+2 Constitution, –2 Dexterity: The typical Nordheimir fighting style revolves around wearing heavy armour and hoping to outlast his opponent, striking heavier blows than him and trusting to natural fortitude and strength to defeat him, rather than dodging his attacks.Racial Features: All of the following are racial features of the Nordheimir: The races of Æsir and Vanir will themselves be remembered as gods after the fall of the Hyborian Age. The Norheimir believe in Valhalla, a place to which they will go if they die bravely in battle. There are probably also local tribal gods, perhaps deified ancestral heroes of the tribes. Atali, the Frost-Giant’s daughter, ‘who lures men from stricken fields into the wastelands to be slain by her brothers, who lay men’s red hearts smoking on Ymir’s board’ might also have worshippers, although Ymir and his family are probably worshipped for appeasement rather than out of love. Religion: Nordheimir worship Ymir, the Frost Giant, as their chief god. Suggestions: (male) Balder, Forseti, Frey, Grimnir, Heimdall, Hermod, Hodur, Honir, Lodur, Loki, Magni, Modi, Odhinn, Odur, Thorr, Tyr, Uller, Vali, Ve, Vili (female) Erda, Eyra, Freya, Frigga, Fulla, Gefion, Gersemi, Hlin, Hnoss, Iduna, Lofn, Nanna, Nerthus, Nott, Ran, Saga, Sif, Sigyn. Examples: (male) Bragi, Gorm, Haimdul, Hialmar, Horsa, Niord, Wulfhere. It is likely that many of the Norse gods share names with the Nordheimir. Names: Nordheimir names tend to be Scandinavian and Germanic. The Vanir hate the Æsir, the Cimmerians and the Hyperboreans. The Æsir are friendly with the Cimmerians but hate the Vanir and the Hyperboreans. The Nordheimir are farmers and hunters and are quick to feud among themselves and their neighbours. Many a female Nordheimer has won renown by beating off a horde of raiders with a broadsword or battle-axe to protect her home and children.Ĭulture: Descendants of the pre-Cataclysmic nation of Thule (possibly with some Atlantean blood), the Nordheimir have a Nordic culture of tribes ruled by a king who lives in a great hall about which the tribal village is built. Though the Nordheimir women do not usually fight alongside the men in war, they are charged with the responsibility of managing and defending their longhouses while the warriors are away. The Nordheimir in general are welcoming to peaceful strangers, though they constantly raid foreign lands and can be vicious when abroad on one of their forays. All are blue-eyed and pale-skinned, with tall and powerful physiques. The Nordheimir (singular: Nordheimer) comprise two closely related races, the yellow-haired Æsir and red-haired Vanir.
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