Tonnsborg
| Tonnsborg | |
|---|---|
 Tonnsborg, depicted in Dungeon Magazine #115 (2004), "Raiders of the Black Ice” by Rob Lazzaretti. | |
| General information | |
| Realm: | Blackmoor, Flanaess |
| Size: | Hamlet (Village) |
| Government | |
| Authority: | Village Elder Haarold Ventas |
| Alignment: | Neutral |
| Demographics | |
| Population: | 132 (Isolated) |
| Races: | Zeai (Suel) human 91%, dwarf 6%, gnome 2%, elf 1% |
| Groups | |
| Religions: | Saint Cuthbert |
Tonnsborg is a small fishing village at the shores of Blackmoor Bay.
Description
[edit | edit source]Tonnsborg is am exceddingly tiny coastal fishing village. It is one of the most northerly permanent settlements in the world."[1]
From the adventure text:
"The village of Tonnsborg lies sprawled ice-locked on Blackmoor Bay. The village itself might hold perhaps 150 people—there are only 20 buildings. Most are very low, partly dug into the tundra with turf walls and steeply pitched slate or thatch roofs. Smoke rises from just a few chimneys, one of them a longhouse bigger than most in the village....
Two houses stand out. At the rocky shore stands a carved and painted wooden boathouse, next to a wooden statue. The other is a large, low house made entirely of stone. The stone house has glass windows, shutters, a large stone chimney, and an attached dog run."
—Arrival in Tonnsborg, Dng #115.[2]
Locations
[edit | edit source]Tonnsborg is such a tiny place, there are only about 20 buildings to the entire village (in 594 CY).[2]
Some of these include: several residences, headman's house, smithy, fish house, boathouse, smokehouse, and chapel of St. Cuthbert, as well as various minor buildings like watch tower, barn, and henhouses.[3]
People
[edit | edit source]Population
[edit | edit source]See infobox above.
Notable individuals
[edit | edit source]Authority figures
[edit | edit source]- Haarold Ventas (male human Expert3)—headman
- Nixa Foxtail (female human Clr1)—wise woman, St. Cuthbert
- Ugo the Smith (male human Exp2)—blacksmith
- Vonda Ahonnen (female human Ftr2)—archbaron's bailiff and sheriff
- Bjunhild Engmarsdottir (female human Exp2)—tanner
Important characters
[edit | edit source]- Svein Nordkvist (male human Com2)—head fisherman
- Estvan the Black (male human Bbn2)—tracker and hunter
- Inga Goldlock (female human Exp2)—fisherwoman, wife of Hegobard
Others
[edit | edit source]- Olaf Ogaard (human male Expl)—fisherman
- Folke Ogaard (human male Expl)—fisherman
- Sinya Silverleaf (female elf Drd1)—
Religion
[edit | edit source]There is a chapel of Saint Cuthbert and a statue of Xerbo adjacent to the boathouse.
Heraldry
[edit | edit source]The heraldic symbol of the village of Tonnsborg is a walrus icon.[2]
Economy
[edit | edit source]Resources
[edit | edit source]Common arctic items like "skis and snowshoes are available in Tonnsborg... as are sleds, dogs, and hearty arctic horses and ponies."[2]
Trade
[edit | edit source]The people of Tonnsborg fish the sea in summer do ice-fishing in the winter. They hunt year-round.[3] They also trade for commondities like foodstuffs, iron, and cloth.[3]
Some of the valuable tradegoods from Tonnsborg include:
- Walrus tusks
- salted fish
- seal pelts
See Also
[edit | edit source]See also: Blackmoor
Gallery
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Tonnsborg and environs, cartography by Rob Lazzaretti (2004)
References
[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Baur, Wolfgang. “Raiders of the Black Ice”. Dungeon Magazine #115. Renton, WA. WotC. 2004.
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