Emryn Valreaux

* Noble
* Underworld

> *"Maybe if I were to pluck out your slandering tongues… perhaps you’d be more modest, I daresay."* - **Emryn, Cursed by Blood**
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Emryn Valreaux is a main character in Cursed by Blood and is the fourth child of Asterope Valreaux. She is highly respected and feared within high society due to her name and the rumours that circulate around her. Emryn also has close relations to the Xotian Underworld and has influenced many of their decisions in the past.

### Appearance

Emryn bears great resemblance to her ancestor, Emmaline Valreaux.

Emryn is first presented with extremely pale skin (like her siblings) and very light hair, almost silver under the light. She has sharp features and a heart-shaped face.

She was born with lilac eyes, like any other Valreaux, but once she saw blood she the inherited red eyes: that change shade to replicate the colour of the blood that they are viewing at.

She is often seen wearing a black or dark dress to symbolise her mourning period about her brother.

> The author describes her to be of Korean and French origin when compared to the real world.
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### Personality

Emryn has a somewhat cold personality that she shows in front of others. She never lets her emotions surface unless she is with her brother, Tobias. She is mostly known for her reserved nature within high society and is perceived as someone who is mentally incredibly strong.

Emryn is often quite quiet during balls and events, however when she does decide to speak her tone comes off as condescending and almost patronising.

Emryn has a presence that frightens most people upon introduction, like the rest of the Valreaux. She is unafraid to speak her own opinion when she believes it is necessary and will not hesitate to get information out of anything, any means necessary.

She is commonly depicted as a heartless woman who doesn't have a moral compass, however she cares deeply for some people: for example, Tobias and Lilith Valreaux.

Prior Tobias' death, Emryn was extremely impulsive, erratic and reckless. After Tobias' death, she became much more reserved and less talkative. She was calculated, but when something didn't go as planned she often suffered from manic episodes.

### Abilities

Emryn is extremely skilled with the bow and arrow and the sword.

Although Emryn is presented as a strong figure, her true power was not determined until the [NAME BATTLE], where she displayed her true power for the first time: simply opening her eyes and paralysing the limbs of those targeting her due to her overwhelming and dominating presence, allowing her to cut the air and therefore their oxygen supply.

The power of Valreaux and the effects of the Blood-Eye Curse is still undetermined. Due to it being a vow bounded by magic, there are possibilities that there were magical/supernatural effects behind those who bore the curse.

### Equipment

Hair Stick with an extremely pointed tip.

Cross Pendant Necklace with pointed tip.

Golden bow and arrows with a red and black fletching.

### History

#### Pre-Cursed by Blood

Emryn was born on 17 November to Asterope Valreaux and Lucia. She is the fourth child of Valreaux and second daughter.

At around 1-years-old, Emryn made her first kill by piercing a knife into a man's neck, causing him to bleed out. After that, her father appointed the name 'Emryn' to her and her mother gave her the middle name 'Roksana'. This made her the second child of Valreaux to be named, after Micarlo.

She preformed mediocrely in the monthly and annual evaluations, placing around fifth or higher. She was constantly in her younger brother's, Tobias, shadow but she didn't mind because she truly loved him.

Upon reaching twelve, her existence was announced to High Society and that's when she started to change. She started to place in the Top 3 every time, alongside Tobias (placing 1st mostly) and 2nd place fluctuating between herself and Micarlo.

The Big Three (Tobias, Emryn and Micarlo) stayed stable until Tobias' death, where Micarlo was able to stay in 1st and Emryn remained 2nd.

### Relationships

#### Castor

Castor was Emryn's first love.

He was a common boy who sold flowers on the street. One day, he snuck into the Noble Quarter in efforts to sell to the nobles. A noble saw this and chased him down the Quarter, until the boy bumped into Emryn. The noble chasing him instantly froze when he saw the glint from her red eyes and she assessed the situation.

Her guards immediately pointed their swords at Castor and she simply took the bouquet he was holding. They were marigold flowers.

#### Aslan Faraj

##### Prior Cursed by Blood

Aslan and Emryn first met one year prior to the events in Cursed by Blood, at a birthday ball, celebrating the fourteenth birthday of Lady Octavia (daughter of Earl Bellhardy). Emryn, Kasper and Mckenna decided to go to the event. Upon entry, she immediately sensed Aslan's presence and shot a glare up to where he was, meeting his diamond gaze and simply looked back forward to enter the ballroom.

Aslan was watching the ball within the shadows, looking for the perfect time to kill Lady Octavia (in order to win a crime lord's favour), when he was knocked out by Kasper and taken to Valreaux. He was kept in a dungeon where Emryn assessed his assassin abilities and even tortured him to tell him why he was spying on them - thinking that he was sent to kill Valreaux. After Kasper came back with intel, it was revealed that he was tasked to kill Lady Octavia, which enlightened Emryn - this was when she had just come out of her silence state and started her rampage.

Aslan agreed, thinking it would lighten his burden. They both devised a plan and Emryn killed Octavia brutally, leaving Aslan horrified. As he was getting ready for his departure, Emryn had left something of his near the body and told Kasper to inform House Bellhardy about what had happened - putting the blame on Aslan.

Aslan was caught just before he left for the Underworld by Emryn pointing to him in tears.

> "It was him!" she wailed, "I saw it, he k–killed her!"
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> "Will you testify?"
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> "Of course."
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When the Earl came to be suspicious, she shot him a deadly glare which made him change his character immediately - giving a sense of Emryn's true nature to Aslan. There, Aslan was sentenced to Irongate.

##### Cursed by Blood

A year after those events, Emryn came to Irongate and broke Aslan out to involve him in the [NAMEOFSCHEME]. Aslan grew furious at her, accumulating anger and resentment within the years. However, Emryn was still able to convince him and they went to a nearby cottage to rest for the night, where Emryn killed the house owner (believed to be Mariam Pythia).

#### House of Valreaux

##### Tobias

Tobias and Emryn had a very close relationship, especially since their mother abused them daily. After Emryn would get abused, Tobias would comfort her and often sing her songs. Tobias was the only one Emryn showed emotion to and he was the only person who could put a smile on her face.

Despite being younger than her, Tobias always stuck up for her whenever she needed support and always protected her - even if she didn't need protecting.

When Tobias died, Emryn wore only black clothing for a whole year and did not speak to anyone, including her mother and maids, for five months. Instead, she spent her time staring at his portrait and started to kill more people than usual. She was able to uphold her second ranking, but did not speak during the banquets, even when her father would ask a question.