Tyr

Biographical Information

Titles: God of War God of Law God of Justice God of Honor God of Victory God of Trial God of Oath God of Heroic Glory God of Diplomacy God of Courage God of Treaties God of Authority God of Duels God of Peace Alias: Týr Lord Týr (by Sindri & Freya) The One who Fought for Peace (by Mimir) Preachy Old Stiff (by Thor) Great Týr (by Freya) Birthplace: Gladsheim, Asgard Age: 300+ Citizenship: RuneAsgard,Asgardian Nationality: Norse Status: Alive

Physical Information

Race: 1/2 God, 1/2 Jötunn Ethnicity: Cacausian (Scandinavian) Gender: Male Height: 257 cm (8'5")[1][2] Hair Colour: Brown Hair Style: Messy and long Hair Type: Straight Eyebrow Color: Brown Eye Colour: Yellow (Bifröst) Beard Color: Brown Skin Colour: White (Fair)

Relationship Information

Family: Ymir(great-great-grandfather) Buri(great-grandfather) Bor(grandfather) Odin(father) Hróðr(mother) Hymir(stepfather) Vili(paternal uncle) Vé(paternal uncle) Thor(paternal half-brother) Melli (paternal half-brother) Bragi(paternal half-brother) Hodr(paternal half-brother) Heimdall(paternal half-brother) Vidar(paternal half-brother) Valli(paternal half-brother) Hermod(paternal half-brother) Baldur(paternal half-brother) Loyalties: The Nine Realms Norse Gods Jötnar Dwarves Elves Midgardians Laufey Enemies Odin † Thor † Occupation: Prince of Asgard Hobby: Settle and end wars fairly and passively, Travel to different lands Goals: Bind Garm (success), Make peace among *The Nine Realms (failed),Aid Kratos into joining.Freya's council (success) Personality: Adventurous, Gentle, Protector, Caring, Hopeful

Equipment

Weapon: Týr's Spear and Shield Týr's Macuahuitl Týr's Khopesh Týr's Nodachi Power: Genius-Level Diplomat Superhuman Strength Bifröst Manipulation Inter-Dimensional Travel Foreign Magic Tai Chi Yoga Limb Regeneration Hemokinesis Pyrokinesis Necromancy Monster Manipulation Shockwave Magic Umbrakinesis Photokinesis Cryokinesis Duplication Magic Item: Unity Stone (formerly)

Birth

Although he was the God of War, Týr fought for peace. He was a frequent traveler of the world, eager to learn about other cultures and gain new perspectives, believing it to be the only way of achieving true peace. Because of his kind demeanor, Týr was often given relics during his travels, keeping them safely tucked away in his own personal vault. Týr was also responsible for leading the construction of the Temple in the Lake of Nine, allowing for faster and more fluent travel between the Nine Realms.

Path to Pacifism

A natural pacifist, Týr sought to broker peace between his people, the Aesir, and their long-standing enemies, the Jötnar, following the tentative truce between the Aesir and the Vanir. Though the Giants were frightened by the Aesir's power, they held enough trust in Týr to allow Odin entry into Jötunheim for negotiations. Unbeknownst to Týr however, Odin secretly intended not to honor any deal made, and instead, used the opportunity to spy and steal the Giants' secret wisdom.

Visiting Hymir

On a trip to visit Aegir and his family in Midgard, the Aesir gods would need a tremendous cauldron from which he and his fellow gods could brew fathoms of ale. Odin orders Thor and Týr to leave to retrieve it. Týr knows that his stepfather, Hymir, would have enough cauldron for the Aesir. The two brothers then leave for the home of the Midgard giant and Týr's widowed stepfather. At Hymir's house, Týr recognizes his nine hundred-headed grandmother, and a girl dressed in gold helps the two hide from Hymir. Upon his return from hunting, Týr's grandmother tells Hymir that her stepson has come to visit, that Týr has brought Thor with him, and that the two are behind a pillar. With just one look, Hymir immediately shatters the pillar and eight nearby kettles. The kettle containing Týr and Thor, particularly strong in its construction, does not break, and the two gods come out. Hymir sees Thor and his heart races. The jötunn orders three headless oxen to be boiled for his guests, and Thor eats two of the animals. Hymir tells the two that the next night, "we'll have to hunt for the three of us to eat". Thor asks for bait so he can paddle out to the bay. Hymir says that the god can take one of his oxen for bait; Thor immediately chooses a black ox, and after returning from fishing, Thor kills all the giants in the house and takes Hymir's cauldron, going against Týr's wishes, the two together return to the place of Aegir's feast. During the journey, Odin approached one of the daughters of Aegir and when his sons returned with the cauldron, they all feasted and drank. At the end of the feast, Odin proposes to Aegir's daughter and takes her to Asgard. From this union was born Týr's younger brother, Heimdall, the Watcher of the Aesir.

Imprisoning Garm

After learning of a wolf that did not stop growing in Midgard, the Aesir went after the giant wolf, Garm, with chains to imprison the huge hound. After some tests of chains, Týr, the god of War, managed to trap the direwolf in Helheim and the Aesir leave for Asgard with Tyr losing his arm in the event. He would later recover the limb with some help from another pantheon.

