Birthrights

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Birthrights was a virtual representation of one of Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.

Description

Eivor and the Norwegian Viking clans attended an Althing organized by King Harald.

Dialogue

Eivor enters the building, and walks over to Sigurd.

• Sigurd: Tell me Gorm still lives, Eivor?
• Eivor: It pains me to say... he does.
• Sigurd: Thank you. His day will come.
• Sigurd: Uh... Gods, I hate long speeches.
• Eivor: Only when you're not giving them.

King Harald beings speaking.

• King Harald: Many of you knew my father, Halfdan the Black. A great man who achieved great things.
• Norse Woman: They buried Halfdan's leg near our temple! The crops have never grown taller!
• Norse Man: They buried his arse near ours and we get nothing but a muddy river!
• King Harald: I dream of something greater. A vast kingdom of warriors, in numbers the world has never seen. United under one king. One rule!
• King Harald: Too much blood has been spilt fighting one another. Today we unify and turn our blades outward to conquer new lands! And who better to lead us to glory than me? I was blooded before the age of ten and I led the greatest army Norway has ever seen.
• King Harald: But they saw a wise king seeks honest counsel. So I ask, who among you rejects this new arrangement?

Hjorr Halfsson and Ljufvina Bjarmarsdottir step forward.

• Hjorr: I am not your enemy, King Harald, but I will not be your subject. Tomorrow we sail for greener shores, and so, my kingdom is yours.
• King Harald: This saddens me, novle Hjorr. And does your wife agree? Is she not tired of limping ever westward?
• Ljufvina: My husband and I are as one in this, lord. We do not limp together, we fly.
• King Harald: I am sad to lose a woman of your spirit, Ljufvina. But I hold no grudge. May the fates grant you good luck.

Gorm steps forward.

• Gorm: My king! I offer you my axe and my oath, ironclad!
• 'King Harald: Gorm Kjotvesson. You dare show your face in this hall? Did not king Styrbjorn and his son Sigurd rid our lands of your foulness?
• Gorm: The Raven Clan dishonored me, great king! They poisoned my father, Kjotve! They made a mockery of his honorable death.
• Eivor: Bacraut! (Asshole!) You lie!
• Sigurd: Hold, Eivor. Let it play out.
• King Harald: This is a serious charge, Gorm. And a false one at that. My uncle saw your father die.
• King Harald: Eivor Wolf-Kissed. You are Kjotve's slayer. This man has slandered your clan. What shall I do with him?

Kill him.Banish him.You decide.

• Eivor: You are king of these lands, Harald. The decision must be yours.
• King Harald: A modest and honorable answer.

• King Harald: Gorm, I name you Worm and call you exiled. Leave these lands by the next full moon or I will feed you to the crows myself.

Eivor watched Gorm walk away.

• Styrbjorn: King Harald, may I speak?
• King Harald: The floor is yours, King Styrbjorn.
• Styrbjorn: My people have held our land since the days when Odin himself walked among us. My kingdom is humble, but we have paid for it in blood. Our victory over Kjotve is proof that we will not lay down without a fight.
• Styrbjorn: All here have buried friends, brothers, and sisters... sons and daughters. And I for one have had my fill of death. Let those who seek war look beyond our shores. If King Harald brings peace, then I am happy to bend my knee to him.

Styrbjorn kneels, shocking Sigurd and Eivor.

• Sigurd: What?
• Sigurd: What in Hel's name are you doing, Father?
• Styrbjorn: Securing a lasting peace, Sigurd. Our days of fighting are finished.
• Sigurd: You said nothing of this to me, not a word! And I will not yield a title that should be mine by right!
• Styrbjorn: The war will continue. Men will die, villages will burn, you foolish boy! This is our only way towards true peace!
• Sigurd: You will die a thrall!, you drink-addled cow! Alone and toothless in a bed of straw!

Sigurd storms off, leaving Eivor.

• Styrbjorn: Forgive my son. He is ruled by his emotions.
• King Harald: I take no offense, Styrbjorn Jarl. And I thank you for your fealty.
• King Harald: It is natural to fear change. To resist it. But all things change and all things end. The lessons of Ragnarok are clear. We will speak again soon.

Eivor steps towards the King.

• Eivor: That was an ambush, lord. Did you know of Styrbjorn's plans?
• King Harald: For some days, yes, I did. But it was not at my urging. This was his decision alone.
• King Harald: Do you dream of a glorious future, Eivor? A warrior like you would be a boon to my clan.

I seek Valhalla.I am bound to Sigurd.I do not know my fate.

• Eivor: I dream of a glorious death, but not at the cost of betraying my family.

• King Harald: I wish I understood you better. For those I do not understand, I do not trust. And I cannot stomach a lack of trust.
• Eivor: You have nothing to fear from me, King Harald. My loyalty lies with my brother, Sigurd, and I bear you no ill will.
• King Harald: Then know, that if you stay in Norway, both you and your brother must serve under me. Take tomorrow to think on this. But let us leave these matters for another time. Tonight, we will eat and drink like gods and wake in a kingdom made new.

Outcome

Styrbjorn cede his clan and kingdom's allegiance to King Harald, a decision that was opposed by his son Sigurd.

References

• Assassin's Creed: Valhalla