Eirik Longaxe, Steersman of Hrafnen beastmen

Eirik Longaxe, Steersman of Hrafnen beastmenSeven foot tall and near as broad, Eirik Longaxe is almost as legendary as the longship he is steersman of, Hrafnen. A mighty Skei of sixty oars, Hrafnen bears the raven's head on its prow, a powerful symbol of Odin's favour and a reassuring presence to Hrafnen's crew but a terror to the villages and towns that the mere sight of Hrafnen brings. Eirik himself believes that the wrath of Odin travels with him upon his raids, a belief that holds greater

For himself

and three warriors - Igag ap Ig

and it is a surprise to no-one that they have once more brought their might to the armies of Cadwaladr in his quest to reclaim the lands stolen from the Brythoniaid

what they called the gwyferniau

For strength is all that matters to the Gabrax

their sheer brutality

but time alone stands against this savage horror and a trail of devastation that will lead to the very gates of civilisation itself

Taught the ways of the torsion-powered shot engines of the Atalantes

The meat-melders of the Vras

as befits the king of the Skilfings

feared and vilified in equal measure as other ignoble creatures are

one that needs no goading nor incitement to battle