Valora Helmsman

Seeker Crew 91
pronouns: she/her

Personality

Valora was raised to be well-mannered, considerate, and polite. She comes from a wealthy family of diplomats but was lured away by a life of adventure. She is kind, friendly, outgoing, and very energetic. She is precise and a bit of a perfectionist. She can also be competitive and has a driving desire to be the best.

Physical Description

Apparel & Accessories

Valora is always well-dressed and presents herself with the utmost of dignity and sophistication. Her fine clothes are in the style of the Berian Empire nobility. She typically wears her long hair tied back to stay out of the way of her long bow.

Specialized Equipment

Valora's lacquered bow has been in her service for many years now. Although she has had to repair it many times, it has never let her down. Her father, who helped her craft this bow, saw that she was given archery lessons at an early age. This was partly to give her a unique talent among the ladies of the Empire but also to be sure that she had some way to protect herself if she was ever in need.

Special Abilities

Valora is a crack shot with a bow and other ranged weapons. She has an eagle eye and can sense slight movements from a far distance. While she is not particularly skilled in magic, she has picked up a few spells along the way that aid in her ranged attacks.

Valora is also quite skilled in the art of diplomacy. Though she can at times be impulsive, she prefers to try words before violence in any altercation.

Personal History

Valora was raised on an estate in the Berian Empire not far from the border with the Luminated Alliance. Her parents were both wealthy diplomats who traveled abroad to meet with politicians, royalty, and religious figures, and Valora would sometimes accompany them along with a crew of tutors and handmaids.

Valora's parents, especially her father, were protective and strict, with very high expectations. At a young age, Valora was told exactly what sort of life she was meant to have, the sort of person she would marry, the sort of skills she would be taught, and the sort of people she would be around. She was taught to behave as a noblewoman, with strict lessons in etiquette. She was also taught archery as a unique skill that her father thought might allow her to stand out among the other ladies in the empire.

Valora's father passed away several years before the Darkness returned. Her mother wished for her to settle down and marry an empire official, but Valora wanted something different for her life. She couldn't see herself staying in the same place, playing hostess to city officials and eventually having to marry. Her mother's pressures combined with a restless desire for freedom led Valora to run away from home. She traveled the continent and beyond, meeting a variety of people, and earning coin by selling trophies from her hunts and capturing bounties.

When the Darkness struck, Valora happened to find herself safely within the walls of Din'Lux. As soon as she was able, she risked leaving the city in order to return to her family's estate. When she arrived, she found nothing but a muddy marsh. Her childhood home had been taken by the Darkness and with it, her mother. For several years, Valora was paralyzed by her grief. She blamed herself for running away and leaving her family behind. Eventually, though, Valora's restlessness returned. She joined the Seekers' Guild in the hopes of escaping the city walls and finding a purpose once again.

Polite and well-bred. Deadly with a bow.

Species
Human

Home Region
The Berian Empire

Age
34 years old

Member of
Seekers' Guild
Seekers Crew 91