Angrboda Unfrid

Background
Angrboda Unfrid is a 5 foot tall aasimar woman with blonde hair, golden eyes, and a truly astonishing number of tattoos. A practicing cleric for the Raven Queen, and a Godspoken, Angrboda is one of the more prolific healers on Zephyr and has earned the rank Stormborn.

She came to Zephyr from Eoforwic in the Northrun Mountains, north of Asgard. The people of Eoforwic are ethnically Asgardian, and have a similar cultural heritage, but hundreds of years of isolation have led to distinct differences. Angrboda doesn't consider herself Asgardian in nation, and has no allegiance to the King of Asgard.

As a Godspoken, Angrboda used to hear the voice of the Raven Queen and have visions of her until the gods fell silent when Angrboda was about 15. From a young age Angrboda was trained as a shaman by Hrida, her mentor, learning druidic arts and divine magic both from her. However, a near death experience saw her joining the Temple of the Raven Queen She spent eight years in the temple training before joining the Tempest Guild.

Angrboda's time at the Temple wasn't bad, but it wasn't happy either. She hated the cold and the isolation. She spent much of her time in the library archives of the temple, which is where she learned to craft scrolls. Angrboda stayed at the temple out of a sense of obligation, rather than a desire to be there.

The disappearance of her mentor and the continued silence of her god caused Angrboda to leave her home for Tempest. Fed up with the more traditional methods used in the church Angrboda sought more esoteric rituals to contact the Raven Queen, often involving the heads of her enemies. Unfortunately, these have not worked and so Angrboda has abandoned them for the most part.

When Angrboda contacts the Raven Queen, or is contacted by her, the spirit of Hrida conveys the messages. Angrboda has vowed to find out what happened to Hrida, but she fears what she will find, and she worries that she might have to leave Zephyr to pursue whatever it is, and so she has put it off.

Personality
Angrboda is kind, insightful, unlikely to say no to any request, and occasionally philosophical. She believes to be gentle in a cruel world is a sign of strength and that one should choose love over fear. Her desire to know and understand others occasionally leads to her pushing more than she should, but she's trying not to be so overbearing. She is one of the more emotionally intelligent of the newer recruits and often finds herself playing unofficial therapist to others, especially in times of grieving. She has been cried on six times during her residence at the guild; by Saryn, Reba/Rain, 'Rin, Wessen (twice), and Rinstone. She does her best to provide good advice but worries she's going to make things worse.

She can be headstrong and willful in doing what she thinks is right, and is prone to impetuousness when it comes to the safety of others. Her ultimate goal is the preservation of guild members, and she gets very upset when she believes people to be recklessly endangering other members in the guild.

She's a little strange but doesn't tend to realize how strange she is, because she came from a place where she was pretty normal. The type of place where men punch bears and pools of blood are standard in temples. Outwardly she seems incredibly goth and edgy, but she's actually incredibly kind.

Angrboda feels little shame in regards to love, friendship, or her body. She see's little point in being shy or retiring when you want something or when dealing with others, and has no reservations about her physical appearance. She's straightforward and honest to a fault in her personal relationships. Most of her dresses feature very deep v-necks, and a lot of her formal wear is partially sheer. Essentially, she is secure enough in herself that very little can shake that surety.

Xan Ruby-Light
Angrboda met Xan shortly after coming to the Halo and pretty much instantly set her sights on him. She used her position in the Pet Show finals to flirt aggressively with Xan and then asked him on a date with the help of a fruit basket and an excessive amount of winking, which she had been told was key when flirting.

The preparation for their first date involved lessons in forks, several high level spells, a council meeting,and an incredibly expensive dress purchase by Syrdar. The date itself was a nearly disastrous dinner at Italia where Angrboda almost lost an arm before deciding to just tell Xan she had never been on a date before, which is why she kept screwing up. Xan then walked her to the lake, where he kissed her under the light of the moon before vanishing into the night and disappearing off Halo for about 3 months.

Angrboda didn't see him again until the vampire attack in Alfheim. Angrboda spoke with an incredibly dangerous vampire named Moses and as she and her party were leaving she saw Xan rush past her and launch an incredibly beautiful attack on the vampire. The attack took off its arm which Xan brought back to her after the battle was concluded. It was incredibly romantic.

Afterwards, Angrboda and Xan continued to date, with Xan teaching Angrboda Asgardian (including Ancient Asgardian) and then how to use a disguise kit. They grew closer, but Angrboda still struggled to read Xan, never sure of his feelings. Eventually, Mothman provided the perfect excuse to learn more about Xan as she and several others followed him home to Olympus, where it appears he was making her an engagement ring, and then they followed him to Angrboda's home, where Angrboda got to introduce him to her parents.

