Irmhild (AoC Universe)

Irmhild, the Warmother was a goddess of the Pantheon during the age of Antiquity. Unlike the other gods, she believed that there had to be some sort of opposing force out in the Great Unknown, the great antithesis of Light and its warm Creation. Emphasising the need for a defence force, she founded the Vanir.

Lore
Irmhild was the warmother of the Pantheon, in charge of the military operations of the High Heavens. The Vanir and Aesir ranks were created under her leadership, with the Garor even building a Heavenly Baracks to train new angels. On her advice, the Aesir created the Aegis Council which became the main governing body of the High Heavens once the Eternal Conflict began, which kept the Pantheon very busy.

Initially, her proposals were met with fear and unhappiness by the other gods, particularly the pacifist Meinolf, who argued that Irmhild was looking for fights where none existed. A sudden wave of demonic attacks on the Silver City proved her correct, and Olyrin made Irmhild the Warmother for her service to the Pantheon.

Death
Sargamon had successfully killed all the other gods, but was struggling to get rid of Irmhild, whose previous warrior experience kept the rebellious archangel in check. Catching her opponent off-guard she dealt him a deadly blow which took his chest off, only for it to reveal an ghastly interior. The inferno of hatred placed Irmhild in a state of psychological shock and locked down her nervous system, as she saw just how corrupted an angel could become. She was paralysed long enough for Sargamon to execute her on the spot, dirty fighting succeeding where hundreds of dark spells had failed.