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|NameOnMUSH=Idunn
|banner name=Idunn the Maiden, Ever-Young
|Char_id=3067
|Img=
|FullName=Lady Idunn of Asgard
|Gender=Female
|Superalias=Idunn the Maiden, Ever-Young
|Species=Asgardian
|Theme=Marvel
|Chartype=FC
|Occupation=Goddess of Spring and Immortality; Guardian of the Golden Apples
|Citizenship=Asgard
|Residence=Between Home(world)s atm!
|Education=Asgardian Education
|Groups=[[Asgardians]]
|Quote=
|PAge=1822
|AAge=1822
|DOB=20 March 200
|Height=5'10"
|Weight=370lbs
|Hair=Golden
|Eyes=Blue
|Actor=Willow Hand
|Song=
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|Profile=Idunn has many names -- the Maiden, the Ever-Young, the Rejuvenator -- all of which pertain
to her role as the Asgardian goddess of Spring, Immortality, and Youth. She is the only one who can 
grow and harvest the Golden Apples, the source of all Aesir immortality, assuring a treasured place 
within the Asgardian pantheon. In truth, she is just one 'face' of the larger deific representation 
of The Maiden, the youngest of the three Fates who can be found across countless cultures. Because 
of this, she is capable of displaying startling demonstrations of power -- her ancient existence at 
odds with the youthful guise she wears.
|History=
<span style="color:#009999">'''Timeline:'''</span>
<br>* 320: Idunn is born on the Spring Equinox (March 20)<br>* 450: Still a toddler, Idunn is named
Guardian of the Golden Apples<br>* 718-722: Thor, Sif, and Loki are born. When the royal children 
are young, Idunn dotes and fawns over them. As they grow older, they become playmates. As they grow 
older still, Idunn is left behind, somehow treated as their junior and forbidden to leave 
Asgard.<br>* 750: Asgard goes to war with the Svartalfar over the fate of Midgard. Idunn serves as a 
healer and caretaker for their warriors.<br>* 750-Present: Idunn dutifully serves Odin and the rest 
of the Asgardians as purveyor of the golden apples. She is routinely (re: annoyingly) kidnapped by 
those seeking to challenge or disrupt the gods' longevity, especially by mischievous Loki.<br>* 850: 
Through Loki's trickery, she is kidnapped by a pair of Storm Giants<br>* 915: Tyr and Loki kidnap 
her to feed her golden apples to the Midgardian serpent<br>* 955: Through Loki's trickery, she is 
kidnapped by the giant Thjasse<br>* 1150: Idunn is attacked by Fenris the Wolf, who is withered by 
the goddess in retribution<br>* 2018: Loki wages war against New York<br>* 2021: Road trip over the 
rainbow bridge! Idunn manages to escape her gilded prison and sets off for Misgard.
|Personality=
<span style="color:#1f75FE">'''Bad Liar:'''</span>
<br>Idunn does not have a talent for guile. Any lies or attempts at manipulation tend to be very
obvious.<br><br>
<span style="color:#1f75FE">'''Curious:'''</span>
<br>Idunn has lived vicariously through others for a very long time. Some people might say she is
nosy, others might be kind enough to call it (un)healthy curiosity. Nonetheless, she seems 
completely comfortable asking intimate questions and prying into matters that are not her business. 
This sense of wonder also extends to the unfamiliar world around her. What's that? Who's that? What 
would happen if I pushed this button? Hopefully she has more luck than the dead cat.<br><br>
<span style="color:#1f75FE">'''Friendly:'''</span>
<br>Idunn is blessed with an outgoing personality and an easy charm. Exceptionally loquacious, she
often speaks with a flurry of animation and extroverted confidence. This chatterbox can usually find 
a reason to talk to just about anyone about anything (see +per curious).<br><br>
<span style="color:#1f75FE">'''Nurturing:'''</span>
<br>Idunn is a natural caretaker. This extends to people, plants, animals -- anything needing TLC.
