The (link:"Marauders.")[**Marauders.**
Strong Northmen of impeccable strengh, dashingly good looks and incredible culinary skills. They are renown in all the realms, but there is one among them, whose name surpasses all the other great legends of his (link:"kin.")[kin.
(link:"Torvi Stormhands")[**Torvi Stormhands**
(Slaying a Dragon by clapping very, VERY loudly.)]
(link:"Ignatz Brittlebeard")[**Ignatz Brittlebeard**
(Growing his massive, grey beard for so long, it's hair started to turn into fine strands of stone.)]
(link:"Sven")[**Sven**
(Cooked the hell outta some spaghetti with meatballs. Delicious!)
They call [[him:]]]]](link:"MAX THE MARAUDER!!!")[**MAX THE MARAUDER**
I mean, just "Max" is fine, really. You know a Marauder when you see one.
This is his [[saga.]]]<img src="https://i.imgur.com/xW2dcUm.png" width="1000px" alt="**THE ONGOING ADVENTURES OF MAX THE MARAUDER**">
Let us start at the [[beginning.->Profile]]Max grew up in the small Viking town of (link:"Rostock.")[**Rostock.**
Sitting right at the windy coast of the Baltic Sea, it was a bustling trade center, teaming with merchants from all over the world, fostering the young northerner’s desire to travel and appetite for (link:"tales of adventure.")[tales of adventure.
It was here, that he developed his love of (link:"video games,")[**video games,**
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/VCFpc5L.png" width="500" alt="Picture of Max arguing with a merchant over a video game console.">
(link:"science-fiction,")[**science-fiction,**
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/gW28Ano.png" width="500" alt="Picture of a book with a rocket on the cover and planets swirling around it.">
and (link:"Bismarck herring!")[**Bismarck herring!**
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/Qlf2sFt.png" width="400" alt="Picture of Max, salivating over the thought of a herring fish roll.">
His path to become an adventuring, sea-faring, all-around badass Marauder, started [[early...->Education]]]]]]]At the young age of 6, he joined Marauder elementary school in his home town, and in **2000 A.D.** he took his training to the next level: (link:"Marauder high school!")[Marauder high school!
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/W93l4Q7.png" width="500" alt="Picture of an old building, distinctly shaped like a viking hat">
**Ostsee Gymnasium Rostock** was the name of this hall of wisdom, where he studied everything, from the politics of his realm, to the geography and languages of far and foreign places. He honed his body in the legendary (link:"martial art")[martial art ***(they call it “pee-eee class”.)***] of the Marauders, and even (link:"wrestled the dreaded Algebra!")[wrestled the dreaded Algebra!
*Woah, such heroics,* (link:"*at such a young age!*")[*at such a young age!*
(link:"Right?!")[Right?!
During his years in school, he’d heard so much about all these amazing far off places, beyond the northern realms, his heart now yearned for the adventures of travel and (link:"the challenges of the unknown!")[the challenges of the unknown!
And so, proving the elders of his worthiness to wield the title of Marauder, he set forth on (link:"his first expedition.")[his first expedition.
Completing Marauder high school in **2008 A.D.**, he set (link:"sail.")[...well, wings, really.
He flew.
On a giant metal bird.
That’s what the legends say at least, so… [[gotta be true, right?!]]]]]]]]]With the dawning of the new year, and only 18 years old, he travelled to the fabled lands of (link:"New Zealand.")[**New Zealand.**
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/InF6unK.png" width="400" alt="Picture of a ragged old map, leading to New Zealand">
A strange, foreign realm, full of creatures the natives call "backpackers" and dudes who tattoo their faces, and scream a whole lot, and dance a death dance and are really, really muscular and menacing, but still swear on (link:"being super kind, you guys!!!")[being super kind, you guys!!!
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/yp1Wt2N.png" width="400" alt="Picture of a screaming Maori warrior">
Which they are, turns out!
(link:"Huh.")[Huh.
Max picked up their common (link:"tongue")[tongue, ***“ink-lish”***,] quickly and with his (link:"vast knowledge of agriculture and farming")[vast knowledge of agricultur and farming ***(“just winging it” is a highly regarded skill among the Marauders.)***], he assisted the local peasants on many a farm, travelling the whole realm, from its warm northern shores, to the awing peaks of the southern mountains, in the following 11 months.
He returned home, (link:"a changed man.")[a changed man.
