Bjarki/Supports

## With Berit

### C Support

> **Berit**Bjarki?**Bjarki**What is it?**Berit**Do you think we did the right thing?**Bjarki**What do you mean?**Berit**By betraying our own clan. Joining up with these people.**Bjarki**Do you doubt your actions?**Berit**It felt right in the heat of the moment, but now I am starting to have doubts.**Bjarki**Do you wish things had turned out differently?**Berit**We will never be able to rejoin our clan. Are you really ok with that?**Bjarki**Hmm. I do not know.**Berit**H-how can you be so calm about this!?**Bjarki**There is no use in worrying about that which has already happened.**Berit**I envy you sometimes, Bjarki. I wish I could be half as calm.**Bjarki**We made our choice, Berit. Now we have to live with it. There is no other way.

### B Support

> **Berit**What are you holding there, Bjarki?**Bjarki**This is a figurine.**Berit**It's absolutely beautiful. Did you make it yourself?**Bjarki**Yes. I carved it from wood.**Berit**Look at the details on this thing. It must have taken you weeks.**Bjarki**Only a few hours. Not so difficult.**Berit**You even etched runes into it. This is a work of art.**Bjarki**I don't know about that.**Berit**Hey, could you make one for me?**Bjarki**Yes.**Berit**How about a miniature longship? Something to remind me of home.**Bjarki**I could do that.**Berit**Thank you, Bjarki. That means a lot.

### A Support

> **Berit**Bjarki?**Bjarki**Yes?**Berit**Do you think we will go to see our ancestors when we die?**Bjarki**Yes.**Berit**Even after betraying our clan?**Bjarki**If our ancestors have any honor. They know you did the right thing.**Berit**And if they do not?**Bjarki**Then I have no wish to see them.**Berit**It always impresses me how you can convey so much with so few words.**Bjarki**Thank you.**Berit**I find myself drawing strength from your presence, Bjarki.**Bjarki**No. That is wrong.**Berit**What do you mean?**Bjarki**Your own strength comes from within.**Berit**That is not true. I would be lost without you.**Bjarki**You underestimate yourself.**Berit**I am just telling the truth. Without you by my side I'd be dead many times over.**Bjarki**Maybe.**Berit**So, you agree with me?**Bjarki**Yes. We are stronger together.**Berit**.....**Bjarki**That does not make us weak. We are like two stone pillars. Strong on their own, but a lot stronger together.**Berit**That is a nice way of looking at it.**Bjarki**I too am afraid sometimes.**Berit**Really? I can hardly imagine that.**Bjarki**But not when I am with you. You give me courage also.**Berit**Bjarki. Promise me that we will survive this war.**On the honor of my ancestors we will survive this war. Together.**

## With Angelus

### C Support

> [Bjarki is behind Angelus.]**Angelus**La di dum dum daaa. The vikings are coming The vikings are coming! Bar the gates, Shut the doors! The vikings are coming, Run down in the cellars, Hide under the floors. La di dum dum daaa The vikings are coming! The vikings are coming, Frenzied with rage like a northern plague! They cut us down, They burned our town! Run for your lives! Hide your wives! The vikings are coming![Angelus turns around and sees Bjarki looking at him.]**Angelus**The vikings.. are.. com...**Angelus**.....**Bjarki**Please, don't let me interrupt. It was a good song.**Angelus**.....**Angelus**Help! The vikings are actually coming!!**Bjarki**..... He is aware we are on the same side, I hope?

### B Support

> **Angelus**Uhm. Excuse me**Bjarki**Yes.**Angelus**When I sang that song earlier...
> About the vikings and how they...**Bjarki**What about it?**Angelus**I hope you realize I did not mean that ALL vikings are like that.**Bjarki**I took no offense.**Angelus**\*Phew\* That is a relief. I was worried my head would end up leaving my shoulders.**Bjarki**That song was nothing compared
> to what our skalds sing about you.**Angelus**Wait, really?**Bjarki**Mostly it's about how
> weak you all are.**Angelus**That is... interesting.

