ELEVEN GODS -  (A modern scheme derived from the Norse)

“Gods of Air”

Woden is a god of war and death, but also the god of poetry and wisdom. He hung for nine days, pierced by his own spear, on the world tree. Here he learned  powerful songs, and the secret of the runes. Woden can make the dead speak to question the wisest amongst them.
Freya is a goddess of love and fertility, and the most beautiful and propitious of the goddesses. She is a  symbol of sensuality and was called upon in matters of love. She loves music, spring and flowers, and is particularly fond of the elves. She excels in magic.
Thor is the  god of thunder. He is generally depicted as red-headed and bearded.  He is a son of Woden. Thor was usually portrayed as a large, powerful man with a red beard and eyes of lighting. He was very popular as the protector of both gods and humans against the forces of evil. His greatest enemy is Jormungand, the Midgard Serpent. 

“Gods of Water”

Frigg is the wife of Woden, and the most senior of the goddesses. She is the patron of marriage and motherhood and the frith-weaver of the community.

Sif is wife of Thor. Thor is a patron of farmers, and Sif  of a farmer’s wife. She is more down-to-earth than Freya – and is good at looking after animals and children.

Wayland is a blacksmith and craftsman and he understands all technology.

“Gods of Light”

Balder is the god of light, joy, purity, beauty, innocence, and reconciliation. Son of Woden and Frigg,, he was loved by both gods and men and was considered to be the best of the gods. He had a good character, was friendly, wise and eloquent, although he had little power of his own. 

Nanna is the wife of Balder, lovely of character and indulgent of the sick and needy.
Tiew  is a son of Woden , a god of war and the patron of justice.  He is the boldest of the gods, who inspires courage and heroism in battle. 
“Gods of Darkness”
The most unpredictable and certainly the most dangerous god in the Northern pantheon was Loki. His activities ran from the merely mischievous to the blatantly malicious. Supremely clever, Loki ensnared everyone in complicated problems, to which he always supplied a remedy - through his solution often engendered even greater troubles.  Loki is an immensely powerful magician, and shares with Woden the ability to shape shift at will.
Samael is a god from the middle-east – originally the Aryan god Aesma. Samael is a god of unrestrained emotion and desire. He is blind to the well-being of others and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Samael often teams up with Loki, god of deception, and encourages him in the worst acts of criminality.