>>5633511>>5633512The Vardyger are two, father and son, both managing the realm of Vettirgard. With the father's ailment the Vardyger is often bedridden, becoming easily ill, and worse yet, his dreams drift into the astral realm, in which he may never rest, as he is hounded by the astral maws. The son then follows the Vardyger into the astral realm, and horrified by the gluttony of maws before him, he stands paralysed as his father is further injured by the slavering maws. But thanks to the son's escape from the astral realm, the father can follow, surviving yet another night. The father finds himself blind in one eye and requiring a staff for support, barely able to walk anymore. His son consult the shamans on what to do and all they tell him, is to be prepared.
>Action 1: Raise the Svarthirden army, armed with copper weaponry.Though the astral maws certainly weren't subtle in their attempts to end the Vardyger's life, he grows very concerned as to what it may foreshadow. Are the Grims going to make a resurgence? But at the same time, the elders say they have made enough Trellkrigers to make an army now, perfect timing. So the Vardyger raises an army of these loyal and brutal warriors, a retinue, a Hird, under his command. They wear blackened clothes and hoods on their heads, the black Hird, or Svarthirden. With guidance from the Hrafnlaun they will always have the advantage in any engagement.
>Action 2: Develop Sea Hawk sailships.As the Sverre Geirrmann fleet returns, with a trophy ship in tow, the boatmakers get to work studying them. With the insights they gleam they are able to overcome the shortcomings of the Hornboat, first by making a better internal structure to handle the size and second by adding a sail to provide the primary propulsion rather than oars. The new boat, nay, ship, the new ship is bigger and better, even in speed, thanks to a wide hull providing a low draft, letting it glide across the waves rather than having to plow through them.
>Navy Action: Loop back home to get ships, then advance toward Fargerikøya. The Hrafnlaun's eyes are upon them.When the Seawights return to the ports of Hoftborg, they are welcomed with open arms, much celebration is abound as they show off the riches of the south. Their captured ships are studied and their ranks swell with eager Seawights, even women come along, so they can properly settle closer to the lands of riches. The Vardyger takes special interest in them, tasking the Hrafnlaun to look over them.
