Jared Valentine

Jared Valentine, introduced in Episode 1 as Jon Reed, was a leader of a destruction cult. He fancied himself as a bringer of chaos and destruction, and murdered many people. He was best friends with Jacob Reed before their falling out years before the campaign.

Valentine died in Episode 5 during the trials when Emil shot a weak spot in the courthouse ceiling, causing a section to crumble and fall on top of Valentine, crushing him to death.

### Appearance and behavior

Jared Valentine wears a large trenchcoat (usually brown or red), and he has brown hair. He enjoys causing chaos wherever he goes. He is rather out of touch with social norms and phrases, as well, such as when he thought an exotic dancer was just someone who could do a Morleyan folk dance.

### Skills

Valentine has a large number of knives he keeps on his person, and enjoys stabbing people. He is also the leader of a cult, and has a knack for bringing out the worst in people, such as when he convinced Emil to blow up the *Maypole's Crewel*.

### History

Valentine grew up as an orphan with his grandparents until the Insular Civil War. His family was killed in the conflict, and he lost his sanity as a result. He grew up on the streets of Dunwall, committing crimes to stay alive, and for fun. He took Jacob Reed under his wing when they were children, and led him towards chaos and destruction.

Upon reaching adulthood, he and Reed joined a destruction cult. However, they proved too destructive and violent for even this cult, and they were expelled as members. They left and started their own cult devoted to terrorism and chaos. With Reed as their silent assassin and Valentine as their chaotic, explosive leader, they wrecked havoc, including murdering the loved ones of Emil and Lee Berrett. Reed eventually had a falling out with Valentine and left the cult to became the Raven of Argonica.

### Major Events

Valentine, at the beginning of the campaign, assumed the alias Jon Reed (some speculate in remembrance of his friendship with Jacob Reed), and sought to infiltrate the party. In a pirate raid in episode one, he chaotically tried to fight the pirates who were holding the captain of the *Maypole's Crewel* hostage. Valentine accidentally shot and killed the captain and got his arm shot off by the leader of the pirates, Snatch.

When one of the pirates whom Hyzel drugged woke up, Valentine wanted him dead to avoid him telling anyone about the party. Hyzel and Sab were repulsed by Valentine's mischief and chaos, but Emil decided to team up with him after the prisoner escaped and threatened to blow up the boat. Valentine convinced Emil to build a bomb to blow up the boat, leading to the death of over thirty crewmembers and refugees at the Briamton docks.

This explosion led to Valentine's arrest and capture, where his true identity was revealed as a murderer and as the killer of Emil's family. Valentine hired a lawyer and stabbed him during his trial in anger. Sab stopped the lawyer from dying, much to Valentine's dismay, and Valentine was convicted and sentenced to die. However, Emil, after being marked by The Carpenter during the trial, killed Valentine by collapsing the roof on him.