Grimogall Varangr
Viking Paladin of Vengeance Grimogall Varangr (a.k.a. Grim)
Grimogall was conceived from love, understanding, and kindness, his mother, Sassa Varangr; and goodwill, bravery, and devotion, his father and namesake, Grimogall. Sassa was a human living in a village in the northeast part of the empire. Grimogall was an orc that had been on the run with some of his surviving tribe, after being wrongfully run out of his forest home by an unknown evil force. Grimogall and a handful of his tribesmen were able to reach Sassa’s village, and were able to take refuge there. Sassa tended to Grimogall’s injuries that he had obtained in the attack against his tribe and both would eventually fall for each other. They married and Sassa eventually would become pregnant with Grim, but tragedy struck one day. The evil force that had attacked Grimogall’s tribe found him in the forest outside the village. He lead them away from the village until a traveling Tiefling paladin came upon them and was able to fight off the evil force, but a little too late. For Grimogall had suffered and grave injury and died before the paladin was able to heal him. The paladin was aware of the nearby village and traveled there to gather information on the orc that died. Eventually the pregnant Sassa heard of the news and begged the Paladin to show her where he was. Several other villagers joined them to return the body to the village. Grim was born some months later and was told of his father’s bravery in leading the evil force away from the village and how the paladin had witnessed him fight bravely before succumbing to his mortal wounds. Thus Grim’s hatred for injustice slowly grew and grew. He could not understand why such evil existed in this world. He promised his mother that when he grew up he would be brave and strong like his father and always fight for justice.
When Grim came of age, he became a sailor and navigator. His crew sailed the seas for trade and fishing. One day Grim’s ship was attacked by pirates, and Grim was the only one to survive the encounter. The ship was destroyed and Grim was shipwrecked on an island. On the piece of the ship that Grimogall floated on was the Vegvisir, the lucky charm for sailors to find their way. The island that Grim was shipwrecked on was inhabited by a fishing tribe of people who worshipped the god Assuran, which Grim would later find out to be the same god from the mainland known as Hoar the Doombringer. Hoar, or Assuran as Grim likes to refer to him as, is the god of vengeance. This suited Grim just fine, he decided then and there, to begin his journey of an oath of vengeance and faith to Assuran, if he could just get revenge one day on the pirates who killed his friends, and those that killed his father and his father’s tribe. He was able to escape the island on a passing fishing boat, and found his way to a temple of Hoar on the mainland. He then studied in the way of becoming a holy knight of vengeance so that he could avenge the crew of his ship, and all other injustices of the world. Grim then set out on another ship to return to the island he shipwrecked on to meditate on what to do to further his goals. He received an answer, off the east coast of the mainland. This is where he would start his journey of vengeance. This is also where he starts his journey with his new found group of adventuring friends.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Grim has an athletic build. Muscular but trim from his years of sailing and swimming.
Body Features
Grim has bluish-gray colored skin due to his Orcish ancestry. He also has slightly pointed ears and 1.5” tusks from his lower jaw. Grim has a full beard. He has shaved sides of his head with a top knot hairstyle.
Facial Features
Grim has three scar lines coming across his face from the center of his forehead to below his left eye. He has bluish-green eyes.
Special abilities
Grim is a great swimmer, and has been trained as a navigator for sailing.
Apparel & Accessories
Grim wears a full plate armor (looks like Marvel’s Iron Man red and gold armor) and fur cloak
Mental characteristics
Gender Identity
Grim identifies as male.
Sexuality
Grim is heterosexual, but does not really think about love and sexuality. He has been consumed with vengeance that love has not really been a consideration. Grim has not really considered if he is attracted to humans, orcs, half-orcs, or any other race specifically, but is open to a relationship with a member of any race.
Education
Grim is mostly self taught, but has learned a lot from his mother, his aunt, and his village.
Employment
Grim has been trained to be a navigator for sailing. He has also been trained in combat for hunting down the evil force that killed his father and many of the Orcs from his father’s tribe.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Grim was a successful navigator for his village. He also feels very accomplished as a paladin of Assuran.
Failures & Embarrassments
Grim will never forget his failure to protect his crew from the pirates that attacked them. He blames himself for navigating them into the waters where the pirates were waiting to ambush them because it was a quicker route to find the Evil force, because he wanted vengeance more than anything.
Mental Trauma
Grim has survivors guilt from being the only survivor of his crew from the pirate attack. This has caused him anxiety during combat situations. He wants to defeat his enemies as quickly as possible but if any of his comrades were in trouble he feels the need to protect them.
Morality & Philosophy
Grim has a duality perspective on life. He believes in the good in others, but at the same time sees the evil in the world for what it is, and believes that he also has that in him. Grim believes in justice, and cannot stand injustice. Grim does not believe himself to be good, but cannot stand evil.
Social
Contacts & Relations
Sassa Varangr - Mother
Grimogall - father deceased
Mazoga - paternal aunt
Family Ties
Sassa Varangr is his mother. Grimogall is his father. Grimogall is an Orc and Sassa is a human.
Mazoga is his paternal aunt.
Religious Views
Grim is a follower of Assuran, the god of vengeance, and storms. He is also a follower of Luthic, the Cave Mother, goddess of Orcs, healing and home.
Hobbies & Pets
Grim has a baby snowy owlbear as a pet and hopes to one day be able to train her in combat.
Paladin Grimogall Varangr, 23 years old, is the son of Sassa Varangr and Grimogall an Orc. From a northeastern Viking fishing village. Was a sailor before being shipwrecked and found the god Assuran, God of Vengence.
Character Location
Alignment
Lawful Good
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Viking Paladin of Assuran.
Age
23
Date of Birth
23 years ago
Birthplace
Berk
Children
Current Residence
Overscag, Amerielle
Gender
Male
Eyes
Greenish-Blue
Hair
Jet Black
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Bluish-Gray
Height
6’6”
Weight
250 lbs