Sjálfvirk Pantheon & Mythology

The Sjálfvirk mythology (ᛋᛡᚨᛚᚠᚹᛁᚱᚴ ᚷᛟᛞᚨᚠᚱᛇᛞᛁ/Sjálfvirk Goðafræði), also known as Sjálfvirkism, observed and deities worshiped by the Sjálfvirk peoples in eastern Soligaia. While Septifidelity has been encroaching into the lands of the Miðheim Peninsula for centuries, and holds great sway particularly in Värdland, the polytheistic pantheon has remained as the dominant religion of the majority of Sjálfvirk peoples. 
==Main Pantheon ==
The pantheon is divided into two main branches: the Æsir (ᛇᛋᛁᚱ) (sing Æs (ᛇᛋ)) (fem. (Ásynjur (ᚨᛋᛡᚾᛡᚢᚱ), sing Ásynja (ᚨᛋᛡᚾᛡᚨ)), the major gods and goddesses; the Vanir (ᚹᚨᚾᛁᚱ) (sing. Vanr (ᚹᚨᚾᚱ)), the lesser gods and goddess; and then the other gods.
Gods & Goddesses of the Pantheon
Deity 	Representation, Historicity & Other Notes
Æsir & Ásynjur 	
Æsir & Ásynjur
Baldrᛒᚨᛚᚱ 	God of beauty, love, purity, peace, righteousness
Bilᛒᛁᛚ 	Goddess of the waning moons
Bragiᛒᚱᚨᚷᛁ 	God of knowledge, poetry, eloquence, and the patron of skald (ᛋᚴᚨᛚᛞ/poets).
Dellingrᛞᛖᛚᛚᛁᛝᚱ 	God of the dawn
Eirᛖᛁᚱ 	Goddess of healing
Forsetiᚠᛟᚱᛋᛖᛏᛁ 	God of justice
Freyrᚠᚱᛖᛡᚱ 	God of agriculture, prosperity, life and fertility
Friggᚠᚱᛁᚷᚷ 	God of love, marriage, fertility, family, civilization, and a prophetess
Gersemiᚷᛖᚱᛋᛖᛗᛁ 	Goddess of love
Gnáᚷᚾᚨ 	Errand-running Goddess.
Rides on the horse Hófvarpnir (ᚺᛟᚠᚹᚨᚱᛈᚾᛁᚱ).
Heimdallrᚺᛖᛁᛗᛞᚨᛚᛚᚱ	Guardian God
Helᚺᛖᛚ 	Goddess of death, ruler of Helheimr
Hermodᚺᛖᚱᛗᛟᛞ 	Messenger God
Iðunnᛁᛞᚢᚾᚾ 	Goddess of apples, spring and rejuvenation
Lodurrᛚᛟᛞᚢᚱᚱ 	God of life
Lofnᛚᛟᚠᚾ 	Goddess of love
Lokiᛚᛟᚴᛁ 	God of fire, magic, shape-shifting, trickery, chaos
Odinᛟᛞᛁᚾ 	God of wisdom, war, magic, poetry, prophecy, victory and death. Also the king of the Gods, and sometimes known as the "All-Father." Rides and eight-legged horse named Sleipnir (ᛋᛚᛖᛁᛈᚾᛁᚱ).
Ranᚱᚨᚾ 	Goddess of the sea and death
Sagaᛋᚨᚷᚨ 	Goddess of wisdom and treasure
Sifᛋᛁᚠ 	Goddess of harvest and land
Sigynᛋᛁᚷᛡᚾ 	Goddess of earth
Sjofnᛋᛡᛟᚠᚾ 	Goddess of relationships, love, and marriage
Snotraᛋᚾᛟᛏᚱᚨ 	Goddess of wisdom
Synᛋᛡᚾ 	Goddess of defense and truth
Thorᚦᚯᚱ 	God of strength, protection, war, storms, thunder and lightning. Original wielder of the power-hammer, Mjölnir (ᛗᛡᚯᛚᚾᛁᚱ).
Tyrᛏᛡᚾ 	God of war, justice in battle, victory and heroic glory
Ullrᚢᛚᛚᚱ 	Goddess of justice and winter
Valiᚹᚨᛚᛁ 	God of vengeance
Veᚹᛖ 	God of earth
Viliᚹᛁᛚᛁ 	God of earth
Vorᚹᚯᚱ 	Goddess of wisdom
Vanir 	
Vanir
Freyjaᚠᚱᛖᛡᛡᚨ 	Goddess of fertility, love, beauty, magic, war, and death.
