Thor
Medium Celestial, NG
AC: 21 (Natural Armor) HP: 325 Speed: 40 ft., fly 120 ft.
STR 25(+7) DEX 16(+3) CON 25(+7) INT 13(+1) WIS 18(+4) CHA 24(+7)
Saving Throws: Str +15, Con +15, Int +9, Wis +12
Skills: Athletics +22, History +9, Religion +9
Damage Resistances: Cold, fire, radiant
Damage Immunities: Lightning, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons
Condition Immunities: Frightened
Senses: Passive Perception 22
Language: Old Norse Language
CR: 25
Brute: A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when Thor hits with it (included in the attack).
Magical Attacks: Thor's attacks are magical.
Megingjord: Thor gains double to STR Mod on the "Athletics".
Innate Spellcasting: Thor’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 22, +14 to hit with spell attacks). He can innately cast the following spells, requiring only Mjölnir as his arcane focus:
- At will: Lightning Bolt, Shatter, Thunderwave
- 3/day each: Call Lightning, Chain Lightning
- 1/day: Plane Shift
- Thor can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. Thor regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.
- Thor is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of mankind and also hallowing and fertility.
- Thor is the husband of the golden-haired goddess Sif, is the lover of the Jotnar Jarnsaxa, and is generally described as fierce eyed, red haired and red bearded. With Sif, Thor fathered the goddess Thrud and Magni; with Jarnsaxa, he fathered Mothi, and he is the stepfather of the god Ullr. By way of Odin, Thor has numerous brothers, including Baldr. Thor wields the mountain-crushing hammer, Mjolnir, wears the belt Megingjorð and the iron gloves Jarnglofi, and owns the staff Grídarvol. Thor's exploits, including his relentless slaughter of his foes and fierce battles with the monstrous World Serpent—and their foretold mutual deaths during the events of Ragnarök.
- The Mighty Thor
- The Thunderer
- Thor encounters the giant king Utgard-Loki and has to perform deeds for him, one of which was to lift the serpent in the form of a colossal cat, disguised by magic, as a test of strength. Thor is unable to lift such a monstrous creature as Jörmungandr, but does manage to raise it far enough that it lets go of the ground with one of its four feet. When Utgard-Loki later explains his deception, he describes Thor's lifting of the cat as an impressive deed.
- Thor goes fishing with the giant Hymir. When Hymir refuses to provide Thor with bait, Thor strikes the head off Hymir's largest ox to use as his bait. They row to a point where Hymir often sat and caught flat fish, where he drew up two whales, but Thor demands to go further out to sea, and does so despite Hymir's protest.
- Thor then prepares a strong line and a large hook and baits it with the ox head, which Jörmungandr bites. Thor pulls the serpent from the water, and the two face one another, Jörmungandr dribbling poison and blood. Hymir goes pale with fear, and as Thor grabs his hammer to kill the serpent, the giant cuts the line, leaving the serpent to sink beneath the waves.
- The last meeting between the serpent and Thor is predicted to occur at Ragnarök , when Jörmungandr will come out of the sea and poison the ocean and the sky. Thor will kill Jörmungandr and then walk nine paces before falling dead, having been poisoned by the serpent's venom.
- One morning, Thor awoke to find his hammer, Mjolnir missing. This was no small matter; without the thunder god’s best weapon, Asgard was left vulnerable to the attacks of the giants. In a rage, he searched everywhere for his most prized possession, but it was nowhere to be found. The goddess Freyja owned falcon feathers, with which one could change one’s shape into that of a falcon. She lent these to Thor and Loki so that the hammer could be located. Loki, who knew how to shift his shape, donned the feathers and flew off in search of the treasure. He quickly surmised that it had probably been stolen by the giants, so he rode the winds to their homeland, Jotunheim.
- Upon his arrival, he changed back into his god-form and approached the chief of the giants, Thrym. When questioned regarding the hammer, Thrym answered that he had indeed taken it, and that it was buried eight miles below the ground. And, added the lonely, ugly giant, he had no intention of returning it until Freyja was made to be his bride.
- Loki flew back to Asgard and told this news to his fellow gods, who were alarmed and furious – especially Freyja. As they sat in counsel, Heimdall put forth the following solution: that Thor go to Jotunheim disguised as Freyja, and thereby win back his hammer and take vengeance on its thieves. Thor protested, saying that this was a dishonorable and unmanly thing to do, and that all of the inhabitants of Asgard would mock him for it for the rest of his days. Loki pointed out, however, that if he didn’t consent to Heimdall’s plan, Asgard would be ruled by the giants. The gods thereby obtained Thor’s acquiescence.
