The Rise of the Valkyrie
Seventy years ago, the young historian Thormun, one of the winged Kyrie that populate Valhalla, rediscovered an ancient power: the lost Wellsprings. Drinking of their water transforms the Kyrie into immensely powerful Valkyrie, gifted with visions of warriors across the universe and the ability to summon them to Valhalla. However, without drinking frequently from the waters, the powers and the visions fade.
Although Thormun desperately tried to hide his discovery, it was too late. War erupted across Valhalla as Kyrie leaders vied for control of the Wellsprings, and each used their power to summon armies to fight on their behalf. And so the period of war called the Rise of the Valkyrie began.
The Rise of the Valkyrie
Seventy years ago, the young historian Thormun, one of the winged Kyrie that populate Valhalla, rediscovered an ancient power: the lost Wellsprings. Drinking of their water transforms the Kyrie into immensely powerful Valkyrie, gifted with visions of warriors across the universe and the ability to summon them to Valhalla. However, without drinking frequently from the waters, the powers and the visions fade.
Although Thormun desperately tried to hide his discovery, it was too late. War erupted across Valhalla as Kyrie leaders vied for control of the Wellsprings, and each used their power to summon armies to fight on their behalf. And so the period of war called the Rise of the Valkyrie began.
Warriors of Valhalla
These heroes and many more wage war on behalf of their Valkyrie.
Warriors of Valhalla
These heroes and many more wage war on behalf of their Valkyrie.
The Will of Kee-Mo-Shi
In the early days of the war, Sgt. Drake Alexander and Raelin faced many trials together while leading Jandar’s forces. In one such battle, Raelin was kidnapped by the army of the vicious Valkyrie Utgar. While trying to rescue her, Sgt. Drake and his closest followers discovered that she had been placed under the spell of Kee-Mo-Shi, an alien Marro mastermind with the ability to shackle the minds of her victims and bind them to her will.
Sgt. Drake was able to free Raelin from Kee-Mo-Shi’s grasp and slay the witch in the process, but Kee-Mo-Shi’s enchanted amulets ensured that she would return from death, and her plans for Raelin were not over.
The Will of Kee-Mo-Shi
In the early days of the war, Sgt. Drake Alexander and Raelin faced many trials together while leading Jandar’s forces. In one such battle, Raelin was kidnapped by the army of the vicious Valkyrie Utgar. While trying to rescue her, Sgt. Drake and his closest followers discovered that she had been placed under the spell of Kee-Mo-Shi, an alien Marro mastermind with the ability to shackle the minds of her victims and bind them to her will.
Sgt. Drake was able to free Raelin from Kee-Mo-Shi’s grasp and slay the witch in the process, but Kee-Mo-Shi’s enchanted amulets ensured that she would return from death, and her plans for Raelin were not over.
The Alliance
As the Valkyrie Utgar flooded Valhalla with swarms of Marro and Grut Orcs, the noble Valkyrie Jandar discovered his true plan: to use the Wellsprings to invade worlds beyond Valhalla. A Valkyrie who gained control of all fifteen Wellspring Chambers and the amulets they hold could open a gateway from Valhalla to anywhere in the universe. For Jandar, a way to send all those summoned to Valhalla home. For Utgar, a doorway to new worlds to conquer, starting with Earth.
Jandar beseeched the historian Thormun to represent him on a perilous mission: to visit the loyal Valkyrie Ullar, the brooding Valkyrie Vydar, and the regal Valkyrie Einar, and ask them to join an Alliance against Utgar. Although he lost friends along the way, Thormun completed his quest, and the Alliance was born.
The Alliance
As the Valkyrie Utgar flooded Valhalla with swarms of Marro and Grut Orcs, the noble Valkyrie Jandar discovered his true plan: to use the Wellsprings to invade worlds beyond Valhalla. A Valkyrie who gained control of all fifteen Wellspring Chambers and the amulets they hold could open a gateway from Valhalla to anywhere in the universe. For Jandar, a way to send all those summoned to Valhalla home. For Utgar, a doorway to new worlds to conquer, starting with Earth.
Jandar beseeched the historian Thormun to represent him on a perilous mission: to visit the loyal Valkyrie Ullar, the brooding Valkyrie Vydar, and the regal Valkyrie Einar, and ask them to join an Alliance against Utgar. Although he lost friends along the way, Thormun completed his quest, and the Alliance was born.
The Swarm of the Marro
The newly formed Alliance resolved to send representatives from each Valkyrie—the soldier Sgt. Drake Alexander and the noble Raelin the Kyrie Warrior, the runaway ninja Shiori, the elven archmage Sonlen, and the merciful Soulborg commander Major Q10—south to investigate the rising threat of the Marro, a techno-organic species from an alien world summoned by Utgar to overwhelm Valhalla.
The journey led them south to the deep jungles of Ticalla, where they dispatched a great Marro hive at Xualtiaca. Although the journey left them on the verge of death, they were rescued by the Kyrie of the Moon Tribe, who revealed that a sixth Valkyrie General, a young priestess named Aquilla, had come into power, and that she was eager to join the Alliance against Utgar and repel the Marro invaders from her home.
