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Nanagi came to the camp with a conjurer named [[Kirkirik Tirtirik]] to seek what the old Amalj'aa had to say. Ra'takka told her that the only way he could tell her what happened would be if she could prove herself by extinguishing a flame lit by Ifrit, that could only be put out through the aether of Hydaelyn itself. Hesitant, she accepted the task, and summoned the aether around her to extinguish the flame, much to her conjurer friend's dismay. Seeing that she had proven herself worth, Ra'takka explained what happened to her mother. A splinter Amalj'aa tribe that worshiped the gods of the Void were paid by the merchant to get rid of the bodies of Nanagi's parents. However, they expected both her mother and father to be alive so they could be used as offerings to the Void. With only her mother alive, the gods of the Void were displeased and wiped the tribe, but took Nanagi's mother as payment. Nanagi was incredibly distraught by this, but Ra'takka told her that he could teach her the ways of the Black Mages, and allow her to open a portal to the Void so that she could rescue her mother, or what was left of her, from the Void. Nagi said she needed time to think about it, so Ra'takka told her to go and think about it, and to take Valen with her, who had long overstayed his welcome. | Nanagi came to the camp with a conjurer named [[Kirkirik Tirtirik]] to seek what the old Amalj'aa had to say. Ra'takka told her that the only way he could tell her what happened would be if she could prove herself by extinguishing a flame lit by Ifrit, that could only be put out through the aether of Hydaelyn itself. Hesitant, she accepted the task, and summoned the aether around her to extinguish the flame, much to her conjurer friend's dismay. Seeing that she had proven herself worth, Ra'takka explained what happened to her mother. A splinter Amalj'aa tribe that worshiped the gods of the Void were paid by the merchant to get rid of the bodies of Nanagi's parents. However, they expected both her mother and father to be alive so they could be used as offerings to the Void. With only her mother alive, the gods of the Void were displeased and wiped the tribe, but took Nanagi's mother as payment. Nanagi was incredibly distraught by this, but Ra'takka told her that he could teach her the ways of the Black Mages, and allow her to open a portal to the Void so that she could rescue her mother, or what was left of her, from the Void. Nagi said she needed time to think about it, so Ra'takka told her to go and think about it, and to take Valen with her, who had long overstayed his welcome. | ||
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+ | ('''Status:''' Complete) ('''Who was Involved:''' [[Adelaide Levenson]], [[Nanagi Nagi]]) | ||
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+ | Realizing that his companion would be venturing into The Void to attempt to rescue their long lost mother, Valen quickly went to work to assist her in any way he could. His first priority was figuring out a way to enter the Void with Nanagi and not be tempered by its influence. He had an idea, though it was a risky one, and fairly convoluted. | ||
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+ | After contacting Adelaide, he requested for her to help him repair the Magitek chip in his skull that had been damaged in his battle with Rihxo, and transfer authority of it over it to Adelaide, in a similar manner to how the chip's authority used to belong to the Garlean Empire. He believed that if another person on the outside could control him through his Magitek chip, then even if The Void's influence were to reach him, it wouldn't matter since he wouldn't even have control over his own body, and therefore The Void wouldn't be able to affect him since Adelaide would already be controlling him to an extent. It wasn't a perfect plan, but one Valen believed would suffice until someone could properly exorcise the Void's influence from him. | ||
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+ | Adelaide agreed to the plan. Though reluctant at first, over time she seemed to change her opinion on the matter, even encouraging Valen to go through with it when he started having second thoughts about the plan. Nanagi wasn't pleased when Adelaide disclosed the plan with her, but Stalhart dismissed her objections. | ||
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+ | ''Another Weapon'' | ||
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+ | ('''Status:''' Complete) ('''Who was Involved:''' [[Adelaide Levenson]]) | ||
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+ | While on assignment in Sharlayan for Arcadeus, Valen came across a tome speaking of a weapon hidden away in the Black Shroud that absorbed the aether around it. Curious, he sought out to find this weapon, locating it in a long forgotten tomb near Ampador Keep. Just as the tome said, the rune crested spear began to absorb the aether from the world around it the moment Valen took hold of it. It even began to drain the aetherite crystal in his palm, though the amount was rather meager. | ||
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+ | After showing this weapon to Adelaide, he proposed to her the idea of figuring out how to reverse the flow of the spear so that way instead of sucking in aether, it would expel it. With centuries worth of aether, he had no doubts that if something like that were to disperse in The Void, it could provide the smoke cloud Nanagi would need to travel through it with relative safety so she could find her mother. | ||
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+ | Adelaide was intrigued by the plan and assisted Valen in deciphering the runes on it. After days of working with the runes, they finally came to a consensus on how to release the aether inside the spear. However, due to the fact that they'd only get one chance at it, they had to withhold from testing it to see if their method would work. | ||
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+ | With his chip repaired, and a new weapon that might aid them, Valen readied himself for the nearing day that Nanagi would finally enter The Void to rescue her mother. | ||
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Height: 6 fulms Weight: 185 ponz Complexion: Caucasian Hair: Black Eyes: Blue.
