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About Valeria Baradin

Valeria Baradin
Female Human (Chelaxian) Fighter (Two-Weapon Fighter) 3 (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player's Guide 0)
NG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Senses Perception +3
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Defense
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AC 19, touch 12, flat-footed 17 (+6 armor, +1 shield, +2 Dex)
hp 31 (3d10+9)
Fort +5, Ref +3, Will +1 (+1 vs. fear)
Defensive Abilities bravery +1, defensive flurry
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Offense
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Speed 20 ft.
Melee light shield bash +5 (1d3+4) and
. . masterwork battleaxe +6 (1d8+4/×3)
Ranged longbow +5 (1d8/×3)
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Statistics
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Str 18, Dex 15, Con 14, Int 13, Wis 10, Cha 10
Base Atk +3; CMB +7; CMD 19
Feats Combat Reflexes, Double Slice, Improved Shield Bash, Saving Shield[APG], Two-Weapon Fighting
Traits armor expert, love lost (widowed)
Skills Climb +5, Intimidate +8, Knowledge (engineering) +7, Perception +3, Swim +4
Languages Common, Varisian
Combat Gear potion of cure light wounds (3); Other Gear masterwork chainmail, light steel shield, arrows (20), longbow, masterwork battleaxe, backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, crowbar, flint and steel, grappling hook, mess kit, pot, hemp rope (50 ft.), soap, torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, 1,176 gp
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Special Abilities
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Armor Expert -1 Armor check penalty.
Bravery +1 (Ex) +1 to Will save vs. Fear
Combat Reflexes (3 AoO/round) Can make extra attacks of opportunity/rd, and even when flat-footed.
Defensive Flurry +1 (Ex) +1 AC vs. melee when making a full-attack with both weapons.
Improved Shield Bash You still get your shield bonus while using Shield Bash.
Saving Shield As an immediate action, add a 2 shield bonus to an adjacent ally's AC.

Backstory:

Valeria was born in Korvosa to working-class parents – her mother, a flower-seller; her father, a blacksmith, whose greatest accomplishment in life was shoeing the horse of a Hellknight, simply by virtue of being the only smith in the vicinity when the poor beast lost a horseshoe. Such humble beginnings are befitting of many adventurers, but Valeria didn’t chafe under the simple life – she simply wanted to find a career she could enjoy. Finding the thought of working a simple trade unappealing, she decided to join the Korvosan Guard – and that was where she met Aerodus Baradin, a recruit, just like her.

He was perfect, she was fond of saying. He was a stoic guardsman, but with a gentle heart that won her affections almost immediately. But while Korvosan days seem to drag under the grey skies, life passes quickly. The two were married after six months; Valeria was pregnant after six more. When their daughter, Quinta, was three, Aerodus was killed. The memory of two of her fellow guardsmen knocking on her door in the early hours of the evening still haunts her to this day – the stiff, masklike expressions; the way one of them said “I’m sorry,” as if it was his fault; the way the other remained pointedly silent, as if ashamed to be the bearer of bad news.

Valeria identified the body, but was appalled to see his wedding band missing. Whoever ran him down in that dark alleyway and drove the knife into his guts must have taken it. Distraught, Valeria demanded to know who’d killed him, but the Guard had no idea. Infuriated that they didn’t seem to be putting in enough effort to find the killer of one of their own, Valeria decided that someone had to be paying them off, and tried to hunt down his killer.

Days turned to weeks, weeks turned to months, months turned to years. Shortly after her daughter’s sixth birthday, Valeria found Aerodus’ ring for sale at a local merchant’s. Her resulting fury and, she’s ashamed to admit, violence earned her nothing more than a discharge from the Korvosan Guard, and a name – Gaedren Lamm. She didn’t even have the coin to buy Aerodus’ ring back.

Now in her mid-twenties, but appearing far older, Valeria has since moved into Bridgefront, waiting tables at the Sticky Mermaid and struggling to raise Quinta on her own. Her parents help where they can, and though her daughter takes up almost all of her time, she still tries to find the hours she needs to track down Lamm. She wants nothing more than to get Aerodus’ ring back – and avenge his death.

Personality and appearance:

Valeria is twenty-five, but appears years older - the loss of Aerodus and stress of raising Quinta on her own have weathered her face severely. Wrinkles line her hard mouth and small, brown eyes; her cheeks have begun to prematurely hollow; her brow is constantly furrowed. Her jawline is on the mannish side, and her smile is often half-cocked, though rare.