Nordics

Near-human-looking humanoid entities, often tied to consciousness messages.

Ys X: Nordics is a 2023 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. A part of the Ys series, it was released in Japan for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch in September 2023 and was released worldwide by NIS America, including a Windows port, in October 2024. The game follows Adol Christin who gets introduced to the seafaring warrior Karja Balta and the conflict between the Normans, her people, and monsters known as the Griegr. An enhanced version, Ys X: Proud Nordics, was released in Japan for the Nintendo Switch 2 in July 2025 and was released worldwide in February 2026, also for the PlayStation 5 and Windows.