The Swarm of the Marro
The newly formed Alliance resolved to send representatives from each Valkyrie—the soldier Sgt. Drake Alexander and the noble Raelin the Kyrie Warrior, the runaway ninja Shiori, the elven archmage Sonlen, and the merciful Soulborg commander Major Q10—south to investigate the rising threat of the Marro, a techno-organic species from an alien world summoned by Utgar to overwhelm Valhalla.
The journey led them south to the deep jungles of Ticalla, where they dispatched a great Marro hive at Xualtiaca. Although the journey left them on the verge of death, they were rescued by the Kyrie of the Moon Tribe, who revealed that a sixth Valkyrie General, a young priestess named Aquilla, had come into power, and that she was eager to join the Alliance against Utgar and repel the Marro invaders from her home.
TEN LONG YEARS
In the years that follow, not all are happy to serve under the Valkyrie that summon them. A growing fleet of defectors became pirates and mercenaries, sailing Valhalla’s seas on ships as varied as their crews. And they are inspired indeed when a rising new Valkyrie named Revna proves that her fellow Valkyrie can be killed.
Thormun the historian tires of merely documenting an endless war and leaves Jandar’s side, aiming to forge his own blazing path towards the war’s end.
In a grave blow to Jandar’s forces, Raelin is seen once again wearing the amulet that binds her to Kee-Mo-Shi’s will. Sgt. Drake vows to see her restored, even as Raelin flies into battle alongside Loviatäk for Utgar’s cause.
TEN LONG YEARS
In the years that follow, not all are happy to serve under the Valkyrie that summon them. A growing fleet of defectors became pirates and mercenaries, sailing Valhalla’s seas on ships as varied as their crews. And they are inspired indeed when a rising new Valkyrie named Revna proves that her fellow Valkyrie can be killed.
Thormun the historian tires of merely documenting an endless war and leaves Jandar’s side, aiming to forge his own blazing path towards the war’s end.
In a grave blow to Jandar’s forces, Raelin is seen once again wearing the amulet that binds her to Kee-Mo-Shi’s will. Sgt. Drake vows to see her restored, even as Raelin flies into battle alongside Loviatäk for Utgar’s cause.
The Valkyrie Generals
These Kyrie have been transformed by the Wellsprings into Valhalla’s mighty leaders.
The Valkyrie Generals
These Kyrie have been transformed by the Wellsprings into Valhalla’s mighty leaders.
The Age of Annihilation
Ten years after the Rise of the Valkyrie, a peace summit is called to end the bitter war, deciding on the ultimate control of the Wellsprings and the fates of all who live on Valhalla. Resenting this, the pirates make their move, poisoning several Wellsprings with a magical toxin that inflicts madness and paranoia upon its victims.
Between the poisoned Valkyrie and the pirates orchestrating chaos within the ranks of the Valkyrie, the peace summit collapses, and Valhalla is plunged into a new era of destruction. Alliances have been shattered, and the prospect of returning home for the many thousands of offworlders summoned to Valhalla seems further away than ever.
Banished by his own poisoned Valkyrie Ullar, the archmage Sonlen picks up the pen and the duty of archiving all that happens on Valhalla, and sets out in search of a cure to the poison afflicting the Valkyrie. It may only be a matter of time before their condition worsens, and with each day lost, Valhalla descends deeper into a new Age of Annihilation.
The Age of Annihilation
Ten years after the Rise of the Valkyrie, a peace summit is called to end the bitter war, deciding on the ultimate control of the Wellsprings and the fates of all who live on Valhalla. Resenting this, the pirates make their move, poisoning several Wellsprings with a magical toxin that inflicts madness and paranoia upon its victims.
Between the poisoned Valkyrie and the pirates orchestrating chaos within the ranks of the Valkyrie, the peace summit collapses, and Valhalla is plunged into a new era of destruction. Alliances have been shattered, and the prospect of returning home for the many thousands of offworlders summoned to Valhalla seems further away than ever.
Banished by his own poisoned Valkyrie Ullar, the archmage Sonlen picks up the pen and the duty of archiving all that happens on Valhalla, and sets out in search of a cure to the poison afflicting the Valkyrie. It may only be a matter of time before their condition worsens, and with each day lost, Valhalla descends deeper into a new Age of Annihilation.
Worlds Beyond Valhalla
Warriors have been summoned to Valhalla from planets across the universe.
Worlds Beyond Valhalla
Warriors have been summoned to Valhalla from planets across the universe.
What’s Next?
Each month, new online Heroscape scenarios continue the story of Heroscape with new entries from Sonlen’s Letters and new battles for you to play depicting key moments in the ongoing story.
What’s Next?
Each month, new online Heroscape scenarios continue the story of Heroscape with new entries from Sonlen’s Letters and new battles for you to play depicting key moments in the ongoing story.