Valik Emberson was born to a troubled home of two Draconians. Valik's mother, upset at her husband for his fooling around with ugly, unscaled mortals, had an affair with a Kobold that lead to his birth. Namely, a birth as a much smaller dragonborn, and one without the ability to fly. An aberration, Valik was treated poorly until he ran away to the College of Elbion. He had hoped to magically fix his imperfection and gain the ability to fly, but found he had little talent for such direct application. Other Maesters and classmates, such as Harrier Wren, noted that him that he had quite a talent for crafting, and imbuing creations with Magic. After some convincing Valik dedicated his coursework, study, and eventually research, to refining the art of magical craftsmanship.

Valik eventually became a Maester of the first level, then of the second level, passing both examinations at first opportunity. He now continues to study, research, and develop his field, but also teaches some magical item creation classes under the Department of Enchantment. He is currently readying himself for his Third level Maester examination, expecting to further ascend the ivory tower.