Appearance

Physical Description

6 feet tall in her bare feet, muscular and athletic.

Facial Features

Cobalt blue eyes with a band of eyeblack from temple to temple across the bridge of her nose.
 
Aside from the eyeblack, she wears no makeup unless preparing for a ritual or a visit to Heiða-býr.

Identifying Characteristics

Iridescent gray-blue skin that has been heavily tattooed in black and brown inks. One can make out Norrǿna runes, a raven, and a dragon or sea serpent.

Apparel & Accessories

Armored in a mixture of sturdy hides, leather, and furs with calf-high, brown leather boots and a warm, wool cloak dyed a deep and vibrant red. A simple copper torc adorns her neck, her wrists bear wide pewter cuffs, and a braided copper band wraps each of her upper arms.

Mentality

Personal history

Discovered by Ragnbjǫrg, a priestess of Frīa, wandering near the eastern edge of the Ostmen lands. The tribe’s warriors, gathered under King Harald, had just defeated a tribe of frost giants and their trained cave bears and dire wolves and the priestesses, Ragnbjǫrg leading them, were scouring the battlefield for survivors and mystical relics. As Ragnbjǫrg collected the claws from a large cave bear, she spied an ashen-skinned child through the cold mist. The girl was naked, looked to be about 8 years old, and aside from her unnatural skin, had the brightest blue eyes and palest blonde hair. Also, despite her presence on what had been a scene of carnage and slaughter for more than an hour, the child was perfectly clean except for her muddy feet. Her hair was freshly washed and braided and she looked perfectly healthy. She spoke Norrǿna as well as any 8 year old child of a jarl or craftsman, but knew neither her name nor how she came to be there. He first memory was of a dented steel helmet and seeing Ragnbjǫrg through the fog.

Education

Ragnbjǫrg took charge of the girl and her education, naming her Kjellfrid, for she was both a strikingly beautiful child and utterly enamored with a dented, steel helmet she found upon the battlefield. Her mystical abilities quickly became apparent and Ragnbjǫrg taught her what little the Ostmen knew of duskwalkers and the quite a lot that they knew about the gods.
 
Unlike other priestesses, Kjellfrid also felt a calling to war. Recognizing this, King Harald allowed her to train with theshield maidens, an elite cadre of women warriors led by Lagertha. She is initially treated no better or worse than any of the other shield maidens but as her skill and ability became apparent, Lagertha took to training her personally.

Employment

Since becoming an adult, she has been a priestess and seer for her people, living most of her time in the forest a few hours east of Heiða-býr with her mentor, Ragnbjǫrg.

Accomplishments & Achievements

Kjellfrid grew quickly and proved adept with spear and axe. As she grew in both stature and beauty, legends spread among the Ostmen that she was one of the valkyrja made flesh in the mortal world, especially when her oracular visions of battle became known.

Mental Trauma

Kjellfrid returned to this world as an 8 year old child with unnatural grey-blue skin and no idea who she was or why she was. The dreams began the very same night that Ragnbjǫrg found her. A vast hall, long tables stacked with roasts and massive mugs of mead; a field where ethereal warriors sparred endlessly; a cold, dimly lit keep haunted by tortured screams. She knows that before being reborn, she was in the afterlife. What she doesn't know is whether it was Valhǫll or Fólkvangr, where the spirits of those who die in battle are sent, or Helle-wīzi, where the spirits of all other Ostmen reside. Kjellfrid has no idea who she was before her death and rebirth and no idea which of the gods of death has chosen her as their conduit. She has no idea even what she is.

Personality

Motivation

Kjellfrid sets out on her path 9 years after being found (roughly age 17) after receiving a powerful vision of great battles to come in the south.

Quotes & Catchphrases

• Luck often enough, will save a warrior, if her courage hold.


• The Allfather wove the skein of your life a long time ago. Go and hide in a hole if you wish, but you won't live one instant longer. Your fate is fixed. Fear profits a man nothing.


• Until the star-break.

Likes & Dislikes

Loves jewelry, specifically bangles, cuffs, arm rings, and necklaces.
 
Dislikes crowds, but loves people.

Personality Quirks

Among her possessions is a dented steel helmet. It is her first and most treasured possession. She does not wear it, but if packing for a trip, it goes into her backpack.
 
Kjellfrid wears a natural cedar & fir scented perfume, just enough to be noticeable.
 
She wants to talk to everyone she encounters
 
If it ever gets overly quiet, she starts singing softly to herself in Norrǿna (unless she's trying to be sneaky)
 
If you're standing or sitting close to her, you would swear that you can hear faint sounds of battle around her and you occasionally catch the scent of blood, too

Hygiene

Despite the Ostmen's reputation, Kjellfrid bathes regularly, washes her face and hair daily, and keeps her clothes clean.

Social

Birthplace

The eastern lands of the Ostmen

Contacts & Relations

Ragnbjǫrg: Priestess of Frīa, advisor to King Harald Sigurdsson, and Kjellfrid's mentor and mother-figure.
Lagertha: Commander of the shield maidens, an elite unit of all-female warriors specializing in the spear and axe. Lagertha eventually took over Kjellfrid's martial training personally. Kjellfrid sees her as an older sister.

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Vísendakona (priestess) and Seiðkonur (prophetess)

Wealth & Financial state

Kjellfrid feels well-equipped to begin her quest, but is not wealthy. Her jewelry is pewter and copper with the exception of her silver holy symbol. Despite this, she has a number of prized possessions:
 

• The wolf pelt she wears across her shoulders. Kjellfrid hunted and slew the wolf following a vision bestowed upon her and skinned and tanned the hide.


• A dented steel helmet with ear flaps and nose protector. The first thing Kjellfrid remembers is seeing this helmet on the battlefield in the aftermath of King Harald’s defeat of a tribe of frost giants and their warg and cave bear pets. When Ragnbjǫrg took her away, Kjellfrid insisted on bringing the helmet with her and she has kept it ever since. The helmet belonged to Þórunn (Thorunn) Egilsdóttir, a shield maiden killed in the battle against the frost giants.


• A copper torc and braided copper bicep bands. Purchased from a craftsman in Heiða-býr with the honorarium from her first service as a priestess of the Ostmen (delivering the child of Gunnarr and Valdís Áshildr, a healthy baby girl named Inga).


• A silver holy symbol. A gift from Ragnbjǫrg upon Kjellfrid reaching adulthood (2 years ago), it is shaped like Donar’s hammer and engraved with a pair of ravens, Vatun’s face, and a number of Norrǿna runes. She wears it on a braided leather cord.


• Battle axe, "Threadcutter". A gift from Lagertha, the most experienced of King Harald’s shield maidens, a unit of elite female warriors, upon Kjellfrid’s adulthood. The runes are prayers to Donar and calls to the valkyrja to witness the wielder’s bravery and skill. She named the axe after using it to slay an ogre in single combat.


• Spear, "Heartseeker". Kjellfrid has used this spear since beginning her training with the shield maidens 7 years ago. She earned her first kill with it, the wolf whose pelt she now wears, before she'd even reached adulthood. She named this spear after using it to kill a large wolf with a single thrust