Val

Valentina is dead. Long live Val.

Val is a character created by Kelp for the 🅱️ookie Campaign. She is currently a phantom rogue/pride cleric multiclass.

## Character Details

Val appears to be a human man. The more you pay attention, however, the more the details don't quite seem to fit. His eyes glow sometimes with geist-like light. Blood doesn't quite flow from his wounds so much as ooze. When he sleeps, it's with his eyes open. Staring at you.

In fact, he might not sleep at all.

Get him to let his armor--both physical and emotional--down, and you might see him stitching up unhealing wounds. Or the livid bruise around his neck, that always seems... too fresh. You might even find out that Val is not a man at all--and this is not her body.

## History

Val used to be Valentina, a messenger and errand runner for the Falkenrath vampire family in Stensia. She had a wife, Rosalind, who she loved dearly. Still loves, the way she talks about her, though Rosalind is long since dead. At one point, Val was dead as well. The circumstances that brought her back are unknown, even to her, but she wants to know how, and more importantly *who*, so that she can exact her revenge for cursing her to live a half-life in someone else's corpse.

Perhaps due to her situation, or something else that has come up, Val holds no love for the angels of Innistrad. In fact, she seems hell-bent on destroying their church. Keeping one foot in the grave has augmented the roguish talents she developed as a courier. Val has also sought additional power from the demonic. She first served the cult of Ormendahl that has infiltrated the church of Sigarda. However, when the party accidentally released the prime demon Superbia into the world, she changed her allegiance. Val now worships Superbia, and pays it a blood tithe every morning.

## Relationships

### **Bonnibelle**

Val appreciates that Bonni looks after the party, and particularly that some of Bonni's nature-based magic can heal Val's wounds where divine magic has failed. She doesn't quite understand Bonni's motivations or the terms of her bond to the Wendigos, and fears this might one day make her a liability. For now, however, she is happy to regard Bonni as an ally.

### **Elise**

Elise and Val got off on a bad foot when Elise stabbed Val for stealing Hazel's journal. Val in turn was very clear to take Hanguz's side after the bird-killing incident, staying threateningly close until she was sure Elise would not harm Hanguz. Val recognizes, however, that Elise can be useful. And since they seem to be on the same page about the angels, there may be a budding alliance there.

### **Hanguz**

Val is quite fond of Hanguz. Of all the part members, Val is most comfortable letting her guard down around her. She's noticed how Hanguz protects the party, and values that. And while Hanguz is strong, she is far less unhinged than Judas.

### **Hazel**

Val likes to use people as tools. Since the death of her family, she hasn't had much use for *caring* about people. Hazel challenged that in the most vexing way, which is honestly just like her. She responded to Val's cutting insults with jabs of her own. And despite her delicate constitution and the fact that she nearly died from falling out of a tree, she was *clever*. Val began protecting Hazel under the guise of wanting to look after a useful ally, but the truth was Val liked Hazel. She still pushed Hazel's buttons, of course, and crossed lines; that diary was just too tempting. But when it came down to it, Val nearly died trying to stop a different demon cult from sacrificing Hazel.

Whatever affection has been growing, however, has ground to a halt. Hazel has taken issue with the magic Val receives from Superbia. And then dared to walk in trailed by six undead, the only magical line which Val refuses to cross. The conversation that followed was tense. Hazel thinks Val is weak for using the power of demons. Val thinks Hazel is spineless for stooping so low as to hide behind undead. They have reached an unsteady truce to agree to disagree; Val will keep her demonic magic away from Hazel, so long as Hazel does not force Val to share close company with other undead.

### **Judas**

A useful tool, but she makes Val nervous. Val and Judas worked together as cathars prior to the start of the campaign. Judas believes Val still worships Sigarda, and Val prefers to keep it that way. She prefers to use Judas as a weapon; just points her at her enemies and brand them heretics. Val is painfully aware that Judas is much stronger than her, and should she ever realize Val is an undead--let alone a demon worshipper--it will likely not go well for her.

## Image Gallery

Character Art by catbatartVal under the effects of Disguise Self
## Trivia

* Val can't always help herself when there's something interesting to steal.
* Val prefers to "sleep" on high ground, particularly roofs or trees.
* Val does not need to eat, but if food smells good she will partake in small bites.
* Val's cleric domain, Pride, is a homebrew combination of the Forge and Order domains.
* Val hates undead, despite being one herself.

## Quotes

* "I'll call you Queen when you've earned it, Princess."
* "I found the most powerful thing in the room, and said I wanted that."
* "I just want to win. And then rest."