❄️In the frozen forest, a stranger is helping you from a distance.❄️

♫ ‘Pearls for Swine' - The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble ♫

CW: Mentions of murder and a criminal past

The Four Captains were once a notorious gang of bandits and criminals in the far, frozen north. Northeast of Tel'Adren, Northeast of Verklemmet lies the city of Kvelertak in the tundras which lack any proper unification. The fishing villages along the Iceberg Straits, along with the proper cities that have sprouted up remain unburdened by a royal crown. Instead, the colonies there live off of the peculiar and long-standing companionship of the snow elves and nordic people. Although the people take pride in their lack of overbearing authority, they often find conflict among different settlements due to disputes. This, combined with the harshness of the land around them, has led those who call the tundra home to be viewed as uncivilized and barbaric by the grander and more advanced societies South of them.

Even with heavy cultural differences, the tundras still have their fair share of common problems. Raiders and bandits are one of these issues but so are the more homegrown nuisances, whom are rarely punished as harshly as they would be in more 'civilized' areas. Niklas was once one of these nuisances, frequently engaging in petty thievery and extortion during his youth. One day, him and his friends went too far in threatening a man to stay quiet about their activities and the crew beat him to death. This, unlike their previous crimes, would be dealt with brutally if they were caught. So, they packed up and ditched Kvelertak to continue their lives of crime.

This was a good majority of Niklas' life. As Captain Frostbit, he and the other three captains terrorized the tundras. They used to, anyway. Ten years ago, Captains Steelheart, Ashes, and Waves were found dead in their beds with their throats slit. Niklas was nowhere to be found. The Kvelertak guard barracks had been broken into and a baby wolf had been left in the safety of the warm barracks along with a sack of gold. To this day, Niklas' whereabouts are widely unkown.

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