### A Support

> **Angelus**Bjarki? I need to ask you something.**Bjarki**Ask.**Angelus**Are the skalds of Hornheim are similar to the bards here in Andaron?**Bjarki**No.**Angelus**What does that mean?**Bjarki**You dress quite differently.**Angelus**It is our duty to get noticed.**Bjarki**Skalds dress in furs and cover themselves in animal bones.**Angelus**Fascinating! I would enjoy
> meeting a skald one day.**Bjarki**I do not think you would enjoy that
> meeting as much as you think.**Angelus**Why not?**Bjarki**The skalds of Hornheim loathe
> the bards of Andaron.**Angelus**What did we ever do to them?**Bjarki**They see you as
> ridiculing their craft.**Angelus**Why is everyone from
> Hornheim so brutal?**Bjarki**Hard land breeds hard people.**Angelus**I have learned a lot from
> our talks, Bjarki. I feel like composing a song about Vikings now!**Bjarki**I too have learned much about bards. You are as silly as the skalds say.**Angelus**... What?

## With Emilia

### C Support

> **Emilia**Hello, you must be the viking Bjarki.**Bjarki**... Hello, Emilia.**Emilia**Since you're from Hornheim, you're just who I needed to interrogate.**Bjarki**Hold.**Emilia**Hm? Is something wrong?**Bjarki**You use dark magic.**Emilia**Yes, what about it?**Bjarki**Skadi use dark magic. Foul, noxious, deadly.**Bjarki**Are you like those women?**Emilia**No, not at all! I'm a noble from House Darkholm! Our use in dark magic is scholarly and scientific!**Bjarki**Hm. You may ask, then.**Emilia**I appreciate your cooperation.**Emilia**Would you be so kind as to describe what Terrors are found in Hornheim? You see, I am ever so curious about their behaviour on different regions.**Bjarki**There are terrors in Hornheim land. Large beasts who hunt in groups. They tear cattle and only leave blood behind, cannot be pursuit.**Emilia**Are you referring to Hel Hounds? No, that doesn't sound correct... Do you not think that they could just be regular Hornheim wolves?**Bjarki**... Perhaps. Wolves terrorize livestock. No different from Terrors.**Emilia**Eh... you make your point, but I was expecting more. Animals aside, are there Terrors among your land?**Bjarki**... Yes.**Emilia**Ok, so tell me about them!**Bjarki**... No.**Emilia**Oh hells, and why would that be?!**Bjarki**State your intentions.**Emilia**Like I said, it's because I study them!**Bjarki**Why study such beings? Only danger will come.**Emilia**Why, studying is a crucial step to understand these beings! Knowledge is fifty-per-cent of winning a battle, afterall!**Bjarki**You study to kill Terrors?**Emilia**Y-Yes!**Bjarki**... Fine.**Emilia**I'm glad you understand.**Bjarki**I will tell you later. Focus on conflict.**Emilia**Don't be a tease! You should not toy with a lady like that!**Bjarki**Farewell.[Bjarki leaves]**Emilia**What a tough nut to crack...**Emilia**I wasn't being completely honest with him about killing the Terrors. But he shouldn't be bothered with the details! It is just a white lie.

