Torm

Torm The Undying


Originating from a small town on an island, in a far away land, following the Religion of Jörvi, Takorm Yarvikssorg, better known as simply Torm had his story begin at age nineteen, forming the town of Höfuðborgin, and later the nation of Icebergia. Another town, Räsjik, and another; Oslak. His small ships turned into formidable fleets, and from there, to an Empire.

Years of War
Nearing his 20's, Takorm was slaughtered in the battlefield by a man named King Iris. Iris was the King in the lands of which Torm resided, Torm was killed, and his friends like Hadi, and Malak, before they earned their titles, fled. Torm, whilst dead, was made an offer by a God of his people, Yarvik, the God of Rebirth, Yarvik was placed in his head, guiding Torm, and he dubbed himself, Takorm Yarvikson.

Vengeance and Power
During his 1st assault on King Iris, he failed, and fled East, as Yarvik suggested, there he found an abandoned Longhouse from a forgotten Kin, and Yarvik spoke "Here you shall build your crops, and swords, and shields, and children, and theirs, and your long ships, and sate your hunger for revenge", and so he did. He founded the High Kingdom of Noregr, another Kingdom of Norelaw, and created an Vast Empire by convincing the surrounding Kingdoms to follow him. He was no longer Chief Torm of little Höfuðborgin, nor King Torm, nor High King Torm- But Grand Emperor Torm, of the North Seas of Noderleund. As Torm's fleets reached Iris' shores, Iris became fat and lazy off his boons and successes, while Torm's rage fueled him, Iris had become careless. Iris thought Torm dead, however when Torm's Viking Army arrived at the gates, Torm uttered the same words that started the war, spoken by Iris. "Then perish". Soon after Torm's warriors slew Iris, and mounted his head on a spike. All the known Isles then belonged to Torm and his people, his Grand Empire.

The Journey North
From poor boy, then Jarl, Chief, High Chief, King, High King, Emperor, to Grand Emperor, he left his Empire in the hands of a loyal woman, Empress XLNuggets. He took with him, only his most trusted souls, those who stayed with him through his change to undead. Hadi, The Relentless; Malak, The Mindless most namely. Torm seeks the thing his people strive for, glory and fame, whether that be a martyr, sainthood, or great deed, he seeks only glory for he and his men. The Voyage North was Hellish, and upon their arrival, through seas, monsters, and Gods, their ship crashed, as they were scattered but later re-united, on a strange mysterious mass of lands. Eldham.

Draakthakt
The Midjorisk people took kindly to the Jorvites, and allowed them stead in a town they called ' Vultitain ' or ' Dark Heart ' in the common tounge. It's leader Tristshun fell tired of ruling and offered the town to Torm, which he took. To honor the nation, and better keep it's traditions, Torm renamed it to ' Draakthakt ' Jorvick for 'Dark Heart '. The change was simply for his people, seeing as they were foregin, they had trouble pronouncing the name. Since then Torm has fixed up the majority of the town, building a longhouse, new houses, walls and so on.

After Torm's leave, he abandoned hope in the town in whole, and left his shrine to Yarvik there, to in some hope, gain the grace of the Gods.

Viðanmor
Though the reign of Midjor was a long five years of Triumverancy, all of the original Midjorisk had feld when the invasion of the Kratalian's began. After Vathol, the second Yorv, sailed away, a Jorvalisk-minsiter-of Midjor who was sick of the rule of fear and inability had elected Torm as the next Yorv. Reluctantly, Torm acceptted, only time will tell if he will lead Midjor to victory, or if he, much like Vathol, will fail horribly.

Midjor did, under Torm's seasoned rule become victorious, and the squatters agreed to his terms. As such, Takorm set in motion a reform, giving a speech during a time of uproar, 'The Midjor Call". Soon therein, he changed the flag and name of Midjor to Viðanmor, and the flag to a much more Viking design. However, his rule was cut short when Viðanmor declared war on Falholt. All of Viðanmor's surrounding nations saw Torm as a tyrant, forcing his people into war. Though he did as they wished and stepped down, it still wasn't enough, and Torm was ridiculed and banished from Viðanmor.

As Torm began to pack, his fellow Jorvics did as well, however they weren't the only ones, Berg, the Husjarl of Kratalia joined Torm in his leave, as did many Midjorisk, and fellow races he once ruled over. Though his pride stripped, his home stolen, and his confidence in leading beaten, people where still willing to follow him, with his new Kin in tow, they set out for a land Berg owned, and they settled, during the travel, Torm suggested a name from their distant past, or relatives whom underwent a similar transition in separation and abandonment. A name, and a symbol, that Torm hoped would bring new life to his people. Einberg.