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What are the Norns?

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#1
Cyriss
May 11, 2007 15:33:15 In the Outlands there is the Realm of the Norns. The only info I can find about the Norns is that they are from Norse mythology. Maybe I overlooked it, but I couldn't find info about Norns in any Ysgard references.

A search online told me the Norns are 3 Norse goddesses that come from Asgard. Are the Norns mentioned in more detail in any of the PS books?
#2
ripvanwormer
May 11, 2007 22:13:00 The Norns are the three fates, Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. They're described in more detail in 2e Legends & Lore, and in On Hallowed Ground, but hey, here's a Wikipedia article.

They don't dwell in Ysgard, but a root of Yggdrasil touches their realm - you can get to Ysgard using that.
#3
andyr
May 13, 2007 11:41:36 IIRC they live on the Outlands?
#4
Cyriss
May 14, 2007 15:43:29
IIRC they live on the Outlands?

Yeah they do, in the Realm of the Norns on the Outlands. That's the only reason I found out about Norns was because of the Realm in the Outlands. But I couldn't find anything about what the Norns were...just that they had a realm :P

I'll go check On Hallowed Ground
#5
andyr
May 15, 2007 5:24:16 Oops, heh, I didn't read your original post properly.

There's also a brief mention of them in Dead Gods, which (I think) places the realm in the 6th ring. I think that was about the extent of it, though, and I don't know if it is always/only in the 6th ring.
#6
Cyriss
May 15, 2007 19:25:07
There's also a brief mention of them in Dead Gods,

That's actually the reason I asked the question :P

I'm running Dead Gods and it mentioned the Norns but didn't explain who/what they were.
#7
ripvanwormer
May 16, 2007 0:39:51 2nd edition Legends & Lore is available for download on the previous editions downloads page. There's a description of the Norns there.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 Cyriss May 11, 2007 15:33:15	In the Outlands there is the Realm of the Norns. The only info I can find about the Norns is that they are from Norse mythology. Maybe I overlooked it, but I couldn't find info about Norns in any Ysgard references. A search online told me the Norns are 3 Norse goddesses that come from Asgard. Are the Norns mentioned in more detail in any of the PS books?
#2 ripvanwormer May 11, 2007 22:13:00	The Norns are the three fates, Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. They're described in more detail in 2e Legends & Lore, and in On Hallowed Ground, but hey, here's a Wikipedia article. They don't dwell in Ysgard, but a root of Yggdrasil touches their realm - you can get to Ysgard using that.
#3 andyr May 13, 2007 11:41:36	IIRC they live on the Outlands?
#4 Cyriss May 14, 2007 15:43:29	IIRC they live on the Outlands? Yeah they do, in the Realm of the Norns on the Outlands. That's the only reason I found out about Norns was because of the Realm in the Outlands. But I couldn't find anything about what the Norns were...just that they had a realm :P I'll go check On Hallowed Ground
#5 andyr May 15, 2007 5:24:16	Oops, heh, I didn't read your original post properly. There's also a brief mention of them in Dead Gods, which (I think) places the realm in the 6th ring. I think that was about the extent of it, though, and I don't know if it is always/only in the 6th ring.
#6 Cyriss May 15, 2007 19:25:07	There's also a brief mention of them in Dead Gods, That's actually the reason I asked the question :P I'm running Dead Gods and it mentioned the Norns but didn't explain who/what they were.
#7 ripvanwormer May 16, 2007 0:39:51	2nd edition Legends & Lore is available for download on the previous editions downloads page. There's a description of the Norns there.