[Lokesbrah] The Viking Assassin

[Lokesbrah]

      I was always told about such tales. About how our order was widespread and ready to face challenges all around the world. I never truly believed such tales.I was on my own, I thought, such as everyone. I had my tutor, my friends and that was my Order. Until the order came.

      My tutor came by to my side as I was ending my meditation. "Tell me, did you ever had the feeling of being trapped?". I gazed him, wondering if it was somekind of test. Sure I felt trapped, never once did I left my hometown nor felt the awe of setting foot on a different place. "Of course master. How about you?" I asked, never to found out my answer, for he just gazed at the horizon through my window. "And how do you feel about the cold, northern parts of our world?" he asked after ten minutes of pure silence and observation. "I don't know." I answered truly. I always read and imagined those strong vikings and their way of life. "I suppose they used to be more fun when the Vikings were still around". After my comment I looked up to my master and saw him smiling. "Just because you don't hear about something it does not mean it does not exist! Throughout the next 6 weeks you will teach and learn about the forgotten Vikings, their way of life and culture. And I trust you to pass down our teachings to them."

      I was shocked. And still in shock I was when I placed my foot on those land I looked at the person who was there to welcome me. No horned helmets. No shield, no sword. Only a man smiling through and imense beard and long hair and although I expected to see both of them ungly and unkept, I found them to be perfectly well groomed. He must had guessed what I was thinking for the smile broadened while he said "Quite not as the outer world pictured me right? Come first we will drink, then talk, then eat and drink and tomorow we will start our mission!"

They were a rowdy but friendly bunch. Welcomed me with horns of mead to the point when I had to ask them to offer me no more or else the remains of my food would be part of the wall decoration. "To train and be trained was why you were sent here. You will recieve training as a Viking assassin would, and you will learn that not everyone is a Berserker. Some of us are quite the strategy thinkers. Afterwards, we hope that if we have a contract here that needs to be fulfilled by an outsider, you will offer yourself to be that outsider."

And so it began, my 6 weeks as an Viking Assassin.

 

Main Quest: Discipline is your friend. Time to get some!

These are my 2 themed workouts found in www.neilarey.com

I'll do 3 workouts per week, The assassin, the vikings, and a circuit for abs, simplified and after every 2 weeks I'll advance the levels.

Quest One: "The true assassin is ready and capable. Thus, train like us, become like us and be ready"
altair-workout.pdf

 

vikings-workout.pdf

 

Reach level 3 in all workouts.
First two weeks = LVL 1
Next two = LVL 2
Last 2 = LVL 3

I'll time my workouts to give you someting to compare to also.

 

Reward: +1 STR and +1 DEX

Quest Two: "What we eat, my pupil, is what gives us strenght. Nature is here, we evolved from it and it never failed us. We eat energy!"

Although not on a strict diet, I've been reading a lot about ectomorphs, and therefore I'll be eating a lot more pasta and rice, trying to go to more carbs and fats. I'm a bit clueless on dieting, so, any help here is good. I'll try and aproximate the amout of calories I eat.

 

Reward: +1 CON

Quest 3: "calm your mind, for no one in the world deserves your rage, not even your enemies. Trhough calmness of the mind you'll feel faster thinking and more control"
Meditate up do 30~45 minutes.

First week meditate for 10 minutes everyday.
Second week 15.
Third 20
Fourth 25
Fith 30
and Last either maintain 30 or try to go for 35.

 

Reward: +1 Wis

 

Motivation: "Want that body and that strenght? Better work for it young one!"


"After Thinking about the journey I would face, I glanced at my leaving ship and thought about my friends and family. And I understood that the Order was wide and everyone was my family and friend. I laughed and thought to myself looking at my Viking family: I will not fail you brothers. Not this time. Not ever"

[vengefulpear]

Ah, a viking assassin! A nerd after my own heart!

 

 

This sound like some awesome challenge to me! I shall be following to make sure you keep up with awesome

I like the neilaray idea and of advancing once every 2 weeks!

[starpuck]

Ho ho ho ho!  Count me aboard this journey!    I have to second Vengefulpear's feelings about the Viking-Assassin love.

 

In short?

[Lokesbrah]

Woah There Brothers! And Here I was thinking to be all alone in this Norse Adventure! I'll be following your challenges too!

 

After all, we need to hold our shieldwall together!!

[Batwoman]

 

on board.

[starpuck]

I haven't gotten around to putting my new one up yet, still debating on theme.   

You ALMOST made me go back to my Assassins Creed themes.   Like this one (my all time favorite).

 

Must think, must think.

[Lokesbrah]

 

on board.

 

FLOKI!! totally off topic, can't wait for 2015 XD

[Lokesbrah]

I haven't gotten around to putting my new one up yet, still debating on theme.   

You ALMOST made me go back to my Assassins Creed themes.   Like this one (my all time favorite).

 

Must think, must think.

I'll be waiting, don't stress it out Thoughout the challenge I'll be putting up some sidequests, for 15 setember also means: BACK TO SCHOOL! XD

[Wild Wolf]

Very cool challenge, dude! I'm definitely in on this one!

 

Wolf

[GingaNinja]

Good luck Lokesbrah ou can do it!

[holographicSam]

Ah! Nothing more glorious than those wacky vikings! I look forward to seeing how macho you inevitably will become!

[IceGiant355]

I see the battle is well and truly joined. Looking forward to your updates!

