Lore

Far beyond the wall, deep within land so cold even the hardiest of Free Folk fight for survival, resides a clan of Thenn. The Ice Grave were not well known within the south by name, but perhaps you've heard tales of the Thenn, stories told to make rowdy children behave or else they'd be eaten.

Our family was large but tight-knit. The traditions of our people engraved in our souls since the days of our birth. Running as deep within our culture as the Old Gods. Not every member practiced the thenn rituals or took part in our traditions, after all, some had married into the clan or chosen not to follow our ways. But all members of Ice Grave were valued and above all else respected the Old Gods and their ways. If you didn't... well you for sure did not live long.

Among Ice Grave there was an unspoken agreement. Family above all else. We may fight, we may bicker, but without each other we'd all be dead. Though some of us may hold titles, we consider ourselves all equals, all family. Now this isn't to say we don't respect our Magnar, after all, he is the one chosen by the Old Gods to lead us. But rarely does he command us, we are Free Folk still, and we kneel to no one.

Perhaps you've heard tales of our Magnar, the Weeper, he's feared by Free Folk and Kneelers alike. His days of raiding the filthy southerners may be over, but don't worry, I'm sure you'll be seeing the rest of us soon.

Among our clan skill with a blade is proof of you importance in the family. But those who do not raid and fight are not thought of as any less. No, in fact, here in the north you do not survive on your ability to fight alone.Those of us who hunt, tame, and craft the weapons and armor for the rest of the clan are just as appreciated for staying north as those who raid the south. Our providers are the ones who make sure we have a home to return to each day. Ice Grave does not discriminate, and above all else your spiritual connection to our gods is what matters most.

No one in our clan is forced to do anything. Raids, feasts, torturing, nothing. Ice Grave take in the perspective all of its members strengths and weaknesses. Many wanderers and orphans are welcomed into the clan and while traditions are encouraged, those who decline are not worth any less.