Valerie Montfort

Valerie Montfort is the a member of House Montfort and a member of the Fighters Guild.

## Appearance

Valerie stands slightly taller than the average Breton woman, her athletic build making her a suitable fit for the melee combat she favors. She looks to be in her late twenties or early thirties, and her complexion is very pale. Her face is framed by wavy black hair nearly reaching down to her shoulders. She has piercing blue eyes, cold as ice. Her usual attire consists of either a well-crafted suit of armor, or a simple gambeson in Covenant colors. Despite her noble upbringing she prefers practical clothing, only dressing up for very special occasions.

## Personality

Valerie possesses a dry sense of humor and a relatively practical world view. She is adventurous at heart, easily fired up and often ready to jump into potentially dangerous situations at a moment's notice. Her faith in Stendarr and her devotion to the destruction of everything unholy often leads her to acts of ruthlessness, unnerving her comrades. She is sometimes overtaken by an almost unnatural resolve, refusing to stand down even in the face of impossible odds.

## Abilities & equipment

Valerie is skilled in swordsmanship and shield usage, and excels at creating space to allow her allies to function freely in combat. She is capable in Restoration, patching up the wounded after battle or purging the unholy with holy light. In combat she wears a well-crafted suit of armor, and wields her silvered long sword (both crafted by the excellent blacksmiths of House Cordelle), dispatching man and monster in equal measure. She also carries the ancestral shield of House Montfort, the proud family sigil visible for all to see.

## Possessions

Valerie's lands provide her with ready access to lumber and wine. Should you wish to acquire building materials/refreshments for your business/property/evil plan, you may get in touch with a courier or scheduled visit.

Even though House Montfort is minor house, a noble is a noble. Should you wish to host a ball, joust or an otherwise suitable event, she may be persuaded to attend.

Valerie's membership and rank of Protector in the Fighters Guild makes her a good way to get the rest of the Guild to take note of your contracts.

Valerie's faith in Stendarr and the rest of the Divines makes her eager to participate in sermons and other religious events.

## Biography

Born to Lord Sebastien and Lady Emilie Montfort in Glenumbra on the 9th of First Seed, 2E 559, Valerie had a typical noble upbringing, with lessons in etiquette, history, warfare and whatever was expected of her. Being the only child, her parents were protective of her when she was growing up, but once she came of age her father realized she would need to be able to defend herself. The family weapon master, Roderic, tutored the young lady in swordsmanship and the finer points of personal combat. She took these lessons to heart, eager to prove herself. Her determination and skill impressed Roderic, who ended up becoming like a second father figure to Valerie.

Shortly before the beginning of the Three Banners War Valerie convinced her father to let her come along on one of her father's many business trips to Camlorn. As their carriage made it's way through the murky swamplands of the Glenumbra Moors, they were suddenly set upon by a particularly vicious werewolf. The few guards fought bravely against it's onslaught, but were being cut down one by one. Leaving the carriage, Valerie stood between her father and the beast, but as the beast lunged forward her father pushed her out of the way. The werewolf's unnatural claws tore through Valerie's helmet as she fell, before cutting into her father's chest.

The werewolf's claw swung towards Valerie as she groggily struggled to rise, and a blade flashed out to meet it, deflecting the beast's blow. Roderic, Valerie's old weaponmaster, was standing over her, protecting his pupil from an onslaught of tooth and claw. Valerie desperately tried to rise, ripping her helmet away as blood was streaming from her scalp. She flopped back onto the ground, crying out Roderic's name as the old knight fought, and finally died to protect his Lord's daughter. Roderic had managed to wound the beast badly enough for the remaining guards to put it down, but in the end Valerie lost consciousness, laying next to the corpses of her father and mentor.

Being brought back to the castle to heal from her wounds, Valerie remained in the care of the local priest for weeks, but survived her injuries. Lady Emilie took the loss of her husband badly, leading her to seal herself in her chambers and neglect her duty of managing the House's lands. She never truly recovered, and when Valerie left to join the Covenant military for it's war in Cyrodiil, the House's situation only grew worse. Lady Emilie died in 2E 585, the sorrow and stress catching up with her. Valerie returned from the war to manage the family estate, and has done her best to pull the House back from the brink. Unable to escape her love for fighting, she joined the Fighters Guild and fought against the Worm Cult in the Guild's campaign to end the threat they posed.

She has fought and bled for what and who she believes in, and will do so until the day she can do so no longer.