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'''Alrund''' is the [[blue]]-aligned [[god]] of Wisdom and the Cosmos from [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]].<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://articles.starcitygames.com/news/wizkids-announces-third-wave-of-mtg-unpainted-miniatures/|title=WizKids Announces Third Wave of MTG Unpainted Miniatures|author=Nick Miller|date=October 20, 2020|publisher=[[StarCityGames]]}}</ref>
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'''Alrund''' is the [[blue]]-aligned [[god]] of Wisdom and the [[Cosmos]] from [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]].<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://articles.starcitygames.com/news/wizkids-announces-third-wave-of-mtg-unpainted-miniatures/|title=WizKids Announces Third Wave of MTG Unpainted Miniatures|author=Nick Miller|date=October 20, 2020|publisher=[[StarCityGames]]}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/planeswalkers-guide-kaldheim-part-1-2021-01-08|Planeswalker's Guide to Kaldheim, Part 1|[[Ari Zirulnik]]|January 8, 2021}}</ref> He sometimes disguises as the [[human]] '''Asi'''.<ref name="Travelers"/>
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==Description==
  
==Description==
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Alrund appears an an bald, old man with one eye and a grey beard.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-1-travelers-2021-01-07|Episode 1: Travelers|Roy Graham|September 25, 2020}}</ref> He has a Cosmic raven, '''Halva''', who flies into all realms to collect knowledge.<ref name="Kaldheim Fest">{{YouTubeRef|kPuibfU7Xjc|Kaldheim Fest|channel=Magic: The Gathering|December 7, 2021}}</ref>
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Alrund appears an an bald, old man with one eye and a grey beard.<ref name="Travelers">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-1-travelers-2021-01-07|Episode 1: Travelers|Roy Graham|January 8, 2021}}}</ref> He has a Cosmic [[bird|raven]], [[Hakka]], who flies into all realms to collect knowledge.<ref name="Kaldheim Fest">{{YouTubeRef|kPuibfU7Xjc|Kaldheim Fest|channel=Magic: The Gathering|December 7, 2020}}</ref> Depending on his mood, Alrund wavers between distinct personalities. When he's pondering something important, he is distant and speaks only in insufferable, maddening riddles. But when he's happy and relaxed, he is excellent company: an accomplished storyteller and entertainer who loves a good feast.<ref name="KHM Legends">{{DailyRef|feature/legends-kaldheim-2021-01-21|The Legends of Kaldheim|[[Ari Zirulnik]] and [[Jenna Helland]]|January 21, 2021}}</ref>
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===History===
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Alrund was born wise, but that meant he was wise enough to know that he didn't know everything. So, in his youth, he undertook a quest to become the wisest being in all the realms. When the Cosmos monsters came into being, all the secrets of the world—including events that had not yet happened—were locked away inside their minds. By making every Cosmos monster submit to him one by one over the course of centuries, Alrund was able to take their secrets from them. Much to his disappointment, this long quest did not make him truly omniscient, enlightening as it was. Kaldheim still holds secrets he hasn't learned.<ref name="KHM Legends"/>
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While Alrund was on his quest to fight every Cosmos monster, he discovered an orphaned baby in a giant [[bird|eagle]]'s nest on [[Axgard]]. Alrund adopted the baby as his son and named him [[Halvar]], but he was too preoccupied with his quest to take the boy back to the Gods' Realm at the time. He left the boy as a ward of the [[dwarf]] king for twenty years, until he remembered to come back for him as promised.
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Alrund lived with [[Cosima]] for many years, and they had three children together: [[Toralf]], [[Birgi]], and [[Kolvori]].<ref name="KHM Legends"/> [[Jorn]] is Alrund's brother.
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In disguise as a mortal named Asi, he joined up with [[Inga Rune-Eyes]] and the [[planeswalker]] [[Kaya]] to hunt an extremely dangerous monster that already had caused destruction on the plane.<ref name="Travelers"/> This turned out to be none other than [[Vorinclex]], one of [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]]'s [[praetor]]s. Reaching the forest of Aldergard, the party engaged Vorinclex who almost managed to defeat them if not for Alrund revealing himself and using his magic to create a mystical barrier between Vorinclex and Inga's people; the praetor left Bretagard, with Kaya soon following.
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Alrund instructed [[Kaya]], [[Tyvar Kell|Tyvar]] and the leaders of the [[human]] clans that the [[Sword of the Realms]] must be given to [[Halvar]], so that the [[god]] of battle could end the [[Doomskar]] provoked by [[Tibalt]].<ref name=":The Battle">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-5-battle-kaldheim-2021-02-03|Episode 5: The Battle for Kaldheim|[[Roy Graham]]|February 03, 2021}}</ref>
   
 
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-5-battle-kaldheim-2021-02-03|Episode 5: The Battle for Kaldheim}} || [[Roy Graham]] with contributions by [[Jenna Helland]] || 2021-02-03 || ''[[Kaldheim]]'' || [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]] || [[Kaya]], [[Tyvar Kell]], [[Arni]], [[Fynn]], [[Inga Rune-Eyes|Inga]], [[Sigrid]], Alrund, [[Hakka]], [[Varragoth]], [[Cosima]], [[Harald]], [[Halvar]], [[Koma]], [[Niko Aris]], [[Esika]], [[Vorinclex]]
 
