Casselia Valrassian

### Relatives

Abis Valrassian (father, deceased), Nissalia Valrassian (mother, deceased), Shaw Valrassian (older brother), Rookard Valrassian (younger brother), Maria Valrassian (younger sister), Zekan Valrassian (youngest brother)

### Eye color

Green

*"With wits as sharp as any blade, she is the spirit of the puckish rogue."* -Author in regards to Casselia Valrassian

**Casselia Valrassian**, more commonly known as "Cass", is the eldest daughter of House Valrassian and a prominent figure in Sal-Kiavos' underworld. Recognizable for her rare Archlance Crossbolter and for her many famous literary works, Cass is a prominent face and common name spoken of on Durath.

## Appearance

Casselia has short, black hair with Ecru-colored skin and jade green eyes. Her features are fair, with a thin, small nose and bright eyes that shimmer with both curiosity and wisdom. Her Durathon tattoos cover most of her back in intricate lines mimicking a tower of some kind, with a small line across the bridge of her nose and small down-turned triangles on her cheeks.

She has a modest frame, with thin arms but an gracious figure kept up in dark green longcoats and jackets with lighter dress shirts and pants beneath them with knee-high, black boots of expensive leather. She keeps her Archlance strapped over her torso at her back with an easy-to-use pull mechanism to retrieve the weapon quickly.

Her raven-black hair is often described as short and intentionally messy, whether due to apathy or a carefree appearance is unknown. One of her most signature articles of appearance is her mother's red bandana that she wears around her neck at all times.

## Personality

Casselia is best described as playful, curious, shrewd, and cautious. She is eager to forge mutually beneficial friendships and partnerships, but is wary of doing business with those she has not done thorough research on beforehand. Like the rest of her siblings, she remains closely linked to her friends and family, being protective and encouraging to their endeavors.

While playful and teasing around those she is close to, Cass knows when to get serious when she has to. She knows much about Sal-Kiavos and its people, and makes a conscious effort to know anyone coming to and from its ports. She keeps a decently-sized number of contacts and informants throughout the Reach and the Core, though she claims they are all friends and friends of friends. She maintains a position of power in the wealthy elite of the Torvosi Consortium, using it as a powerbase and source of resources when needed.

Cass tends to be strongly linked to those she considers friends and family and admits that she constantly worries about them all. While Shaw had to take up the role of patriarch in the family, Cass reveals to Arandar that she had to serve provisionally as mother to all of them, including Shaw, at times. This maternal instinct has extended to friends, with Cass often deviating from what she is doing to check in on her loved ones and ensure that they are healthy and happy. In this way, Xi Xi predicts that Cass will make a terrific mother one day.

Cass is a shrewd negotiator and a keen observer of behavior patterns and social cues. She describes it as her being a "people person" and is able to forge strong bonds and deceive her way out of trouble with deft skill.

## Ships

* ***Dark Duchess*** - A *Zenobia*-class freighter that has seen heavy modification, Casselia's personal vessel is lightly armed but is fast and maneuverable, with a wide variety of additions made for tactics employed often by smugglers and gun-runners. These include an advanced XT-1012 Cloaking Field Generator, Sensor scramblers, Communications' jammers, missile targeting flares, and debris release hatches.

## Trivia

* Her theme song as chosen by the author is "Come a Little Bit Closer" by *Jay and the Americans*.
* Her favorite meal is Striskali Dumplings with seasoned beef and black cherry wine. Her least favorite is Strakk steak.
* Cass describes her genre of writing generally falls into the action-romantic, though she has dabbled in mysteries with little success. Her most popular literary works are *Sal-Kia Starlights*, *Sungaze*, and *Flight of the Ferrina*.