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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imperialus" data-source="post: 4375887" data-attributes="member: 893">Hrm... why adventure...  I'm not 100% sure with my PC yet but I'm thinking perhaps he's the son of one of the matriarchs and has traveled to the south to earn greater glory for his clan so that he can be elevated to a position of importance upon his return.As far as trade goes they primarily operate within their own economy.  They trade with the other northern races however.  They also might trade with neighboring 'civilized' settlements when they aren't raiding them.  I see them living primarily subsistence agriculturalists/pastoral people with hunting and raiding providing other necessities, not entirely unlike the 9th and 10th ca. Norse.  Dogs would undoubtedly be an important domesticated animal to them, I like the idea of dog sledding too.One other possibility is that the northern tundra, has rich gold deposits, not unlike the Yukon or Alaska here.  This means that they have access to a great deal of gold that they trade with the southern peoples in exchange for good quality iron or other resources that they have in short supply.  It'd actually be kinda interesting if gold was so common to them that it wasn't even an important aspect of their economy.  Even the simplest ornaments, weapons and armour would be decorated with gold but practical metals such as iron and steel, or other essentials like furs are the real objects of value to them.  My character wields a warhammer... it might be neat to describe it as being decorated with elaborate gold inlays making it appear as though he is much wealthier than he actually is...  His real prized possession is a thick cloak made from the pelt of a winterwolf however.</blockquote>

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