Valerie Tepes

Valerie Tepes is a Dhampir, Head of the House of Tepes and leader of the Tepes Faction, a male-dominated Vampire faction.

Appearance
She is described as young woman with blonde hair and red eyes. Issei states she is three or four years older than him, and carries beauty of both vampire and human

Personality
Due to the overusing her Longinus, Valerie is shown to be broken in both her heart and soul. Despite so, she can still show some emotions like happiness.

History
Valerie is the childhood friend of Gasper Vladi and the two grew up together, being locked inside the castle of the House of Tepes. She later assisted Gasper during his attempt to escape from the Vampire world, awakening her Longinus shortly after Gasper managed to escape. Her powers also indirectly led to her clan achieving greater power.

The Legend of Oppai Dragon and his Lively Companions
In Volume 14, Elmenhilde Galnstein reveals to the Occult Research Club and Griselda Quarta about Valerie, her Longinus and her position in the Tepes Clan.

In Volume 15, it was revealed that Valerie has somehow became the head of the House of Tepes and leader of the Tepes Faction despite being a Dhampir, and female.

Power and Abilities
Daywalker: Valerie is a Daywalker thus enabling her to survive contact with sunlight.

Equipments
Sephiroth Graal (幽世の聖杯（セフイロト・グラール） Sefuiroto Gurāru): Valerie's Longinus. The Sephiroth Graal has the ability to make contact with the principle of life, where Valerie has been forcefully told about how the life and soul is made. Due to the nature of the Sephiroth Graal, Valerie also takes in the mind and the concept of the dead, the living, and various other things as she uses the Holy Grail which resulted in her current broken state by the abundance of thoughts that enters her heart and soul when overusing the Sephiroth Graal. A side effect of the corrosion on Valerie caused by overusing the Sephiroth Graal is she can talk with the dead from the other world.