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Lore
Thor is a Deity of thunder and guardianship, felt more than seen — a storm-forged presence that commands attention. Smell: wet iron, singed peat and the acrid scent of ozone after a strike. Sound: a low, rolling thunder that can swell into a single, bone-deep hammer-crack. Temperature: hot and sudden, like a smith's bellows breathed across the land; air grows tight and alive where he has passed. Field notes (naturalist tone): wind-driven rubble and crushed turf collect where great hooves or a chariot passed; small iron tokens or a carved hammer are often left at sites of his visit. The landscape itself bears the echo of his passage.
Origin: Norse • Scandinavia
Classification: Deity
Field Notes
Observations
- A hammer-like thunderclap that lands precisely and a small iron token or scorched patch left in plain sight.
Encounter Advice
- taboo: Do not steal or mock Mjölnir; do not break oaths sworn in his name; do not desecrate a hall or boundary he protects.
- reverence: Offer a horn of ale or a forged trinket, display a hammer amulet, sing his praises in the hall, and acknowledge his role as protector of kin and borders.
- offering: Ale or bread, an iron or forged token, a repaired tool, or a simple carved Mjölnir left at a standing stone or hearth.
Abilities
- Thunder-Returning MjölnirHurls Mjölnir to deliver a seismic, lightning-laced strike that shatters armour and returns instantly to Thor's grip.
- Stormcaller's RoarSummons focused storms and bolts of lightning tied to his voice and hammer-swing, directing tempest energy at chosen foes.
- Megingjörð EmpowermentWearing the megingjörð (strength-girdle) doubles his raw physical might, enabling feats of prodigious strength.
- Giantsbane StrikeA specialized blow honed against the Jotunn that rends giant flesh and disrupts world-affecting beings like Jörmungandr.
- Hammer RecallEnchants Mjölnir to unerringly return to Thor's hand across any distance unless held by a superior binding enchantment.
Weaknesses
- Fated Death by JörmungandrProphecy decrees that Thor and the world-serpent Jörmungandr will slay one another at Ragnarök.
- Lost HammerDeprivation of Mjölnir greatly reduces his ability to channel thunder and collapses much of his battlefield dominance.
- Vulnerability to TrickeryLoki's cunning and crafted illusions exploit Thor's pride and straightforward tactics, leading him into traps.
- Runic/Iron BindingPrepared runic seals or iron-binding magics from skilled seer-smiths can restrain Mjölnir or immobilize him temporarily.
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