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Shield Maiden

Freya

The Sisterhood of the Veil

Profile

Affiliation

Unknown – possibly divine

No one knows where Freya came from. The earliest records place her in Eldham three years before the invasion — working as a farrier, asking no questions, seeking no attention. The runes tattooed along her arms predate any known runic tradition by at least two centuries.

She fights with a shield and short sword combination that no living master recognizes. When Barow’s hammer activated, she was the first to step forward — as if she had been waiting. Jormund the Elder believes she has been waiting. For a very long time.

Abilities

Rune Shield

Her shield absorbs magical attacks and can redirect them. The mechanism is unknown.

Veil Walk

Can move unseen for short distances. Not teleportation — something older.

God-Sight

Sometimes sees things before they happen. She never speaks about it.

“Every story has a guardian who was there before the hero knew he needed one.”