(Final Dread) Urd, Herald of Doom

Lore
No being's death escapes Urd, as even the most fiendish undead turn to dust at a fleeting glance. As a nymph shouldering the fare of the living, the people have come to fear her as much as death itself.

Acquisition
See (Final Hope) Urd, Herald of Doom

Name origin
Urðr is one of the Norns in Norse mythology. Along with Verðandi (possibly "happening" or "present") and Skuld (possibly "debt" or "future"), Urðr makes up a trio of Norns that are described as deciding the fates of people. Urðr is attested in stanza 20 of the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá and theProse Edda book Gylfaginning.

Urðr is together with the Norns located at the well Urðarbrunnr beneath the world ash tree Yggdrasil of Asgard. They spin threads of life, cut marks in the pole figures and measure people's destinies, which shows the fate of all human beings and gods. Norns are always present when a child is born and decide its fate. The three Norns represent the past (Urðr), future (Skuld) and present (Verðandi).

Urðr is commonly written as Urd or Urth. In some English translations, her name is glossed with the Old English form of urðr; Wyrd.

Additional Info

 * Artwork by Wu Shuang aka Azazel 1944.
 * Renewed Version of (Past) Urd, Herald of Doom.