Editing Norsca

{{Infobox faction
|image      =Norsca loading.jpg
|type       =[[Race]]
|category   =Norsca
|provinces  =
All campaigns:
* [[Ice Tooth Mountains]] (Icedrake Fjord only)
|climates =Suitable: <br>[[File:Frozen.png]] [[File:Chaotic_wasteland.png]] [[File:Mountain.png]]  [[File:Temperate.png]] [[File:Temperate_island.png]][[File:Jungle.png]][[File:Savannah.png]][[File:Wasteland.png]]<br>
Unpleasant: <br> [[File:Desert.png]] [[File:Magical_forest.png]]<br>
Uninhabitable:  <br>[[File:Ocean.png]]
|subfactions ={{World Walkers faction}}<br>{{Wintertooth faction}}
|regional occ = Special restrictions (see article)
|race capital = None, occupies other racial capitals
|ruler      =
|campaigns = [[The Old World]]<br>[[Eye of the Vortex]] <small>(minor factions only)</small><br>[[Mortal Empires]]<br>[[The Realm of Chaos]] <small>(minor factions only)</small><br>[[The Lost God]] <small>(minor factions only)</small><br>[[Immortal Empires]]
|feature 1 title =[[Allegiance to the Gods]]:
|feature 1 icon =[[File:Bullet_nor_gods.png]]
|feature 1 description = Provides significant bonuses to Norscan armies, through pledging allegiance to a specific god.
|feature 2 title =[[Monstrous Arcanum]]:
|feature 2 icon =[[File:bullet_nor_monsters.png]]
|feature 2 description =Norscan Lords can track, battle, and acquire the services of the most fearsome monsters of the Old World.
|feature 3 title =[[Norsca settlements]] and tech tree
|feature 3 icon =
|feature 3 description =Can generally only occupy settlements in Norsca, or coastal/port settlements. Faction capitals can be captured to unlock powerful techs.
|feature 4 title =Aggressive unit roster
|feature 4 icon =[[File:bullet_nor_units.png]]
|feature 4 description =Aggressive infantry based roster with a variety of cavalry and monstrous units.
|legendary lords=[[Wulfrik the Wanderer]]<br>[[Throgg]]<br>[[Sayl the Faithless]]
|DLC=
*[[Norsca (DLC)]]
*[[Tides of Torment]]
|corruption=[[File:Icon corruption chs.png|20px]][[Chaos Corruption]]}}

:''For other uses, see [[Norsca (disambiguation)]].''

'''Norsca''' is a playable race introduced in ''[[Total War: Warhammer]]''.

== How They Play ==
A summary of Norsca gameplay:

*'''Units:''' Cheaper, undisciplined marauder units, backed up by many large monstrous units. Few ranged options.
*'''Regiments of Renown:''' Norsca has access to several RoR, some have special requirements in the campaign.
*[[File:Bullet_nor_gods.png|22px]]'''Allegiance to the Gods:''' Norscan factions can gain favour with one of the four Chaos Gods, gaining various rewards and bonuses.
*[[File:bullet_nor_monsters.png|22px]]'''Monstrous Arcanum:''' A book that allows Norsca to engage in monster hunt quests, for great rewards.
*'''The Everchosen's Summons:''' A special dilemma which allows Norsca to join the [[Chaos Invasion]] with the [[Warriors of Chaos]], if they choose.
*'''Tribal Confederation:''' Norsca can confederate Norscan Tribes by [[Warlord Defeated|defeating their leaders]], or vassalize them by taking their last settlement. 

== Background ==
Warlike and cruel, the Norscan tribes of the icy north are savage fur-clad warriors who have sworn allegiance to the Ruinous Powers with unquestioning fervour. For them, the Chaos Gods are harsh yet benevolent deities who provide them with the tools to endure in the brutal lands they call home. The Norse range far, sailing the seas in fearsome longships to unleash their devasting fury on the south, looting and razing the realms of civilised races.