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Alrund is based on [[Wikipedia:Odin|Odin]], the ruler of the [[Wikipedia:Æsir|Aesir]] gods in Norse mythology, who sent his ravens [[Wikipedia:Huginn and Muninn|Huginn and Muninn]] to collect knowledge. [[Wikipedia:Mímir|Mímir]] can be another deity of knowledge used as inspiration for the character.
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* Alrund is based on [[Wikipedia:Odin|Odin]], the ruler of the [[Wikipedia:Æsir|Aesir]] gods in Norse mythology, who sent his ravens [[Wikipedia:Huginn and Muninn|Huginn and Muninn]] to collect knowledge.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/kaldheim-storytime-part-1-2021-01-25|''Kaldheim'' Storytime, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 25, 2021}}</ref>
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* The meaning of Alrund's name is uncertain. It could be a junction of ''alla'' ("all") and ''run'' ("lore"), but names ending in ''run'' with this meaning are female (e.g., Sigrund).
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* [[Wikipedia:Mímir|Mímir]] can be another deity of knowledge used as inspiration for the character.
   
 
==References==
  
==References==

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Alrund
God of Wisdom
Alrund
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Race God
Birthplace Kaldheim

Alrund is the blue-aligned god of Wisdom and the Cosmos from Kaldheim.[1][2] He sometimes disguises as the human Asi.[3]

Description

Alrund appears an an bald, old man with one eye and a grey beard.[3] He has a Cosmic raven, Hakka, who flies into all realms to collect knowledge.[4] Depending on his mood, Alrund wavers between distinct personalities. When he's pondering something important, he is distant and speaks only in insufferable, maddening riddles. But when he's happy and relaxed, he is excellent company: an accomplished storyteller and entertainer who loves a good feast.[5]

History

Alrund was born wise, but that meant he was wise enough to know that he didn't know everything. So, in his youth, he undertook a quest to become the wisest being in all the realms. When the Cosmos monsters came into being, all the secrets of the world—including events that had not yet happened—were locked away inside their minds. By making every Cosmos monster submit to him one by one over the course of centuries, Alrund was able to take their secrets from them. Much to his disappointment, this long quest did not make him truly omniscient, enlightening as it was. Kaldheim still holds secrets he hasn't learned.[5]

While Alrund was on his quest to fight every Cosmos monster, he discovered an orphaned baby in a giant eagle's nest on Axgard. Alrund adopted the baby as his son and named him Halvar, but he was too preoccupied with his quest to take the boy back to the Gods' Realm at the time. He left the boy as a ward of the dwarf king for twenty years, until he remembered to come back for him as promised.

Alrund lived with Cosima for many years, and they had three children together: Toralf, Birgi, and Kolvori.[5] Jorn is Alrund's brother.

In disguise as a mortal named Asi, he joined up with Inga Rune-Eyes and the planeswalker Kaya to hunt an extremely dangerous monster that already had caused destruction on the plane.[3] This turned out to be none other than Vorinclex, one of New Phyrexia's praetors. Reaching the forest of Aldergard, the party engaged Vorinclex who almost managed to defeat them if not for Alrund revealing himself and using his magic to create a mystical barrier between Vorinclex and Inga's people; the praetor left Bretagard, with Kaya soon following.

Alrund instructed Kaya, Tyvar and the leaders of the human clans that the Sword of the Realms must be given to Halvar, so that the god of battle could end the Doomskar provoked by Tibalt.[6]

Story appearances

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
Episode 1: Travelers Roy Graham with contributions by Jenna Helland 2021-01-07 Kaldheim Kaldheim Kaya, Inga, Alrund, Hakka, Vorinclex
Episode 5: The Battle for Kaldheim Roy Graham with contributions by Jenna Helland 2021-02-03 Kaldheim Kaldheim Kaya, Tyvar Kell, Arni, Fynn, Inga, Sigrid, Alrund, Hakka, Varragoth, Cosima, Harald, Halvar, Koma, Niko Aris, Esika, Vorinclex

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Trivia

  • Alrund is based on Odin, the ruler of the Aesir gods in Norse mythology, who sent his ravens Huginn and Muninn to collect knowledge.[7]
  • The meaning of Alrund's name is uncertain. It could be a junction of alla ("all") and run ("lore"), but names ending in run with this meaning are female (e.g., Sigrund).
  • Mímir can be another deity of knowledge used as inspiration for the character.

References

  1. ↑ Nick Miller (October 20, 2020). "WizKids Announces Third Wave of MTG Unpainted Miniatures". StarCityGames.
  2. ↑ Ari Zirulnik (January 8, 2021). "Planeswalker's Guide to Kaldheim, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ a b c Roy Graham (January 8, 2021). "Episode 1: Travelers". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.}
  4. ↑ Kaldheim Fest (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube.
  5. ↑ a b c Ari Zirulnik and Jenna Helland (January 21, 2021). "The Legends of Kaldheim". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Roy Graham (February 03, 2021). "Episode 5: The Battle for Kaldheim". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 25, 2021). "Kaldheim Storytime, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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