Aventyren i Kargmark

Aventyren i kargmark is a long ongoing federal adventure comic strip, first published daily in comic strips included in the newspaper "The Imerian post" was the comic quickly given high praise and it was also soon published in other federal and realm specific newspapers. While it continues it's daily newspaper format is it also published in it's own right as a freestanding comic book that regularly competes with Imerman for the spot of top comic by sales.

Being first published in 1952 have the series had a very impressive 71 year run and has been noteworthy for having it's characters age and grow up in real time on the pages. As a result have most of the original cast died off and the original cast ranges from children, grand children, and even great grandchildren of the original cast or newly introduced characters.

The story revolves around a young federal colony in the fictional colonial territory named "Kargmark" or "harsh land" and while the entirety of the territory is used for the story does it revolve around the valley named "Langbartadal" or "Faraway valley" where the old patriarch Nils Erikssen put up his claim for land. Stories often involves the family and descendants of Nils dealing with the dangers of colonial life such as fearsome animals, bandits and hostile powers trying to challenge the federal colonial control over the region but one of the most common friends as well as enemies are the natives that are both depicted as villains but also have their fare share of heroes amongst them serving depending on the characters either as honourable antagonists, blatant irredeemable villains, or even heroes and anti heroes.

Furthermore are the lives of the peoples in Kargland often made worse by the remnants of a great underground serpent civilisation that has since then died out but the vile mark these people left on the mark remains still and the colonists and natives must always be on the alert from either forgotten horrors emerging from the ground or the degenerate descendants of this great people emerging to reclaim the surface.

Originally penned by the author Ekwald Görenssen did it continue to be written by his son Fridolf auf Ekenskag and utlimately have Fridolf's daughter Frida auf Ekenskag taken over writing.

Characters

The linage of the characters descended from Nils and Frida, faded out characters have died

Nils Erikssen

The original main character of the comic, often described as a hard man and an excellent shot. While often at the forefront of adventures did he eventually take over a more passive advisory role for the clan as he aged and has since passed away due to fighting off a giant bear that threatened his grandchild Bjorn when he was but a wee lad as it was felt that he was getting too old and he should earn a warrior's death rather than one of age.

Frida Fridasdottir I

The wife of Nils and always a loving mother to the whole clan. Was the first character to die as she passed from old age two years prior to her husband.

Frank Nilssen

The original more adventurer character that often clashed with his father however as time passed did Frank become more and more mellowed and later on took up the same role as his father had, he also died in a raid by natives defending their farmland. As the oldest son of the partirach was he the logical leader for the group but he also clashed at times with his brother Belbjorn as he married the native daughter of a chief was Belbjorn technically socially above Frank which caused some conflict about the leadership even if Belbjorn often fell in line.

Ulla Hildasdottir

Originally an antagonist and daughter of the neighbour Sverker Haraldssen that the clan often clashed with, the Sons of Serker was also antagonistic and often fought duels against the main characters. However due to raids and deepening relationships between the two farmsteads have the Sverkerlings developed into firm allies even if some incidents still occur. Ulla with Shi'gortih is the oldest characters in the show and the two old matriarchs are often described as running the farmstead's womanly duties jointly.

Belbjorn Nilssen

Originally a woodsman and outdoorsman did Belbjorn often ride away in the search of adventure and wild game to support the farmstead. This made him the most unruly member of the group but also cause him the most friendly relations with the natives. He eventually married Shi'gortih the daughter of a native mountain clan that often shows up as recurring characters. He died in the same raid that killed his brother and the two were found after the raid still lying back to back and holding one another's hands showing that while they had their conflicts did the two brothers ultimately love one another.

Shi'gortih

Shi'gortih is a native and the daughter of a wild clan in the montains around Langbartadal, she was an early introduction as a teenager that often traveled as a sidekick and companion to Belbjorn and quickly developed a onesided romance with him. He originally did not feel the same way for her and a lot of comedy from the duo came from her attempts to win his affections but they ultimately ended up together. As a non scanderan is she depicted with very pale skin, brown eyes and dark brown hair with a very noticeable heavy brow.

Frida Fridasdottir II

Daughter of Frida, most stories of her depicts her as a very kind hearted and helpful woman, stories with her in focus was often romantic in nature as she tried to woo Harald Goranssen but also his brother Karl Goranssen. Karl died in a counterraid against hostile natives and she ultimately married Harald.

Knut Frankssen

Knut took over from his father Frank Nilssen as the main young character that served as the main character and served as that for many years, famous for his eyepatch where one of the serpent people had struck him with a spear early in his life. However as his father died did he take over as the patriarch of the family. His relationship with his cousin Erik is somewhat strained though as the control of the clan is often debated as Erik is technically of higher blood but the two continues their relationship similar to their father's with noticable love and at the end of the day are the two cousins quick to unite.

Sigrund Sarasdottir

Originally another antagonistic character that served as a representative of the Imerian tax office that often overlooked the family's finances looking for ways to figure out if they misreported their income. However despite a chilly behaviour did she ultimately warm up after having being fired for her corrupt practices. She was despite her actions offered lodging at the Nilsling farmstead and ended up in a romance with Knut and the two utlimately got married.