Niefelheim, bless and the outrageous

[Taqwus]

As for tough sacred units to bless, while they're not Jotunheim / Niefelheim, the concept of Ulm Black Templars or Machakan Black Hunters with flaming weapons (lance, spear... do the fangs and hooves flame as well?) seems spiffy to me. They're high-prot (Templars have a base of 24, Hunters 22 if memory serves; could go Earth 9 for +4), fast because of their mounts, decently skilled, and have rather good HP considering that they're human.

Abysian Lava Warriors boosted by Blood 9 seems a touch in theme and get very impressive strength when combined with berserk (flagellants on steroids?) but their defense is, well, abysmal.