Halfstead
The capital of Hordaland, Halfstead sits on the end of the Hord Peninsula, practically in the middle of the Northlands. The town is a mixing pot of eastern and western Northlands, as well as one of the few places that dwarves can be seen in any number. The largest settlement in the Northlands, Halfstead is the primary destination for foreigners entering the area, and especially for merchants wishing to trade in furs and timber from Estenfird, amber from Seagestreland, linen and wool from the Storstrøm Vale, gold from Hrofland, iron and exotic goods (often loot taken in viking raids) from Gatland, slaves from Seagestreland, or rare reindeer products from Nûkland.
Halfstead is the closest settlement to being a city in the Northlands. It is a walled warren of streets, shops, and houses that has grown organically and without any attempt at urban planning. Unlike the cities of the south, Halfstead has no urban poor or massive underclass; everybody here either works, starves to death, or leaves. What it does have is a large population of transient sellswords, wanderers, riffraff, and scum. These so-called “adventurers” flock to the town in the warm months to supply themselves before setting off across the Northlands in search of their fortunes. Those who make it back often spend their money at shops geared toward the adventuring trade before departing on another wild scheme to make it rich.
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Halfstead, Town of (Capital)
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