Bedwig is the nephew of Balgus, and was taught the ways of runic magic by his father, a renowned runemaker. When the time came for Bedwig to seek his own fortune, he journeyed straightway to the hall of King Hrothgar, who accepted him as a Housecarl. Bedwig has shown himself to be skilled in both arms and rune-lore, but has yet to prove himself decisively in battle. Like all runemakers, he is somewhat aloof, and his comrades treat him with a certain measure of mystique.
Bedwig's father is a housecarl and Runemaker for Jarl Thorfinn (location 4 on the map).