Nanna

Name: Nanna
Goddess associated with: Joy, Devotional Love
Aliases:
Race: Aesir
Gender: Female
Alignment: Lawful Good
Age: Ancient, though appears to be in her twenties
Sexuality: Straight
Halls: Breiðablik(Baldr's hall)
Magical Items:

Nanna was born to Nepr and his wife, the much younger sister of Fulla, who was a handmaiden to the Queen of the Aesir. This resulted in Nanna frequenting the great hall in Asgard to visit with her sister. There she became known by many people, including the Queen's sons Baldr and Hodr. The three became great friends and often played together. They would often play as though they were rescuing her from a dragon or duergar or some villain.

As she started getting older, her visits to her sister lessened and lessened until they stopped all together. Their mother had died, and now Nanna was the lady of the house, with all the responsibilities that the position entailed. She had to guard the storage keys, and ensure everything in her father's hall and village ran smoothly. During these years, Nanna grew up to be a very beautiful young woman, who was sweet, and kind, and thoughtful, and generous, and charismatic. She was well loved by everyone in her village.

Finally getting some time to herself, and making it a priority, Nanna finally went to go see her sister. Immediately both Baldr and Hodr fell in love with the girl they had play rescued all those years before. Of course, sweet, naive Nanna was oblivious to it all, regarding them as good friends. Secretly, Nanna felt butterflies in her stomach whenever she was near Baldr. It came as a surprise to Nanna when Baldr asked her to be his wife. She was so happy she cried tears of pure crystaline joy.

Her marriage to Baldr was everything she could have asked for. And they were the perfect couple. Soon she was with child, and gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, named Forseti. The loving couple doted on their son, and each other.

Then, suddenly at night Baldr would moan and thrash in his sleep. Sometimes he would jolt awake in a cold sweat. Nanna begged him to tell her his dreams, but he wouldn't as he didn't want his perfect wife to be troubled by such things. Nanna said then, that if he couldn't tell her his dreams, at least tell his sorcerous mother.

One day it was suddenly proclaimed that Baldr was impervious to everything. Nanna winced as the other gods threw rocks right at his head. But the rocks just bounced right off Baldr as though nothing had even touched him. She was relieved that nothing would harm him, but this was just a game she did not like. She didn't like seeing people try to hurt her husband, even if she knew nothing would hurt him. So she excused herself from the hall to go talk with the women.

Suddenly it all went quiet, and then there was a blood curdling scream. Nanna pushed her way through the crowd, only to see her beloved husband struck dead by and arrow made of mistletoe. Tears welled in her eyes, and she grew instantly warm. Her heart felt as if it were beating a thousand beats per minute. She began to feel faint, and Vidar had to catch her as she fell. Then it all went black.

Before she knew it, she was standing beside Baldr in front of the gates to Helheim. Nanna was terrified and clung to Baldr's arm. "I don't want to go in," she pulled on Baldr's arm as he tried to move forward. He tried to convince her that this was what they needed to do. But Nanna kept holding him back... until eventually Hodr appeared beside them. Hodr apologized profusely for his hand in the death of Baldr. . He proclaimed Loki gave him the arrow and helped him line up the shot, that had he known the arrow would harm Baldr he never would have fired. Baldr forgave his brother, but Nanna simply couldn't.

Not wanting to show fear or weakness in front of her husband's murderer, Nanna finally agreed to go in, where they were welcomed with great pomp and circumstance to Hel's great hall. Nanna knew Hel had always had a crush on Baldr, and of course Baldr was friendly to Hel. Something seemed to snap in Nanna, seeing Baldr sit in the seat of honor beside Hel, who was rule of the entire realm. A great jealousy and possessiveness seemed to wash over Nanna. Baldr was her husband. No one, not even a ruler of a realm would steal him away from her.

Extravert or Introvert: Extravert
Optimist or Pessimist: Optimist
General Traits: Sensitive, Warm, Nurturing, Very Loyal, Good at connecting with others, Positive, Charming, Worried about her social status, Vulnerable to criticism, Needy, Too selfless
Mannerisms: Has a big smile she uses a lot, Expressive facial features, Warm and engaging eye contact, Energetic and confident body language, Relaxed and open posture
Habits: Touching other people when she talks to them, Hugging other people, Turning a negative into a positive
Pet Peeves: Rudeness, Cruel behavior, Disrespectful attitudes, Disloyalty, Inconsiderate responses, Laziness, Ungratefulness
Ruled by Heart or Mind: Heart
Motivated by: Helping and supporting others, Building strong relationships, Fostering a sense of harmony and order
Life Motto: I don’t want to live in the kind of world where we don’t look out for each other. Not just the people who are close to us, but anybody who needs a helping hand. I can’t change the way anyone else thinks, or what they choose to do, but I can do my bit.

Parents: Nepr
Siblings: Fulla
Spouse: Baldr
Children: Forseti(by Baldr)
Pets:

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Followers: Heathen, Norse

Story by Asa, heavily inspired by Norse Mythology
Background by Asa
Image AI art by Pinterest