Erengrad is second only to Marienburg among the northern ports of the Old World. Through its harbours pass the innumerable wares of the Norscan coast - whale oil, sea-ivory, timber, tar, and fish. Ships based in the city journey far to the north to trade with the barbaric Norsemen and Norse Dwarfs, braving the dangers of the terrible northern seas, which seethe with the malformations and malintent of the noisome Gods of Chaos. Upon the quays of Erengrad, Norse rub shoulders with traders from as far away as the great trading centres of Marienburg, L'Anguille, and occasionally with sailors from ports as far distant as Bilbali and Magritta. The city stands at the head of the chill waters from the River Lynsk, within a huge lagoon that offers shelter from the cold sea and the ravening winds of