If someone is put in her care, they can expect lots of unnecessary fussing.<br><br>
<span style="color:#1f75FE">'''Optimistic:'''</span>
<br>She has retained a wide-eyed optimism, believing that most people and cosmological destinies are
bound to be good. Concepts such as truth, love, and valor always win.<br><br>
<span style="color:#1f75FE">'''Passionate:'''</span>
<br>She is enthusiastic and prone to charging wholeheartedly into an endeavor or cause she believes
in. When she cares about something or someone, she REALLY cares. There are rarely lukewarm feelings 
where she is concerned.<br><br>
<span style="color:#1f75FE">'''Stubborn:'''</span>
<br>She can also be bullheaded and unyielding, even if facts or logic reveal flaws in her reasoning.
Once her mind is made up about something, there is very little to be done to change it.
|Powers=
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Advanced Healing Factor:'''</span>
<br>Idunn naturally possesses a highly advanced metabolism that allows her to heal with superhuman
speed and efficiency. When it comes to injuries, she will miraculously recover more quickly than a 
human being and even significantly faster than most Asgardians. She is so blessed with vitality that 
she can even extend this gift to someone else via touch, effectively healing their wounds with the 
same expediency. The drawback is that this takes some vitality from her, potentially leaving her 
weak and unable to heal herself until properly recovered.<br><br>
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Allspeak:'''</span>
<br>Idunn can communicate and be understood by all races.<br><br>
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Beast Affinity:'''</span>
<br>Animals tend to trust and like Idunn. Unless she is provoking them, most beasts (both magical
and mundane) will remain calm and complacent in her presence. This skill is often used in 
conjunction with Allspeak.<br><br>
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Golden Apples:'''</span>
<br>Idunn is the only one who can plant and harvest Asgard's golden apples. This has afforded her an
important albeit niche role in court. Most recently, she has discovered that she can grow them on 
Midgard (supposing she has one of their seeds to plant).<br><br>
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Green Magic:'''</span>
<br>Idunn has an affinity for plant life. She can make things grow and bloom with a touch and
command the natural world around her -- animating trees, vines, whatever else. She can also 
communicate with them on a basic level, garnering a glimpse of their 'memories' or any other 
impressions left in the area.<br><br>
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Life Magic:'''</span>
<br>Even compared to other Asgardians, Idunn can heal herself and other living beings with startling
efficiency; she is even able to ease any pain or discomfort with but a touch. She is also able to 
manipulate a living thing's internal workings (heart, lungs, bowels *ahem*) for better or ill. Her 
natural tether to life also allows her to assess the health of organic matter (ie: people, plants, 
animals - but not technology) and detect when something is awry. Often, she is able to pick up on 
maladies (both mundane and supernatural) even before a being displays physical symptoms. Sometimes, 
in very rare and special circumstances, Idunn is even capable of bringing a person back from death --
but only with a heap of caveats; this includes timing (it's easier to make a heart beat again if 
it's only recently stopped), method of death (killed by a mundane sword vs. a powerful curse), and 
more intangibly, the will of the other two fates -- The Crone and the Mother. If all three are in 
agreement that a soul deserves another chance, this miracle becomes a lot more feasible. But...it is 
rare to happen. Performing this act alone is incredibly draining for Idunn as she is literally 
transferring her own life force into another being's body. Subsequently, it is one thing to 
reanimate the petty life of a human and another thing to bring back a powerful Asgardian. What would 
happen if she ever exerted all of her energy until her own longevity ran dry? Even she does not 
know.<br><br>
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Superhuman Durability:'''</span>
<br>Asgardian flesh and bone is three times denser than similar human tissue, contributing to their
superhuman strength and weight. She is able to face threats such as bullets, blades, exposures to 
temperature and pressure extremes, and falls from great heights without sustaining physical 
injury.<br><br>
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Superhuman Longevity:'''</span>
<br>The Asgardian gods are extremely long-lived but they are not truly immortal -- unlike Idunn. She
is the goddess of youth and immortality and thus remains suspended in a state of young adulthood. If 
she *is* aging, it is at such a gradual rate to be unnoticeable.<br><br>
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Superhuman Speed:'''</span>
<br>Idunn is not especially athletic beyond the natural capabilities of her Asgardian heritage. She
can run a clip faster than the greatest human athlete but she's unlikely to win any racing contests 
amongst her deific peers.'<br><br>
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Superhuman Stamina:'''</span>
<br>She is blessed with the stamina of an Asgardian goddess.<br><br>
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Superhuman Strength:'''</span>
<br>Idunn is superhumanly strong. She is able to lift somewhere around 20 tons, which is admittedly
on the lower end for an Asgardian. She is unlikely to win any arm-wrestling contests amongst her 
peers, although a mortal would be suitably impressed.<br><br>
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Winter's Grip:'''</span>
<br>Unbeknownst to her (for now), Idunn also possesses a foil to her life-giving abilities. She is
capable of rapidly aging and weakening organic material through touch, essentially siphoning off 
its/their life force to replenish her own levels or to make herself especially powerful for a time. 
