Ivar "The Boneless" Ragnarsson (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
ragnarsson) wrote2018-10-30 06:10 pm
ragnarsson) wrote2018-10-30 06:10 pm
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CHARACTER
Character Name: Ivar Ragnarsson
Character Age: 18
Canon: Vikings
Canon Point: 5x10
History: Link!
Personality: Ivar is first and foremost driven by anger. Ever since he was a child, he's been told that he is next to nothing because he can't walk. Most of his early life that's all he hears. That he will never be normal, that he can never become a Viking warrior, that he'll never gain honor and glory. At first, this is just a source of frustration to him. But as the years go on, frustration turns to anger and fury, for he's tired of being seen as nothing. It twists his mind into something dark and insane. It doesn't matter that he's just as good with the weapons of the age as any of his brothers. No one will ever take him seriously or see him as a potential heir to Rangar's legacy.
Ivar's psychopathy presents itself early on. As a five year old child, he murders another in a simple game. Aside from the shock of the act, he doesn't seem to feel remorse, and this is compounded by his mother telling him that it was not his fault. As the years go on, he becomes ever more unstable and sadistic in his actions. Of all the brothers, save for perhaps Hvitserk, he enjoys killing the most, and often in the most brutal ways as possible. He's the one who seems to enjoy watching King Aelle get blood-eagled the most, and when encountering a Christian priest, he pours molten gold down his throat rather than giving him a more merciful death. He never seems to regret any of his actions, seeing them as necessary, if not outright enjoyable.
Indeed, the only time in the entire series Ivar seems to regret something is when he kills his brother Sigurd. It's a impulsive moment that costs him a member of his family and causes a rift that never fully heals with his other brothers. While he seems to maintain a tough facade outwards about the whole thing, in private, it's clear he regrets what he did, and wishes he could take it all back.
He is also highly ambitious. Despite being the youngest and a cripple, and therefore unlikely to inherit any titles or win any glory, Ivar has many plans always brewing. Whereas the rest of his brothers tend to work less hard, already being princes, Ivar tries twice as hard to be acknowledged and taken seriously by people. Though they're all supposed to ostensibly be in charge of the Great Heathen Army, Ivar tries the hardest to make things go his way. He's not entirely without merit, since he's oftentimes the one coming up with plans to win the battles. When Bjorn leaves, Ivar immediately seizes the remainder of the army, blatantly lying to Ubbe and Hvitserk that they still have equal power to him. By time he's done battling his brothers for Kattegat, he's become king, one of his ultimate goals.
While Ivar is psychotic and psychopathic, there is a side of him rarely seen. He cares deeply about people who make a positive impact in his life. His mother, father, and Floki are all recipients of this. His mother is the only one to pay any attention to him as he's growing up and Ivar flat out says he loves her. Her death enrages him to the point where he possesses a single goal he wishes to fulfill: to kill her murderer. While Ragnar is absent almost his entire life, the minute he comes back, he acknowledges Ivar with kindness, telling him that he is special, and will do great hings. This inspires a loyalty and love great enough to put aside any feuds he has with his brothers in order to take revenge on the English kings who murdered him. Floki is like a second father to him, and Ivar shows how deeply his departure is going to impact him, weeping and saying his heart is broken.
In conjunction with this, he never forgets kindness shown to him. He's so used to people dismissing him that any little bit of positivity has a great impact on him. He almost immediately forgives his father for ten years of abandonment because Ragnar acknowledges him as equal to his other sons. When Alfred shows him kindness when he's being kept in King Ecbert's court, he's shown as being Ivar's first real friend, and he's clearly touched by Alfred giving him a chess pieces as a sign of their friendship. When he's set to sacrifice a slave named Freydis, she's shown to not be afraid of him and give him a lot of encouragement with some wise words. He frees her on the spot to show his gratitude.
Inventory: One set of clothes, his leg braces, several knives, and two axes.
