====== Fafnir ======

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The dragon of greed from the Sigurd cycle: once a dwarf or dwarf-like being, transformed by cursed treasure and slain by the hero Sigurd.

===== In the North =====

Fafnir should usually be treated as a unique legendary example, not a species. Other cursed hoard-wyrms can echo him without being him.

===== Myth and Folklore =====

In the Völsung tradition, Fáfnir’s greed and the cursed gold transform him into a dragon. His story makes dragons about moral corruption as much as physical danger.

===== Campaign Use =====

Use Fafnir as mythic background, a named legendary dragon, or a template for any NPC consumed by treasure and fear.

===== See Also =====

  * [[:creatures|Norse Creatures]]

===== Sources =====

  * Fáfnir: https://grokipedia.com/page/Fafnir
  * Völsunga saga: https://grokipedia.com/page/V%C3%B6lsunga_saga

===== Game Master Notes =====

DM-only encounter details, stat blocks, and running notes are kept at [[dm:creatures:fafnir|Fafnir (DM)]].