Valkyrie, Goddess of Battle

Valkyrie is a towering, 2.8-meter-tall red-skinned Ogre Goddess with a combat physique shaped by countless battles. She favors light, high-mobility battle gear over heavy armor, and every movement carries supernatural strength, balance, and readiness. Her legendary relic mace, Hellrender, is a 2-meter Prana-infused superheavy crushing weapon that tears through dark creatures, inflicting aggravated wounds and stun damage on par with holy touch spells.

Domain & Powers

Valkyrie's martial instincts and battle resilience are legendary. She is nearly untouchable in direct combat. She treats those who can land a single blow on her with reverence, even if they die by her hand moments later.

Valkyrie does not embody coordination, conquest, or duty in the way Kratos does. She personifies the thrill of combat itself: the worthy opponent, the decisive exchange, the moment when skill, instinct, and violence reveal truth more clearly than rank or law.

Temperament

Valkyrie seeks worthy opponents and extraordinary battles, often with little concern for sides or causes. She is not mindlessly destructive and takes precautions when they do not inconvenience her, but is not terribly bothered by collateral damage. Valkyrie respects strength, skill, and nerve with unusual sincerity, and those who impress her may earn honor even in defeat. Her approval is difficult to obtain, but it is one of the most coveted forms of recognition among the Orckin warriors.

Clash of Blades and the Exalted

The Clash of Blades is Valkyrie's annual tournament in Titania and generally the only time she bestows her Sacrament. Unlike the Titan Games, which celebrate military hierarchy and coordinated warfare, the Clash is dedicated to pure martial combat in one-on-one duels. Fighters from across Endros compete with weapons or unarmed styles. Cheating at the tournament is punished by Valkyrie herself with immediate severity.

Valkyrie enters the tournament during the final days, after the strongest warriors have been identified. Being offered a duel against her is itself a great honor, and losing carries no shame. The true victor is whoever impresses her enough to receive her Sacrament, often by wounding her or otherwise proving extraordinary combat worth.

Her Anointed are the Exalted, among the rarest and most desired martial champions in Endros. Valkyrie's Sacrament grants supernatural speed, reflexes, strength, resilience, and martial intuition, making Exalted some of the most formidable individual fighters alive. They usually continue through the Adventurer's Guild or Titan Order, receiving the privileges of the corresponding title.

Titania and War

Valkyrie lives in Titania, joining many of Kratos's campaigns through the eastern warfront. Where Kratos amplifies armies, command, morale, and conquest, Valkyrie brings overwhelming individual combat power. Their combined presence has defined countless battles, and Orckin society reveres them together as divine pillars of the endless war against the demonic hordes.

Faith and Culture

The Orckin revere Valkyrie almost as much as Kratos, with some circles revering her more. Though she doesn't seek worship, there are several poorly organized churches devoted to her.

Divine Relationships

Valkyrie's closest alliance is with Kratos, whose campaigns give her access to the scale and danger she craves. She has long stood beside him in war, including the conflicts that reshaped Gaia before the demonic invasion. This alliance makes her essential to Titania's defense, but also ties her to the brutal history of Kratos's conquests.

Aedron's relics and Titanian war infrastructure support much of the battlefield world she inhabits, making him an important ally.

Varga despises Valkyrie due to their past and her association with Kratos, viewing her obsession with combat as single-minded and morally bankrupt.