This character answers three riddles before warning another that that other character will be killed by the man who knows no (*) fear; this character performs those tasks while in the guise of "The Wanderer".
One progression representing this character opens with the following triads, all in first inversion: B minor, D major, B-flat major, E major. In one scene, this character declares himself least free of all who live, and expresses need for a man who will act free from his commands. In an orchestral interlude, the "descent" of this character and his tenor companion is accompanied by 18 tuned anvils. This character answers three riddles before warning another that that other character will be killed by the man who knows no (*) fear; this character performs those tasks while in the guise of "The Wanderer". This character sings his namesake "farewell" to another character shortly before summoning a figure who creates a magic fire, protecting his sleeping daughter, who disobeyed him by helping Siegmund. For 10 points, name this father of Brünnhilde, the father of the gods in Wagner's Ring Cycle.
One progression representing this character opens with the following triads, all in first inversion: B minor, D major, B-flat major, E major.
Wotan [or "the/der Wanderer" before mentioned; do NOT accept or prompt on "Odin"]