#norn oc

[champion-of-aurene]

Bunhild - Adherent of Hare

A protector of small creatures and a hunter of poachers, Bunhild was born to Hare shaman parents who taught her that all the Spirits of the Wild are important and have lessons to teach. While she didn't become a shaman like her parents, she is still a close follower of Bunny and tries to embody all the virtues she was taught about this Spirit. When she was a child, Bunhild befriended and tamed an alpine wolf pup, which she named Jackalupe (or Jack for short), starting the beginning of her journey to becoming a Ranger. She loves and - along with her pets - protects all smaller and weaker creatures, but has an obvious soft spot for bunnies.

"Small creatures like rabbits and deer can't fight back against a Norn, there's no honor in killing something that can't fight back, and nobody would boast at a moot about their great hunt that involved killing a bunny. And not even killing them for survival and sustenance? That just makes the actions of poachers despicable!" - Bunhild

[thornsnvultures]

ok I know nobody cares about this but I gotta show off how cool my girlie on gw2 looks rn 🥺🥺

like !!!!! my necro baddie 😭😭 I love her so much

[xanthouransong]

Second attack for my beloved @yamikuruku , I couldn‘t resist doing a meme redraw 🌚

[douradart]

Diplomacy has been going well It is not the first time she's done this

[therealpactcommander]

[chicinlicin]

happy new year~🌌🎇💫

[yamikuruku]

it's been 84years that i wanted to redraw this meme and then finally did it a few months ago

[sniffin-the-infusion]

Anet give me more body types please please please please pl

[mithosis]

"Do you know what lies on the path before you? I do."

Meet Stig, my little blind norn seer with his flock of bird friends :) A Herald with a twist. Eventually a Wayfinder, separate from the Commander!

Sooooo I've already had this character for a while, (both in gw2 and out). I have a sylvari version of him — and he will still be existing and thriving as a separate character! However, I wanted to bring the original version of him to life as well. He always had Nordic themes, so making this version of him a norn was an obvious choice

Anyway, there is lore and a funny sketch under the cut for those who'd want to look at them!! (a huge chunk of text again, yeah, I'm sorry. It's featuring @lady-quen's Numen, though!! *wink wink*)

Maybe the weakest, skinniest little norn with nothing much behind his name, Stig was somewhat of an outcast from the moment he was born. Blind since birth, he was "blessed" by an elusive Cuckoo Spirit to help him on his life's journey, yet unable to shapeshift into their form or communicate with them, no matter how hard he tried. He was considered unworthy of norns' boastful lifestyle by some, and pitied for his misfortunes by others, although nobody could ever compare to how he looked upon himself for the happenstance of his birth. Was he "defective" in some way, not worth the effort to lift him up and let him live a life, try to reach for something more?

Still staying loyal to Cuckoo even without their support, Stig turned to Raven after being noticed by him for the cleverness with which the little norn tried to overcome the burdens of his own existence — there, at a young age, was discovered his gift of foresight, an explanation to all the weird sensory visions he would receive; some of them even looked as if he could actually see. Different kinds, both cryptic and mundane. Finally, something he could do and help others with, right? It was probably nice for a time, until enough commotions or unfortunate events were caused, maybe even blamed on him for doing his job wrong, causing Stig to be ever more cautious with sharing what he had gleaned.

Two ravens he rescued were his main company, aside from occasionally the kid of the famous Eir Stegalkin and his little brother with a strange affinity for ice magic. One day, however, the scenery changed into a strange landscape, an echo of the real world, as Stig stumbled through a wayward portal into the Mists. He had to survive there for a time all alone, not even his feathery friends to accompany him, communing with Spirits — then anyone, who'd listen — and desperately trying to get back home. A subtle whisper in his head grew louder the more time he spent essentially meditating, a voice of a person, until it formed and presented itself as none other than Asgeir Dragonrender. With his, rather frustrated at first, help, the little norn managed to get back to the world of the living, though not before getting injured on the way home — a weird, potent surge of lightning struck him. He awoke back home already tended to.

Other norn don't believe him at first when he claims Asgeir was the one to help and guide him — it takes a bit of convincing, talking with the legendary hero's echo and showing Stig's newfound strengths. He can channel the power of the Mists through their connection now, something only havrouns of the Spirits of the Wild can typically do. This earns him the respect of his peers — after all, he is aided by Dragonrender himself. People around him wonder: this must mean he could be the one to crack the Tooth, the Norn of Prophecy, right? Someone Stig never even dared to believe he could be.

However, it was never meant to be. After all the extra training and tireless nights of adapting the chosen combat style to his needs, the one to challange the Tooth wasn't him — instead, it was the hot-headed son of Eir, his friend Braham, who's been adventuring with the famous Pact Commander away from Hoelbrak. One arrow was fired — and as the icy exterior of the trophy crumbled, so did Stig's hopes of proving himself worthy to these people. He became an outcast again. At least his birds and Asgeir were still with him. It didn't matter that Braham supposedly failed his mission to kill the Ice Dragon afterwards: the damage was already done.

