Norse Mythology

History
In the beginning of Norse Mythology, the heat of Muspelheim and cold of Niflheim created the Primordial beings known as Ymir and Audumla, whom the Primordial Jotunn fed from to gain nourishment. From Ymir's armpits came the first of the jotnar and Buri from the icefields unearthed by Audumla.

As time moved on, Buri's son Bor and his wife Bestla had three children: Odin, Vili, and Ve. Together, the three brothers struck at the Primordial Ymir and killed him. They fashioned the Nine Worlds from the corpse of their victim, and with its blood they drowned many of the jotnar who fled to Jotunheim.

Asgard became home to the Aesir gods, Vanaheim gave birth to the Vanir gods, Jotunheim housed the remaining jotnar refugees, Midgard was made for the humans, Alfheim was made a home for the elves, Nidavellir for the dwarves who were the maggots who fed on Ymir's corpse, Svartalfheim was home to the corrupted black elves, Muspelheim was taken by Surtr, and a portion of Niflheim was created to house the dishonoured dead.

Aesir-Vanir War
Tensions between the the Aesir and Vanir tribes of gods began to rise as petty squabbles turned to physical confrontations within the streets. Extremists on both sides used this as a means to begin attacking influential members of the opposing tribe in hopes of igniting a war. While they kept war from breaking out by standing strong against these individuals, it was only later that Odin himself sent a section of warriors into Vanaheim to rid himself of these nuisances.

As the two sides clashed against each other, the Vanir utilized the full extent of their Seidr magic as the Aesir warriors fought with their brute strength. Eventually, however, the two sides entered into a stalemate as they fought brutally on and off for the next three decades. The two tribes eventually sued for peace as the piles of bodies stacked up.

Locations

 * Muspelheim
 * Niflheim
 * Jotunheim
 * Asgard
 * Midgard
 * Alfheim
 * Svartalfheim
 * Vanaheim
 * Nidavellir

Races

 * Vanir
 * Aesir
 * Jotunn
 * Dwarves
 * Light Elves
 * Dark Elves

Individuals

 * Jotunn
 * Ymir
 * Surtr
 * Aesir
 * Buri
 * Bor
 * Odin
 * Vili
 * Ve