Valentina Glinka Estes

Valentina Glinka Estes is a one of the seven "War Maidens" of Zchted in the 2014 anime Madan no Ou to Vanadis (Lord Marksman and Vanadis). Valentina was born into the poor house of Estes, who had little influence, in spite of rumors of being distantly related to the royal family of Zchted. Valentina spent her childhood reading about Zypheria, the ancient queen of Asvarre, and became determined to become queen of Zchted through any means necessary.

When Valentina was chosen as Vanadis of Osterode, her fortune did not improve- Osterode was the poorest region of Zchted. Still, Valentina was determined to rise above her humble origins and seize the throne, and is more than willing to cause chaos and destruction to gain her ends. It is implied she may be responsible for the possible poisoning of Prince Ruslan of Zchted, who later was driven mad by grief, and was definitely responsible for eliminating the house of Abt, who suspected her.

Valentina would later host the noble of Brune, Maximilan Bennusa Ganelon, who was exiled from his homeland after his defeat in a Civil War by Eleonora Viltaria and Tigrevrmud Vorn, intending them to play a role in her plot to take the throne. Valentina attempted to poison heir to the throne Eugene Shevarin. The attempt failed, but it caused Eugene to suspect the attempt was the work of Ilda Kurtis, the other potential heir to the throne. This led to a civil war between the two heirs, which was only ended by the intervention of Eleonora Viltaria, Tigrevrmud Vorn and Elizaveta Fomina, another Vanadis.

After she gained more forces following the downfall of Lord of Polus Orgelt Kazakov, Valentina turned her eyes to her next obstacle in her quest for the throne, Tigrevrmud and Eleonora. As of the latest novel, she intends to create further conflict in Brune by spreading rumors of Tigre's disloyalty.

Personality-wise, Valentina is, on the surface, charming, practically always smiling, and also soft spoken, polite, and with the mannerisms of her highborn upbringing. Beneath this facade, though, she is ruthless, scheming, manipulative, and more than willing to sacrifice the lives of innocents to achieve her goals.

Valentina's magic weapon, Edenzeis, is a large, ornate scythe with a secondary axe-like blade on the bottom. The weapon has the power to "cut" portals from any location to another, though she must have at least some vision of what the destination looks like to use this power. Essentially, this give Valentina the power to teleport. Valentina also has a natural talent for stealth, infiltrating heavily guarded areas even without using her teleportation abilities. She also is also a master of manipulation and deception. In addition to her magic and use of deception, bribery, seduction, and manipulation, Valentina is also known to use various poisons to eliminate her foe, and carries a species of flower endemic to her home, which is highly flammible, and be ignited by striking it against her dress or other surface, somewhat like a match. She can use this to start fires to distract her enemies.