Valeme Vecina

Valeme comes from a long line of military family members. Brought up as the only child of a general in the Orsholon Royal Guard, she knows (and is well-known by) the royal family. She often was brougnt into the royal compound in Orsholon City as a little girl, and it is rumored she found many hidden passeges while playing there.

She is trusted by the King and she has quickly risen to the ranks of Captain in the Royal Guard. Her father is retired, and she very well may achieve the same rank as he did at a younger age. She is a highly skilled warrior, and those who serve under her respect her. Her team of nearly 60 guards are an elite force entrusted with not only protecting the royal family but investigating matters that threaten the state.

Second youngest individual to achieve the rank of Captain in the Orsholon Royal Guard. Graduated 3rd in class from the Royal Academy. Top marks in hand-to-hand, edged weapon, and projectile weapon battle mastery.

Because of her father's position in the Royal Guard, she went to school at the Royal Academy, a school that is usually limited to the children of nobility. She did endure some prejudice from schoolmates that felt she wasn't worthy of the school.

Not long after starting at the Royal Academy, Valeme was suspended from classes for fighting with three students. At the same time. They had mocked her for not having been a child of nobility. Valeme spoke up for herself, but the three boys surrounded her. She warned them that they should not continue. One decided to grab her and she proceeded to dispatch the three of them, leaving them crying on the ground and laughed at by other students. As instructors camr to break up the fight (which was already over) she admitted to beating on the boys. The four were suspended. Only Valeme took the suspension without complaint. The other three tried to place all the blame on her. Her suspension was cut short when a more complete story was presented to the headmaster. However, Valeme refused to come back early as she did not want it to seem she was receiving special treatment.

Valeme is very intelligent, able to make the right snap decisions without hesitation. Thinks through options before acting, but does so at a speed that seems impossible to others.

Common, Pirate Parlance (Sabasun), Rogue Speak (Mavsunul), Elven and Dwarven – all fluent

Rudimetary communication in Orc and Draconic.

Valeme watched a good friend die in front of her.

When training in the mountains north of Orsholon City, her team was practicing a traverse across a steep crevasse. She and her friend Kisri were making the crossing when a section of the edge gave way. Kisri began to fall, and Valeme dug her gear into the icy surface. But the ground was too loose, and Valeme was being dragged to the edge.

She planted her heels into the ground just before the edge, and could see Kisri dangling. Valeme could not hold for long. She looked into the the crevasse and Kisri told her it was alright, to let go. Valeme refused. Kisri begged her to let her fall before both of them fell to the bottom of the crevasse. Still, Valeme would not let go.

Valeme’s heels were dug in, but the ground was giving way. As Valeme fought to stay atop the crevasse, Kisri said very simply, “Goodbye my friend”, and reached up with their knife and slashed the rope, falling into the deep crevasse. Kisri was gone.

Valeme blamed herself. What she did not find out until later is that Kisri had been given a short time to live due to a a disease ravaging their body. Kisri did not fear death and had no desire for Valeme to go as well.

To this day, Valeme has trouble approaching the crevasses in the Rinzeremel Mountains.

Brought up in a military family and part of the Royal Guard, Valeme is a by-the-book individual. Law and order, good and bad, black and white. The situations that give Valeme the most pause are those that seem to sit in the gray areas, where there is no binary choice.