Einar, Prince of Thieves

Life was never easy for Einar Thorson. His father, Knute, Norse royalty and Thane of Holgar, was killed in a raid by the subhuman Wendol, and went to Valhalla. Einar was a mere stripling and too young ascend to his rightful heritage as Thane. His cowardly uncle Stig usurped his title and sent Einar with the raiders in the hopes that he would be killed and no longer be a problem. Odin smiled on him and Thor protected him; Einar was invincible in battle with his enchanted sword and became famous throughout the known world. The bards sang his praises, enemies fled in terror. Stig hated him and raised the tribute demands exorbitantly to drive Einar out. When he refused to pay, Stig banished him under Norse law, never expecting all of his loyal raiders to leave with him.

Einar and the raiders sailed away in their dragon ships to establish the new Norse colony at Orkney, where he became first Thane and then was elected Jarl. The dragon ships returned to Holgar to gather the families left behind only to find that the dreaded subhuman Wendol invaded again, sacking the settlement and carrying off the women and children as slaves and worse. Einar lead the raiders across the land of the Norse to the lair of the Wendol to wreak vengeance on the beasts for their multiple attacks on Einar’s people. He was determined to salvage his people and leave the cowardly Stig to deal with what remained of the burned out Holgar. He had a brand new settlement built with excellent new methods of construction, and Holgar was no longer his homeland. Let Stig rot with the rubble that remained.