Yalk

Overview
Yalk is one of the southernmost North Houses. It is a Fjord house that is often the waypoint to many adventurers hoping to sail north. This house in particular is rather small.

The average "Yalk-man" has orange hair with a short mustache, and their motto is "Like a diamond, shine bright."

History
Yalk was originally formed when their founder, Luke Yalk, a treasure hunter, found a large diamond in one of the fjord caves. The cave has since been named "Luke's Cave", not very creative, but his name is now in history.

A few years later Perry Yalk developed a castle on top of the fjord, right over Luke's Cave. It was there he decided to develop lumber mills from the pine trees all across the main Hinterlands. The logging operation allowed for the Yalk house to develop a real economy aside from mooching off of the money Luke found from the diamond.

The Blood War
During the Blood war, Yalk stayed for the most part out of the conflict. They were too far south to be in too much of the fighting, however when Imperial forces moved north, they used Yalk as a quarter station to recuperate before marching further north to fight the Vampires.

Lumber
Yalk relies on the heavy Pine Forests that cover the territory of the Fjordlands. While not a primary export, they help contribute to the world's lumber stocks, particularly the pine ones.

Fish
By placing taxes on any fish put on the market, Yalk has developed an extremely strong fish-based economy. They are one of the primary fish-based Exports, and compete with Harvor over who has better fish supplies.

Military
Yalk's army is conventionally balanced between Naval and Army forces. The average Yalk soldier can be found in a chain vest with an iron pot helmet, and leather boots. Their weapons typically range from swords to axes, to spears. Their current numbers stand at 268 soldiers, however have resources to levy up to 100 more if needed