The Empire of
The Two Lights
Nottgard Kingdom
“The Wall is My Skin”
Overview
The Nottgard Kingdom is the unyielding bulwark of the south—a realm forged not for glory, but for survival. Defined by its devotion to Vetr, the Lord of the Night, Nottgard believes that true strength lies not in light, but in enduring the darkness that consumes it. Its people are hardened by frost, war, and the constant threat beyond the Wall, viewing themselves as the final shield between civilization and annihilation.
The bear, its sigil, embodies this identity: silent, enduring, and violently protective when provoked. Within the Aurionic Empire, Nottgard stands apart—less a kingdom of ambition, and more a kingdom of necessity.
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History
The Iron-Clad Beginning
Before Nottgard, the southern lands were a graveyard of scattered tribes, hunted relentlessly by the horrors that lurked beyond the Wall. On Nox 1, 84 BH, Lothar “The Iron-Clad” von Nottgard rose as a chieftain who understood a brutal truth: no northern kingdom would come to save them.
Gathering the tribes at Black Harbor, he declared that survival would come not through hope, but through strength—that if the world wished to remain warm, it would pay for the shield of the South. From this moment, Nottgard was born as both kingdom and fortress.
Lothar began construction of the Nachtfestung, a citadel meant to anchor both defense and identity, while formalizing the worship of Vetr. He taught that the Night was not an enemy, but a weapon—a cloak that concealed the defender from the beast.
Under his rule, the first foundations of the Wall were laid, and a culture of vigilance took root. Nottgard would not chase glory like other kingdoms; it would endure, watching the dark so others would not have to.
Kingdom Details
Sigil: Bear
Patron Deity: Vetr, the Lord of the Night
Religion: The Vigil of the Obsidian Crown
Colors:
Deep obsidian
Midnight blue
Silver
Pledged Houses
House Nottgard
Current Status: Active
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The Centuries of Iron and Spite
Nottgard’s history is inseparable from its bitter rivalry with the Auroreline Kingdom, a conflict that began on Fulmen 22, 54 BH with the Centuries of Iron and Silk. Where Auroreline wielded beauty, cavalry, and strategy, Nottgard relied on endurance and brute resilience. The War of the Silver Lilies, beginning on Maturis 15, 54 BH, saw Auroreline forces repeatedly drive Nottgard back, humiliating its armies and reinforcing the perception of Nottgard as “savages in shadow.” These early defeats carved a deep resentment into the von Nottgard line—one that would define their identity for generations.
After Lothar’s death in battle on Equinoxis 14, 49 BH, Gunther “The Wall-Builder” ascended and continued the struggle. His failed campaign during the War of the Broken Gates on Vetr-Mon 5, 24 BH—an attempt to seize Auroreline grain during famine—ended in crushing humiliation, deepening the grudge.
This tension erupted into the Century of Spite beginning on Aestiva 3, 16 BH, a hundred years of relentless skirmishes that drained both kingdoms. Yet even in war, Gunther achieved what mattered most: the completion of the first great stone layer of the Wall on Vespera 28, 3 BH, ensuring that Nottgard’s true war—against the darkness—would continue.
The Night Pact and the Living Wall
The reign of Sigrid “The Winter Queen” marked a turning point, proving that Nottgard’s strength was not only in war, but in survival. Ascending the throne on Maturis 6, 1 BH, she repelled the largest invasion of the Wild Ones on Fulmen 6, 6 AH, securing her legacy as a defender of the realm.
Yet her reign also saw the Siege of the Night on Maturis 21, 6 AH, where Nottgard sought to extinguish Auroreline—only for the southern kingdom to survive through Maurim intervention. Even in victory or defeat, the war between Iron and Silk never truly ended.
Generations later, tragedy reshaped the throne. On Vetr-Mon 5, 73 AH, both Erik “The Grim” and his heir Ragnar fell in battle, forcing Alaric “The Night-Watcher” to ascend. Alaric inherited a kingdom surrounded by enemies and shadowed by the Wall, continuing the endless war while guarding against the unknown horrors of Vildamannaland. When Jalil Hazzan arrived, he did what no king before him had done—he broke Nottgard’s position, only to realize he could not replace it.
On Aestiva 6, 84 AH, Nottgard became a vassal kingdom, not through defeat, but necessity. Jalil offered Alaric a pact: Nottgard would retain its faith in Vetr and its role as keeper of the Wall, in exchange for loyalty and blood ties through the betrothal of Hilde von Nottgard to Grand Prince Aurélien. With this, Nottgard was not conquered—it was bound. And as the Wall was restored under its watch, Alaric ensured its future by appointing his brother Rolf as Veggstjóri, Lord Steward of the Wall.
In Nottgard, nothing has truly changed. The Empire may rise, kings may fall—but the Wall still stands, and the Night still watches.
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