Blood of Giants, Blood of Gods
Ever since I was a boy, I loved to look at the sky. When Odin, the Sky Father, the Wild Huntsman, spoke to me, I knew I must follow his ways. Within me, discovered a talent for magic, one that I nurtured through the cold years in the Barrens of Seattle. The ravens who flew overhead answered my call more anxiously than any mother had ever doted upon me. The weather matched my mood, and those beings that scurry beyond the sight of mortals came when I called.
So I grew, young and strong, full of youth and power. I knew the ways of magics, learned from the spirits Father Odin sent to me. I knew the ways of my body, fighting with the gangs who dared to molest me. What I lacked, however, was wisdom. I knew how to gain it... the Eddas and the spirit of Odin had told me as much.
So, on the longest night of the year, I tore out my eye, tossing it into the bay, begging Mimir to grant me wisdom. He granted me such wisdom as I had never known, and I fell to studying it for a year and day.
Once I had learned all of Mimir's teachings, I found myself at the next step. I knew the next step, for it was the one Odin took when nothing else would avail him. To learn the secrets of beyond, I fastened myself with a spear to an ash tree of magnificent proportions, my head down so I could study the ground below, seeking a sign. For nine long days I stared at the ground, at the twisting secrets of the universe that unfolded before me. I knew all! I could learn so much more!
Like Father Odin, I now knew all that the Beyond could teach me. I needed to explore the world, now, and perform feats that would make him proud, make him envious. The birds tell me of stirrings to the South. I will travel there. There, I shall do Father Odin proud, and show him the worthiness of my spirit. I will become an Einheriar so great that not even proud Thor or Wise Tyr will dispute my place at the Table of Valhalla.
It is entirely possible that "Brand Odinnson" was never entirely stable. For one thing, his glorious history leaves out several stays at mental institutions, each time released into the care of another Norse Magician, Hrotgen, who had heard of his feats and respected them for their symbolic power. His two sacrifices, of his eye and his nailing himself to a tree with a spear were Deed ordeals of the first magnitude, catapulting him through grades of initiation. As he has said, his power is great... he's just so incredibly unstable that few but another Norse Magician can understand him. His claim is that his mother was a Giant... given the reversion to human common amongst their offspring, few have found any way to argue with that.
Brand Odinnson
B 5(6)
Q 4
S 5
C 5
I 6
W 5
E 6
M 9 (10)
R 5 +1d6
Brand is a large young man, often looking like a cross between the ideal Arayan and a street bum. His clothes and armor are usually dirty, and show several patches and blood stains. Occasionally, his demeanor will switch from his thoroughly modern street Odinnist persona, to a much more elemental, and seemingly ancient, personality.
Edges and Flaws
Computer Illiterate (Barrens kid who bounced from nuthouse to nuthouse)
Bio-rejection
Simsense Vertigo
Bad Reputation (Nuts)
Police Record (from his mental home stays)
Spirit Affinity: Storm Spirits
Bravery
Will to Live (level 3)
Toughness
Magical Abilities
Level 3 Initiate
Animal Control: Norse Avians
Magical Power (4)
+1d Pole Arms
Magic Sense
Storm Metatalent
Invoking Metatalent
Divination (Runecasting)
Centering (Norse)
Reduced Vision (Removed right eye gives him a +3 to all range-dependant TN's)
Active Skills
Pole arms (Spear) 3(5) +1 from Magic not included
Athletics 4
Sorcery 5
Conjuring 5
Enchanting 3
Ettiquette (Spirit) 2(4)
Intimidation 4
Throwing Weapons 4
Divination 4
Runecasting 4
Knowledge Skills
Sorcery Background 2 (automatic)
Conjuring Background 2 (automatic)
Divination Background 1 (automatic)
Runecasting Background 1 (automatic)
English (Cityspeak) 4(6)
R/W 2
Old Norse 7
R/W 6
Organized Crime 4
Gang Identification 4
Meterology 4
Norse Literature (Eddas) 3 (5)
Zoology (Birds) 3(5)
Parazoology 3(5)
Stuff
Spear, Collapsible
(Str+3)M +2 Reach
Lockable hinge in middle and end cap Conceal 6 to recognize as spear. Takes a complex action to turn from staff to spear.
5 Throwing Knives
(Str)L 9 concealment
0-Str Str-Str*2 Str*3 Str*5
In concealed sheaths, 1 each ankle, 1 each wrist, 1 under belt
Ordinary Clothing (jeans, t-shirts, steel toed boots)
Lined Coat (4 bal, 2 impact)
Audio recorder\ player
4 blank CD's (for taking vocal notes)
1 CD filled with Wagner
Pager
Pocket Flashlight
Survival Kit
Respirator and pressure regulator
2 Micro-flares and Launcher
1048 nuyen on a couple of certified sticks
Spells
Wind 4
Thunderbolt 4
Hot Potato 4
Translate 4
Flash 4
Nutrition 5 (Fetish, a horn which he drinks out of)
Contacts
Hrotgen, Street Shaman (Norse pantheist), level 2
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