Meeting Faye

Anticipating Odin's treachery, the Giants expelled him from Jötunheim, cursing him never to return. In anger, Odin turned his wrath on the Giants of Midgard, allowing Thor to massacre them at will. Feeling guilty for his role in the Jötnar's suffering, Týr aided the Guardian of the Jötnar, Faye, in hiding the gate to Jötunheim in the space between realms, preventing Odin from ever having a direct way back to Jötunheim. However, through the use of the Unity Stone, Týr himself was still able to access Jötunheim via the hidden gate. Eventually, Odin grew to regard Týr as a threat to his power, correctly suspecting him of plotting with the giants. As a result, Odin had Týr secretly imprisoned in Asgard and spread rumors that he had died. As a result, almost everyone in the Nine Realms believed Odin had killed Týr. During Kratos and Atreus' journey to Jotunheim, they met Freya and Mimir, the latter of whom they were told many stories about Týr and his actions in helping the Jotnar in their escape from Odin, while also finding his treasure vault. Atreus was fascinated by the notion of there being an actually benevolent god while Kratos was less entertained by these stories but saw the idea of Týr as a good role model for Atreus, remembering that his norse counterpart was unlike many other gods he had known.

Liberation

When Kratos and Atreus went out to search for Týr after discovering that he is still alive, Odin, to prevent the duo from finding where his son is actually imprisoned, proceeded to pose as Týr and imprison himself in a mine in Svartalfheim. This ruse was eventually exposed by Brok. During the destruction of Asgard due to Ragnarök, Týr remained imprisoned and survived as his prison was one of the few fragments of the realm that managed to escape the destruction. Much later after Odin's death, Kratos and Freya travelled to Niflheim and discovered the ruined prison, which is being guarded by some of the surviving Einherjar. There, the two discover the real Týr in one of the cells. At first, Kratos thinks that he is just an illusion conjured by Odin, but Mimir thinks that he is real. Týr is pleased when Kratos and Freya revealed that Odin is dead and all the realms are free from the rule of the Aesir after many centuries. Freya explains that Odin's magic allowed him to only take the shape of the living. For that reason, Odin needed to keep Týr alive, having figured that in that way he would be of more use than dead. After being freed, Týr briefly stays in his prison to ponder about what he has learnt and trying to remember Kratos, whose name he had heard in the past. He can be found wandering throughout the other realms after leaving Niflheim.

A journey through the worlds after liberation

In Muspelheim, Týr sits at the edge of the Spark of the World, remarking how Surtr must have found peace after his sacrifice, yet he always felt sorry for him and Sinmara and how he heard Sinmara weeping over Surtr's death when Týr was in Niflheim. In Midgard, when Kratos and Freya find Týr (next to the Artifacts: Stolen Treasures: Kila), he only states that he wishes to be left alone which the pair cordially agree to. In Alfheim, between The Strond and Temple of Light Mystic Gateway, right before climbing the wall, Týr wishes he could have seen the peace Freyr forged between the Light Elves and the Dark Elves. He then asks to be left alone to pay homage to Freyr in his own way. In Helheim, Týr silently communicates with Hræsvelgr and Mimir remarks that their conversation is awfully quiet. But Freya reveals that there are other ways to communicate. In Vanaheim, while practicing some form of tai chi in Freyr's Camp, Týr assures Freya that she saved her people when she returned to them. Freya says she did nothing but Týr counters that he did nothing since he was imprisoned for so long while Ragnarök occurred. He tells Freya that by returning to her people despite them detesting her, she helped them turn the tide of the battle against the Aesir. He then states the he could feel her love for Vanaheim in the breeze, and that love helped her win in the end. In Svartalfheim, he sits at the Watchtower on the south side of the Bay of Bounty and observes the freed lyngbakr. Týr offers comfort to Mimir for the lyngbakr choosing to not leave its pen, comparing the creature to how he and Mimir being former captives of Odin. Just as Mimir was grateful to Kratos for freeing him even without his body, Týr believed some part of the creature was still grateful for being freed.

Týr is an imposingly tall God in comparison to his Aesir kin, towering over even the likes of Thor at 8'5. He has a notably spindly frame, while his bare forearms suggest a more sinewy physique coupling his unique form. He has long, almost unkempt chestnut-brown hair grown to a moderate length, the tips reaching just over his shoulders and a bit over his upper back. He uses Hemp-ties, beads and braids help keep the look from being too grizzled. His beard is of similar length, braided in a much neater fashion and adorned with silver beads in similarity to his hair. As a gift from the Jötnar, Týr's eyes have been bejeweled and replaced with Bifröst crystals, giving them a permanent golden glow and purely yellow color. He has several tattoos, his left arm decorated with light brown hieroglyphics from his travels to Egypt using an exotic pigment from the far-off lands he liked to visit, while his forehead is inked with a blue inverted triangle. All of these markings appear somewhat faded on his complexion. As evidenced in God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla, Týr's forehead tattoos, as well as his arms, glow a vibrant gold when his magic is in use. Due to lengthy imprisonment under the thumb of Odin, Týr's clothes are notably weathered, sporting a tattered blue woolen tunic layered over by a red linen waist scarf, gold-plated skirt and various hides and leathers woven in with hemp fabric and a wide leather belt to hold the waist accessories in place. Hanging from this belt are multiple golden baubles from his travels, and in addition to this Týr wears multiple stiff-tempered leather straps on his right wrist. His wool leggings are a dark green and puffed above the knees, with everything below fixed close to the legs via leather straps. These straps reach his bare feet, which loop under the midfoot. Týr retains these clothes during his first meeting with Kratos in Valhalla, but in subsequent meetings, his clothing has changed. His trousers will change from green to blue