- Eivor: You're talking with her now. And you are...?
- Hunwald: Ah, by God's blood. my day begins with a lash of good fortune!
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{{Memory Infobox | {{Memory Infobox | ||
| name = A Noble Escort | | name = A Noble Escort | ||
| image = | | image = ACV A Noble Escort 7.png | ||
| description = ''A [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxon]] named [[Hunwald]] has arrived in the settlement with something of great importance to discuss.'' | | description = ''A [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxon]] named [[Hunwald]] has arrived in the settlement with something of great importance to discuss.'' | ||
| appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | | appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | ||
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| next = [[Homecoming (Valhalla)|Homecoming]] | | next = [[Homecoming (Valhalla)|Homecoming]] | ||
| source = [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] | | source = [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] | ||
| location =[[Ravensthorpe]], [[ | | location = [[Ravensthorpe]], [[Ledecestrescire]], [[Mercia|Danish Mercia]]<br>[[Botolphston]], [[Lincolnscire]], Danish Mercia | ||
| date = c. 875 | | date = c. 875 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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==Dialogue== | ==Dialogue== | ||
Eivor talked with [[Randvi]] about pledging to [[Lincolnshire| | Some time after [[Dag Nithisson]]'s [[A Brewing Storm|passing]], Eivor noticed a [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxon]] [[Hunwald|noble]] sitting at the docks of Ravensthorpe, drinking his fill of mead. | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Mmm. Quite delicious.'' | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''A Saxon noble. He's a long way from home.'' | |||
Returning to the room with the Alliance Map, Eivor talked with [[Randvi]] about pledging to [[Lincolnshire|Lincolnscire]]. | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''What about Lincolnscire?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''What about Lincolnscire?'' | ||
*'''Randvi:''' ''A rather boisterous man named Hunwald arrived recently, wishing to speak with you. On a matter of great importance, he said.'' | *'''Randvi:''' ''A rather boisterous man named Hunwald arrived recently, wishing to speak with you. On a matter of great importance, he said.'' | ||
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*'''Eivor:''' ''He sounds charming. I will meet him at once.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''He sounds charming. I will meet him at once.'' | ||
*'''Randvi:''' ''Protect your ears.'' | *'''Randvi:''' ''Protect your ears.'' | ||
[[File:ACV A Noble Escort 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Hunwald chatting with Norvid and Svanhildr]] | |||
Eivor headed to the docks to meet Hunwald, who was talking with two of the [[Raven Clan]]'s [[Norse people|Norse]] members, [[Norvid]] and [[Svanhildr]]. | Eivor headed to the docks to meet Hunwald, who was talking with two of the [[Raven Clan]]'s [[Norse people|Norse]] members, [[Norvid]] and [[Svanhildr]]. | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''This is true happiness, isn't it, men? Life in the rough, in the company of friends, sitting beside a carefree river!'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''This is true happiness, isn't it, men? Life in the rough, in the company of friends, sitting beside a carefree river!'' | ||
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*'''Svanhildr:''' ''Norse, you troll-wart!'' | *'''Svanhildr:''' ''Norse, you troll-wart!'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Norse! Yes, forgive me. Norse...'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''Norse! Yes, forgive me. Norse...'' | ||
Eivor | From a distance, Eivor continued to hear the young man talk with the warriors. | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''*Coughs* Ah! Ahem. Went down the wrong pipe!'' | |||
*'''Svanhildr:''' ''Caution, lord.''<br> | |||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Mm. This is strong stuff.<br>I taste a pinch of clover in the mead. Am I wrong?'' | |||
[[File:ACV A Noble Escort 2.png|thumb|250px|Eivor approaching the conversation]] | |||
Eivor approached the Saxon. | |||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''You may think this odd, but our lively chatter here has inspired in me a short poem. May I recite it for you?'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''You may think this odd, but our lively chatter here has inspired in me a short poem. May I recite it for you?'' | ||
*'''Norvid:''' ''Go on, Lord-Boy. Make me tremble.'' | *'''Norvid:''' ''Go on, Lord-Boy. Make me tremble.'' | ||
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*'''Eivor:''' ''Another ''[[skald]]'' come to join us?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Another ''[[skald]]'' come to join us?'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Me? O, goodness no, I'm no ''skald''. No. Just a humble nobleman with an interest in versification! An amateur really...'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''Me? O, goodness no, I'm no ''skald''. No. Just a humble nobleman with an interest in versification! An amateur really...'' | ||
An awkward silence occurred. | An awkward silence occurred. | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Shall I continue...?'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''Shall I continue...?'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''I'm not here to judge your poems, lord. Speak your purpose or down your mead.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''I'm not here to judge your poems, lord. Speak your purpose or down your mead.'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Y-yes, sorry. I have come at the hope of meeting Eivor, the great warrior of this clan ... if such an audience is possible.'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''Y-yes, sorry. I have come at the hope of meeting Eivor, the great warrior of this clan... if such an audience is possible.'' | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|I am Eivor= | |-|I am Eivor= | ||