### B Support

> **Emilia**Bjarki! There you are!**Bjarki**... Hello, Emilia.**Emilia**Now, could you tell me about the Terrors you promised me?**Bjarki**I worry.**Emilia**What bothers you?**Bjarki**Your safety.**Emilia**Wait, so you think telling me about Terrors will put me in danger?**Bjarki**... Yes.**Emilia**Why?!**Bjarki**It is a dangerous myth. Those who hear it are pulled by its cursed.**Emilia**T-Truly?! Could there be a Terror so strong that just hearing about it will damn you?! That's... so... cool! I mean... convuluted! There's no way such thing exists!**Bjarki**It is a legend of over 300 years ago. A dragon fled Timaet to Hornheim. There, it took refuge in a cave near Berserkergang territory, hiding itself. One day, a Skadi witch found them. However, they became friends fast. They fell in love over the years, and the witch kept the dragon a secret. One day, though, the dragon heard screams, coming from a small child. The dragon took care of the young girl, who was freezing in the snow. But the girl did not survive the cold and died despite the dragon's work.**Emilia**... That's awful...**Bjarki**A search group was sent to find her, so on the same night, they found her body. Laying on the desperate crying dragon's arms, shuddering for not saving her life. Enraged, Berserkergang sought revenge. Killing them without any mercy or thought. The witch came the next day, her heart sank to despair as she saw the corpse.**Emilia**What happens then?!**Bjarki**She tried reviving the dragon, but failed. However, she restored the dragonstone. Using that energy, and her bitter hatred, the witch turned the cave to a dungeon.**Emilia**Huh? Could it be?...**Bjarki**What?**Emilia**Wow...**Bjarki**Háttatal is said to be sentient. Full with many strong Terrors. Explorers never come back, so it became a taboo story.**Emilia**That's an incredible story, Bjarki. How do you know about it, then?**Bjarki**... Wife told me. Her uncle explored Hornheim's land.**Emilia**I didn't know you were married.**Bjarki**Wife died in battle.**Emilia**I'm sorry to hear that. But, was it honorable?**Bjarki**... Yes.**Emilia**I see... Bjarki, you have no idea how helpful this myth has been. With it, surely I'll be able to...**Bjarki**Hold.**Emilia**You're not gonna tell me to not go, are you?**Bjarki**...**Emilia**Sorry, big guy, but it is just the key I need for my study.**Bjarki**You will walk to your death.**Emilia**If I will die, at least it will be trying to make the world a better place. You wouldn't get it, no one does... this is what I searched for years.**Bjarki**... You are brave, Emilia.**Emilia**I wouldn't have lived this long otherwise.

### A Support

> **Bjarki**Emilia.**Emilia**Hello, Bjarki. Fancy seeing you start a conversation.**Bjarki**I must talk to you.**Emilia**Let me guess, about Háttatal?**Bjarki**Yes.**Emilia**You can't change my mind, Bjarki.**Bjarki**I do not plan to.**Emilia**Oh, well... then what?**Bjarki**You are fearless, why? I warned, yet you were not fazed. You know more than you show.**Emilia**Quite perceptive of you.**Bjarki**I listen more than talk.**Emilia**I have read about something similar to Háttatal before. What you described is known as a 'Void Chamber', Bjarki.**Bjarki**Explain.**Emilia**Void Chambers are born from incredibly powerful dark magic. But you need much more than that, you need to utilize a soul. And you need to corrupt them by chaining them to the Void.**Emilia**Named Helheim in your culture.**Bjarki**Mm...**Emilia**So think of it as Helheim manifesting in this world. Albeit limited, Háttatal is feeding off all life it gets. And the energy it drains creates more space in it.**Bjarki**... So it grows bigger?**Emilia**Precisely. Not only that, but it has indispensable resources. Since it ties to the Void, it has magic from there. The myth is very likely true, so I will investigate further. Knowledge is half the battle, I will be prepared to face it.**Bjarki**I will come with you.**Emilia**What?! You can't be serious!**Bjarki**We went to Helheim. Difficult, but survived.**Emilia**Only briefly! It doesn't compare to a Void Chamber, not close!**Bjarki**You act odd, Emilia. Terrors destroy all life, endangering Hornheim. I will protect my clan and cleanse the land.**Emilia**Please, stop this slander! Terrors are not all evil!**Bjarki**Explain yourself, Emilia.**Emilia**Some terrors are sentient, you know?! They have feelings and eat just as us! In fact, humans destroy themselves far more than terrors do, you know?**Bjarki**You like terrors. Why?**Emilia**I guess I can't hide it anymore... Yeah, I don't want to kill them. I lied to you about that, sorry.**Emilia**I've studied them since I was young. They are all wonderful creatures... Their magical composition, physical structure, almost the same as us!Yet they are wrongfully treated as villainous, I relate to them a lot... I was always called a freak, is it so wrong to bring peace to all of us?**Bjarki**...**Bjarki**You are not malicious.**Emilia**Do you really truly mean that, Bjarki?**Bjarki**... Yes. Following your own honor is important.**Emilia**... Thank you. It feels so marvelous to hear this from someone.**Bjarki**Wait.**Emilia**Yes, Bjarki?**Bjarki**When you go to Háttatal. Will you protect yourself?**Emilia**For the sake of self-defense, I will fend myself if attacked.**Bjarki**I will go. And protect you.**Emilia**I'm still not sure if this is a good idea.**Bjarki**You desire to bring peace. As do I, let us go together.**Emilia**You do make a very good case... So be it, let us conquer Háttatal!**Bjarki**You don't desire to harm Terrors, but you know how to, effectively...**Bjarki**Teach me. It is needed.**Emilia**As much as it pains me, it might be inevitable... But, dissecting them is quite the inviting offer. Very well, but listen closely! Terrors have quite an interesting magic flow. Holy weapons disrupt the magic circulation. Which leads to lethal breaks in the organs. However, it's viable to do this without use of magic. Dark magic traverses the lungs to reach their brain. So think of it as a second air that travels their body. Hitting them on the chest will destroy their organism.**Bjarki**Hm. And skeletons?**Emilia**Oh you just hit them on their neck bone...**Bjarki**Understood.**Emilia**I will need you to guide me to these mountains you speak... I hope you won't chicken out! Since we will save this world!**Bjarki**To peace, Emilia.**Emilia**To peace!

