The people of Midgard fear the wendol, The fiercest beast in all nine world.

is this also a rune-character?

Yes, You will encounter plenty of these things latter in the game, They look more frightening in the game. There are a lot of viking mythical creatures like frost giants, industrious dwarfs, the walking dead, hell hounds, dark warlords and killer fish. Lots of blood and sharp pointy things.