Written by: Joshua W. Murcray

It is an unknown part of history that tells of how Thor, god of thunder and lightning, established a family line here on Eden before his "death". What is not known, outside of this organization, is the "Thor" of legend was a visiting member of the Oansgard named Halthor Gandinson. During his Elemental Trials he was on Eden to practice his meager abilities to control the weather. Using local magic, as well as his own peoples' secrets of forging weapons, Halthor created Mjolnir to be a conduit for this weather manipulation.

While on Eden, Halthor, called "Thor" by the locals, lived among the people and even started a family. But when his grandchildren had grown old, he faked his death to return to Oansgard. His family's notoriety did not last another generation, and they moved to Ísland to avoid persecution or veneration by their community who knew their secret.

When the family arrived in Ísland, they found Mjolnir was already waiting for them in their new home. It appeared that the spirit of "Thor", (really the Hammer had gained semi-sentience), approved of their new home and was making them aware that they had its blessing. Sadly, not one member of the family could lift or move the Hammer.

As the years went on, the family had to abandon the home due to an encroaching glacier which eventually covered their home, and the Hammer. Over time, with no proof to show others, the descendants forgot about their heritage and passed any stories off as myth.

In 2037, Roger Valoric, the last living descendant of "Thor", was on vacation in Ísland when he went hiking through a mountain pass that had once been covered in a glacier. In the pass, he was caught off-guard when the ground shook and a landslide revealed a cave in the mountainside. Cautiously stepping into the cave, Roger found himself in the remains of an ancient room. A stout wooden beam had fallen long ago and was being held up by an old Norse Hammer.

Amazed at the strength of the wooden shaft of the Hammer, Roger stepped closer to touch it. Upon contact his mind was full of a thundering voice telling him of his heritage and commanding him to take up the Hammer, for mankind had need of "Thor" once more. Grasping the handle firmly, Roger yanked it from underneath the beam, falling back, his hand holding the Hammer slammed the shaft against the ground, just as the ceiling began breaking apart and caving in.

A loud peal of thunder, a rush of air and lightning crackled around Roger as he was transformed by the "spirit" of "Thor" into the god of thunder and lightning from legend!

Making the move to Ísland a permanent one, Roger, not wanting to be called "Thor", took on the name Ættfaðir (which means: ancestor, forefather, patriarch) and petitioned the government for a Sanctioned position and to be a representative of his new homeland. It did not take long before Roger was formally recognized as the Sanctioned representative of Ísland.

Roger spent his days giving lectures in the history of "Thor" at universities throughout the country, giving them a look into "Thor" as a person. During his travels his photography skills gave him an outlet for his artistry and soon he had published a collection of his pictures of hard-to-reach locations very few could reach.

During the Great Reset

With his weather control abilities, he tried to mitigate the effects of the nuclear warheads and the Quake, saving lives and reducing destruction. As a former soldier, Ættfaðir used his training and experience in crisis management, tactical thinking, and adaptability to gather several groups and teams throughout the country to work together to minimize the damage and get people into safe places.

His observational skills, attention to detail, and photography was an immense aid in finding locations to send or shuttle survivors where they can be sheltered either in valleys where fresh water still could be found, or into the caves within the mountains that ancient hot springs had carved out.

In the Aftermath

Ættfaðir took on a leadership role in many of the scattered communities both underground and those sheltered by nature from the worst of the Long Winter storms. His former military training aided him in creating and organizing defense initiatives for when scavengers would attack the settlements looking for resources.

But it was his photography skills that turned out to be a surprising and useful skill as his pictures documenting the Aftermath, capturing important moments, that created art that inspired hope.

Ættfaðir continued to use his powers to help survivors, correcting the weather the best he could, and sending potentially dangerous ash clouds and acidic rain out to sea and away from the island he called home.

After the Long Winter & Leading up to 2058

His time going from community to community made him a wandering hero, using his abilities to protect and serve communities, and earning recognition as a champion of the people.

It was when mankind began to emerge from the shadows of the recesses of the planet, that a growing need to police and respond to meta-mutant related events was first discussed among world leaders.

Ættfaðir's own actions were often cited as an example of the good that those with superhuman abilities could do for this new era.

Throughout Aftermath and the Long Winter, Ættfaðir had honed his skills in strategy, creativity, and adaptability, making him an asset to any team.