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|-|All here are great warriors= | |-|All here are great warriors= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Every warrior in this clan deserves a song or {{Wiki|saga}}, lord? Why Eivor?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Every warrior in this clan deserves a song or {{Wiki|saga}}, lord? Why Eivor?'' | ||
Norvid and Svanhildr raised their mugs, toasting Eivor's praise. | |||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Because her name alone dries the tongues of my enemies. If such a hero fought beside me, I'd fear nothing.'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''Because her name alone dries the tongues of my enemies. If such a hero fought beside me, I'd fear nothing.'' | ||
Eivor smirked. | Eivor smirked. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''What is your name, lord?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''What is your name, lord?'' | ||
|-|Who are you?= | |-|Who are you?= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''You must understand that Eivor has more enemies than friends in Mercia, lord. Before I drag you off by your knob to meet | *'''Eivor:''' ''You must understand that Eivor has more enemies than friends in Mercia, lord. Before I drag you off by your knob to meet her, I'd like to know your name.'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Yes, forgive me...'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''Yes, forgive me...'' | ||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
Hunwald stood up. | Hunwald stood up. | ||
[[File:ACV A Noble Escort 3.png|thumb|250px|Hunwald informing Eivor of his plight]] | |||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''I am Hunwald, loyal son of Lord [[Hundbeorht]], the current [[Ealdorman]] of Lincolnscire, may God keep and cure him. You see, my father is ailing. And in his delirium, evil men have corrupted his judgment. A secret and powerful [[Order of the Ancients|order]], if the whispers are true. Only a month ago, without forewarning, [[Mercia]]n [[soldier]]s chased me, his only son, from my home. I know not why, but I do know my father would never have ordered my exile.'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''I am Hunwald, loyal son of Lord [[Hundbeorht]], the current [[Ealdorman]] of Lincolnscire, may God keep and cure him. You see, my father is ailing. And in his delirium, evil men have corrupted his judgment. A secret and powerful [[Order of the Ancients|order]], if the whispers are true. Only a month ago, without forewarning, [[Mercia]]n [[soldier]]s chased me, his only son, from my home. I know not why, but I do know my father would never have ordered my exile.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Outcast from your family, that is a hard road to walk.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Outcast from your family, that is a hard road to walk.'' | ||
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|-|Are you worried about your father or his title?= | |-|Are you worried about your father or his title?= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''If I knew my father was ill or beyond saving, I would ready myself to take his place. Will you take his burden should he fall?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''If I knew my father was ill or beyond saving, I would ready myself to take his place. Will you take his burden should he fall?'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''O banish the thought that such a great man should perish. But, if he were to pass ... yes, yes I believe I could. I must!'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''O banish the thought that such a great man should perish. But, if he were to pass... yes, yes I believe I could. I must!'' | ||
|-|What use do we have for a sick ealdorman?= | |-|What use do we have for a sick ealdorman?= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''The ealdormen in Mercia are as changeable as the seasons. Why should we care what happens to your father? Someone will take his place.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''The ealdormen in Mercia are as changeable as the seasons. Why should we care what happens to your father? Someone will take his place.'' | ||
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*'''Eivor:''' ''All right, young lord. My clan has need of me just now. But when I'm ready, we'll find your father together. And right the wrongs you've suffered.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''All right, young lord. My clan has need of me just now. But when I'm ready, we'll find your father together. And right the wrongs you've suffered.'' | ||
Hunwald nodded. | Hunwald nodded. | ||
:(If Eivor did not tell Hunwald her identity earlier) | |||
:*'''Hunwald:''' ''Ah! You are the chieftain, here! I suspected as much.'' | |||
Hunwald nodded. | |||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''God praise you, Eivor.'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''God praise you, Eivor.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''I won't be leading you into the heart of a [[shield]] wall, but there will be danger. I want your word, you will follow my orders to the [[Runes|rune]].'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''I won't be leading you into the heart of a [[shield]] wall, but there will be danger. I want your word, you will follow my orders to the [[Runes|rune]].'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''I am yours to abuse!'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''I am yours to abuse!'' | ||
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*'''Hunwald:''' ''I'll wait for you in my safe haven. [[Botolphston]] to the northeast. From there, we shall make our way to [[Lincoln]]. | *'''Hunwald:''' ''I'll wait for you in my safe haven. [[Botolphston]] to the northeast. From there, we shall make our way to [[Lincoln]]. | ||
*'''Norvid:''' ''Goodbye, Lord-Boy! Safe travels!'' | *'''Norvid:''' ''Goodbye, Lord-Boy! Safe travels!'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''God bless and keep you all | *'''Hunwald:''' ''God bless and keep you all!'' | ||
Hunwald left for his haven. | Hunwald left for his haven. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''I fear I may be escorting that boy to his own execution.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''I fear I may be escorting that boy to his own execution.'' | ||
*'''Svanhildr:''' ''That might shut him up.'' | *'''Svanhildr:''' ''That might shut him up.'' | ||
