Post by Freya Njordsdottir on Nov 30, 2016 5:15:02 GMT
[PTabbedContent][PTab=GENERAL] CHARACTER INFO: NAME: Freya Njordsdottir ALIAS: Freya, Gondul AGE: Ancient OCCUPATION: Goddess of Fertility; Queen of the Valkyries MEMBER GROUP: Asgardian AFFILIATIONS: Canon POWERS AND ABILITIES: Superhuman Strength - Freya’s physical power is nowhere near that of Thor, but she is no weakling by any means, especially according to Midgardian standards. Her strength caps out around thirty tons -- slightly more than average thanks to her extensive combat training and time spent in service as a Valkyrie. It is rare she ever needs to exert herself quite so much, of course, and so she can utilize less for longer periods of time. Superhuman Speed - Whereas the God of Thunder rules in the strength department, however, Freya excels in speed and stealth. She can move with surprising grace and light-footedness over most terrain, barely making a track even in fresh snow. Superhuman Stamina - As an Asgardian, Freya has a greater stamina than Midgardians. This means she does not require sleep as often as humans (once every 2-3 days is sufficient), and she can exert herself for longer periods of time. When going all out, she can use her full capabilities for a full day before tiring - roughly three quarters of a day on Midgard. The less she over-exerts herself, the longer she can work, fight, or continue with whatever strenuous activity has her enthralled. Superhuman Durability - Compared to Midgardians, Freya is considerably more durable than her waifish demeanor suggests. Ordinary bullets, cuts, and falls do not harm her nearly so much as a normal human would suffer. This is not to say she does not suffer at all, of course - she feels pain just like anyone else, and will eventually succumb once enough damage has been dealt. Superhuman Longevity - Despite her outward appearance, Freya has a few millennia under her belt. She is not immortal, however, and will one day meet her end, whether by old age or in battle is yet to be seen. Golden Tears - No one knows how or why, but when Freya cries, tears of gold trail down her cheeks. Queen of the Valkyries - As Queen of the Valkyries, Freya is in charge of deciding who among the slain warriors are to be considered worthy whenever she rides into battle. She and Odin have a deal between them - half of the worthy slain are taken to her home, Fólkvangr, and half go on to Odin’s paradise: Valhalla. (In battles she does not personally participate, this duty falls upon the wings of other Valkyries.) Bsringamen - Legend says that any man who looks upon this necklace cannot resist its power. It is an extraordinary piece of jewelry - gold and amber welded together in perfect harmony - crafted by the Dwarves. As payment for the necklace, something she had to have, Freya gave herself freely to one of the Dwarves, Iwaldi. This payment eventually led to the birth of seven of her daughters. Hildisvini - Another treasure created for her by the Dwarves, this golden boar serves as Freya’s mount. His body shines brightly, lighting her way in darkness when need be. He is one of her stalwart companions, along with a her two Tom cats. Cloak of Golden Feathers - Freya’s cloak has the ability to transform its wearer into the shape and seeming of a falcon. PLAYBY: Katheryn Winnick OOC INFO: PLAYER NAME: Aech AGE: 28 GENDER: Female TIMEZONE: PST OTHER CHARACTERS: Natalia Romanova Anna Marie Darcy Lewis CLAIMS: FACE CLAIM: [b]Winnick, Katheryn[/b] as [i]Freya Njorddaughter[/i]WHO PLAYS WHO: [quote]Freya Njorddaughter - Ancient - Asgardians[/quote]JOB CLAIM: N/A [/PTab][PTab=ASSESSMENT] PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT: LIKES: BEAUTY - It is no secret that Freya enjoys things that are aesthetically pleasing. Gold, jewels, and other pretty baubles are quick to earn her adoration, but she is not entirely without depth. Beauty in others can oft be found beneath the surface, so she tries her best not to judge every book by its cover. GOLD - There are very few things in all the Nine Realms that Freya treasures more deeply than gold, but her children are one of them. INTERCOURSE - Freya was not gifted the title Goddess of Fertility for her chaste demeanour. That being said, she doesn’t take just anybody to bed. She has standards, and fairly high ones at that. WAR - Even before Odin commanded her