Skeggi

"It would seem sensible, wouldn't it? After all, it would be bitterly ironic if we survived all our adventures only to get ourselves killed in some back-alley in this god-forsaken place"

- Aenarion, during his return to Skeggi after reclaiming Sunfang

The Norse settlement of Skeggi is one of the few permanent settlements ever created in any part of the lush jungles of Lustria, the infamous jungle-realm now known to be the domains of the ancient Lizardmen Empire. Since time long past, this settlement and its people were one of the first Old Worlders to ever set foot upon this land that many people began to call the "New World". The Norsemen were revered amongst all in the known world, as the perfect warriors, and the most skilled adventurer. This trait holds testament to the deeds set upon by the infamous Norse Champion Losteriksson, who was the first human to ever cross the great Ocean and discover the the lands of Lustria and created the settlement of Skeggi in 888 IC.

Overview
After its establishment, the settlement has experienced a boom of prosperity as their ports and docks are lined with ships from all over the Old World, taking the risk in venturing towards the Green-Hell in search for gold. After a millennium have past, the inhabits of Skeggi are not just Norsemen, but a variety of other races as well. With the lure of gold, people from lands such as the Empire or Tilea have intermingled with the natives, making the inhabitants of this village far more different then those relatives in the miserable lands of Norsca. These foreign people however, are just as unwanted and ruthless as the Norscan raiders of the north. These men consist almost entirely of pirates and cut-throat mercenaries, with a large section of the village housing several Pirate Lords and the villages local Chieftains. Indeed, this town often combines the worst aspect of Norse society with that of the theoretically more civilized Old World.

The native Norscan here are also vaguely different then thier brethren from the Northern Waste. While these men are the descendants of fierce blood-crazed Chaos Marauders in their days, the newer generations are far more timid towards their Old World counter-part, often selling themselves freely as hired mercenaries rather then capture and kill their employers as offerings to the Dark Gods. Though Chaos worship is still common here, it is far more subtle then those in other Northmen settlements, and indeed some of the inhabitants even worship the former Old Gods of the Norse people. Though they might seem foreign in the eyes of their distant brethrens, these men still have the features and attitudes of a true Norscan warrior. They hold the same blond-colored hair, blue eyes, broad and muscular frame, and long and braided hair and beards of their ancestors of old.

Another distinctive aspect of this village is also the buildings themselves. Though they still hold the same Longhouse structure of the Norse people, their foundation is not made in ground dirt, but rather large wooden support beams called stilt uplift the structure above the mud to ensure its foundation wound't sink. The harbour of Skeggi is a makeshift place of rickety wooden piers flanked by the local longhouses, with a white sand beach on which longships were drawn up. In the distance, one could see the monstrous brutal structure of the Skeggi Fortress. It was the size of a small town, and had been built by a dozen raider lords on the site of the original keep of Losteriksson, the towns legendary founder. The only thing that came close to being as noticeable was the giant barrow that has grown over the spot where Losteriksson had first set foot on this land.

Source

 * Tyrion and Teclis - Swords of Caledor (Novel)