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| colspan=2 align="center" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"|''"The Thunder God"''
| colspan=2 align="center" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"|''"The One-Handed"''
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| '''Pantheon:''' ||  [[Norse Pantheon|Norse]]
| '''Pantheon:''' ||  [[Norse Pantheon|Norse]], [[Faerûnian Pantheon|Faerûnian]]
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| valign="top"| '''AoC:''' || Thunder, weather,<br> sky, crops
| valign="top"| '''AoC:''' || Courage, law,<br> swordsmanship
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| '''Symbol:''' || Hammer
| '''Symbol:''' || Sword
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| valign="top"| '''Home P/L/R:''' || [[Ysgard]]/[[Ysgard (Layer)|Ysgard]]/<br>[[Asgard]]
| valign="top"| '''Home P/L/R:''' || [[Ysgard]]/[[Ysgard (Layer)|Ysgard]]/<br>[[Asgard]];<br> [[Mount Celestia]]/<br>[[Lunia]]/[[The Court|the Court]]
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Thor is one of the most highly regarded powers of Asgard, for while he's not too bright, he's very keen on revenge - and very fast with repayment for an insult (or a perceived insult). In some berks that's a fault, but it's won Thor the admiration of countless mortals.
Tyr is considered the most honorable Aesir, as well as the bravest of the brave. Legend has it that the [[Fenris|Fenris Wolf]] was prophesied to be one of the greatest threats the Aesir would face, so the  gods tried to trick the beast and bind it with an unbreakable leash. They bet the wold that it couldn't snap the chain, but the creature smelled a trap. It wouldn't submit to the leash until one of the gods put his  hand in the wolf's mouth as a sign of good faith - which Tyr did fearlessly.


'Course, as soon as the wolf realized it'd been peeled, it bit off Tyr's hand. The power could've run away, but Tyr consented to keep his word - and lose his hand. He chose to pay the price for his comrades' broken promise.


Fittingly, hot-headed Thor is the power of thunder and lightning, and when storms roll across the prime-material worlds, his worshippers sigh in relief - it means their god's doing his job slaying the enemies of Asgard. Farmers venerate Thor, too: as the power of crops he can ensure a fruitful harvest. 'Course, he can also wipe out whole fiends with floods or harsh rains - and that'd spell disaster for the winter.
See, Tyr hates liars and oath-breakers, and those who make a living from deception disgust him. He's a fair and lawful in all things, and mortals look to his example when instigating laws for their societies. He guarantees every promise he makes, and watches over every battle fought lawfully. Chant is Tyr even invented the notion of the trial by duel. He's also known for making sure [[The Valkyries|the Valkyries]] bring only the most deserving warriors to Valhalla.


Unfortunately, Tyr's faded from prominence in the pantheon, and he's frantically trying to hang onto life. He's even resorted to placing part of his strength in the [[Abeir-Toril|Torilian sphere]], where he has to bow to the overpower [[Ao]]. Still, he figures it's better than letting his ideals vanish from the cosmos.


Thor is truly reckless, and he gets drawn into dangerous situations easily. But he's got three things that help him out of most any jam: his quick-thinking companions, his sheer strength of will, and his mighty hammer Mjolnir, one of the most destructive forces in the multiverse.
Tyr's proxy is a cutter by the name of Sigurd. The son of [[Odin|Odin's]] proxy Sigmund, Sigurd is a truly fearsome fighter. He carries a sword that's rumored to slay dragons with a mere touch.
 
 
He's popular among the rest of the pantheon, too: the Norse gods usually come to him when there's a problem requiring brute muscle and bull-headedness. Thor is the husband of [[Sif]], the son of [[Odin]] and Erda (who's sometimes called Fjoryn or Jord), and the father of [[Magni and Modi]]. Like the rest of the Aesir, he's not too keen on [[Loki]], but they've travelled together in the past and have a tenuous alliance.
 
Thor lives with his wife in Bilskirnir, an oak and iron-shod affair thaht's home to some of the rowdiest warriors in all of Asgard. They sook to be just like their patron, and thus are stormy and quick-tempered. It's no wonder planeswalkers and sight-seers don't visit the place too often.
 
 
Thor's proxies are Thialfi and Roskva. They serve the thunder god because their parents injured the two magical goats that pull Thor's chariot through the ski - only the gift of children could save the parents from Thor's wrath. Thialfi can run faster than any living being, and Roskva can summon lightning wherever she's standing.

Latest revision as of 07:41, 16 July 2013

"The One-Handed"
Pantheon: Norse, Faerûnian
AoC: Courage, law,
swordsmanship
Symbol: Sword
Home P/L/R: Ysgard/Ysgard/
Asgard;
Mount Celestia/
Lunia/the Court

Tyr is considered the most honorable Aesir, as well as the bravest of the brave. Legend has it that the Fenris Wolf was prophesied to be one of the greatest threats the Aesir would face, so the gods tried to trick the beast and bind it with an unbreakable leash. They bet the wold that it couldn't snap the chain, but the creature smelled a trap. It wouldn't submit to the leash until one of the gods put his hand in the wolf's mouth as a sign of good faith - which Tyr did fearlessly.

'Course, as soon as the wolf realized it'd been peeled, it bit off Tyr's hand. The power could've run away, but Tyr consented to keep his word - and lose his hand. He chose to pay the price for his comrades' broken promise.

See, Tyr hates liars and oath-breakers, and those who make a living from deception disgust him. He's a fair and lawful in all things, and mortals look to his example when instigating laws for their societies. He guarantees every promise he makes, and watches over every battle fought lawfully. Chant is Tyr even invented the notion of the trial by duel. He's also known for making sure the Valkyries bring only the most deserving warriors to Valhalla.

Unfortunately, Tyr's faded from prominence in the pantheon, and he's frantically trying to hang onto life. He's even resorted to placing part of his strength in the Torilian sphere, where he has to bow to the overpower Ao. Still, he figures it's better than letting his ideals vanish from the cosmos.

Tyr's proxy is a cutter by the name of Sigurd. The son of Odin's proxy Sigmund, Sigurd is a truly fearsome fighter. He carries a sword that's rumored to slay dragons with a mere touch.

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