Tamsin

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Tamsin
Lost Girl character
The Dark Fae Valkyrie Tamsin
First appearance	SubterrFaenean
Last appearance	Those Who Wander ???
Portrayed by	Rachel Skarsten
Information
Species	Valkyrie
Gender	Female
Spouse(s)	None
Children	None
Relatives	Unrevealed
Appeared In	11 Episodes ???
Aligned	Dark Fae
Fate	Current in Series

For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).

Lost Girl is a Canadian developed and produced television series which premiered in the 2010 season on the television channel Showcase.

For further on Bo, the succubus of the series, see her article in the SuccuWiki here. For the series itself, see that article here. For a general discussion of Succubi and their mythos in the series, see that article here.

Tamsin was a Dark Fae Valkyrie who appeared in the Third Season of Lost Girl. The role was played by the actress Rachel Skarsten. She first appeared in the Third Season episode SubterrFaenean where she was introduced as Dyson's new partner after Hale became The Ash at the beginning of that season as part of what was called an experiment between the Dark Fae and the Light Fae.

Her final appearance will likely be in the third season finale Those Who Wander, but this has not been confirmed.

Powers and Abilities

Tamsin is a Valkyrie who's powers have not been clearly defined in the series as a whole. She has the power to intimidate others into doubting themselves to the point of incapacitation. When she uses this power, her facial features change and her face transforms into a skull-like appearance. As well, soon after this happens, she loses some of her hair. She has also shown the ability to wake others from a coma, but at the cost of their mental facilities being destroyed or with her eventually killing them.

While the actual abilities and purpose of Valkyries have not been identified in the series, Tamsin seemed to have a connection with a tarot card that depicted "The Wanderer." In Norse mythology, Odin was known as "The Wanderer", which may explain Tamsin's connection, as Valkyries chose the souls of the dead and brought half of them to Odin's hall.

Appearances in the Lost Girl Series

• SubterrFaenean
• ConFaegion
• Fae-de To Black
• Faes Wide Shut
• The Kenzi Scale
• Fae-ge Against The Machine
• The Ceremony
• Delinquents
• Adventures In Fae-bysitting ???
• Hail, Hale ???
• Those Who Wander ???

Information revealed in the series

• Tamsin is Dark Fae and has been partnered with Dyson as an "experiment" to help with peace between the Light and Dark Fae.
• At some point in the past, Tamsin was a bounty hunter and seems still be to be if in secret from those around her.
• Initially, Tamsin was interested in proving that Bo was a murderer for The Morrigan. When Tamsin first met Bo, she was cold and rude. She openly expressed hatred and a desire to see Bo imprisoned, as she believed Bo was secretly killing Dark Fae by feeding.
• In ConFaegion, the two were friendly when they reverted to childlike states.
• In Fae-ge Against The Machine, Tamsin helped Bo during her invitation to The Dawning.
• According to Tamsin, she is a Valkyrie. However, no explanation of what that means in the Lost Girl universe is given save that she says to Bo that she has to kill people that she likes. In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who decide which soldiers die in battle and which live. You can find out more about this myth here.
• Tamsin's powers as a Valkyrie seem to revolve around placing doubt in the minds of others. What else she can do is not clear other than seemingly be able to each inside the minds of others and alter them somehow.
• Valkyrie only reveal their true forms to their opponents.
• They use their powers of intimidation to plant doubt in others which overcomes them.
• Bo was confirmed by the Fae she attacked as his attacker, but Tamsin decided to keep that secret from The Morrigan.
• Tamsin seems to have made an enemy of The Morrigan by defying her.
• Tamsin hates crying.
• Tamsin seems to be devastated that Bo could be The Wanderer, or connected to them.
• She had a friend named Acacia, who was a mentor. Acacia was killed apparently when Tamsin refused to complete the mission she had been secretly working on as a bounty hunter.

External Links

• Tamsin's page at the Lost Girl Wikia
• Rachel Skarsten at the IMDb
• Rachel Skarsten at Wikipedia