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=Part 1= [[File:Background rook.png|right|250px]] The first part of the trilogy details the opening act of what starts like the ''Third Great War'', fought between the invading [[Dredge]] and the unsteady alliance of [[Human]]s and [[Varl]]. The main protagonist/POV character of the first part of ''The Banner Saga'' is [[Rook]], a human hunter from [[Skogr]]. However, some of the first Chapters of the game are played from the POV of two Varl characters, [[Ubin]] and [[Hakon]]. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Chapter !! Title !! POV !! Main Locations |- | 1 || Only the Sun Has Stopped || Ubin || [[Strand]] β [[Vedrfell]] |- | 2 || Cut With Keen-Edged Sword || Rook|| [[Skogr]] β [[Frostvellr]] |- | 3 || Little Did They Sleep || Hakon || Vedrfell β [[Ridgehorn]] β [[Grofheim]] |- | 4 || Lest They Not Come Home || Rook || Frostvellr β [[Wyrmtoe]] β [[Einartoft]] |- | 5 || Weary the Weight of the Sun || [[Juno]] β Rook || Einartoft |- | 6 || Of Our Bones the Hills || Rook || Einartoft β [[Sigrholm]] β [[Boersgard]] |- | 7 || The Slayer and the Slain || Rook || Boersgard |} ==Chapter 1== "''Only the Sun Has Stopped''" It has been several weeks since the start of an ominous cosmological phenomenon: The sun has stopped in the sky... [[Ubin]], a tax collector for the Varl King, [[Jorundr]], arrives in the human city of [[Strand]] just in time to stop an attack on the [[Governor of Strand|Governor]] by a renegade clan called the [[Skalfings]]. The Governor's steward, [[Eirik]], requests Ubin's assistance in handling further problems with the Skaflings. Shortly afterwards, a large fleet flying the Varl and the [[Arberrang]] banners land on Strand's docks. Ubin meets up with the [[kendr]] of the Varl king, [[Vognir]], along with his entourage, [[Hakon]] and [[Mogr]]. The Varl are escorting Prince [[Ludin]], the heir of [[King Meinolf]], to the Varl capital of [[Grofheim]] in order to seal an alliance between the two races. Ubin is also headed for Grofheim so he attaches himself to Vognir's caravan. Not long after their departure from Strand, Vognir is slain by stray [[Dredge]] in [[Vedrfell]] under unclear circumstances, with Prince Ludin being the only eye witness. * '''Important story-branching events''': None. Choices only affect supporting characters. ==Chapter 2== "''Cut With Keen-Edge Sword''" [[Rook]] and his young daughter, [[Alette]], encounter a lone Dredge whilst hunting in the woods near [[Skogr]]. Fleeing with all haste, they return to Skogr and alert the [[Chieftain]] and his wife, [[Oddleif]], to the impending attack. [[Iver]], a solitary Varl and old friend of Rook, and [[Egil]], a boy around the same age as Alette, assist in defending the village until it is decided that they have no choice but to evacuate. The Skogr Banner is salvaged from the Great Hall and, under it, the small caravan flees for [[Frostvellr]], the closest walled city, swelling along the march as many people decide to join with them under the shadow of the Dredge menace. The Banner along with the leadership of the caravan are soon passed on to the unwilling Rook by the Chieftain's wife, as he is unable to perform his duties. Arriving in Frostvellr, they are faced with another problem: The city is overcrowded by refugees and the governor has shut its gates to anyone trying to enter. Rook has to decided whether to force their way into the city or camp outside, even as the Dredge are closing in. * '''Important story-branching events''': None. Choices only affect supporting characters. ==Chapter 3== "''Little Did They Sleep''" Hakon, ''kendr'' to the late Vognir, assumes command of the Varl caravan and proceeds on the march towards [[Grofheim]], encountering many Dredge en route. His relations with [[Ludin]] are tested due to the Prince's arrogant behavior. Nevertheless, the help offered by him and his bodyguards, [[Yrsa]] and [[Bersi]], is welcomed. South of the [[The Hanged Man|Hanged Man]], a small Varl party dispatched from [[Schlid]] and led by [[Fasolt]] informs Hakon's caravan that great number of Dredge are pouring out of [[Ridgehorn]], a fortress on the west coast, north of Strand. In an impulse, Hakon changes the course of the caravan and strikes for Ridgehorn, where they find the fortress destroyed and littered with Dredge bodies. On the top of the tower, they discover the bodies of two humans, one of them alive. Turning to leave, they find out that large numbers of Dredge have trapped them in Ridgehorn. Amassing their courage, the Varl cut through the Dredge once more, an the caravan hastily retakes its course towards Grofheim. Further down the road, the human survivor awakens, reveals that he is a [[Menders|Mender]] called [[Eyvind]] and implores Hakon to go back for his companion, [[Juno]]. Hakon refuses as they are only a short way from Grofheim. To their great woe, once they scale the [[Two Spears]] and gaze north, they behold the Varl city aflame and completely overrun by Dredge... * '''Important story-branching events''': Hakon allows Prince Ludin to die in Ridgehorn or not. ==Chapter 4== "''Lest They Not Come Home''" Rook and Iver decide that Frostvellr is unsafe for the Skogr caravan whether inside or out, and head for [[Wyrmtoe]], pushing through long stretches of frozen waste. They arrive to a cold welcome, but are treated courteously by an old Varl warrior named [[Krumr]], who instantly recognizes the legendary Varl hero ''Yngvar'' in [[Iver]]. The Varl of Wyrmtoe join up, eager to fight the Dredge, and the combined Human and Varl caravan decide to make for [[Grofheim]]. Along