Freyrᚠᚱᛖᛡᚱ 	God of agriculture, prosperity, life and fertility
Nerthusᚾᛖᚱᚦᚢᛋ 	Goddess of lakes and springs
Njordᚾᛡᛟᚱᛞ 	God of the sea, the wind, & fertility.
Patron deity of fishermen and sailors.
Skadiᛋᚴᚨᛞᛁ 	Goddess of hunting and winter
Other Deities 	Other Deities
Baduhennaᛒᚨᛞᚢᚺᛖᚾᚾᚨ	Goddess of war and storms
Beylaᛒᛖᛡᛚᚨ 	Goddess of earth
Dagrᛞᚨᚷᚱ 	God of daytime. Own the divine horse Skinfaxi (ᛋᚴᛁᚾᚠᚨᛪᛁ), whom pulls Dagr's chariot across the sky, carrying the sun behind them.
Eostreᛖᛟᛋᛏᚱᛖ 	Goddess of spring, rebirth, and protectress of fertility
Gefjonᚷᛖᚠᛡᛟᚾ 	Goddess of knowledge
Hariasaᚺᚨᚱᛁᚨᛋᚨ 	Goddess of war
Irpaᛁᚱᛈᚨ 	Goddess of the earth
Jörðᛡᚯᚱᛞ 	An earth Goddess, mother of Thor and one-time consort of Odin.
Mimirᛗᛁᛗᛁᚱ 	Goddess of wisdom
Nótt ᚾᛟᛏᛏ 	Goddess of Night. Rides the horse Hrímfaxi (ᚺᚱᛁᛗᚠᚨᛪᛁ).
Sólᛋᛟᛚ 	Goddess of the sun
Zisaᛋᛁᛋᚨ 	Goddess of harvest
==Other Beliefs==
===Nine Worlds===
The Sjálfvirk peoples believe that the universe, referred to as Ginnungagap (ᚷᛁᚾᚾᚢᛝᚨᚷᚨᛈ), is divided into nine worlds, existing along a world tree known as Yggdrasil (ᛡᚷᚷᛞᚱᚨᛋᛁᛚ), which connects them.
Beneath the tree is a holy well called Urðarbrunnr (ᚢᚱᛞᚨᚱᛒᚱᚢᚾᚾᚱ), the waters of which are believed to possess a superior power; so superior that even the gods are forbidden from drawing water from it unless under extraordinary or dire circumstances.
World 	Description 	Description
Ásgarðrᚨᛋᚷᚨᚱᛞᚱ 	Home of the Gods in the top branches of Yggdrasil.
Ásgarðr is sometimes equated with the physical aerial nation kingdom of Ásgarður. Legends say that the physical Ásgarður and the mythical Ásgarðr are one and the same, as it was cast into Miðgarðr by a malevolent entity eons ago (believed by some philosophers be Voldrazar), but whether or not this is fact or fiction is anyone's guess. Many modern philosophers believe that they are in fact separate locations unrelated to one another aside for cultural significance.	Home of the Gods in the top branches of Yggdrasil.
Ásgarðr is sometimes equated with the physical aerial nation kingdom of Ásgarður. Legends say that the physical Ásgarður and the mythical Ásgarðr are one and the same, as it was cast into Miðgarðr by a malevolent entity eons ago (believed by some philosophers be Voldrazar), but whether or not this is fact or fiction is anyone's guess. Many modern philosophers believe that they are in fact separate locations unrelated to one another aside for cultural significance.
Ásgarðrᚨᛋᚷᚨᚱᛞᚱ 	Valhöllᚹᚨᛚᚺᚯᛚᛚ 	Valhöll is Odin's hall, where the honorably deceased come to eat drink and make merry alongside the gods for the rest of eternity
Ásgarðrᚨᛋᚷᚨᚱᛞᚱ 	Fólkvangrᚠᛟᛚᚴᚹᚨᛝᚱ 	Fólkvangr is Freyja's field, where the honorably fallen warriors go to relive their most epic battles before taking their place in Valhöll.
Ásgarðrᚨᛋᚷᚨᚱᛞᚱ 	Bifröstᛒᛁᚠᚱᚯᛋᛏ 	a shimmering bridge in rainbow colors that connects Ásgarðr to Miðgarðr, the mortal world.
Vanaheimrᚹᚨᚾᚨᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	Home of the Vanir deities. Resides in the eastern middle branches of Yggdrasil, adjacent to Álfheimr. 	Home of the Vanir deities. Resides in the eastern middle branches of Yggdrasil, adjacent to Álfheimr.
Álfheimrᚨᛚᚠᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	The home of the fair-skinned Ljósálfar (ᛚᛡᛟᛋᚨᛚᚠᚨᚱ/light elves) (sing. Ljósálfr (ᛚᛡᛟᛋᚨᛚᚠᚱ)) & the dark-skinned Dökkálfar (ᛞᚯᚴᚴᚨᛚᚠᚨᚱ/dark elves) (sing. Dökkálfr (ᛞᚯᚴᚴᚨᛚᚠᚱ)), Resides in the western middle branches of Yggdrasil, adjacent to Vanaheimr.
Álfheimr is divided into several regions. while the Ljósálfar rule the largest area of Álfheimr, the Dökkálfar, subdivided into the Svartálfar (ᛋᚹᚨᚱᛏᚨᛚᚠᚨᚱ) (sing. Svartálfr (ᛋᚹᚨᚱᛏᚨᛚᚠᚱ)) & the Myrkálfar (ᛗᛡᚱᚴᚨᛚᚠᚨᚱ) (sing. Myrkálfr (ᛗᛡᚱᚴᚨᛚᚠᚱ)), rule separate areas and constantly warring with each other and the Ljósálfar for control of Álfheimr.
The Sjálfvirkir believe that all elves in the world came into Miðgarðr from here, but modern elves of every type refute this.	The home of the fair-skinned Ljósálfar (ᛚᛡᛟᛋᚨᛚᚠᚨᚱ/light elves) (sing. Ljósálfr (ᛚᛡᛟᛋᚨᛚᚠᚱ)) & the dark-skinned Dökkálfar (ᛞᚯᚴᚴᚨᛚᚠᚨᚱ/dark elves) (sing. Dökkálfr (ᛞᚯᚴᚴᚨᛚᚠᚱ)), Resides in the western middle branches of Yggdrasil, adjacent to Vanaheimr.
Álfheimr is divided into several regions. while the Ljósálfar rule the largest area of Álfheimr, the Dökkálfar, subdivided into the Svartálfar (ᛋᚹᚨᚱᛏᚨᛚᚠᚨᚱ) (sing. Svartálfr (ᛋᚹᚨᚱᛏᚨᛚᚠᚱ)) & the Myrkálfar (ᛗᛡᚱᚴᚨᛚᚠᚨᚱ) (sing. Myrkálfr (ᛗᛡᚱᚴᚨᛚᚠᚱ)), rule separate areas and constantly warring with each other and the Ljósálfar for control of Álfheimr.
The Sjálfvirkir believe that all elves in the world came into Miðgarðr from here, but modern elves of every type refute this.
Álfheimrᚨᛚᚠᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	Svartálfheimrᛋᚹᚨᚱᛏᚨᛚᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	Mountainous region home to the Svartálfar
Álfheimrᚨᛚᚠᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	Myrkheimrᛗᛡᚱᚴᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	Swampy region home to the Myrkálfar
Múspellsheimrᛗᚢᛋᛈᛖᛚᛚᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ	The realm of fire. Resides in the western lower branches of Yggdrasil. 	The realm of fire. Resides in the western lower branches of Yggdrasil.
Niflheimrᚾᛁᚠᛚᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	The land of ice. Resides in the eastern lower branches of Yggdrasil. Concept of this world sometimes overlaps with Helheimr. 	The land of ice. Resides in the eastern lower branches of Yggdrasil. Concept of this world sometimes overlaps with Helheimr.
Niflheimrᚾᛁᚠᛚᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	Hvergelmirᚺᚹᛖᚱᚷᛖᛚᛗᛁᚱ 	A wellsping that serves as the source for the river Gjöll (ᚷᛡᚯᛚᛚ), which separates the living from the dead. Upon death the dead must cross the bridge Gjallarbrú (ᚷᛡᚨᛚᛚᚨᚱᛒᚱᚢ).
Niflheimrᚾᛁᚠᛚᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	Éljúðnirᛖᛚᛡᚢᛞᚾᛁᚱ 	A hall owned by Hel that acts as a secondary portal between Niflheimer and Helheimr.
