Kara Oskmey

"What? I'm not a stupid, full valkryja. No no, I'm better. I'm still in training. How could you think otherwise?" - Kara explaining that she's not yet a Valkyrie Kara is the daughter of Eir, a Valkyrie, and Arknjell, an Einherjar. She used to attend a school that trains Valkyries in Norway, but she had to transfer.

Personality
Kara's a spunky girl, with a knack for "Attack first, think later". Paired with her chip on the shoulder, she's a force to be reckoned with. Her violent nature is irregular for the average Valkyrie, and thus she's behind her age group on the matter of training. She's sensitive on this subject, along with the subject of wings (seeing as hers aren't full grown), and will veer away from it when possible.

In the eyes of teachers, she's determined and forceful, with the capacity too learn, just not the ability to pay attention. She'll tend to let her mind wander, or fiddle with things, when she gets bored, which is quite easy for her. She feels she's ready for the battle field, not a classroom. But she's pretty top-notch at designing battle plans.

When someone's on her badside, they stay there, with very little hope of leaving it. And seeing as she's got a reputation as a prankster, and spends most of her free time at school in deathtention, then that's not a fun thing for them.

Physical Description
Kara has a lithe build, with just the slightest hips and bust, and pale skin. She has wavy, blonde hair dyed with streaks of black and usually worn back in a braid. Her eyes range from green in the centre, evening out into blue, and then gray at the edges.

At her developmental stage, her wings are only about as long as the space between the top of her shoulder to just below her elbow, and are covered in black down feathers. When she gets older, they'll be just shy of fifteen feet in span and be almost her full height, fully capable of flying.

Classical Monster
Valkyries, or valkryja, "chooser of the slain", are the daughters of Odin and his wife, Frajja. They're usually depicted as young women riding winged horses, sometimes accompanied by ravens or swans. Sometimes they have wings as well. They choose whose going to die in a battle, leading half of them to Valhalla, where the warriors become Einherjar. The rest of the warriors from the field go to Niflheim. Normally, they're quite calm beings, and not fighters.

Her father is an Einherjar, or a spirit of a deceased warrior brought to Valhalla. They reside there, where they are served food and mead by Valkyries until the battle with Ragnarok.

Family
Kara is the only child to her parents, Eir Oskmey and Arknjell Hildr, and took her mother's name for most purposes.

Her relationship with her mother is a bit tense at best. Eir wants her daughter to grow up to be a good valkyrie, but Kara, most obviously, doesn't want to be the kind she's expected.

She's closest with her father, who fully supports her and her interest in fighting.

Friends
Her closest friend is Maulangell, or Maul, Blythburth, who is a Black Shuck and the second half of the Troublesome Twosome.

Her other closest friend is Dolan Gan Ceann, adopted son of the Dullahan. They often practice sword fighting and horse riding. (See Romance section)

Enemies
Due to her fiery demeanor, Kara finds herself at odds with quite a few monsters.

She often fights with Maibe Anapa.Their relationship is not so much "You're too different" as "Oi, I'm the only one who can be here." Their personalities are too close for them to stand eachother.

Pet
She has a winged horse named Sigrun, whom she sees more as a companion than a pet. And when she comes of age, she will either claim a raven or a swan as a second companion.

Romance
Kara is the type of girl who's just sort of mortiphied about the idea of romance. She'll deny any sort of feelings for anyone outside of friendship.

But one boy who has captured her interest is Dolan Gan Ceann. They both have things too talk about and do together, but they haven't yet considered the idea of a relationship.

School's Out
She has her hair pulled back in a long braid and tied with a black hair tie. Over a black tank top, she wears a white, off-shoulder tunic, and a sleeveless chainmail hoodie. She also wears a pair of wash-out jean shorts, arm guards and fingerless gloves, and armored boots with shinguards. Her makeup is in tones of gray, with silver lipstick.

Trivia

 * The two main inspiriations for her persona are (ironically) Valkyrie Cain and Tanith Lowe of Derek Landy's Skulduggery Pleasant series.
 * Her "themesong" when she is older is Joan by Heather Dale