characters:jarl-hoffer-magnuson [Ron Helwig's Viking World for D&D]

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====== Jarl Hoffer Magnuson ======

{{ :campaigns:latitude_history:characters:jarl-hoffer-magnuson.png?420|Jarl Hoffer Magnuson}}

Tall, strong, and ginger-haired, Hoffer Magnuson was even tempered and never lost control. He was well liked in [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:thydal|Þýdal]] and acted as its [[culture:jarl|jarl]]. He worked as a mercenary when he was younger, serving as a Varangian guard down south in a large city, but by the years before Þýdal's fall he was a farmer.
He is married to [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:gunhild-steinarsdottir|Gunhild Steinarsdottir]]. They lived together in the largest [[culture:longhouse|longhouse]] in the village. Hoffer used his mercenary earnings to buy a large amount of land that he farmed, and he paid his friends well to help build the [[culture:longhouse|longhouse]].

===== At a Glance =====

  * **Known as:** Human Battlemaster Fighter ; [[culture:jarl|jarl]] of [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:thydal|Þýdal]].
  * **Known for:** Called a [[culture:thing|Thing]] after Amelia returned from [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:hearthforge|Hearthforge]] and warned that the horde was coming.
  * **Last known status:** In [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:nidaross|Niðaróss]] or among refugees after [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:thydal|Þýdal]]'s fall.

===== Campaign History =====

  * Called a Thing after Amelia returned from [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:hearthforge|Hearthforge]] and warned that the horde was coming.
  * Helped lead [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:thydal|Þýdal]]'s defense after the village chose to fight.
  * Jumped down from the defenses with [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:gobber-haraldson|Gobber Haraldson]] and attacked the horde with his sword after Fróð's fireball-like spell blasted giants and goblins.
  * Called the strategic retreat when ammunition, magic, hope, and the palisade were failing.
  * Led the refugee flight by longboat through [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:aunet|Aunet]], [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:gressli|Gressli]], and [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:mebonden|Mebonden]] toward [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:nidaross|Niðaróss]].
  * At [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:aunet|Aunet]] and [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:gressli|Gressli]], warned people along the route and reported that [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:thydal|Þýdal]]'s defenders had killed at least three giants, dozens of orcs, and perhaps as many as a hundred goblins.

===== Connections =====

  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:thydal|Þýdal]]: his village and former seat.
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:amelia-frodedottir|Amelia Frodedottir]]: her warning prompted the [[culture:thing|Thing]] and battle preparations.
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:gunhild-steinarsdottir|Gunhild Steinarsdottir]]: wife.
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:characters:gobber-haraldson|Gobber Haraldson]]: helped lead the direct counterattack during [[campaigns:latitude_history:places:thydal|Þýdal]]'s defense.
  * [[campaigns:latitude_history:adventures:the-river-road-to-ruined-villages|River-road reclamation party]]: entrusted with his longship.

===== Abilities and Gear =====

  * Longsword.
  * Handaxes.
  * Chainmail.
  * Shield.
  * Farmer and landholder.