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Odin
(Wotan, Viuden, All-Father, Father of the Slain, God of the Hanged, God of Prisoners, God of Cargoes, The High One, The Inflamer, Swift Tricker, Father of Victory, The Blind One, Shifty Eyed, One with a Magic Staff, Destroyer, Terror)
Symbols - Silhouettes of two ravens facing one another, with the head of a man between them and they whisper into his ears; A watching blue eye.
Alignment NG
Clerics CG, LG, NG
Portfolio - Knowledge, magic, supreme, war
Domains - Air, Knowledge, Magic, Travel, Trickery, War
Home Plane - Ysgard
Weapon - Shortspear
Before the gods arose, the great gaping void of Ginnungagap lay between fiery hot Muspelheim in the south and frozen Niflheim in the north. In the midst of Niflheim ran Hvergelmir, a spring from which flowed eleven rivers collectively known as Elivagar. As these rivers flowed away from their source, the poisonous lees they deposited hardened to ice. Vapour rising from the lees froze into rime, layer after layer, until it spread across Ginnungagap. The rime met the hot gusts from Muspelheim and melted, and from the moisture sprang the frost giant Ymir. While he slept, the sweat from his body formed the first of his frost giant offspring. Further melting of the ice created a cow called Audhumla. Four rivers of milk flowed from her udder, sustaining Ymir and his offspring. For her own sustenance she licked the salty rime stones and over three days uncovered a strong, handsome man named Buri. From the descendants of Buri and the giants came Odin, Vili, and Ve, the first of the Aesir gods. They killed Ymir, and his blood drowned all the frost giants except Bergelmir, from whom came a new race of frost giants. Odin and his brothers carried Ymir's body out of Ginnungagap and made the earth from his flesh and the rocks from his bones. Stones and gravel came from the dead giant's teeth and shattered bones, and the blood filled Ginnungagap, becoming lakes and the sea. Odin and his brothers formed the sky from Ymir's skull. Four dwarves named Nordri, Sudri, Austri, and Vestri held up the skull. Ymir's hair became flora, and his brains became clouds. Sparks from Muspelheim became stars. The earth was a great circle surrounded by ocean. Giants lived on the coast while humans lived inland, in a fortification made from Ymir's eyelashes. Odin gave humans breath and life, Vili gave them consciousness and movement, and Ve gave them form, speech, hearing, and sight. The first man was Ask (ash tree) and the first woman was Embla (elm or vine).
The creation myth above is told by the peoples of the Northern Reaches and Kyria, nearly all of whom to some degree worship Odin. He is the most powerful Immortal known in the Sphere of Thought. In the Hinterlands he is called Viuden; in the Hollow World, Wotan. Odin has one eye that blazes like the sun, having lost his other eye in payment for a drink from the well of Mimir. He once stole the mead of poetry, and some myths say he grants poetic ability and inspiration to mortals. Odin hung himself on Yggdrasil for nine days, pierced by his own spear, until by virtue of his suffering he was able to reach down and seize magical runes that were the source of wisdom and magical lore. His suffering so impressed the son of the giant Bolthor that he taught Odin nine previously unknown to any man or woman.
Wearing a dark, wide brimmed hat that casts a shadow over his face, Odin travels as a mortal wanderer. As a god of magic, war, and wisdom, he visits Mystara to distribute knowledge and victory in battle. His many titles hint at his various roles.
The cult of Odin tells followers to use their intelligence to appreciate and enjoy their existence, to seek wisdom but not to be made cold and distant by knowledge. He teaches kings to rule wisely but also encourages them to enjoy life while they can. Followers of Odin constantly seek new knowledge as an advantage over their foes. Paradoxically the cult promotes self-reliance by relating tales of Odin turning against favoured kings and generals in the midst of battle. Clerics generally wear dark, wide brimmed hats, cloaks decorated with or made entirely of raven's feathers, and patches over their (intact) left eyes. They permit no one to lift or touch these patches.
The Sphere of Entropy is not related to any element. Entropy is the weakening of the fabric of the multiverse: rot, weathering, disintegration. It seeks to bring all things to a stop, causing oblivion. Its purpose is the ultimate destruction of the multiverse. The four other Spheres of Power oppose Entropy but cannot destroy it, since to do so would unbalance reality and bring about their own destruction as well. At the same time, Entropy itself can not exist without the presence of the other Powers, so it seeks first to subjugate before bringing about oblivion. Entropy seeks to destroy Matter, dissipate Energy, stagnate Time, and stifle Thought. Currently, due to the influence of the Radiance, Entropy is becoming increasingly powerful on Mystara.
