Valka

Valka was the wise woman responsible for retaining the religious beliefs of the Raven Clan of Vikings at their new settlement of Ravensthorpe.
The daughter of the seeress Svala, she decorated her home with strings of bones and beads, and for a price, would concoct a mixture to drink that induced a hallucinatory state which sometimes sent the consumer to what was commonly accepted to be Asgard.
After years being settled in Ravensthorpe and after many interactions with the local Hidden One Hytham, Valka became an advisor to the bureau. She brought details of other associates and affiliates when she could. Through Hytham, she made the acquaintance of the Celtic witch-warrior Niamh of Argyll and helped her retain ownership of her clan's sacred artifact Excalibur through a deceptive charade that fooled even her jarlskona, Eivor Varinsdottir.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse
==Biography==
===Seeress of the Raven Clan===
Valka was born to Svala, a seeress of the Raven Clan who was a reincarnation of the Isu Freyja.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Brother's Keeper She eventually took over her mother's duties as the clan's seeress and lived in a house situated on the mountain near Fornburg. There, she would often receive visits by the clan members to seek blessings and visions on numerous matters.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
In 872, Valka was visited by a returning Eivor Varinsdottir, who had returned from her mission to hunt down Kjotve the Cruel. Eivor sought advice for her visions that she received after she had recovered her father's axe, which Valka concluded to be a vision of Odin. She then proceed to produce a concuction to allow Eivor to tap into her visions that she saw. A while later, Eivor recovered from her vision and informed Valka what she experienced. Valka proceeded to decipher what Eivor saw, concluding that she would have her glory and she would betray her brother Sigurd, a prophecy which Eivor refused to believe.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Seer's Solace
Shortly after King Styrbjorn ceeded his kingdom to King Harald Fairhair, a portion of the Raven Clan planned an exodus from Harald's kingdom. Valka was one of those who attended a secret meeting organized by Sigurd, who made the decision to move to England. While the members agreed to follow both Sigurd and Eivor, Valka chose to remain behind to take care of her ailing mother, wishing Eivor good luck on her journey but assured her that they will meet again.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Seas of Fate
===Arrival in England===
In 873, after Ravensthorpe was established, Valka came upon the docks of the settlement and was met by her friend, Eivor. Valka was welcomed into the settlement as she met familiar and new faces within Ravensthorpe. Valka asked Eivor about her ongoing visions, to which Eivor admitted to having even Odin consult her on occasions in her mind. Understanding, Valka offered her help to clarify the visions, to which Eivor agreed. Valka was shown her tent as Eivor built her a new home in time.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Wise Friend
===Trouble at the Isle of Skye===
After some time, Valka received a visitor who camped nearby her home. The visitor was a fellow seeress and old friend, Edyt, who came from the Isle of Skye, to meet with Eivor. As Eivor found and met with Edyt, Valka came into their conversation and explained her isle was plagued by nightmares and that the plague may reach Ravensthorpe. As Eivor understood, Valka admitted that her visions foresaw Randvi being responsible for the plague. Although Eivor was skeptical, Valka warned Eivor to investigate and implored her to resolve the isle's situation before leaving her with Edyt.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Assassin's Creed Crossover Stories – A Distorted Dream
===Safeguarding Excalibur===
Circa 878, Valka later visited the Hidden Ones Hytham and Marcella in Lunden at their bureau, the Hawk's Nest. Valka talked with her allies about the current whereabouts of her jarlskona, until the new initiate, Niamh of Argyll, interrupted the conversation. Valka met with Niamh but their interaction grew tense due to uneasy prejudice from Niamh as well as a sense of distrust from Valka. Nevertheless, Valka saw her allies and Niamh head to rest after a day of work and Deoric's death.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 8 The next day, Valka and Niamh talked with each other, despite the awkward tension between them. Within their conversation, they talked about tackling against the different religions but how they remained steadfast in their own beliefs. However, Valka sensed Niamh was hiding her true intentions and wanted to delve deeper, until Hytham interrupted them.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 9
Valka soon grew worried as Hytham asked Niamh to accompany him on a mission. Valka soon warned Niamh that if Hytham became injured, she will blame her. Nevertheless, Valka saw Hytham and Niamh leave despite her warnings of Hytham's health. Valka later returned to her settlement and after a short amount of time, Niamh visited her unexpectedly. Niamh asked Valka for her aid to infiltrate the Order of the Ancients' nunnery as Valka may aid medically. With no hesitance, Valka readied herself and both women traveled to the nunnery, which was heavily influenced by the Church's presence and lack of any paganism. There, the women were found by a girl, who initially attacked them but confirmed of her fears of the soldiers by the nunnery.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 13
Valka stayed outside the nunnery with the young girl as Niamh entered the nunnery to find the kidnapped women. Valka warned Niamh to leave but to no avail. However, the plan went awry as Valka helped few women escape before leaving with Niamh and the young girl from the Order's nunnery.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 14 As Niamh departed for Lunden, Valka traveled with the young girl back to Ravensthorpe.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 15
After Niamh stole Excalibur from Eivor,Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 17 Valka was soon visited once again by Niamh,Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 19 who was worn and poisoned from her travels.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 18 Valka attempted to attack Niamh but became reluctant to aid the apparent traitor. Yet, Valka heard Niamh's true intentions and how the sword was a holy artifact to her people, the Women of the Mist, like Mjölnir to the Norse. Understanding, Valka began to heal Niamh, who rested from the medicine given to her. As Niamh slept, Valka contacted Hytham and meet with her about the current situation.
