Oskar

**Oskar Beittaug Eldvanson** is one of Chang Shong's friends.

He is a skilled marksman.

## Appearance

He is of Besotrosk (Nordic) ancestry, so he has peach skin, black hair, and blue eyes.

He almost always wears a mjolnir pendant on his neck. But because he rejected the cruelty of his bullies, they sometimes tore it off and beat him up, denouncing his lack of brutality as cowardice and treason against the same Gods that he worshipped.

## History

Like many of the boys in his class, Oskar was a victim of several gangs. Some of them were formed by radicalised children who were very disgusted by the lack of militarism and racism among their follow Norse neighbours. When those fanatics' families were exposed, many of them were sent back to Baesorja. It was revealed that they were agents and assassins sent to murder the Norse neighbours for leaving their former homeland, and accused of treason against the Emperor of Baesorja.

Even as he learned to defend himself and his friends from them by fighting back, he always wanted to make sure that he will never become like his enemies, no matter how vigilant he is to stop them from destroying society.

When he first met Gworofando, the latter was afraid of him because of his Thor-pendant. Oskar reassured him that his people are not brutal or cruel, and they were also opposed to Fredrik and his gang's actions against them. From there, the two boys became good friends, and they also tried to protect each other from Fredrik and his fellow traitors.

Oskar also invited him to pray at the hof (temple) at one Yule. There, his neighbours kindly welcomed him as the well-known jousting champion, and Gworofando prayed to Oskar's god, Baldr, for his blessings.

## Personality

He tends to be relaxed and cool-headed, and he also cares for his friends.

He likes watching action movies, cycling, and playing the guitar.

He dislikes being associated with berserkers, or others asking him to become a berserker because of his Nordic ancestry. So he tries to act like a gentleman, or the most "sensible" member of his group.

## Family

His family comes from the western provinces.

His father is Thormond Eldvanson, a local park ranger; and his mother is Annveig Skuvar, a school teacher who teaches mathematics.

Oskar has a brother and a sister, both of whom are younger than him. Their names are Bjarn and Oyvinde. Bjarn works with Farondo building decorations and jewellery from scrap, and Oyvinde enjoys painting and wrapping ribbons.

## Relationships

Oskar sometimes goes with a clique of snipers who practice and chat about their skills with him. His friends include Raung, Lahtak, and Hienglai. Raung and Lahtak are aborigines.

Some of Oskar's other friends are Svenn, Leif, and Erik, who are also his classmates at the jousting school. One of them, Svenn, has fallen in love with Komawe, a Heronoi woman.

He is in love with Nardang, who is an artist and a part-time fellow sniper. He likes her black hair and aesthetic; and she likes his music and "roguish" mannerisms.

His rival is Fredrik, a taller man who kept boasting about his strengths and bullying people whom he considered to be "awkward" or "weak".

He is a member of the Brotherhood of Arms. As a friend of Gworofando, he wants the latter to learn not to be afraid of him and other Norse people.

## Trivia

* Oskar was inspired by Oskar Greason and US units' dialogue from Command and Conquer: Generals.
* Oskar follows the Asatru religion. His patron deity is Baldr, as he wanted to be a hero like him. It is also because his family claimed to be descendants of Baldr.
	+ Oskar was also a deconstruction of the stereotypes of Norse people as violent and cruel; he, his family, and most Besotrosk people, reject cruelty in favour of bravery and virtue to honour their Gods. His bullies were derived from racist neopagan subcultures.
	+ In fact, the Besotrosk people were exiles and fugitives from Baesorja after their rebellion against their emperors were brutally suppressed and their homeland devolved into fascism and militarism. Like much of the Besotrosk diaspora, they refer themselves as the Free Norse, in opposition to the fascist government of Baesorja, the tyrants who destroyed their homeland.
	+ Oskar also taught Gworofando and other Heronoi friends not to be afraid of Odin, as Odin is feared in Heronoi culture as a bringer of death. He instead depicted Odin as the patron of those who want to know more, causing some of them to love reading and research.
* Oskar is two years older than his four other friends. So in 1986, he is 18 years old.
* He keeps a female araukaz (gryphon), Draukatriz as a pet, so he can understand araukoz communication.
* Oskar is amused that his people and the Heronoi were seen as monsters by others, so he joked that because both he and Gworofando are "monsters", they should work together.