Fenrir

## Basic Information

Fenrir is a giant wolf from Norse Mythology who was said to kill and devour both Odin and Sleipnir but be killed by another son of Odin come Ragnarök, and he is a neutral character in TToR. He is often manipulated into doing Loki’s bidding, and has never made many friendships.

## History

### Before TToR

Fenrir was born in Midgard around 49 million years ago to Loki and Angrbroda, and was the eldest of the three. He would be raised by his mother alongside his brother and sister, but he never met his father during his early years. He and Jörmungandr would play often and he learned how to speak when his sister would read books to him. These books told the tales of Asgard and Olympus and they fascinated the young pup. One day, a big red bearded man and a man with a fish tail arrived looking for rest and Fenrir greeted them with his sister and brother. He would be complimented for how soft and luxurious his fur was by Triton, who petted him. The two visitors would leave, and the next day they would return with both Odin and Loki. Fenrir was selected to be one of Asgard’s wolves, and he was initially nervous, but befriended the Aesir god Týr, who would subsequently become his caretaker. Fenrir would grow larger and larger, and every Aesir god would be neverous around the gargantuan canine except for Týr, who would spend lots of time around Fenrir regardless of how scary he was. Fenrir would somehow have the two pups Sköll and Hati, as well as possibly Geri and Freki and the ancestors of modern day wolves. Odin would receive visions of Ragnarök, in which he would be devoured by a giant wolf he concluded could only be Fenrir. Since there were always uneasy feelings about the giant wolf from the beginning, it was no problem convincing most of the Aesir to tie him up and leave him in a cave. In fact Thor was of the opinion the giant was better dead than allowed to live and wanted to end the beast himself, though Odin disagreed because he didn’t want the blood of what he viewed as a “cursed beast” to poison the land. Týr would however protest, but was forced to comply or face a beating from Thor’s sons. Fenrir would be brought to a large cave, and they tested several kinds of ropes and chains while telling him they were only testing his strength. Odin sent a messenger to get the dwarves to make an unbreakable chain, and what they brought made Fenrir suspicious due to how light it was. He demanded someone put their hand in his mouth as a show of good faith. Everyone was afraid to do so, knowing they would lose an arm, but courageous Týr stepped forward and put his hand in Fenrir’s mouth. Fenrir trusted Týr as his best friend and was more than happy to go along with it now. Upon realizing it was all a trap it was already too late, and he bit off Týr’s arm, and screamed out that he would be their doom once he got out. He felt betrayed by his old friend and grew to despise him along with Odin, who he knew was probably the one who thought up the scheme. It would be here he would remain, left to squirm, struggle and strain for 35 million years, the only comforting thought he had being his taste buds imagining what Aesir blood tasted like.

### In Town

Fenrir would first arrive to town as he broke free from his chains early and searched a nearby forest for anything interesting, coming across some people along the way. He would later be chained up again, but wether or not by Aesir is uncertain. He would again be freed by a lost traveler, who he thanked by bringing them to town. Odin was concerned about this believing it was a bad sign but eventually tensions between the Aesir and wolf finally managed to die down now that he had his freedom. Fenrir then began to make occasional appearances.

## Personality

Fenrir was initially a loving and caring creature, who was best friends with Týr, but upon being betrayed he developed serious trust issues and is now unable to become close friends with anyone except his brother. Fenrir dislikes being restrained due to the fact that it freaks him out, as he likes to be able to do as he pleases. He will occasionally look to the sky and howl to his sons, as he misses them.

## Relationships

### Family

Loki(Father) - Jörmungandr(Brother) - Hel(Sister) - Sköll (Son, frequently mentioned by him) - Hati (Son, frequently mentioned by him)