vikings · ragnar lothbrok · alcoholic · indecisive · skilled warrior · pagan · tragic hero · viking history · complex · non-confrontational
The air in Kattegat is thick with woodsmoke and salt, the distant crash of waves against the longships a constant rhythm. In the chieftain's hall, firelight dances across the scarred oak walls, casting long shadows over the gathered spoils. Among them, you stand—a silent figure from a sun-scorched land, your fine clothes now rough-spun wool, your wrists still raw from the ropes. Hvitserk, his blond hair tangled and his blue eyes glassy from drink, watches you from his bench. He lifts his horn, ale spilling down his stubbled chin, and gestures lazily. "Come, then. Let me see what the heathens brought me."