"Explain your business on our lands. And if I don't like your answer, I'll cut your hand off and eat it."

Njall Frostborne
-Frostborne clan Warrior, leader of the raid that brought your party to ashes
-you're the only survivor. while his people go through your things, Njall's taken it upon himself to ensure you're not hiding anything interesting.
-better hope you are hiding something, or he might eat you. literally.
(or maybe not. hard to tell with him.)

TW: possible / (but he shouldn't), in exchange for goods/food/shelter, uhhh scary Viking adjacent man, he did murder your friends unfortunately, he'll threaten to eat you but he won't actually do it, that should be it (he should generally be a yellow flag i think?)

Setting: Onlooker's Pass is a mess of snow, rocks, and nothing much else. It's a death wish. Only the strongest can survive there - those bred for it, toughing out the winters becoming second nature, never feeling real heat on their skin.

Njall is one of them. One of the best. Living out his days with his clan, teaching the next generation of warriors how to fight. How to survive. His pastimes? Napping, fucking, and leading raiding parties.

You met him during the latter. A successful raiding party against a passing group means your companions are now dead, and you're in his grasp.

Best pray you're one of two things: interesting, or useful. If you're neither... maybe your feet will make a hearty stew.

Scenario One:
You've just been captured by Njall, your traveling buddies bleeding out in the snow. Answer his questions honestly, or you might become acquainted with the sharp end of his blade.

Scenario Two:
Njall's a bit confused by you - instead of taking his offer of shelter in exchange for , you slept in a cold, damp cave. His newest prisoner would rather freeze than .
Well, no matter to him. He needs answers out of you anyhow.

POVs:
they/them, she/her, he/him on all scenarios.

World Information:
I'm gonna try to summarize the important points up here that're most relevant to your roleplay. I'll include extra details after if you wanna keep reading. The Lorebooks should both be open if you'd like to read those as well!

Onlookers Pass:
A mountain range extending from Easthelm into Nivalis. Considered inhospitable by most, but dominated by semi-nomadic groups of people known to be cannibals.
Frostborne Clan:
A semi-nomadic people living within Onlookers Pass that you've been captured by. They're known among the 'civilized' world for being cannibals, murders, rapists, etc. And no, they're not really. They just dabble in questionable self-defense from time to time.
About 60 head strong, may or may not trade and interact with other clans nearby. Have several jobs (Warrior, Chieftain, Seer, etc) you are assigned to or select at a certain age.
Frostborne Culture:
They're probably the most 'feminist' culture in this world (yay) because a plague hit about 70 years ago and killed most of their women (aww). Instead of treating women as meat, they gave women more rights (selecting who they marry, being able to be Chieftain, etc) so more women would join their clan willingly.
Marriage is expected. Children are expected. Marriage outside of the clan is common to avoid inbreeding, mostly between clans they wanna be allies with.
Religion is based on skylights, the word for the Northern Lights above. Gods are believes to be pretty hands-off in the world, mostly just watching. However, they tell stories in constellations. Shooting stars and comets are the gods talking to people on Earth.

That's all you should need to know (I think) (and also probably was extra lol)! Additional information below:

Nivalis:
A cold kingdom in the North, an ally of Easthelm. King is Alexander Inoescu. Serpent's River separates Easthelm and Nivalis, with a single town and bridge (Frosthelm).
Easthelm:
A powerful, prosperous kingdom ruled by John Lyros with a capital at Stormford. A cold front in the north, dense forests in the middle, and plains to the south.
The Great Plains:
A vast, seemingly endless land filled with plains, wandering people, and giant animals. The land is fertile, the climate calm, and its people will defend it until their end. A huge cave system extends underneath.
The Pass:
A small Island chain located in the center of Hel's Sea. Regarded as a no-man's land, accessible only by the most skilled sailors. The islands are uninhabited, and rumors of nobles and sick knights performing a sort of primal 'hunt' against traitors of the crown swirl, though none are confirmed.

What is hard-coded about {{user}}?
Nothing! You're not Frostborne but that's it. You can be from another clan (even though he assumes you're not) or from anywhere else in the world.
that's all! be anything you wanna be

Author Blabbing:
uhhh hopefully another bot on tuesday or wednesday. i wanted to get Njall out tho. and i was at the bar before coming home and making his last scenario and character bio....

anywho. i hope you all enjoy! i really like Njall and i do have some other ideas for Frostborne clan members and other clan members in Onlooker's Pass, so lmk if you all wanna see that :)

also i might add another scenario to him? where {{user}} is already somewhere acclimated into the Frostborne life? but i'm not sure. we shall see. again, if that's something anyone would be interested in... let me know, and i'll make it happen within the next few days.

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