- No detail was spared in the assemblage of Thor’s bridal dress. After the humiliated god had donned the costume, Loki offered to go with him as his maid-servant.
- The pair climbed into Thor’s goat-drawn chariot and made their way to Jotunheim. When they arrived, they were welcomed by the Thrym, who boasted that the gods had at last brought him the prize he was due.
- At dinner, Thor and Loki found themselves in trouble. Thor singlehandedly ate an entire ox, eight salmon, and all of the dainties that had been prepared for the women – not to mention the many barrels of mead he drank. This made Thrym suspicious, and he declared that he had never in his whole life seen a woman with such an appetite. Loki quickly devised a response: “The fair goddess has been so lovesick for you,” he claimed, “that she hasn’t been able to eat for a week.” Thrym accepted this answer, and was overcome by a desire to kiss his bride. When he peeled back the veil, Thor’s eyes glared at him so intently that they seemed to burn holes right through him. He exclaimed, “Never have I seen a maiden with such frightfully piercing eyes!” Loki, the master of deceit, explained to the giant that while Freyja had been unable to eat, she had also been unable to sleep, so fierce was her longing for him.
- The ceremony soon followed. As was customary, Thrym called for the hammer to hallow their union. When Mjolnir was laid in Thor’s lap, he grabbed its handle and slew first Thrym, then all of the guests before contentedly returning to Asgard and changing back into his preferred clothes.
- Hrungnir was the mightiest of all of the giants, the spirits of darkness, winter, night, and the grave, who are often the enemies of the gods.One day Hrungnir was paid a visit in Jotunheim, the homeland of the giants, by Odin. Hrungnir didn’t recognize the god at first, and instead wondered aloud who this stranger might be whose horse could ride through the air and the water, as he had seen the horse do at the god’s approach. Odin bet his head that his horse – none other than the eight-legged shamanic steed Sleipnir– could outrun any horse in Jotunheim. Hrungnir was insulted by this provocation, and straightaway accepted the bet and mounted his own horse, Gullfaxi.
- The two raced through mud and streams, over steep, rocky hills, and between the trees in thick woodlands. Before the giant realized it, he had passed through the gates of Asgard, the home of the gods. And, of course, he still hadn’t caught up with Odin and Sleipnir. The gods, seemingly in good cheer, invited him to drink with them.
- After he had become drunk, he became belligerent, and boasted that he would kill all of the gods except for the Freyja and Sif, the wife of Thor. These two lovely goddesses he would carry back to Jotunheim with him. Freyja alone was stout of heart enough to continue filling his horn. Next he bellowed that he would drink every last drop of the gods’ ale. The gods soon grew tired of his anger and sent for Thor, who had been elsewhere fighting other giants.
- When Thor arrived and discovered the situation, he lifted his hammer and prepared to slay Hrungnir there on the spot. The bellicose (and yet, we may suspect, inwardly fearful) giant accused Thor of cowardice for intending to kill someone who was himself unarmed. “Your name would be held in far higher honor,” the giant declared, “if you will accept my challenge to a duel.” Never one to lose an opportunity to gain renown and prove his abilities, Thor accepted.
- When the arranged time had arrived, Hrungnir walked to the field near Jotunheim where the duel was to be held. He wore stone armor, brandished a stone shield, and menacingly waved a whetstone, his chosen weapon, in the air above him. Suddenly, he saw lightning and heard thunder clap above him, and Thor roared onto the battlefield. Thor hurled his hammer at the giant, and the giant slung his whetstone at the god. The stone burst against Thor’s forehead and shattered into pieces, and this is the origin of all flint on earth. Thor’s hammer also struck Hrungnir's head, but this time it was the giant’s head that was shattered.
- But a piece of Hrungnir's whetstone was lodged in Thor’s forehead. So Thor sought out the sorceress Groa, who sang spells over the stone to remove it from the god’s brow. When Thor felt the stone moving, he told the sorceress many joyous things to encourage her, chiefly that he had encountered her lost husband, who would soon be home. But Groa was so overcome with emotion upon hearing this that she forgot her chants, and the rock remained lodged in Thor’s face until his death at Ragnarök.
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