Respected as mercenaries, merchants, raiders, and overall masters of their craft, many titles exist to describe your people. Conquering the harshest of environments, from frozen seas, to sky-scraping mountains.
Fighting side by side with your brothers in arms, battle is seemingly the only life you know. You trained from youth, studied the use of weapons and armor, learned basic survival techniques, and communed with the gods.

The time for your saga is now. Go forth, become the warrior of legend, a hero known by all, a slayer of kings. Pave your own path and earn your place in Odin's Corpse Hall.

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Intimidation, Perception

Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, vehicles (water)

Languages: Choose an additional language that you have learned over years of travel or trade

Equipment: A set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of traveler's clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp

Suggested Characteristics

The rigid discipline of Norse training leave its mark on all Vikings, shaping their ideals, creating strong bonds, and often leaving them scarred and vulnerable to fear, shame, and hatred.

But life's responsibilities on a longship make them generally reliable as well. Life aboard a ship shapes their outlook and forms their most important attachments.

d8	Personality Trait
1	My friends know they can rely on me, no matter what.
2	I work hard so that I can play hard when the work is done.
3	I enjoy sailing into new ports and making new friends over a flagon of ale.
4	I’m full of inspiring and cautionary tales from my raiding experience relevant to almost every combat situation.
5	To me, a tavern brawl is a nice way to get to know a new city.
6	I enjoy being strong and like breaking things.
7	I have a crude sense of humor & my language is as foul as an otyugh nest.
8	I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success.

d6	Ideal
1	Respect. The thing that keeps a clan together is mutual respect between a Jarl and their people. (Good)
2	Fairness. We all do the work, so we all share in the rewards. (Lawful)
3	Challenge. My life is a constant challenge of fate and the Norns, they will not control me. (Chaotic)
4	Might. In life as in war, the stronger force wins. (Evil)
5	People. I’m committed to my crew and my kinsman, not to ideals. (Neutral)
6	Aspiration. Someday I’ll become Jarl and command my own armies. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I would still lay down my life for my kinsmen.
2	Someone saved my life on the battlefield. To this day, I will never leave a friend behind.
3	My honor is my life.
4	I’m loyal to my Jarl first, everything else second.
5	I was cheated out of my fair share of the profits, and I want to get my due.
6	a ruthless clan murdered my Jarl and kinsmen, plundered our village, and left me to die. Vengeance will be mine.

d6	Flaw
1	The monstrous enemy we faced in battle still leaves me quivering with fear.
2	I have little respect for anyone who is not a proven warrior.
3	I made a terrible mistake in battle that cost many lives—and I would do anything to make things right.
4	My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning. Often losing myself in the bloodlust
5	Once someone questions my courage, I never back down no matter how dangerous the situation.
6	Once I start drinking, it’s hard for me to stop.