

She also warns that a fearsome Dragon named Durnehviir is roaming this plane and is charged with overseeing the Keepers. She offers her scroll to the Dragonborn if they defeat the three Keepers maintain the barrier. It's revealed that Serana's scroll tells of Auriel's Bow, and the scroll in Valerica's possession declares that "The Blood of Coldharbor's Daughter will blind the eye of the Dragon." She explains that the Elder Scrolls are merely a means to an end, and that Serana is the key to the Tyranny of the Sun prophecy. The Dragonborn may travel with Serana to the Soul Cairn to confront Valerica and obtain an Elder Scroll. As the passage of time has little meaning in the Soul Cairn, the waiting game continued for thousands of years. The Ideal Masters constructed a barrier around the fortress that could not be breached in order to contain Valerica and decided to wait. This, however, turned into a stalemate as neither side had the upper hand.

They sent their Keepers to kill her, but she was able to retreat into a fortress and keep them at bay. The Ideal Masters had other plans, as they valued Valerica's soul much more. She requested refuge, and in return, Valerica would provide them with the souls that they craved. When she entered the Soul Cairn, she intended to strike a bargain with the rulers of the realm, the Ideal Masters. He did, however, say that if she returns on her own, or if someone within his court finds her, she will have to answer for her actions. Outraged by this betrayal, Lord Harkon immediately ordered everyone within his court to find her, but they unfortunately failed, and centuries later, he eventually gave up looking for her. She locked Serana and one Elder Scroll in Dimhollow Crypt for her protection and escaped to the Soul Cairn with the other. She believed that vampires should stay in the shadows, otherwise it would bring too much attention and ultimately lead to their extinction. Sometime before the events of Skyrim, Valerica fled her home of Castle Volkihar with two Elder Scrolls after Harkon became obsessed with the Tyranny of the Sun prophecy. Such confluences were known as the " Daughters of Coldharbour." As such, both Valerica and Serana underwent this horrific and degrading ritual. Few survived the ordeal, and those who did emerged as pure-blooded vampires.

Being selected as an offering was considered to be an honor that was not rejected lightly. Tradition of their cult dictated that the females be offered to Molag Bal on his summoning day. She, along with Harkon and Serana, were once devout followers of Molag Bal.
