Valinon Zylov

> "*I hold an appreciation for the sustained cruelty which my church members dispense, but I wish they'd do better in representing Lolth's ideals. Do you know what they lack, hm? Do you? They lack the forethought that you have to wait for people to be raised up again. Like cattle. Executions for pleasure are wasteful.*"
> ― Valinon Zylov, Priestess of Lolth
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Valinon Zylov is a Cloistered Cleric, backroom healer, and Priestess under the Church of Lolth.

## Personality

While Priestesses of Lolth tend to emit an aura of ruthlessness, Valinon serves a peculiar antithesis to the usual status quo of the church: She is frantic, spontaneous, and unpredictable, which can all be seen as dangerous, as well as desirable. At a glance, her presumed insomnia is very apparent in her slouched posture, her strange physical tics, and her rapid sudden glances. But ultimately, it is the look in her eyes which put people off most.

Though playing political games with other church-heads tends to be cutthroat in nature, dodging the churches' prattling entirely has provided its own advantages. Wandering the streets as one of Lolth's emissaries has given Valinon a unique disposition in that it made her resilient, unbothered by typical discomforts. In addition, she's been able to eliminate her hesitation not dissimilar to that of church members.

## Lore

### What You All Know

Valinon is, as her background suggests, a Cleric under Lolth whose dealings involve wounds more often than they do the questions pertaining to them. She makes a living for herself by way of providing positive magical spells in backrooms and alleyways to those who cannot seek official assistance, regardless of reason. To her, the perpetuation of the misery of life is saccharine compared to decisive deliverance through death.

### Backstory Details

Having no family to speak of, Valinon was a street rat for much of her early life. She can manage to find comfort in less-than ideal conditions being no stranger to grit and grime. Knowing well what life is like when lived on filthy roads, Valinon's experience serves as a permanent reminder for why she chose to become a cleric in the first place.

## Notable Equipment

### Rapier

"Sharp things do well against soft things."

## Relationships

#### Nym Toza

"Nym? Nym Toza's very interesting to me. He'd been gravely wounded when pursuing a bandit, and I took pity on him. He was doing his job, but if he returned empty-handed and gravely injured, he'd have been reprimanded. I made sure he could walk again, yet the next few days he walked beside me like a newly-imprinted duckling. He continues to do so decades later. I enjoy this one's company."

#### Gindriia Liadon

"I think I should be honored to be meeting someone of such high social status. Moreover I'm grateful Miss Gindriia was an honest customer and paid me what I was due for providing my healing to her. I thought she'd have me killed when I was done. She's a woman with a big name and a lot of sway. Any time I'm in the Merchant Quarter, I visit Liadon Tower for their alchemy services. They have many interesting alchemical tinctures but I only consume the coffee. I like their coffee. Miss Gindriia makes good black coffee."

#### Yolandra Liadon

"I've seen her combat fitness classes before. But they're reserved for Liadon types. So not for people like me."