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/0QYEgbZ.png" width="700" alt="Picture of Max with shaved head vs max with outgrown hair and glasses">
Well... He wore glasses now, [[I guess.->a changed man.]]]]]]His passion for all manner of story and expression, made him study to become a scholar of film and media. A discipline, highly regarded among the ranks of the Marauder sages.
And so, after returning from the shores of New Zealand, he found himself on his (link:"next journey.")[next journey.
Leaving Rostock behind once more, he ventured south, to the culture-rich city of (link:"Vienna.")[**Vienna.**
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/9anAdcV.png" width="400" alt="Picture of a ragged map, leading to Vienna">
Having heard of a great academy, hoarding wisdom and knowledge from all four corners of the earth, he made it his quest to enroll at the fabled **University of Vienna**, taking up **“Theatre-, Film- und Media Sciences”** for the next (link:"4 years.")[4 years.
And still, his thirst for knowledge couldn’t be quenched by all that narrative theory, culture theory, media history, and a whole bunch more theorieses and historieses!
He made a point in going beyond that, wanting to learn more about the process of actually forging the famed works of the silver screen and the digital abyss, and not least, that fabled discipline, that made the earthen marble spin: (link:"Business!")[Business!
Thus, he added **“Film-, TV- and Media Production”** at the **University of Applied Sciences of the BFI Vienna** to his roster of (link:"disciplines.")[disciplines.
In the 6 years since coming to that southern melting pot of cultures he now called his home, he had slayn both courses (link:"successfully.")[successfully.
(link:"Obviously.")[Obviously.
The first one in **2014 A.D.**
**2016**, the second one.
The elders of both institutions awarded him the (link:"title:")[title:
(link:"Bachelor!")[**Bachelor!** *(of Arts.)*
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/N3jJJIj.png" width="350" alt="Picture of Max wearing a graduate cap">
The chieftain and the seers of his native shores now called [[him:->Work Experience]]]]]]]]]]]
Any young Northmen hoping to one day join the illustrious ranks of the Marauders, has to start honing their skills since childhood.
So as is custom, and to form and sharpen his mind, Max (link:"studied.")[studied.
For quite some time (link:"actually.")[actually.
20 whole years, (link:"come to think of it…")[come to think of it…
Phew! Wow… (link:"That’s a whole lot o’ years man!")[That’s a whole lot o’ years man!
You really wanna know all this? Where he went to school, his travels before uni and so forth? Or do you want to skip right to his first job? Spoiler: It involves a bunch of badass valkyries! (link:"Exciting, isn't it?!")[Exciting, isn't it?!
So what'll it be?
[[His formative youth->Oh well…]], or skip right to [[monster slaying business?]]]]]]](link:"MARAUDER!")[**MARAUDER!**
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/TdFqWT6.png" width="300" alt="Picture of a Max's hand, holding his shining sword">
Having completed his education and having travelled the world, he was accepted into the prestigious ranks of the clan, ready to tackle quests, deeds and endeavors, that should carry his name forth into the annals of (link:"marauderdom.")[~~marauderdom~~. (link:"Maraudery?")[~~Maraudery?~~ (link:"Marauderness?")[~~Marauderness?~~
...He began to become [[a legend among them!]]]]]]Marauders tend to name all their different feats of strength, acts of bravery, labors and all-around heroism **“jobs”**, and it was time for our young protagonist, to seek out his [[first one]].While wandering the concrete jungle of the inner city, he came upon a band of noble Valkyries in need of assistance, keeping a watchful eye on a most fearsome foe: (link:"the global documentary festivals scene!")[the global documentary festival scene!
Eager to prove himself as (link:"a freshly-baked Marauder")[freshly-baked Marauder **(freshly-baked, like a deliciously crusty, strong and pithy black bread. Not some wobbly toast. Screw toast.)**], worthy of that reliable title, he stayed with them for the following months. Ever watchful. (link:"Ever vigilant.")[Ever vigilant.
From **May of the year 2016** of our lord and savior Ben Kenobi, till **September**, he was an **intern** amidst the (link:"Valkyrie band.")[Valkyrie band.
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/wcDYpYx.png" width="400" alt="Picture of a valkyrie">
They called themselves **Autlook Filmsales** and were renowned and respected as the fiercest warrior women in the world of international documentary film distribution.
Max proved a valuable asset to their cause, so they offered him a permanent contract, staying with them, learning their craft, slaying all manner of monstrosity, that the cruel world of film subsidies, pesky producers and terrifying TV-Stations could throw at them.
And so they (link:"took him under their wings.")[took him under their wings.
HAA!!!
(link:"Valkyrie jokes!")[Valkyrie jokes!
