Valerie, Monster Hunter

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QUICK STATS

Name
Valerie, AKA Val. If she has a surname, she's not particularly forthcoming about it.

Age
30

Gender
Female

Species
Human

Ethnicity
Indeterminate. Apparently, her parents aren't from Le'raana.

Height
5'10"

Occupation
Monster hunter

Residence
Formerly, a village in Adela. Currently, she doesn't have a permanent home.

IN-DEPTH STUFF

Physical Description

Valerie is a tall and sturdy woman with dark tanned skin and wild reddish-orange hair. Though she originates from elsewhere, she could quite easily pass as Adelan at a quick glance. Due to her frequent travels and the rough nature of her occupation, she's very rarely "tidy" looking, frequently sporting cuts and bruises as well as disheveled hair and clothing (why bother cleaning it all up when it's just going to get messed up again, she says). She wears an eyepatch over where her left eye used to be, having lost it in a particularly horrific encounter against one of her tougher opponents. It's also rare to see her without some kind of weapon on her person.

Personality

Strong-willed and assertive, Valerie is extremely stubborn when it comes to her beliefs and values and has little interest in keeping her opinions to herself, resulting in many verbal altercations... and a few physical ones. Having experienced more than her fair share of loss and grief, especially in recent years, one might expect her to be more hesitant when it comes to forming new bonds and growing closer to people for fear of once again losing someone important to her. In reality, it's quite the opposite- she grows fond of new acquaintances quickly and will go to great lengths to defend those she cares for, which can lead to bouts of overprotective behaviour. She's highly confident in her own abilities, but she also recognizes that regular practice and refinement is necessary to maintain those skills and thus tries not to get too complacent.

Magic/Abilities

Although she's never been professionally taught, Valerie has trained extensively in the use of both sword and shield. She's pretty damn strong and often relies on that to give her an edge in battle rather than focusing on proper technique. Typically her work involves fighting off monsters and other beasts, but she can hold her own in a fight against other people in a pinch.

Relationships

Lesley - Her former lover, as well as a student of her father.
Lemmick - Her estranged father. Deceased.
Amara - Her mother. Missing, presumed deceased.

History

Her parents split when she was young, with her mother taking her to live a relatively quiet life while her father continued his travels as a wandering swordsman. Valerie spent most of these days helping her mother out with odd jobs around the village, practicing swordplay in her free time. Regardless of who may have been at fault for her parents' separation or how complicated the situation might have been, the young girl ultimately ended up blaming her father, seeing as he couldn't exactly defend himself or offer an explanation. Perhaps this was what inspired her to take up the sword herself- there was a part of her that had always wanted to knock him down a few pegs, coming across him on some fateful day and utterly humiliating him by challenging and handily beating him at his own game. As she would eventually learn, though, that day would never come.

A student of her father came to visit one day, bearing news of her father's death. Valerie was hesitant to talk with the man at first, seeing as she hadn't been particularly fond of her father and thus viewed those associated with him in a negative light, but the man proved to be much more pleasant company than she'd expected. The two bonded quickly and eventually fell for each other, with Valerie even finding her opinion of her father softening due to how fondly her now-lover spoke of him. For a while, she was happy to be spending time with what could have been her lifelong companion, even being content to ease up on her training now that her initial motivation behind it had died out.

It wouldn't last, though. A great white dragon attacked the village where she had lived, resulting in the deaths of many of her friends as well as the disappearance of her mother. Enraged and grief-stricken, Valerie set out to hunt the beast down, determined to prevent it from destroying any more lives. Her lover moved to stop her, believing that the dragon may have had a good reason for attacking, but Valerie was far too upset to hear him out and the two ended up parting ways. She now spends her days hunting down monsters of all shapes and sizes, honing her skills in preparation for the day that the white dragon eventually returns.

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