Gyldarvatn

 is an arctic region, along the northernmost part of the Blue Coast.

History
The region was first populated when Nord longships reached the area. Initially settling on the islands, the Nords would eventually settle Gyldarvatn.

Geography
Gyldarvatn was an icy tundra and the northernmost explored area of Natirth. Its only permanent settlements were known as Ten Towns, a confederation of a number of minor settlements cooperating with each other. On the northern face of the lonely bluff, the only mountain in the region, a cave where Rythas Folvhyron resided for some time as a ranger and protector of the Ten Towns. Three lakes, whose temperature even in the summer months is cold enough to kill a man, are the only known places to find the Elephant Trout, a fish whose bones are almost exactly like ivory.

Government
The capital of the region was the town of Snowhill.

Ihabitants
The region was mainly populated by fishermen, craftsmen, rangers, Nords mining for minerals and precious stones, barbarians, and merchants who tolerate the hostile climate in the hope of trading in ivory and gems. Previously, the region had been home to a number of frost dragons.

Lakes

 * Frostfare
 * Silverbank
 * Bludtsvann

Mountains

 * The Lonely Bluff

Rivers

 * Silverflow

Roads and trails

 * Snowway

Valleys

 * Vestrand's Run
 * Gyldarpass

Settlements

 * Ten Towns