Gyða Hrafnsdottir

Striðsvölva Gyða Hrafnsdottir (a.k.a. Cairnwrought)

The witch Gyða lived a life without purpose, and died an ignoble death without ceremony. She was fated for Hel, not Ysgard; buried in a cairn, not burned. Her thread however was perverted. Her remains risen from her cairn by a Necromancer as their champion. A second chance she was not supposed to have, and one where she won glory enough that when she received her second death, she awoke in the fields of Valhalla.
It was a cursed awakening, however. As her victory was won in undeath and not in life; she entered Ysgard in undeath. Every morning she awakens again, trapped once more in her undead body. Without ever feeling the respite of true rest. True sleep, or true death.
She has sat among this host for many long years, where she has been laden with epithets; Cairnwrought. Twice-Burned. Threadbreaker. And always keenly aware of her station.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Strong, and broad shouldered - with a carven physique wrought with scars.

Body Features

Extensive, intensive scarring across the body that does not heal, and consistently weeps black blood. Most notably, a half-flayed face, a pierced sternum, a torn belly, and a panoply of scars across the back.
Some scars across the body are intentionally inflicted and decorative; these are typically painted in bloodwoad.

Facial Features

Fair, once, long ago. Now, her face is half-flayed, showing the bare skull beneath.

Identifying Characteristics

Has capped her horns and dewclaws with copper; and partially shod her hooves with iron.

Apparel & Accessories

Wears a distinctive mask made of ashwood and iron, and loose robes over heavy mail. Almost always leant upon her atgeir, which has been adorned with ribbon.

Mental characteristics

Education

Striðsvölva; or "War Witch". A seeress whose powers are manifest in battle as command of strategy and dueling prowess, whose seiðr is strength and form.

Employment

Drengr and Einherjar within the fields of Valhalla.

Accomplishments & Achievements

Found glory in undeath, defying the control of the necromancer to retain her wit and cunning.

Failures & Embarrassments

Lived an ignoble life without purpose.

Mental Trauma

Perpetually exhausted by undeath.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

To restore her form, and rid herself of the mantle of undeath. To be granted a place in the higher halls of Ysgard.

Virtues & Personality perks

Calm, Collected, and Devoid of Fear. Proud, Honourable, and Stalwart.

Vices & Personality flaws

Harbours a lasting disdain of Necromancers that borders on the psychotic, an intolerance of cowardice, and a fanatical devotion to oaths and honour.

Personality Quirks

Holds a quiet but potent distaste for those who give their aid without being asked for it.

Social

Religious Views

Servant to the Gods of Ysgard

The Striðsvölva Gyða Hrafnsdottir is a faithful servant of the gods of Ysgard, one of many einherjar who live in the fields of Ysgard. Unlike her shield-sisters, Gyða's life is a tortured one of perpetual undeath.

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Alignment

True Neutral

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Striðsvölva, Cairnwrought, Twice-Burned, Threadbreaker

Age

Unaging, died in her late 50s

Current Residence

Valhalla, Ysgard

Gender

Female

Eyes

Amber

Hair

Dark Brown

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Pallid - White and Grey fur

Height

5' 8"

Weight

180lb