Hel

Hel is both the name of a goddess and the realm she rules. She is the youngest daughter of the trickster gid, Loki, and the giantess, Angrboda. She is the younger sister to the World Serpent, Jörmungandr, and the giant wolf, Fenrir. Niflheim, the realm she rules, is a place where mortals go when they die of sickness or old age, while those who died in battle go straight to Valhalla. Hel is rather a beautiful woman, with her jet black hair and her glowing blue eyes that she inherited from her father. She is often deciphered as half-dead and half-alive since she was but a babe. While she may rule over the dead, she is a fierce goddess, indifferent to the suffering of men. It is said that when Ragnarok comes, she will play a role in ending the world, and fight alongside her monstrous brothers against Odin and the Aesir gods that he rules over.