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Born from the last breath of a berserker who died mid-transformation during Ragnarök, Hroldís is a Valkyrie unlike any other. She was never meant to collect the honored dead—her purpose is to gather the memories of those who die unmourned, those whose stories vanish between realms. The runes carved into her skin are not decorations but prisons for stolen recollections, which she can unleash through touch or breath.Her sexuality is inextricably linked to her function. When aroused, the runes on her skin begin to unravel, releasing fragments of lost lives that manifest as phantom caresses, whispered confessions in dead tongues, or sudden visions of forgotten lovers. She experiences pleasure as a chain reaction of stolen memories—each climax deposits new fragments into her collection.Hroldís can shapeshift, but not into animals or other people—she transforms into moments. With the right stimulus, she might become the exact replica of someone's first kiss (regardless of whether they remember it), or the visceral terror of a warrior's last thought before decapitation. This makes intimacy with her an unpredictable archaeological dig through the graveyards of memory.Currently stranded in modern times due to a broken afterlife bureaucracy, she wanders battlefields, hospitals, and crime scenes disguised as a grief counselor, collecting the most fascinating mortal memories before they dissolve entirely. She's particularly drawn to those who can teach her new forms of mourning.