Warrior by committe

Clearly done back in the day Pirates Verses Ninjas. This guy Jumped the shark and nailed them both

It's a matter of perspective.

It's not cold enough here.

Why am I fighting for this barren rock island that never freezes? Everyone knows that without the freeze the life of spring is stunted, held back by the leftover entanglements of last summer. Vitality needs a path!

The trees hardly grow here, the ones that do are no bigger than a proper man's thigh.

For the love of Sif, goddess of our earth, she only lets them burn the peat and moss that comes from the ground for warmth.

Who wants the sweltering, inhospitable rock? Leave it to the tattooed and blue-faced barbarians who run naked into battle and attack with weapon, fang and claw - indiscriminate and unfearing of their fate.

I will take the Fjord over the Moore anytime.

The Perfect Guard

Saurian with the patience of a stone. Their home world  with it's harsh climate developed some of the best hunters in the galaxy. Strong, lithe, flexible bodies with nearly 360 degrees of movement for the neck and spine. They have a heightened sense of their environment. Their skin can pickup on atmospheric changes, temperature and even inaudible "Noise". They make great bodyguards and are naturals at ambush techniques. Long ago, there was consideration that they might be pisonic - but now we know they are just very quiet, very sensitive and very patient.

Beard. Braid.

I'm not sure what is going on with the hand down there but Hey! look at the braided beard!

The Clean before the Dirt

Two for the price of one.

There is dust and debris but the armor is clean and the weapon unsullied.

Not. For. Long.

A bit more Chrome on the shoulder

This guy really only expects to serve on the Right Flank.

I'm really not sure what else I can say here... I can't wait to see his helmet

Naginata or Kwando?

0900hrs: Subject is assumed to be Ninja. Mask and flow-y bandanna thingies are a dead giveaway.
1015hrs: Subject appears to be wearing boots with heels, perhaps cowboy-ninja?
1700hrs: It was brought to our attention from the "Asian warrior stereo-types desk the weapon being used in this image appears to more of Chinese origin and should be considered a "Kwando" used by foot soldiers to dismount opposing forces - not a weapon of stealth as is usually associated with Ninja.
1715hrs: also brought to our attention the weapon in the image could be a Naginata. a weapon used by women while defending against of the last samurai castle seiges in the late 19th century.
that would explain the heels....

Hammer time

Drawing done during a class on project management

I've always favored the Hammer as a weapon.

No edge to hone constantly, multiple fighting surfaces, front back, sides, pommel. a deadly weapon that can be effective in non-lethal engagements. Blunt force still works through plate male while edges and arrows can slide off. and when all this fighting is done you can drag your weary ass back to your defended land and use this weapon of war to build that damn house you keep talking about.

The "Torc"

The "Torc" a simple piece of jewelry.
From Wikipedia: "A torc, also spelled torq or torque, is a large rigid or at least stiff neck ring in metal, made either as a single piece or from strands twisted together. The great majority are open at the front, although some had hook and ring closures and a fewmortice and tenon locking catches to close them. Many seem designed for near-permanent wear and would have been difficult to remove. Torcs are found in the Scythian, Illyrian^[1] Thracian, Celtic, and other cultures of the European Iron Age from around the 8th century BC to the 3rd century AD. For the Iron Age Celts the gold torc seems to have been a key object, identifying the wearer as a person of high rank, and many of the finest works of ancient Celtic art are torcs. The Celtic torc disappears in the Migration Period, but during the Viking Age torc-style metal necklaces, now mainly in silver, came back into fashion.^[2] Torc styles of neck-ring are found as part of the jewellery styles of various other cultures and periods."

Also ... It looks stupid when worn with a shirt...

Barbarians at the Gate

A Torc and a Kilt, is all he needed to go to meet the enemy.
the Torc will help keep his head attached to his neck and the bare chest is a placard for the wode paint he will wear to battle.
Woden is the color of the dead when he fights he considers his life already gone, only to be reclaimed in peace - and every warrior knows the most fearsome fighter is the one with nothing to lose, including their own life.


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Ready for Valhalla a long time ago

Tired. Old. Stiff.

That how Raknor felt this day.

To be fair, it was a long day that started very early while looking for a very specific blacksmith.

However, Viking life is not about fair, it was about doing the right thing for you honor, clan, and family. Right now, the right thing to do in Raknor's judgment was to chop down one more conniving, lecherous, weasel of a man, the man before him, bracing for a fight... El Sadid

Earlier this morning this would have hardly been a fight, even at his age, Raknor would have cut El Sadid down in two moves. Clearly El Sadid was villain, not a warrior, and certainly not a fool. He had surrounded himself with men to protect him. The eight men Raknor cut down this morning in his quest for El Sadid began were those men. They failed to live through protecting their employer. They probably fancied themselves warriors, and if El Sadid thought they were it was understandable. They wore bright shinny and heavy breastplates, thick and woolly furs and their swords were the kind made with the sophistication that tended to fearsome appearances and razor sharp edges. However, appearance and a well-honed edge purchased from fine craftsmen are not where warriors come from. These men where merely well appointed thugs. They might have even been more surprised than El Sadid was when they realized the old and angry man brought them their last day.

One of them did leave their mark though. It didn't help save his life and Raknor did not check to see if it would eventually take his... he has one more matter to tend to and no more time to waste.


(Sharpie over pencil... that must have been a very long meeting...)