From the conversation, Eivor garnered a [[Order of the Ancients clues|clue]] from Hunwald that a nobleman in Lincolnscire was a member of the Order. | |||
Eivor made the journey to the village of Botolphston, where she was met with distrust. She pulled up her hood and carefully made her way up the hill to the village longhouse at its peak. She overheard two people talking. | |||
*'''[[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] Man 1:''' ''You see Hunwald's back? Drinking and jabbering as always.'' | *'''[[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] Man 1:''' ''You see Hunwald's back? Drinking and jabbering as always.'' | ||
*'''Norse Woman 1:''' ''Hun-who?'' | *'''Norse Woman 1:''' ''Hun-who?'' | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 1:''' ''Hunwald, son of our ealdorman. Thinks himself a real wonder, slouching with the common folk. Ponce!'' | *'''Anglo-Saxon Man 1:''' ''Hunwald, son of our ealdorman. Thinks himself a real wonder, slouching with the common folk. Ponce!'' | ||
Eivor entered the | *'''Norse Woman 1:''' ''Ah, leave him be. If a man wants to drink in the dirt, let him." | ||
Eivor entered the longhouse. | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''So this is Hunwald's "safe haven"?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''So this is Hunwald's "safe haven"?'' | ||
Eivor | Within, she heard the comments of the locals. | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier 1:''' ''Caught me a sturgeon on the river, yestermorn. Rare as teeth on a rooster, they are.'' | |||
Another man yelled out for the ale-wife. | |||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 2:''' ''A round of mead here! And be quick about it.'' | |||
At the far end, Eivor spied Hunwald speaking with another man at a table. | |||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Though we be a Mercian shire today, tomorrow the [[Kingdom of Lindsey]] will rise again. As free as the wind on the back of my neck.'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''Though we be a Mercian shire today, tomorrow the [[Kingdom of Lindsey]] will rise again. As free as the wind on the back of my neck.'' | ||
*'''[[Aelfgar]]:''' ''Your line of kings died long ago, Hunwald. We're in Lincolnscire now. Do you need a map to remember?'' | *'''[[Aelfgar]]:''' ''Your line of kings died long ago, Hunwald. We're in Lincolnscire now. Do you need a map to remember?'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Aelfgar, my dear man, I do not need a map to prove what my bones know for truth.'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''Aelfgar, my dear man, I do not need a map to prove what my bones know for truth.'' | ||
Eivor | [[File:ACV A Noble Escort 5.png|thumb|250px|Aelfgar and Hunwald interrupted by Eivor's arrival]] | ||
Eivor joined them at the table. | |||
*'''Aelfgar:''' ''Hunwald. Who is this stranger?'' | *'''Aelfgar:''' ''Hunwald. Who is this stranger?'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Eivor! Come! Sit!'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''Eivor! Come! Sit!'' | ||
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*'''Aelfgar:''' ''Hunwald's idea of sturdy is a mug of ale that won't tip over.'' | *'''Aelfgar:''' ''Hunwald's idea of sturdy is a mug of ale that won't tip over.'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Aelfgar has pledged his loyalty to my family, the house of the ferocious swan!'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''Aelfgar has pledged his loyalty to my family, the house of the ferocious swan!'' | ||
[[File:ACV A Noble Escort 6.jpg|thumb|250px|Eivor socializes with Aelfgar across from Hunwald]] | |||
Hunwald showed his family emblem. | Hunwald showed his family emblem. | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''With his influence and your might, we shall rid Lincolnscire of the ruffians who plague this land, once and for all.'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''With his influence and your might, we shall rid Lincolnscire of the ruffians who plague this land, once and for all.'' | ||
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|-|Our success depends on you= | |-|Our success depends on you= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''I can only bring you as far as your father, Hunwald. You are the man who must reach his heart and lead him to reason.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''I can only bring you as far as your father, Hunwald. You are the man who must reach his heart and lead him to reason.'' | ||
Aelfgar chuckled. | |||
*'''Aelfgar:''' ''Are we talking about the same man? Your father is a spendthrift, Hunwald. He ran this shire into the muck.'' | *'''Aelfgar:''' ''Are we talking about the same man? Your father is a spendthrift, Hunwald. He ran this shire into the muck.'' | ||
*''' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''O, Aelfgar, you jest!'' | ||
Aelfgar shook his head. | Aelfgar shook his head. | ||
|-|Why is Aelfgar here?= | |-|Why is Aelfgar here?= | ||
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*'''Aelfgar:''' ''I'm his voice of reason, Eivor. And I've told him a thousand times, it's too dangerous for him in Lincolnscire.'' | *'''Aelfgar:''' ''I'm his voice of reason, Eivor. And I've told him a thousand times, it's too dangerous for him in Lincolnscire.'' | ||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Listen. I've come to escort you to your father's side. We go now, or I walk.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Listen. I've come to escort you to your father's side. We go now, or I walk.'' | ||
[[File:ACV A Noble Escort 8.png|thumb|250px|Eivor, Hunwald and Aelfgar heckled by two drunken men]] | |||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Ah, yes, to Lincoln! Away! But with care. The road between here and there is teeming with brigands who wish me dead.'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''Ah, yes, to Lincoln! Away! But with care. The road between here and there is teeming with brigands who wish me dead.'' | ||
*'''Aelfgar:''' ''You daft lump of lard. A single Dane will not protect you against the whole of Mercia's army.'' | *'''Aelfgar:''' ''You daft lump of lard. A single Dane will not protect you against the whole of Mercia's army.'' | ||
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*'''Eivor:''' ''All right. A quick brawl to get familiar with the local dregs.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''All right. A quick brawl to get familiar with the local dregs.'' | ||
