Valkyrie

Maidens of war, the agents of the gods. Valkyrie have long since captivated the hearts and minds of the North. They are an angelic species, one which thrives on war and bloodshed. They often haunt battlefields, consuming the souls of the recently slain, the wounded, and the dying.

Long ago, the Valkyrie found a way to manipulate the minds of men. The rumor was spread that these maidens were taking the souls of the warriors to a glorious afterlife. This myth has long since stopped being believed, but while it was popular, it ensured that men would not resist the Valkyrie who came to feast on their souls. They actually gave up their souls willingly to the winged women.

Valkyrie are all female. They reproduce by mating with the males of other species, Humans, Nephilim, Cambions, Angels, and Demons, to be exact. In all cases, the Valkyrie has dominant genes. This almost always ensures that the child is a Valkyrie. In the rare event that it is not, the Valkyrie will often slay the child, or just abandon it.

The powers of this species are rather interesting. First of all, they have wings, which they can cause to appear and disappear at will. These wings seem to forms from dust. They can also tear the souls from the bodies of weaker individuals. In this way, they can bypass the physical body of a target, and affect their soul directly. Against much weaker enemies, they can do this just by being in close proximity. Against most others, however, they must achieve physical contact. Valkyrie are masters of fear, with stronger individuals having the ability to strike fear into the hearts of the enemy. When doing this, it is said that their face appears as nothing but a dark skull. They can also cause confusion, disorientating entire groups of weaker enemies, or causing an enemy of equal power to lose their train of thought for a moment, which may be the difference between life and death in a battle.

In the modern day, Valkyrie are quite often discriminated against, as many species that feed on souls are. As such, they are often in hiding, until the time is right. They can pass as Humans, but have an angelic signature, meaning that any that can sense such things can detect a Valkyrie with relative ease. A disturbing bit of news, is that it has been found that some more clever Valkyrie will disguise themselves as nuns, and thus gain access to the dead and dying, with little or no suspicion. Hospitals have problems with this, as it is rather problematic to accuse a nun of being a Valkyrie, with no evidence, as if the Hospital is wrong, it can have dire consequences.

Lifespan - 130 to 150 years

A species with a rather long lifespan, Valkyrie can live through multiple Human generations.

Size - 5 to 6 feet

Valkyrie tend to stay within the middle ground of Human heights, being at least 5 feet tall, but at most 6 feet.

Diet - Souls

Valkyrie consume souls, as if they were a demonic species. They often feed as scavengers, consuming the souls of the dead and dying.

Strengths

Valkyrie can fly when they manifest their wings, cause confusion and fear among the enemy, and bypass even the heaviest armor with their ability to attack souls directly.

Weaknesses

Valkyrie are a highly disliked species in general, and compared to other non-human species, are not especially strong, nor fast.

Reproduction - 15%

Valkyrie have a rather low fertility rate, but the fact that their genes are dominant can often outweigh this obstacle. For the Valkyrie at least.

Death

Valkyrie are said to go to Valhalla when they die, the same afterlife they supposedly took fallen warriors to. This is most likely just propaganda created by the Valkyrie. However, it could also be true.

Ranks

Rank E - Wench - Born without powers, and a disgrace among their kind. These individuals do not possess any of the abilities of a Valkyrie.

Rank C - Sentry - Weaker individuals, they are often in the service of more powerful Valkyrie. They are charged with keeping watch while the others feed, and then get the scraps. They only have enough power to manifest their wings.

Rank B - Battle Maiden - Mid rank individuals, they can cause minor confusion among groups of weak individuals, and can tear the soul from the weakest victims with relative ease.

Rank A - War Mistress - Powerful Valkyrie, they can quite cause fear among even rank C enemies, as well as tear the souls from such enemies with ease so long as they have physical contact.

Rank S - Freyja - The most powerful of Valkyrie, these individuals can cause confusion in any enemy, and fear in most. They can rip the souls out of even Rank B individuals with relative ease, so long as they have physical contact.