Brock
Also called Brokk.
Brock, more properly Brokkr, is the dwarf smith of Norse myth who worked the bellows for his brother's forge and wagered his own head against Loki's in the contest that produced Thor's hammer.
At a glance
- Tradition
- Norse mythology
- Region
- Underground Caves and Mines (unspecified) (place of origin)
Near this figure
Traits
Read from the figure's description, which a model wrote. Open "why" for the sentence a trait came from.
Behaviour
- Master forger of divine weapons
why
While the brother forges three treasures for the gods — among them the hammer that becomes Thor's weapon — Brock works the bellows continuously, and Loki, shifted into a stinging fly, bites him three times to spoil the work.
Defensive powers
- Superhuman endurance
why
Brock keeps pumping through the first two bites; the third, on his eyelid, forces a pause that leaves the hammer's handle too short.
Utility powers
- Metallurgical craftsmanship
why
Dwarves in this tradition are smiths and craftsmen who work underground, and Brock's role within that craft is specific: he works the bellows while his brother, the master smith, does the actual forging.
Roles
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