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Codex Description [ ]

“ Odin 's final Valkyrie Queen. At one time, she was Freya 's handmaiden, friend, and trusted confidant. Mimir has called her "traitor", but it was clear she believed she was the one betrayed. Freya had spoken highly of her ambition, her conviction, and her unyielding loyalty. These would be admirable qualities in a warrior - yet in the end, her loyalty proved misplaced in Odin, even after his defeat. She met her end with dignity, though Freya took no satisfaction in delivering it. ” – Kratos


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Personality [ ]

Gná was Odin 's most zealous and loyal Valkyrie . Despite being a goddess of the Vanir , one of the greatest enemies of the Aesir alongside the Jötnar , Gná was extremely dedicated to Asgard 's ideals, especially Odin's. Even after Ragnarök ended with Odin's death, she chose to carry out his will with the remaining Einherjar by seeking to kill Kratos and Freya, the latter whom she regarded as a traitor and a coward. In her final journal entry, she accused Freya of constantly playing the victim and being at fault for all the bad things that have happened to her, while still implying Odin is blameless. Gná was also vengeful, as she fought Kratos and Freya to the death so she could get back at Freya for their falling out, and even refused to surrender when she lost the battle.


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Powers and Abilities [ ]

Following Baldur 's death and the liberation of the Valkyries , Gná was chosen by Odin as the new Valkyrie Queen to replace Sigrún after the latter's defection. Freya herself considered Gná to be a problem for both her and Kratos, with Gná putting up a difficult fight for the Ghost of Sparta and Leader of the Vanir.


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Powers [ ]

Superhuman Strength: As a Vanir Goddess and Queen of the Valkyries, Gńa holds tremendous superhuman strength. She is far stronger than the other Valkyries, even Sigrún , with the only one of them matching and perhaps surpassing her being Freya . She is capable of holding her own against both Kratos and Freya at the same time before she was ultimately overwhelmed. During the assault on Asgard, she defeated the former Valkyrie and new Shield Maiden Olrun in battle, aggressively wearing her down before ripping her wings off and flying away to engage another foe. Superhuman Durability: Gńa has incredibly high durability, allowing her to survive brutal beatings from Kratos and Freya before finally being decapitated by a sword strike to the neck from Freya. Superhuman Speed: Gná possesses immense superhuman speed, which enabled her to keep up with Kratos and Freya . Valkyrie Wings : Gńa possesses a pair of metallic bird-like wings which double as weapons thanks to their feathers that can be deployed as slashing weapons and hurled as projectiles. Immortality: As a Vanir Goddess and Valkyrie, Gńa is immortal. Only a sufficiently powerful weapon or an extremely powerful being can kill her. Cryokinesis: Gńa can imbue her weapons with frost magic. Electrokinesis: Gńa can summon yellow electricity and imbue her weapons., as well as generate a powerful shockwave that engulfs the battlefield. Geokinesis: Gńa can summon rocks and boulders to condense them into an attack. Bifrost Energy Manipulation: Like all Valkyries, Gńa can manipulate the energy of the Bifröst to travel between realms and in the form of projectile attacks. Spell Casting: As a Vanir Goddess, it is likely that she possessed significant knowledge of Vanir magic, though the extent of her true powers wasn't shown.

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Norse Mythology [ ]

In Norse mythology, Gná (Old Norse: [ˈɡnɑː]) is a goddess who runs errands in other worlds for the goddess Frigg and rides the flying, sea-treading horse Hófvarpnir (O.N.: [ˈhoːvˌwɑrpnez̠], "he who throws his hoofs about", "hoof-thrower" or "hoof kicker"). Gná and Hófvarpnir are attested in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. Scholarly theories have been proposed about Gná as a "goddess of fullness" and as potentially cognate to Fama from Roman mythology. Hófvarpnir and the eight-legged steed Sleipnir have been cited examples of transcendent horses in Norse mythology.
In chapter 35 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, the enthroned figure of High provides brief descriptions of 16 ásynjur. High lists Gná thirteenth, and says that Frigg sends her off to different worlds to run errands. High adds that Gná rides the horse Hófvarpnir, and that this horse has the ability to ride through the air and atop the sea. High continues that "once some Vanir saw her path as she rode through the air" and that an unnamed one of these Vanir says, in verse. Gná responds in verse, in doing so providing the parentage of Hófvarpnir; the horses Hamskerpir and Garðrofa. The source for these stanzas is not provided and they are otherwise unattested. High ends his description of Gná by saying that "from Gna's name comes the custom of saying that something gnaefir [looms] when it rises up high." In the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, Gná is included among a list of 27 ásynjur names.
Gná is a free-spirited horse rider who lives for speed and the sight of new roads. She cannot endure being in one place long, which makes her ideal as messenger to Frigga and the Goddesses. Her beloved horse Hoof-Tosser can run through the air as if it were solid ground, and the two are as close as any married couple. He is her first adviser, as she understands the language of animals. When wandering in spirit during dreams, she has a mouse as a steed. Making herself tiny allows sneaking in and out of many places to overhear secrets and be overlooked — being small is sometimes an advantage.
Gná likes speed, so it's easiest to contact her while running, riding or driving, wind blowing through your hair. You can also please her by helping carry messages, helping people understand each other, learning another language, studying communication skills, and making sure animals are well treated. Favored offerings include apples for her horse or foods she could eat one-handed while riding. It would not be much of a stretch to use a motorcycle image to honor her with, though a letter envelope or any communication device will do. Her name means “towering above,” and is pronounced “g-NOW” in Old Norse with a hard “g” as in “go”.