Eaters of the Dead - Iron Heroes (recruiting closed)

[figmike]

I’m going to need a little more time to think up a concept. I’m still trying to figure out what class to play. Leaning towards Hunter, but the Man at Arms and Weapon Master would be fun.

Also, isn’t there a thief in the second story of Beowulf, for some reason I thought he was the last one to survive, but I haven’t read the story in years. If so, I might go that route.

 

[Sapper]

Bound to help

Ágeirr is getting on in years. He is the old veteran of countless battles and raids. He was a great warrior, fierce and noble of character. He still possesses these qualities but they are usually found at the bottom of a tankard now. He has turned to drink and is quite proficient at it, loud and boisterous he tends to be the center of attention. He often recounts the tales of his battles, pointing to the scar on his chin and says “I got this when I fought against…” or pointing to his missing big toe, “I lost this when…” His tales are many and always welcome.

Ágeirr is a warrior of King Avildar and was there when the boy Wulfgar brought the news of the great evil stirring in the lands of King Rothgar. When he hears of this great evil, his spirit is revived and feels a call to help. He must help. He smashes his tankard down, tries to rise announcing he will help, “I have one great battle left in me yet…” and promptly crashes down, face first onto the table.

(Ágeirr is going to be a berserker)

 

[Trollbabe]

Also, isn’t there a thief in the second story of Beowulf, for some reason I thought he was the last one to survive, but I haven’t read the story in years. If so, I might go that route.

I'm not sure to be honest with you. You very well could be right.

 

[figmike]

Wiglaf, the Thief

A large scar runs down his chin, a smaller one crisscrosses it mid way. His dirty long black hair is always a mess, as is the leather armor on his chest. Wiglaf is his village’s best known thief; he makes no claim to be otherwise. He’s proud of his profession, as proud as any warrior. Of course he doesn’t steal from his village. But he travels a lot. Each town knows him by a different name, a merchant here, a drifter there, sometimes a simple herdsman. But wherever he goes, misfortune follows: a burglary, a mugging, perhaps a murder if needed. Wilgaf is a scoundrel and a criminal.

He’d be an even better thief, if he hadn’t spent five long years in King Rothgar’s prison.

Now a chance to return.

And get his revenge.


[sblock=The Thief from Beowulf]

Okay, I looked it up. The Thief stole the cup that caused the Dragon to go on a rampage. But I don't think he joined the party at the end. Still the idea of a Viking Thief sounds fun.[/sblock]

[sblock=More Beowulf Trivia]
I forgot to mention but the man who survived the Dragon fight when everyone else fled was his cousin Wiglaf, hence the name of my character[/sblock]

 

[Necro_Kinder]

Bleikr Jókellson

Bleikr is the best archer his village has to offer. He is the veteran of numerous raids and has become quite a celebrity at home. His bow is feared on the battlefeild. And if his bow fails (which is rare), his axes will take it's place. He has hunted many a great beast, and killed many a brave man. Usually before they could even lay a hand on him. His villiage is only a short distance from Rothgar's, so when they attacked, he saw the fire. He saw the smoke. Now he goes to aid his neighbors, and add some more to his trophy colloction.

Bleikr will be an Archer, of course, and specialize in Bow and Throwing Axes.

 

[Trollbabe]

Just wanted to add a note here... I am really enjoying looking over the concepts! Some really great concepts so far, I am very excited about running this game!

Also concept submission closes July 1st! So get on board before its too late!

 

[Blind Azathoth]

The most important things in Svartulf Vargsson's life are family and faith. He is a highly loyal and dutiful young man, raised in a very close, very large, and very pious extended family. Svartulf dedicated to those close to him and to his family's patron deity—Thor [or this campaign's equivalent], god of thunder and favorite of the common man. Svartulf has a noble and honorable heart, and the heart of a warrior, but he does not seek fame as others who follow the way of the sword and the spear; he simply wishes to do right by his family, his ancestors, his people, and his god.

