Alvíss Richter

"“B-but how will I know that I’m strong enough to face them? How can I ever live up to you and my grandparents? How can I live up to the ones who saved the world all those years ago?” - Alvíss to the spirits of Levin and Carrie Richter" Alvíss Richter is one of the protagonists of At World's End. He is a member of the New World Order, and one of The Promised Ones. Originally hailing from North America as one of the 12 leaders of The Norse Idols, he lost his life at the hands of his arch-nemesis Ares, but was revived by Xaglamoth. After losing an arm and falling into a coma, he swore off his violent and impulsive way of living.

Childhood
"'Those 9 years were the happiest days of my life, and then… Well, I assume you know the rest of the story.” - Alvíss to Faye"Alvíss Richter was born in the city of Amsterdam to Levin and Carrie Richter, former members of the Speedwagon Foundation squadron known as the Diamond Dogs. He would go on to spend the first 9 years of his life with them, but on January 25th, 2092, the Olympian Ares would murder his parents in front of him. With nowhere to go, he moved into the Speedwagon Foundation base in the United Kingdom with his paternal grandparents, Ezra and Erza Richter. It was there where he met Dr. Midir Thornlocke, who would become a surrogate father to Alvíss, training him in various types of weapons. Alvíss would spend another 10 years of his life with his grandparents and Midir.

The Fall of the Speedwagon Foundation
"“I NEED TO KILL THAT BASTARD! YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I NEED TO TEAR HIM LIMB FROM LIMB!” - Alvíss to Sigurd during Ares's attack on the Foundation"In the summer of 2102, Olympus launched an all-out attack on the various bases of the Speedwagon Foundation, the United Kingdom base included. As luck would have it, Ares was the one who attacked the base, sending Alvíss into a near-catatonic state, until Midir rushed forward to protect him. Alvíss tried to stay to help his adoptive father, but was dragged off to a group of getaway planes. This event marked the start of Alvíss's collapse into a revenge-driven, violent member of the Newly Formed Norse Idols.

Time with the Norse Idols
"“Don’t call me that name. I am Tyr, Idol of war, and that child Alvíss died a long time ago.” - Tyr to Thor and Síf"The remnants of the Speedwagon Foundation, specifically the group that was formerly known as the Black Blades, reformed itself into the Norse Idols, which swiftly deposed the American Government and created its own regime. Ezra and Erza Richter took up the names Thor and Síf respectively, and became the leaders of this organization. Alvíss himself took up the name Tyr, to remind himself of the Olympian God of War who caused him so much pain. His job in the newly formed group was to quash resistance movements, and generally police areas that saw an uptick in rebellious activities. On one of the first missions, he was sent to Detroit along with his friend Sigurd to assassinate a man named Jeremy Bender who was trying to gather support for an insurgency. During the mission, he dented Faye Galloway and Leliana Nightingale's van, alongside causing general havoc in the city. He succeeded in his goal of killing Jeremy, but Sigurd was killed by the revolutionary first.

A year after the event, Tyr's grandparents attempted to induct him permanently into the group through a ritual, but it was interrupted by Nicole causing a disturbance, leading to a large-scale battle outside of the White Castle. Tyr and Thor fought Nicole directly, and she was swiftly defeated, but not before acknowledging the warrior's true name. However, the fight ate up too much time, and Tyr was unable to be initiated. Three more years would pass and the ritual was unable to be performed in that time.

The Battle of Antarctica
"'BRING ME ARES!' - Tyr during the Battle of Antarctica"In the early autumn of 2107, Tyr learned of a battle between the four other major factions controlling the world over the territory of Antarctica. After inquiring with his grandparents, he learned that the Norse Idols were going to stay out of the battle, as Antarctica was a useless territory for them. Tyr accepted this, until he learned from a guard that Ares would be present at the battle. Deciding to directly defy his grandparent's orders, he left with a squadron of men in one of the group's jets.

After arriving at the battlefield, he bombed the forces below, before landing and ordering his troops to fight to the death, only to encounter Faye Galloway, and the two fought. Tyr defeated her in a close battle, and decapitated her body. He then proceeded to destroy everything in his path until he reached Ares. After a short duel, Ares killed Tyr, stabbing his eye out with the Harvester of Eyes in the process.

