Treachery and the Tree

Celestial / Cosmic

When the Náir and their Dísir guides burst into the celestial Plane Above at the Well of Urðr, they were met by the Aesir guardians of that place. A pitched battle ensued. Only two of Náir escaped, but they took with them two great prizes: A shard of the Well of Urðr and the head of one of the Aesir guardians.   The Aesir demanded that the shard be returned. When the Náir refused, the Aesir set about seizing the elements of the Plane Below and, with the help of the Draekhisar (dragons), crafting the Middle Worlds between the primordial planes, and the planting and nurture of Yggdrasil, the “tree” that is the Ethereal Plane that links the Nine Realms.   The Nine Realms, their names (in the dialects of their inhabitants), and their inhabitants: