Other PQs & BOs in this chapter:
Holmsteinn Revisited, Destruction of the Weak

PQ Lore: Suderholm is a fishing village re-settled by a tribe of Northmen. Tchar'zanek has decreed that the people of Suderholm will join his horde or be destroyed.

Tchar'zanek's method of persuasion is simple: if he destroys the town's food supply, they will have no choice but to join him.