Revival and the New World Order's First Mission
"“I would let any one of you die to achieve my goals.” - Tyr to the other Chosen Ones"After the battle had petered out, Tyr was revived by the demon Xaglamoth alongside Faye Galloway and Ragno Easter-Netta, and met with Hyeon, Lucika Swan, and Jordan Joestar in the remnants of the Speedwagon Foundation in Antarctica. Xaglamoth informed him and the others of his intent to create a resistance to Olympus and the other groups controlling the world, and asked the newly-revived and recruited members to help him achieve that goal. Tyr agreed, thinking that it would get him to his goal of killing Ares quicker. The group then departed for Australia in the MusicMobile, landing in the town of Cardstock. After doing some searching, the group found the leader of the town, Denial, and entered an underground rave. It didn't take long for Denial to reveal himself as Carlos Parar, and the group battled him. During the fight, Carlos's sister, Felicia, also known as Bargaining, attempted to help him, but they were both defeated, tied up, and were convinced to join the cause of the New World Order.

Depression, Anger, and Acceptance
Following the successful mission in Cardstock, Xaglamoth sent the group to New Zealand to fight the next stand user. After discovering a factory ran by Depression, the group accidentally killed several workers before the factory exploded, leaving the group in a sour mood. It didn't take long for the group to find Depression's hideout, where they delivered justice to him.

After this incident, Tyr and Hyeon decided to investigate a village near Cardstock at Carlos's suggestion, and they found themselves entrapped in a conspiracy surrounding the town, with the current mayor's political rivals all transformed into werewolves. After some searching alongside the werewolves' leader, Alpha, they uncovered that the mayor was a werewolf turning others into them to drive out political competitors. After killing the mayor with the help of Tyr's trusty Nokia phone, Alpha joined the New World Order as a sign of thanks, alongside giving the hat containing the spirit of Teddy Roosevelt to Hyeon. Soon after one of the missions, the group was temporarily captured by a mysterious masked figure named Orpheus, but he let the group go after some vague words.

The New World Order's next mission was to defeat Anger, but they were joined by The New 52, led by Eli Ladrona. The group split up during the fight, with Tyr and Jordan injuring Anger substantially (partially with Tyr's Nokia), until Faye, Hyeon, and Ragno dealt the finishing blow elsewhere. The swift victory led to an increase of morale, and the group swiftly departed to defeat the final member of the Stages of Grief, Acceptance. After a brief combat with the unwilling fighter, Lucika was disintegrated by Ares, and Tyr flew into a rage. However, when the Olympian's power proved to be too much, the group fled, but not before Tyr flung Ares into Duran Duran with Schism, and dropping it - and Ares - into the ocean.

Charity
"'I'll grant you one last charity by putting you out of your misery with my sin fingers!' - Tyr to Charity"The New World Order's arrival in South America was met by the arrival of the demon Prolieum in Hyeon's body, and due to their conflicting natures, Tyr and Prolieum didn't start out on the right foot. Soon after landing, Tyr and the group confronted the man they thought was the leader, Kindness, but they killed a body double. This prompted the group to rethink their strategy, and they spent a night at a hotel. That night, Tyr was visited by the demon Mephisopheles, who attempted to get the young man to make a deal with him, which he immediately refused.

Soon after waking up, the group met Agent 001 and Oliver, and decided to travel to the Amazon Rainforest. Almost immediately after reaching the Virtue's holdout near the Rainforest, the group met Charity, who Tyr immediately shot with a shotgun. After fighting the young woman, who revealed her name was Amy Frolick, she agreed to join the New World Order. The group entered the Rainforest, and met Jonas Joestar, who had taken up refuge in the forest to get away from the outside world along with a host of other plant-people. Finishing their mission, the group returned to the New World Order's base in Antarctica.

