Erik Svensson

Overview
Full biography found here.

Appearance
Hair: Undercut with a long, braided man bun or buzz on the top and Skin on the sides (sometimes)

Skin: Pale

Eyes: Blue

Height: 5'10

Weight: 167 lbs

Body Type: Medium athletic build

Noticeable features: A skull tattooed on his left palm, a tattoo on the left temple and a slight cut scar under right eye.

Personality
Quiet and Sly and good with words. Has quite a huge ego but a very low temper that helps keeping the ego in check. Observant and very cautious in planting his moves. Does not trust anybody and is not to be trusted easily as he has very superficial interests and would back stab you in an instant as for him loyalty never paid good enough. Likes beer over any other alcoholic drink but wont mind any.

Easiest way to get his attention is the jingling of silver and gold.

On the battlefield he is one of the most ruthless rivals to faceas all his sly tactics and words are overtaken by this hunger for blood. He has absolutely no fear of death and would charge at you like a bloodhound thirsty for each and any drop of blood.

In case of court politics he has no interest in it (atm). All he is hungry for is blood money and renown as one of the greatest fighters to ever walk the earth.

Abilities & Proficiencies
Fighting Style: Coming from a long race of fighters he is quite adept in using both hands to fight. What he lacks in his build he makes up for his agility. Won't go so far to say he is the best and the most skilled but considering his history he is close to the top.

Weapon Proficiencies: Dual axes are what he is most skilled at but can use axe and shield and swords. Suitable usage of polearms also.Above average with archery and totally unskilled in Magic (atm).

Magic: N/A

Other Skills: Being a bounty hunter for a long time he had learned how to navigate and track people and animals using this information to make a clean and anonymous kill (Tactics). Good at blending in. And as he is not a sword for hire he cant stay at one place for long so overtime he has learned to be good at camping and finding food and resources around the woods where he might put his camp up. Has good leading skills also. Knows how to lead people into battle and keep their morale high.

History
Grew up in the north part of Europe to one of the Jarls of the northern clans. He was brought up like a prince having everything but it was not the life of rest and pleasure he was interested in. He was inspired by the myths and tails of his ancestors who led raiding parties to different shores and wreaked havoc plundering anything and everything in sight and were called Vikings. But by his birth the age of the vikings was long gone and the clans had settled and started farming and trading.

Although farming and trading were preferred, the fighting genes could not be taken out of them and since early in their childhoods the boys were taught how to use weapons and fight when their life depended on it. In the case of Erik, It was more interesting to fight so he was taught by the best fighters of the clan. Owing to him being the next jarl he was taught about different tactics of trading and man handling and leading with the live example of his father.

At the age of 16, Inspired by one of their greatest heroes tales, Erik decided to restart the age of vikings by raiding the nearby lands and was given permission to raise an army and lead it so he can get some experience. His raids were successful but his army of drengers was still very far from being called and feared as Vikings. Instead they were labelled as bandits led by a jarl.

Nearly at the age of 23 after almost a decade of successful raids he was still not able to make a name for himself. A name of which tales would be written and of whom skalds would sing for the coming ages and this frustrated him. His blood boiled as he still wished to make a name for himself. Against his fathers wishes and blessings, he made contacts with the nearby clans and persuaded them into joining a raid into the lands of England and Mercia and was successful in raising an army. A viking army that many would fear to face in an open field.

But all his progress was almost put to halt by his father interfering and attempting to stop his son's nonsense. He still moved forward with it and went on a year long raid, raiding villages and keeps along the coasts meeting new people who were interested in joining. But as they say every great thing turns to dust so did this. He kept on raiding when he should’ve returned back home with the plunder.

The lord of the lands he was raiding got fed up with the foreigners and met the raiding party in an open field. The first few weeks and waves of attacks led to heavy losses on both sides but the drengers of Eriks army still had the agility advantage as they wore lighter armours. Not quite open to more lossed the opposing Lord used underhand methods to buy one of the closest members of Eriks council (thus his trust issues). The man put sleeping draught into the guards wine that led to a sneak attack on their camp.

Erik and his army still tried to fight but they had to give in after heavy losses. Erik was captured and brought in front of the lord where he proposed his life in exchange for his clan mates and fighter’s lives. The lord decided to let them all go free and instead give Erik an everlasting scar to damage his honor. (a worthy gift to a fighter who is not afraid of death)

After heavy losses and the shamed scar the man returned to his lands but what waited for him was an angry father who clearly disowned him and banished him. After this Erik travelled many months on different ships to reach faraway lands where no one had heard of him,his father or the shame he brought onto his people in search for Glory.

At the age of 25, He arrived at the shores of pveth and was star struck in moments by the different cultures and people here. And as no one knew him here he decided to spend the rest of his days here and started here as mercenary or a sword for hire and for the next 5 years kept on taking varieties of jobs from assassinating political rivals to providing escort or protection to the nobility and rich people of Pveth.