A huge god stands atop a jagged peak, his eyes fixed on his target. A giant looms in the mist below. With one hand, he swings his hammer, which glints like lightning in the darkness. The weapon connects, and the giant falls. The ground quakes and the obsidian valley splinters to forever shape the landscape.…
Three people gathered around the white cloth under the late-day sun. One woman shook a small leather pouch, whispering a question to the gods as she did so. She emptied its contents into her bejeweled hands, exhaling once over them before releasing the lot onto the cloth. Strips of nut wood landed on the fabric.…
A long time ago, before humans were created, three gods walked the worlds searching for answers. Along the way, they encountered many beings. From the mighty giants of Jotunheim to the talented dwarves, there was no shortage of life in the Nine Realms. However, the three gods craved more. One evening, when the sky turned…
In the beginning, there were no stars, no heavens, and no earth to walk upon. Only two uninhabitable worlds existed: the icy realm called Niflheim and the realm of fire, Muspelheim. Between the worlds was the yawning gap called Ginnungagap. Hvergelmir, a bubbling cauldron in which eleven poisonous rivers flowed, soared from the depths of…