Geirdriful

* Miranda Holbrooke (formerly)
 * Geirdriful Bracelet
* Callisto Wings
* Spirit Disk
* Magic Wand
* Valkyrie Blade(optional)
* Magic Broom(optional)

*"Geirdriful is the stalwart defender of Luna Nova and its allies as well as the role model for her fellow Valkyries through and through. As such, she will never falter in the face of adversities, including her own inner demons. She is also infamous for being a protector with many masks."*
― Description of Geirdriful Armor

**Geirdriful** is a Valkyrie Armor that specializes in stellar sword combat. Whoever wields the armor shall take the title of **Geirdriful the Sky Valkyrie** and **Guardian of Luna Nova**. The current bearer of this armor is Ursula Callistis aka. Chariot du Nord.

## Description & Characteristics

Geirdriful is a Valkyrie Armor with black, white, and red coloration and sister armor to four Elemental Valkyries (Kara, Geirskogul, Skogul, and Eir). Alongside the latter, it was said to be forged by Ingrid and her disciples out of original variant of Solais Metal which in turn, made by having iron smelted with scales of Great Lindworm and quenched in blessed water to harden it, explaining its greater capabilities than Valkyrie Armors after them despite being prototypes as well as possessing the peculiar ability to attain temporary upgrades. Bearers of this Armor are intended to be both the strongest among her sisters-in-arms and role model to look up to thus won't back down in face of adversities, yet at the same time notorious for putting up numerous façades in her disposal for variety of purposes. Shiny Chariot was in fact, the most recent instance conceived by its latest heir Ursula not just to inspire people with magic as a stage performer, but also as part of social experiment she and her fellow Valkyries conducted to prove that the decline of magic being partly attributed to the older, traditionalist magical families' refusal to improve their ways in face of changing times.

Geirdriful was passed down from master to apprentice over the course of generations and one of notable Valkyrie Armors that were charged, along with their users, to have permanent posts to protect their coven's places of interest where in this case, Luna Nova. This explained why its heirs were more than often either the academy's acting headmistress or its alumnae. Even so, they may chose to accompany their juniors in either missions outside Luna Nova or further training at Mimirsbrunn Camp so long they are able to ensure the safety of Luna Nova in capable hands.

### Skills & Abilities

As with other Valkyrie Armors, Geirdriful Armor was designed to endow the wearer with increased strength, speed, and magical capabilities. Made from Solais Metal, the Armor can withstand magical and physical attacks and its power can be used even in Ley Lines-free areas. The Armor is also empowered by the wearer's fuel spirit (energy generated by one's emotions and feelings), with its circuit-like green meridians glow upon being charged with the said energy. While its overall capabilities are relative to the wearer's own might, Geirdriful's combat parameters are nonetheless above average compared to typical Valkyrie Armors and like Eir, is a jack-of-all-stats.

For combat, since the Armor specializes in stellar sword combat, the wearer has greater advantage when using sword (ex. Valkyrie Blade in its enchanted sword configuration) as Geirdriful improves her performance with such weapon, especially in conjunction of Stellar Magic spells.

As Ingrid's masterpiece, Geirdriful Armor is not just the first, but also most powerful of its kind that ever forged thus the reason she intended heirs of this Armor to be the role model to her fellow Valkyries — only a handful of Valkyrie Armors after it that close to match it in strength. Nowadays Valkyrie Armors in question being Elemental Valkyries, Herfjötur, and most recently, Nevar. Possessing affinity with stars and celestial bodies, this Armor not only enhances the wearer's Stellar Magic skills, but also possesses the special ability to generate up to three miniature stars around her. Appearing as spherical green orbs, they can individually fires energy bullets and linked to one another into constellations which generate stronger defenses and attacks.

As with other Valkyrie Armors, Geirdriful can unlock a boost in mobility that is unleashed by sprouting a pair of mechanical wings called **Callisto Wings** which also provide powered flight without need of magic broom. While flexible, the wings are sturdy enough to be used as a near-impregnable shield and when swung fast enough, can cut through flesh of a Jötunn even without being infused with spells thanks to its sharp feathers. An ability Geirdriful shared with Elemental Valkyrie Armors is temporarily assuming more powerful alternate forms upon exposed and/or influenced by powerful magic and feelings from the wearer and/or allies. Though said forms only lasted until energies that fuel them being spent, the wearer can regain said upgrades with their respective power. Overall, the Armor lives up to its title as the Sky Valkyrie and Guardian of Luna Nova.

### Weapons & Equipment

In addition of the user's own equipment such as Valkyrie Blade and Magic Wand, Geirdriful possesses following equipment:

* **Geirdriful Bracelet**: The vital part of Geirdriful Armor which acts as both its dormant form and summoning trinket. It takes the appearance of metallic white bracelet with thicker edge and a red-and-grey round symbol with a golden four-pointed star in the middle. This part magically linked with the rest of the Armor that normally stored in pocket dimension when not used.
* **Callisto Wings**: A pair of bird-like mechanical wings which drastically increases the wearer's mobility and provide powered flight without need of magic broom. When not in use, they fuse into a cape instead of dismissed outright and near-impregnable in either modes. It can also be infused with Geirdriful's own Stellar Magic magic to bolster its performance.
* **Spirit Disk**: A chakram-like artifact entrusted to Ursula by Embla. It allows her to summon copies of magical creatures called Simulacrums stored within for either as combat assistance or transmogrify Geirdriful's appearance and abilities. The following Simulacrums in her disposal are:
	+ **Alcor**: Copied from the real Alcor, this simulacrum shares the latter's acceleration and ability to assume giant form at will.
	+ **Arcas**: Copied from the real Arcas, this simulacrum shares the latter's great strength.
	+ **Nøkken**: A simulacrum copied from a hostile Scandinavian swamp faery of the same name which Ursula defeated during her early days as a Valkyrie. It shares the original's shapeshifting combat and supernatural swimming.
	+ **Manot**: TBA

## Notes & Trivia

* In legends, Geirdriful (name meaning "Spear-flinger") is the name of a valkyrie listed in the *Nafnaþulur*, but not much is known about her beside that fact.
* BSoulstone based Geirdriful's design on Ursula's Shiny Chariot costume and explained her decision not to harness its true power for a time being as he quoted below:

*"From the beginning, I envisioned an idea where Ursula's Shiny Chariot costume being associated with Geirdriful Armor aka. Sky Valkyrie Armor along with the fact that she happened to be said Valkyrie Armor's latest heir as shown through similarities between their cape and witch hat. I originally considered that Valkyrie Corps. still allowed Ursula to don her Armor in its true form despite her unintentional role in Croix's Fuel Spirit Plan during her show in Japan and scarring the moon but, that unfortunately means the coven being too soft in dealing her share of troubles. Even after Valkyrie Corps. pardoned her in the light of her ensuring the true mastermind (Croix)'s arrest and importantly, guiding Akko in unsealing Grand Triskellion, Ursula remained uncertain of her worth as Geirdriful's heir as expected and decided to rely on its alternate forms via. Spirit Ring until she truly ready to harness her Armor's true power once more. As with other Valkyrie Armors, it has meridian emerald glow not unlike those in both*Garo: Vanishing Line*and*TRON*franchise."*
― BSoulstone about Geirdriful's design.