Valerie Winter

> "You are always the monster in someone else's story."
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Recruited at the Battle of Adamant when most wardens were sacrificed to pull more demons from the fade. They simply needed a body count and didn't care who all got caught up by it. She's been living at the keep for several month's trying to find a way to cure the Taint from a Grey Warden. The entire process has been slow going. Thankfully Mortalitasi Luca Gabris and her are pooling their talents together to figure this out. [1]

Currently on her way to Damien's Hold to go meet his family. Is currently engaged to the Avvar, and loves him deeply.

## Valerie Winter

### Affiliation

Grey Warden (Current)Kirkwall circle mage (Previously)

### Relatives

Comte Lord Darius (Grandfather) [Dying]Lady Tabitha Winter (Grandmother) [Dead]

Sir Alarick Winter [Chevalier\ Father] (MISSING)

Lady Lucie Winter (Mother)

### Subclasses

Blood Mage

* **Willpower**: 12 (+2)
* **Magic**: 18 (+4) [Focus:Spirit]
* **Cunning**: 12 (+2) [Focus: Heraldry]
* **Dexterity**: 7 (0)
* **Communication**: 11 (+1)
* **Perception**: 11 (+1)
* **Constitution**: 13 (+2)
* **Strength:** 7 (0)

## History

Valerie Winter was born among-st a Noble family Household. The Winter family is renowned for Justice, Perseverance, and honor. It isn't unheard of the family to make strong Chevaliers and fierce Templar's. Yet Valerie was the Black sheep of the family, born to Ser Alaric and Lady Lucie. She was a rambunctious kid, rarely listening to authority figures, as much to their Grandparents dismay.

She was four when her magic first appeared. Naturally their parents were very afraid for their little girl. They hid it for a month with little fires that popped out of nowhere from an excited little girl. The grandparents immediately found out, they shipped the father to some unknown location under Gaspard. While her mother lived in the house under their rule.

She was shipped off to Kirkwall Circle better known as, 'The Gallows'. There she was raised mostly by Roderick and his lover, Amalia. You'll hear many stories about how she was running around the circle without her pants defiantly or acting like a real rebellious kid. Yet she was trained by the both of them, both in means of magic and healing. She grasped Spirit school of magic a lot better than healing, much to Roderick's frustration. It wasn't until her teenage years when Roderick and Amalia both Left her. They fled the tower and left her all alone to deal with the Templar's there. Once they left..

Everything went to hell for her, being stripped of her mana whenever she acted out. Then forced to go into Isolation during 9:30 Dragon. Whenever she wasn't doing one thing, she was in a fighting arena with other mages Ser Alrik pulled together. Stripped mage's of their mana and force them to fight each other for other Templar's amusement. One night she awoken to Ser Alrik standing over her bed with the brand in hand.

Just like she saw for the other mages at Kirkwall. It was a horrible time. She even saw Orsino the First Enchanter turn himself into a Harvester.

## Personality

* Scary when needed
* Kind
* Caring
* Compassionate
* Sadistic [Pleasure]

## Relationships

1.) Roderick: Father figure to her for most of her life, helped to shape her into the adult she is now.

2.) Amalia: Mother figure/ Mentor. Also helped raised Valerie until her late departure from the circle. Re-encountered Valerie as part of Corypheus's mages. Tried to get her to be one of them and was killed for it.[Currently dead, killed by Valerie

3.) Damien: To be husband. Despite a lot occasions that in the past they only saw each other for sex. After an accident the two grew much closer to one another. She trusts him with her life, and will always be at his side. Valerie loves him dearly. [2]

4.) Balgair: Despite his age he has stopped her from killing another Warden. One of the wardens from Adamant who left her to die as the person ran away. A skilled fighter and begrudgingly respects him. Even if he looks at her ass all day.

5.) John: Questions what he's doing with all that Elfroot.

6.) Luca: Respects Luca, and likes him as a fellow mage.