Modi

Modi.

Modi is a gargoyle originally from a clan in Norway.

History

Modi hatched in 1078. [1] No details of his youth are know, but by the winter of 1108 he, alongside Magni and Skade had entered the service of Sigurd Magnusson. While traveling with Sigurd's fleet, the Norse gargoyles encountered Demona and Angelika in Galicia. Demona was reluctant to accompany the Norse gargoyles in their expedition and was still unwilling to trust that the humans would not destroy them in their stone sleep. The Norse gargoyles told her of their solution to that: Upon one of Sigurd's ships, they showed Demona and Angelika a solid iron room that locks from the inside. They had dubbed it the Box. Angelika is concerned about what would happen to them should the ship sink during the day with them inside. Magni explained that they'll be fine underwater as stone and once they wake up, they can unlock the Box and swim to the surface. Modi admitted that they would likely drown in the attempt, but that that is the risk all take at sea. Demona and Angelika agree to join them and they set forth in the spring of 1109. They make battle in Lisbon, sail through the gates of Gibraltar and enter the Mediterranean Sea, carry torches above the island of Formentera, and battle foes throughout their journeys. During the days the gargoyles slept in The Box while the humans outside continue the journey and assess their loot. In the summer of 1110, the gargoyles assisted in a battle at Jerusalem. By October of 1110, the gargoyles found themselves engaged in a battle off the coast of Sidon.

By December of 1110, Sigurd and his human and gargoyle warriors had secured a victory in Sidon. The siege had ended and the enemies had surrendered the fortress and city.

In January of 1111, the gargoyles took in the sights as they sailed into the hardbor at Constantinople. Later, Sigurd and the five gargoyles found themselves in the hall of Emperor Alexios Komnenos.

March of 1111 found the gargoyles still enjoying their nights in Constantinople. In a city tower, Magni announced to Angelika that he and Modi have been asked by the Emperor to join the Varangian Guard. They are to be the Emperor's personal bodyguards.

As Skade departs with Sigurd for Norway and Demona and Angelika depart for their own adventures, Magni and Modi remained in Constantinople and stood guard upon the city's towers. ("Fortune Favors the Brave...")

Characteristics

Modi has white skin or fur, feathered brown wings, brown hair, and a long gray bird-like beak. He often wore armor.

Appearances

• "Fortune Favors the Brave..." (First Appearance)

Real World Background

Modi was named after one of Thor's sons in Norse mythology. He and his brother Magni were among the few Aesir who survived Ragnarok; they took up their father's hammer Mjolnir following that event.