(Wotan, Viuden, All-Father, Father of the Slain, God of the Hanged, God of Prisoners, God of Cargoes, The High One, The Inflamer, Swift Tricker, Father of Victory, The Blind One, Shifty Eyed, One with a Magic Staff, Destroyer, Terror)
Symbols - Silhouettes of two ravens facing one another, with the head of a man between them and they whisper into his ears; A watching blue eye.
Alignment NG
Clerics CG, LG, NG
Portfolio - Knowledge, magic, supreme, war
Domains - Air, Knowledge, Magic, Travel, Trickery, War
Home Plane - Ysgard
Weapon - Shortspear
Before the gods arose, the great gaping void of Ginnungagap lay between fiery hot Muspelheim in the south and frozen Niflheim in the north. In the midst of Niflheim ran Hvergelmir, a spring from which flowed eleven rivers collectively known as Elivagar. As these rivers flowed away from their source, the poisonous lees they deposited hardened to ice. Vapour rising from the lees froze into rime, layer after layer, until it spread across Ginnungagap. The rime met the hot gusts from Muspelheim and melted, and from the moisture sprang the frost giant Ymir. While he slept, the sweat from his body formed the first of his frost giant offspring. Further melting of the ice created a cow called Audhumla. Four rivers of milk flowed from her udder, sustaining Ymir and his offspring. For her own sustenance she licked the salty rime stones and over three days uncovered a strong, handsome man named Buri. From the descendants of Buri and the giants came Odin, Vili, and Ve, the first of the Aesir gods. They killed Ymir, and his blood drowned all the frost giants except Bergelmir, from whom came a new race of frost giants. Odin and his brothers carried Ymir's body out of Ginnungagap and made the earth from his flesh and the rocks from his bones. Stones and gravel came from the dead giant's teeth and shattered bones, and the blood filled Ginnungagap, becoming lakes and the sea. Odin and his brothers formed the sky from Ymir's skull. Four dwarves named Nordri, Sudri, Austri, and Vestri held up the skull. Ymir's hair became flora, and his brains became clouds. Sparks from Muspelheim became stars. The earth was a great circle surrounded by ocean. Giants lived on the coast while humans lived inland, in a fortification made from Ymir's eyelashes. Odin gave humans breath and life, Vili gave them consciousness and movement, and Ve gave them form, speech, hearing, and sight. The first man was Ask (ash tree) and the first woman was Embla (elm or vine).
The creation myth above is told by the peoples of the Northern Reaches and Kyria, nearly all of whom to some degree worship Odin. He is the most powerful Immortal known in the Sphere of Thought. In the Hinterlands he is called Viuden; in the Hollow World, Wotan. Odin has one eye that blazes like the sun, having lost his other eye in payment for a drink from the well of Mimir. He once stole the mead of poetry, and some myths say he grants poetic ability and inspiration to mortals. Odin hung himself on Yggdrasil for nine days, pierced by his own spear, until by virtue of his suffering he was able to reach down and seize magical runes that were the source of wisdom and magical lore. His suffering so impressed the son of the giant Bolthor that he taught Odin nine previously unknown to any man or woman.
Wearing a dark, wide brimmed hat that casts a shadow over his face, Odin travels as a mortal wanderer. As a god of magic, war, and wisdom, he visits Mystara to distribute knowledge and victory in battle. His many titles hint at his various roles.
The cult of Odin tells followers to use their intelligence to appreciate and enjoy their existence, to seek wisdom but not to be made cold and distant by knowledge. He teaches kings to rule wisely but also encourages them to enjoy life while they can. Followers of Odin constantly seek new knowledge as an advantage over their foes. Paradoxically the cult promotes self-reliance by relating tales of Odin turning against favoured kings and generals in the midst of battle. Clerics generally wear dark, wide brimmed hats, cloaks decorated with or made entirely of raven's feathers, and patches over their (intact) left eyes. They permit no one to lift or touch these patches.
The Sphere of Entropy is not related to any element. Entropy is the weakening of the fabric of the multiverse: rot, weathering, disintegration. It seeks to bring all things to a stop, causing oblivion. Its purpose is the ultimate destruction of the multiverse. The four other Spheres of Power oppose Entropy but cannot destroy it, since to do so would unbalance reality and bring about their own destruction as well. At the same time, Entropy itself can not exist without the presence of the other Powers, so it seeks first to subjugate before bringing about oblivion. Entropy seeks to destroy Matter, dissipate Energy, stagnate Time, and stifle Thought. Currently, due to the influence of the Radiance, Entropy is becoming increasingly powerful on Mystara.