The Old World - Warriors & Heroes - Complete Online Rule Book
Norsca is a peninsula located in the far north of the Old World, lying on the doorstep of the Chaos Wastes itself. It is in this region that those servants of the dark powers live.
Suffused with the unholy energies of Chaos by its proximity to the ruined Warp Gate that lies at the northern pole, it is a brutal realm where no one ruler holds sway. Instead, the bleak and brutal landscape is divided amongst the barbaric kingdoms and territories of many bloodthirsty and warlike tribes, ruled by dark-armored Chaos Champions blessed by the favor of their gods, and who are thus held up as akin to royalty by their brethren.
Norsemen are, without exception, great warriors, blessed with incredible strength at arms and fearsome demeanors. It is the dream of nearly every member of this fierce people to ascend to the ranks of the greatest warriors -- to become mighty Champions of Chaos and bear the dread marks of their ruinous gods' favor.
Norsca is a savage and brutal land, plagued by lethal winters for more than half the year, and worse, lashed perpetually by raging gales of Chaos energies howling down from the ancient ruins of the fallen Warp Gate resting at the very heart of the northern Chaos Wastes. As such, no sane Human being would be able to survive in this harsh wasteland with their sanity intact. It is for this reason that most, if not all the tribes of the Norsca, are affected to some extent by the power of Chaos, causing their flesh to warp and mutate through the influences of their gods, and their minds to be plunged into the darkest depths of the most violent insanity. The Norscan see these alterations as the "blessings" of their dreadful deities, which empower them to strive above and conquer all who oppose them. Barbarous, hard-bitten, and war-like, the men of Norsca are the very epitome of the Warriors of Chaos.
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