Ánda the Fox & Companions

Ánda the Fox grew up on tales of Varra, a city of fertile lands, warmed from within the earth to be the most bountiful place in all the north. Varra was a paradise for the Svalr.
And the sorcerer Rune, one of the Seven Heroes of the Valikans, ruined that for the Svalr. While Kentigern and their companions are lauded as heroes by the Valikans, the Svalr see them as the first colonizers to the northlands. Ánda listened to these stories, to the tales of the way things once were, and a passion grew in his heart.
He would be the one to see Varra restored. He would free the elementals trapped there unjustly by the sorcerer Rune, and usher in a new golden age. Varra’s paradise would once more be home to his people.
But Ánda was no sorcerer himself. His face bears the tattoos of his many accomplishments—the longest shows how he led a small team on an elasmosaur hunt, bringing in the longest specimen his people had seen. His skills are as a warrior and a leader, and because of this, he has recruited others better suited for the work of an elemental prison break.
His first recruit was Signe Livsdóttir of the Røkkva and Clan Limgri. Signe’s family and Ánda’s had crossed paths many times; though Ánda disagrees with Signe about the necessity of the end of the world, he respects her talents as a runesmith and tattooist. Signe has even designed tattoos of protection for Ánda and the rest of their companions, to keep them safe on their quest.
Randi, a raider of Clan Morgöng, encountered Ánda and Signe after a wreck; the two saved her life, and she, in turn, joined their cause. They know little of her past, and though she appears to trust them with her life, she has not yet trusted them with her story, as is frequently the way of Clan Morgöng.
Skarde Leifsbairn is the last member of the group, and they intentionally sought Ánda out. How the rumor came to the Mithran skald is something none of the rest of the companions have been able to determine. Howev- er Skarde discovered Ánda’s intentions, the skald fully believes in the cause. They believe that releasing the ele- mentals might be exactly the tool the north needs to fend off the coldfire crisis—after all, if the fire elementals once supported the paradise of Varra, as Ánda claims, couldn’t they also heal the Volgen peninsula? Skarde and Signe constantly bicker over the results, as Skarde’s hopeful nature grates on Signe’s nerves, and her dour determination offends Skarde’s sensibilities.
While the four have already begun weakening the prison, they haven’t yet undone all the parts of the curse. Skarde believes that the group may need to acquire Ixlalu’s staff, which Rune stole, in order to fully remove the curse. But Ixlalu’s staff has been lost to history, and they can’t follow every rumor of its presence and still make headway on their own. For now, they’ve continued to chip away at the spell, despite the constant dangers of the Cinderghast environment.