to serve as one of the Valkyries, Freya was no stranger to combat. She thrives on the sensation of battle, on the rush of adrenaline. War, much like sex, is not for those who lack passion, something Freya is filled to the brim with. CATS - Freya has a soft spot for felines. Their natural grace and the power they show when they hunt remind her of her own self, though she would never admit this aloud. She has a pair of cats, gifted to her by Thor, who pull her chariot, and whom she dotes on frequently. DISLIKES: DISLOYALTY - Despite her occasional “bad habits”, Freya has never wavered in her loyalty to the All-Father, serving out any punishment he hands down, and cherishing his praise. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for all of the Aesir. When it comes to other races within the Nine Realms, she does not mind if they are against Odin, so long as they are loyal to the cause they have chosen to dedicate their life to. REJECTION - Freya is a picky woman when it comes to some things, and as such, is a master of rejecting others. Unfortunately, she is not so keen on the tables being turned on her so that she is the one being rejected. BEING USED - Although she has a pretty face and enjoys the more carnal side of life, Freya is considerably more than that. She is a Vanir goddess, and as such, not just a pawn for someone to move about a board - or a bride to be handed off to a Jotun - without her consent. LOKI - Over the millennia, Freya has had many encounters with the God of Lies, but very few end with her favoring him. She forgave him after he stole Brisingamen, though it took more than a few decades. After his betrayal of Odin, however, she is unsure if she can ever trust the Trickster again. ABUSE - Freya herself is a mixture of lust and violence, and in the right setting, that can be a good thing. There is a fine line, however, between a bit of fun, and outright abuse. She is a firm believer of consent where a woman’s body is concerned, especially between husband and wife. That being said, she is not blind to the fact that men can be the victims of abuse just as easily as women. STRENGTHS: BEAUTY - It should go without saying that the Goddess of Fertility is often considered one of the fairest women of the Aesir. Freya knows this, of course, and has no qualms with flaunting it on occasion and using it to her advantage, especially when confronted with mortals, whose awe strokes her ego. COMBAT - Freya is well known for being one of Asgard’s fiercest warriors, and has proven herself time and time again on the field of battle. It is unknown whether she rose throughout the ranks of the Valkyries thanks to her deeds on the battlefield, or if she was gifted the position of Queen of the Valkyries upon Odin’s command to serve as a means to regain her necklace, Brisingamen. CLEVER - A natural hunter, Freya is adept at utilizing her surroundings to aid in her endeavours. She is not truly great at anything besides combat, but she is generally quick to pick up on the basic premise of most other things. Midgardian technology (cell phones, computers, etc.) still baffles her to some extent, though she took to their advanced weaponry like a fish to water. WEAKNESSES: BLUNT - Freya enjoys beauty in all its forms, except perhaps, when it comes to weaving words. She does not see sense in tip-toeing around a subject with flowery language. If she does not like something, she will say as much. Likewise, if she favors something, she will quickly make it known and go to great lengths to acquire it. VAIN - Freya’s vanity is something she has tried to work on over the millennia, and occasionally her efforts shine through. Unfortunately, she hasn’t worked too hard on this character flaw, and as such, can occasionally take offense to even minor insults about her physical appearance. She is a goddess of beauty, after all - who in their right mind would ever turn their nose up at her? In truth, however, much of her vanity stems from another weakness. INSECURITY - It takes a lot to make a Vanir goddess insecure about herself, but the rejection (or rather, the abandonment) of someone she once loved fiercely cut her deep. Nowadays, she is more than happy to be a warm-blooded, cold-hearted woman, if only to shield herself from the possibility of ever having to feel uncertain about herself again. GOALS: SERVE - Freya