Tyr

God of War, Tyr

"You should carve victory-runes if you want to have victory. Carve some on the hilt of your sword, carve some on the middle of the blade also, some elsewhere on the sword, and name Tyr twice." — Sigerdrifa, Sigrdrifumal, the Poetic Edda

Tyr is a deity of the Norse pantheon. He is the son of Odin and Frigga, and has a seat on the council of twelve at Asgard.

Description

Appearance and Personality
Tyr is a strong, bearded man with a missing right hand.

He is the bravest and most honorable of the Aesir gods.

His trustworthiness is legendary; Tyr allowed the wolf Fenrir to bite off his right hand rather than break his word. To this day is the only god Fenrir shows any trust in. Tyr has never broken his word.

Titles
Tyr is called the God of Courage and Strategy. He is called God of War.

Abilities

As a deity, Tyr is immortal and cannot fumble. He is an exceptional fighter as well as a master of divine magic. Among his many abilities, Tyr can alter his size, shape and form at will; see, hear and speak directly to anyone within 15 miles, and discern lies with perfect accuracy (although not against more powerful deities, including Odin and Loki). He can also see the invisible and the presence of thieves.

Tyr can inspire a berserker rage in his followers.

He can create magic weapons and armor, and magic items which improve morale.

Portfolio

Tyr rules over the concepts of courage, law, protection, trust, strategy, tactics, war, and writing.

He automatically senses whenever someone prepares for battle or make a courageous decision.

Tyr watches over the valkyries and ensures only the bravest warriors are taken to Odin at Valhalla. He can dictate the winners of battle.

Worship

Dogma
Tyr's followers teach the value of courage in all things, though not to the point of foolhardiness, and self-sacrifice, but not for personal gain.

Worshipers
Tyr is popular in Hivendelge, but especially among warriors (fighters, monks, paladins and rangers), sages (who respect his position as a god of writing) and Dwarves , whose ancestors crafted the chains that bound Fenrir.

One of Tyr's most powerful champions is the human fighter Sigurd, who was elevated to divine status by Tyr.

Clergy
Tyr's priests follow a militaristic strictness in their everyday duties, as fitting the followers of the god of law. They do not tolerate lateness or laziness, but happily support those who can follow their rules.

The priests often train themselves to fight left-handed in honor of their deity.

Rituals
Warriors invoke the name of Tyr before battle.

The priesthood of Tyr holds its ceremonies on fixed dates announced in advance. While conducting religious ceremonies, the priests emulate their deity by covering their right arm with a closed leather sleeve.

Holy Sites
Tyr's temples are strictly organized militaristic fortresses. They train the local population in the use of weapons and fighting in groups.

Holy symbol
Tyr's holy symbol is a warhammer holding scales of justice.

Favored Weapon
Tyr favors the longsword.

Relationships

Family
Tyr is son of Odin and Frigga. He is a brother of Balder and half-brother to Thor via his father.

Another story says that his maternal grandmother is nine hundred headed wife of the frost giant Hymer.

Enemies
Tyr lost his hand to the wolf Fenrir. He and the wolf Garm are destined to slay each other at Ragnarok.

Allies
Tyr is the third highest ranking of the Aesir after Odin and Thor, and commands great respect from the other gods of the pantheon.

Artifacts

Tyr wields an exceptionally powerful longsword. It is exceptionally deadly and especially harmful to evil extraplanar beings and creatures.

Realm

Tyr's home plane is Asgard, though the name of his hall is unknown.

History

Long ago, the Aesir decided to bind Fenrir the wolf, son of Loki, with bindings crafted by the Dwarves  so that could not be broken. Fenrir would only allow the bindings if one of the gods placed his hand in his mouth and promised not to move. Tyr thrust his hand in without hesitation, and, when the bindings appeared, Fenrir bit his hand, wrist and a good part of forearm off. Tyr kept the stump of an arm as a mark of pride.

Relationships

Tyr

Brother (Important)

Towards Baldur

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Baldur

Brother (Important)

Towards Tyr

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Current Status

No major conflicts

Age

Immortal

Parents

Odin

Spouses

Siblings

Baldur (Brother)

Pronouns

he/him

Sex

Male

Gender

Man

Presentation

Masculine

Eyes

Blue

Hair

Long, dark grey

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Fair

Aligned Organization

Council of War