Roger

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Roger (罗杰)
Alias(es)	Young Master Roger; Sir Roger Campbell; Lord Roger; “the evil ghost”
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Age	Sixteen at the beginning of his life on Allen Island 3
Affiliation	Campbell Lineage; Milkhouse Manor; former commander of the Bandit Suppression Army 25 48
Occupation/Role	Former modern-world thug; knight; Lord of Milkhouse Manor 2 48
Status	Alive 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

Former life and new body

Roger was a suited thug from a modern eastern nation. While fleeing rival gangsters, he was fatally shot; he subsequently awakened in medieval Scotland in the body of Sir Colin Campbell's notorious second son on Allen Island. He accepted the impossible situation within days, treating adaptation as a survival necessity. 2

The body Roger inherited had a deeply feared reputation. The previous Roger had been expelled from a monastery for impregnating a nun, terrorized islanders, and attempted to assault the daughter of Gary, the Rocklanza Village chief before being badly injured. 1 3 7

Sir Colin considered him a disgrace and ordered him confined for a month, intending afterward to send him aboard his uncle's ship for discipline. Roger recovered under the care of the servant Igo, spending his confinement improving his food, hygiene, and understanding of the unfamiliar world. 2 3 4 6

Rebuilding a reputation

After leaving confinement on August 3, 1305, Roger discovered that islanders fled from him and hid their women at his approach because of the original body's crimes. He began visibly changing his conduct, including paying for food rather than taking it by force, though many continued to fear him. 6 7 8

He reconnected with local thugs Baldhead, Ponytail, and Gray Rat, initially as remnants of the former Roger's circle. Rather than merely using them for petty violence, he gradually turned them into loyal followers by sharing rewards, assigning responsibilities, and addressing Baldhead and Ponytail as brothers. 7 13 14 15

War against the pirates

At the Red Mill, Roger killed the pirate leader Ulf in self-defense after Ulf threatened him and attacked his companions. He immediately claimed that he had acted under John IV's authority, seized Ulf's valuables, and prepared for the pirate retaliation that followed. 12 13

Roger recruited islanders with food, wages, promises of treasure, and threats against desertion. With Gowan's help, he selected fighters, secured damaged equipment from Brodick Castle, released imprisoned thugs willing to fight, and formed a makeshift Bandit Suppression Army. 22 23 24 25 26

Using Ponytail as an infiltrator, Roger planned to poison the pirate force at its abandoned-mill base. When the plan faltered during the night raid, he led the charge himself, helped seize the pirate ship, and destroyed the pirate presence on the island. 28 30 35 36

His victory brought wealth, weapons, a ship, and followers, but also demonstrated his brutality: he tortured captured pirates for information about hidden treasure. 32 34

Lord of Milkhouse Manor

After learning that he could not return to his original time, Roger chose to build a future on Allen Island. He began considering the island a base and turned away from his nominal mother's attempts to dictate his marriage and behavior. 39

Following the deaths of Milkhouse Manor's senior masters during the English campaign, Roger accepted responsibility for the household. He tended wounded soldiers, retained Ma'en, converted Baldhead and Ponytail into manor guards, and began assessing the manor's debts, farmland, water, and pasture. 43 47

On August 15, 1305, Baron John knighted him as Sir Roger Campbell, granting him the lordship of Milkhouse Manor after Roger paid an inheritance tax in weapons and armor. Roger secretly retained a substantial portion of his best equipment. 46 48

Appearance

Roger is a tall, physically fit young man for his era, with a youthful but unremarkable face and long, narrow eyes. His severe head injury left a prominent scar described at his temple and forehead. 6 44

• Brownish-yellow, shoulder-length hair. 6
• A leaner, increasingly muscular build developed through daily training after his recovery. 6
• Usually favors practical clothing over fashionable noble dress, including a fitted robe, riding breeches, and short black leather boots. 6
• Often carries weapons at his belt, especially a hunting knife and Viking battle axe. 15 30
• By his knighting, he was regarded as looking like a fierce, valiant knight rather than the island's former wastrel. 48

Personality

Roger is highly adaptive, pragmatic, and survival-oriented. His modern criminal background gives him a readiness to deceive, intimidate, bargain, and use sudden violence when he believes it necessary. He can remain calm under direct threat, as shown when confronting Ulf, but his methods can be cruel and excessive. 2 13 32

He is also capable of loyalty and practical generosity. He stayed outside Brodick Castle rather than abandon Baldhead and Ponytail, shared pirate loot with his followers, and repeatedly rewarded those who risked themselves for him. His willingness to call lowborn thugs “brothers” becomes a major source of their loyalty. 13 14 15 35

Roger's conduct after transmigration is notably different from that of the body’s former occupant. He treats Igo and Tom more considerately, pays for goods, spares Gary and Gary's daughter, and offers work rather than death to some captured pirates. Nevertheless, fear remains central to his authority, particularly among men who have witnessed him fight or torture prisoners. 4 8 32 44 50

Abilities & Skills

Close-Quarters Combat

Roger relies on direct, efficient killing techniques developed during more than a decade of fighting in his previous life.