Because they have wings!!
Hah?!
(link:"HAAH??!!")[HAAH??!!
Oh come on, there have been worse ones in [[here…]]]]]]]](link:"...")[...
I’m trying ok. I really am!
Making this funny and engaging, (link:"a little offbeat and surprising.")[a little offbeat and surprising.
(link:"...")[...
(link:"...")[...
These days, when you tell your companions a tale around the bonfire... heck, half the time (link:"they don't even listen!")[they don’t even listen!
They just stare at their fancy, runic stone tablets, communicating with (link:"who knows who!")[who knows who!
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/TEHu3hP.png" width="400" alt="Picture of a stone slap, a star-pointed antenna protruding from it. It looks kinda like a phone...">
(link:"Or WHAT!")[**Or WHAT!**
Yeah, ever think about that?! There could just be some friggin’ demon lord, or elder god on the other side of that magic time vortex, snickering, having the time of their lives, messing with you, (link:"manipulating you!")[manipulating you!
Those guys have that psychology-shit down, yo! (link:"They know how to trick you!")[They know how to trick you!
(link:"...")[...
(link:"...")[...
(link:"...Huh?")[...Huh?
Oh. Right. Anyway.
[[Where were we?->Well, where were we?]]]]]]]]]]]]]]Turns out, while the Valkyries had their international expedition and general heroics game down, they wanted to establish a permanent war-camp in Vienna itself, so they could better monitor and participate in the going-ons of their own (link:"homeland of Austria.")[**homeland of Austria.**
And so, they established the national distribution label (link:"DOCS")[**DOCS** (//**Documentaries for Ogres, Chimeras and miscellaneous other weird Stuff**//)], of which Max was to lead all booking, billing and marketing (link:"activities across the realm!")[activities across the realm!
Honored, he accepted their offer and from **September 2016** to **December 2017**, he created a foothold for the early days of DOCS in Austria, bringing 6 documentaries to cinema screens (link:"all over the land.")[all over the land.
As the new year gave rise to more dangerous foes on foreign shores, he was needed to assist the Valkyries in their international endeavors. And so he spend the following months supporting their (link:"marketing efforts")[**marketing efforts (the sellsword sector in the documentary wars is highly competitive!)**] and supplying their allies with (link:"valuable provisions.")[**valuable provisions ( hard drives. With films on them. Lots of ‘em.).**
In May 2018 though, he felt the need to [[move on.]]]]]]Having rushed through his education to full-on Marauder without breaking a sweat, getting thrust right into the action directly afterwards, he felt (link:"the need for a short break.")[the need for a short break.
(link:"Contemplation is the path to a true warrior’s strength.")[Contemplation is the path to a true warrior’s strength.
And so Max took off helmet and chainmail for a couple of months, to deliberate [[where his saga should take him next…]]]]<img src="https://i.imgur.com/zHVCOXN.png" width="600" alt="Picture of Max, straring into the distant evening sun">
Max's saga will continue.
(But you can start right from the [[beginning->introduction]], if that tickles your fancy!)
* Drop him an <a href="mailto:mx.mohr@live.com">email</a>, if you'd like to partake in his next endeavor, and offer that reliable, young sellsword a job!
* He's also got a <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-mohr-hro">LinkedIn</a> account. Rad!Hi!
This is a Twine story. It's also a résumé. Kind of.
Lived, written & illustrated by Max Mohr.
Click on (link:"coloured text")[coloured text - **good job!** -] to play and get to the next passage.
[[Here we go, buckle up!->introduction]]Alrighty!
Let's see: elementary school... visited Marauder high school in **Rostock**... finished in **2008**, (link:"yadda yadda yadda.")[yadda yadda yadda.
...dawning of the new year, and only 18 years old, he travelled to the fabled lands of **New Zealand**.
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/InF6unK.png" width="400" alt="Picture of a ragged old map, leading to New Zealand">
A strange, foreign realm, full of...
Yeah, yeah, yeah! (link:"Continue.")[Continue.
...ventured south, to the culture-rich city of Vienna... **“Theatre-, Film- und Media Sciences”**, then **“Film-, TV- and Media Production”**... elders of both institutions awarded him the title: Bachelor...
(link:"Oh, come on now.")[Oh, come on now.
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/TdFqWT6.png" width="300" alt="Picture of a Max's hand, holding his shining sword">
...completed his education and having travelled the world, he was accepted into the prestigious ranks of the clan, ready to tackle quests, deeds...
HERE WE GO!
[[Finally!->a legend among them!]]]]]