The men of Norsca are reckoned to be amongst the most adept sailors and navigators in the Old World, and the brutality of their raids have been felt as far as the Witch King's baleful domain of Naggaroth and even, far to the east, in the mysterious realm of Cathay.

== In Battle ==
=== General ===
Norsca is a faction of aggressive infantry, flexible monstrous infantry and colossal line-breaking Mammoths. Though lightly-armoured and vulnerable to missile fire, Norsca has the tools to breach enemy lines and/or envelop the foe. The frenzied warriors of Norsca also have the Rage ability, meaning the longer they fight in melee the greater the bonuses they receive.

=== Unit Roster ===
{{Main|Norsca unit roster}}

All marauder units have [[Rage]] (except [[Marauder Berserkers]] which have [[Berserk]]). Few ranged options, though [[Marauder Hunters (Javelins)]] are quite good against monstrous units. Mammoth units are a great asset, and have the siege attacker trait. No less than 7 monstrous infantry units, including characters. 

=== Magic ===
Norscan spellcasters have access to 7 lores of magic: 

*[[File:Icon wh main lore death.png|38px]][[Lore of Death]]
*[[File:Icon wh main lore fire.png|38px]][[Lore of Fire]]
*[[File:Icon wh main lore metal.png|38px]][[Lore of Metal]]
*[[File:Icon wh main lore nurgle.png|38px]][[Lore of Nurgle]] <small>(WH3 only)</small>
*[[File:Icon wh main lore shadow.png|38px]][[Lore of Shadows]]
*[[File:Icon wh main lore slaanesh.png|38px]][[Lore of Slaanesh]] <small>(WH3 only)</small>
*[[File:Icon wh main lore tzeentch.png|38px]][[Lore of Tzeentch]] <small>(WH3 only)</small>

=== Regiments of Renown ===
Norsca have several [[Regiments of Renown]] available. These are elite, unique versions of standard Norscan units.

Two Regiments of Renown are rewards for Monster Hunts (see below), while one is a reward for gaining max allegiance with the Hound (again, see below).

The other six were added in the [[Foundation Update]].

==In the Campaign==

=== Unique campaign mechanics ===
*[[Allegiance to the Gods]]
*[[Monstrous Arcanum]]
*[[The Everchosen's Summons]]
*[[Warlord Defeated]]

=== General mechanics ===
*[[Norsca tech tree]]
*[[Norsca buildings]]
*[[Post-battle_options#Norsca|Norsca post-battle options]]
*[[Settlement options#Norsca|Norsca settlement options]]
*[[Stances|Norsca stances]] (''[[Raiding Camp]], [[March]], [[Encamp]], [[Ambush stance|Ambush]], [[Raiding]], [[Channelling]]'')
*[[:Category:Norsca dilemmas|Category: Norsca dilemmas]]

=== Inventory ===
*[[Total War: Warhammer items|Category: Norsca items]]
*[[Total War: Warhammer followers#Norsca|Norsca followers]]
*[[Banners#Total War: Warhammer|Norsca banners]]
*[[:Category:Norsca mounts|Category: Norsca mounts]]
*[[Norscan names|Norsca names]]

== Factions ==
=== Playable factions ===
At the moment there are two playable Norsca factions, each led by a Legendary Lord with a third one coming with the [[Tides of Torment]] DLC. See individual pages for faction-specific info.

*'''{{World Walkers faction}}''', led by [[Wulfrik the Wanderer]].
*'''{{Wintertooth faction}}''', led by [[Throgg]].
*'''TBA''', led by [[Sayl the Faithless]].

=== Minor factions ===
{{Main|Norscan Tribes}}

On the campaign map, many minor factions are grouped together as Norsca (Norscan Tribes in Total War: Warhammer).

