One of the core companions from the canon adventuring party in the original Baldur’s Gate D&D video game. Probably the most famous and loved of the lot. Human fighter from Rashemen.
One of the core companions from the canon adventuring party in the original Baldur’s Gate D&D video game. Comes with cultural/lore context. It’s meant to be read after the character profile for Minsc (and Boo)
Another example of a fully-fleshed out video game Player Character – a Barbarian Shaman from the seminal Everquest. Also presents setting elements such as the Northmen, the Tribunal, Halas, the epic weapon quest, etc..
An example of a Norn — giant pseudo-Vikings, more or less — warrior in the Guild Wars 2 heroic fantasy world. Axed and answered. This is best read after the Eir Stegalkin character profile.
A melancholy giantess who’s a great warrior, a great sculptor and a great strategist. This presents Eir during the Edge of Destiny novel and the early bits of the Guild Wars 2 video game. Giant wolf included, and also now comes with M&M stats.
Johnny Alpha’s buddy in the old Strontium Dog stories in Starlord and 2000 AD. A big Viking berserker who adapted pretty well to far future technology, combat and cucumbers.