Einherjar
The Einherjar are a very unique class that is steeped in Norse mythology. The Einherjar are, in real life mythology, the souls of incredibly warriors who were giving access to Valhalla, to eternally train and fight with fellow Einherjar. Their battles would last all day and where brutal, with many of the warriors, "dying," only to be revived each day to, once again battle. Their purpose was to train and fight with Odin at the time of Ragnarok, which is the Norse version of the apocalypse. In the world of CityScape, the Einherjar are a group of dedicated warriors. They are the most recent class to emerge in the streets and are almost a complete mystery to the other elder magical traditions.
How They Fit.
The Einherjar are believed to be the souls of these grand warriors reincarnated in a mortal form. Many of the elder and experienced Einherjar claim to remember their battles in Valhalla. This tradition is very dedicated and zealous, truly believing that their purpose now is to fight the final battle of Ragnarok in the city streets. They spend their time going through the streets defying imagination with sheer brutality. Although they keep their guise in front of the unsuspecting mundanes (slang for common humans), behind closed doors and when confronted, they are the most unrelenting and berserk.
They have a very odd hierarchy that is based on blood. Those with the most kills are the elders and teachers. Many collect trophies of their kills and form them into a part of their outfits, creating the image of malice and intimidation. They are very dedicated to rearing new members of their awakened tradition, but are very quick to disregard weakness with the blade, killing and hunting any in their tradition who do not meet their requirements. It is a difficult life within this tradition, but they are by far the most trained and efficient killing machines.
Their Magic
The Magic of the Einherjar is mostly emotion based. They use blood rituals, spoken word and sound based magics to achieve their needs. Many utilize traditional war chants, modern heavy metal riffs and even sacrificial cutting to pump themselves up to a higher emotional state of being, giving them an almost blind efficiency in battle. They also have many spells that increase their speed, strength and their skills with weaponry to alter their chances to hit and the damage they deal. It is even rumored that many of the elder Einherjar are able to summon valkyries and, in the most fabled of cases, Norse gods themselves.
What Inspired This Class?
The Einherjar were originally going to be called the Ragnaroks, taking inspiration from the final days of Norse mythology. I wanted to give homage to a dear friend of mine who was very dedicated in learning about Norse tradition. When I did some research, I found the story of the Einherjar and felt even more compelled to incorporate their beliefs into the game. They seemed impassioned in the battle. The idea that their afterlife was dedicated to the revelry of battle was emotionally chilling to. It struck a chord and what you see here is a result of my desire to bring the Einherjar into this world.
What's Happening now?
As an update to the creation of the game, I am taking a severe hiatus on the building of the project. I am a one man team at the moment and am finding it harder and harder to make any progress in that department. I am taking applications for any who are interested in taking part in the creation process for this game and can apply by following the instruction that can be found at
http://www.mudmaker.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=745I am not done building the culture of the world however, as I am continuously studying more and more of the cultures that are the inspiration of the magical traditions as well as working hard at developing more towards the story. I will be updating more and more about the other traditions and letting you know what is happening on the project. so feel free to apply and be a part of this very ambitious project.
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