Eivor and Cearl began to fight. | Eivor and Cearl began to fight. | ||
*'''Cearl:''' ''I'll vomit on you, Dane! Won't think twice about it | *'''Cearl:''' ''I'll vomit on you, Dane! Won't think twice about it!'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Nothing welcomes us more into the day than a swift bruising | *'''Hunwald:''' ''Nothing welcomes us more into the day than a swift bruising!'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Is that what it means to be your friend?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Is that what it means to be your friend?'' | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man | *'''Anglo-Saxon Man 3:''' ''Rip a lung out!'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''We shall triumph, Eivor! We shall win this ugly row!'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''We shall triumph, Eivor! We shall win this ugly row!'' | ||
Midway | Eivor continued to wail on Cearl. | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Eivor! My bladder is bursting! I must step outside for a long deserved slash! Keep them dancing 'til I return | *'''Anglo-Saxon Woman 1:''' ''You're losing ground, you drunken sot!'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''You're a fool to challenge this one!'' | |||
Hunwald continued to praise his champion. | |||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''By all the saints and martyrs, Eivor. You are a beast! Even [[Beowulf]] never fought so well!'' | |||
Midway through the battle, Hunwald excused himself. | |||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Eivor! My bladder is bursting! I must step outside for a long deserved slash! Keep them dancing 'til I return!'' | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Hunwald, do not wander!'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Hunwald, do not wander!'' | ||
*'''Cearl:''' ''I bleedin' love a good toss-around. Gives me life!'' | |||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman | *'''Anglo-Saxon Man 2:''' ''Forget the pain, Cearl. Shake it off!'' | ||
*'''Cearl:''' ''Lord, give me strength!'' | |||
The fight ended. | |||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman 2:''' ''Clear out, all of you! Before you kick up a fire!'' | |||
{{#tag:tabber| | |||
Eivor won= | |||
*'''Cearl:''' ''Jesus, my bones are aching. Could use a dip in the sea.'' | *'''Cearl:''' ''Jesus, my bones are aching. Could use a dip in the sea.'' | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman | *'''Anglo-Saxon Woman 2:''' ''Shut your hinge, Cearl. And stop dripping blood in my hall.'' | ||
{{!}}-{{!}} | |||
Eivor lost= | |||
Eivor clutched her ribs, her pride injured worse than her bones. | |||
*'''Cearl:''' ''A worthy tussle, Dane! Give this one a cup of mead! They are not the dogs we take them for.'' | |||
}} | |||
|-|Let me buy you a drink (165)= | |-|Let me buy you a drink (165)= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Let's not break our bones without some alcohol to dull the coming pain. Ale-wife, for these stout Saxons, a round on me!'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Let's not break our bones without some alcohol to dull the coming pain. Ale-wife, for these stout Saxons, a round on me!'' | ||
*'''Cearl:''' ''Well, that's, uh ... that's kind of you. Unexpected like.'' | *'''Cearl:''' ''Well, that's, uh... that's kind of you. Unexpected like.'' | ||
The two men sat back down at their table. | The two men sat back down at their table. | ||
*''' | *'''Cearl:''' ''Cheers to this Dane! One who knows the true worth of [[silver]]!'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''You canny fox. That was incredible! Like watching a captain navigate the roiling waters of an angry river. I must void my bladder, Eivor. Then we shall set forth in search of adventure new!'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''You canny fox. That was incredible! Like watching a captain navigate the roiling waters of an angry river. I must void my bladder, Eivor. Then we shall set forth in search of adventure new!'' | ||
Hunwald left to relieve himself. | Hunwald left to relieve himself. | ||
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*'''Eivor:''' ''He's with me. He'll be fine.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''He's with me. He'll be fine.'' | ||
*'''Aelfgar:''' ''If I had a scribe jot down all the occasions I'd warned that stupid boy, I'd be the most written about man in history.'' | *'''Aelfgar:''' ''If I had a scribe jot down all the occasions I'd warned that stupid boy, I'd be the most written about man in history.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Aelfgar ... the boorish nag of Lincolnscire.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Aelfgar... the boorish nag of Lincolnscire.'' | ||
Eivor smirked at him, and after a moment to shake his head, he returned it. | |||
*'''Hunwald:''' (scream) | *'''Hunwald:''' (scream) | ||
|-|Do not fuck with me (Level 3 Charisma)= | |-|Do not fuck with me (Level 3 Charisma)= | ||
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*'''Cearl:''' ''A what?'' | *'''Cearl:''' ''A what?'' | ||
Eivor drank some more. | Eivor drank some more. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''A blood eagle. A raw, magnificent bird I'll tear from your guts. First, I crush your ribs. Then, I pull out your lungs, and stretch them into wings. So you can fly to your heaven as fast as possible.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''A blood eagle. A raw, magnificent bird I'll tear from your guts.'' | ||
She stood up as she described the process. | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''First, I crush your ribs. Then, I pull out your lungs, and stretch them into wings. So you can fly to your heaven as fast as possible.'' | |||
Cearl's friend moved back. | Cearl's friend moved back. | ||
*'''Cearl:''' ''[[Jesus of Nazareth|Jesus]]. Fucking heathen.'' | *'''Cearl:''' ''[[Jesus of Nazareth|Jesus]]. Fucking heathen.'' | ||
The two men walked away. | The two men walked away. | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''You canny fox. That was incredible! Like watching a captain navigate the roiling waters of an angry river. I must void my bladder, Eivor. Then we shall set forth in search of adventure new!'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''You canny [[fox]]. That was incredible! Like watching a captain navigate the roiling waters of an angry river. I must void my bladder, Eivor. Then we shall set forth in search of adventure new!'' | ||
