Northfolk

The Northfolk are, naturally, those living to the north, reaching the border of the dark elven empire. These people have very complicated law codes that seem lax to most but actually have severe punishments for breaking them.

Physical Attributes

 * Tall, wide. Strong
 * Immune to cold
 * Ferocious warriors
 * Natural blacksmiths

Culture

 * warrior culture
 * Tribal
 * complicated law code

Law Code
There are different levels of power in Northfolk nations, similar to Laynth and imperial counties, duchies and kingdoms. At the bottom there are tribes. Tribes consist of anywhere between 20 to 100 people. At the top of a tribe is a Chief who either inherits the seat from his father or wins in an honor duel to take the throne. The Chief may make their own laws for within their tribe and may raid any tribe not under the same Jarl except for the high king's tribe's. They may also raid anyone outside of their nation except for other tribes under other high kings and that high king's jarl. The exception is if the two kings are at war. Raiding anyone who it is illegal to raid, ends in the complete destruction of the offending tribe, save the chief. The chief becomes the slave of the defendant chief, the chief who's tribe was attacked. If that tribe was destroyed, he goes to the Jarl of the attacked tribe

Jarl's typically rule over 5-20 tribes and make the laws concerning his people, but can not allow his people to attack each other. High kings work to control wars and taxes as well as trade. They may punish their Jarl's, Chief's and citizens as they please. The High King and Jarls also have their own personal tribes from which they came.