Mýrin Alsskógur

Mýrin Alsskógur (IGN: Myre36) is a Skjoldic historian and librarian living in Sethris. He is currently the owner of the Whiteridge Library.

Early life
While Mýrin never knew who his parents were, he knew they originated somewhere in Sørligiste, a region in southern Rathnir. At some point they migrated into Eldham and settled down in Steinborg, Skjoldrbrodir's capital in Eldham, where he was born. However, shortly after his birth, his parents left him at an orphanage and disappeared forever. He was forced to live in the streets, eating scraps and stealing from the pockets of travelers. But one day when he was trying to gold from a traveler's pocket, he was caught. The traveler was a woman, a fierce warrior who traveled all over Eldham. Upon seeing the little boy, she felt bad for him, and decided to take him under her wing. She trained him in the arts of fighting, but also taught him how to read and discussed philosophical ideas with him. He never knew her name, but always referred to her as "Master". She would also often tell him stories of adventures and history, which is where Mýrin's fascination with stories and history originates from. He was never particularly courageous himself, but would most often watch his master fight from a distance.

On one night, many years after he left Steinborg, Mýrin and his master were faced with a harsh blizzard. It was difficult to see what was in front of them. After a while they found a cave, where they decided to rest. However, Mýrin was suddenly woken up by his master, who told him to stay quiet. Confused, Mýrin listened for whatever she had heard, and that's when he heard something from deep within the cave. Suddenly, two large, glowing eyes appeared from the darkness, coming ever so closer with every second. His master told him to run, and together they sprinted out of the cave. In his fear, Mýrin looked behind him only to see the thing chasing them emerge out of the cave. He had heard stories of it from the locals. Nóri, a gigantic and black feline beast, one with claws sharper than diamond and skin thicker than any armor. The beast looked at them, hunger in its eyes, before giving chase over the frozen plains. Mýrin's master told him to hide, before she turned and drew her sword, while Mýrin ran and hid by a nearby gathering of trees. There, he watched as Nóri approached his master, towering over her. And yet, his master stood her ground, sword drawn. The two battled for a long time, and all Mýrin could do was watch helplessly. As he heard his master's cries of pain, he wanted to draw his weapon and fight alongside her, but could not overcome his cowardice. After what felt like hours, the beast fell to the ground, laying there motionless. Excited, Mýrin ran back, but his excitement quickly waned when he saw his master lying on the ground. The snow around her was painted red, and he breaths short. Her sword lay broken next to her, and her shield splintered into pieces. He knelt next to her, in too much shock to do anything. She pulled him in, whispering something in his ear, until she drew her final breath. Struck by grief, Mýrin knelt by her for a while. He was angry at himself for being so helpless. Maybe if he had been there, his master would be alive? At that moment, he swore he would never be helpless again.

After kneeling there for a while, he took the broken remains of his master's sword and walked up to Nóri's body. There, he cut a sizable chunk from the beast's skin, enough to make a coat for himself. The thick skin and fur created excellent protection against the cold, and he wrapped it around himself to keep him from freezing. Then, he cut off one of the beast's claws and tooth, as well as one of its whiskers. After that, he set off into the blizzard, leaving the bodies of his master and the beast that slew her where they were. He walked for a while until he reached a small village, where he rested for a while, thinking of what to do next. A few days later, he made up his mind and went to the village's blacksmith. There, he commissioned a suit of armor made from the skin of Nóri, one that could both protect him from the cold and the strikes of his enemies. After that, he commissioned weapons and tools made from the claw and tooth he had extracted from the beast, as well as a bow with Nóri's whisker as a string. After that, he set off into a new chapter in his life.

