Baldr

Baldr, also known as Baldur, is the Germanic and Norse god of light, joy, purity, beauty, innocence, peace, and reconciliation, the second son of Odin and Frigg, and the husband of Nanna. He was killed by Loki, who tricked his mother into revealing his only weakness: mistletoe.

Overview[]

Baldr has in possession one of the largest ships in the universe, which is called Ringhorn or Hringhorni. The great hall Breidablik is his home, which is devoid of all that is evil and impure.

Courageous and honorable, Baldr was loved by all, with the exception of Loki. When Ragnarök ends with nearly his entire pantheon wiped out, he will return to the world of the living and oversee the next generation.

Description[]

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History[]

Disturbing Dreams[]

Baldr received a dream of his own death, which horrified him. His mother Frigg, wanting to prevent it, travelled across the Earth and made every creature, object, and element swear an oath to not harm him. By the time she was done, she was exhausted and forgot about one small plant: mistletoe. However, believing that something as weak and insignificant as mistletoe wouldn't be able to harm her powerful son, she decided to ignore it.

Loki, jealous of the attention Baldr was receiving, disguised himself and tricked Frigg into revealing that mistletoe was Baldr's only weakness. Around the same time, the Norse deities were taking turns throwing objects at Baldr to see if they could harm him. Thanks to his mother's efforts though, all of the objects were ineffective in causing even the slightest damage.

Death[]

Loki took a dart crafted from mistletoe and gave it to the blind god Höðr. Unaware of what it was, Höðr threw it at Baldr, inadvertently killing him. For this act, even if it was unintentional, Odin arranged for his other son Váli to kill Höðr when he comes of age.

Baldr was ceremonially burnt upon his ship Hringhorni. While being carried to the ship Odin whispered something into his ear. As he laid on the pyre he was given the magical ring Draupnir. Thor blessed the pyre with his hammer Mjølnir and kicked the dwarf Litr into the fire. Baldr's wife, Nanna, was also placed onto the pyre as she had died of grief upon seeing her husband's corpse. Baldr's horse with all its trappings was burned on the pyre as well.

Since none of the deities were able to push Hringhorni into the sea, they sent for Hyrrokin. The giantess came riding upon a wolf gave the ship a push so great that the earth shook and the fire flashed from the rollers.

Time in the Underworld[]

Desperate to get her son back, Frigg sent the messenger Hermod to the underworld in order to request Hel to allow Baldr to return. Hel agreed on the conditions that every being in the worlds of the living and death would weep for him. All did, except a giantess, Þökk, who is actually Loki in disguise. Thus, Baldr was unable to leave the underworld.

However, he received fine treatment in the land of the dead from Hel herself, although she was still rather distant. At some point, Baldr fell in love with the underworld goddess and she reciprocated his feelings due to the respect and affection he showed her. For this reason Hel did not wish for him to leave her realm but was forced to relent after Ragnarök passed.

Return[]

When the disastrous war Ragnarök drew to an end and nearly all Norse deities have perished, Baldr finally made his return to the land of the living and mended his relationship with his brother Höðr. Along with the deities who survived, they recalled the old traditions and discussed the future in order to avoid the mistakes made in the past.

While talking, the deities found the golden game pieces that the Æsir once used and, just like their fathers, they started a new round of the game. And with it, a new cycle began.

Powers and Abilities[]

As the son of Odin and Frigg, Baldr is a very powerful deity. He is powerful enough to become a new ruler of the world after Ragnarok. His invulnerability given to him by his mother only increased his strength to the point that he became one of the most powerful deities. He possess all the standard powers and abilities of a deity, as well as many additional powers of his own.

Beauty Manipulation: The power to manipulate the beauty of anything.
- Supernatural Beauty: The power to possess beauty that surpasses the boundaries of nature.
  - Supernatural Charisma: The ability to possess incredibly powerful charisma.
Benevolent Deity Physiology: The power to be a benevolent deity.
Conditional Invulnerability: The power to be invulnerable under certain conditions.
Day Deity Physiology: The power to be a day deity.
Supernatural Wisdom: The power to possess wisdom beyond what is naturally possible.
Fearlessness: The ability to be immune to fear.
Light Divinity: The power to have powers from a light divine source.
Hope & Renewal (Spirit of hope & renewal in the world): The ability to be the embodiment of hope and renewal.
Innocence Manipulation: The ability to manipulate innocence.
- Pure Heart: The ability to possess a pure heart.
  - Purification: The power to remove all evil or negativity from any object or person.
Light Deity Physiology: The ability to be a deity of light.
- Lumopresence: The ability to simultaneously be everywhere light is, and where daylight is going.
- Lumoscience: The power to know everything about the light and everything related to it.
Joy Bringer: The ability to be a bringer of joy.
Pleasure Manipulation: The power to manipulate pleasure.
Love Manipulation: The power to manipulate love.
- Empathy: The power to fully interpret and replicate the emotions, moods, and temperaments of others.
- Love Inducement: The power to induce the emotion of love into others.
Nigh-Absolute Immortality: The power to be almost completely immortal.
Peace Manipulation: The power to manipulate peace.
- Serenity Inducement: The power to induce feelings of serenity in others.
Resurrection (after Ragnarök): The supernatural power to bring the dead back to life.
Seer: The ability to have psychic abilities to see/have visions of the future and to speak prophecies.
- Precognition: The power to perceive the future.
  - Precognitive Dreaming: The power to perceive future events while in a dream state.
Spring Manipulation: The power to manipulate the season of spring and the concepts of rebirth, renewal, and regrowth.
Solar Deity Physiology: The ability to be a deity of the sun.
- Light Manipulation: The power to manipulate light.
  - Heat Manipulation (the Summer Sun): The power to manipulate heat.
  - Pure Light Manipulation: The power to manipulate the beneficial aspects of light.
Summer Deity Physiology: The power to be a summer deity.
Supernatural Combat (lord of warriors): The power to possess transcendent combat mastery.
Weapon Immunity: The power to be immune to weapons.

Weaknesses[]

Baldr possess all the standard weaknesses of a deity. However, thanks to Frigg, he is particularly invulnerable with only mistletoe, beings of much greater power, and weapons of high divinity being able to harm and kill him.