SRD5:Norse Pantheon

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Norse Pantheon ^{[SRD5 OGL]} 
Where the land plummets from the snowy hills into the icy fjords below, where the longboats draw up on to the beach, where the glaciers flow forward and retreat with every fall and spring—this is the land of the Vikings, the home of the Norse pantheon. It’s a brutal clime, and one that calls for brutal living. The warriors of the land have had to adapt to the harsh conditions in order to survive, but they haven’t been too twisted by the needs of their environment. Given the necessity of raiding for food and wealth, it’s surprising the mortals turned out as well as they did. Their powers reflect the need these warriors had for strong leadership and decisive action. Thus, they see their deities in every bend of a river, hear them in the crash of the thunder and the booming of the glaciers, and smell them in the smoke of a burning longhouse.

The Norse pantheon includes two main families, the Aesir (deities of war and destiny) and the Vanir (gods of fertility and prosperity). Once enemies, these two families are now closely allied against their common enemies, the giants (including the gods Surtur and Thrym).

Norse Pantheon
(20 official and unofficial deities)

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Deific Entity	Deific Type	Province	Alignment	Suggested Domains	Plane	Symbol	Pantheon	Sources
Sif	Deity	War	Chaotic Good	War	Ysgard (Asgard)	Upraised sword	Norse	SRD5
Aegir	Deity	Sea and storms	Neutral Evil	Tempest	Ysgard (Asgard)	Rough ocean waves	Norse	SRD5
Balder	Deity	Beauty and poetry	Neutral Good	Life, Light	Ysgard (Asgard)	Gem-­encrusted silver chalice	Norse	SRD5
Forseti	Deity	Justice and law	Neutral	Light	Ysgard (Asgard)	Head of a bearded man	Norse	SRD5
Frey	Deity	Fertility and the sun	Neutral Good	Life, Light	Ysgard (Asgard)	Ice-­blue greatsword	Norse	SRD5
Freya	Deity	Fertility and love	Neutral Good	Life	Ysgard (Asgard)	Falcon	Norse	SRD5
Frigga	Deity	Birth and fertility	Neutral	Life, Light	Ysgard (Asgard)	Cat	Norse	SRD5
Heimdall	Deity	Watchfulness and loyalty	Lawful Good	Light, War, Unity	Ysgard (Asgard)	Curling musical horn	Norse	SRD5
Hel	Deity	The underworld	Neutral Evil	Death	Hades (Niflheim)	Woman's face, rotting on one side	Norse	SRD5
Hermod	Deity	Luck	Chaotic Neutral	Trickery	Ysgard (Asgard)	Winged scroll	Norse	SRD5
Loki	Deity	Thieves and trickery	Chaotic Evil	Trickery	Ysgard (Asgard)	Flame	Norse	SRD5
Njord	Deity	Sea and wind	Neutral Good	Nature, Tempest	Ysgard (Asgard)	Gold coin	Norse	SRD5
Odin	Deity	Knowledge and war	Neutral Good	Knowledge, War	Ysgard (Asgard)	Watching blue eye	Norse	SRD5
Odur	Deity	Light and the sun	Chaotic Good	Light	Ysgard (Asgard)	Solar disk	Norse	SRD5
Skadi	Deity	Earth and mountains	Neutral	Nature	Ysgard (Asgard)	Mountain peak	Norse	SRD5
Surtur	Deity	Fire giants, craft, and war	Lawful Evil	War, Knowledge	Ysgard (Muspelheim)	Flaming sword	Giant, Norse	SRD5
Thor	Deity	Storms and thunder	Chaotic Good	Tempest, War	Ysgard (Asgard)	Hammer	Norse	SRD5
Thrym	Deity	Frost giants, strength, and cold	Lawful Evil	War, Knowledge	Ysgard (Jotunheim)	White double-­bladed axe	Giant, Norse	SRD5
Tyr	Deity	Courage and strategy	Lawful Neutral	Knowledge, War	Ysgard (Asgard)	Sword	Norse	SRD5
Uller	Deity	Hunting and winter	Chaotic Neutral	Nature	Ysgard (Asgard)	Longbow	Norse	SRD5

Sources and Notes

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