Not all Norseman feel the need to seek glory by crossing the sea and fighting. You have chosen to venture with your ships to the continent, going up the rivers to trade. You formed brotherhoods, swearing on the sword and promising to protect and share revenues with your brothers. Need and pragmatism require those who embark on the journeys to be a skilled and experienced fighter, an astute trader and an attentive connoisseur of human nature and foreign cultures. Some groups of Vaeringr settle along the rivers and found new kingdoms where river trade is a source of great wealth. A distant empire of the continent seems to have established a military body, founding the Vaerengjalidh, the vaeringjar Guard. The emperor in his marble and gold court, admires the courage and strength the Norseman have shown in battle and has offered them an opportunity to fight as his bodyguards. The salary is very high as is the prestige of such an honor, and the Vaeringjar who returns home after an expedition with the commercial brotherhood or as a veteran of the Guard have great influence on the community.  They are forgiven for their extravagance in dress, in the tastes of food and in their way of speaking.

-Journey to Ragnarök-

Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion

Tool Proficiencies: Artisan's tools

Equipment: Common clothes, a rudimentary portable scale, a metallic weight for trade with an engraved rune, a small jewel of foreign origin, a leather bag with 15gp.

Suggested Characteristics

You are independent, curious and awake; you are not interested in power but certainly in gold, sometimes too much.

You have no ties to your native land and the world, beyond the sea, you think is a land of opportunity and income.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I can never stand still; I must always be active and moving.
2	I always win my bet.
3	I carefully evaluate each situation by listing the pros and cons.
4	Showing my wealth and success is part of my duty.
5	I never really settle down.
6	I prefer to solve every situation without extracting weapons if possible.
7	I do not know the meaning of regret and nostalgia.
8	Fortune smiles on the clever man, one such as me.

d6	Ideal
1	Perserverance. Even after failure i always get back up and start my journey again. (Honorable)
2	Comfort. This is just a way to live quiet and fulfilled, materially and not. (Neutral)
3	Discovery. I travel and trade to discover new and fascinating things about the outside world. (Chaotic)
4	Dishonesty. I will do anything to get more than i should from each transaction, especially by using deception. (Dishonorable)
5	Honor. Doing my job well makes me and honorable man who deserves respect. (Lawful)
6	Premonition. To take me along my travels is a recurring dream that I believe is a message from the Gods. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I am loyal to myself first of all.
2	My companions are my brothers.
3	I travel in search of a person dear to me and of who I lost track.
4	Someone near me wants to betray me.
5	I have a secret mission to complete and my travels act as cover.
6	I left because I was no longer welcome in my home.

d6	Flaw
1	My eyes fall on a new goal even if I have not finished the old one.
2	For greater profit, I am willing to turn a blind eye or do something dishonorable.
3	I leave everything behind a little too easily.
4	I cannot resist a bet or a challenge.
5	I am full of the desire to travel continuously.
6	Alcohol and gambling are my daily bread. However, I often go wrong.