The bedraggled European Union was the first to come together as world leaders to discuss the possibility of having a policing force that can handle the new surge of meta-mutants. At first, they created a task force with state-of-the-art equipment and weapons that they hoped would be enough to curb the enthusiasm of some super-powered individuals bent on committing crimes. For a time, this worked, until a terrible defeat at the hands of Fusion Burn.

It is then, in 2048, these nations put together a team of super-powered people, each representing a different country, that would be the peace-keeping force needed in this new age. They called them Meta-International: X (M-I:X), with ten members that will rotate in-n-out as their term limits dictate. Ættfaðir was put forward by the Íslandic government as a shining example and he became the first member after Princeps Rex.

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Whenever he strikes Mjolnir on the ground, he is transformed into Ættfaðir, granting him the following Gifts:

Godlike Physiology:

Disease Immunity: Ættfaðir is immune to all terrestrial diseases due to his god-like physical constitution.

_____Constitution: Divine: Ættfaðir's body is able to withstand extreme temperatures and pressures, and virtually all toxins, corrosives, punctures, and concussions without sustaining injury. His flesh and bones are several times denser than a human's.

_____Electrical Immunity: Ættfaðir also shows a good deal of immunity to the effects of lightning and electricity.

_____Immortality: The spirit of the "mythological" god, "Thor", can never die as long as there is a descendant to take on the mantle. Ættfaðir will only age when in his human form of Roger Valoric. Ættfaðir, himself, will not age.

_____Longevity: He is extremely long-lived (though not completely immune to aging).

_____Speed: Superior: On land, Ættfaðir possesses the ability to move at speeds up to 115 miles per hour.

_____Stamina: Semi-Divine: Ættfaðir's highly efficient musculature produces almost no fatigue toxins, granting him almost limitless stamina in all physical activities.

_____Strength: Supernatural: Ættfaðir is superhumanly strong, having been seen lifting over 90 tons. The upper limits of his strength are unknown.

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Fighting Skills: HachidanQo': Ættfaðir is an expert hand-to-hand combatant, and is experienced in the use of medieval melee weapons as well as modern military fighting techniques and weapons.

Weaponry: Sometimes called "Weapon Proficiency", Weaponry is a term used to describe the ability of some to understand and use different forms of weapons with proficiency.

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Mjolnir: A hammer forged from metal from a meteor that struck Eden in ancient times. Mjolnir is virtually unbreakable, and allows Ættfaðir to command the powers of the storm, causing rain, thunder and lightning. Ættfaðir can channel the storm's fury into devastating blasts of energy.

_____Cosmic Energy: Mjolnir allows Ættfaðir to produce and control Cosmic Energy to an unknown limit for a variety of purposes.

_____Electromagnetic Spectrum Manipulation: Ættfaðir was able to absorb and manipulate the electromagnetic energies of Magnus.

_____Energy Absorption and Redirection: Ættfaðir is able to use Mjolnir to absorb any energy blasts directed towards him as means of attack. Once the energy is absorbed, Ættfaðir can redirect it back amplified many times over towards the source and/or use it as a weapon of his own. Ættfaðir used Mjolnir to absorb Bolt's entire energy source, Virgo's Cosmic Energy, radioactive energy, magnetism such as Magnus's personal magnetic field, and a portion of Mogaeago's planetary magnetic field. Mjolnir's ability to absorb energy is so powerful Ættfaðir managed to absorb, contain and redirect the entire energy of nuclear bomb and absorb mystical energies. He was even able to absorb a portion of the mystical energies from every god pantheon on Eden.

_____Energy Projection: S-Meta: With Mjolnir, Ættfaðir can project powerful mystical beams of energy. He can even channel energies for stronger energy attacks. Without using Mjolnir, Ættfaðir can project a single form of lightning over a long distance. With Mjolnir, Ættfaðir can generate Superhuman energy levels, able to self-generate and endless supply of multiple types of energy over a varied distance.

__________God Blast: Ættfaðir is capable of channeling different amounts of his godly energies in combination with the mystical properties of Mjolnir can be channeled through his hammer for a single massive energy beam known as the God Blast. The God Blast is so immensely powerful and destructive that it has proven capable of destroying beings as large and as powerful as the being Death, who was not killed but sent back to the Land of the Unliving. Ættfaðir has also used the God Blast to defeat Surtrigon, Kronmir, Behemoth, and Grim Reaper.

__________Thermo-Blast: Ættfaðir can produce a universe shaking Thermo-Blast capable of decimating even entire planets and beings as powerful as Mogaeago.

