Ser Vahn Don

## Vahn Donaville

**Vahn Donaville** is a veteran knight of Valenthia's military. One of the greatest knights in existence; A living legend. However, Once the first Demon War ended, it changed him so badly, created lies and consensus for all Elements imbued on the realm of the once great Valenthia. He is the acting regent of the present-day, rotting state of the nation itself, doing all he can as a regent.

## History

### Background

As the young, upstart child of two Valenthian nobles, he was rebellious and willful with no respect for authority. Born with a silver spoon, his constant excesses were excused or ignored until he got out of hand and was cast from his home. Still just a lad, he fell in with a group of troublemakers and got himself arrested almost immediately.

As he was the son of a noble, he could not be jailed and so was instead was conscripted. Even placed under the command of a lieutenant, Vahn remained insolent and brazen, giving his superiors no end of grief.

One day, Vahn and several other upstart soldiers decided to abandon their squad while out in the Kenashi mountains, where they expected no one would find them. On their first night alone, they were ambushed by Kenashi raiders and stranded on a snowy cliff where they were left to die in the frigid temperatures.

With no way to hunt, enemies all around them and no way home, Vahn and his peers held little hope of seeing Valenthia ever again. On the third morning, however, Vahn was awoken by his lieutenant's voice; he had conducted a search party and fought his way through Kenashi to find them. Vahn and the others were too weak to move, but the lieutenant and the few soldiers he had brought carried them on their backs. They snuck past Kenashi sentries, avoided the savage wildlife and managed to survive long enough to reach a Valenthian outpost.

Vahn spent the next week drifting in and out of consciousness until the cold left his bones. When he could walk again, he learned that his lieutenant had perished from the wounds sustained on that perilous rescue operation. He returned to his duties as soon as he was physically able; Realizing the reality of the situation.

As the years went by, he would come to reconcile with his parents, find himself a wife, have three sons, and grow old enough to witness them all start beautiful families of their own. When his wife passed of natural causes he began to consider ending his tenure in the army, but it was then that the Demon War began, he became a legendary knight in the history of Valenthia.

### The First Demon War

The Demon War was one of Ser Vahn's hardest conflicts that he ever participated in; He expected it as "meagre" considering he doesn't believe in demons, the devil and entities. But when the war outraged on the country, it opened his eyes. They were surreal. War, suffering, bloodshed, unnatural creatures and ruthless abominations; His insanity was pushed beyond his very own limits. He became a high ranking knight, hungry for revenge and justice to those that took everything away from him.

### Tales of Valenthia

His hands were full of blood and sweat throughout the aftermath of the Demon War. Now, he steps up as the acting Regent of Valenthia, trying in vain to keep a crumbling nation from turning into dust. He works tirelessly day and night, his resolve and perseverance never wavering despite the increasing hopelessness of the everyday situation at hand.

No one ever asks Ser Vahn why he dedicates himself so completely to his duties and even fewer still know of his troubled youth. But while he remains quiet about the details of his personal life, he can occasionally be seen staring distantly at the Kenashi mountains on the horizon with a faraway look in his eye, remembering that he, too, was once *without* hope.

One day, He tasked Melvin Djorek to assign a bounty for Aubrey Radcliffe to hunt down the thief known as Kleisser. However, he sensed something is fishy. When Kleisser was reportedly killed, he found out that Aubrey Radcliffe was the killer, though he paid her anyways for doing the job. However, he sensed that Celestine and Aubrey knows the truth about his false elemental consensus. With that in mind, he placed Celestine in execution; After the undead creatures are killed.

#### New Wonders, New Danger

Vahn Donaville is shocked by the public opinion and image of himself; Aubrey Radcliffe managed to expose his false elemental consensus. Due to this, he banished Aubrey and Celestine; Accusing them of framing, as well as Craysto Harland, charging him for treason after guilt smirking on his damaged public image. Due to this, He is unable to trust ragtag teams like Aubrey's and decided to fully rely on the Valen Army to do the dirty work.

He lost his sense of dedication, perseverance and hardworking; Turning into a more self-obsessed, self-righteous individual. Vahn Donaville decided to refrain himself from managing Valenthia fairly, turning the crumbling nation's government into an authoritarian regime. Making life far difficult than ever before. The people has turned against him; They do not accept his new "him", and was forced to bring personal bodyguards; keeping his fragile psyche from breaking due to the people's negative reception. Due to this, he tasked the soldiers and Knights to kill everything that is powered by the element Darkness (specifically Umbra). With the new agenda, his image shatters due to his atrocious actions. Though, He knew Umbra, the evil side of Darkness; Is the main target.

