▁as ▁the ▁Th ing . ▁His ▁sword , ▁Sk of nung , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Blood ▁River , ▁is ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁b ride - price ▁for ▁the ▁wed ding ▁of ▁Th ry m ▁and ▁Sam . ▁ ▁Ar vid ▁– ▁One ▁of ▁G ell ir ' s ▁protect ors . ▁ ▁D ag f inn ▁– ▁G ell ir ' s ▁secretary . ▁ ▁Kn ut ▁– ▁One ▁of ▁G ell ir ' s ▁protect ors . ▁ ▁D war ves ▁( S v art alf ar ) ▁– ▁A ▁race ▁of ▁Nor se ▁D war ves ▁that ▁live ▁in ▁N id av ell ir . ▁The ▁d war ves , ▁like ▁humans , ▁are ▁mort als , ▁though ▁they ▁cannot ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁world ▁with ▁sun light , ▁as ▁it ▁turns ▁them ▁to ▁stone . ▁This ▁process ▁can ▁be ▁revers ed ▁with ▁running ▁water . ▁They ▁are ▁a ▁mat ri arch al ▁society ▁and ▁generally ▁have ▁an ▁appreci ation ▁for ▁craft ing ▁and ▁invent ions , ▁naming ▁each ▁and ▁every ▁one ▁of ▁them . ▁The ▁d war ves ▁believe ▁they ▁are ▁desc ended ▁from ▁mag g ots , ▁which ▁explains ▁why ▁they ▁prefer ▁to ▁live ▁under ground . ▁ ▁And vari ▁– ▁A ▁d war f ▁who ▁lives ▁in ▁Alf heim ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁fish . ▁He ▁holds ▁a ▁ring ▁that ▁can ▁give ▁its ▁w ield ers ▁immense ▁wealth , ▁yet ▁will ▁inf lict ▁a ▁cur se ▁that ▁ro bs ▁them ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁san ity ▁and