Talk:Kamos/@comment-121.72.221.197-20150202040041

I'm guessing that at some stage his raiding career brought him to the far North (the Vikings, after all, are considered to be amongst the most infamous of history's pirates). While there he either purchased krakens for use in his raiding parties or found favour with the Norse gods somehow and recieved them as a gift. Perhaps his skill as a pirate and sailor impressed Njord, whose unique unit is the kraken.

Well, it's either that or the devs just thought having giant octopi that break stuff in the first level would just be a cool way to kick off the campaign.