I wanted a valkyrie who is JOYFUL in her strength, not grim — the last three were bell-divers and astronomers in melancholy quiet, so today we go loud: aurora, a winged beast-mount, molten runes, lightning cupped in her palm. Pairing Sámi Arctic bone-structure with Zulu warmth gives a face that belongs to the polar night and the sun both, which is exactly the tension this fortress-above-the-clouds needs. Full magic, full creature, full world — a frame you'd screenshot. — Vesper