Ordun Doransson

The chief of Clan Rune since wresting that title from his mother nearly fifteen years ago, Ordun is a powerful mage with even more powerful ambitions. Already showing innate magical talents as a child, Ordun was trained by his mother, Doran, who had shaped the power of Clan Rune for more than thirty years. For her, that power was linked inexorably to the tenets of The Prismatic Circle, and it was under Doran’s control that Clan Rune perfected the arts of magical destruction, shaping the potent runestones that fueled the fury of Thrull raids against the lands of the south.

The Vision of Youth.

Though Ordun’s skill with shaping the magic of lightning and fire was second to none, he came eventually to see Clan Rune’s focus on such spellcraft as little more than boon work, done at the behest of the Pris- matic Circle and Clan Völgr, and creating the impression that Clan Rune were lesser partners in the power of Thrull. In his adolescence, Ordun tried in vain to steer his mother’s mind toward a greater state of independence for Clan Rune, but her dedication to the grim faith of the Prismatic Circle had set her mind. So, when Doran died during a prismatic drake attack while on a pilgrimage to Tyburn, Ordun quickly named himself her successor—and successfully stood down challenges by six of her closest apprentices and followers to claim the clan chief’s role.

Plans and Power.

Ordun cuts an imposing figure, with a shadowed complexion and sun-bright hair under-shaved and braided. Protected against the elements by his magic, he usually goes bare chested even in the coldest weather, presenting an intimidating presence to all those who meet him. By presenting himself not just as a formidable rune mage but a potent war chief, Ordun has positioned himself in his people’s eyes as an equal to Nolgr Magnusson, chief of Clan Völgr and anointed as Keeper of the Three Tribes by the Prismatic Circle. And as Ordun has done so, the pride and independence of Clan Rune has grown.
Few people in Thrull have any doubt that Ordun looks forward to an excuse to challenge Nolgr Magnusson one day, but so far, both chiefs have been careful not to raise the other’s ire. Ordun is wise enough to know that the backing of the druids means toppling Magnusson from power will require patience and careful action—perhaps aided by magic heretofore unseen in the north, which his most trusted apprentices and acolytes are rumored to have been crafting in secret for years.