Thread:Dark dwarves 2/@comment-27097330-20151129011114

With this Shal'vor joined the Titans, and his advice often helped them in years to come. But Shal'vor lacked a realm of his own, and he often looked upon the other realms in anger, for he came their only as an enemy, while the other Titans were honored and welcomed. After at length enduring this annoyance, Shal'vor took it upon himself to create a realm to be his own at all costs. Shal'vor went to the very roots of Yggdrasil, and there he found a pool of pure darkness. Liquid mist of Chaos, condensed at the start of creation. Shal'vor raised his hands and the darkness moved with them. Then he willed it to form itself into magnificent shape, and it did as was told. Then Shal'vor willed it into the shape of a realm, one that could be his dark fortress. The pool hurried to comply. It rose in huge towers and gates. It solidified into huge walls and castles. It expanded, until it was a jet black huge fortress, nestled in the roots of Yggdrasil. Shal'vor took his perch on the highest tower and looked out over his realm, naming it Helhiem, or Hel. But for a long time it was empty of any besides Shal'vor, for when an animal or plant was lost to death it's spirit was simply reincarnated into another animal, unless a Titan chose to intervene. The one animal who avoided this rule was Eikthrymyr, the deer who had been used as bait for Shal'vor. Shal'vor had been taken away before he could die, and the deer became immortal as a result. He wandered the branches of Yggdrasil, and later would prey on travelers as a result. He knew the branches better than envy other creature, until the coming of Ratatosk, many years later. 