Hunwald left to relieve himself. | Hunwald left to relieve himself. | ||
[[File:ACV A Noble Escort 9.png|thumb|250px|Eivor and Aelfgar discussing Hunwald]] | |||
*'''Aelfgar:''' ''You travel with a marked man at your side.'' | *'''Aelfgar:''' ''You travel with a marked man at your side.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''He's with me. He'll be fine.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''He's with me. He'll be fine.'' | ||
*'''Aelfgar:''' ''If I had a scribe jot down all the occasions I'd warned that stupid boy, I'd be the most written about man in history.'' | *'''Aelfgar:''' ''If I had a scribe jot down all the occasions I'd warned that stupid boy, I'd be the most written about man in history.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Aelfgar ... the boorish nag of Lincolnscire.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Aelfgar... the boorish nag of Lincolnscire.'' | ||
Eivor smirked at him, and after a moment to shake his head, he returned it. | |||
*'''Hunwald:''' (scream) | *'''Hunwald:''' (scream) | ||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
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Eivor talked with Aelfgar. | Eivor talked with Aelfgar. | ||
*'''Aelfgar:''' ''Did you hear that scream? Sounded like Hunwald. He went out that side door.'' | *'''Aelfgar:''' ''Did you hear that scream? Sounded like Hunwald. He went out that side door.'' | ||
[[File:ACV A Noble Escort 10.png|thumb|250px|Eivor discovering soldiers surrounding Hunwald]] | |||
Eivor went outside the side door and saw Hunwald surrounded by soldiers. | Eivor went outside the side door and saw Hunwald surrounded by soldiers. | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' (scream) | *'''Hunwald:''' (scream) | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Hunwald's in trouble.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Hunwald's in trouble.'' | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier | *'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier 2:''' ''They call this patsy whelp a lord?'' | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier | *'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier 3:''' ''Look at him! Soft as unbaked bread.'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Villains! Leave me be!'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''Villains! Leave me be!'' | ||
Eivor attacked the soldiers. | Eivor attacked and killed one of the soldiers. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Leave him be!'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Leave him be!'' | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier | *'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier 4:''' ''Jesus! He's brought a bloody Dane!'' | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier | Eivor killed another soldier. | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier 5:''' ''This ain't worth the silver they's paying us!'' | |||
Hunwald was on the ground and acting melodramatic. | Hunwald was on the ground and acting melodramatic. | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''O, I have been struck down! Pruned within an inch of my life! But I will survive, I must. Continue as you would, Eivor! And if I should expire, avenge me!'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''O, I have been struck down! Pruned within an inch of my life! But I will survive, I must. Continue as you would, Eivor! And if I should expire, avenge me!'' | ||
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*'''Hunwald:''' ''I live! I'm alive. Heaven have mercy!'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''I live! I'm alive. Heaven have mercy!'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Are you hurt?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Are you hurt?'' | ||
[[File:ACV A Noble Escort 11.png|thumb|250px|Hunwald agreeing to set off to Lincoln]] | |||
Hunwald stood up. | Hunwald stood up. | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Unbelievable! The Battle of Botolphston will be remembered for years to come! Aelfgar! We have won our first great victory.'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''Unbelievable! The Battle of Botolphston will be remembered for years to come! Aelfgar! We have won our first great victory.'' | ||
Aelfgar nodded through his disapproval before walking back to the longhouse. | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Hunwald, are you hurt?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Hunwald, are you hurt?'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Never better, I...'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''Never better, I...'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''We should get to Lincoln as quickly as we can.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''We should get to Lincoln as quickly as we can.'' | ||
*'''Hunwald:''' ''Yes ... yes, you're right. Let's depart.'' | *'''Hunwald:''' ''Yes... yes, you're right. Let's depart.'' | ||
==Outcome== | ==Outcome== | ||
Eivor saved Hunwald from the | Eivor reunited with Hunwald and saved him from the soldiers who meant him harm. | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
The dialogue from the soldiers who accost Hunwald does not seem tied to any soldiers in particular; killing them in sequence seems to trigger the lines from disembodied voice files, regardless of which guards are killed first, however killing them all in rapid succession (on Saga difficulty with the Focus of the Nornir ability, for example) seems to skip their lines and advance the quest logic straight to "reviving" Hunwald. Similarly, killing one from stealth causes Eivor to yell out "Leave him be!" and the guards yell out in reply, however they continue to stand idle until they actively detect the player. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
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ACV A Noble Escort 4.png|Eivor reflecting on her choice to help Hunwald | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:45, 25 May 2026
A Noble Escort was a virtual representation of one of Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan in 2020 through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
Description[edit | edit source]
Eivor met with Hunwald at the docks of Ravensthorpe.
