Atrasia

Atrasia is an Einherjar from Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria. She is an Archer and can be found in the Dragonscrypt.

A member of the Tehm, a small tribe from the north of the continent which excelled in the ability to handle horses. They rode as fast as the wind and flew over mountains like birds. Tehm tribal custom called for a Protector, one who was sacrificed for the blessings of the gods. However, Atrasia, the Protector of the time, broke the laws of purity by bearing a child. Without a Protector, the tribe was attacked by a group of undead and wiped out. Atrasia managed to escape to a nearby town with her child, but died of exhaustion and physical injuries.

If Alicia releases Atrasia and returns to talk to her, she explains that the destruction of her tribe was not actually the work of the undead. The Tehm were protected by the gods in exchange for becoming Einherjar when they died. However, Atrasia was thoroughly opposed to the idea of gods using humans for their own ends and offered to enter Niflheim in exchange for the safety of her child, probably as a sign of protest. This angered the gods. They destroyed the entire tribe, but somehow allowed Atrasia's child to live, for which she is thankful. Nevertheless, she deems the gods more cruel than the undead, comparing their need to use humans for their own ends to a monster's need for violence and saying that they slaughter everyone who opposes them indiscriminately, while the undead only target individual souls. She thinks that relying on the gods is a sign of weakness and says that they will only coexist with humans for as long as it has benefits for them. To her, the attack on Dipan is a warning: the gods demonstrating their power to those who disobey them.