Then everything started to go downhill once Kralkatorrik was slain. Unexplainable mysteries, strange fog, disappearances. His friend becoming more and more distant and physically cold until one day he was gone as well. One of the only people who showed Stig what kindness looked like, aside from his mother. It was distressing, scary, none of his visions showing him the way — so he had to find his own, once again. This was the decision that led him to join the Commander and Braham in their venture to the Far Shiverpeaks, and discover the true nature of the little elementalist he called a friend — a scion and champion of Jormag, Numen, who's been the mysterious Cuckoo "Spirit" this whole time.

The team has to confront this dragon on the surface of a cold, frozen Lake Doric — and Asgeir recognizes it. Every norn knows the story of the legendary slayer of Frostfang — Dragonrender killed Jormag's greatest champion in one blow with the help of the Spirits. It was a clear victory, the thing falling off a cliff from the sheer force of the blow, mortally wounded. So how could the very same creature stand before him once again?

The question was answered when the dragon showed the large scar on their neck; they didn't quite remember the fight, but the old wound spoke for itself. A surprise for everyone involved — the greatest kill of Asgeir turned out to be a failure. Remains of the beast were confused with those of Claws of Jormag. And maybe a fact worst of all for the echo of a fallen hero — the frigid monster he was sure he had slain turned out to be one of the very Spirits that helped guide his people to the new home.

(Cue the funny sketch I promised)

Even after that, the team managed to save Numen and end the terror of both Dragons of Fire and Ice.

Eventually, Stig would become Numen's Champion, wanting to be there for them like the dragon was for him. Maybe he had finally found a place he was meant to be in, beside this creature of ice — lonely, yet so full of love for the world. Asgeir wasn't too amused, but what is one more voice in Stig's head, right?

This would mean he'd continue to help the Commander further down the line, and maybe even meet the elusive wizards in their glittering towers — who might have a hand in him meeting Asgeir in the first place.

Woah, if you got to this part, thank you for reading!! I love you <3

[i-mybrunettelady]

Hello, gw2blr!

As you might know, Janthir Wilds is dropping soon (20th of August to be precise), so I wanted to "steal" an idea for an event that ffxiv side of things did before the release of Dawntrail, (Count) Down to Dawntrail. I did not want to do it by expac, and we haven't had a Commander Week community event in forever, so here it is! Commander Week 2024 (24th of July - 31st of July), hosted by yours truly!

Who can participate? Anyone who's ever played gw2 in their life. Bonus points if you're all caught up on the story! What kind of content is allowed? Writing, art, screenshots, edits, any creative outlet you want! Even poems are allowed. It doesn't have to be new writing either, as long as it fits the prompts :) Is it a nsfw event? Please refrain from any spicy/nsfw stuff. This is a strictly non-spicy event. Will there be spoilers? Yeah! Please tag them accordingly if they're newer content (EoD and SotO primarily) but this isn't a spoiler free event by any means. Is shipping allowed? Full speed ahead, my good Commander. Full speed ahead, if that floats your skiff. Are Wayfinders included? As long as they're the same as your Commander, sure! This event assumes that Wayfinder = Commander, so if they are separate characters for you, please focus on the Commander.

If you have any additional questions, feel free to shoot me an ask, but these are general guidelines! Go forth and create, gw2blr, and let's celebrate the Commander for being the most Protagonist of All Time!

[muzarry]

Ulfhild Runedottir and Trygve Birgerson

Ezekiel's parents in guild wars 2! Unfortunately, they're missing and dead, respectively.

[crownedinmarigolds]

Quick sketch commission of Kara, who belongs to @just-norn-things, and Braham! I see so much Guild Wars but this is my first commission for it and ahh exciting!

Thank you so much for commissioning me!!

[lady-quen]

The whole bird is here at last.

[manasurge]

VSartparty drawings finally finished o|-< Sorry the first 4 are so rough, I was using the art party drawings as my test subjects to help me narrow down a few choice brushes to use for lineart in the future, and unfortunately the first four took the brunt of it all. I'LL DRAW YOUR OTHER OCs BETTER LATER I PROMISE!!!! ANYWAYS as per tradition, tag me with the usernames I am missing from here! (ACK I KNOW I'm following a few owners of the missing OCs links here, but my sleeping pill is kicking in and I'm now out of time to search rn lsjflsfk. So sorry!) Suulea - @ratasum Mouul - @hawkepockets Teela - @commanderthalys Rare Frog Species - @ryuu2049 Harley Vuong - @antariies Malva the Furnace - @nyoka-gorefell Constance Deerheart - Huntress Arlena - @gwtoomanyalts Sparrow Dragonheart - Wet Gunk - @ecunderbase Magiscientist Kudo - @wisp-enclosure Rosie la Rose - Rhianwen Deathbloom - @violentnornography

[el-is-away]

hero of blackthorn and snow leopards

[nebularyo]

Of the Stork / Of the Mordrem