Miðgarðrᛗᛁᛞᚷᚨᚱᛞᚱ 	The physical mortal world. Resides in the "trunk" of Yggdrasil. 	The physical mortal world. Resides in the "trunk" of Yggdrasil.
Miðgarðrᛗᛁᛞᚷᚨᚱᛞᚱ 	Járnviðrᛡᚨᚱᚾᚹᛁᛞᚱ 	A sacred forest. The actual location of it in the physical world is a mystery.
Jötunheimrᛡᚯᛏᚢᚾᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	Home of the Jötnar. Resides in the western roots of Yggadrasil.
The Jötnar (ᛡᚯᛏᚾᚨᚱ) (sing. Jötunn (ᛡᚯᛏᚢᚾᚾ)) blue-skinned beings that are taller than humans by several feet, sometimes mistakenly called "giants". Ruled by King Thrymr (ᚦᚱᛡᛗᚱ).	Home of the Jötnar. Resides in the western roots of Yggadrasil.
The Jötnar (ᛡᚯᛏᚾᚨᚱ) (sing. Jötunn (ᛡᚯᛏᚢᚾᚾ)) blue-skinned beings that are taller than humans by several feet, sometimes mistakenly called "giants". Ruled by King Thrymr (ᚦᚱᛡᛗᚱ).
Jötunheimrᛡᚯᛏᚢᚾᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	Thrymheimrᚦᚱᛡᛗᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	Castle of King Thrymr
Jötunheimrᛡᚯᛏᚢᚾᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	Gálgviðrᚷᚨᛚᚷᚹᛁᛞᚱ 	a forest
Jötunheimrᛡᚯᛏᚢᚾᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	Útgarðarᚢᛏᚷᚨᚱᛞᚨᚱ 	A Jötunn stronghold
Niðavellirᚾᛁᛞᚨᚹᛖᛚᛚᛁᚱ 	The home of the dwarves. Resides in the eastern roots of Yggdrasil.
Legends say that dwarves of Miðgarðr originate from Niðavellir, but modern dwarves refute this. 	The home of the dwarves. Resides in the eastern roots of Yggdrasil.
Legends say that dwarves of Miðgarðr originate from Niðavellir, but modern dwarves refute this.
Helheimrᚺᛖᛚᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	The dark underworld of gloom and despair where the wicked are cast after death, ruled by Hel, the goddess whom the realm bears its name. Resides in the lowest roots of Yggdrasil.	The dark underworld of gloom and despair where the wicked are cast after death, ruled by Hel, the goddess whom the realm bears its name. Resides in the lowest roots of Yggdrasil.
Helheimrᚺᛖᛚᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	Gnipahellirᚷᚾᛁᛈᚨᚺᛖᛚᛚᛁᚱ 	The mystical cave where the hellhound Garmr (ᚷᚨᚱᛗᚱ), the guardian of the gates of Helheimr, makes his home.
Helheimrᚺᛖᛚᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	Náströndᚾᚨᛋᛏᚱᚯᚾᛞ 	The core of Helheimr, where where Níðhöggr lives and chews on corpses. It is the dreaded afterlife for those guilty of murder, adultery, and oath-breaking, which Sjálfvirk society considers among the worst possible crimes.
Helheimrᚺᛖᛚᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ 	Niðafjöllᚾᛁᛞᚨᚠᛡᚯᛚᛚ 	Northern region of Helheimr where Níðhöggr was born.
===Prominent Figures===
====Valkyrjur====
The Valkyrjur (ᚹᚨᛚᚴᛡᚱᛡᚢᚱ) (sing. Valkyrja (ᚹᚨᛚᚴᛡᚱᛡᚨ)) are female warrior spirits that escort the Einherjar (ᛖᛁᚾᚺᛖᚱᛡᚨᚱ), great heroes or warriors who died in battle, to their afterlife in Valhöll.
