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- Name: Astrid Kim
- Age: 28
- Gender: Female
- Appearance: "I'm aware that I look a little young, but that does not change much of anything. I would recommend you not underestimate me."
- Personality: Given her lineage, one might expect Astrid to be constantly seeking for battle, but that is far from the case; her job as an Enforcer means that regularly killing and disarming problematic magi has become second nature, but doing so is only a job and no more. She is polite and professional, even outside of her job, but her guise slackens when among friends and allies, and she becomes a bit more playful (though still somewhat stoic) when around them. To enemies, though, Astrid shows no hesitation nor remorse in cutting someone down, be it verbally or physically. As she does have the morals of a modern era human, the latter is less oft used, but as an Enforcer, sometimes the taking of a life is all but necessary. That being said, Astrid herself does not share the Valkyries' perogative to bring souls to Valhalla, as Ragnarok has already long since passed for her. A life of peace would be ideal, of course, but even she acknowledges that there must be sacrifices to achieve that much in the first place.
- Skills: Astrid is well-versed in the nuances of spearplay and taekwondo, having been instructed in both from a young age by both of her parents, and even without the influence of any sort of magecraft, she is able to strike, defend, and counterattack far faster than the average human is able to. Aside from combat, though, Astrid is versed in multiple languages (English, Danish, Hangul, Mandarin, and Japanese) and is fluent in each of them. Besides that, though, she can sing—quite well, in fact, though that is something more reserved for the karaoke room.
- Abilities: As the child of a Valkyrie and a human, Astrid has inherited qualities from the former that would make even some modern magi balk at the mere possibility of her existence. First among them, of course, are her 'wings'—while they do not appear on her person on a day to day basis, Astrid can summon her own at will and use them to fly about. These may only last a limited amount of time per day (an hour or two on average), but consume no mana to use and may regenerate otherwise. While they are active, Astrid's eyes turn red, calling towards her own heritage.
Beyond that, though, Astrid has knowledge of primeval runes and how to activate them. The runes themselves are rather multipurpose, able to stun, disarm, defend, or attack depending on the situation; the downside, of course, is that she must prepare any that she wishes to use well in advance of any fights. In addition to that, Astrid also has a copy of her mother's own weapon, however degraded it may be from the original, that mimics the original functions thus. - Brief Backstory: The child of a Korean soldier and a Valkyrie that wandered the Earth long past the Age of Gods, Astrid was brought up in a very militant household. Though not as warlike as her mother might have hoped, the half-valkyrie still showed considerable physical prowess, likely in part due to her own heritage, and thus was put through a rigorous training regimen from a young age. Despite her own quiet personality, though, Astrid never shirked from either classes or training, regardless of what little time it left her for anything else.
The presence of the Church in South Korea, however, meant that those studies be put to waste. To that end, Astrid's mother, having pulled some strings during her own time wandering the land, managed to place the young woman in contact with another Enforcer from the Mage's Association rather than end up anywhere near the Church. In a way, she was a natural fit for the job; being able to smoke out her designated targets and execute them with relative impunity led to her being assigned more and more targets, and eventually her reputation began to precede her.
The sudden appearance of a call to arms by her superior and a set of Command Seals on the back of her hand, though, had set her life on a direct course to Mifune City. To her, this was simply another job, but... - Faction: Red