the way, a small Varl party led again by Fasolt informs them of the fate of Grofheim, when a tremendous earthquake shakes the foundations of the mountains. Pursued by Dredge and earthquakes, the caravan makes a desperate run for the [[Godstone]] of [[Hadrborg]] being fortified by Varl. With nowhere else to go, the Skogr caravan is directed to the Varl fortress-city of [[Einartoft]], where they are admitted only when Iver vouches for the human refugees. Once safely inside, Rook and Iver join a War council attended by the Varl king [[Jorundr]], Hakon, Krumr, Eyvind and (optionally) Yrsa and Prince Ludin. The situation is soon revealed to be desperate: Under siege by Dredge forces led by [[Dredge Stonesinger|Stonesinger]]s, the Varl try to hold on to the ancient bridge connecting the city-fortress to the Varl lands in the north. With Jorundr outright refusing to destroy the bridge so as to stop the Dredge, the heroes are forced to fight. In this attempt, Iver sacrifices himself fighting the Dredge commander, [[Bellower]], and is mortally wounded. Eyvind distracts Bellower just as he is prepared to deliver the killing blow, when the giant [[Serpent]] (possibly responsible for the earthquakes) emerges and scatters both Varl and Dredge. * '''Important story-branching events''': Rook accepts [[Onef]]'s offer to join-up, as they are leaving Frostvellr, or not. ==Chapter 5== "''Weary the Weight of the Sun''" Juno, the Mender abandoned in Ridgehorn, reawakens suspended in a dream-world location alike to the ruined fortress where her body was left lying. There, she finds herself facing the massive Serpent that attacks her. Its efforts prove fruitless and Juno manages to extract some enigmatic information from it, concerning a 'darkness' spreading from the north. She infers that the Dredge invasion is not the biggest problem, but it is surely the most pressing. Shortly after this encounter, she reaches out with her mind to contact Eyvind, and urges him to delay Bellower and the Dredge host as much as possible and meet her further south. Eyvind awakens after the exhausting slumber he fell in, after saving Iver's life despite Iver losing his arm. Eyvind implores Rook to take him to [[Sigrholm]] where Juno is supposed to meet them. The Skogr caravan, obviously unwanted by the majority of the Varl, soon leaves Einartoft to its grim fate. * '''Important story-branching events''': Rook promptly departs from Einartoft, thus leaving the Varl bridge standing, or meddles in its fate, eventually bringing it down. ==Chapter 6== "''Of Our Bones the Hills''" Shortly after their flight, the Skogr caravan is joined by Ubin and his retinue, who inform them of the fall of Einartoft: Bellower feinted a retreat after the Serpent struck and circled around to storm the fortress-city from its other entrance. The Varl King, Jorundr, along with Hakon, Fasolt and all the other defenders are assumed dead. Unable to cross the [[Summer Path]], due to it being held by the Dredge, the caravan takes a long and hard detour but eventually make it to Sigrholm, exhausted and famished. The small town is ravaged by the earthquakes and the inhabitants are openly hostile to the refugees. Juno fails to appear as [[Morale]] drops and problems never seem to stop. After some debate and with no better option, Rook decides their only hope now lies in the fortified city of [[Boersgard]]. On the road again, they find out that the hardships of the march do not relent even though the caravan enters into more temperate climates as it presses southwards. At Godstone [[Ingrid]] the caravan is shaken by the revelation that the Dredge are not entirely warlike, but also have families and children; only Iver is not surprised by this discovery and later relates the story of the Yngvar and [[Raze]] to Rook. A small glimmer of hope fills the Skogr caravan as it finally reaches the large city of Boersgard. * '''Important story-branching events''': Rook decides if the caravan should take-in a Dredge baby found in the hands of a dead Dredge female, in the Godstone Ingrid, or not. ==Chapter 7== "''The Slayer and the Slain''" Once Rook and the Skogr caravan enter Boersgard their hearts sink once more. The city is in the brink of chaos and the mercenary company called [[Ravens]], under the command of [[Bolverk]] Bloodaxe, is the only thing holding the city together. More Dredge arrive to besiege to city with every passing day, while supplies are running out and widespread riots are tearing the city apart from the inside. Rook, Eyvind and Iver decide that their only hope is to construct boats and sail down the [[Ormsa River]] to [[Arberrang]]. Before they can complete their plan, the city defenses begin to falter under the overwhelming Dredge pressure. The gates are barely held as a familiar Horn is sounded from outside the city. The unlikely Varl King, [[Hakon]], accompanied by [[Juno]] and a considerable Varl force that left Einartoft before its fall, break through the siege and reinforce the city's garrison. Early excitement fails as Bellower arrives and presses the siege. The heroes are forced to face him, relying on a desperate plan devised by Juno: A special arrow crafted by the mystical metal taken from the Godstone of [[Stravhs]] can neutralize Bellower's ''Immortality'' so that he can be taken down by conventional attacks. Rook indulges in Juno's plan and leads the Party that faces Bellower. * '''Important story-branching events''': Rook decides whether to allow Alette to loose the [[Silver Arrow]] at Bellower, or to take that task unto himself.
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