• Killed Ulf with a table knife after Ulf threatened him with Roger's own hunting knife. 13
• Uses knives, axes, improvised weapons, and sudden attacks rather than formal dueling techniques. 13 30
• Personally led the assault on the pirate mill when the poisoning operation became uncertain. 30
• Later studies swordplay, blade work, and mounted combat with Ma'en. 47
• Limitation: He begins without formal knightly training and depends heavily on aggression, surprise, and practical experience. 13 47

Leadership and Recruitment

Roger turns criminals, laborers, fishermen, and reluctant islanders into a functional fighting force.

• Uses free food, bounty money, gold rewards, and promises of plunder to attract recruits. 18 21 23
• Delegates selection of suitable warriors to the veteran constable Gowan. 22
• Assigns weapons according to perceived experience and places fighters into assault, support, and ranged groups. 25 28
• Maintains discipline through intimidation, including personally beating a would-be deserter and authorizing rear guards to kill deserters. 26
• Distributes pirate spoils and ranks according to battlefield contribution, strengthening loyalty among his followers. 34 35

Planning and Deception

Roger frequently manipulates opponents by exploiting their fears, greed, and assumptions.

• Pressured John IV into backing the anti-pirate effort by framing inaction as a threat to his inheritance and reputation. 18
• Sent Ponytail to infiltrate the pirate camp under the guise of seeking refuge. 14
• Planned to poison the pirates before launching a night attack, while leaving the pirate ship initially untouched to give surviving enemies a route of escape. 28
• Used the name of the acting lord to legitimize Ulf's killing and rally bystanders against the remaining pirates. 13

Practical Knowledge

Roger applies habits and fragments of knowledge from his former world to medieval life.

• Makes toothbrushes and toothpowder, bathes regularly, and pays unusual attention to cleanliness. 6
• Cooks food that impresses servants accustomed to poorer meals. 4
• Investigates salt production and considers refined salt a potential source of income for Milkhouse Manor and the Red Mill. 39 49
• Uses remembered folk remedies to treat wounded soldiers; two of three severely wounded men survive his treatment. 47

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Hunting knife — His most consistent personal blade; used in fights and retained after his knighting. 6 13 48
• Viking battle axe — Taken from Ulf and used during the pirate-mill assault. 13 15 30
• Leather armor — Stripped from Ulf and retained instead of surrendered as inheritance tax. 15 48
• Knight’s sword and spurs — Received during his knighting ceremony. 48
• Stored military equipment — Secretly kept two padded armor sets, four kettle hats, four short spears, four shields, two swords, three crossbows, and arrows. 48
• Black bay horse — Gift from Gary after Roger became a knight; Roger accepts it while sparing Gary and his daughter. 50
• Captured pirate ship — Seized during the pirate campaign and retained among the most valuable spoils. 30 34

Relationships

• Sir Colin Campbell — Nominal father and banner knight; viewed Roger as a disgrace and planned to send him away on a ship after the campaign. 2
• Lady Mary — Nominal/adoptive mother; fiercely defends Roger's place in the Campbell family, though their relationship remains strained. 2 39 48
• Louis — Younger brother; shares a brief brotherly moment with Roger after the pirate campaign. 39
• Baron John Campbell — Roger's uncle and liege lord; demands inheritance tax for Milkhouse Manor, then knights Roger. 46 48
• John IV (“White-faced John”) — Cousin and acting lord of Allen Island during the Baron's campaign; Roger coerces him into supporting the anti-pirate effort. 9 18
• Igo (“Little Horseherd”) — Young servant and attendant; initially fears Roger but becomes a loyal companion despite frequently worrying over his schemes. 3 6 7
• Budd (“Bitter Melon Face”) — Steward of Milkhouse Manor; tries to restrain Roger but repeatedly supports his plans out of duty and loyalty. 6 15 16
• Ma'en — Veteran sergeant formerly trusted by Sir Colin; becomes Roger's military adviser and remains in his manor position after the inheritance. 3 47 48
• Neil (“Baldhead” / “Green Toad”) — Former thug and later manor guard; recruits men for Roger and becomes one of his most trusted followers. 7 14 35 47
• Earl Haraldson (“Ponytail”) — Former pirate associate and later manor guard; serves as Roger's infiltrator during the pirate campaign. 7 14 30 47
• Blackhide Dog — Released from prison to join Roger's force; badly wounded in the pirate raid and later swears to serve Roger. 24 30 47
• Gowan — One-armed constable and experienced former retainer of Roger's grandfather; assists Roger in selecting capable recruits. 22
• Kate — Owner of the Red Mill; protects Roger during Ulf's confrontation, supplies poison for the pirate plan, and discusses selling refined salt. 12 16 49
• Olaf — Captured pirate leader; initially tortured for information, then treated respectfully as a guest at Milkhouse Manor. 32 44
• Gary and his daughter — Victims of the former body's actions; Gary later brings a black bay horse to seek mercy, and Roger spares both of them. 1 49 50

Notable Quotes

“The young master eats meat; you drink the soup. I'll take these gold coins. Each of you can take one share of the rest.” 13

“If you truly run into danger, save your own life first.” 15

“The pirates are in chaos. One charge will scatter them. Anyone who wants gold, silver, and treasure, follow me down and kill!” 30

Trivia

• Roger's unusual bathing, tooth-cleaning, and cooking habits make servants believe he became “like a different person” after his head injury. 4 6
• He dislikes the era's long hose and instead wears riding breeches and short leather boots whenever possible. 6
• Roger kept the best weapons from his inheritance tax by supplementing the surrendered goods with old, mildewed equipment from Milkhouse Manor. 48