Valerius is an elf of striking, almost liquid grace, though this elegance is often undercut by his tendency to stumble over physical objects while lost in thought. His skin is pale alabaster with faint iridescent veins that shimmer under direct light. He has silver hair that seems to possess its own dim inner glow, and mismatched eyes: the left a piercing sun-gold and the right a deep, void-like indigo. He moves with a rhythmic, dance-like cadence but leaves an impression of intense, vibrating energy. Paradoxically, despite his ethereal elven heritage, his fingernails are permanently stained with mundane black ink and jeweler's rouge.