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Some time after Dag Nithisson's passing, Eivor noticed a Saxon noble sitting at the docks of Ravensthorpe, drinking his fill of mead.
- Hunwald: Mmm. Quite delicious.
- Eivor: A Saxon noble. He's a long way from home.
Returning to the room with the Alliance Map, Eivor talked with Randvi about pledging to Lincolnscire.
- Eivor: What about Lincolnscire?
- Randvi: A rather boisterous man named Hunwald arrived recently, wishing to speak with you. On a matter of great importance, he said.
- Eivor: Where is he now?
- Randvi: Down at the docks, carousing with my scouts and scaring the fish from the river. He waits for you with great eagerness.
Eivor pledged to Lincolnscire.
- Eivor: He sounds charming. I will meet him at once.
- Randvi: Protect your ears.
Eivor headed to the docks to meet Hunwald, who was talking with two of the Raven Clan's Norse members, Norvid and Svanhildr.
- Hunwald: This is true happiness, isn't it, men? Life in the rough, in the company of friends, sitting beside a carefree river!
- Norvid: I'm here for the mead, Lord-Boy.
- Hunwald: I just adore the laughter of the water, the spice of the mead in the nose, the spittle of shouting Danes!
- Svanhildr: Norse, you troll-wart!
- Hunwald: Norse! Yes, forgive me. Norse...
From a distance, Eivor continued to hear the young man talk with the warriors.
- Hunwald: *Coughs* Ah! Ahem. Went down the wrong pipe!
- Svanhildr: Caution, lord.
- Hunwald: Mm. This is strong stuff.
I taste a pinch of clover in the mead. Am I wrong?
Eivor approached the Saxon.
- Hunwald: You may think this odd, but our lively chatter here has inspired in me a short poem. May I recite it for you?
- Norvid: Go on, Lord-Boy. Make me tremble.
- Hunwald: O, indeed. I shall try! I call it, "Ode to a Hungry Flame.
Eivor entered the conversation.
- Eivor: Another skald come to join us?
- Hunwald: Me? O, goodness no, I'm no skald. No. Just a humble nobleman with an interest in versification! An amateur really...
An awkward silence occurred.
- Hunwald: Shall I continue...?
- Eivor: I'm not here to judge your poems, lord. Speak your purpose or down your mead.
- Hunwald: Y-yes, sorry. I have come at the hope of meeting Eivor, the great warrior of this clan... if such an audience is possible.
- Eivor: Every warrior in this clan deserves a song or saga, lord? Why Eivor?
- Hunwald: Because her name alone dries the tongues of my enemies. If such a hero fought beside me, I'd fear nothing.
- Eivor: What is your name, lord?
- Eivor: You must understand that Eivor has more enemies than friends in Mercia, lord. Before I drag you off by your knob to meet her, I'd like to know your name.
- Hunwald: Yes, forgive me...
Hunwald stood up.
- Hunwald: I am Hunwald, loyal son of Lord Hundbeorht, the current Ealdorman of Lincolnscire, may God keep and cure him. You see, my father is ailing. And in his delirium, evil men have corrupted his judgment. A secret and powerful order, if the whispers are true. Only a month ago, without forewarning, Mercian soldiers chased me, his only son, from my home. I know not why, but I do know my father would never have ordered my exile.
- Eivor: Outcast from your family, that is a hard road to walk.
- Hunwald: Could one of your clan help me return to Lincoln? March beside me through the city gates and set me at my father's noble feet once again.
- Eivor: It may be we can help you. But we'll want something in return. An alliance between our clan and yours.
- Hunwald: And you shall have it! My father is a great friend of the Danes, in spite of the recent wars.
- Eivor: If I knew my father was ill or beyond saving, I would ready myself to take his place. Will you take his burden should he fall?
- Hunwald: O banish the thought that such a great man should perish. But, if he were to pass... yes, yes I believe I could. I must!
- Eivor: The ealdormen in Mercia are as changeable as the seasons. Why should we care what happens to your father? Someone will take his place.
- Hunwald: Because my father is honest. And a friend to all people, Saxons and Danes alike. If you offer an alliance in good faith, he will honor it.
- Eivor: You sing a sad song, Hunwald of Lincolnscire. A son robbed of his father's protection, now desperate to prove his honor. How far will you go to regain it? To a bloody end?
- Hunwald: O indeed! I will plunge into the heat of battle to defend my father, knowing our cause is a righteous one!
- Eivor: All right, young lord. My clan has need of me just now. But when I'm ready, we'll find your father together. And right the wrongs you've suffered.
Hunwald nodded.
