Fradenkalde

Fradenkalde is a kingdom on the northern part of Alceon. The current ruler of Fradenkalde is High King Vindir Forkbeard. There is unrest among the people of Fradenkalde that their new king might not be able to keep their country free of imperial hands.

History
Ruled by the Centallin Empire for six hundred some years a wave of revolution came over the people of Fradenkalde like a snow flurry in the spring. Elisek Forkbeard, the daughter of a local Patrician at the time, was inspired to seek out freedom from the empire. No one is completely sure what set Elisek on her path to revolution, though many say it was witnessing another Patrician committing an act of cruelty against a commoner that was her friend. Regardless her initial push and leadership, combined with a current war effort being focused primarily in the south against Zia’Kor forces ended in the Empire suffering from heavy losses. The inhospitable weather and the locals’ knowledge of the forests and hills of their own lands helped the war to only last five years, from 1397 to 1402 C.E.

Elisek was pushed into becoming High Queen of Fradenkalde, the first monarch or Fradenkalde in over six centuries. She restored the traditional role of Jarls to help her rule the regions of her newly reclaimed nation. Understanding their importance Queen Forkbeard made sure to include non-humans as members of her court, offering the title of Jarl to five human houses, the dwarven ruler of Houlgarom, a Goliath clan, a shifter clan, and a house of Tieflings that lived in one of the most northern points of the kingdom.

Hope for the kingdom was solidified as Elisek married Kallnir Greywinter, the younger brother of Karric Greywinter who was now a Jarl. Their three children, Bjorn, Haln, and Yjsolkja took on the Forkbeard name. As he grew Bjorn proved himself to be a capable prince, a ferocious warrior who could fight with the rage of a blizzard while at the same time being a thoughtful poet and appreciating the tales of the skalds. Bjorn never was able to become the king that he was meant to be however, in his early twenties he and the party he went with mysteriously disappeared while out on a hunting trip. Many suspected foul play, regardless his younger brother Haln took on the mantle of king. His son Vindir Forkbeard has recently ascended to the throne as a young king in his late teens, unfortunately he doesn’t currently have the respect that his father, uncle, and Grandmother commanded.

Structure
Fradenkalde is structured as a Feudal Monarchy. It is directly ruled by the High King/Queen of Fradenkalde. Under the monarch are Jarls who rule over local regions.