I'm re-opening this discussion from the old forums. The intent of this thread is tobrain strom ideas of people, things, and buildings we could have in the norse village.
Some background information:
-The village a recently built colony (aka probably less than a year old) which means it would not have many builds or expensive buildings (such as castles).
-The colony would have a small and rather homogenious population (or in other words, the people are pretty much all norse and there aren't alot of them).
-These colonists are refugees, so they aren't particularly rich.
-The norse colonies used alot of long houses (houses that slept up to 50 people.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html has a 3d model of one and some video inside one).
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some questions and answers from the old thread
q,These people probably wouldn't have a standing militia?
a, no, probably not
q, How are they governed? Has a semi-council been set up? If so, are the councillors made up of upper classmen, as would most likely be the case?
a, sure, please continue to discuss. In terms of class, our colonists aren't very rich, leaving their homeland wasn't their first choose of things to do
q, Have they set up some sort of working order/routine?
a, probably, but please feel free to discuss it's form
q, Is there any defense to their area? Have they constructed a palisade, or dug a moat, or anything like that?
a, they may have a palisade, on the other hand they may be in the process of building one. Any built defences they would have won't be too strong.
q, How have they influenced the land around them in the last year? Have they scarred the environment by cutting trees, and have they started to form farms? Or are they more worried with the eradication of those pesky natives?
a, They have begun land clearing for agriculture, but the forest is still strong. At the beginning of the game they have not yet begun fighting with the natives, but they aren't exactly friends yet either.
q, Have they made themselves established roles?
a, they are not yet firmly established, but they aren't planning on leaving anytime soon either.
q, Are they viewing the natives as a threat, and likewise, do they harbor some kind of grudge towards them?
a, they have been having "diplomatic" troubles with the natives. they aren't at war, but relations are "strained"
q, Have they set up a sort of dock, if this is sea-side?
a, they probably would have a dock and maybe one or two small fishing boats
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other ideas that have come up
-Scandinavian music and arts
-longhouses serve as homes. People eat, sleep, and generally live their domestic lives in them