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Ander00 07-09-07, 09:33 AM	One of my PCs had an encounter of the fatal kind yesterday, while traveling on the World Ash. The module we're playing states (and the players were aware of things being that way):"Mortal creatures that die on Yggdrasil are claimed by the battle maidens called valkyries (Deities and Demigods 200) and can only be raised or resurrected with a spell granted by a Norse deity". The player would like to continue playing the character and I am a bit unsure on how to go about it. There's a few ways the game could go now, from a simple business transaction with a cleric of an appropriate deity to a more involved side-quest. If for example, the valkyries were to physically pick up the dead character, the others would then have to face traveling to Ysgard to reclaim the item their last adventure was about. How do valkyries normally go about selecting the einherjar and if they also claim those who are not destined to become einherjar, what becomes of the others? Is there perhaps anything on the topic in any of the old Planescape books or the like? For the record, the character in question is of neutral alignment, but you could say she died bravely. I would appreciate any thoughts on the matter. cheers
Paladin_Hiroshi 07-09-07, 11:39 AM	umm I don't know the module, but if you are playing in a realistic norse setting, then the mythology is, the valkeries take the PC to either; 1) Valhalla, Odin's hall BUT Frejya gets half of the dead, that's their deal The dead she gets are taken to a smaller hall whose name I can't remember xD My norse mythology is rusty, but I'm running a campaign set in a fantasy sort of Finland, Norway, etc. Perhaps while you could have the PC's doing their stuff to resurrect her, (OR even an epic quest to find valhalla or the equivalent, and demand the god to give the PC back :D ) So the dead player doesn't get bored, you could run a few challenges, as the valkeries see if the PC is worthy... fighting monsters, feats of strength etc. Just my two cents, I hope it helps! :)