The First Arþusund CE: Before the Settlement

The name Skrælige can usually refer to both the main island or the larger chain of four islands that it is a part of. The main island may also be referred to as "Storreyn", literally translating to "big island" in Skræligen.

The heartland of Skrælige is the Siguan River, cutting a fertile valley through the middle of the island. To the north and west of the Siguan is Fjallvænn, which directly translates to Mountain of Hope. To the northeast of the Siguan River Valley is Mount Skræling, the tallest peak in the country. Finally to the south of the river is Mount Þorr, named after the old Norse god of thunder.

To the north of Storreyn is the island of Norþney, the smallest of the four. Norþney is mostly flat, and just under 10 km away from the US state of Maine.

South of Storreyn is Miðrsun, and the peak of Suðfjall is in its centre. South of Miðrsun is Suðreyn, the flat-ish island that marks the southernmost part of Skrælige.

The Abenaki are the indigenous people of Skrælige and the surrounding mainland. At their peak in the 17th century CE, they could be found throughout the present day region of northern New England, the Maritime provinces in Canada, and some of Québec. At first contact they relied on a subsistence economy, mostly growing corn, beans, and squash. This was also supplemented by hunting, fishing, and gathering. Pre-contact, the Abenaki were a decentralized cultural group with no central authority, and the tribe on Skrælige was fairly isolated. The main tribal settlement was on the shores of Lake Asærban (the lake within the Siguan River Valley), though a few smaller settlements could be found in both directions along the river valley.