has done much in her long life. She has loved, and lost; she has gone on many adventures, and met hundreds - perhaps thousands of wonderful souls (not counting those she takes to Fólkvangr). Nowadays, she is content with simply fulfilling her duties as Queen of the Valkyries. MOTHER - Over the years, Freya has given birth to nine daughters, all of whom have grown into women beautiful both inside and out. She was not terribly active in some of their lives until their father brought them to Asgard, but she does her best now to keep in contact and check up on all of them from time to time. FEARS: LOVE - Freya fell in love once, and it was simultaneously the most wonderful and the most horrible thing to ever happen to her. She gave herself over to Lodur completely, only to have him leave with nary a word. Never one to back down from a fight, she searched for her husband, but was never successful. He was more in love with his wanderlust than his own wife, and so she has worked hard to build up a wall within herself to keep her away from the possibility of falling into that wonderful, horrible pit again. OVERALL PERSONALITY: Despite her outward appearance - that of a beautiful young Vanir maiden - Freya is a complex woman. She is definitely prone to flights of fancy, as most have witnessed over the millennia, especially when it comes to treasures (in the most literal sense). Nowadays, she has calmed considerably, and will sometimes give pause to consider the possible consequences before leaping in action. Whether this is because she feels obligated to maintain her role as Queen of the Valkyries, or because her maternal instincts bid her stay safe so that she, in turn, can protect her daughters, even she does not know. It can often seem that Freya, Queen of the Valkyries, is a completely different person than Freya, Goddess of Fertility. One is a battle-hardened shield maiden, who takes her job - choosing who lives and dies in battle, and ferrying their souls to Fólkvangr - very seriously, and fights with the fiery passion of a thousand suns. The other, the Freya her friends and family see, is a light hearted woman who smiles quick, laughs loud, and is not afraid to show affection to those she deems worthy. [/PTab][PTab=HISTORY] NATIVE UNIVERSE: DESIGNATION: Mortal Endverse BIRTHPLACE: Vanaheim RESIDENCE: Sessrumnir Hall at Fólkvangr (Asgard) PARENTS: Njord || Father || Unknown Nerthus || Mother || Unknown SIBLINGS: Freyr || Brother || Alive IMPORTANT RELATIVES: Lodur || First Husband || Estranged -- Hnossa || Daughter by Lodur || Alive -- Gersemi || Daughter by Lodur || Alive Iwaldi || Father of Daughters || Alive -- Idunn || Daughter by Iwaldi || Alive -- Nanna || Daughter by Iwaldi || Alive -- Sigyn || Daughter by Iwaldi || Alive -- Sjofn || Daughter by Iwaldi || Alive -- Syn || Daughter by Iwaldi || Alive -- Lofn || Daughter by Iwaldi || Alive -- Var || Daughter by Iwaldi || Alive -- Snotra || Daughter by Iwaldi || Alive IMPORTANT PERSON: None OVERALL HISTORY: Freya and her brother, Freyr, were born from the coupling of Njord - God of the Sea - and his wife, Nerthus. Originally from a tribe known as the Vanir, Freya and her brother were sent to Asgard after the Aesir-Vanir War as a show of peace. Both siblings gained the status of honorary Aesir, an honorific which Freya took seriously. In her youth, Freya became well-known for her promiscuity, and was eventually dubbed the Goddess of Fertility. It was once proclaimed by a certain God of Lies that she had slept with every god and elf, including her own brother. She denied it, of course, but that insult was only the first of many negative interactions she’s had with Loki over the millennia. Despite her proclivity for giving in to lust, Freya did eventually find love in the form of a wanderer named Lodur. The pair were married not long before Freya bore him two girls - Hnossa and Gersemi, named after the pair’s favorite things: treasure and jewels. Much to Freya’s chagrin, however, Lodur eventually gave in to his own lust for wandering and left his wife without a word. She searched for him high and low, but never succeeded in finding her husband. The tears she shed over the loss of her husband were to be only the first of many. While visiting the land of the Dwarves, a shapeshifted by the name of Rimthursar happened across Freya. Having heard a rumor about