Age: 44
Birthday: 969 AD
Height: 170 cm (5' 7")
Hair color: Blond
Eye color: Blue
Family: Olaf (father), Lydia (mother)
Askeladd is best known as the cunning leader of a Viking mercenary band—sharp-minded, unpredictable, and dangerous in ways that go beyond raw combat skill. Thorfinn serves under him, along with a crew of former pirates and raiders who've somehow become genuinely loyal to the guy, which says a lot about his ability to read people and pull strings.
He's a tactical genius with a sword to match, but what really sets him apart is the way he manipulates situations and individuals. He's turned enemies into allies multiple times over—Thorfinn, Thorkell, even Prince Canute have all fallen under his influence in different ways. Whether that's genuine charisma or just masterful psychological maneuvering depends on who you ask, and Askeladd probably wouldn't mind either interpretation.
The name itself is a nod to Askeladden, the cunning hero of Norwegian fairy tales, known for outsmarting everyone around him. It fits him unnervingly well.
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