==== Total War: Warhammer ====
Factions introduced in [[The Old World]] campaign:

*{{Aesling faction}}
*{{Baersonling faction}}
*{{Bjornling faction}}
*{{Goromadny Tribe faction}}
*{{Graeling faction}}
*{{Helspire Tribe faction}}
*{{Naglfarlings faction}}
*{{Norscan Rebels faction}}
*{{Sarl faction}}
*{{Skaeling faction}}
*{{Vanaheimlings faction}}
*{{Varg faction}}, led by [[Varg|Surtha Ek]].

==== Total War: Warhammer II ====
Factions introduced in the [[Eye of the Vortex]] campaign:

*{{Aghol faction}}
*{{Khrag faction}}
*{{Mung faction}}
*{{Norscan Raiders faction}}
*{{Skeggi faction}}
*{{Warband of the Crow faction}}
*{{Warband of the Eagle faction}}
*{{Warband of the Hound faction}}
*{{Warband of the Serpent faction}}

==== Total War: Warhammer III ====
Factions introduced in [[The Realm of Chaos]] campaign:

*{{Dolgan faction}}
*{{Kuj faction}}
*{{Kul faction}}
*{{Yusak faction}}

Factions introduced in the [[Immortal Empires]] campaign:

*{{Tong faction}}
*{{Wyrmkins faction}}

Several new minor factions were introduced in [[The Lost God]]. Some of these factions use Warriors of Chaos, Khorne and Tzeentch crests, but they are all Norsca factions in that campaign:

*{{Great Eagle Tribe faction}}
*{{Horde of Kurnz faction}}
*{{The Gharhars faction}}
*{{The Kvelligs faction}} 
*{{The Tahmaks faction}}
*{{Tong WoC faction}}

== Downloadable content ==
{| class="article-table width=100% mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="&#9660;" data-collapsetext="&#9650;" style="width:100%"
! colspan="4" |[[File:Event Diplomacy Neutral.png|36px]]<span style="font-size:20px;">  DLC list</span>
|-
| colspan="4" |Norsca can be expanded upon with the following paid and free [[DLC]]:
|-
|Name
|Base game
|Paid/free
|Type
|-
|[[Norsca (DLC)|Norsca]]
|Total War: Warhammer 
|Paid
|Race Pack
|-
|[[Omens of Destruction]]
|Total War: Warhammer III
|Paid
|Legendary Hero
|-
|[[Tides of Torment]]
|Total War: Warhammer III
|Paid
|Lord Pack
|}

==Trivia==
*World Walkers used to have the generic name "Norsca" until it was changed in the [[Potion of Speed Update]] for Total War: Warhammer II.
*Norsca was introduced in [[Total War: Warhammer]] via the [[Norsca (DLC)]] on August 10, 2017. Prior to this, Norscan factions existed in the campaign with a limited unit roster, as AI-only factions (see [[Norscan Tribes|here]] for details).
*Norsca's inclusion in [[Total War: Warhammer II|Total War: Warhammer II's]] [[Mortal Empires]] was delayed for several months, until May 31, 2018.

== Strategy ==
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*Norsca's economy is usually quite poor, and they have a hard time generating income from settlements. They rely on raiding, looting and sacking for income.

*Defeating a hostile Norscan faction leader is a huge boon, resulting in you being able to confederate them immediately. This is a very effective way to become powerful, especially early in the campaign.

*If the player rejects the Call of Chaos at the end of the Norscan God quest chain, they must fight the Warriors of Chaos faction alone. This may seem like a daunting task, but the reward is equally great: defeating the Warriors of Chaos faction as Norsca grants the player a 75% reduction in upkeep costs, making Norsca a faction that can essentially have free armies, until supply lines catch up. '''This does not apply to Total War: Warhammer I.'''
*Both playable Norsca factions have no diplomatic modifiers towards Daemonic or WoC factions, which means they are prone to being attacked by all of them, which is unsurprisingly frequent.

== Videos ==
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