The post Goblin appeared first on A Cavern Between Worlds.

Karl von Richter is the Burgermeister of Germania as well as one of its main founders. Richter often finds himself at odds with his people, especially those aligned with Erich Wolffe, his “archnemesis”, who advocates for war against the Druden, the Germani’s colletive word for the goblins. Karl is a staunch isolationist, literally severing ties with earth by blockading the portal he came through until it disappeared; he also refuses to enter relations with neighboring nations in fear of their influences over his people. Karl went as far as to destroy all but one of the radios in Germania to curtail Odin’s ideological reach. Despite all this, Karl genuinely cares for his settlement and its people, wishing for the Germani a bright future and new beginning in another world.

The post Karl von Richter appeared first on A Cavern Between Worlds.

While Iduna was traveling through the mountains with the priest, Vindalf, to meet her perspective marriage partner Ragnar, the two were abducted by rogue anti-Odin traditionalists and sold to Germania as slaves. Ragnar immediately assembled a party of close friends and warriors to rescue his potential fiancé; however, they lacked knowledge of the Germani’s advanced weapons and were almost immediately beaten and captured, joining Iduna in servitude for the Germani for several months. Iduna did not initially escape with the Norsemen and explorers, so Jonathan volunteered to go back and rescue her alone, which he accomplished due to his relationship with Karl von Richter. Iduna then spent two nights in the wilderness with Jonathan, having a particularly close call with a ggollek and its band of goblins.

The post Iduna appeared first on A Cavern Between Worlds.

The post Sigurthr appeared first on A Cavern Between Worlds.

Frederick is highly intelligent and gifted scientifically, linguistically, and artistically. He speaks several languages to varying degrees, including Cornish, English, Old Norse, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Latin. Frederick loves trivia about science, language, and anthropology; and he especially loves to lecture others about these topics, which is a major cause of annoyance, namely for Jonathan.

The post Frederick Trengrouse appeared first on A Cavern Between Worlds.

Despite his curiosity and fascination with strange new things, Jonathan is often cautious and weary of situations that could potentially harm him. In social settings, Jonathan is polite and avoids conflict as much as possible.

Jonathan possesses incredibly sharp spirit senses, which enable him to tell when something is wrong or if a spiritual entity is present; however, the downside to this ability is that he is more susceptible to psychic ploys like his two encounters with Trenemones and Odin’s attempt to psychically influence him in the Adventure Begins.

The post Jonathan Lemieux appeared first on A Cavern Between Worlds.

Ragnarkeld is a small but influential Norse civilization west of Desmos’s central mountain chain, commonly known as The Great Mountains. Ragnarkeld is technically a monarchy, ruled by its jarl, Ragnar; however, the town is greatly guided by tradition and public sentiment. They are highly distrustful of outsiders, with the exception of their smaller protectorate chiefdoms.

Due to its remote location, its limited resources other than arable land, and its natural fortification by the mountains and river, Ragnarkeld is an unfortified settlement, home to roughly two-hundred individuals. The people of Ragnarkeld are famous for their use of tamed wooly rhinoceros in their calvary, a dangerous practice that they have perfected over the years, giving them a tremendous advantage on the battlefield. Furthermore, their warriors’ unpredictable natures make confrontations with Ragnarkeld undesirable.

The post Ragnarkeld appeared first on A Cavern Between Worlds.

High Uppsala is an Iron-Age Norse city state nestled in the Great Mountains of Desmos. The civilization is a theocracy, with Odin being the leader, but governing the people through human priests, such as Heimdall. The people of High Uppsala have an unusually high standard of living and degree of freedom. Crime and poverty are nonexistent, making the city the safest and healthiest in Desmos. Because of this, the citizens of High Uppsala rarely venture out into the world, choosing to import goods via foreign merchants.

High Uppsala’s relations with its neighbors are undeveloped at best, with smaller settlements, like Ragnarkeld, heavily distrusting of Odin, and by extension, High Uppsala itself. Germania’s relationship with High-Uppsala was ruined the moment it began due to Erich Wolfe’s purchase of two High Uppsalans abducted by a rogue group of anti-Odin traditionalists, that, and Germania’s subsequent refusal to give them back. The relationship between The Ggollek Empire and High-Uppsala is even more fraught with conflict due to the ggollek’s desire to mine the resources that High Uppsala is strategically sitting upon. Finally, High Uppsala’s relationship with the River State’s is complex due to the differing opinions of the individual states; however, none of them are overtly hostile to High-Uppsala and most of them are readily willing to buy iron, copper, tin, and gold from High Uppsala.

The post High Uppsala appeared first on A Cavern Between Worlds.

Germania, pronounced (ger-mon-ee-ah), is a fortified German settlement west of Desmos’s central mountain chain and east of the Great River. Germania’s inhabitants, the Germani, are humans from the late 19th Century and early 20th Century German Empire who settled Desmos in secret to get the upper hand on earth’s dominant colonial powers at the time. Germania initially began as an agrarian settlement; however, raids from the “Druden”, the Germani’s word for goblins, forced them to temporarily shift towards a hunter gatherer society. Germania’s relationship with its neighbors, especially Ragnarkeld, is poor, but conflict is limited due to vast spaces amongst settlements and very low populations. Germania is highly influential in the region because of its technological edge, namely its firearms and electrical generation. For these reasons, the Ggollek Empire found itself unable to uproot the small woodland civilization.

The post Germania appeared first on A Cavern Between Worlds.

The post Trenemone appeared first on A Cavern Between Worlds.