Overview
Among the many creatures that live upon Yggdrasil, the great World Tree, are four stags. Their names are Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr, and Duraþrór, and they run among the highest branches, feeding upon the tree's leaves and tender new buds.
The four are counted among the beasts that slowly wear at Yggdrasil. While the dragon Nidhogg gnaws at its roots below, the stags nibble at its crown above, so that the tree suffers from every side at once.
Little is told of the stags beyond their browsing, yet they are part of the strange and busy ecology of the World Tree, a reminder that even the pillar of the cosmos is a living thing, fed upon and endured.
Key Roles
Browsers of the Branches
The four stags feed on the leaves and buds high in the crown of Yggdrasil.
Wearers of the World Tree
Along with Nidhogg and countless serpents, they are part of the slow torment of the tree.
Creatures of Cosmic Lore
Their names appear in the old poems among the many living things bound to Yggdrasil.
Quick Facts
The Four Names
Dáinn
Dvalinn
Duneyrr
Duraþrór
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Habitat
Yggdrasil – The World Tree
The stags roam the upper branches of the ash tree that binds together the Nine Worlds.