Valas T'sarrin

## Character Biography

Born Antalas Thalund, he was an Echo Knight of the Kryn Dynasty. He served the Kryn Dynasty for an unknown number of years and loved a fellow drow named Celae'sarrin Dro'as, who had reincarnated enough times to become an Umavi (one whose soul had found their purpose). Unfortunately, Celae'sarrin believed their purpose was to kill the Bright Queen, who they believed had lost themselves amidst her cycles of rebirth. After failing to assassinate the Queen, they were sentenced to execution outside the reach of the Luxon to end the cycle of rebirth.

He caught up with Celae'sarrin and the soldiers assigned to execute them in the wastes of Xhorhas. During this time, he might have heard a voice, but did not see anyone and convinced himself he was losing his mind.  He saw that Celae'sarrin had no shoes and had been walking so long their feet bled.  One of the other drow told them they would be executed in another mile.  The prisoner replied with a round of defiant banter.

Gritting his teeth, Antalas summoned an echo in front of the soldiers.  They moved to attack, realizing too late that it was an echo and decoy.  Antalas ambushed and killed them all, then approached Celae'sarrin and apologized for the delay.  Celae’sarrin told him he’d cut it rather close.  Valas said he’d lost his sword—the price of betraying the Bright Queen.  He apologized to Celae’sarrin, telling them the queen never stop hunting them.  Celae’sarrin told him they knew.  He promised Celae’sarrin he’d find them before giving them a mercy kill. Antalas subsequently went on the run, with a sizable bounty being placed on his head (episode 22).

Several decades later, going by the name Valas T'sarrin, he joined a new party consisting of Dorlen Wildrock, Kaeko Skaar, Sabina Moorden and Xarria Rainn. At some point, they made their way to Jigow, a ramshackle collection of shanty towns originally founded by goblins and orcs in northern Xhorhas. After the party set up camp, Valas noted that they would reach Jigow the following day. Kaeko looked forward to a real bed. Xarria wanted a shower, which made the party realize they were all overdue for a wash. Dorlen, roused from his musing, offered one of his inventions (a spray version of Prestidigitation). The conversation turned to what the party would do in Jigow. Kaeko was eager to earn some money participating in the Festival of Merit. Dorlen having never been in Jigow, was immediately excited at the prospect of the Festival and wanted to try everything. Sabina, however, was concerned that she might find the crowds overwhelming. Kaeko assured her that she and Dax would help her get through it. The party retired after sharing a bottle of elven brandywine that Valas had been saving for a special occasion.

He was dismayed when the party discovered the Vestige of Three Prayers and were told their investigation of the artifact would lead them to Bazzoxan, as there was a risk of encountering someone who remembered him as Antalas. However, he also hoped to find the reincarnation of Celae'sarrin.

Upon entering Bazzoxan, Valas found himself in a fight against gibbering mouthers, where he employed his Echo Knight abilities for the first time. At the Wall of the Unforgotten, he subconsciously mouthed several of the names until Sabina noticed, and admitted he knew some of them from his past. Things came to a head at the Ready Room when a drow of the Aurora Watch recognized him. After knocking him out in the stables, Sabina told him he owed the rest of the party the truth, both so they could better protect themselves and so they could help him. He would tell the others about his past the following morning. The party was supportive, and agreed to continue calling him Valas.

The party's path eventually led them to the Betrayer's Rise, which proved to be a harrowing ordeal. While they reluctantly took a long rest to recover from their injuries, Valas stood watch. Kaeko kept him company for the first few hours and thanked him for his honesty in revealing his past. After they joked about turning him in, Kaeko admitted she was afraid of how close she'd come to dying in the Betrayer's Rise and breaking her promise to Bodi. She then asked Valas about his echo, learning it was a result of his training by the Kryn Dynasty to harness the power of alternate, unrealized timelines. Kaeko admitted loving the sounds of battle, which Valas could appreciate as the sword he carried belonged to Celae'sarrin and the sounds it made reminded him of his lover. That prompted Kaeko to consider what sounds best described her party, deciding that Valas was an elven horn (shrill and complicated). Before Kaeko retired, Valas thanked her for her compliments and promised her she would not die. He then summoned his echo to help him keep watch.

However, things took a turn for the worse in a crystalline chamber deep in the Betrayer's Rise. After seeing a vision of Alyxian and talking to the tormented figure, the Jewel was stolen by Aloysia. She passed through a portal generated through a teleportation tablet, which closed just before Irvan's dagger could strike her. To everyone's horror, the dagger struck Valas instead. A stunned Valas tumbled into one of the fissures and fell to his death. His last act was to summon an echo to push Dorlen away from some falling debris.

## Personality

* Dry and sarcastic
* Reserved and erudite

## Appearance

Valas was a drow just under 6 feet tall, weighing approximately 139 pounds. He typically tied his hair back in a ponytail, and wore spectacles and a blue coat wrapped in black cloth.

## Character Build

* Known Spells:
	+ Cantrips: Dancing Lights\*
	+ 1st Level: Faerie Fire\*
	+ 2nd Level: Darkness\*

*\* = Drow Elf*

## Trivia

* Known to converse privately with Sabina
* Also known as by Twitch chat as 'Exandria's Ass'
* In Call of the Netherdeep, Episode 33, Sabina bought and freed another moorbounder. That moorbounder, who would become Dax's mate, was named Val, in memory of Valas.