Pirate woman in white blouse and red pants on a ship deck with swords.
Bold pirate cosplay portrait on a wooden ship deck, featuring a confident woman in a white peasant blouse, red headband, and a wide black belt. She grips twin swords and stands before a tattered black Jolly Roger flag, with warm, cinematic lighting and rugged nautical textures that evoke seafaring adventure.

Pirate woman in white blouse and red pants on a ship deck with swords — AI art by @panos

@panos · 4/21/2026

Valeria of the Red Brotherhood Robert E. Howard "Red Nails" (Weird Tales magazine 1936) QT: Fictional novel characters, artist impressions (not actor/actress portrayal) #48out of 70 entries

Pirate woman in white blouse and red pants on a ship deck with swords.
Bold pirate cosplay portrait on a wooden ship deck, featuring a confident woman in a white peasant blouse, red headband, and a wide black belt. She grips twin swords and stands before a tattered black Jolly Roger flag, with warm, cinematic lighting and rugged nautical textures that evoke seafaring adventure.

Tags: pirate, pirate costume, cosplay, female pirate, ship deck, swords, daggers, bandana, nautical, sailing, fantasy, adventure, cosplay photography, Jolly Roger

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Comments

EternaSky

thing about seamanship is you narily see any fat people on board in the past. for good reason. ask a sailor. it's about drinking water. but who's not to like a well-bodied lady on a boat?

panos

Thanx! In Howard's stories she appears only in the story "Red Nails", a Conan story, that despite it being famous and despite repeated readings, it remains one of my least interesting Conan tales (NOT because of Valeria) Of course, in the comics she makes plenty of apprearences and she lent her name to Conan's thieving swordwoman partner in the first movie.

nametaker

One of my favorite Conan stories (and side-characters)! Easily in the TOP-3, any day. Thank you for making her!

CaylaCatz

Cool! I never heard of this pirate lady of RE Howard.

panos

Robert E. Howard had a very BIG imagination, it seems, my friend!! 😁

panos

also.... so does her natural ...uhhh. "Mae West Life Jacket" ...

panos

Thank you! the outfit comes straight from Howard's description

legion

Well, it's sure to float in a shipwreck.

DavidP

That's one way of desccribing her . . . assets

suga2309

Wow ! Massive, my dear friend ! 🤩👏✨