Jalk the Strong

* Battering Armor
	+ Ramming Plow
* Bottomless Bags
* Construct Ribbon
* Muspel Axe

**Jalk the Strong** is a long-time member of Wrath of Thor as well as one of founding members of Sword of Laeradr set to appear in *Little Witch Academia: Witches of Midgard*. Alongside his comrades-in-arms, he was assigned to assist Valkyrie Corps. and later, the reformed Nine New Witches in combating Naglfar threat.

## Description & Characteristics

Jalk is a very bright and carefree Slidrugtanni-type Pomokai Holoholona known for his enormous appetite. Alongside all his fellow Wrath of Thor, he took part in Thapoli-Naglfar War starting from seizing the control of a band of thugs led by his nemesis and foil Gardar the Terrible as the first step to unite their divided people against their common adversary. Throughout the war, he and his allies managed to attain their lifetime goal and even founded a resistance faction which eventually grew into Sword of Laeradr. Despite being hailed as heroes for their deeds, Jalk and his comrades-in-arms attained a bad reputation among more pacifistic Pomokai Holoholonas who criticized their perceived reliance on aggression when better alternatives were available, an issue that came to light during the Battle at Horgsholt Fortress and getting worse from there. The realization of them became as savage as those who nearly destroyed their people motivated Jalk to approve Asger's decision to adopt Lara after they wiped out her entire family and clan alongside German. Though his passion for food, which comparable to Jasminka and Mo's own, annoyed his peers, Jalk remains a loyal and good friend to his fellow Wrath of Thor members, more than eager to share his meal with the others. But when it comes about fighting, he takes it seriously and even ready to sacrifice himself.

