Valka "Black Steel" Styrbjordottir: Difference between revisions

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== Description ==

Valka has multiple traditional tattoos, a dragon that stretches across her back and loops around her forearm, and thorns that reach up the side of her neck. She is never seen without jewelry adorning her horns and ears, dangling from looping chains and pennants.

 

 

== Biography ==

Valka started as a member of an old northern clan named Folkvangr, which followed a handful of old gods. Being fascinated by the God of Stories, Goddess of Nature and King of Dreams, Valka set her sights on becoming an oracle and seer, teller of stories and maker of potions. She studied under her clan’s seer, Eir, for many years into her late teens, until one day her clan was called into battle for a nearby dwarven ally. Being of age now, the Seer-to-Be insisted she join them--and, despite the Clan Oracle’s pleas, she went off under the direction of the gods. It was this battle that she lost her arm to an axe, and though the battle was won, she and her clan suffered significant losses. She survived, but was devastated by the injury. Valka's master, the Oracle Eir, called in a favor from the dwarves they had protected during the battle, and requested they craft her a new arm. This arm was merely a metal replacement which she could not effectively wield, so she and Eir dedicated years into infusing a fire opal gem into the shoulder of the black steel, which she could then siphon her magic into. With this, she was able to wield the arm as if it were flesh - with the added bonus of strength in the steel. Because of this, Valka's magic is focused on tonics and potions, as the rest is constantly powering her mechanical arm.

As she returned to both battle and her studies, Valka earned the nickname "Black Steel", in honor of the stained metal that gave her strength.

 

=== Present Day ===

 

Here, she crafted a guildhall within the town of Florin, in the nation of Aeskana, and leads with an iron fist and a fierce loyalty to her newfound clan. She is currently recruiting, but it takes grit to join her ranks.