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Norse Mythology
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Aegir
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| Germanic
god of the ocean, and husband of Ran. His nine daughters, known as the
"billow maidens", directed the swirling waves under his
orders. He was sometimes depicted as a very old man with white hair and
claw-like fingers. Whenever he left his glistening underwater palace it
was with the single-minded purpose of destroying ships and their crews.
To placate him the Vikings often sacrificed some prisoners before
setting sail |
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Sphere
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Water |
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Alignment
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Anarchist |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Alter Physical
Structure Liquid, Hydrokinesis, Telekinesis |
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Freyja
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| Goddess of
love, sex, magic and witchcraft, fertility, and beauty, sometimes
identified as the goddess of battle and death. She was also quite
accommodating in sexual matters. She loves music, spring and flowers,
and spends much time with the fey. She is seen wearing a cloak of
bird feathers, which allows the wearer to change into a falcon and the
beautiful necklace of the Brisings given to her by dwarves, which the
Norse still refer to as the Milky Way |
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Sphere
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Various |
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Alignment
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Anarchist |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Shape Change, Sonic
Flight |
| Bestowed Minor
Powers |
Extra MA and PB |
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Frigga
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| Goddess of
the sky. Friday is named after her. Frigg is the patroness of marriage
and motherhood. She assists women in labor and is associated with the
naming of children. Frigg has the reputation of knowing everyone's
destiny, but never reveals it. Being the wife of the god Odin, she was
known as the Queen of the Heavens. She is the central diety in Asgard
where her hall, Fensalir ("water halls") is located.
Her tools are the spindle and the distaff |
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Sphere
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Knowledge |
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Alignment
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Unscrupulous |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Cosmic Awareness,
Telepathy, Sonic Flight |
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Gerd
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| A deity of
light |
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Sphere
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Light |
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Alignment
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Unprincipled |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Alter Physical
Structure Light, Energy Absorption |
| Bestowed Minor
Powers |
Energy Expulsion,
Thermal vision |
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Hela
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| The
goddess of the dead. She dwelt beneath one of the three roots of the
sacred ash tree Yggdrasil and resides in her hall, Elvidnir
(misery) in the underworld (Helheim) of Niflheim, the World of Darkness.
Hel is described as being half white and half black or half-living and
half-dead. She is responsible for plagues, sickness and catastrophes |
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Sphere
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Death |
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Alignment
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Diabolic |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Death Stare, Absorb
Life |
| Bestowed Minor
Powers |
Poison Breath, Detect
Meta Abilities |
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Idun
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| She was
the goddess of spring and eternal youth. Wife of Bragi, and guardian of
the golden apples of immortality which the gods ate whenever they wanted
to renew their youth |
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Sphere
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Life |
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Alignment
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Scrupulous |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Immortal, Healing Touch |
| Bestowed Minor
Powers |
Increase/Decrease, True
Sight |
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Loki
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| God of
fire and chaos. He was one of the Aesir (the principal gods), but a
cause of dissension among the gods. Loki was a sometimes friend to the
gods who admired his clever plans when he was helping them. But he was
mischievous and evil too. He was responsible for the death of Balder,
Odin's son. Loki had the ability to change his form. He, through
Angrboda, produced Hel, goddess of death, J�rmungand, the evil serpent
who was Thor's mortal enemy, and Fenrir, the wolf |
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Sphere
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Change |
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Alignment
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Diabolic |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Shape Change, Alter
Physical Structure Fire |
| Bestowed Minor
Powers |
Fire Expulsion, Alter
Form Insect |
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Maan Emo
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| An earth
goddess |
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Sphere
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Earth |
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Alignment
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Unscrupulous |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Alter Physical
Structure Stone and Mineral, Terrakinesis |
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Nott
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| The
goddess of night |
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Sphere
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Darkness |
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Alignment
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Unscrupulous |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Alter Physical
Structure Shadow and Void |
| Bestowed Minor
Powers |
Ghost Stealth,
Dreamwalk |
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Odin
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| Also
Odhinn, Woden, Wodan, and Woutan. He is the supreme god and
oldest of all in Norse mythology, god of wisdom, poetry, magic, runes,
occult, and war. He belonged to the Aesir race of gods. Among his many
names is All-father, for he is the father of all the gods. One story
about him relates how he acquired great wisdom. Supposedly he gained
this wisdom when he hanged himself on the world tree for nine days and
nights and was pierced by a spear. This was a spiritual death in which
he sacrificed himself to himself. Another story about his acquiring
wisdom is that he sacrificed an eye for the privilege of drinking from
Mimir's, fountain of wisdom. He had two black ravens, Huginn or Huninn
(Thought) and Muninn (Memory), who flew forth each day to gather the
news of the world to bring back to him, and two wolves, Freki and Geri.
His greatest treasures were Sleipner (an eight-legged horse), Gunger (a
spear that never misses), and Draupnir (a ring which drops eight new
rings, as clones, every ninth night). His hall is Gladsheim (Valhalla is
located within Gladsheim). |
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Sphere
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Various |
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Alignment
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Anarchist |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Cosmic
Awareness, Super Strength, Invulnerable |
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Skuld, Urd
and Verandi
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| Skuld
determines the length of all lives and assigns your destiny, Urd rules
the past and Verandi rules the present |
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Sphere
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Destiny |
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Alignment
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Anarchist |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Karma |
| Bestowed Minor
Powers |
Divination,
Precognition, Retrocognition, Sixth Sense |
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Thor
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The god of
thunder and lightning, eldest son of Odin, ruler of the gods, and Jord,
the earth goddess. Thor was the strongest of the Aesir, the chief gods,
whom he helped protect from their enemies, the giants. Thor owed three
magical treasures. Mjollnir his hammer (thunderbolt) which when
thrown at an enemy returns to Thor. He is able to handle Mjollnir with
the second of his treasures, iron-clad gloves. The third treasure is his
magic girdle, a belt that increases and replenishes his divine strength
when he wears it. Thunder was supposed to be the sound of the rolling of
his goat-driven chariot. Sif was his wife. He also has a consort,
Jarnsaxa, by whom he fathered Magni (might) and Modi (strength).
Thursday is named for Thor |
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Sphere
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Storm |
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Alignment
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Anarchist |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Alter Physical
Structure Electricity, Celestialkinesis |
| Bestowed Minor
Powers |
Electrical Expulsion,
Energy Punch |
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Tyr
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| A god of
war and of justice. It was he who placed his hand in the mouth of the
giant wolf, Fenris, to show good faith as the rest of the gods,
pretending sport but intending a trap, chained the wolf. When Fenrir
realized he had been tricked he bit off Tyr's hand. Tuesday is derived
from Tyr's name |
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Sphere
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War |
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Alignment
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Anarchist |
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Bestowed Major Powers
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Explode, Invulnerable,
Overload |
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