Jotunheim

Jotunheim (which is Giant for "Gianthome" ) was the Neutral Outer Plane of the World Tree cosmology that served as the final resting place of giants and the location of the realms of the giant pantheon.

In the Great Wheel cosmology it was the divine realm only of the gods of the frost and fire giants, Thrym and Surtr, respectively. It was located on Ysgard's first layer.

Cosmography
Usually, Jotunheim bordered the realms of Asgard and Vanaheim. The Iving River, the largest river in all of Asgard, served as the border between it and Jotunheim.

Notable Locations

 * Gudheim, the crystal palace of Annam All-Father before he departed to the Hidden Realm in the Outlands in his exile.
 * Meerrauk, an enormous underground city.
 * Okalnir, a beer-hall ran by a frost giant named Brimir.
 * River Iving, a river that connected the planes of Jotunheim with Asgard. A clan of mountain giants ran a ferry that transported travelers along it.
 * Well of Mimir, a magical well close to one of Yggdrasil's roots. Its waters were said to increase a drinker's wisdom.

Inhabitants
The giants who inhabited Jotunheim were noted as being somewhat smarter than their relatives on the Material Plane and they were said to possess giant-sized magical items with the power to affect a deity. Some considered them to be a low form of quasi-deity.

Some dwarves and gnomes were said to reside within this realm, though they were detested by the resident giants.