Abilities: Ivar, despite not having use of his legs, is an expert at using the weapons of his time. He's shown to be as good a marksman as any of his brothers when using a bow and arrow, manages to fight one of his brothers to draw with a sword, and is very talented when it comes to using a throwing axe. Though he rarely participates in battles, due to his lack of mobility, when he does, he's shown not to just be a burden, actively killing people who think they've got the drop on him.
He's very good at thinking outside the box, seeing battlefields as just another extension of a game board with pieces on it. He's able to successfully predict how people will react over and over again, allowing him to win almost every battle he enters. Part of this comes from a lifetime of playing hnefatafl, a Viking game similar to chess, and chess itself.
Also, he's just really strong from a lifetime of crawling around using only his arms. He manages to crush a wooden chess piece with only one hand when upset.
Flaws: Ivar has done many terrible things in his life. He's killed without remorse, tortured people for fun, and even gone so far as to sacrifice children to ensure success in his battles. He self-proclaims that he enjoys killing and he is very good at it. He holds onto grudges well past when he should and almost never forgives anyone who slights him He's never felt bad about any of it except for perhaps murdering his brother Sigurd. He's pushed his entire family away in favor of his ambitions instead.
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Action Log Sample: 4th Wall Event
Player name: Shade
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Characters currently in-game: Leo Flynn
CHARACTER
Character Name: Ivar Ragnarsson
Character Age: 18
Canon: Vikings
Canon Point: 5x10
History: Link!
Personality: Ivar is first and foremost driven by anger. Ever since he was a child, he's been told that he is next to nothing because he can't walk. Most of his early life that's all he hears. That he will never be normal, that he can never become a Viking warrior, that he'll never gain honor and glory. At first, this is just a source of frustration to him. But as the years go on, frustration turns to anger and fury, for he's tired of being seen as nothing. It twists his mind into something dark and insane. It doesn't matter that he's just as good with the weapons of the age as any of his brothers. No one will ever take him seriously or see him as a potential heir to Rangar's legacy.
Ivar's psychopathy presents itself early on. As a five year old child, he murders another in a simple game. Aside from the shock of the act, he doesn't seem to feel remorse, and this is compounded by his mother telling him that it was not his fault. As the years go on, he becomes ever more unstable and sadistic in his actions. Of all the brothers, save for perhaps Hvitserk, he enjoys killing the most, and often in the most brutal ways as possible. He's the one who seems to enjoy watching King Aelle get blood-eagled the most, and when encountering a Christian priest, he pours molten gold down his throat rather than giving him a more merciful death. He never seems to regret any of his actions, seeing them as necessary, if not outright enjoyable.
Indeed, the only time in the entire series Ivar seems to regret something is when he kills his brother Sigurd. It's a impulsive moment that costs him a member of his family and causes a rift that never fully heals with his other brothers. While he seems to maintain a tough facade outwards about the whole thing, in private, it's clear he regrets what he did, and wishes he could take it all back.
He is also highly ambitious. Despite being the youngest and a cripple, and therefore unlikely to inherit any titles or win any glory, Ivar has many plans always brewing. Whereas the rest of his brothers tend to work less hard, already being princes, Ivar tries twice as hard to be acknowledged and taken seriously by people. Though they're all supposed to ostensibly be in charge of the Great Heathen Army, Ivar tries the hardest to make things go his way. He's not entirely without merit, since he's oftentimes the one coming up with plans to win the battles. When Bjorn leaves, Ivar immediately seizes the remainder of the army, blatantly lying to Ubbe and Hvitserk that they still have equal power to him. By time he's done battling his brothers for Kattegat, he's become king, one of his ultimate goals.
While Ivar is psychotic and psychopathic, there is a side of him rarely seen. He cares deeply about people who make a positive impact in his life. His mother, father, and Floki are all recipients of this. His mother is the only one to pay any attention to him as he's growing up and Ivar flat out says he loves her. Her death enrages him to the point where he possesses a single goal he wishes to fulfill: to kill her murderer. While Ragnar is absent almost his entire life, the minute he comes back, he acknowledges Ivar with kindness, telling him that he is special, and will do great hings. This inspires a loyalty and love great enough to put aside any feuds he has with his brothers in order to take revenge on the English kings who murdered him. Floki is like a second father to him, and Ivar shows how deeply his departure is going to impact him, weeping and saying his heart is broken.