A Suicide Attempt and Chastity
"“I don’t deserve to have my strength. I don’t deserve to live. I’m nothing but a wild animal masquerading in the flesh of a man.” - Tyr to Faye"Soon after arriving back in Antarctica, Tyr attempted suicide by throwing himself off of Blood Falls, but his life was save by Faye, who used some of Take This Light to calm him, along with forbidding him to die. The morning after, his eyepatch broke, so in a blind search for a new one, he stole a piece of cloth from Amy's room, leading to him being attacked. The New World Order soon departed to their next location - a remote cabin in the woods. Inside of the cabin, the party was aghast at the massive orgy occurring, while Chastity, the owner of the cabin, fled deeper into the structure. The group pursued, but not before meeting with the mysterious Orpheus a second time. This time, he gifted Tyr with a Book of Demonology written by Midir, causing Tyr to tear up for the first time in years. After the mysterious jester left, the group went on to defeat Chastity, taking him hostage and returning to Antarctica to prepare for their next mission.

Temperance, Patience, and Humility
The next mission the New World Order was tasked with was to invade an old Speedwagon Foundation base in Chile, and take care of the member of the Holy Virtues supposedly holding up in there. But before they could depart, Prolieum and Tyr got into a scrap, fighting each other until Faye and Lucian broke up the fight, leading both of them being angered at the other. When they arrived, the building was decrepit and destroyed, with a mimic infestation. The creatures replaced Tyr, followed by Faye and Ragno, capturing them while Prolieum fought their matriarch. After a grueling battle, the New World Order won, although they were quite shaken by the event.

After a day or two of recuperating, Tyr and Prolieum decided that they had had enough of being poor, and flew to the Holy Virtue's bank in Uruguay, accompanied by Captain Eagle, a stowaway Eve, and Eli. After combatting the defender of the base, Bradicus "Dick" Kickem, Tyr dealt a deadly blow to the man with Diamond Head, causing him to temporarily flee. Prolieum, Tyr, Eli, and Eve stormed the now empty bank, and found Bradicus piloting a giant mech-suit. After flinging the car Black Betty at the robot with Schism, and completely destroying it, Tyr took Bradicus back to the base to forcibly conscript him into the New World Order. Unfortunately, Prolieum and Tyr got very little cash from the venture, as Eli took most of it for themself.

The group then proceeded to their next quarry a fortress built in the ruins of Machu Pichu. After some investigating around the building and fighting some guardsmen, the New World Order found a man by the name of Ramone Du Pont imprisoned in the fortress, along with a strange domed battlefield. Inside they found Patience, who began to fight with the party, along with Humility, which appeared to be little more than a raging beast. Tyr was knocked unconscious in the battle, and saw a vision of his parents, before being woken up by Ramone afterwards.

The Last of the Virtues
The New World Order (consisting of Tyr, Faye, Ragno, Prolieum/Hyeon, Ramone, Amy, and Carlos) departed on the Saturday before Christmas for the Holy Virtue's base, a massive church. Upon arriving, a priest met them, and told them of the two paths - Hell and Heaven. The group went to Hell first, finding a dungeon-like hallway full of enslaved individuals, before reaching the end of the hallway, where they encountered Diligence. During the fight, the Virtue mind-controlled Tyr, making him attack his friends, however, he eventually broke out of it following Diligence's defeat. While Faye and Prolieum restrained the wounded man, Tyr murdered him for fear of being mind-controlled like that again, earning Faye's ire.

The group then made their way up to Heaven, which acted as a flat of sorts for Kindness, the leader of the Holy Virtues. As the group fought him, he amputated Tyr's right arm by using Prolieum's wolf jaw like a clamp, the shock of the injury putting Tyr into a coma. Prolieum eventually killed Kindness, and Tyr was brought back to Antarctica to heal.

The Coma and Christmas
"“For- for years I thought that only death would bring me peace, but now… now I don’t want to die!' - Alvíss to the apparitions of his parents."For a week straight, Tyr was in a coma, and the major events of his life flashed before his eyes, before being met with scorn by illusions of his friends. After running from them, he found Mephistopheles again, who asked him one final time to make a deal, but Tyr refused once again, but not before learning from the demon that he was on the verge of death. This fact stunned him briefly, and he was met by the ghosts of his parents in what he presumed was the afterlife, and they presented him a choice - stay dead and remain with them, or live and fight alongside his friends. Alvíss, now fully rejecting the name Tyr, chose the latter option, and woke up, loudly proclaiming to his friends on Christmas that he was in fact a descendant of both the Richter family and the Music family. During the party, he was gifted a new eyepatch by Faye and Amy, alongside a copy of Othello with a note in it from Faye, and a leather Jacket from Ramone. Shortly after the new year, Faye and Amy helped him comb his hair, putting it into a new style.

