SRD5:Norse Pantheon
Norse Pantheon [SRD5 OGL/CC-BY] [1]
Where the land plummets from the snowy hills into the icy fjords below, where the longboats draw up on to the beach, where the glaciers flow forward and retreat with every fall and spring—this is the land of the Vikings, the home of the Norse pantheon. It’s a brutal clime, and one that calls for brutal living. The warriors of the land have had to adapt to the harsh conditions in order to survive, but they haven’t been too twisted by the needs of their environment. Given the necessity of raiding for food and wealth, it’s surprising the mortals turned out as well as they did. Their powers reflect the need these warriors had for strong leadership and decisive action. Thus, they see their deities in every bend of a river, hear them in the crash of the thunder and the booming of the glaciers, and smell them in the smoke of a burning longhouse.
The Norse pantheon includes two main families, the Aesir (deities of war and destiny) and the Vanir (gods of fertility and prosperity). Once enemies, these two families are now closely allied against their common enemies, the giants (including the gods Surtur and Thrym).
Norse Pantheon
21 official and unofficial deific beings.
| Deity | Type | Gender | Portfolio | Alignment | Domains | Plane | Symbol | Pantheon | Worshipers | Source Notes |
Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegir | Deity | Male | Sea and storms | Neutral Evil | Tempest | Ysgard (Asgard) | Rough ocean waves | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Balder | Deity | Male | Beauty and poetry | Neutral Good | Life, Light | Ysgard (Asgard) | Gem-encrusted silver chalice | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Forseti | Deity | Male | Justice and law | Neutral | Light | Ysgard (Asgard) | Head of a bearded man | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Frey | Deity | Male | Fertility and the sun | Neutral Good | Life, Light | Ysgard (Asgard) | Ice-blue greatsword | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Freya | Deity | Female | Fertility and love | Neutral Good | Life | Ysgard (Asgard) | Falcon | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Frigga | Deity | Female | Birth and fertility | Neutral | Life, Light | Ysgard (Asgard) | Cat | Norse | Huamns | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Heimdall | Deity | Male | Watchfulness and loyalty | Lawful Good | Light, War, Unity | Ysgard (Asgard) | Curling musical horn | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Hel | Deity | Female | The underworld | Neutral Evil | Death | Hades (Niflheim) | Woman's face, rotting on one side | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Hermod | Deity | Male | Luck | Chaotic Neutral | Trickery | Ysgard (Asgard) | Winged scroll | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Loki | Deity | Male | Thieves and trickery | Chaotic Evil | Trickery | Ysgard (Asgard) | Flame | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Njord | Deity | Male | Sea and wind | Neutral Good | Nature, Tempest | Ysgard (Asgard) | Gold coin | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Odin | Deity | Male | Knowledge and war | Neutral Good | Knowledge, War | Ysgard (Asgard) | Watching blue eye | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Odur | Deity | Male | Light and the sun | Chaotic Good | Light | Ysgard (Asgard) | Solar disk | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Sif | Deity | Female | War | Chaotic Good | War | Ysgard (Asgard) | Upraised sword | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Skadi | Deity | Male | Earth and mountains | Neutral | Nature | Ysgard (Asgard) | Mountain peak | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Surtur | Deity | Male | Fire giants and war | Lawful Evil | War | Ysgard (Muspelheim) | Flaming sword | Giant, Norse | Fire Giants | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Surtur | Deity | Male | Fire giants, craft, and war | Lawful Evil | Knowledge, War | Ysgard (Muspelheim) | Flaming sword | Giant, Norse | Fire Giants | Canon, Pointer | Varied, SRD5, PHB5 |
| Thor | Deity | Male | Storms and thunder | Chaotic Good | Tempest, War | Ysgard (Asgard) | Hammer | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Thrym | Deity | Male | Frost giants, strength, and cold | Lawful Evil | Knowledge, War | Ysgard (Jotunheim) | White double-bladed axe | Giant, Norse | Frost Giants | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Tyr | Deity | Male | Courage and strategy | Lawful Neutral | Knowledge, War | Ysgard (Asgard) | Sword | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
| Uller | Deity | Male | Hunting and winter | Chaotic Neutral | Nature | Ysgard (Asgard) | Longbow | Norse | Humans | Canon | SRD-OGL v5.1 |
Sources and Notes
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD-OGL v5.1 (5e) (2015.05.06). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL & CC-BY. ↑
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