[Lokesbrah]

Thanks for the support everyone. As soon as 15th comes, I'll start updating the hell of this thread!

[obax]

I'll get aboard this here Viking train. Nothing more badass than a train full of Vikings.

[Batwoman]

Hope day 1 is going well for you.

[Lokesbrah]

DAY 1: Viking Day

 

Today I decided I would do the vikings workout. Let's begin with that.

I took 23min and 25s to do 3 sets. That's pretty average, like I was expecting. I need to shorten that time on the next week.

On those exercices which were meant to do till failure this is what I did:

 

1 set = 25 reps of tricep pushups and 10 pull ups.

2 set = 18 reps of tricep pushups and 7 pull ups.

3 set = 14 reps of tricep pushups and 5 pull ups.

 

Between sets I rest about 1min and 30s.

 

It was a bit lower than what I wanted but I have to say pushed myself. On the last set I was feeling that I was going to puke.

 

OVERALL: FEELS DAMN GOOD!

 

Quest 2:

 

Today I had a rough intake of the following values (total of all meals together and calculated using bodbot.com):

 

1773 Cal    118 Protein    37 Fats   248 Carbs

 

Lessons learned:
"You are here to train, not to complain. You may think you will di, but you won't, not this time. This time you'r growing stronger."

 

Also, after reading my NF mail about the Oath, I realized that I should create an oath based on the NF Oath, but something that inspired me more. So here it is:

 

I am a Rebel andt oday is my Last day on this Earth, so I have to make it count.

I care not where you and I came from, only where we' re going. We're the same, with different stories.

Embrace fear and embrace despair, they're fuel for my heart or wind in my hair.

With No excuses about my fail, with no complaints that I can say,

I stood up every single time for these brothers and sisters of mine.

With a Wisdom to change the world, And a Strength to be reckoned with,

When the world takes me down, I laugh, stand up, and with open arms I scream:

YOU WILL NEVER MAKE ME FALL, I AM PART OF THE REBELLION AND I CAN TAKE IT ALL!

 

Cheers to you brothers!

 

[vengefulpear]

Sounds like an awesome first day! And a kickass oath! Definitely something Vikings should probably have when they're going into battle! 

[obax]

A fine day 1! And I like the oath, especially the 'We're the same, with different stories.' I'll remember that one.

[starpuck]

I feel as if all I can say in regards to your first day is...

 

 

Love the oath my viking friend!    Way to push through and feel great after!

[Lokesbrah]

Day 2: Rest day.

 

Today is not a trainning day. I need to rest.

Meditation was great, 10 minutes seems quite doable. But I have to make 10 minutes an habit before I can move up the ladder.

 

Quest 2: intake

Here's today's totals:

 

Totals  1363 calories  66 protein 55 fat 150 carbs.

 

wow. Comparing both values I just went wow. I need to be more aware of what I eat :S

 

And now, MEDITATION TIME!

 

See ya on the Shield wall brothers and sisters!

[Balthazar]

Live the oath and viking assassin theme and the drinking horn image.

I am going taking part in a viking reenactment this weekend so I will be sure to raise a horn of mead to you

[IceGiant355]

With his ears let him listen, and look with his eyes; thus each wise man spies out the way. Today's lessons are seemingly well-learned, Viking. Good luck to you and keep up the good work!

[Lokesbrah]

DAY #3: Altair!

 

Quest one:

 

So aparently the Altair workout kills my core, so that means I'll change the "abs workout" to a "yoga session", thus improving my flexability.

So I guess that makes, +1 STR for the vikings workout, +1STR for the altair, and +1 DEX for the yoga session. Is that cool for you guys?

 

In the pull ups to failure part, this is what I did:

1st set = 14 pull ups

2nd set = 11 pull ups

3rd set = 8 pull ups.

 

I need to improve this...

 

I did 22 minutes and 21 seconds resting 1:20 in average per set.

 

Quest Two:

 

As usual this is my rough intake for all the meal through the day:

totals  1038 Calories  72 Protein 22 Fats 142 Carbs.

 

I like the fact that my callories are getting a bit consistent. Less fats and about the same Carbs. That nice.

 

Overall for the day and workout: KILLED IT!

 

Lessons learned:

"Sometimes even if it hurts you need to push forward. Nothing comes in this life for free. Which means you need to work harder. This is my teachings for you!"

 

Also: I haven't been telling you guys about the meditation, but that's because I've been consistently doing it. Like I said before, 10 minutes seems quite doable, can't wait to pass on to 15.

 

I Hope the ravens bring you good news brothers and sisters. And as usual: See you on the shield wall!!

[starpuck]

Hah Ravens... segway.

 

I play in an Ars Magica game on Thursdays.  Current character is a shapeshifting maga of the Bjornaer house, who turns into a raven and has mythic blood relating her to one of Odin's ravens!  Personality?   Obsessive thief and trickster, majoring in illusion spells.

 

(And wow, did I just up my nerd cred there, eh?)

 

Awesome job on the workout!  And adjusting your goals is totally cool!

[Lokesbrah]

Hah Ravens... segway.

 

I play in an Ars Magica game on Thursdays.  Current character is a shapeshifting maga of the Bjornaer house, who turns into a raven and has mythic blood relating her to one of Odin's ravens!  Personality?   Obsessive thief and trickster, majoring in illusion spells.

That sounds a lot like loki... XD