Let me warn you now, if you do not have a strong stomach for alcohol avoid the Norse at all costs. I mean it… I think a few of the younger gods spent a few weeks just regrowing their stomach lining. Poor Erlang Shen couldn’t see straight even out of his third eye for a week after a drinking party with the Norse gods.

The 8 Immortals though, got along swimmingly with the Norse Pantheon, both groups being avid alcohol admirers, it’s easy to see why. Though I still can’t figure out why they set loose a bunch of chickens in the imperial garden during their drunken escapades, nor why they decided to number the chickens 1-10 with number tags and all… the royal gardeners complain that they still haven’t found chicken number 7 though…

Also, we learned never to let Loki near the Monkey King… not cause they hate each other, they actually get along swimmingly. They get along like oil and fire…. or was it a house on fire? Either is an apt description … I actually have a sneaking suspicion that the whole chicken thing was their idea.

They also repainted the Jade Emperor’s hot spring pavilion a blindingly neon pink… it was ghastly. Actually, now that I think about it, I wonder if Elrang Shen’s blindness wasn’t more from accidentally looking at the pavilion or from the drinking? Do you think he’ll tell me if I asked?

That being said, I do get along quite well with the Valkyries, they’re a practical lot in comparison to their gods. I saw one sigh and drag a drunken Balder out from under the table and casually sling him over her shoulder to carry him back. They stwong!