Editing TG/heim: The Forsaken of Mermedus (Norse Warband) (section)

=Intro=

Hailing from clan Skaelinger, Jarl Ulix was once a powerful warrior and leader with a dozen longships and their crews at his command. Jarl Ulix's downfall came on the way back from a successful war far to the south of Marienburg. His ships and captains were raiding up the coast in the land of the lotus eaters, drunk on victory when they mistakenly desecrated a shrine of the sea god Mermedus.

Mermedus was filled with wrath and cursed the Jarl and his fleet to find no more solace on the seas. Attempting sacrifices in the sea god's honor, the ships set sail hoping he was appeased. However, they soon found themselves caught in a massive storm the size and ferocity the likes of which none of them had ever seen. This storm smashed the raiding fleet onto the shore where all but a handful of Jarl Ulix's men were devoured by monsters.

Most would be weeping bitter tears of regret, but the Norsemen were made of sterner stuff. Left with nothing but their wits and the contents of their pockets, they were determined to make it back to their homes in the north no matter the cost or how long it took. The warriors took to calling themselves 'The Forsaken of Mermedus' and set out across the Empire looking for a new set of adventures and opportunity for plunder on the way north.