The next day, Valka talked with Hytham about why Niamh stole Excalibur as Hytham remained angry. However, their conversation was interrupted by Niamh, who warned about the Descendants of the Round Table's incoming soldiers following her. Although Niamh initially fought them, Valka and Hytham joined as Hytham and Niamh defeated the nine soldiers. Afterwards, as Niamh and Hytham debated over her betrayal, Valka reminded them of the issue of Excalibur. Thus, Valka offered a solution of a false blót, to sacrifice "Excalibur." Valka planned to make a false replica and use it along with Hytham to burn as Niamh would take the real one back to Avalon. After some thoughts, all three agreed with the plan.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 20
On the following day, Valka showed Niamh the fake replica and explained to her to wear traditional Caledonian garments to make the performance real. Valka received a hug from Niamh as they prepared to fool the world.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 21 Niamh was later seemingly chased by Hytham and Valka as they carried the fake replica. While Niamh left with the real Excalibur, Valka and Hytham headed towards the White Horse to start their ceremony to melt the replica.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 22 As the ceremony was set by the Hidden Ones, Valka and Hytham garnered an audience, hoping to gain the Order's and the Descendants' attention. As she chanted to her gods, Valka began to burn the replica and received mixed reactions from the crowd. Immediately, a Descendant soldier tried to attack Valka, who readied herself as best she could. Thankfully, Valka was saved by Hytham, who quickly killed the soldier, as the replica completely melted. To all of England, Excalibur was gone.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 23
Weeks passed as Valka and Hytham were invited to Avalon to meet with The Lady and Niamh. Their spectacle led to the downfall of the Descendants as well as the Order's focus to die out. Valka saw how Excalibur was with Niamh, who was chosen by the sword to be next Lady of Avalon. Hearing the news, Valka was part of joint hug between Hytham and Niamh as they worked forward to a better and allied future.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 25
=== Eivor's departure ===
By 889, after years as her clan's jarlskona, Eivor had decided it was time to move on. By now fully aware of her connection with Odin, in part thanks to Valka's help, she decided to embrace this second side of herself and learn from it, but chose to do so away from her people, convinced they would not understand. After letting her clan know about her plans to leave to a far away land, Eivor began to prepare for her departure, intending to leave at night, when everyone was asleep. As she was making the final preparations, she was confronted by Valka, who still did not understand why Eivor was leaving.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Last Chapter – Fare Thee Well, My Ravens
After revealing that the visions she had experienced were in fact memories, Eivor explained how she originally thought there were only two ways to confront them, to accept or deny them, but now she had found a third way of learning from them, which she needed to do far away from home. Valka still did not fully understand, but thanked Eivor for trusting her with this information and the two hugged one last time before Eivor boarded her rowboat and left Ravensthorpe for good.
==Behind the scenes==
*"Valka" is an diminutive name meaning "strength, health", derived from "Valgerðr", meaning "to be guarded"
==Gallery==
ACV - Concept Valka 1.jpg|Concept art of Valka
ACV - Concept Valka 2.jpg|Concept art of Valka's alternate robes
ACV - Concept Valka 3.jpg|Concept art of Valka's alternate robes
ACV - Concept Valka 4.jpg|Concept art of Valka's alternate robes
ACReb Valka Concept Art.jpg|Concept model of Valka in Rebellion
ACV - Valka Promo Art.jpg|Promotional Art
Valka In Game Close Up.JPG|Close-up of Valka
ACV A Seer's Solace 11.png|Valka consulted by Eivor of her visions
ACReb Valka.png|Valka as she appears in Rebellion
ACRebellion Profile - Valka.png|Valka's avatar in Rebellions character menu
==Appearances ==
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla 
**Assassin's Creed Crossover Stories
**Dawn of Ragnarök
**The Forgotten Saga
**The Last Chapter
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga
*Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
*Discovery Tour: Viking Age
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse
*The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One 
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