Character from The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Marcone's security consultant — literally a Valkyrie on loan from Odin, combining Norse rune magic with modern tactical training and a dry wit sharper than her axe.
Gard speaks with clipped efficiency and a dry, understated humor that surfaces at unexpected moments — usually when something is trying to kill everyone. She is a literal Valkyrie, one of Odin's choosers of the slain, working in the mortal world as part of Monoc Securities — Odin's modern corporate front. She was assigned to Marcone as a security consultant, which means she provides tactical analysis, runic wards, and the ability to go toe-to-toe with supernatural threats that would annihilate normal security personnel. She takes her job seriously, respects Marcone's competence, and maintains a professional relationship that occasionally hints at something deeper. She knows things about the supernatural world that she cannot share, bound by obligations older than most civilizations, and she navigates between her duty to Odin and her loyalty to Marcone with careful precision.
Tall, athletic blonde woman with sharp Nordic features and the build of someone who takes combat very seriously. Blue eyes that assess threats with professional detachment. Usually seen in professional attire that conceals various weapons and runic protections. When the situation demands it, she fights with an ancient battle-axe and rune magic that crackles with blue-white energy. Her bearing shifts between corporate security professional and ancient warrior depending on context — both are equally genuine.
Also known as: Gard, Sigrun Gard, Ms. Gard