God of Luck and the Moon. Patron of the Giants.
LOW-key, Rhymes with “Row free.”
Lokke is the patron deity of all Giants, from the lowly Hill Giants up to the mighty Storm Giants, as well as a patron deity of all Giantkin. On top of his role as God of the Giants, he is God of the Moon and Ice.
The Giantkin tell a tale of the creation of the different Jättar and Lokke’s journey through the realms to win the heart of Lyberna, Goddess of Night and Valleys. Lyberna was a Goddess of great beauty and splendor, and Lokke’s desired to make her his bride; but she was hard to please, and tested Lokke’s love and lust. He ventured throughout the realms to find an object that would make her fall in love with him.
His journey to Midgard, the World of Man and Wer, brought him back with an entire island he carried on his back to his realm of Jättarhem. It is this island upon which the Great Moon Hall, the home of Lokke and Lyberna, stands. Lyberna found his strength and devotion quite appealing, and bore him his first son Suithi, Father of all Hill Giants, but she did not marry him. The Hill Giants are also called the Untouched, as they are untouched by any planar energy unlike their brethren.
He traveled to the Feywild, known as Alfheim to the Giantkin, and brought back the tallest tree he could find, and turned it into a throne for his queen. Again, quite pleased, Lyberna bore him another son, Viddarr, Father of Forest Giants, but still would not wed him. While Forest Giants are still present in the Feywild, they are a rare sight on the world of Ylembica, their numbers having dwindled due to some unknown war, although many believe that many of their spirits are carried on through Treants.
He traveled to Stenhem, World of Earth, to crumble an unbreakable mountain in order to build a palace for his beloved. Lyberna, again pleased, bore him his third son, Oxi, Father of Stone Giants, but still did not wed him.
He ventured to Ishem, World of Ice, to bring her back an eternal ice crystal. He had the crystal fashioned into a crown and scepter. She found it all quite beautiful, and bore him his fourth son, Hrithar, Father of the Ice Giants, but she even then did not wed him, but Lokke refused to give up.
Lokke travelled deep into Brandhem, World of Fire, to defeat the ancient magma elemental, Ljus Jord. He had the heart of Ljus Jord fashioned to a ring and again asked for her hand in marriage. Again quite pleased, Lyberna bore him his fifth son, Ingolfr, Father of all Fire Giants, but she still did not wed him. Ingolfr would later challenge his father and damn his kind by accepting the curse of the False Flame from Kossuth.
Lokke persisted, and ventured into the World of Air, Lufthem, to calm Tjut, the harsh and unpredictable tornado elemental. He managed to steal some of the wind from Tjut without killing the elemental, and had it fashioned into a beautiful gown fit for a Goddess. She was impressed by his ability to calm the storm without killing Tjut, and bore him Skj, the Father of Cloud Giants, but had yet to wed him.
His final journey took him back to where he began, Midgard, where his final gift was the creation of the Moon, lighting the sky throughout the night and providing life sustaining tides. Lyberna was impressed by the care and precision that was taken to create the Moon. Rather than murder a great king for his crown, he had done something that would always be present, always be a symbol between the bond they would share. She bore him Thunor, Father of all Storm Giants, sometimes called Moon Giants, and finally married Lokke. Thunor would later be known to Men and Wer as Iovis, God of Storm, Sky, and Travel.