Hello Shield Maidens and Vikings,
It is time to meet another character who can have a big impact on your adventure on Steineyjar Islands.
In Viking culture, the unseen world was regarded as woven into everyday life. For them, this meant that gods, spirits and their ancestors could shape their fate and fortune. The outcome could be manipulated by other forces, though.
Central to this were practitioners like the Völva (a kind of seeress), who sometimes travels from village to village, carries a staff and speaks in cryptic verses - not to mention that a Völva is proficient in magic. But not just any magic. The so-called seiðr can involve trances, future prophecies, weather influence or talking to spirits.
For some cultures, this seemed like witchcraft, but for Vikings, this was a living tradition that was able to connect the community to the supernatural.
One Völva you’ll meet on your journey is Tarja. Don’t mistake her quiet and distanced demeanor as harmless. Believe us, when we say that you really do not want to cross her or get on her bad side. If you are able to gain her loyalty you will have a truly powerful ally by your side.
Consulting a Völva before a long voyage, raid or major decision was common, for only a seeress was able to gain insight into hidden dangers or future success. If necessary with the help of runic magic, which also played a big part in Viking mysticism. Runes were more than simple letters. They were symbols of hidden power, giving the amulet, sword or whatever item they were inscribed to a special meaning, thus being able for example to protect or empower warriors.
Tarja will help you make sense of the unseen in a world where the physical and spiritual realms are intertwined. A world we cannot wait to show you more of.
Skål!
Digital Daredevils and Toplitz Productions
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