Thoughts on Starting a Nordlond Campaign

[DAT]

I have been collecting the Nordlond Saga materials (Hall of Judgement (HoJ), Citadel at Nordvorn (CaN), Crypt of Krysuvik (CoK), Forest Ends (FE), Dragons of Rosgarth (DoR), Hand of Asgard (HoA), Nordlondr Folk (NF), and most recently the Bestiary (NB)) for a while, in anticipation of starting a Nordlond Saga campaign, and now I am finally starting to prepare the campaign. I’ve been reading over the materials and taking notes. But I wanted to reach out and ask about a few items and options I’m considering, and get any insights from folks who have had more experience/play time with the Nordlond setting.

The first items I want to get other's insights into is a combination of:
1. What point total to start with (250, 187, 125, or 62)?
2. Where to start (Konunasborg, Akkerisborg, Nordvorn, other)?
3. What backgrounds to allow encourage (Northern Nordlond, Southern Nordlond, Far Traveller, Combinations)?
4. What races to allow (human; human plus NF; human, NF, and standard)?
5. What languages and cultural familiarizes (CFs) to add (everyone has Nordlond language, only natives have the CF; add additional languages and CFs based on backgrounds and races)?

If I start with 62 point DtG characters, then a more local start (Nordvorn or maybe Akkerisborg), Northern Nordlond background, mostly human (but some NF races), and Nordlond language and CF makes sense. I see this as a zero-to-hero journey.

As point totals grow, I see opening up other backgrounds, races, etc.

At 250 points I’d start the party meeting in a tavern in Konunasborg (or sailing into Konunasborg if all are Far Travelers), open up all backgrounds and races, and expand the language and CF list.

If I open up Far Traveler backgrounds (because of course as soon as I give players a rich extensive setting, they immediately ask about playing analogs to Ninja, Samurai, Arabians, Roman Legionaries, escaped slaves from Roman, etc. who aren’t from the setting) I sort of want the Nordlond setting name and general direction (East across the Reidur Sea, South, Southeast, Southwest, West). Are there any canon simple descriptions floating around of what other lands and peoples are in the wider Nordlond world? Yes I can always make them up, but I dislike having to retro fit something if I don’t have to.

Also on the topic of Backgrounds, is there any generally recognized landmark distinguishing the divide between Northern and Southern Nordlond? The Freysain or the Sispnisain and Wodenain?

Is there also a Central and or Western Nordlond? If so, what landmark distinguish their divides?

-Dan