Thus, when Wulfgar comes to speak of Rothgar's plight, Svartulf will hardly need to be asked to fight; he will leap at the chance. There is a debt to Rothgar's family that Svartulf's line must repay, and Svartulf is happy to repay it, especially if doing so would also honor his beloved Thor, hero god and giant-slayer. Svartulf's great-grandfather, Eyjarr Galmannson, you see, was once owned by Rothgar's grandfather—he was a slave, laborer and servant.

The story goes that Rothgar's ancestor treated Svartulf's with kindness and grace, and that before either perished, Eyjarr was released from service, granted the rights of a free man that his descendents have enjoyed. Rothgar and Wulfgar, to be certain, will not know the name of Eyjarr Galmannson—but Eyjarr remembered Rothgar's grandfather for all his life. He told the tale many a time of the nobleman who gave his family a chance to be free to his son, Gangulf Eyjarsson, who told the tale to his son, Vargr Gangulfson, who told the tale to his son, Svartulf Vargsson, who will finally give to Rothgar what is owed.

[Mechanically, Svartulf will be a Weapon Master focused on the warhammer, of course, what with it being Thor(or this campaign's equivalent to Thor)'s favored weapon.]

 

[Erekose13]

Trollbabe, I think I'm going to have to back out, sorry. I'm finding myself with too little time and gotta stop taking on more games. Looks like you've got a good crew here. Good luck!

 

[Trollbabe]

Trollbabe, I think I'm going to have to back out, sorry. I'm finding myself with too little time and gotta stop taking on more games. Looks like you've got a good crew here. Good luck!

Erekose you will be missed!

Cheers!

 

[Blackroot]

My colleague -Blind Azathoth- brought this thread to my attention, and like him I also share interest in Beowulf and Eaters of the Dead. I'm posting a character, executioner/assassin, who is riddled with flaws brought on by excessive egocentrism and nihilism. the most important thing to note is that he is indifferent to a lot of things, and because of this he will do pretty much anything with the right motivation, usually food or money, and not even that much. So anyway, here goes.

[sblock=Útlagi] He doesn't plan to pay for his room or his board either. He stoically passes through the opened second floor window and drops onto the muddy road below, his buckled stiletto jabs into his thigh as he hits the ground. The town doesn't hold the same allure as it did in his childhood, the old fishing village rots away into the old customs its holds. About fifty leagues from where he stands lays his homeland, to which he'd never return. The contempt for his family, namely his father, and the Town Elders that despised his existence and that of any other bastard keep him far from the slum that was his birthplace.

He traverses the main stretch of town, barely noticing the fishmongers and prostitutes that pepper the streets, his mind only on two people. He approaches a rotting hovel that stands between the coast and the edge of the forest. The building is occupied by only one man; a self-proclaimed businessman and Elder, a blackmailer of the poor, and a man whose bounty belongs to Útlagi. Gígr is as vile as he is fat and stupid. A local merchant paid 26 silvers to have him disposed of. The bounty in no way reflects Útlagi's seemingly inborn skill, but rather his un-interest in wealth. He slowly slips into an unlocked doorway and finds the body of the vile swine laying asleep on a bundle of linen and animal skins. While the job will be easy, Útlagi finds more satisfaction in the chase as opposed to the kill, but this will suffice. He unsheathes his stiletto and holds it above the bloated jugular of his soon-to-be victim.

He wipes the blood from dagger with a small leaf in the underbrush he passes through. He leaves the town of his latest victim and heads into the unknown lands of the North, keeping a keen ear an peeled eye for any possible ventures that may come his way-- especially if said ventures may include the use of his stiletto.

{Emotionally dying/dead assassin. Uses mostly a stiletto/dagger-type weapon. The most important thing about Utlagi is the fact that he is indifferent to a lot of things, and because of this he will do pretty much anything with the right motivation, usually food or money, and not even that much.}
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