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Though Valen will try to avoid combat if at all possible, he is absolutely ruthless when it comes to fighting. His style is a blend between flurries of vicious brutality and precisely landed devastating blows. His Magitek augmentations have given him incredible strength and agility, also giving him an incredible amount of durability and stamina. Though he is by no means the mightiest of all spearmen, he is still a force to be reckoned with in combat. WeaponsValen exlcusively uses a Magitek spear that was given to him during his service with the Magitek Knights, and has since been heavily modified. It's incredibly light, and incredibly dangerous. Pulses of energy are sent through its razor edged tip to create vibrations in the blade to allow for it to also saw through anything it pierces. MagicValen has little to no magical capabilities. Before being augmented with a small aetherite crystal into the palm of his hand, he even lacked the capability to travel through teleportion. While he does understand magic and its funtionality, he himself cannot weild it. Early Life (0-10)
Service Under Garlemald
As a part of his induction, Valen was implanted with a Magitek chip directly into his brain, as well as various other Magitek augmentations throughout his body. The implants enhanced both his physical and mental capabilities, allowing him to emulate similar abilities to that of a Dragoon, all the while without needing to wield the soul of a dragon. Due to the relative secrecy of the Magitek Knights, Valen's duties mostly consisted of low-key assassinations, sabotage, or seek and destroy missions. During one such mission, he was sent to kill a lalafell merchant on a trade route through Thanalan. However, he was under the guard of the highly skilled archer, X'matoi Tia. Tia managed to keep Valen at bay while the merchant escaped, and even tried to dissuade Stalhart from continuing to fight for the Garlean Empire. While X'matoi was unable to convince Valen, his words did not fall unto deaf ears. Ultimately, Stalhart managed to close the distance between him and X'matoi, and stabbed him with his spear. He thought the Miqo'te to be dead, and left him to rot. However, X'matoi still yet lived, as Valen found out a few years later when he overheard tales of the archer's exploits while he was on assignment. After the battle with Tia, Stalhart considered the Miqo'te's seemingly genuine request for him to abandon Garlemald and come to the other side. It was this seed that planted skepticism in him, and ultimately helped him come to the realization that he had no true sense of free will. The chip in his brain had been forcing him to obey Garlemald's commands, and he had been made none the wiser to it until his confrontation with X'matoi. When he tried to resist his commands, the chip would send pulses throughout his entire body, leaving him in agony. This left him with no other choice but to follow through with the orders he was given, lest he wish to suffer at the Empire's hands. Defection, and Days Leading to the Calamity
However, due to the fall of Dalamud, the Garlean Empire was unable to spare the manpower to hunt him down. By the time the Empire had regained footing after The Calamity, the tracker built into Valen’s Magitek chip had long since shorted out after going so long without proper maintenance. With no trace of him to follow, Valen vanished from the Garlean Empire entirely, but to this day still remains an enemy to the nation. After the Calamity
After a little convincing, he talked Anelia into letting him stay so long as he pulled his weight. However, when Anelia inquired about where he came from, he privately disclosed his former affiliation with Garlemald, only to learn that Anelia had just as much a vendetta against the Garlean Empire as he did. However, she insisted that Valen keep his origins a secret from the others living at the residence, as not to cause any unnecessary tension between them. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC! Some of these rumors may be untrue or greatly exaggerated. Common Rumors (Easily overheard)
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●Rihxo Matoi: Despite everything that has happened, Rihxo holds no grudge against Valen, and is even quite kind to him. Stalhart sees her as a friend, and is happy to have her on his side. ●Nanagi Nagi: Though they've had their differences in the past, they have since moved past that, and now Valen seeks to help the lalafell in her search for her mother. ●Adelaide Levenson: A fellow defected Magitek Knight, though one from a much newer generation. Valen believes she doesn't intend to harm him nor his companions, but he feels that she still has something she's hiding. Dates are included mostly for me so I can keep track of things. However, feel free to use them as references for character journals. Notable events are divided into arcs, so that you can easily find new info on each arc.
(Credit is due to Endel Blanche for the idea to add in this tab!) Due to Valen's stoic nature, he can be a little bit hard to approach, but if you need a little help, here's some subjects to consider.
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Tropes:Optional section. Remove if you don't want. You can link Tropes about your character here. About the Player:I do raid content as well, so sometimes I'm not always available for RP, but if I'm not raiding or doing dungeons, then I'm pretty much always open for RP. Annotations:This template created by Rihxo Matoi with the help of Nanagi Nagi and has pieces from the templates of Unnamed Mercenary, Roen Deneith, Cyrus Wolfe, and Coatleque Crofte. |