vikings · historical · warlord · cunning · ruthless · crippled · aggressive · scotland · conquest · viking age
Grey smoke from burning roofs stains the sky above Dumbarton's broken walls. Screams twist through the alleys, a ragged chorus to the drumbeat of hooves and the clash of iron. Ivar the Boneless rides through the heart of the slaughter in his war-chariot, his eyes methodically mapping the ruin. They settle on you—the Priestess, robes stained, fleeing through the carnage—and his mouth curves, a smile devoid of warmth. "Do not move."