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[Age] 29
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sun_goddess_sacrifice[Character name] Freyr
[Age] Looks in his 20s but is thousands of years old. (Nose god after all.)
[Canon] Mythical Detective Loki (Ragnarok manga canon specifically.)
[Point in time taken from canon] Vol 3 of Ragnarok
[Background]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Detective_Loki_Ragnarok[Personality]Freyr is a tall and thin man with shoulder length brown hair and light blue eyes. Though sometimes they seem to range from green to brown as well. He could easily be described as hansom and 'prince' like, but the way he carries himself tends to break that illusion.
Personality: Freyr isn't an overly complex character but he comes up with rather complex and pointless plots. He heavily prefers theatrics and dramatics. The more convoluted it is, the more he likes it. This could be because of his romantic nature and the sorts of things that tend to be romanticized. This basic trait can easily be seen by the fact he has decided his human world persona would be a Phantom Thief. His reasoning for this was because Loki was acting as a detective, and since he would be Loki's rival, and a phantom thief is a detectives rival, he would become one himself. Of course his reasons for being up against Loki are paper thin, and half the time he seems to be more playing a role than using the role for a particular goal.
Another example of his over exaggerated romanticism is his falling in love with Mayura, Loki the main characters assistant, at first sight. He decides from this one off encounter that she is the perfect Japanese woman and from that moment on (despite learning her name and hearing it many times) calls her Yamato Nadeshiko. He is determined to steal her heart and marry her. He pretty much forgot everything else he was doing after this, which was pretty much one of the first things that happened after he was introduced.
Besides having ridiculous ideas of romanticism and defining his life as if he were living a play or was a character in a fictional novel Freyr is also pretty air headed. It's hard to say if he's outright stupid, because he is capable of some clever things (though perhaps creative is the more appropriate word for it), however lots of simple things confuse him, he is quick to distraction and seems to be incapable of taking anything very serious for very long. On the other hand he will take stupid things no one should seriously and can't let go of it. The only thing he does take legitimately serious is his sister Freya and her safety. But even then he has shown to forget about her and his worry about her frequently.
Originally Freyr teamed up with Heimdall who was ordered by Odin to put a Rune on Loki so he could not return to Asgard and pretty much make Loki's life hell and horrible. But this was all Heimdall's idea as there was a grudge between them. Odin also ordered Heimdall to deal with Loki. Freyr's only concern was the fact that Freya was said to be on Earth somewhere and potentially a target of Loki's. Worried that his precious sister would get corrupted by the trickster god he wanted to find her and save her before Loki could do something wrong.
In the end Freya is fine (and is in love with Loki so she doesn't like people attacking him), Freyr the moment he sees she's okay is fine with it and then carries on as usual. It was pretty much a "Oh hey there you are Freya, I'm glad you're okay! Now back to stalking Yamato Nadeshiko and being a Phantom Thief!" which sums up his general flow of personality pretty well.
Freyr is what most would call a ditz, in fact he and his sister are frequently referred to as the "stupid siblings" because they are so dingy most the time. However despite this Freyr somehow is capable of many great feats, he is considered a hero of the gods for a reason. So usually even if it might be in a fumbling sort of manner Freyr manages to succeed with his goals. However his goals in canon are not succeed. (Though his thieving are successful despite the fact he doesn't get far with this items, usually given them to Mayura before he escapes.) Mostly this is because his first goal is to keep Loki in Midgard, though he doesn't seem particularly interested in that so he doesn't take it seriously. The other is to win Mayura's heart, which Mayura doesn't seem to notice very well.
For the most part Freyr is a joke character, every so often he might say something mysterious and serious, or even look the part, but it never lasts. He's very easy going and self absorbed and doesn't pay a whole lot of attention to things he doesn't personally care about. (Though he may remember them somewhere down the line.) He's demonstrated as a contrast to Freya who is mostly on top of things and much more cunning in her plots, though still capable of being flighty and silly in her own way. But there is a reason Freya is more or less in charger after Ragnarok and not Freyr.
We do get to see a slightly more serious and capable Freyr later in the series, but those chapters have not been translated and I do not know the circumstances so I won't mention what it means here. If I were to guess it's simply aspects that coincide with the fact he is capable when he wants to be and puts his mind to it. He is a hero and a great warrior after all.
One of Freyr's strengths is in his ability to be optimistic and pursue his beliefs and desires without letting others get in his way. In fact no matter what other people say or do it won't change his mind once he's decided on something. His conviction is something to be admired in this respect. This is best illustrated in his pursuit of Mayura, who no matter what he doesn't give up on despite the fact she obviously doesn't think of him in a romantic way like he does of her.
He is also known for being rather skilled as a warrior and the best at Runes out of all the gods. Even Loki who is known for his skill with Runes states that Freyr surpasses him in that regard.
Freyr's imagination is also quite amazing and considering his "inventing" skill only works because of his imagination it's a great asset. Since his inventions do not work based on what they are made of but rather what they are intended to do this means the more creative Freyr was when making it the better it will work, as the only thing that allows them to function is the power of a god.
Freyr is immensely positive and rarely is held down for long. Even when he's feeling low it doesn't last long. Of course some of this could be the fact he seems to have an incredibly short attention span. Frequently he will change moods or abandon topics simply because Mayura walked by. In fact in vol 7 he decides to stay in Midgard, despite having planned to leave soon, simply because he saw Mayura and still wanted to pursue her. There is also a feeling that Freyr simply does not like to think about unpleasant things, and could be shifting his mood away from unpleasant topics on purpose.
