Petulant Children

I'm convinced that's all that the Gods are. Just whiny self-entitled children.

So, the trek down the root of Yggdrasil into Nifilheim was no simple walk in the park. Aside from it getting progressively colder (I'm glad for that little bit of Utgard-Loki influence) the path inflicted it's own torments and temptations on us. No one said travelling to the underworld would be a walk in the park.

When we got to Nifilheim, we got to a bridge spanning a massive river with three shields on the ground next to it. Hal said there was supposed to be a guardian and Claire found her corpse under the bridge. She looked like a giant and something very big with big claws tore her to shreds. Hal was able to use his connection to Death to ask her a few questions. We learned she was killed by something called a "Kur" and that we'd come under no harm if we were under Hal's protection and didn't leave the path to Helheim.

So, some vigil branding followed and off we went to Helheim (Claire and I also took a shield for ourselves). The Hall was... large, to say the least, with engravings of Fenris and Jormungadr on the outside. We went inside and, as to be expected, one half of the all was beautiful and pristine, the other half rotten, and decayed. On the far end of the hall, passed a depression filled with blood and wailing souls with serpent's venom dripping on them, was a loud, angry god banging on a door behind Hel's throne.

We crossed the pool of blood (and I had to fight the urge to vomit) and Hal greeted the god as "Father." so, this was Vayu. I really don't like him. He's a chauvanistic brute who clings to the outdated ways of his ancient culture. He's damned charming but... what a brutish jackass.

Anyway, seems the issue at hand is Hal. Vayu and Hel are arguing over Hal and neither side is listening to the others reason. Lexi piped up and started playing couple's councilor. I... wish she was there when Claire and I had our fight. She seemed to make some headway in the discussion, getting Vayu to make an appology, even if it was an arrogant one. Vayu seems to have decided Lexi's going to be his second wife. Ass.

Well, the pleasant conversation couldn't last forever. That kur showed up and litterally tore the roof off the hall. I've dealt with big baddies like this plenty of times already. We'll rip this thing apart and get back to the business at hand.