Northenwick

Northenwick is a large, cold forested region located in the north of the Grand Chantry of Cadogan Wick. It borders the portland of Mannesea and the capitol region of Cadogan Abbey. Its main city is the defended castle church of Tristaine Deep.

The area was settled to advance humanity's foothold against the horrors of the Cúconnahan Fog, giving hunters sanctuary to hunt and roam farther from home, and to greater capitalize on the resources of the Graethyne Funnel and the McFarlen woods. Initially, the monks and missionaries had great difficulty traversing the inhospitable colder climate, and thicker mists than they were used to. Attrition rates for caravans were high, and most travellers swore on unnatural sounds and spirits roaming the area. The most stoic Churchblades would wake, hearts racing and breath coming fast as they dreamt of being chased endlessly by bestial creatures loving every second of the hunt. This sensation of being tracked did not limit itself to the ephemeral, however, as it was soon revealed that this woodland was in fact inhabited by rugged men of the wilds, known as ikaba. They had been drawn to the area by glimpses of lantern light across the Funnel, and had decided to investigate in search of monstrous prey able to manipulate even the elements themselves. Instead, they found these weakling humans not even as tall as their women, unworthy to honourably hunt. In the midst of confusion, the first meeting of these two cultures went quite agreeably, with the Ikaba deciding to follow these curious bitesize morsels definite to attract hungry beasts. After reaching a suitable hillside near to the water's edge, a wooden palisade was erected, and the construction of Tristaine Deep began, a shared shelter with many peaceful human trackers and lumberjacks rubbing shoulders with ferocious yet protective Ikaba hunters.