Jawnomicon

Antero Vipunen

Also called Vipunen.

The buried Finnish singer who holds the oldest spells, and who swallowed Vainamoinen whole rather than be woken to share them.

At a glance

Tradition
Finnish folklore
Region
Finland (place of origin)
Trait family
The Land-Shapers

Near this figure

Traits

Read from the figure's description, which a model wrote. Open "why" for the sentence a trait came from.

Form

  • Colossal terrain shaping giant
    why

    Vipunen has lain there long enough that trees have taken root over him and a whole forest has grown across his body, with communities of forest dwellers living on top of him — the classic image, and the one the compendia reliably repeat.

Offensive powers

  • Devouring
    why

    The hero's efforts are so slight against that bulk that the giant merely sniffs, and then a yawn takes him in whole.

Utility powers

  • Knowledge bestowal
    why

    Inside, Vainamoinen unpacks the shipbuilding tools he brought with him, sets up a smithy in the belly and begins hammering, and the giant, unable to sleep through a forge lit inside his own body, spits him out along with the songs he came for.

Roles

Judged from the works' own entries, not from the description. Carries: the figure holds the role. Meets: the role is in its stories, held by something it meets.