Crashing the MusicMobile
After a few weeks of relaxation, Xaglamoth told the New World Order to head to Africa in order to combat the Zodiacs. Upon leaving with Lucian, Eli, and Captain Eagle in tow, Ragno accidentally crashed the MusicMobile into a forcefield surrounding the capitol city of the Zodiacs, causing it to land outside of the city. Everyone in the car was alright, although a bit shaken, and they managed to regroup when Captain Eagle summoned his car, the Blue Eagle, to help them get around the continent. Their first stop brought them to Chad, where they were witness to a battle between two individuals. After killing one, and the other fleeing, they learned that the first of the Zodiacs had died in the skirmish before the group had even arrived.

Clash at the Nile
Following the battle, the group departed for the Nile River, where water was being purified for the Zodiacs. After a quick guided tour of the building by some scientists, the New World Order attacked. Alvíss, Faye, Prolieum, and Ragno went up to deal with Cancer, the Zodiac guarding the base. In the ensuing battle, Cancer leapt out of the building after destroying it with his stand, but Alvíss and the others pursued. Slowing the man down with Schism, Alvíss and the others defeated him, with Alvíss landing the killing bow. The Zodiac Taurus soon arrived on the battlefield, but was also struck down by the group.

Reunion with Midir
"'It's been five years since I've seen you, but I made it through.' - Alvíss to Midir"After dealing with the two Zodiacs by the Nile, the NWO made their way through Egypt, causing a commotion along the way, and Alvíss and Prolieum very nearly dying to soldiers for the group, but they managed to peacefully parlay with the guards, and made a quick pit-stop in Egypt, deciding to head to Algeria to locate a group of rebels an enemy sergeant had mentioned. After learning the insurgents' location, the group made it to a strange, fortified house, surrounded by a force-field similar to the one they had crashed into in South Africa. After some investigating. Faye found a buzzer, and talked with the man inside briefly. Alvíss upon hearing the voice immediately knew it was Midir, and pushed Faye out of the way to talk with him.

Midir emerged from the house with Nicole and Flo Velvet, the remaining members of the Diamond Dogs. Upon seeing Alvíss, the two caught up with each other, with Midir still more than a little weary about Alvíss's choice of friends, especially Prolieum. Despite the awkwardness between Prolieum and Midir, Alvíss had a heart-to-heart with the former, and asked him to at least try to get along with his surrogate father, to which the demon reluctantly agreed. After awakening the following morning, the New World Order with the Diamond Dogs in tow set out for Egypt.

The Battle of Egypt
"'I like your name. It's because I use a lance. It's a joke?' - Alvíss to Corporal Lance"Upon arriving at Egypt, the New World Order and the Diamond Dogs split up to take out both strongholds in Africa, with the NWO attacking a fortified castle-like base while the Diamond Dogs attacked the Orichalcum Spire. The NWO swiftly took the base, killing guards until they reached Libra and Aquarius. After a long and grueling battle, with Alvíss learning about some of his teammate's disdain for him, the group eventually took out the Zodiacs, killing Aquarius while leaving Libra alive. After some investigating, the group found a switch which shut off a third of the power to the force field in South Africa, and were met by a hologram of Corporal Lance, who told the group how to undo South Africa's force field because he wanted to fight them. After mutual taunting, the hologram faded and Alvíss called Midir to see how the Diamond Dogs were faring. He was met with the information that they were struggling, and quickly ran off.

After quickly exiting the fortress, the group found a load of dead and unconscious bodies, with Alvíss and the others managing to rescue Midir, Eli, and Nicole, although Flo was killed before they could get there. Upon ascending the Orichalcum Spire, the group met Gemini, who was much more mechanical in attitude that the previous Zodiacs they had fought. During the fight, it came to light that this was Amy's sister, Ava, turned into an unwilling cyborg and controlled by the Zodiacs. After an impassioned speech by Faye, Ava collapsed, erasing the old Gemini personality and becoming a blank slate in terms of personality. After the fight, the party rested at a hotel, but Faye, Prolieum, and Ramone all got phone-calls that the base in Antarctica was under attack by Ares, and the group scrambled to find transportation.

