This morning I reached the middle of my second draft of my very first novel, and the idea of introducing you to my first pov character clobbered me over the head.

Here follows a quick summary of one of my two main characters (his goals, values, obstacles etc.):

Beorn, a warrior of the Marsi tribe, is in his mid-thirties. After being mortally injured in a battle between the Germanic tribes and the Romans, he somehow comes back to life and is taken in by the Bructeri tribe.

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