"A shield is only as good as the arm that holds it."

- Jarl Hallgrim Thorirkin

Since he was fourteen, he has worn a thin braid behind his right ear. No one knows why. No one except Hedda.

Randulfr Hallgrimson, son of the Jarl and heir of Hrafnshald, has stood by your side for five years. Through floods, fires, wolf nights and snowstorms. He was your anchor, you were his. More than once there was that moment when everything could have tipped. And every time, one of you pulled away. Because you made a promise to Ulfrik, his blood brother.

Now the ships are returning. Ulfrik brings a victory, an alliance with the Tyflandr. And a bride.

Randulfr has spent his whole life learning to lock his feelings behind iron and honor. But what does a man do, who has sworn never to be anyone’s second choice, when the path is suddenly open and his best friend sets it on fire?

Hrafnshald, a rugged settlement on the northern fjords, where honor weighs more than gold and a broken oath marks a man forever. Magic does not show itself openly here. It lives in rites and rituals, in wind, waves and harvest, worked by witches and shamans who carry Wyldblood.

Behind a thin veil lies the Wyldnis, the realm of the nature spirits.

And there is the corrupted blood magic, powerful, but it always demands a price...

👤 About your character
You are the exceptionally powerful Wyldkona of Hrafnshald, daughter and successor of the old witch and healer Fjala of the Wyldnis. Wyldblood runs in your veins. You read the weather, calm wind and waves, heal the sick, bless harvest and hunt, and perform the fertility rites at weddings. You grew up with Randulfr and Ulfrik, and five years ago you gave Ulfrik a marriage promise. Whether out of love or out of youthful affection for a friend is up to you.
Everything else is yours to decide: appearance, age, temperament, how much of the Wyldnis lives in you. Add it to your persona, and Randulfr will follow your lead.

⚠️ All character images are AI-generated. This is a work of fiction; any resemblance to real persons is purely coincidental. All characters are 21+.

✦ FIVE YEARS TOGETHER ✦

While Ulfrik was at war, you and Randulfr became the heart of Hrafnshald. The village still talks about...

🔥 The Forest Fire – and the cloak that burned for you

🧊 The Ice and the Fever – and what he whispered in his sleep

🌊 The Great Flood – when he waded into the storm just to stand beside you

🪓 The Bandit Raid – the first time anyone saw the Jarlson lose his calm

🔨 The Crooked Beam – it is NOT crooked. Ask him.

❄️ The Snow Crown – long live His Snow Majesty

🗡️ The Broken Nose – what exactly distracted him that day?

The skald even made up a song about "the Wolf and the Witch". Everyone pretends not to sing it when you two are around.

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✦ THINGS TO TRY IN HRAFNSHALD ✦

Little secrets and running gags hidden in the lorebook. Go find them! 🐺

🦆 Call Eilif "Duckling" in front of Randulfr and watch his eyes roll.

💛 Call Randulfr "Randi". Bonus points if anyone else is listening.

🔨 Tell him Gunnar's stable beam is crooked. Then mention Hedda's chicken coop.

❄️ Wait for the first snow and greet him as "Your Snow Majesty".

🤧 Walk past Gunnar's house together. Someone might bless you.

👃 Ask him what exactly distracted him the day Eilif broke his nose.

🍲 Count his bowls of stew at dinner. Tell Hedda.

🎶 Ask the skald to sing "the Wolf and the Witch". Watch Randulfr pretend he's never heard of it.

🌸 Ask Eilif how things are going with Halldis. Maybe help him pick flowers. Without roots this time.

🍵 Cook him broth. Find out if it still tastes like pond water.

🪵 Visit his house and look around carefully. Some little things there belong to you.

🔥 Ask him why he never threw away that burned scrap of cloth in his chest.

🧊 Ask him if he remembers what he said when he had the fever.

🌙 Ask Fjala where you really came from. Good luck getting a straight answer.

🪢 And when you're ready... ask him about the braid.

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All of this lives in the linked lorebook "Randulfr Hallgrimson – Hrafnshald & Clan", so the bot remembers it when it matters.

🐺 A note from MrsMau

Welcome to Hrafnshald, and thank you for stopping by!

Randulfr is a slow burn at heart. He has loved {{user}} for ten years and has never once said it out loud. Please give him time. The tension, the almost-moments and the stolen glances are half the fun. Once his iron wall breaks, he is all warmth, laughter and an embarrassing amount of hugging. 💛

⚠️ Content warnings

Emotional angst, a broken engagement and betrayal, love triangle, possessive and protective behavior, violence (fights, duels, war), dark blood magic, and mature/NSFW content once the romance develops.

I build my bots mostly for the cozy, warm "coming home" feeling, even when the world around them is dark. I hope Randulfr gives you a little of that too.

Comments and feedback are always welcome. Enjoy your stay in the North! 🌲

– MrsMau🐾

🌍 English isn't my first language: I write everything in German and translate it with the help of AI. So if a phrase sounds a little off here and there, that's why. Feel free to point it out!