The Culling
"'You've already taken everything from me once. Must you do it again?!' - Alvíss to Ares"After a bit of thought, Alvíss remembered what a shopkeeper had previously said to him about sky pirates stealing his wares, and quickly investigated, hoping to find a way back to Antarctica. After driving for a short while, the group was captured by Captain Donte, who offered to duel the group for their freedom. Despite his great power, Donte was brought down by the group, and he agreed to ferry the group to their home in Antarctica. After a short travel, they arrived to a greatly damaged base. While the party investigated the strange group that appeared outside the base, Alvíss snuck inside the base, with his friends quickly joining him after realizing his absence.

The New World Order found Ares standing over Xaglamoth, who apologized for dragging them into the conflict, and Ares disintegrated him similar to how he had killed Lucika. The fight immediately began, with Alvíss flinging Ragno (at his insistence) at Ares, and everyone attempting to gang up on the Olympian. The fight was rough, but eventually, Ares grew annoyed, and attempted to kill everyone using a massively powerful attack. However, Orpheus showed up and teleported both Ares and Stephanie away. He told the party to grow stronger, and teleported away himself. Immediately Alvíss collapsed to his knees in shock, but quickly decided that he wouldn't sit around and mope in sorrow any longer. He quickly found Amy's room, finding her gravely injured, and he attempted to heal her wounds with Schism, but it wouldn't work. At that moment, he felt as if his soul, which had been cold and missing for so long, realign itself and appear, and he healed Amy with a strange glowing light, immediately embracing her after realizing she wasn't dead. After getting her to her bed, he went to help Prolieum with Eve, who lost a leg in the attack, and managed to stabilize her. He also attempted to heal Felicia, but she was dead before he could reach her. As the group laid in shock, Midir revealed to everyone the real identity of Xaglamoth - Alvíss's great-grandfather Ace Richter.

The Aftermath
"'I’ve never felt more relieved in my life than when I knew she wasn’t dead.” - Alvíss to Faye about Amy"In the aftermath of the attack, Alvíss spoke to Faye about the feeling of relief he had when he realized that Amy had not died, leading to Faye to tease him a bit about it. Faye gave him a blessing to romantically pursue Amy, but threatened to kill him with a shovel if he hurt her. He then spoke with Ragno, giving him one of his old eyepatches, and making sure he was healthy. He then went to go talk to Midir about Ace, and had a somber moment of reminiscing with his surrogate father, before heading to the kitchen to unwind. Faye approached him, and told him that she was dying, and how she had come to believe in the man he was. They shared a moment, before deciding to investigate the video cameras to see what happened. They saw Ares and Xaglamoth talk briefly, with Ares referring to the Faye, Prolieum, Alvíss, and Ragno as "the Promised Ones," alongside the mention of a deal between the two parties. They then watched the footage of Ares beating Xaglamoth in a fight, and waiting for multiple hours straight in the hallway for the group to arrive.

The following morning, Faye gave a rousing speech to the remnants of the New World Order, earning the loyalty of everyone present to reach their goal of stopping Olympus once and for all. After discussing logistics, the group decided to move their base of operations to Algeria, at Alvíss's suggestion. However, their issue of a lack of transportation was solved when Captain Donte took the offer to ferry them in exchange for secret Zodiac weaponry, and the Promised Ones groveling to him. He flew the Promised Ones, along with Ramone and Carlos to Madagascar, where the next Zodiac was stationed.

Personality
"“You and I are more alike than you think - both of us mindless, raving animals that slaughter everything in their path!” - Ares to Tyr in a dream"Alvíss is a very troubled person, which stems from his traumatic life experiences. When he went under the mantle of Tyr, he was violent, impulsive, and Machiavellian when it came to allies, trying to recruit as many as he could so he could use them as disposable pawns. However, spending more time with the other Chosen Ones, and the rest of the New World Order softened his edge, and by Session 10: Let's Beat It Together, he openly admitted to caring about his companies, albeit in a very "Tyr" way. He continued to grow as a person and open up until he lost his arm to Prolieum in a freak accident, when he finally threw away the mantle of Tyr for good.

