I... I definitely need multiples. <.<;

Triples, even.
I REALLY love this months.

These monthlies. They are amazing. <333

I See What You Did There, Lucid.

Poor Baldr. And poor, pitiful Hodr. Loki's such a bastard.

*flings vorpal, deicidal mistletoe at everyone.*

Ooooo! These monthly items are so very nice. :)

I shall be sure to get several of each.

I think I'd more likely call that "treason" than a prank, but... then again, leave it to viking gods to play "let's throw weapons at our invincible brother whose life we treasure above anything else".

They kind of deserved it. >_>

*Never realized it*
Thanks Rain! =D

You know, not to mention, it seems kind of like a plot device that Frigga just so happened to overlook one thing in the world that could hurt Baldr. I call plot-induced stupidity on the whole thing.

I am really REALLY happy that everyone likes the monthlies. Duchess did an awesome job with her monthly, And I feel all happy because people like the monthlies I designed and pixeled as well. (Thank lucid for saving me time, she flatted the images for me so i didnt have to xD). I was really afraid of how these would be received and it makes me feel much better to know now i have a whole new world of possibilities open further without upsetting people.

The Loki is my favorite item on Trisphee so far. >_> :D

It wasn't that Frigga overlooked something that could hurt him, it could hurt him because Frigga overlooked it. Generally speaking, a stick really shouldn't do to much damage even if it is thrown pointy end first. Hodor had some help there. And yeah, that was the last straw for the gods at that point. Being strapped to a rock with poison dripping onto your face that hurts so much the writhing causes earthquakes is not so fun. Did anyone else know that Loki had a wife prior to that episode?

Where'd you get the shield, Suzerain?

Ohhh gorgeous items here ^^. Hmmm, time to dust off Paypal me thinks.

I love the hair from the Lord of Karmic Interventions.

That's more or less what I meant. Certainly there things even less dangerous than mistletoe which she demanded oaths from.

And I believe I did know he had a wife. A giantess, if I remember correctly. I'd know her name if I saw it. I can't recall, likewise, if she was the mother of all three of Hel, Fenris, and Jormungandr or not.

Oh, and the shield is from Pandora's Box of Hope.

Ah. Right. I need those.

Loki usually managed to get back into the good-ish graces of the gods by fixing whatever issue he happened to cause in the first place. Killing Baldur though, kinda hard to reverse that one. Or was it Hel that wouldn't let him back out? Can't recall the last details except Loki running from angy pack of gods via fish hiding in a waterfall.

Hel said she'd return him to life if every soul, living or dead, would shed a single tear for him. The giantess, Thokk, who was Loki in disguise, refused to cry. That's when the gods found and bound Loki.

Well, maybe his lack of protection was actually a vulnerability? Like, the mistletoe pierced his heart with no resistance and instantly killed him regardless of its physical properties?

It's hardly the strangest thing in Norse mythology. :p

Loki technically didn't kill Baldur, though he was the driving force >.>

I know. Poor Hodr. I honestly find his story sadder than Baldr's. I mean, come on, the guy just killed not only his brother, but VIKING JESUS for crying out loud. And what do the rest of the gods do? Oh, no, not try to console his guilt... they engender a child specifically designed to murder the poor guy. Like it was his fault.

viking jesus? *is lost*

Baldr, the Norse god killed by Hodr through Loki's treachery, was the son of Odin and Frigga, the king and queen of the Aesir gods. He was the most beautiful, perfect, yada yada etc etc of the gods, loved by all, whom all living and dead things (besides mistletoe) swore to never harm, and likewise each shed tears for him after he was killed.

He is eventually resurrected to inherit the new earth after Ragnarok (the final battle). There's a bit of a parallel to the Christ story in his.

Best. Phrase. EVAR!

Suze. I think I love you.

Baldur plus five others if I remember correctly, but who cares about them. ;)

Yeah, mistletoe not so dangerous on a tree, slightly more dangerous when thrown by gods.

<< and now i want my quote to be a signature, duchess made it look cool

Annnnnnd I just took a closer look at the Lord of Karmic Intervention item, wondering just why it had that name.

Lord Of Karmic Intervention.

Smooth you guys. ;)

The only thing I have to add to the Norse Gods discussion (besides saying that I looove the Norse gods) is that J. Michael Straczynski's Thor run IS AWESOME (was awesome? I don't know if it finished but I'm on trade 2 so far)

Awesome items this month :)

8D We have a winner!

I said the same thing earlier with the letters a point size higher instead of bolded, so it was a little more subtle. Sadly, Coda was the only one who caught it. :C

xD... I already knew.
I thought it was quite obvious.

I truly love the items this month.
I'm definitely donating!

That was my handiwork. :D Fen said she wanted to put the name "Loki" in the item somehow but she didn't want to just come out and say "Loki" (in no small part due to concerns about people thinking it was inspired by the Thor movie). She said an acronym would be great but it would be too hard to come up with something good. Took me about ten seconds to come up with that.

It works. :). I didn't even consider the Thor movie actually, since to me it's another comic book character that I have next to no knowledge about. I like the Norse gods though, and Loki's an interesting character with his general role among the other gods and then in Ragnarok.

I'm having fun with the new monthlies >.>

So it appears. The goat skull is a nice touch. :)