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Player Name: Natty
Character You Wish To Play: Troll, AKA Gunna Sijurvald
Moral Alignment: Walking the line
Affiliation: Guardians of Knowhere, formerly the Asgardian Magzi Trolls
Character Origin & Backstory
One of the most hated and feared beings throughout the nine realms, the trolls lived as small nomadic tribes, wandering throughout Asgard, Vaneheim, Jotunheim, and Svartalfheim. The Magzi, the most feral tribe of trolls, had been temporarily settled in the realm of Asgard when they raided a group of travelling merchants. A bloody massacre followed, with the trolls tearing down their prey with ease. One life however was spared. The tribe’s chief, H’roth, took one of the merchants, a young woman prisoner. She would have been happier to have been killed in the attack, due to H’roth deciding to make her one of his many “wives”. Nine months later, the woman gave birth to a child. H’roth’s daughter. Unfortunately the woman died shortly after giving birth.
The child, despite her Asgardian looks, was raised by the Magzi due to her heritage. Over the years, the girl grew into a feral beast, clothing herself in the skin of a dead troll and using nothing but her teeth and strength to hunt with the rest of her tribe, feasting on the carcass anything they caught; animal or Asgardian.
She, along with numerous other Magzi Trolls, were soon apprehended by the mighty Odinson, who after discovering that she was part Asgardian, brought her back to the city of Asgard. Here, the Asgardian’s gave her the name Gunna, after her mother. They also tried to introduce her to Asgardian culture, as well as somehow wipe the teachings of the Magzi from her mind. They were met with little success, with Gunna, nicknamed Troll by the guards, attacking any who came near her. While the Odinson and the rest of the Asgardians refused to give up, she began to receive fewer tutoring sessions, as well as being kept in the Asgard dungeon.
On the dawn of Ragnarok, several inmates of the dungeon who had heard or sensed the coming end, architected a grand breakout of the facility. Gunna, was led by a mixed group of rogue Asgardians and Dark Elves out of the dungeon, with the group passing through the armoury on their way. Here, they sought to retrieve their equipment, as well any additional weapons they could use for their escape. During this time, Gunna began to inquisitively explore the armoury, with her soon discovering Jarnbjorn, the Odinson’s former weapon. Drawn to the power of the battle axe, Gunna claimed it as her own, before continuing with her escape with the group, with them travelling through a hidden portal in the Asgardian mountains.
Strangely, Gunna was later discovered by a group of Ravagers on a distant planet, located near Knowhere, the ancient severed head of a Celestial, as well as the home of the Collector’s infamous museum. The Ravagers, finding Gunna sleeping among the eaten bodies of her fellow escapees, decided to capture her, selling her into the Collector’s collection on Knowhere. Here she encountered the Collector himself, as well as another one of his keepsakes; a dog from the planet Earth named Cosmo. During their times in the museum, Cosmo began to communicate with a reluctant Gunna through the use of telepathy, an ability the animal gained after experimentation from the Collector. Gunna soon went through similar experimentations herself, with her receiving a Translation Implant.
During her time among the Collector’s collection, Gunna soon began to warm to Cosmo and the way he spoke to her in her head. She became more calm, as well as her learning to see the animal as more than simple prey.
That was when the Kree attacked, practically destroying Knowhere and the Collector’s museum. Luckily, Cosmo and Gunna were some of the few survivors of the attack, with the two managing to get free from their holding cells. They managed to find refuge in a secure sector of the Knowhere station, where they watched their former prison, the Collector’s museum, burn to the ground. Using his telepathic abilities, Cosmo accessed the mind of their attackers, with him learning that this attack had merely been a means for them to retrieve a powerful weapon. A weapon which they planned to use to attack the planet Xandar!
Cosmo, along with Gunna who wanted to remain with her new fuzzy friend, decided that it was up to them to stop them. Forming the Guardians of Knowhere after the arrival of X-51, a spectacular machine man from the planet Earth, the three ventured in X-51’s ship, The Shockwave Rider, to Xandar, with the heroes seeking to stop the carnage.
The child, despite her Asgardian looks, was raised by the Magzi due to her heritage. Over the years, the girl grew into a feral beast, clothing herself in the skin of a dead troll and using nothing but her teeth and strength to hunt with the rest of her tribe, feasting on the carcass anything they caught; animal or Asgardian.
She, along with numerous other Magzi Trolls, were soon apprehended by the mighty Odinson, who after discovering that she was part Asgardian, brought her back to the city of Asgard. Here, the Asgardian’s gave her the name Gunna, after her mother. They also tried to introduce her to Asgardian culture, as well as somehow wipe the teachings of the Magzi from her mind. They were met with little success, with Gunna, nicknamed Troll by the guards, attacking any who came near her. While the Odinson and the rest of the Asgardians refused to give up, she began to receive fewer tutoring sessions, as well as being kept in the Asgard dungeon.
