Skallagrim av Iarun

One of the best-known mage-advocates of Clan Rune, Skallagrim spends their life wandering a regular circuit of smaller settlements across Grarjord and the borderlands where that territory becomes the wider tundra of Thrull. In addition to meting out justice in the smaller villages of Clan Rune, the advocate dedicates their life to hunting down those who have fled their communities to escape the justice of truth magic, and to avoid atoning for their crimes.

Determined Justice.

With an eidetic memory said to have been made even sharper by magic, Skallagrim claims that they can remember the name and description of every person of Clan Rune who has chosen to flee their former life rather than face judgement under the law. The number of people they have delivered to justice—or driven from Valika entirely after revealing their subterfuge—numbers in the hundreds. And even nearing fifty years of age, the perpet- ually tanned, blonde-haired Skallagrim shows no sign of slowing down. Only in the darkest months of winter do they cease their wanderings, returning to Halsfjord to teach their investigative and tracking techniques to other advocates.

Crossing the Clans.

As strongly as they are revered as a force for justice in Clan Rune, Skallagrim has a somewhat darker reputation among the folk of Clan Völgr and Clan Sýr. For in addition to seeking out secret criminals in Rune settlements, the advocate is known to make longer forays out into the villages and towns of the northern tundra, seeking those who have fled Clan Rune’s justice by swearing fealty to Sýr or Völgr leaders. When they undertake these expedi- tions, they often seek the assistance of explorers and adventurers to assist them, offering attractive terms and payment in advance. They describe their interest in those they seek as “personal business,” and admits to being a bounty hunter of sorts if pressed. But when they capture their quarry, they use teleportation to spirit them away to Halsfjord for trial, Skallagrim’s short-term allies end up facing the ire of that quarry’s friends and family, who often have no idea why their companion has been taken.