## With Victoria

### C Support

> **Victoria**WOW! You are really big!**Bjarki**Hmm? What was that?**Victoria**Your muscles are huge!**Bjarki**..... Why are you touching my biceps?**Victoria**I bet you could crush
> my head like a grape.**Bjarki**Quite possibly.**Victoria**Is it true that the Vikings
> tear their enemies to pieces?**Bjarki**I am sure someone
> has at some point.**Victoria**Wow. And look at your
> beard. It is sooo long.**Bjarki**You seem quite fascinated.**Victoria**Hey. Can I ride on
> your shoulders?**Bjarki**No.**Victoria**Aw. Please? Come on.
> Just a little bit!**Bjarki**No.**Victoria**Maybe later then?**Bjarki**..... No.[Bjarki leaves.]**Victoria**Not a very sociable fellow, that one.

### B Support

> **Victoria**Hey Bjarki. Look
> what I found.**Bjarki**Ah. My knife.**Victoria**I knew it was yours.
> I found it on the ground.**Bjarki**Thank you.
> I thought I lost it.**Victoria**It is a very big knife.
> Do you use it for fighting?**Bjarki**No. It is a carving knife.**Victoria**Carving?**Bjarki**Yes. I make figurines.**Victoria**Wow. Really? Can I see?**Bjarki**Yes. One moment.[Bjarki gives Victoria a figurine.]**Victoria**Woah. That is beautiful. It's a Viking Longship!**Bjarki**I modelled it after the one who brought me and Berit here.**Victoria**This is incredible. You are an artist.**Bjarki**Oh. Thank you. It is not so special.**Victoria**You are too humble, Bjarki. Look at all the little details. You even carved symbols on the inside of the ship!**Bjarki**I only tried copying it as best as I could.**Victoria**When I was a girl, my mother told me stories about Vikings. She said they were all brutal killers who murdered for sport.**Bjarki**For some of my kinsmen that is sadly the truth.**Victoria**I never knew that a Viking
> could have a gentle side. Not until I met you.**Bjarki**Well. Hmm. That is good to hear.**Victoria**Well. I suppose I have to get going. Take care, okay**Bjarki**Mm. Yes. You too.

### A Support

> **Bjarki**Victoria.**Victoria**Oh. Hello Bjarki.**Bjarki**I have something.**Victoria**Hmm? What is this?**Bjarki**.....**Victoria**Oh. Is this for me?**Bjarki**Yes.**Victoria**You... Made a figurine... of me?**Bjarki**Do you like it?**Victoria**I love it. It is amazing!
> Look. It's meee!**Bjarki**I am glad you like it.**Victoria**You even included my horse.
> Look at how nice the saddle is!**Bjarki**.....**Victoria**Thank you, Bjarki[Victoria gives Bjarki a hug.]**Bjarki**Oh... Uhm..**Victoria**Oh I am sorry. I just got very happy and I wanted to hug you.**Bjarki**It is quite alright.**Victoria**This is a lovely gift, Bjarki. I will treasure it forever.**Bjarki**Mm. That is good to hear.**Victoria**One of these days, I will get you a
> gift too. It will be something nice!**Bjarki**I look forward to it.

