As a child, I was enchanted by the glistening medals of the stately gentlemen moving across the dance floor at my parents’ gatherings. An uncle taught me to shoot. He instructed me in the moral principles to which the king’s soldiers ought to adhere. As I myself rode toward the battlefront, I fantasized about my spectacular return. No one had told me what would happen in between. Among screaming bodies and gut-spewing soldiers, I saw looting and abuse. I was hit by a bullet from one of my own. When I woke up, I was lying on a cart packed with corpses. The creatures caring for me
were quite strange-looking. I think they were trolls. Yet friendly and shy. I haven’t told mother about them or the battlefield. But I lose my speech when I think of the courier that will one day
summon me to the next battle. Choose among the suggestions below or make one up yourself.
NAME
· First name: Alexandra, Franz, Jarmo, Johan, Klara, Kristina
· Last name: Almklint, Lidén, Nordenflycht
MOTIVATION
· Make my father proud
· My friends need me
· Seek out danger and death
TRAUMA
· Almost drowned when your ship was dragged down by a sea monster
· Lost all your men to an angry giant
· Saw dead warriors rise again on the battlefield
DARK SECRET
· Deserter
· Cannot cope with filth and disorder
· Killed a defenseless enemy
· MAIN ATTRIBUTE: Precision
· MAIN SKILL: Ranged Combat
· TALENTS: Battle-hardened, Gentleman, Tactician
· RESOURCES: 3-7
· EQUIPMENT: Rifle or pistol, compass or bayonet, map book or saber.