Back to Skjold
Mýrin traveled the world for a long time, visiting many places. He would often leave traveling notes on signs nearby places he found interesting, and some of these notes are still scattered around Eldham. But after a while, he decided to move back to his home country, Skjoldrbrodir. However, he did not want to move back to Steinborg, since it brought with it a lot of bad memories. So he decided to settle down in Reykjarholl, a small village very close to Steinborg. There he served as a lot of things. Not only was he a builder, but he was also gathered resources for the town, created maps of the surrounding area, built roads, and helped organize the towns defenses from time to time. He also briefly served in the Reykjarholl Varangians, a mercenary and bandit group founded by Bobitu von Reykjarholl, the founder and magnate of Reykjarholl, and Maxitoo von Reykjarholl. There he went on a few raids, but ultimately did not go on any large battles. After many internal conflicts within Skjoldrbrodir which left the country scarred and broken, Mýrin decided to look for a new home, since he saw things were not developing well in his current home. So, he left Reykjarholl, never to set foot into Skjoldrbrodir territory again.

Travel north-west
Mýrin did not know what to do next, so he wandered for a while, seeing if any place he came across struck his interest. Then suddenly, he remembered something. During his travels before he moved to Reykjarholl, he stumbled across Arnelious Flegenhorn, the mayor of Hussarias, a town which at that time was apart of the Empire of DonFuer. Arnelius had asked him if he wanted to settle down in the town, but Mýrin had already made up his mind of moving back to Skjold. Remembering this, Mýrin traveled north-west to where the town was. When he arrived, some things had changed. Hussarias, along with three other towns, had broken free from DonFuer and established their own kingdom, the Kingdom of Hussaria. Mýrin decided to settle down in the town of Adrea, a small and up-and-coming town. There he served mainly as a builder and resource gatherer, but he also helped organizing the defences of the town during a time of possible war with the Constellations of the North. He also served as a potionmaker during that time. However, Mýrin was not satisfied with the state of Hussaria. When he had settled in Adrea, he alongside with everyone else, had been promised their own houses. In the meantime, everyone lived in the town hall, with a single bed and chest. However, these houses never came, and resources were put towards other things. That, along with the general disorganization within Hussaria, convinced Mýrin to leave Adrea behind and look for a new home.

Settling down in Sethris
After leaving Hussaria, Mýrin traveled east searching for a new home. After a while he came across a city called Avaris, the capital of Sethris. He was intrigued by the blackstone architecture, and decided to contact the city's mayor and settle down. When he was asked about what he wanted to do, Mýrin thought for a while. He had been a builder and resource gatherer at both of his previous homes, but that had never been his passion. He had always had a dying interest in stories, history, and the stars. So he asked if he could be a librarian. There wasn't really a place for him to work in Avaris, but there was a library in Whiteridge, a town nearby. So, Mýrin decided to move into a small house right outside Whiteridge and started to build up the library. There wasn't much there when he arrived, so he began organizing and and building the library into what it is today. Shortly after he had finished the library, Vel-Mäst arrived in Sethris and became co-owner of the library. He and Mýrin worked together to renovate the library, set up a system for buying and loaning books, and buying more books for the library.

Shortly after he arrived, he became acquainted with Daos, who at the time was the Kagnere of Sethris. He showed Mýrin around Sethris, and then asked Mýrin if he wanted to be a saga writer. This being Mýrin's dream, he accepted. Daos then asked him if he wanted to join him on an adventure and maybe write down their experience. Mýrin accepted, and Daos told him that an evil force had been unleashed on Eldham, an evil being called Patient Zero. A group called the Chaos Authority had sent a call for aid to all corners of Eldham, and Daos had answered the call. Daos asked if Mýrin wanted to join him on this historic battle, and Mýrin agreed. The two set off to the battle and fought bravely until Zero had been defeated, and later Mýrin wrote down his accounts in the book "The Chaos Insurrection".

Works
Mýrin wanted to write himself, so he has written a few books which can be found in the Whiteridge Library and in other places across Eldham.

Movements and behaviors of the Earth pt 1: Part one in a series of scientific papers where Mýrin analyzes the earth and theories on its shape in an effort to determine what the shape and behavior of the earth is. In part one, he analyzes the spherical earth theory.

The Chaos Insurrection: A written account of the events that transpired at the battle against Patient Zero, where Mýrin documents events leading up to the battle and how everything went.