_____Energy Sensing: Mjolnir can detect practically all types of energy. It reacts particularly strongly to evil psychic energy, and supernatural energy. Mjolnir can also track down the energy pattern of someone in hiding and can sense and track the energy radiating from mystical objects.

_____Event Recall: Ættfaðir can use Mjolnir to recall past events.

_____Illusion Detection: Mjolnir can distinguish images, holograms, and different illusions from reality: Ættfaðir once commanded the hammer to strike the demon lord Surtrigon, who was hiding among false images of himself.

_____Immunity to Other Forces: Even without activating the powers of Mjolnir, Ættfaðir's hammer is impervious to nearly all forms of change, as no known power in the universe but Ættfaðir's could affect Mjolnir.

_____Interdimensional Messaging: Ættfaðir can use Mjolnir to send psychic messages between dimensions.

_____Invisibility & Intangibility: Ættfaðir can turn himself or others, using Mjolnir, completely intangible and/or invisible. An offshoot of this ability is that Ættfaðir can use Mjolnir to completely disrupt the phasing abilities of superhumans such as Angãraka.

_____Life Force Absorption: Ættfaðir used this ability on the villain Drakul Morbius, who was forced to surrender to prevent himself from being reduced to a lifeless husk.

_____Matter Manipulation: By spinning Mjolnir in a precise manner at cyclotronic speeds, Ættfaðir can manipulate matter from a molecular level to a vast scale, which allows him to create other configurations and even allows him to transmute the elements themselves. This ability was evident when he transmuted Golem's rock and dirt body to gas helium.

_____Nether World Power: Ættfaðir can use Mjolnir to tap into the power of the Land of the Unliving (dark dimensions).

_____Omnilingual: Thanks to Mjolnir, Ættfaðir can communicate with and be understood by all races.

_____Speed: Flight: Warp Speed: Ættfaðir is capable of hurling Mjolnir with great force and, by holding onto the leather thong, is capable of flying through the air at tremendous speeds. While in an Eden-like atmosphere, Ættfaðir generally flies at about the Speed of Sound, roughly 770 miles per hour. Ættfaðir could fly so fast that he is invisible to the naked eye. He has been clocked flying at the speed of light, and is capable of achieving speeds far greater than that. By spinning Mjolnir at high speeds over his head, Ættfaðir has been able to hover in midair.

_____Teleportation: By grasping Mjolnir by the leather thong and rapidly swirling it, Ættfaðir can channel energies for the purpose of Wormholes through means of a vortex and in this vortex time has no meaning, which means he and others can pass through it to their destinations instantaneously. He can open gateways which allow him to travel across locations no matter how great the distance within moments or even across entire dimensions. Ættfaðir has used Mjolnir to rip the fabric of the universe to send Surtrigon to the Land of the Unliving and send an entire population to the Neutral Void, Ættfaðir can also use Mjolnir to travel through portals anywhere within the same dimension.

_____Transformation: Ættfaðir uses Mjolnir to transfer from Roger Valoric into Ættfaðir and vice versa. While he can still use many of his Ættfaðir abilities as Roger, he gains armor, bulk and height as Ættfaðir.

_____Transmigration of Souls: Ættfaðir's hammer has the ability to manipulate souls.

_____Weather Control: Ættfaðir is the god of thunder and has control over the base elements of a storm, i.e. rain, wind, thunder, lightning and more (although Ættfaðir can control them by himself, it seems that Mjolnir boosts his ability of controlling the base elements of a storm). Ættfaðir can create giant raging electrical storms complete with thunder, lightning, hurricane-force winds, tornadoes, blizzards, tidal waves, exploding volcanoes, earthquakes and torrential rains across entire planets at a moment's notice. Ættfaðir can also create any of these phenomena individually. Another aspect of this power allows Ættfaðir to stop any of these weather conditions instantly as well. Ættfaðir can create storms on a planetary scale or larger if needed, and is not limited to the normal limits of Mother Nature and can go beyond and defy what natural weather can do, such as creating rain in space where there is no atmosphere. The ability of Ættfaðir to control and create storms extends to any and all storms as he has been shown to control and create raging temporal storms in time, create solar flares, powerful stellar winds in space and so on.

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(Physical Features/Speaking Voice/Likely Vocabulary/Characteristics/Mannerisms)

North American Citizenry: Despite having grandparents from Ísland, Roger was born in North America and was able to join the military.

Voice: If the Amalgamated Chronicles were to become a cartoon, the voice of Ættfaðir should be Kristofer Hivju.