Thread:Dark dwarves 2/@comment-27097330-20151206033719

Here you go! Is Niflhiem done?

Helhiem is the realm of the dead. However in reality it isn't actually a realm at all. Below the mists and ice of Niflhiem is Helhiem, but in general it was seperate in most affairs from Niflhiem and is usually considered separate. Helhiem has three main levels. The first is Sato, the uppermost layer, guarded by the three headed dog Cerberus. It used to be this layer was in general under the domain of the Vanir Hades. A panel of three judges would judge the dead souls to decide their fate, depending on their past life. If they lived pathetic and useless lives their hearts would be devoured by a monster known as Ammet and their souls would be tossed into the void never to be seen again. If they lived a life of evil they would be brought to the Fields of Punishment. There depending on the severity of their lives they would suffer a certain punishment for eternity or until they were redeemed. If they lived an average life doing pretty much nothing, doing no good and committing deadly sins, but not being entirely evil, they would go to the Fields of Asphodel, an incredibly boring field of wheat, where they would wander forever. If they lived relatively good lives but didn't do enough they would be allowed to reincarnate without their memories and try harder in the next life. If they had lived excellent lives full of good and honor they would go to Elysium. A passage from Helhiem led straight up to Vanahiem where the paradise fields of Elysium waited for the truly good souls. However their was always a chance that a courageous, powerful, true, kind hearted, hero would live and die. In that case their was a good chance he would be chosen by Odin to be an immortal warrior in his army of einherjar in the Asgardian halls of Valhalla. Hades lived in his own personal palace on this level and many demons and servants of his prowled. That was until Shal'vor turned the world upside down. He cast Hades into Tartoi for want of complete control and took over the system himself. Still the truly evil souls went into Chaos but all the others were gathered in Helhiem like sheep in a pen. Odin was lost in the Aesir-Vanir war and stopped choosing souls for Valhalla. Very few souls managed to make it to Elysium without getting nabbed by Shal'vor. Soon almost all were imprisoned in Helhiem. The second layer of Helheim is Sarsa. It is the huge obsidian fortress where Shal'vor and his servants live and plot. It has not changed much over the third and lowest layer is Tartoi. Tartoi is the darkest, deepest pit in Helhiem. The dank Titan Tartarus resides within, holding the most evil and powerful monsters and beings. Once one is tossed in their is almost no escape. It is here that Shal'vor tossed his fellow Titans and Hades to take control of the nine realms. Helhiem is full of inhabitants but all are under the iron fist of Shal'vor, the most notable and powerful inhabitant. Cosmically Helhiem is located at the roots of Yggdrasil, just below Niflhiem. However there are several direct passages leading from Midgard to Helhiem. 