REAL NAME: Valthana Shadowmoon
KNOWN ALIASES: None
IDENTITY: Secret; the general populace is unaware of her existence
OCCUPATION: Sorceress, agent of chaos, seductress
PLACE OF BIRTH: Tir na nÓg, in the dimension of Otherworld
CITIZENSHIP: Inapplicable
MARITAL STATUS: Single
KNOWN RELATIVES: None
KNOWN ALLIES: Lord Darklore, Kurzol the Troll
MAJOR ADVERSARIES: Taranis the Thunderlord, Tuatha dé Danann
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Dark Elves
USUAL BASE OF OPERATIONS: Mobile
EXTENT OF EDUCATION: Unrevealed
FIRST APPEARANCE: Taranis the Thunderlord #0 (Angry Bear Press, February 2019)
HEIGHT: 5’10”
WEIGHT: 140 lbs
EYES: White
HAIR: White
OTHER DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Like all Dark Elves, Valthana possesses pale blue skin, pointed ears, white hair, and an inhuman, unearthly aura.
HISTORY
The Dark Elf sorceress Valthana Shadowmoon first made herself known when she struck a bargain with the creatures known as the Blizzard Beasts to eliminate their hated enemy, the Viking warrior Thorvald. Seeing an opportunity to further her own agenda, she used the situation to pit Thorvald against the Celtic Thunder God Taranis, one of the most powerful members of the Tuatha dé Danann, her sworn enemies (see Blizzard Beasts, Thorvald the Viking, Taranis the Thunderlord, Celtic Gods).
While the Blizzard Beasts distracted Thorvald, Valthana used her magic to transport him to Tir na nÓg, the home of the Celtic gods. Once there, as she had hoped, Taranis appeared to defend the land from this invader, and the two began an epic battle that shook the island to its foundations. However, before a victor could emerge, for reasons known only to herself, she returned Thorvald unceremoniously to the location from which she had originally abducted him. Taranis, incensed at the insult of being robbed of a clean victory, raged. Valthana then returned to her base of operations, where she gloated that this was but the first of many such insults against the gods.
Centuries later, Valthana used her sorcerous powers, as well as her own seductive charms, to enthrall a monastery of Christian monks. She manipulated them into drawing the attention of Taranis, who had once more journeyed to the mortal realm to seek adventure. The monks lured Taranis into their monastery, where they performed a ceremony designed by Valthana to entrap the Thunderer. At the pinnacle of the ceremony, Valthana herself emerged, bolstered the monks’ own feeble abilities, and caused Taranis to be drawn, body and soul, into a small statue bearing his likeness, entrapping him. Her victory over him now complete, Valthana proceeded to slaughter the monks.
Valthana’s activities over the following centuries remain largely unknown and unexplored. At one point in the recent past, she did clash with the enigmatic being known as Vigil. With Taranis now freed from his imprisonment, however, it is a certainty that she will soon make herself known again.
POWERS & ABILITIES
A powerful sorceress, Valthana possesses the ability to manipulate and wield magical energy through spells and enchantments for a wide variety of effects, including teleporting herself and others across vast, even interdimensional, distances; projecting bolts of pure mystical force; generating protective shields; enslaving a subject’s mind and will to her own; casting illusions; elemental conversion; and temporarily paralyzing a victim.