This grip can make fresh fruit rot, young flesh wrinkle, or make the appropriate materials 
decompose.
|Skills=
<span style="color:#00CED1">'''Charm:'''</span>
<br>Idunn radiates an effervescence, a joie de vivre, that can best be described as personal
magnetism. She is the goddess of youth and vitality, and it often lends her the appearance of wide-
eyed innocence which in turn makes her appear sincere and trustworthy. Usually, people are inclined 
to help her.<br><br>
<span style="color:#00CED1">'''Green Thumb:'''</span>
<br>Idunn is excellent at gardening and wields a green thumb. Flowers and plants seem to thrive in
her presence, often growing lush and riotous within her care.<br><br>
<span style="color:#00CED1">'''Horseback Riding:'''</span>
<br>Idunn is proficient at horseback riding and horsemanship.<br><br>
<span style="color:#00CED1">'''Lyre:'''</span>
<br>Idunn is masterful with the lyre.<br><br>
<span style="color:#00CED1">'''Singing:'''</span>
<br>Idunn has a sweet singing voice and has entertained many listeners at court.
|Resources=
<span style="color:#228B22">'''Golden Apple:'''</span>
<br>The Golden Apples of Idunn grow only in Asgard, and can only be picked by the goddess Idunn.
They are what grants the Asgardians their vigor, youth, and virtual immortality. They only grow in a 
garden found to the east of the Hall of Valhalla, which is why she has been unable to leave the 
realm for all of this time. In actuality, these 'Golden Apples' are synonymous with the 'Immortal 
Fruit' found in other legends, such as the Olympians with their ambrosia or the Chinese with their 
immortal peaches. They are all faces of the same legend ( 
https://heroesassemble.mushhaven.com/index.php?title=Immortal_Fruits ).<br><br>
<span style="color:#228B22">'''Lyre:'''</span>
<br>Said to have been crafted from one of her precious apple trees, this lyre is especially
beautiful in make and sound.<br><br>
<span style="color:#228B22">'''Winged Horse:'''</span>
<br>Idunn might have made off with her mother's winged horse, Arni. He once served as Freya's steed
during her brief tenure as Valkyrie.
|Weaknesses=
<span style="color:#EE204D">'''Bad Liar:'''</span>
<br>Idunn does not have a talent for guile. Any attempts to lie or manipulate is usually very
obvious.<br><br>
<span style="color:#EE204D">'''Earth Knowledge:'''</span>
<br>Idunn is completely ignorant of Midgard's history, geography, and culture beyond its relation to
the Aesir gods. She has heard second-hand knowledge from some of the adventurers but most of the 
concepts and experiences are foreign to her.<br><br>
<span style="color:#EE204D">'''No Combat Training:'''</span>
<br>Idunn has no martial skills to speak of. She knows what end of the sword you're supposed to hold
but other than that she doesn't have a clue what to do with it.<br><br>
<span style="color:#EE204D">'''Softhearted:'''</span>
<br>It is difficult for Idunn to witness any form of suffering. It is in her nature to nurture, not
harm, which is why it can be so easy to manipulate her goodness. She will forgive the same person 
for the same wrongs over and over, because she wants to believe they are sorry. This also makes it 
easy to leverage her love for others.
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{{#set:
Hero name = Idunn the Maiden, Ever-Young
| Actor name = Willow Hand
| Theme = Marvel
| Character Type = FC
}}

[[Category:Asgardians]]