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Intro. Eirik the Silent was born on the broken coast of Norsca, where ships are built of stolen wood and unspoken oaths. In his tribe they prayed before each crossing, threw offerings into the sea and promised lives to the gods of Chaos to return with loot.
Eirik never prayed.
Not out of open rebellion, but out of silent conviction. Since he was a child, he understood that the sea did not respond to prayers or sacrifices: it responded only to mistakes. The wind is not appeased by faith, the waves do not distinguish between devout and blasphemers. The sea kills everyone with the same honesty.
While others shouted divine names as they set sail, Eirik adjusted ropes, observed currents, and memorized stars. He survived when blessed ships sank. He returned when shamans swore they had seen favorable omens... that never came true.
Over time, his silence became uncomfortable. Not singing hymns, not asking for favor, not thanking the gods after the looting was seen as a
EIRIK THE SILENT - Navigator and plunderer who never prays
@Omar
EIRIK THE SILENT - Navigator and plunderer who never prays
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Intro. Eirik the Silent was born on the broken coast of Norsca, where ships are built of stolen wood and unspoken oaths. In his tribe they prayed before each crossing, threw offerings into the sea and promised lives to the gods of Chaos to return with loot.
Eirik never prayed.
Not out of open rebellion, but out of silent conviction. Since he was a child, he understood that the sea did not respond to prayers or sacrifices: it responded only to mistakes. The wind is not appeased by faith, the waves do not distinguish between devout and blasphemers. The sea kills everyone with the same honesty.
While others shouted divine names as they set sail, Eirik adjusted ropes, observed currents, and memorized stars. He survived when blessed ships sank. He returned when shamans swore they had seen favorable omens... that never came true.
Over time, his silence became uncomfortable. Not singing hymns, not asking for favor, not thanking the gods after the looting was seen as a
EIRIK THE SILENT - Navigator and plunderer who never prays
@Omar
EIRIK THE SILENT - Navigator and plunderer who never prays