the goddess’s tears, Rimthursar approached Freya and informed her that Odin had died. Streams of gold trailed down her face, all of which Rimthursar swept away in what seemed to be a consoling gesture. In fact, the trickster pocketed her golden tears and left Freya to find out on her own that his words had been nothing more than a set-up. During another visit to the land of the Dwarves, Freya spied a beautiful golden necklace being crafted by four of the land’s inhabitants. She was instantly enamored by the jewelry and quickly offered to buy the piece with sums of gold and silver. The Dwarves rejected this offer, and instead insisted that for their services, she sleep with their father, Iwaldi. She accepted. The necklace, Brisingamen, was not the only item the Dwarves crafted for her. In addition, they made her a golden boar, much like her brother’s Gullinbursti. She named the beast Hildisvini, and it has become one of her most faithful companions. Keeping to their deal, she laid with Iwaldi as a means of payment for their craftsmanship. Seven daughters - all of them half Dwarf, half Vanir - came about because of this: Idunn, Nanna, Syn, Sjofn, Sigyn, Lofn, Var, and Snotra. When Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir, was stolen, it did not take long to find the culprit, especially after asking to borrow Freya’s cloak so that Loki could fly around in search. The Giant, Thrym, easily admitted to the deed, and agreed to return it for the low price of Freya’s hand in marriage. Upon informing Freya that she should prepare herself as a bride so that he can get his hammer back, the goddess flew into a rage and refused. Instead, at Heimdall’s suggestion, Thor himself dressed as Freya, and with Loki as his handmaiden, traveled to Jotunheim to fetch the hammer himself. Once in the vicinity of Mjolnir, Thor rid himself of the disguise and took the hammer back by force, shortly before killing Thrym. After hearing of the deal between Freya and Iwaldi - thanks to none other than Loki - Odin commanded his son to take her prized possession away from her and bring it to him. During the night while she slept, Loki assumed the shape of a fly and snuck into Freya’s bedroom. In order to get the necklace away from the goddess, he bit her on the cheek before shifting back into his human form to snatch it and escape. Instead of going to Odin with the necklace, however, the Trickster slipped off into the night, proud of himself for having pulled off such a wonderful prank. When she awoke to find Brisingamen stolen, Freya flew into a rage and went straight to Odin. Since Loki had not brought the necklace to him, the All-Father agreed to get Brisingamen back, but at a cost: Freya would have to serve as one of his Valkyries for a time. Much like her decision to sleep with Iwaldi as payment, she hardly blinked before accepting Odin’s deal. Heimdall was sent to fetch Loki, and to return Freya’s necklace. During her sentence, something inside of Freya seemed to change. She found her role as a Valkyrie to be fulfilling; her life now had a purpose. It is unknown how or when Freya became Queen of the Valkyries, but she has taken to the job with relative ease. As per a deal struck between herself and Odin, she chooses who lives and dies whenever she rides into battle and claims half of the worthy slain for her own realm of the dead: Fólkvangr. In battles she does not personally attend, this duty falls on the wings of her Valkyries, in accordance with their pact. While the sons of Odin have made their presence on Midgard well known over the past few years, Freya has spent millennia traveling between the many realms, gathering the souls of fallen warriors. Thanks to her job, she has learned much of Midgard - namely its weaponry, for battle is one of the only reasons she travels to the realm - though until recently, she has not given it more attention than any other of the Nine Realms. With this sudden shift, however, she can’t help but feel drawn there now, most notably because some of the souls of deceased warriors that once called Fólkvangr home have disappeared from the halls of Sessrumnir, returned to their bodies upon Midgard. INFINITY ENDVERSE: As an Asgardian, Freya is not affected by the changes that swept across Midgard. [/PTab][PTab=IMAGE]  [/PTab][/PTabbedContent={width:485px;border:0px;margin-left:-2px;}] |
