Nora Valkyrie

Maternal

* Olaf Valkyrie
* Ylva Valkyrie

**Eleanor "Nora" Kára Valkyrie-Ren** (also known as **Nora Aesir**) was a Mistrali huntress and one of the Heroes of Remnant.

## Biography

### Early Life

**Eleanor "Nora" Kára Valkyrie** was born in the village of Middil to Bjorn Aesir and Estrid Valkyrie. Bjorn was a traveling huntsman who was doing a mission in Middil when he had an affair with Estrid. Bjorn left Middil soon after the mission was complete and he never knew about Nora's conception.

Estrid was distraught to learn she was pregnant and nearly had an abortion, but was stopped by her parents, Olaf and Ylva, who promised to take care of Nora after her birth. When Nora was finally born, Estrid did the bare minimum that she was required to in order to keep her alive, to the point that she didn't even bother naming her. Olaf and Ylva named her Eleanor, though they referred to her by the nickname Nora.

When Nora was about two years old, Estrid left her at her grandparents before departing for Windpath. A few months later, Estrid returned to Midill as she was attempting to duck loansharks that she was extremely indebted to. Upon learning that Estrid was her mother, Nora attempted to hug her but was coldly rebuffed.

### Fall of Midill

When Nora was five years old, Midill was attacked by a Grimm incursion. Nora's house was attacked by a Jotunn and Olaf stayed behind to distract it, making sure that Ylva, Estrid, and Nora could escape. Ylva, who was carrying Nora, was soon run down by an Imp. Before she died, Ylva threw Nora on top of a nearby rooftop so that she would be out of the Imp's reach. Ylva's dying breaths were to Estrid, imploring her to take care of her daughter. Despite her mother's last words, Estrid ran away and left Nora to die.

The Imp soon began climbing the rooftop and nearly managed to hurt Nora, but a heavily injured Olaf managed to kill it before retrieving her. Olaf carried Nora out of the ruins of Midill and took her to the rest of the survivors, though he soon died from his wounds. Nora cried over her grandfather's corpse for hours before she eventually passed out.

### Windpath

Soon after she awoke, the survivor caravan wound up in Windpath. The city's government would organize the survivors. Nora responded to the questions the workers asked her truthfully and informed them that Estrid was her mother. Estrid attempted to pretend that Nora was lying, though the workers saw through her attempt and forced her to take Nora in. Nora and Estrid lived in a slum in the city, though Estrid was neglectful towards Nora at best and abusive at worst.

After a few weeks, both Nora and Estrid were kidnapped. Their kidnappers were the Spiders, the mob that Estrid owed money to. Sick of Estrid's attempt to dodge them, the Spiders had enough and stated they were going to kill Estrid. Estrid begged for her life and told the gangsters that they could take Nora if they let her live, though they didn't listen to her. Realizing that she was going to die, Estrid began yelling at Nora and blamed her for ruining her life before she had her throat slit.

The Spiders then decided to sell Nora into slavery, with the buyers being farmers in a village in the Huaxia region of Anima. Before the caravan reached its destination, it was attacked by a horde of Grimm. Nora managed to escape into the wilderness and eventually reached a small village named Kuroyuri.