Asgard

PHASE 1

Location: Asgard
First Seen:	August 4, 2004

First Appearance - August 4, 2004

Situated in a magical dimension, Asgard is the home of the ancient Norse gods - or beings who have chosen to assume those personas. As a home for gods, it is rather mythic in its landscape, with the full complement of elves, dwarves, bards, peasants, wolves, battles, flying horses and quests.

Time also moves different in Asgard to Earth - or Midgard, as they call it - with a week on Earth spanning several months in Asgardian time.

Inhabitants

Odin The All-Father	Odin is wise, but also cunning, and is not above manipulating events to his own ends, such as training the young Marie-Ange Colbert in the ways of the swordswoman and adjusting her precognition in order to bring down Loki's schemes. He has two ravens - Memory and Thought. PB: To be determined
Loki The Trickster	Loki is interested in only one thing: himself. Powerful in magic, able to shapeshift as well as manipulate time and space, his interference with Earth could be part of a plan to seize power in Asgard... or it could be that he was bored. PB: Tom Hiddleston
Sif	Odin's swordwoman, Sif is hard, uncompromising and utterly ruthless, but also completely loyal to the All-Father. PB: Jaimie Alexander
Hel	Goddess of the Underworld. She is feared by Gods and men alike on Asgard and little is known of her true ambitions. Illyana Rasputin spent her time in Asgard in her service, acting as an enforcer. PB: Carice van Houten
Amora The Enchantress	Feeding off the natural magic of Asgard in much the same way Amanda's mutation works in cities, the Enchantress has used that ability to amass a degree of power. Enough power to warrant the attention of Loki, who sent the empath Manuel de la Rocha to topple her. Manuel failed, but Amora's castle and power were breached by the remaining Xavier's students, leaving something of a power vacuum. Amora is cruel, capricious and very unforgiving. During the 1960s she associated on Earth with Baron Zemo and the Masters of Evil and recently made a reappearance to the Xavier's students, much to their dismay. PB: Virginia Madsen
Skurge The Executioner	Headsman of the gods, his axe can cut through anything. He is a thrall to the Enchantress, following her to Midgard during her associations with Baron Zemo and the Masters of Evil. PB: Conan Stevens
Hrimhari Prince of the Wolves	With the ability to shift to a part-human shape not unlike Rahne Sinclair, Hrimhari is the leader of a pack of Asgardian wolves. Larger than ordinary wolves, and marginally more intelligent, the wolves have developed a complex society of their own. PB: Tyler Posey

• The Valkyries - Odin's handmaidens, who ride winged horses to collect the souls of those fallen in battle. Valkyries are universally young women of a particular personal strength and loyalty, chosen by their steeds, such as Paige Guthrie.

• The Norns - Also known as the Fates, the Norns are three goddesses who, like Loki, have a sense of mischief when it comes to the affairs of mortals. They usually appear as three beautiful young women, in Shiro's case appearing as the three Fate goddesses from the anime Ah My Goddess!.

• The Elves - divided into two clans - Light and Dark - the nomadic Elves are engaged in an eternal war against each other, and against the goblins. The Dark Elves delight in entangling humans in their magic, seeing mortals as objects for their amusement. The Light Elves, whilst not openly preying on mortals, have little love for them themselves, holding themselves aloof.

• The Dwarves - Living in deep mines and caverns in the mountains, the Dwarves are a hardy race, enjoying the simpler things in life: good food, good ale, a good fight against the goblins and the construction of beautiful and cunning metalwork. They will perform commissions for the various other races of Asgard, but keep largely to their ancestral homes otherwise.

• The Goblins - A 'lower' race, focussed largely on killing their ancestral enemies, the Elves and the Dwarves.

• The Mortals - There are a surprising number of mortals living in Asgard. Some are descendants from those taken from Midgard, others part of the original population. They live a relatively simple life, largely trying to avoid attracting the attentions of the Gods.

Plots

X-Men Mission: Firefountain

Asgard (plot)

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