On the dawn of Ragnarok, several inmates of the dungeon who had heard or sensed the coming end, architected a grand breakout of the facility. Gunna, was led by a mixed group of rogue Asgardians and Dark Elves out of the dungeon, with the group passing through the armoury on their way. Here, they sought to retrieve their equipment, as well any additional weapons they could use for their escape. During this time, Gunna began to inquisitively explore the armoury, with her soon discovering Jarnbjorn, the Odinson’s former weapon. Drawn to the power of the battle axe, Gunna claimed it as her own, before continuing with her escape with the group, with them travelling through a hidden portal in the Asgardian mountains.
Strangely, Gunna was later discovered by a group of Ravagers on a distant planet, located near Knowhere, the ancient severed head of a Celestial, as well as the home of the Collector’s infamous museum. The Ravagers, finding Gunna sleeping among the eaten bodies of her fellow escapees, decided to capture her, selling her into the Collector’s collection on Knowhere. Here she encountered the Collector himself, as well as another one of his keepsakes; a dog from the planet Earth named Cosmo. During their times in the museum, Cosmo began to communicate with a reluctant Gunna through the use of telepathy, an ability the animal gained after experimentation from the Collector. Gunna soon went through similar experimentations herself, with her receiving a Translation Implant.
During her time among the Collector’s collection, Gunna soon began to warm to Cosmo and the way he spoke to her in her head. She became more calm, as well as her learning to see the animal as more than simple prey.
That was when the Kree attacked, practically destroying Knowhere and the Collector’s museum. Luckily, Cosmo and Gunna were some of the few survivors of the attack, with the two managing to get free from their holding cells. They managed to find refuge in a secure sector of the Knowhere station, where they watched their former prison, the Collector’s museum, burn to the ground. Using his telepathic abilities, Cosmo accessed the mind of their attackers, with him learning that this attack had merely been a means for them to retrieve a powerful weapon. A weapon which they planned to use to attack the planet Xandar!
Cosmo, along with Gunna who wanted to remain with her new fuzzy friend, decided that it was up to them to stop them. Forming the Guardians of Knowhere after the arrival of X-51, a spectacular machine man from the planet Earth, the three ventured in X-51’s ship, The Shockwave Rider, to Xandar, with the heroes seeking to stop the carnage.
Powers & Abilities
Due to being an Asgardian and Troll hybrid, Gunna possesses a mixture of all of the various superhuman abilities of each species, including superhuman strength, speed, stamina and durability. She also has an extended longevity, although due to her troll heritage, this isn’t to the extent of most Asgardians. From her troll physiology, Gunna possesses superhuman senses, in the form of both heightened smell and hearing, as nearly perfect vision due to trolls mostly living underground.
Due to the differences in her superhuman durability to that of her former Magzi Troll brethren, Gunna wears the skin of a former Magzi Troll for extra protection, with the fur-like armour being resistant to even some of the most advanced weaponry. After being captured by the collector, Gunna had a Translator Implant inserted into her neck, which allows her to understand and communicate using many of the languages of almost every known species in the universe.
Gunna also now wields Jarnbjorn, a battle axe forged by Dwarves that Thor wielded long before Mjolnir. Due to the weapon’s enchantments, it is able to even pierce the armour of Celestials or armour created using Celestial technology.
Due to the differences in her superhuman durability to that of her former Magzi Troll brethren, Gunna wears the skin of a former Magzi Troll for extra protection, with the fur-like armour being resistant to even some of the most advanced weaponry. After being captured by the collector, Gunna had a Translator Implant inserted into her neck, which allows her to understand and communicate using many of the languages of almost every known species in the universe.
Gunna also now wields Jarnbjorn, a battle axe forged by Dwarves that Thor wielded long before Mjolnir. Due to the weapon’s enchantments, it is able to even pierce the armour of Celestials or armour created using Celestial technology.
Sample Story Arcs
- The Fall of Knowhere – After escaping the Collector, Troll teams up with Cosmo the Spacedog when Knowhere falls under attack.
- Primal Instincts – Will Gunna’s upbringing cause a rupture in the Guardians?
- Planet of the Symbiotes – When the Shockwave Rider crashes on an unknown planet, the Guardians are stunned to find an entire planet of symbiotes in all shapes and sizes. Especially when one attaches to Gunna.
- Asgardian Brethren – Troll meets some of the fellow survivors of the dreaded Ragnarok.
