PLAYER INFORMATION

Player Name: Kit
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CHARACTER INFORMATION

Character Name: Ubbe Ragnarsson
Canon: Vikings
Canonpoint: 5x10, end of the episode
Character Age: 23-25 range


Background/History: wiki

Strengths:

Ubbe's greatest strength is his calm nature. Where his brothers are prone to anger and quick to violence he is generally the center of the storm for them. He anchors his family together in the absence of true parental figures in their lives. Ragnar left them before Ivar had even been old enough to really know his father -- even if Aslaug, their mother, would have allowed him very close. He watches out for Ivar and tried when they were children to keep him safe. His calm nature also drew him to offer peace to the Saxons, which was a bold and risky call. It almost succeeded.

Additionally, Ubbe is very compassionate. While this might make him a good man by normal standards it makes for a terrible Viking. He was always trying to jostle his brothers into treating slave women like they were human and that they were to be respected and treated well despite status. He is very much like his father where he has a tendency to be kind to those he can and to try and lessen the burden on other's. Even though his youngest brother, Ivar, is very difficult and often cruel Ubbe is always seen to be affectionate and understanding of Ivar even when he is angry. He's gentle and kind and probably more close to a father to his brother's than their father really was.

Thirdly, Ubbe has a deep sense of honor. This is reflected in how he treats those below him (ex: slaves being respected), his attempt to make his wife happy and his ability to make honest agreements and not sway from his position. He fights for what he believes in. When they are in England, Ubbe believes that they should try to make peace to stop the bloodshed and also to be able to reclaim land that should be rightfully theirs without further fighting (another way that he is very much not a good Viking). This ends in the Saxons breaking the parlay and beating Ubbe and Hvitserk before they are returned. His honor also extends to once he joins Lagertha's side he does not waver even if it meant being pitted against Hvitserk and Ivar.

Weaknesses:

Ubbe's most apparent weakness is an ability to show confidence. He tends to have the right idea and tries to do what he believes is right but he often is not able to persuade others to his cause or make a good case. He often backs down to his younger brothers and concedes to their will. He has to be pushed to an extreme moral dilemma with Ivar to finally make a stand and part ways with him.

Another weakness Ubbe has is that he is not a good Viking. He is soft-hearted, compassionate and kind. These might be a strength in other cultures but in his own it was a weakness. While he should have been the rightful king of Kattegat when his mother was killed he lacked the drive and ambition or even need for revenge to fight Lagertha to take it. He cautions his brothers against war to keep them from being pitted against their half-brother Bjorn who none of them really want to fight and rightfully respect and fear. His thoughtfulness and lack of bloodlust makes him look weak to others, especially his own brother.

Lastly, Ubbe's passivity is often a bane for him. He is very calm and calculated in how he makes decisions but he is prone to pushing decisions off and instead of following his instinct for a calm path he is too passive to stop those who are more intent on pursuing a rasher course of action. The deal with the Saxons is example of this. He is quite passive with Ivar in arguing for his belief that they should attempt to make peace. Ivar does not respect Ubbe's ideas and Ubbe instead of pressing his place as the older brother relents and gives Ivar his way. However, he does not completely let go of the idea which is where he ends up humiliated after going behind Ivar's back to the Saxons only to come back beaten.

Fatal Flaw: Ubbe's fatal flaw is his passiveness. He does not push hard enough even when he believes in something deeply and does not take the lead to ensure that what he believes is right is what is accomplished.
Driving Force: Ubbe is driven by his duty and love. With Ubbe, these two things are very intertwined. He's driven by the duty he feels to his family and how deeply he cares for his brother's and the legacy that their father had left for them. He goes to great lengths to reconcile with his brothers regardless of what has transpired between them.

Patron: Venus is the most likely. Ubbe is very driven by his emotions. He fights valiantly for those he loves and tries to keep everyone in line. While he is not always effective over their younger years Ubbe's ability to be able to persuade and comfort Ivar has likely saved a great many deal of lives. Ubbe has a calm demeanour that is in effect charming and captivating. He pulls people into his orbit and he can make them believe that he believes what he is saying even if they don't agree. In a way, he could also be considered fickle. He is married but quickly becomes unhappy with his wife who is far more ambitious than he is and backbiting in a manner that he is not happy with. He is loyal and her desire to backstab Lagertha is a sticking point for Ubbe. He ends up taking a new lover who is a much more compatible personality but without first dealing with his wife as should have been his priority.

GAME INFORMATION

Setting Suitability: Ubbe would be suitable because he is accustomed to fighting for something and for having a cause and a goal. He would worry about the war at home and the welfare of his family but this would not stop him from flourishing and training well. He has trained and fought from the time he was young and it is most of what he knows in life.



Sample:

When Ubbe had first arrived it had been strange. The young Viking did not really know what to think of the land that he had woken up in, there were so many strangers in this land and it was not nearly as bitterly cold as it was in the North. He had found his room and had managed to get dressed in the provided garments, although, they were unlike those he is accustomed to and he doesn't find them all that comfortable at first but he is adjusting.

The meals are a more familiar atmosphere for the Viking but he doesn't reach out to talk to anyone the first few times. He sits and he eats and he watches. His starkly blue eyes survey the different faces, they were all unfamiliar and there were not any that looked like they might be Viking but how could he know for sure? The food here is different from his home but it is tasty enough, there is always meat it seems and he is always full by the end of the meal.

It's now that he decides that he has watched long enough. He shifts and leans forward and offers a smile to the person who had been minding their own business eating. "Hello. I am Ubbe."