Sir Erik von Malmö |
| Strength (powerful arms) |
+3 |
Dexterity |
0 |
| Stamina (running) |
+1 |
Quickness (sprinting) |
+2 |
| Intelligence (uneducated) |
-2 |
Presence (extra finger on hand) |
-3 |
| Perception (darkness) |
+1 |
Communication (Norse accent) |
-2 |
| Abilities: Speak German 3, Speak Norse 4, Scan (movement) 2, Light
Crossbow Attack (long shots) 3, Mace Attack (crushing blow) 6, Climbing
(trees) 1, Hunting (small game traps) 1, Stone Cutting (masonry) 3, Survival
(forests) 2, Brawling (dirty tricks) 3, Leadership (organizing soldiers)
3, Dodge (edged weapons), Blind Fighting (utter darkness) 2, Whip (disarm
foe), Drinking (Ale) 2, Alertness (in battle) 2, Parry with Mace (edged
weapons), Athletics (running) 2, Seduction (festivals) 1, Guile (lying to
Magi) 1, Steiermark Lore (Hafning) 1 |
| Personality Traits: Loyal (Covenant) +2, Brave (in battle) +2, Shy
(around women) -1, Hot-headed (failure in battle) -1, Distrusting (Magi)
-2, Violent (blood is drawn) +2 |
| Virtues & Flaws: Reserves of Strength (+2), Tough (+1), Magical
Item (staff) +1, Driving Goal to find brother (-1), Light Sleeper (+1),
Disfigurment (additional finger on main hand) -1, Fury when blood is drawn
(-3) |
| Physical Description: Tall, menacing Norseman with flaming red hair.
Looming over most other soldiers, his hazel eyes belay a kind-heart despite
the rough exterior. His left hand, and main sword-hand, is deformed by the
presence of an additional finger, and nasty scars adorn his left shoulder.
He weighs 180 lbs. and stands 6'4" tall. His hair is brown and he is
40 years old in 1214. |
 Background: A tall, haughty Norseman who joined
Silistra, an Autumn Covenant of the Order of Hermes in the Duchy of Saxony.
He came to Rabenstein shortly after its founding with the Magus Gustav (who
had apprenticed at Silistra and promised him that he could be the captain
of the guard at this new Covenant). Independent-minded, Erik has bickered
with the Magi and ignored their orders in the past, distancing himself from
them over time. He took a wife shortly after arriving, and now boasts the
only family at the Covenant, including two fine sons (though one vanished
at the Withershins and he desperately yearns to retrieve his son). The strange
magical aura of Rabenstein has been hard on Erik, and his role at the Covenant
is an unsteady one, though recent months have seen him once again embrace
the Council of Magi.
*During an excursion, Erik was banished to the moon by a magical rhyme
of Gilbert, the Giant of the Hochschwab (and son of the Man in the Moon).
Fortunately, Lassitor of Criamon was able to plead with a mystical spirit
for his release. The effects of his lengthy visit to the moon remain to
be seen. |
Combat Totals:
Soak +16 (Chain Hauberk)
Mace (crushing blow) +8 1st Stike, +9 Attack, +14 Damage
Light Crossbow Attack (long shots) 1 shot/2 rounds +5 Attack, +10 Damage
Whip Attack (Disarm Foe) +7 1st Strike, +5 Attack, +5 Damage
Mace Parry (head shots) +3 |
Illustration by Chris Blake.
This page last modified on 5/8/98.