Background

Gordon grew in a pretty ignored in his household. he didn't quite fit in anywhere. he founds his love in video games and fantasy. he would lose himself in countless hours of fantasy worlds. so, it's not far to see when he was a bit older, he got into cosplay and larping. he would go too conventions all over the state. even at his job just flipping burgers he was happy. all because he could support his hobby. when he was about 21, he ran into someone who would later become his best friend/ brother. during one one of the ren fairs he and his friend were attending an outbreak started. he grabbed an axe from one of the venders. he used it to defend himself and others. he felt at home like this was his calling. he took his alter ego and ran with it. an over-the-top Viking. after a while he met up with his old friend sten., they immediately hit it off again. back were the brothers in the shield wall. which drove them even further into the persona. they met up with a group of nomads just living off the land ignoring towns and cities. they drifted only using the land as their home. life was hard but they pushed through. the first couple of years they ran into many different folks all seemed kind. they would make trades and build their numbers. through trade of fish. there market was pretty untapped. as the years went on it grew more and more. when the grid went dark the trade skyrocketed. more people needed food. they lived like that for years. Sven and Sten knew they needed more to life than just fish trading. gone were the days of the small fishing nomads. the faction became bigger more corporation. Sven and Sten started to hate their lives more and more. until one day. they heard tales of lands rich with soil and to scavenge. when he brought it up him and Sten were turned down. so, they decided to leave there not so small band of survivors. they ventured east to the lands promised. the first couple of weeks they struggled they didn't have the group to rely on anymore. the persona fell a bit when practical things a Viking could not do. such as metal work or even using a radio to figure out their location. they found a good balance in those weeks of being there true Viking self and being a normal person. they searched for months before entering Knox.