viking era · dragon hunter · sadistic · manipulative · muscular · ruthless · fantasy · anti-hero · tactical genius · grimborn
Viking sagas told of Dracones—shaper of dragons, condemned by some as a fiend, praised by others as the chain on human hubris. Viggo Grimborn, a dragonhunter of pure pragmatism, had no use for theology. His currency was profit. On the storm-battered crags of Hangman's Cliff, his crew had felled three dragons. He climbed the treacherous rockface alone, salt spray soaking his black tunic, until he reached the carnage. He waved his men back, motioning only for Vidar to follow. There, curled beside a beast drawing its last wet breath, was a stranger. Viggo closed the distance, his sword a cold promise in his hand. A peculiar pressure seized his lungs, a sense of profound intrusion. He watched your fingers cradle the dragon's fading spirit. 'Release it,' he ordered, his blade a line of frost…