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Characters: Ivar & Thyr

Ivar was cursed to be a cripple as a result of his father not following Freyja's marriage rules. (Must wait three days after the wedding to consummate a marriage) Ivar has found an innovative way to walk but uses iron prostheses to help him wall on his own with the aid of an iron crutch to hold himself up. Ivar and his wife Thyr as going raiding in the west to Greece to claim land to call their home while Ivar's brother Bjorn rules Kattegat. There's always talk about Thyr and Ivar's relationship. As a young adult, his brothers wanted him to enjoy the pleasure of a woman but that night did not bode well for him. He was not able to please the woman he was with. Since then, his brothers believed that he could never be able to learn to please a woman due to him being a cripple from the waist down. The rumor spread through their village and the thought haunted Ivar for years. It was until he met the shieldmaiden, Thyr, that he truly was able to love a woman. Thyr trained with Ivar while his brothers went raiding. Their relationship grew into something more as months went by until one night when Ivar asked Thyr to braid his hair before battle. Feeling guilty for his past relations with women, Ivar told Thyr admitted that he may not be a man enough to please her. Thyr took it upon herself to lay with him and show him how different the night would be with someone he loved. Since that night they were inseparable. Both Thyr and Ivar were filled with joy once they learned Thyr was with child. The couple soon married and lived happily in the great hall. But that joy came to a halt when three months later Thyr suffers a miscarriage. Ivar consults with the seer as he feels guilty for the loss of his child. The seer tells Ivar that he was being punished for starting wars with their Viking & English allies. Freyja's test to Ivar is to rid himself of his built-up anger that he holds onto by taking him with settling new land for himself without causing a war. If he chooses to use violence in any way Thyr will have to suffer Freyja's wrath for Ivar's consequences just as Ivar suffers his father's consequences. During this time, any children they try to have will suffer an early death. No matter how much they pray for Freyja's blessings.