Mokkurkalfe, the Champion of Utgårda Loke

By Athyra Di Giovanni (demonsreiche@yahoo.com)

Totem of War

Author's Report

Thanks go out to my gaming groups in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Without their assistance, and the always valued expertise of Peloquin, these totems would not be possible.

Background Cost

9

Restrictions

Only the ugliest of the Black Spiral Dancers ever choose this totem. (Flaw: Monstrous) As it stands, only the Black Spirals are willing to pay this unnatural creature the respect it feels it deserves. Those whom choose this totem tend to be as slow-witted as it was, and even less patient. (Flaws: Short Fuse, and Confused)

Description

Mokkurkalfe was created by Utgard Loki for a duel between a giant named Hrungner and Thor, the thunder god. The unnatural creation was to fight in place of Hrungner and destroy Thor in the process. The being was made of baked clay and the courage of all the giants. (The duel was called Holmgång, which was two men fighting on a small piece of land in the middle of a body of water. Whomever died first, or was knocked into the water, lost. The winner takes all of the loser's land, his wife, slaves . . . everything.) Mokkurkalfe clearly overmatched the thunder god, and would have slain him if it weren't for the quick-thinking of Tjalve, his faithful manservant. He was reputed to be faster than the winds themselves, and confused the dull-witted Mokkurkalfe by dodging between its legs. Finally, the brave Tjalve managed to have Mokkurkalfe fall into the water, dissolving it completely.

The concept of a golem-like creature managed to burn itself into the minds of enough people to allow Mokkurkalfe to gain power in the Umbral Realms. Absorbing strength from the Umbra's own chaos and disorder, Mokkurkalfe constructed itself a form, but stayed where it was in the Umbra, confused and waiting for orders. Utgard-Loki found his creation again, while searching through the Umbra for others like him. Once again, Mokkurkalfe found purpose, but this time it was in the service of the Wyrm....

Merits and Minor Gifts

Mokkurkalfe grants his Bastards the following Merits and Gifts: Huge Size, Light Sleeper, Higher Purpose: Destruction, Halt the Coward's Flight (Rokea Gift), Iron Hands (Pongida Gift), Gift of the Kraken (Rokea Gift), and Resist Pain. The Bastards of Mokkurkalfe also have two other very frightening powers: the chosen of Mokkurkalfe never have less than 2 Rage points to spend, and they have a bonus of 2 dice to resist all damage. (It pays to be as dumb as stone, occasionally...)

Bans and Blasphemous Deeds

The Bastards under the leadership of Mokkurkalfe suffer greatly in the social aspects. All Black Spiral Dancers who serve this creature have the difficulty of all rolls concerning Charisma, Manipulation, or Appearance raised by two (e.g. from 5 to 7) if the rolls does not involve serving another Black Spiral Dancer or inflicting terror and chaos upon Midgard. (Note: Midgard = Gaia) (This is up to the Storyteller to decide.) Also, the servants of Mokkurkalfe may never have a Leadership of more than 3, as they were never meant to lead. All those who serve Mokkurkalfe tend to be very submissive to other Black Spiral Dancers (Flaw: Weak Willed) as Mokkurkalfe was created to serve Utgård-Loke (Utgard Loki) and nothing else...save to destroy the Aesir and their allies. And finally, the servants of Mokkurkalfe also suffer from the same affliction as their totem. (Flaw: Absent-Minded)