A couple of weeks later Xan proposed to Angrboda on stage at a celebration, this perfect proposal was ruined when the Halo was attacked by Felicity Dire and an arrow with a Soul Crystal arrowhead struck Xan, putting him into a coma for several weeks. During this time Angrboda discovered that Xan's arm, though damaged, wasn't cut off, and that Xan and Alb Rugthy Nix were two souls in one body.

When Xan woke from his coma he was significantly weakened by his ordeal, shaky and clumsy. The almost preternatural grace he had previously possessed was gone and Xan was experiencing a lot of pain. He admitted that he was not originally in Alb's body, but had been killed by Alb, his own body buried in Olympus under a tavern. He then admitted to being undead, the thing he knew Angrboda hated and feared the most.

Angrboda was shocked and upset by this admission, but her love for Xan is greater than her fear of undead, and so she chose to remain with Xan, despite her fear and despite her position as a cleric for the Raven Queen, a goddess with an infamous disdain for intelligent undead. She is still waiting for what she believes to be an inevitable punishment for her choice.

Angrboda went to the Great Teacher Chiron in an attempt to learn of something that might help Xan, but was told that all she could do was love and support Xan in the future, Chiron hinting that something more may occur.

Tempest
Angrboda has made a lot of friends in her time on the Halo. Some closer than others. She is a friendly person by nature and her kindness and empathy means she engages newcomers often. She spends a lot of time cooking for members of tempest because she enjoys seeing people happily eating her food, and also because she worries that adventurers might get scurvy if left to their own devices.

Currently on the halo she counts 'Rin, Anomie, Rinstone, Dill, and Quill as close friends. These are all people she has been on several missions with and enjoys spending time with. They are also people she trusts with her secrets. She has recently as 'Rin to be the Shield Bearer at her wedding, a position like a maid of honor, if a maid of honor was expected to fight bears.

Pets
Angrboda has never bought a single animal, but has somehow ended up with a large amount of pets. She likes animals distantly, but mostly feels as though she can't abandon these creatures that fate has placed in her care.
 * 8 Ravens - Hugin, Munin, Isa, Gar, Kaun, Wynn, Yr, and Logr
 * Halo Duck - Entlein
 * Leaf Cat - Pflanze
 * Baby Goat - Ziege (Has since been taken to her parent's farm so it could have more room.)
 * Pallas Cat - Katze

Delilah
Delilah is a Godforged that Angrboda acquired through a Duck Hunt. Tabellarium gave Delilah to Angrboda but then had no recollection of where she came from. Although Delilah was fairly ominous in nature Angrboda decided the best way to handle a slightly frightening creature that had attached itself to her but never let her touch it is was to give it as much love and kindness as she could. When research proved Delilah to be a Godforged, a being formed in the absence of divinity and magic and who supposedly attaches itself to a host to feed off of, Angrboda vowed to become more loving and kind in all her interactions. She believes that if she is good enough and loving enough that Delilah will become good and loving as well.

Delilah isn't really a pet, too intelligent and powerful for such a thing, and is somewhere between a child and a companion to Angrboda. Delilah follows her almost everywhere, rarely leaving her side except for when other Godforged are around, Angrboda heads to other planes, or underwater (Delilah has learned that water is wet and doesn't like it). When Delilah isn't with Angrboda she stays with Xan, who was the first to be allowed to pet Delilah.

It is clear that Delilah loves Angrboda very much, and would do almost anything for her, and Angrboda feels much the same for Delilah. Even still Angrboda worries that one day something terrible might happen because of Delilah.

Trivia

 * Has been deaged 3 years, so her body is that of a 27 year old Aasimar. Meaning she looks maybe 20 due to the longer lifespan of Aasimar.
 * Owns a dress she somehow persuaded the Scriveners to give up. Can magically be changed into any form of dress, but only by a follower of the Raven Queen.
 * Despite growing up in the very cold country of Eoforwic she hates winter and snow.
 * Don't ask about the heads she's buried in the woods.
 * Her parents are both very tall and very strong viking people. Her father likes to punch bears and has thighs that can strangle a horse. Her mother taught her how to cook and despairs over her noodly arms.
 * Is terrible at naming things. Probably shouldn't be allowed to name any children she and Xan have.
 * Angrboda had druidic powers at one point, but time spent away from her home weakened them. Now she only has her cleric abilities.