Reghed nomads are the children of the Reghed Glacier, as suggested by their name. They are people of the wild, as revealed by their tribal names—the Elk, the Tiger, the Wolf, the Bear. They are the tribes of Icewind Dale, proud and strong, bound to ancient traditions that have kept them alive through countless harsh winters. The Reghed wear heavy furs as well as gloves, boots, and masks made of animal hide, to protect themselves from the bitter cold.
Each Reghed tribe is made up of smaller clans, each with its own chieftain (the most powerful of whom often carries the title of king or queen). A clan might set up its camp for a tenday or two, then dismantle it and go back on the move, allowing the clan to stay close to a migrating herd of reindeer as it travels across the tundra.
Tribe of the Bear
The Bear Tribe have always been isolationists, and the current King Gunvald is very much in favour of continuing this policy. They minimise contact with civilised folk, only trading begrudgingly for metal weapons and tools, and stealing them as a preference.
The tribe is currently facing food scarcity, resorting to cannibalism.
Tribe of the Elk
Of the four remaining Reghed tribes, the Tribe of the Elk is the largest and the most tolerant of outsiders.
The tribe keeps its distance from Ten-Towns to avoid misunderstandings, since the appearance of Elk Tribe hunters near Ten-Towns has been known to panic Ten-Towners who live in constant fear of attack.
The tribe’s current King Jarund rejects Auril and her followers, blaming her cruelty on the hardships they have endured for countless sunless days.
Tribe of the Tiger
This tribe shuns the stronger Elk Tribe and preys on the more populous but currently weaker Bear Tribe as well as the Wolf tribe. Of all the Reghed tribes, the Tiger Tribe is the most comfortable preying on the weakness of their rivals as well as Ten-Towns. Their now deceased Queen, Bjornhild Solvigsdottir, was a fervent worshipper of Auril.
The future of the Tiger Tribe is now uncertain, as the Queen was slain by the last surviving member of a Goliath clan she thought she had eradicated far to the east.
Tribe of the Wolf
The Wolf Tribe is the smallest of the four remaining Reghed tribes, and even its most optimistic members don’t think it will survive much longer under its current lack of leadership. The tribe has been without a king or queen for years. The most powerful chieftain Isarr Kronenstrom, is known to be a worshipper of Malar and a sadistic brute. To swell its ranks, chieftains of the Wolf Tribe have resorted to bringing outsiders into the fold, including outcasts from Ten-Towns, disenfranchised members of other Reghed tribes, and even goblinoids.
During Auril’s Trial of Preservation our Heroes defeated Isaar and protected a young boy named Aerix who may be the future of the Wolf Tribe.