### Skills & Abilities

* **Slidrugtanni-type Pomokai Holoholona Physiology**: Jalk is a Slidrugtanni-type Pomokai Holoholona and therefore possesses traits of both boar and plant life.
	+ **Tusks**: Jalk possesses tusk-like growths on his armored face like those of ordinary boar to attack with, though he rarely uses them in favor of more damaging Battering Armor's Ramming Plow and Muspel Axe.
	+ **Food Empowerment**: By consuming a lot of food, Jalk can dramatically improve his overall abilities as with other Slidrugtanni-type Pomokai Holoholonas.
	+ **Supernatural Strength**: Being a Slidrugtanni-type Pomokai Holoholona, Jalk is capable of greater feats of strength than his fellow Wrath of Thor members matched only by beings with sufficient brute force such as other Slidrugtanni-type Pomokai Holoholona and Frost Jötnar. Even in his youth, he could hold his own against the stronger Gardar and demolish one of Hagen's Hagalaz Runestones all with little effort. Even his tails proved sturdy enough to rend steel, break through bones, and lifting heavy objects such as his signature Muspel Axe.
	+ **Supernatural Durability**: Being a Slidrugtanni-type Pomokai Holoholona, Jalk's bodily tissues are much more resistant to damage than those of his fellow Wrath of Thor members, let alone ordinary boar, enabling him to take a lot of punishments before his body eventually wears out.
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor**: In addition of extremely durable, Jalk's plant-like bodily tissues can immediately heal sustained injuries as well as regrow lost limbs in a few hours in addition of reattaching them. This does not guarantee an injury will not scar however, as he retains scars from his past battles.
		- **Longevity**: Thanks to his healing factor and plant-like physiology, Jalk ages at a rate that is much slower than that of ordinary boar.
	+ **Tails**: Jalk possesses five robust whip-like tails that, in addition of maintaining the balance when running at high speeds, can be used to lash and grab his enemies with.
		- **Tendril Generation**: The tails can also temporarily grow tendrils to better interact and manipulate things like hands and bind a target's movement.
		- **Photosynthesis**: By growing leaves on his tails, Jalk can perform photosynthesis both as alternate means to gain sustenance and hasten his regeneration, a feat that is only possible during the day and not in the middle of the winter. He is rendered immobile while performing this however.
	+ **Balai Repulsors**: Jalk possesses a pair of hollowed protrusions on his hip which can generate streams of magic to propel himself forward as well as provide limited flight.
		- **Black Mote Generation**: Jalk can also generate black dust-like motes from his Balai Repulsors that, in addition of fertilizing light spores into pods from which new Pomokai Holoholonas can grow, can be used as harmless yet effective smokescreen that can obscure both normal vision and heat vision.
	+ **Elasticity and Lack of Skeletal Frame**: Being part-plant, Jalk lacks a skeletal structure found in regular boar and therefore able to extend any part of his body to make himself longer.
	+ **Genesis Spawning**: Jalk may very well possesses the ability to spawn a number of pods containing his progeny which protected by a beautiful canopy of trees that manifested from his body upon death as with other Pomokai Holoholonas, but has yet to perform it due to the fact of him still alive at this point.
* **Magic**: Since he is technically a sentient form of Yggdrasil's magic as with his brethren, Jalk possesses tremendous magical abilities and even generate magic energy itself, which also his very life-force. For the same reason, his body will manifest a beautiful canopy of trees upon his death as opposed of deceased witch or wizard who manifest a single tree over his/her grave.
	+ **Magic Energy Manipulation**: In the same vein with witches and wizards, Jalk can manipulate magic energy to perform various feats such as projecting beams and/or blasts, illuminating his surroundings, simulating telekinetic force as a form of object control magic, and generating solid constructs out of the energy's tangible form.
	+ **Ley Line Detection**: Like other Pomokai Holoholonas, Jalk can detect the presence of Ley Lines in his surroundings.
	+ **Walking Woods Spell**: By reciting the spell, "With the blessing of Njord entrusted to us, arise my walking woods and smash our enemies with your trunks and boughs", Jalk can animate several trees to attack the enemies as the form of combat assistance. Because of the spell greatly taxes his magic reserves, he can only use it sparingly and while in good shape.
	+ **Earth Magic**: Jalk can magically manipulate earthen matter such as solid rocks and sands for either defensive or offensive purposes with or without his Muspel Axe, though his performance with the latter is much more devastating as it allows him to manipulate magma as well.
* **Master Combatant**: As with his comrades, Jalk has spent much of his youth fighting Naglfar throughout Thapoli-Naglfar War and even defeating formidable enemies such as Frost Jötnar and augmented Farbjodar. His battles saw him honing his skill with arsenal in his disposal, most notably his proficiency with Battering Armor's Ramming Plow and Muspel Axe.

### Tools & Equipment

* **Battering Armor**: Jalk's signature orange and silver Raider Armor which emphasizes defense and power over speed. Resembles German's a bit albeit with stronger plating and helmet connected with a harness on the upper back which can materialize Ramming Plow.
	+ **Ramming Plow**:     Battering Armor's near-impregnable weapon which allows Jalk to downright damage structures that unfortunate enough to stand on his path. Also doubles as a shield to deflect frontal attacks and projectiles.
* **Bottomless Bags**: A pair of bags attached on his saddle which enchanted so it can carry more items than its interior space suggested in the same vein with bottomless pouch that came with Valkyrie Corps.' Skirmisher Robe.
* **Construct Ribbon**: Jalk carries a number of spools of this ribbon so he could maintenance his armor on the field.
* **Muspel Axe**: Heavy battle axe crafted from steel infused with flames and magic from Muspelheim. Jalk crafted the weapon with aid of a magic formula he found among loots in Meinbalkr fortress.

## Notes & Trivia

* Jalk's love for food, as well as sharing it with others, are motivated by the sight of his brethren starving as the result of man-made famine orchestrated by Gray Wolf Clan of Naglfar in a bid to pin Pomokai Holoholonas against each other during the early days of Thapoli-Naglfar War. As such, he resented those who waste food and more than willing to ensure his comrades well-fed throughout their battles.
* Jalk's character is loosely inspired by Volstagg, one of Warriors of Three that featured in Marvel Comics and Marvel Cinematic Universe series. Both are powerfully built, courageous, enjoys revelry and food, and loyal to their friends.

## Navigation

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