Freyr despite being considered a great warrior and user of magic as well as inventor and other things, is not the brightest person around. It's debatable how much of this is true lack of intelligence and how much of it is severe lack of anything near common sense. However in the end he is slow to realize things, is incredibly oblivious and gets confused easily. Though despite this he seems to be one of the few gods on Midgard (out of Loki, Thor, Freya and Heimdall) to know something happened to Odin to change him. A good example of his lacking the ability to figure simple things out is a trick Loki set up once while he was acting like a phantom Thief. Loki put a teddy bear in a box with a mirror on one side so it would look like it was floating. Freyr thought this was something with magnets and was desperate to know how it was done. It also took him several meetings with Loki to realize that child Loki and adult Loki were the same Loki he was suppose to be finding.
[Abilities] Freyr is a master of Rune magic, as well as a skilled warrior and a god. He is known for his inventions (which only function because he is a god) as well as art and music. Though he's not particularly good at either. His powers beyond that are vague and abstract, and his inventing skill seems to be based on if he can imagine it working it works. He is also a god of prosperity and fertility and it is safe to say he has powers that reflect those aspects as well.
He is particularly noted at being better at magic than Loki, and one of the better physical fighters.
[Other important stuff]In Japanese Freyr speaks in third person, but no one comments on it. Due to the way Japanese language works he doesn't have to use an actual pronoun that often. This is probably due to the fact he finds "Japanese hard" and an attempt to be dramatic at times. So I'm going to do a mix of third person speech and first person.
[Sample post] [First Person]Freyr doesn't remember going to sleep.... Well, I remember going to sleep last night, but then I woke up. Unless Freyr fell asleep again.... But what is this dream? It doesn't seem very fun. I don't even see Yamato Nadeshiko or Freya.
Freyr demands that his dream be more fun! Like a wedding ceremony with the beautiful and sweet Mayura. That is a proper dream! Or playing in the fields with Freya, that would be okay too. Whoever gave me this dream is really bad at it, Freyr is better at giving out dreams than this....
Unless....
....
LOKI! This is a fiendish trick by you isn't it!? You have given Freyr boring dreams! I will never forgive you!
Or... could it be.... No.... But.....
HOW COULD YOU STEAL FREYR'S GOOD DREAMS FOR YOURSELF! To think you wanted my sister and my love so badly that you would stoop so low!
Or maybe... you sad sad fool. To think you are incapable of having good dreams at all? That is a true pitiable existence, BUT FREYR'S DREAMS ARE PRECIOUS TO HIM! But since Freyr is a gracious and kind god, he does not mind helping you gain your own good dreams
Yes! Do not worry Loki! I will heal your villainy!
[Third Person]Freyr had found himself in the strange world for a little while now, and had more or less adjusted to it without question. Sure at times he made mention of his 'important work' back home, how much he missed his sister and the fair 'Yamato Nadeshiko', but more or less had settled in easily. One of the first things of settling in was to organize a routine. So today he went on a quest, a quest to find the best food establishments of the city. He wanted local places so he could appreciate the quaint local customs.
He was asking various people on the street where they thought he could go for the best dish they had ever eaten, a few regarded him as a little strange, but others found him quite amusing and expressed their favorite foods and where they liked to go best. Freyr was odd but you couldn't say he wasn't charming in his own way. Some people even recognized him from doing this in other areas, such as the village where he had started his quest.
While he rounded a corner on his way to a local bakery that was said to have the best scones anyone had ever had he came upon a young boy crying. Another might have passed the boy awkwardly, or looked around for an adult or responsible person, but Freyr did none of these. He stopped what he was doing to stoop down to the boys level, his mission of scones forgotten.
"Are you lost?" he said concerned.
The boy just sniffed and nodded his head a little. Freyr nodded in response before jumping up to a standing position.
"Do not worry! Freyr will help you find your way! Were you with your mother or father?"
The boy made sobbing sound that might have been mother.
"Did you come downtown to do errands?"
The boy nodded again with a sniff.
"Don't worry, take my hand and we will find your mother," he offered his hand with a big smile.
The boy was hesitant at first and looked up to Freyr unsure, but then eventually took his hand, the tears starting to fade a little.
For the rest of the afternoon Freyr lead the boy talking to every passer by. 'have you seen this boy before? Have you seen a woman looking for her child?' were questions he asked as he looked. Whenever the boy started to fall back into despair Freyr would make a joke, or distract him. He even gave him a small metal pig pin as a token of good luck.
It wasn't until evening that Freyr finally found the boys mother, she was distraught and the boy ran to her sobbing. Having done his good deed of the day Freyr was ready to leave. He didn't need thanks, or really to say anything. It made him happy to help people who were in need, and it made him happy to spend time with children. Happy children were good children and it was the job of all adults to take care of them. With his duty as an adult taken care of and the happy warm feelings of child and parent reunited he headed back home.
It was only when he got home did he remember he had meant to get scones. Oh well, he could do that tomorrow.
[Why do you want to play this character in Somarium?] This game is fun and to have a Loki and Spica would be really fun!
[Which rule was your favorite and why?] I like them all, but like last time I still like the no godmodding rule a lot since it makes people stop and talk to other people more before just deciding what to do onesidedly.
[Where did you hear about Somarium?] Already in.
[Any questions?] Nope.