Prominent Valkyrjur include
Name 	Discription
Brynhildrᛒᚱᛡᚾᚺᛁᛚᛞᚱ 	
Geiravörᚷᛖᚱᚨᚹᚯᚱ 	
Göndulᚷᚯᚾᛞᚢᛚ 	
Gunnrᚷᚢᚾᚾᚱ 	
Herfjöturᚺᛖᚱᚠᛡᚯᛏᚢᚱ 	
Herjaᚺᛖᚱᛡᚨ 	
Hjalmþrimulᚺᛡᚨᛚᛗᚦᚱᛁᛗᚢᛚ	
Hjörþrimulᚺᛡᚯᚱᚦᚱᛁᛗᚢᛚ 	
Kára ᚴᚨᚱᚨ 	
Mistᛗᛁᛋᛏ 	
Ölrúnᚯᛚᚱᚢᚾ 	
Randgríðrᚱᚨᚾᛞᚷᚱᛁᛞᚱ 	
Ráðgríðrᚱᚨᛞᚷᚱᛁᛞᚱ 	
Reginleifᚱᛖᚷᛁᚾᛚᛖᛁᚠ 	
Rótaᚱᛟᛏᚨ 	
Skalmöldᛋᚴᚨᛚᛗᚯᛚᛞ 	
Skeggjöldᛋᚴᛖᚷᚷᛡᚯᛚᛞ 	
Sigrdrífaᛋᛁᚷᚱᛞᚱᛁᚠᚨ 	
Sigrdrífaᛋᛁᚷᚱᛞᚱᛁᚠᚨ 	
Sigrúnᛋᛁᚷᚱᚢᚾ 	
Skögulᛋᚴᚯᚷᚢᛚ 	
Skuldᛋᚴᚢᛚᛞ 	Also one of the Nornir
Svipulᛋᚹᛁᛈᚢᛚ 	
Thrúðrᚦᚱᚢᛞᚱ 	Daughter of Thor
====Nornir====
The Nornir (ᚾᛟᚱᚾᛁᚱ) (sing Norn (ᚾᛟᚱᚾ)), are a trio of female deities who rule over the destinies of mortals.
Name 	Discription
Verðandiᚹᛖᚱᛞᚨᚾᛞᛁ	
Urðrᚢᚱᛞᚱ 	
Skuldᛋᚴᚢᛚᛞ 	Also a valkyrja.
====Vættir====
The Vættir (ᚹᛇᛏᛏᛁᚱ) (sing Vættr (ᚹᛇᛏᛏᚱ)) are type of spirits. They include landvættir (ᛚᚨᚾᛞᚹᛇᛏᛏᛁᚱ/nature spirits), fjallvættir (ᚠᛡᚨᛚᛚᚹᛇᛏᛏᛁᚱ/mountain spirits), sjóvættir (ᛋᛡᛟᚹᛇᛏᛏᛁᚱ/sea spirits), skogvættir (ᛋᚴᛟᚷᚹᛇᛏᛏᛁᚱ/forest spirits), vatnavættir (ᚹᚨᛏᚾᚨᚹᛇᛏᛏᛁᚱ/guardians of the specific waters), or húsvættir (ᚺᚢᛋᚹᛇᛏᛏᛁᚱ/house spirits).
====Others====
Figure 	Description
Jötnar 	Jötnar
Ymirᛡᛗᛁᚱ 	Ancestor of the Jötnar
Ægirᛇᚷᛁᚱ 	
Angrboðaᚨᛝᚱᛒᛟᛞᚨ 	Mate of Loki and the mother of monsters
Hyrrokkinᚺᛡᚱᚱᛟᚴᚴᛁᚾ 	
Thrymrᚦᚱᛡᛗᚱ 	Thrymr is the ruler of the Jötnar and Jötunheimr from his castle of Thrymheimr.
Hymirᚺᛡᛗᛁᚱ 	
Surtrᛋᚢᚱᛏᚱ 	A Jötunn who guards fire realm of Múspellsheimr with his bright flaming sword.
Suttungrᛋᚢᛏᛏᚢᚾᚷᚱ 	
Beasts 	Beasts
Níðhöggrᚾᛁᛞᚺᚯᚷᚷᚱ 	Níðhöggr is a dragon/serpent who gnaws at a root of the world tree, Yggdrasil. He also spends time in Náströnd, chewing on the corpses of those guilty of murder, adultery, and oath-breaking, which Sjálfvirk society considers among the worst possible crimes.
Jörmungandrᛡᚯᚱᛗᚢᛝᚨᚾᛞᚱ	
Fenrirᚠᛖᚾᚱᛁᚱ 	A great wolf and the son of Loki
Einherjar 	Einherjar
 	
===Sjálfvirk Prophecies===
====Ragnarök====
Ragnarök (ᚱᚨᚷᚾᚨᚱᚯᚴ) is a great battle foretold to be the end of all things.
==Notes & Trivia==
*The Sjálfvirk mythology is based directly on the Norse mythology, and all listed deities and other beliefs were part of it at one period or another.
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