## With Halfdan

### C Support

> **Halfdan**Woah! Now there's a proper warrior. I am glad to see some real fellow northmen in this army!**Bjarki**You are Halfdan.**Halfdan**You know of me?**Bjarki**Of course. Every
> Icebreaker does.**Halfdan**I suppose my reputation precedes me. What do they say about me in your clan?**Bjarki**That you cannot be killed.**Halfdan**Bwahaha. Wouldn't that be something?**Bjarki**Are they wrong?**Halfdan**It is true that death has evaded me thus far on the battlefield. I seek it often, though it has yet to sink its cold claws into me. I sometimes worry I will die in a bed. A most shameful death.**Bjarki**I do not think that will be your fate.**Halfdan**What's your name, lad?**Bjarki**Bjarki Ragnarsson.**Halfdan**Listen, Bjarki. If death has not found me at the end of this war. Would you do me the honor of fighting me to the death?**Bjarki**I would rather not.**Halfdan**And why is that?**Bjarki**You would crush me I stand no chance.**Halfdan**Bwahaha. A humble viking? This is a first for me.**Bjarki**Not humble. Just observant. No one can beat Halfdan the Invincible.**Halfdan**Nonsense. You are still young and strong, while I am only getting older, and slower. Eventually I will be no match for you.**Bjarki**I am sorry. I cannot
> give you what you seek.**Halfdan**Very well then. Go in peace. Bjarki, son of Ragnar.**Bjarki**Thank you.

### B Support

> **Halfdan**Bah.This southern air stinks.**Bjarki**Is this your first time outside Hornheim?**Halfdan**Indeed. I spent all my life in the
> mountains. What about you?**Bjarki**A few times. On raids.**Halfdan**Raids. Pah. A vile way to earn a living.**Bjarki**You have never partaken?**Halfdan**With what ships? Clan Berserk lives far up in the mountains. We have no means of sailing south, even if we wanted to.**Bjarki**How do you survive?**Halfdan**Hunting, mostly. Elk, reindeer and bears.**Bjarki**Sounds tough.**Halfdan**It is our way of life. We of Clan Berserk live the same way our ancestors did. We are the oldest clan in Hornheim, and the most in touch with our roots.**Bjarki**Mm. I can respect that.**Halfdan**You're a good lad, Bjarki. After all this is over, you should pay us a visit.**Bjarki**Maybe.**Halfdan**You're a man of few words. You certainly don't speak just for the sake of it.**Bjarki**No.**Halfdan**Bwahaha, but you're as fine a warrior as I've ever seen. That is what's important!**Bjarki**Mm. You as well.

### A Support

> **Halfdan**\*Sigh\***Bjarki**What is wrong?**Halfdan**Another battle, and I still live. Sometimes I wonder if there is anyone out there who will give me the death I seek.**Bjarki**You kill your enemies too quickly.**Halfdan**I'm a berserker, it's what I do. I refuse to hold back, that would bring shame on my ancestors.**Bjarki**Mm. I see.**Halfdan**Damnit, Bjarki. Will I end up dying shamefully in a bed? I don't wish to go to Helheim. I want to drink and celebrate with my honored ancestors!**Bjarki**You will. I am certain.**Halfdan**How do you know?**Bjarki**I accept your request.**Halfdan**You will fight me
> once this is over?**Bjarki**Yes.**Halfdan**What made you change your mind?**Bjarki**Does it matter?**Halfdan**Bwahahahaha. I suppose not! Alright then, Bjarki Ragnarsson. After this war is over, we shall meet in a battle to the death.**Bjarki**Mm.**Halfdan**You better win it, you hear? I'll never forgive you otherwise. I am long overdue to meet my ancestors at this rate.**Bjarki**I shall try my best.**Halfdan**I am looking forward to it. May our fight be a good one.**Bjarki**Mm. Fight for glory.**Halfdan**And die with honor.