===== Helga Trollslayer =====

^ Gender | Female ^
^ Hero Status | Hero (46% Divinity) ^
^ Allegiance | [[:skyss:places:skyss|Kingdom of Skyss]] ^
^ Role | Second Sea Lord / Future First Sea Lord ^
^ Apparent Age | 23 ^
^ Year of Birth | 634 AM (140 at 774 AM) ^

==== Stories/Function ====
Helga Trollslayer is a pivotal figure within the Skyssian naval and administrative hierarchy, serving as a bridge between the kingdom's divine heritage and its modern maritime dominance. As the biological mother of [[:skyss:chars:yngvild|Yngvild the Fierce]], her narrative function involves the management of high-level state intelligence and the strategic preparation of Skyss for the inevitable confrontation with the renegade hero [[:skyss:chars:rojden|Rojden]]. Helga is currently central to a long-running contingency plan orchestrated by [[:skyss:chars:old_bjorn|Old Bjorn]] to secure her ascension to the position of First Sea Lord, thereby centralising heroic power within the [[:skyss:chars:electors|Council of Electors]].

==== Description ====
Helga is a Hero of high standing, possessing a 46% divine blood quotient. Her lineage is primarily defined by her grandmother, the Goddess [[:skyss:pantheon:kari|Kari]], and her great-grandmother, [[:skyss:pantheon:malfin|Malfin]]. Physically, she manifests the glacial ageing typical of high-status Godbloods; despite being 140 years old, she maintains the athletic physique and appearance of a woman in her early twenties. She is traditionally characterised by her auburn hair and her preference for sea-green attire, often wearing a tabard embroidered with two blue ships over her iron mail.

Her personal history is defined by her tenure as a senior special agent for the [[:skyss:places:bot|Board of Trade]]. During this period, she was mentored by the late [[:skyss:chars:kings_justices|King's Justice]] [[:skyss:chars:skyss:oddmundr|Oddmundr]]. Together, they formed an "ideal team" for over a decade, utilising Helga’s unique ability to navigate any maritime weather—a direct gift from Kari—to outpace pursuit and achieve rapid littoral deployment. Her moniker "Trollslayer" and her reputation as an elite field agent were earned during these years of covert stabilisation across the continent of [[:skyss:places:osnines|Osnines]]. Following Oddmundr’s murder, she transitioned into senior naval command, becoming the youngest Second Sea Lord in living memory. She currently commands the kingdom’s most magnificent flagship, the ''Triumph''.

==== Personal Life ====
Helga’s life is defined by her clandestine partnership with the Hero Oddmundr, with whom she spent nearly ten years solving international crises. Their relationship resulted in the birth of Yngvild in 750 AM, a fact that was kept secret from the broader Skyssian court to ensure the child’s safety. Following Oddmundr’s decapitation in [[:skyss:places:trollheim|Trollheim]], Helga was passed the sentient sword [[:skyss:chars:skyss:jafnadr|Jafnadr]] to hold in trust for Yngvild when she came of age, though Helga could not personally wield it.

Skyssian social mores allowed her to maintain her public standing while grieving Oddmundr, but the discovery of her biological daughter remained a point of extreme personal sensitivity. For twenty years, she allowed Yngvild to be raised on the isolated isle of [[:skyss:places:straven]] by Old Bjorn and Helga the Red, maintaining a "cover" that prioritised Yngvild's development away from the political volatility of [[:skyss:places:kronstadt]].

==== Relationships ====

=== People ===
  * **Daughter:** [[:skyss:chars:yngvild|Yngvild the Fierce]]
  * **Ancestors:** [[:skyss:pantheon:kari|Kari]] (Grandmother), [[:skyss:pantheon:malfin|Malfin]] (Great-Grandmother), [[:skyss:pantheon:frijdodr|Frijdodr]] (Great-Great-Grandmother)
  * **Partner:** [[:skyss:chars:oddmundr|Oddmundr]] (deceased)
  * **Mentor and Ally:** [[:skyss:chars:old_bjorn|Old Bjorn]] ( Johansson)
  * **King:** [[:skyss:chars:king_thirfinn|King Thirfinn]]
  * **Associates:** [[:skyss:chars:olaf_ragnarson|Olaf Ragnarson]] (Captain of the Seagull)
  * **Enemies:** [[:skyss:chars:rojden|Rojden]], [[:skyss:chars:radulfr|Radulfr]] (whom she blames for the failure of oversight leading to Oddmundr's death)

=== Places ===
  * [[:skyss:places:kronstadt]] (Official residence and palace)
  * [[:skyss:places:straven]] (Raise-site of her daughter)
  * [[:skyss:places:trollheim]] (Theatre of her former agent operations)
  * [[:skyss:places:daelriata]] (Where she conducts diplomatic-naval oversight)
  * [[:skyss:places:estreham]] (Site of her daughter's ritual development)


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