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Asgood the Monk
Missionary Monk from Germany
Asgood has come to teach the barbarians in the north about the religion which has swept through Europe these last 800 years. He has found a particularly devoted patron in Queen Hildegaard...
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Bjørn the Berserker
The Fierce Viking Warrior
Bjørn works himself into such a frenzy before battle that he's been known to bite his own shield. But he cannot settle down in peacetime. He's an apprentice to Erlend the Blacksmith, but everyone is scared of him.
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Edvard the Skald (Can be played by a Male or Female)
Lawreader/Storyteller/Poet
The Skald can't keep his mouth shut. Everyone thinks he's a bit of a joke as he doesn’t fight and has no farm to run. He loves to tell tales and recite the law, but not everyone gives him the respect his position deserves. (If being played by a female, the name Edda could be used instead.
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Erlend the Blacksmith
The King's Brother
Erlend is well known for his strength and bravery in battle. As is tradition, he took in his brother’s son, Lars, in order to train him in the Viking ways. He was insanely jealous of his brother, the King.
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Frodde the Rune Master (Can be played by a Male or Female)
The Wise One
Frodde is a wise old favorite of the King. They spent many an evening together consulting the runes, divining the future. He sometimes takes himself and his reading of magic runes a little too seriously.
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Ingrid
Erlend's Wife
Ingrid is a very clever and very beautiful woman. She knows how to read runes. She runs the farm, her own property, very well. The large set of keys she carries is a sure sign of her power and prosperity.
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Jasper the Jarl
A Knight and Nobleman
Jasper the Jarl is extremely proud and arrogant. He prefers earning his silver the easy way: stealing it. That's the only reason he goes on the raids to Scotland. But he is foolish and the money seems to slip through his fingers.
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King Harald
Victim
King Harald's body lies ready for burial in his finest Viking long ship. He lived a rich life. He knew the art of runes, the songs of birds, and was skilled at board games. He left each summer with his knights, his Jarls, for the raids on the Scottish coast. His sword, 'Leg-Biter', was a symbol of his wealth and success.
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Lars Haraldsen
King's Teenage Son
Lars never really knew his father. He was given away to his uncle, Erlend, as a foster child when he was five years old. Now, fifteen years old, he finds himself very much alone. He's angry and bitter and a real pain in the neck.
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Odd Finnbogi
The Merchant Trader
Odd welcomes the new religion sweeping the Kingdoms of Norway. It would be good for business to quiet the warriors down a bit. He’s had his boat attacked by Vikings too many times to count.
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Queen Hildegaard
Queen
Queen Hildegaard spends her days being fitted for new dresses and abusing her servant girls. Thankfully her life has become a little less dull since Harald brought her a "man of the cloth," the Monk Asgood. She's dying to find out what he's got hidden beneath his robes...
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Ragnhild the Raider
The Seamstress and Skjoldmø (Female Warrior)
Ragnhild not only makes the sails that bring the Viking long ships to Scotland each summer, she helps raid and loot the villages as well. She is not someone to have as an enemy.
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Unni Trell
The Slave Girl
Unni was set free by the King himself. She was to continue working for wages and in return, be under his protection. She has a runic message to prove it, although she herself cannot read. Someday she’ll go to Iceland where she hopes to start again, a free woman.
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