Valaya

Ancestor Goddess of Home and Healing

Valaya is the wife of both Grungni and Grimnir. She is the goddes of the hearth, healing and brewing, the founder of many Dwarfholds (including Karaz-a-Karak and Karak Eight Peaks) and the protector of the Dwarf race. Valaya is credited with the establishing the Dwarf culture and inventing the runic script. When Grungni prophesied the comming of Chaos, Valaya devised a special rune to protect the Dwarfs and thier underground shelters from the hostile magic inherent in the warp matter.

Valaya is depicted as the archetypal Dwarf women with long braided hair reaching down to her feet. She is normally shown wearing chain mail over a purple gown, and carrying a rune-axe named Kradskonti ("Peasegiver").

Source

 * Warhammer: Dwarfs Stone and Steel (2002) page 71