Underground houses are always built with ventilation in mind, and two exits in case one gets snowed in.
In villages, some people sleep in the same room as livestock in winter, to require a. Other villages have