I have been thinking about it.
Valdis doesn't really make a fit for a scholar, but neither for a pure combat focused warrior.

So I thought about a witch/warrior hybrid. It would fit her personality, aswell as her appearance and background.

Skills:
One handed (An axe, most likely.)
Destruction (Mainly frost magic)
Conjuration (Witches always tend to have some mystical creature as companion.)
Heavy Armor (Nordic carved armor, the black fur and the details makes a good fit for a Norse witch.)
Enchanting (Witches like fancy weapons with a cool glow, right?)
Smithing (It fits the idea of creating enchanted weapons and armor.)

Now I have no doubt that this build works out well, but I do wonder how much points I should invest in magicka and health, I think I will put points in stamina aswell. But I'm not sure how I will balance it.

This lady wants to go to Sonvgarde, so I won't go for lycanthrophy or vampirism.

So yeah, any other ideas?
I considered alchemy and illusion, but I think I would not put much use to it.