- (If Eivor did not tell Hunwald her identity earlier)
- Hunwald: Ah! You are the chieftain, here! I suspected as much.
Hunwald nodded.
- Hunwald: God praise you, Eivor.
- Eivor: I won't be leading you into the heart of a shield wall, but there will be danger. I want your word, you will follow my orders to the rune.
- Hunwald: I am yours to abuse!
- Eivor: If it comes to that...
- Hunwald: I'll wait for you in my safe haven. Botolphston to the northeast. From there, we shall make our way to Lincoln.
- Norvid: Goodbye, Lord-Boy! Safe travels!
- Hunwald: God bless and keep you all!
Hunwald left for his haven.
- Eivor: I fear I may be escorting that boy to his own execution.
- Svanhildr: That might shut him up.
From the conversation, Eivor garnered a clue from Hunwald that a nobleman in Lincolnscire was a member of the Order.
Eivor made the journey to the village of Botolphston, where she was met with distrust. She pulled up her hood and carefully made her way up the hill to the village longhouse at its peak. She overheard two people talking.
- Anglo-Saxon Man 1: You see Hunwald's back? Drinking and jabbering as always.
- Norse Woman 1: Hun-who?
- Anglo-Saxon Man 1: Hunwald, son of our ealdorman. Thinks himself a real wonder, slouching with the common folk. Ponce!
- Norse Woman 1: Ah, leave him be. If a man wants to drink in the dirt, let him."
Eivor entered the longhouse.
- Eivor: So this is Hunwald's "safe haven"?
Within, she heard the comments of the locals.
- Anglo-Saxon Soldier 1: Caught me a sturgeon on the river, yestermorn. Rare as teeth on a rooster, they are.
Another man yelled out for the ale-wife.
- Anglo-Saxon Man 2: A round of mead here! And be quick about it.
At the far end, Eivor spied Hunwald speaking with another man at a table.
- Hunwald: Though we be a Mercian shire today, tomorrow the Kingdom of Lindsey will rise again. As free as the wind on the back of my neck.
- Aelfgar: Your line of kings died long ago, Hunwald. We're in Lincolnscire now. Do you need a map to remember?
- Hunwald: Aelfgar, my dear man, I do not need a map to prove what my bones know for truth.
Eivor joined them at the table.
- Aelfgar: Hunwald. Who is this stranger?
- Hunwald: Eivor! Come! Sit!
Eivor sat beside Aelfgar and across from Hunwald as Hunwald turned to call to the barkeep.
- Hunwald: Bread and ale please, ale-wife!
Hunwald faced Eivor and Aelfgar again.
- Hunwald: I have been discussing my delicate situation with Aelfgar here.
- Eivor: Lord.
Aelfgar nodded.
- Hunwald: He is a nobleman like me, one of Lincolnscire's sturdy thegns.
- Aelfgar: Hunwald's idea of sturdy is a mug of ale that won't tip over.
- Hunwald: Aelfgar has pledged his loyalty to my family, the house of the ferocious swan!
Hunwald showed his family emblem.
- Hunwald: With his influence and your might, we shall rid Lincolnscire of the ruffians who plague this land, once and for all.
- Eivor: We're going to see your father, Hunwald. That's all.
- Hunwald: Indeed, Eivor! With speed and purpose! You are the axle to my wheel. The spark to my tinder!
- Eivor: Hunwald, your father is ill and your enemies have every advantage under the sun. Do you have a plan, or have I come all this way to watch you drink this watery piss?
- Hunwald: Of course, my friend. I am a man of action above all else. Ready to leap and dance and fight!
- Eivor: I can only bring you as far as your father, Hunwald. You are the man who must reach his heart and lead him to reason.
- Aelfgar: Are we talking about the same man? Your father is a spendthrift, Hunwald. He ran this shire into the muck.
- Hunwald: O, Aelfgar, you jest!
- Eivor: Hunwald, I don't know your friend here. And not knowing him, I don't trust him.
- Aelfgar: I'm his voice of reason, Eivor. And I've told him a thousand times, it's too dangerous for him in Lincolnscire.
- Eivor: Listen. I've come to escort you to your father's side. We go now, or I walk.
- Hunwald: Ah, yes, to Lincoln! Away! But with care. The road between here and there is teeming with brigands who wish me dead.
- Aelfgar: You daft lump of lard. A single Dane will not protect you against the whole of Mercia's army.
- Hunwald: I think you are wrong, Aelfgar. And here she'll prove it.
Two unknown men walked to the table.
- Cearl: I am hot for a fight, snow-dog! Give me half a chance, and I'll stove your heathen face right in!
Eivor stood up.
- Eivor: All right. A quick brawl to get familiar with the local dregs.
Eivor and Cearl began to fight.
- Cearl: I'll vomit on you, Dane! Won't think twice about it!
- Hunwald: Nothing welcomes us more into the day than a swift bruising!
- Eivor: Is that what it means to be your friend?
- Anglo-Saxon Man 3: Rip a lung out!
- Hunwald: We shall triumph, Eivor! We shall win this ugly row!
Eivor continued to wail on Cearl.
- Anglo-Saxon Woman 1: You're losing ground, you drunken sot!