- Thanos – A late game idea. What will happen when the Troll faces the Titan?
Sample Post
Gunna? It’s time for wakink up now Gunna…
Gunna Sijurvald did as she was instructed, her right eye opening slowly. Her eyes adapted to the darkness quickly, the room falling into shape in a matter of milliseconds. Room wasn’t really a grand enough word to use to describe where the young troll girl found herself. Ahead of her, through the illuminated darkness, was an enormous cathedral like hall, filled to the brim with the strangest collection of items she had ever seen. The walls seemed to be line with transparent containers of all sorts of sizes, each containing something different from exotic looking fauna, to monstrous beasts and monsters. Gunna bared her teeth and growled loudly at the sight of such creatures, only to be dumbfounded when none of them seemed to react. He barked once more, slamming her first angrily against the glass in front of her.
I don’t think they hear you…
Gunna reeled around at the comment, intent to see where it had come from. It took her a few seconds to wonder as to why she had been unable to hear which direction the sound had come from, before she realized that the voice had been all in her head. Panicking, the girl launched herself around her container, gripping her head madly. Was she going crazy?
You are not goink crazy Gunna...
The return of the voice, whose accent confused Gunna greatly, didn’t help one bit. She continued her panicking for several moments, launching herself about, before sinking to the floor of her container in a feat of acceptance. The glass place had made her crazy.
No crazy. Is me. Cosmo…
That was when Gunna spotted it. It was sat a few metres ahead of her in its own container, watching. The animal seemed to be wearing a set of strange, white garments, fitted with what appeared to be a bright red collar. It was the face that excited Gunna the most however. She knew at once from the long snout and floppy ears what it was. Food.
“KILL!” The Asgardian shouted as she leapt to her feet eagerly once more, diving forward towards the animal. It would seem that she had forgotten about the transparent walls of her own little pod, as she hadn’t even left the ground for even a second when she collided with the glass. She fell as quickly as she had risen, landing in a heap on the floor.
In seconds she had readjusted herself and was back on her feet, hands against the glass and staring hungrily at the beast. The animal in question had barely moved, except to tilt its head and wag its shaggy tail.
Not prey. I is Cosmo…
“Cosmo food!” Came Gunna’s gruff reply, as she licked her lips greedily.
Cosmo no food. Is friend…
Gunna paused for a second, before looking at Cosmo in a very confused manner.
“Friend?”
Gunna Sijurvald did as she was instructed, her right eye opening slowly. Her eyes adapted to the darkness quickly, the room falling into shape in a matter of milliseconds. Room wasn’t really a grand enough word to use to describe where the young troll girl found herself. Ahead of her, through the illuminated darkness, was an enormous cathedral like hall, filled to the brim with the strangest collection of items she had ever seen. The walls seemed to be line with transparent containers of all sorts of sizes, each containing something different from exotic looking fauna, to monstrous beasts and monsters. Gunna bared her teeth and growled loudly at the sight of such creatures, only to be dumbfounded when none of them seemed to react. He barked once more, slamming her first angrily against the glass in front of her.
I don’t think they hear you…
Gunna reeled around at the comment, intent to see where it had come from. It took her a few seconds to wonder as to why she had been unable to hear which direction the sound had come from, before she realized that the voice had been all in her head. Panicking, the girl launched herself around her container, gripping her head madly. Was she going crazy?
You are not goink crazy Gunna...
The return of the voice, whose accent confused Gunna greatly, didn’t help one bit. She continued her panicking for several moments, launching herself about, before sinking to the floor of her container in a feat of acceptance. The glass place had made her crazy.
No crazy. Is me. Cosmo…
That was when Gunna spotted it. It was sat a few metres ahead of her in its own container, watching. The animal seemed to be wearing a set of strange, white garments, fitted with what appeared to be a bright red collar. It was the face that excited Gunna the most however. She knew at once from the long snout and floppy ears what it was. Food.
“KILL!” The Asgardian shouted as she leapt to her feet eagerly once more, diving forward towards the animal. It would seem that she had forgotten about the transparent walls of her own little pod, as she hadn’t even left the ground for even a second when she collided with the glass. She fell as quickly as she had risen, landing in a heap on the floor.
In seconds she had readjusted herself and was back on her feet, hands against the glass and staring hungrily at the beast. The animal in question had barely moved, except to tilt its head and wag its shaggy tail.
Not prey. I is Cosmo…
“Cosmo food!” Came Gunna’s gruff reply, as she licked her lips greedily.
Cosmo no food. Is friend…
Gunna paused for a second, before looking at Cosmo in a very confused manner.
“Friend?”
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