Ragnar

Ragnar is an early character in the current questline of 8th Axis.
It is unknown when Ragnar was first introduced, though it was no later than December 14th, 2020. The earliest known image of him was posted on this date by a player who was a religious Asatru and recognized the figure from history.
He can be found at X: -566, Z: 4141, standing next to his old forge.
Ragnar is the starter NPC for the quest A History, Long Forgotten
==Origin==
Very little is known about Ragnar other than that he is a member of the same group as Tobias and that for some reason he knows the location of Tobias's old axe which Tobias himself was extremely surprised to see. According to the lore of Ironhaven in the codex, Ragnar was the blacksmith, and made many high quality weapons and tools prior to the fall of Wall Maria. He is a member of the Ironssons, but it is unknown if he ever joined Tobias's cause. It seems likely if he knows the location of Tobias's axe however.
==History==
Knowledge of Ragnar's origin is quite scarce, but even less is known about his history. He is likely to be or have been a member of the Crimson Insurrection, but he seems content with simply manning his old forge. As an Ironsson, it is possible that he was tasked with protection Ironhaven, though this seems unlikely as the Crimson Insurrection would need every man it could spare to aid its cause. Hopefully, more will be revealed about him in the quests soon to come.
==Appearance==
Ragnar was the first existing NPC known to be an Ironsson that does not wear the Ironsson uniform and still only one of two. Ragnar wears a fur coat like Tobias and the other Ironssons, but the similarities stop there. He seems to wear trousers and leggings of a forest green shade unlike the light brown shared by his comrades, and a dark red chestpiece, likely hardened leather armor. He wears boots and a belt which share a slightly lighter version of the same color as well as an metal belt buckle, likely iron and almost certainly made himself. The most obvious difference in his appearance are his Nordic-styled face tattoos. They are remarkably similar to the ones that Tobias sported in the Bandit War and are likely a custom of the Ironsson people. However, this is not the most glaring aspect in his appearance, those being his eyes. While this has not been confirmed, Ragnar appears to be blind. His eyes are milky and white. This might explain why he does not fight, though nothing is known for certain.
==Trivia==
*Ragnar was a real figure in history. The real man, Ragnar Loðbrok, was a ninth century Danish king. He is a legendary figure from history, and one of if not the most famous Viking to have ever lived
*Even though Ragnar seems to have a Viking skin and is a member of the Crimson Insurgency, a group which all have Viking skins, QT-Head Dishwasher_Soap claims the name Ragnar was chosen by a fantasy name generator
==Gallery==
File:Real Ragnar.jpg|Peter Franzén as Harold Finehair, possibly the inspiration for Ragnar's skin.