- Hunwald: You're a fool to challenge this one!
Hunwald continued to praise his champion.
- Hunwald: By all the saints and martyrs, Eivor. You are a beast! Even Beowulf never fought so well!
Midway through the battle, Hunwald excused himself.
- Hunwald: Eivor! My bladder is bursting! I must step outside for a long deserved slash! Keep them dancing 'til I return!
- Eivor: Hunwald, do not wander!
- Cearl: I bleedin' love a good toss-around. Gives me life!
- Anglo-Saxon Man 2: Forget the pain, Cearl. Shake it off!
- Cearl: Lord, give me strength!
The fight ended.
- Anglo-Saxon Woman 2: Clear out, all of you! Before you kick up a fire!
- Cearl: Jesus, my bones are aching. Could use a dip in the sea.
- Anglo-Saxon Woman 2: Shut your hinge, Cearl. And stop dripping blood in my hall.
Eivor clutched her ribs, her pride injured worse than her bones.
- Cearl: A worthy tussle, Dane! Give this one a cup of mead! They are not the dogs we take them for.
- Eivor: Let's not break our bones without some alcohol to dull the coming pain. Ale-wife, for these stout Saxons, a round on me!
- Cearl: Well, that's, uh... that's kind of you. Unexpected like.
- Cearl: Cheers to this Dane! One who knows the true worth of silver!
- Hunwald: You canny fox. That was incredible! Like watching a captain navigate the roiling waters of an angry river. I must void my bladder, Eivor. Then we shall set forth in search of adventure new!
- Aelfgar: You travel with a marked man at your side.
- Eivor: He's with me. He'll be fine.
- Aelfgar: If I had a scribe jot down all the occasions I'd warned that stupid boy, I'd be the most written about man in history.
- Eivor: Aelfgar... the boorish nag of Lincolnscire.
- Hunwald: (scream)
- Eivor: Have you ever seen a blood eagle, my Saxon friends?
- Cearl: A what?
- Eivor: A blood eagle. A raw, magnificent bird I'll tear from your guts.
- Eivor: First, I crush your ribs. Then, I pull out your lungs, and stretch them into wings. So you can fly to your heaven as fast as possible.
- Cearl: Jesus. Fucking heathen.
- Hunwald: You canny fox. That was incredible! Like watching a captain navigate the roiling waters of an angry river. I must void my bladder, Eivor. Then we shall set forth in search of adventure new!
- Aelfgar: You travel with a marked man at your side.
- Eivor: He's with me. He'll be fine.
- Aelfgar: If I had a scribe jot down all the occasions I'd warned that stupid boy, I'd be the most written about man in history.
- Eivor: Aelfgar... the boorish nag of Lincolnscire.
Eivor smirked at him, and after a moment to shake his head, he returned it.
- Hunwald: (scream)
- Eivor: I told Hunwald to stay near. Where did he wander off to?
Eivor talked with Aelfgar.
- Aelfgar: Did you hear that scream? Sounded like Hunwald. He went out that side door.
Eivor went outside the side door and saw Hunwald surrounded by soldiers.
- Hunwald: (scream)
- Eivor: Hunwald's in trouble.
- Anglo-Saxon Soldier 2: They call this patsy whelp a lord?
- Anglo-Saxon Soldier 3: Look at him! Soft as unbaked bread.
- Hunwald: Villains! Leave me be!
Eivor attacked and killed one of the soldiers.
- Eivor: Leave him be!
- Anglo-Saxon Soldier 4: Jesus! He's brought a bloody Dane!
Eivor killed another soldier.
- Anglo-Saxon Soldier 5: This ain't worth the silver they's paying us!
Hunwald was on the ground and acting melodramatic.
- Hunwald: O, I have been struck down! Pruned within an inch of my life! But I will survive, I must. Continue as you would, Eivor! And if I should expire, avenge me!
Eivor defeated Hunwald's attackers and then spoke with Hunwald.
- Hunwald: I live! I'm alive. Heaven have mercy!
- Eivor: Are you hurt?
Hunwald stood up.
- Hunwald: Unbelievable! The Battle of Botolphston will be remembered for years to come! Aelfgar! We have won our first great victory.
Aelfgar nodded through his disapproval before walking back to the longhouse.
- Eivor: Hunwald, are you hurt?
- Hunwald: Never better, I...
- Eivor: We should get to Lincoln as quickly as we can.
- Hunwald: Yes... yes, you're right. Let's depart.
Outcome[edit | edit source]
Eivor reunited with Hunwald and saved him from the soldiers who meant him harm.
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The dialogue from the soldiers who accost Hunwald does not seem tied to any soldiers in particular; killing them in sequence seems to trigger the lines from disembodied voice files, regardless of which guards are killed first, however killing them all in rapid succession (on Saga difficulty with the Focus of the Nornir ability, for example) seems to skip their lines and advance the quest logic straight to "reviving" Hunwald. Similarly, killing one from stealth causes Eivor to yell out "Leave him be!" and the guards yell out in reply, however they continue to stand idle until they actively detect the player.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Eivor reflecting on her choice to help Hunwald
