Urd is a character in Dark Road. She is one of the classmates of the Keyblade wielder class that Xehanort is a part of, and accompanies Xehanort and Eraqus on his journey. She is Vor's older sister.
History[]
Urd and the rest of the class from Scala ad Caelum, are summoned by Master Odin for an exceptional lesson: in fact, the students from the upper class disappeared while visiting the outer worlds in preparation for their Mark of Mastery Examination. Afterwards, Odin asks his students to divide into two groups of three and go in search of him, despite the fact that students in the class are not generally expected to learn how to travel between worlds.
The two groups explore Agrabah and Wonderland, but return empty-handed, returning to Scala ad Caelum to debate. In the end, they decide not to tell Master Odin and investigate again.
Characteristics[]
Urd is described as a cautious and collected person, a Keyblade prodigy endowed with good instincts. Her friends trust her. She is a young woman with amber eyes and silver hair, which she wears with straight bangs surrounded by two long locks on the sides of her face, as well as an off-center ponytail. She is dressed in a gray blouse, wide beige pants, and a black coat with a high collar and black boots. She wears a red ribbon on her belt, with the golden Symbol of Mastery serving as a buckle. Two strips of pale green cloth cross over her shirt, forming the Dissenter's Seal.
Her armor is pale blue, with the Symbol of Mastery on her forehead. Her helmet has a transparent pink visor, and topped by a spike in the center, and two wings on the sides whose shape evokes the wings of a bat; Furthermore, her ponytail protrudes from her helmet. Her bracelets are also adorned with a fin.
Behind the scenes[]
Urd is one of the norns of Norse mythology, jötunns (giant goddesses) who preside over the fate of the world. Urd's name refers to the past (what she was); she and her sisters Verdandi (the present) and Skuld (the future) were the three most important Norns, they resided in the Well of Urd or Well of Destiny and watered the world's Tree Yggdrasil to prevent it from rotting.