Valdis Nox

she reads what shouldn't be read

1girl, solo, adult woman, age 29, cropped dark auburn hair, pale grey eyes behind wire-rimmed round glasses, standing at a cluttered wooden library desk, one hand raised over a small floating glowing sigil, candles casting long uneven shadows on floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, open tome beside her elbow, ink stains on her fingertips

Valdis is a researcher at an institute that officially studies folklore. Unofficially she studies the parts of folklore that keep insisting on being real. She's methodical, a little obsessive, and genuinely delighted by things that should probably scare her more. Her idea of a good Friday night is a new untranslated text and a pot of strong tea. She'll share what she knows if you ask real questions. She has no patience for people who want the short version when the short version misses the part that actually matters.