In conjunction with this, he never forgets kindness shown to him. He's so used to people dismissing him that any little bit of positivity has a great impact on him. He almost immediately forgives his father for ten years of abandonment because Ragnar acknowledges him as equal to his other sons. When Alfred shows him kindness when he's being kept in King Ecbert's court, he's shown as being Ivar's first real friend, and he's clearly touched by Alfred giving him a chess pieces as a sign of their friendship. When he's set to sacrifice a slave named Freydis, she's shown to not be afraid of him and give him a lot of encouragement with some wise words. He frees her on the spot to show his gratitude.
Inventory: One set of clothes, his leg braces, several knives, and two axes.
Abilities: Ivar, despite not having use of his legs, is an expert at using the weapons of his time. He's shown to be as good a marksman as any of his brothers when using a bow and arrow, manages to fight one of his brothers to draw with a sword, and is very talented when it comes to using a throwing axe. Though he rarely participates in battles, due to his lack of mobility, when he does, he's shown not to just be a burden, actively killing people who think they've got the drop on him.
He's very good at thinking outside the box, seeing battlefields as just another extension of a game board with pieces on it. He's able to successfully predict how people will react over and over again, allowing him to win almost every battle he enters. Part of this comes from a lifetime of playing hnefatafl, a Viking game similar to chess, and chess itself.
Also, he's just really strong from a lifetime of crawling around using only his arms. He manages to crush a wooden chess piece with only one hand when upset.
Flaws: Ivar has done many terrible things in his life. He's killed without remorse, tortured people for fun, and even gone so far as to sacrifice children to ensure success in his battles. He self-proclaims that he enjoys killing and he is very good at it. He holds onto grudges well past when he should and almost never forgives anyone who slights him He's never felt bad about any of it except for perhaps murdering his brother Sigurd. He's pushed his entire family away in favor of his ambitions instead.
SAMPLES
Action Log Sample: 4th Wall Event
Canon update!
Ivar reigns as king for a year and basically becomes more insane, ruthless, and brutal during that time. He gains a wife named Freydis, a woman both cunning and manipulative as he is. She does seem to truly love him to some extent, but she also feeds his ego to the point where he starts thinking he's a god in human form. He murders anyone who speaks out against him, including any supporters of the former queen Lagertha. He continuously mistreats his brother Hvitserk, the only one of his family still on his side, until Hvitserk finally has it, and betrays him. That's what happens when you kill two of your brother's girlfriends. Freydis becomes pregnant by another man, since Ivar is impotent, but he's so far into his delusions by now he believes the child is his. It wouldn't matter much to him anyway, for he cares more about an heir and having a child to love than whether it is blood-related to him.
Unfortunately, the child Baldur is born with a severe cleft palate, and while Freydis sees this as a sign from the gods, all Ivar can see is a child with a disability. He sees everything in his son that happened to him while he was growing up, seeing a lifetime of pain and suffering in store for Baldur if he grows up. It breaks his heart, but Ivar ultimately leaves him in the woods in a show of mercy killing, one of his few non-malicious acts during this period. When Freydis finds out, her affection towards her husband grows cold. Ivar's brothers attack Kattegat and attempt to take it back, but Ivar, clever as ever, outthinks them at every turn. The only blindspot he has is Freydis, whom he still loves dearly.
She ultimately betrays him, letting in Ivar's brothers through a secret entrance. While Ivar's loyalists engage them in one last desperate battle, Ivar confronts Freydis about what she's done. She admits to it fully and he strangles her in a fit of rage, even though he keeps repeating how much he loves her as he does so. When Ivar's brothers break into his quarters, he's nowhere to be found, but has left the bodies of his wife and son displayed on the bed. It shows that what he cares about losing isn't the power of the crown, but the family he's wanted for so long.
He's last seen heading with a traveling group of peasants towards Rus, made up mostly of present-day Russia. He's beaten, but not down, and he plans to come back stronger than ever. Ivar, as always, is a survivor.