Theres not much else I can add to this discussion other than the above. Documention on the Variags is relatively scarce outside of "savages with axes and bows who came with the wainriders" And that they just-so-happened to appear in this particular part of the world. They seem to have a sort of Mongol theme to them from a cursory google search. I suppose enterprising SOIers can build some docs. I had enough of that with the balchoth
