Heimdall

**Heimdall** is a god who guards Asgard from invaders. He has exceptionally good eyesight and hearing, which helps him in his duty as the warden of the Heavens; and he never needs to sleep.

## Appearance

Heimdall is said to be the "whitest" of the gods, so he would look too bright for mortal eyes, like the Sun.

## Personality

Heimdall is always watchful and stern, but he is also helpful. He is also very gentle to those who learn from him, but merciless to those who hurt those whom he loves.

## History

Heimdall was also said to have guided humanity, although he also established social classes and ranks among the ancient humans. He once slept with three different women, producing kings, nobles, and slaves.

Heimdall will eventually blow his trumpet, the Gjallahorn, and will die fighting his arch-enemy, Loki.

His castle is Himinbjörg, located at the end of the Bifrost rainbow bridge.

## Relationships

His steed is the golden horse, Gulltoppr.

He was born from nine different women. Odin is his father, and Thor and Baldr are among his brothers.

## In the Rabydosverse

Because Heimdall is considered as the "whitest god", he is depicted as a being who emits excessive light. He is literally so bright, that even Celestials had to cover their eyes from him so he does not accidentally blind them! Even Baldr, his brother who also shines, also had to turn his face away or cover his eyes to avoid being seared.

There were several attempts to take photographs or videos of Heimdall himself, and in some of them he allowed and requested them to do it. In most of these attempts, they saw nothing but a blank space from the excessive light from his body and armour. Some people wisely altered the recording, but the most they could see from him was an outline of his figure. He suggested to them that to capture him in a video or photograph is like trying to do the same to the Sun: it would be too much for them to handle. The god intended this to be a lesson to his visitors not to become too arrogant and demanding.

### The God of Fire

In Galactic folklore, Heimdall's association with light has caused him to become a god of fire. He is often depicted as a man wreathed in flames, symbolising the excessive light and heat from his body. Some cultures would pray to Heimdall so his light would shine on a torch, igniting holy fire that would be used in certain ceremonies and rituals. That same sacred flame would be ignited again as a weapon against demons.

Igarins and Resparins remember him as the god of comets and fire in their legends. In Resparin mythology, Heimdall was the creator of the Álečakroi, the gods of fire, as an improved counterpart from Odin's failed creations and traitors, the Celestials.

The Novantirnas, a civilisation that venerates the Aesir and Vanir, venerate Heimdall as the patron of artillery, laser and energy weaponry, and flamethrowers. Their Malendor successors paint red H's on enemy wreckage and machinery to mark them as sacrifices to Heimdall. They would melt the machines on altar-smelters, as the molten metal was reforged into new tools.

After they finished building, the engineers and smiths consecrated the reforged machines to several gods. Firstly, to thank Heimdall for the machines' "rebirth", then to Thor for the fuel and activity of their devices, then to Lumbariz for their improved structure, and finally to any other god, to thank them for their blessings.

In combat, Malendors may sometimes mark enemies with red H-marks, to ignite their targets with magical fire. A single snap, a single thought, a blink, a mutter: and the enemy marked in red bursts into flames. They may also smear hasty red H's on places to light magical fires, or sabotage enemy machinery and explosive targets.

Two well-known orders in Galactic history were the Order of the Triple Comet and the Order of the Firestorm, Freyrgardian fire mutants who rode on flaming steeds and wreaked destruction to the enemies of their civilisation. These orders were dedicated to Heimdall, aiding their allies by burning their foes.

## Other names

* Nandegakkovian, Resparin: Kjedáura
* Novantirna: Häidâlto

## Trivia

* Heimdall's weapons are the Gjallahorn trumpet, and the Hǫfuð sword.