: Berserks live in the hills just east of the northern
: Cloudspine, and reach over until they hit Trow lands
: in the 12 Duns. Their lands also stretch upward into
: the ocean, encompassing all the little islands out
: there. They worship Wyrd. As for how the Berserk
: villages held out so well, remember that we don't see
: everything in the game. Zerks would be able to climb
: up hills and trees and chase the Soulless down, or at
: least throw rocks at them. Besides, they could just go
: into their huts and wait the Soulless out. Any Thrall
: that came by to chase them out would be fodder.
And who is to say that the Northmen's home guard (I assume that is some form of milia) lacks archers. From what I can understand the Zerk clans are the main fighting arm of the Northen people. They seem to be based more on the old Norse people of the dark ages than on the Scots. Remember the Norse were farmers and traders most of the time and only went out to fight or plunder during the unproductive times of year.
This brings up another thought. What if the Pirates of Leix were northmen? They are supposedly the most fearless sailers in the myth world and love to fight. Perhaps a few clans desided they would like to have some "nice things" and found that the best places to obatin them were the costal citys of the west.
Drunken Ghol
