Edda - New Verse(Thor SI - GOW:R/Mythology/other crossovers)

[CrimsonKing100k]

this is the world tree, its three planes of reality, each with three 'main' realms.

in this chaotic universe of gods and monsters.
the realms formed by the world tree as so:

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- the Aether plane(top) -
Asgard - the home of the Aesir and domain of Odin the Allfather, a realm of floating monolithic mountains and valleys with miles of ancient forests. the grand city is the hub of trade across the realms immemorial, guarded by the Einherjer army of Odin, and the united forces of the nine realms....

Vanaheim - land of the Vanir, a place of endless planes of tidal grass and titanic oak trees, silver rivers cut through the landscape as the plentiful wildlife of all shapes, sizes, and power prosper. The varies Vanir clans live either an stationary or nomadic existence, with the largest of them having formed towns and cities as the base of behemoth trees and along the oceans coast, and the smallest roaming the endless fields as their ancestors did, on the backs of great beasts.

Alfheim - the shining sanctuary of the light elves, caretakers of the world tree and its offspring, trédemantur(tree of diamonds). their home shaped by the crystallized energy of the world tree. between the three realms, in the outer ranges, the well of souls, Urd, top most part reaches, with its deepest depths end in the dark of Hel, drawing from the river of souls, where the dead are sorted and stripped of their memory for re-incarnation. it is here at the well, The Norns live to shape and weave the blank souls fates in the grand tapestry of destiny.

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- The Mortal Plane(middle)-
Midgard - the realm held in the middle of reality by the world tree, and here that humanity lives, created by Odin and his brothers. the mortal world still holds the scars from the divine conflict of old, as the bones of fallen Jötnar and great beast linger. and sinister forces still dwell in the darker places, bitter and forgotten by mortal, god, and giant alike. trolls and ogres prey on the ignorant and the foolish, as draugr haunt old barrows, slaughtering would-be treasure hunters. from here travel to the other planes is possible by the temple of the nine.

Niðavellir - the world of the dwarves, a vast realm above and below ground. here master smiths push the limits of the possible to make the impossible, entire volcanos remade into immense forges spewing rivers of smelted ore, gravity defying castle fortresses, underground endless labyrinthine cities of carved stone. for their greed, they deal with the nameless terrors in the hunt for precious material humming with primordial energies in creations depths.

Jotunheim- the mountainous realm of the frost giants, a world so chaotically large that even the largest of the Jötnar, can feel small, from the shear scale of their gargantuan Forests, miles deep fjords, and snow buried mountain ranges. the Jötnar, equal in power to the gods, live in clans, due to their species varying in scale. Castle Utgard, is the largest gathering of the clans, numbering in the thousands, all of whom are walking, 300 foot, mountains themselves. the castle is ruled by Útgarða-Loki(not Loki), a ambitious Jötunn that is raising In power. on the smaller side, Jötunn's near the size of humans live in the thawed fertile valleys, shaping the land to their needs. In the farthest edges of this realm, Mimir's well remains hidden to all save those who know where it is...

Svartalfheim - neither a true realm nor a recognized kingdom by the Allfather, Svartalfheim is the home of the dark elves, once light elves themselves before they split away from alfheim. unfortunately, the events never recorded, what is known is only that they were exiled to Midgard by being guilty of a unforgivable crime. there the elves turned to dark magic, corrupting their inner light in opposition to the light elves. they dwell in the black forests of Midgard, using their magics to 'enlarge' the forest to create their domain and cities.

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- The Nether(bottom)-
Niflheim - the primordial realm of unending cold, the once home to the first giant Ymir, this realm is near lifeless save for the ambitious or the foolish, and darker shapeless things. this realm is also home to the Hvergelmir, the source of all rivers thatflows freely from. it is also here, Nidhogg, the great dragon resides, biting and gnawing at Yddrasil's roots in the deep waters.

Muspelheim - the realm of primordial fire, a endless hell-scape of erupting volcanos, and lava rivers, the only life here is the fire giants in all of its shapes and forms, lead by the strongest of them, Surtr, whom steadily grows their number with each generation, forging them in the fires of constant gladiatorial combat of his immense arena.

Helheim - born from the two extremes of Muspelheim and Niflheim. where they touch the realm of the dead forms, where all souls fall into its rivers to leads to reincarnation. the souls that refuse to let go of life are turned into draugr, cursed to wonder the damned realm till The End or they are destroyed. make no mistake, this realm is not only home to the dead, but to the uncountable horrors from Ymir's time remain, monsters that are better forgotten then disturbed. as of Odin's latest report, the dead kings continue in their endless war of ceaseless domination.....