After losing his arm, Alvíss has calmed down a lot, but is prone to occasional fits of rage when it's advantageous to him and his allies (or if Ares shows up). He's much more laid back when with his comrades, but remains diligent during fights. One of the biggest changes is his sense of humor, which was non-existent as Tyr. Alvíss makes frequent (terrible) puns and jokes, much to everyone nearby's dismay. He's also began to be more in touch with his emotions, finally realizing that he can feel love, amongst other things. Two things that haven't changed are his impulsivity (although it has decreased as of late), and his complete focus and commitment towards completing goals.

...Like Clockwork
Alvíss's current stand is ...Like Clockwork. It takes the form of a clockwork arm that rests in place of the one he lost to Prolieum, alongside a pair of clockwork wings that can grow from his back. Whenever he uses the arm's abilities, his remaining pupil becomes a clock. The stand grants him the following abilities:

Abilitiies:
As a bonus action, you may give one ally within your sight (maximum 200 feet unless the DM says otherwise) a d6 inspiration die. You may use this ability an amount of times equal to your proficiency bonus. You regain all uses on a long rest. This ability may be used outside of combat. If it is not used within 1 hour, it goes away.

As an action, Alvíss can heal an ally by touching them with his hand. Roll 1d20+Int modifier to determine how much HP he can heal. (1-5: 1d8) (6-10: 2d8) (11-15: 3d8) (16+: 4d8) (nat 20: 5d8)

When a creature you can see within 60 feet of you is about to roll a d20 with advantage or disadvantage, you can use your reaction to prevent the roll from being affected by advantage and disadvantage. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Alvíss can fly using his clockwork wings, at a speed of 10 feet whilst airborne.

As a bonus action, while in the air, Alvíss gains +2 to AC for a minute. He can use this ability twice per long rest

Schism
Before he had ...Like Clockwork, Alvíss's stand was Schism, which took the form of a sinless angel. The transformation of Schism into ...Like Clockwork came about when Alvíss attempted (but ultimately failed) to save Amy's life with Schism, the selfless action being the final nail in the coffin of Alvíss's personality changing for the better, so it evolved into a stand that could save lives rather than tear things apart.

Abilities:
Schism could move anywhere within 30 feet of Alvíss, and could attract or repel up to any 2 things he could touch, either doing so gradually, or suddenly. If Schism touched one object in two places, it could either hurt them, or heal them, dealing damage, or healing HP equal to the following number he rolled on a d20: (1-5: 1d6) (6-10: 2d6) (11-15: 3d6) (16+: 4d6) (nat 20: 5d6)

Trivia

 * Alvíss's name was taken from 4 sources: the myth of the dwarf Alvíss, the Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War character Arvis, the musician Elvis, and because it sounded somewhat similar to Ace's name
 * Originally, Alvíss's stand was going to be named Dogs, after the Pink Floyd song, but the idea was scrapped and the stand was given to Jamie Buchanan for the prelude to At World's End
 * Alvíss's favorite book is Othello, his favorite album is The Wall (but only the first half, because he's never heard the second half), and his favorite movie is Othello (1995)
 * Alvíss has made an appearance in every session of At World's End except for two: Mini Session: Wolves, Swans, and Love; and Session 8 (B): Angery
 * Alvíss's middle name, Charles, is in honor of his maternal great-grandfather Dr. Charles Music
 * Alvíss's character took inspiration from Dimitri from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Guts from Berserk, and Anakin Skywalker from the Star Wars prequels
 * Originally instead of "Tyr," Alvíss was going to be "Forseti," but it was changed to Tyr to better parallel Ares
 * When the group fan-casted who would play their characters in a movie, it was decided that Adam Driver would play Tyr
 * In Session 8 (A): Team American War Crimes, Alvíss managed to throw his Nokia phone through a metal door, which is an impossible task for any human
 * Alvíss had next to no knowledge on anything sex related until Faye told him about it