As more and more bounty hunter guilds are allying with Aubrey's rebellion; Ser Vahn Donaville decided to clench up, and ordered a full scale war with both demons and mortals; Turning it into the "Mortals, Demons War". With that in mind, Ser Baker questioned on what happened to his old, honest and caring mentor; Vahn scoffed at it, saying that being evil is something pleasurable to him, and a way to step away from becoming a regent. The two confronted each other in a fight, Baker persuading him to stop the madness; But he lost thanks to Ser Vahn's new powers. He states that Baker is his own personal knight, proceeds to brainwash him through his magical powers.

After brainwashing his beloved fellow knight, Ser Vahn spent about a century on ruling Valenthia with an iron fist. He didn't stop at focusing his efforts to destroy Umbra forces; Neither does he stop at "managing" the country from crumbling onto impending destruction.

## Personality

Vahn Donaville is an extremely dedicated, perseverant, respectful and hardworking individual, who continuously works beyond everyone's limits to maintain the withering Valenthia away from destruction. He is a workaholic individual with no room for social life, family, leisure, fun and rest, as he sacrificed all those things to keep the once might nation, Valenthia; From disintegrating due to the impending doom, which was caused by the Demon Wars that wrecked havoc on the nation. His hands were full of blood after the Demon War, stating that he'll get justice for all those that he lost during the war.

Vahn was so dedicated and perseverant; To the point where he does nothing else but to serve the entire Valenthia as a regent, doing everything he can with dedication, to keep the once mighty nation away from impending doom. Even with his high rank, he loves to fight in the frontlines, stating that it helps him in maintaining the nation; Meaning he is a nearly fearless noble knight on combat.

However, when his public image was damaged; He underwent a very polarizing change in personality. He became ruthless, authoritative and power-hungry; Forgetting his duty as a regent, and became a tyrannical leader among the entirety of Valenthia, hell-bent on destroying Umbra itself with the power of Light. With his new powers, it was something that he wanted for a long time; And now, he is obsessed at waging wars at his opponents.

## Abilities

Ser Vahn Donaville in the 21st century has went under-the-table with a mysterious figure, stating that he could be "something more, beyond this weak flesh wrapped in armor". In return, he gained expertise and managed to become a powerful mage of himself, possessing magical powers that he can use whenever he wanted to.

* **Telekinesis**: Vahn has access to telekinetic powers thanks to an unknown mage teaching him. With this ability, he can hurl objects at his opponents whenever he wants to attack them from afar. It can be also used to avoid near-death impalements.

* **Thermokinesis**: He can shoot out balls of fire powered by the element of Light from his gauntlets. It is powerful enough to severely injure a normal individual, as well as destroying doors with ease. It is ineffective on plate armor, However.

* **Master Combatant**: Vahn is an extremely skilled combatant. He can easily defend himself in any unarmed fight despite his old, degrading body. He is an expert of Valen martial arts and wrestling; As well being a proficient swordsman.

* **Master Swordsman**: it has been claimed that Ser Vahn's swordsmanship is equal to no one, in the entirety of Valenthia. Dimitri Baker is shown to have a similar level of skill in terms of swordsmanship.

* **Master Leader**: He has proven time, and time again; That he is capable of leading the nation despite it's decrepit and rotting state due to the aftermath of the Demon War.

* **Expert Archer**: Vahn is an extremely skilled archer. Though far inferior to Aubrey Radcliffe and Scylla's skills in utilizing a bow and arrow on ranged combat. However, he is confident on his own archery skills.

* **Peak Physical Condition**: Despite his remarkably old age, Vahn is in peak physical condition. He can exert himself longer than the average man, and withstand severe punishment from all opponents. Overall, he is not frail and weak despite his very old age.

## Trivia

### General

* Due to his duty as a regent, he works 24 hours a day. He barely gets any sufficient sleep, compensating it with enough food and drinks as an alternative.
* Had about four thousand confirmed kills, according to Valenthian Military consensus.
* Seems very strong for a man of his age, as he can lift heavier objects easier than the average person.
* His stoic demeanor is permanently changed during the events of Tales of Valenthia.
* He is the mentor and father-like figure to Dimitri Baker, the two of them share a very close bond with one another. They are said to be inseparable, like a father son relationship.
* Despises Craysto Harland, calling his works as deluded and delusional.