#valaire

Had the absolute pleasure to work on this piece for @morganlefaye79! Valaire and Kerry enjoying a moment of peace (and playful teasing) at the piano in the early morning.

-March 21st, 2021-

My love for the wind elves in our homebrew game was pretty much instantaneous. That one is courtesy of our amazing DM who really brought their culture to life, not to mention that some of the very first ~important~ NPCs we met were wind elves.

On the left we have Airelius, a Windseer who receives visions and prophecies - mostly of doom, unfortunately.

Valaire Merch Lookbook 

🌈NIGHT CITY PRIDE

... is always a party - no matter if big and loud or quiet with just a few select friends. 🏳️‍🌈

Thank you for the ask 💜. Those are going to be fun!

You can ask me more questions here.

Demons of War: Is there a job that has left a permanent mark on your OC?

We're going for the sweet angst again 🤣

Valaire: He killed as was his job as an assassin, many people. He regrets most of them, all of those left a mark on him. When he became a merc he always tried to get the best outcome without killing, if he ccould. But the one kill that left him with a deep scar was the hit on the parents of his future wife. This was also the hit that made him question his life for the first time, but more would follow.

He didn't know who his victims were and he only found out that this particular kill were Faye's parents when they were already married. So he kept his mouth shut and never told her. Until he thought he would die and had a goodbye email prepared that was sent to her while he has fallen into a coma.

They stayed friends after their divorse in 2078, when he married Kerry instead, since it was a convenience marriage from the start, but she never could forgive him that he killed her parents.

Vicco: Let's see if I can write around it that I don't need to use TWs 😬

With Jackie's help, Vicco cpuld make a name for himself as a thief and merc. When Faye got pregnant, he wanted a better life for his child (Kilian wasn't born yet) and started to take every gig he could get his hands on, even the very bad ones.

The gig he took was actually simple, go in, steal a car, ride out.

He was warned beforehand from several mercs to not take that one, but he didn't listen.

He went into the garage, which was quite big found the car and was nearly sure to succeed as he felt something hitting his head.

After 2 weeks Maelstrom released him, they didn't even had the mercy to kill him for which he had begged at some point.

He was brought to Vik who had to remove both hands because they were damaged beyond repair. Vicco now had lost all his rep and both hands. He needed a very long time to recover from that, even when Vik got him 2 cyberhands, the mental scars remained. It costs him his relationship with Faye and his son, who was now born.

Joris: The worst thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies, but from someone you trust to some degree.

Joris felt betrayed by his own uncle, the person that actually raised him. In hindsight he came to the conclusion that his uncle just took him in out of spite, to use him to get back at his brother (Joris' father). Joris was always told that his parents didn't want him because he was "ugly" and a "failure".

When Joris got into a fight, which wasn't initiated by him he lost his arm and had a surgery to replace his spine with a sandevistan. He was berated by his uncle that he was too weak and that he should have had killed the attacker instead of getting nearly killed himself.

Since it was an emergency surgery, the hospital didn't have a sandevistan that fitted him perfectly so he got one that was longer as it should have been, which causes Joris back pain and is a constant reminder that he was too weak, even though he knows that this isn't true.

Smoke on the Water: What does your OC actually truly think about the sex industry in Night City?

Shitty at best (short answer) The long answer is still that the sex industry in NC is shitty but with more words. It depends on where you work actually, if you're out on the streets you're every day at risk to not survive that day either by clients or gangers that think you need to do them a favor. They highly agree with Judy, that every single sex worker, even if not "useful" at that moment should be able to join the Moxes so that they have at least some kind of protection. Especially those on the streets. Difficult are those that work in dollhouses, brothels, etc. that are owned by gangs. They are safer, as long as they make money, but they are still threated poorly. Vicco was on the streets, that's where they started their "career" as a joytoy, they were just lucky that they knew how life on the streets works, most don't. Besides this they also were a merc sometimes still taking gigs when the chance was given. So they can fight back in extreme situations if everything else fails.

They never worked in a dollhouse or brothel so they can only refer to things they'd heard from victims and others so they avoided this step from the start. They were very popular with their clients and they got more and more clients by recommendation until they could stop going out on the streets. All his clients could now call them and make an appointment.

They joined the Moxes at some point and took gigs from them when a score had to be settled. They do gigs for sex workers at a far lower rate than they would normally get.

Sex workers are also far more endangered to get addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and the suicide rates are rising every year.

Under the Bridge: If your OC is a netrunner, what does their interface look like?

I turned this question into a little practice exercise.

This is Joris' portable interface on his cyberdeck, I could have made it better probably with more time, but I think it turned out well enough to show. If you're curious, here is the clean one:

Thank you for your ask! 💜💛

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Joris

10. Neuroses? Do they recognize them as such?

Joris has some OCD’s and he is fully aware of them. But since they are subtle it is not easy for others to recognize them and he won’t tell you until you ask him about it. They surface only when he is emotionally challenged and it always includes his hand. Picking the skin on his hand, rubbing, entangling his fingers etc. So it sounds like something everyone does once in a while, but the difference with Joris is that he HAS to do it.

45. Superstitions or views on the occult?

Joris is not religious and since most superstitions are rooted there he will refuse to believe them and rather go at it with a scientific approach. Most superstitions as occult things are debunked quickly that way. Those he cannot explain he leaves like that but still doesn’t believe them until you prove him wrong. He will not ever be a jerk towards others that believe those things however. When Misty starts talking about those subjects he will listen to her and see if he can understand her point of view and discuss it. 

Vicco

35. What activities do they enjoy, but consider to be a waste of time?

Vicco is not the person to waste their time, everything they do and enjoy is never wasted. Cuddling in the morning although they should get up? Not wasted time at all.

39. What recharges them when they’re feeling drained?

Cuddles and music. Although Vicco is rather one of those persons that want to be seen as strong and emotionless, they are certainly not emotionless. Vicco needs someone who cares for them, wrapping their arms around them and whispering that everything will be OK.  Especially when they feel drained and weak. Joris is perfect for recharging them, because there will be no questions asked and he will just be there holding them in silence or soft music in the background.

Valaire

What does their bedroom look like?

He lives with Kerry, so you know what their bedroom looks like. He actually doesn’t care much how his bedroom looks, he would put much more effort into the living room and kitchen. As long as the bedroom has a bed that doesn’t break down with every movement he would be fine. Kerry on the other hand is more extravagant, so Valaire leaves those decisions to him, but will be adamant that the kitchen is his business. Their kitchen has EVERYTHING, even if Valaire only uses some of the stuff once a year, it is there!

31. Most prized possession?

𝗺𝗶𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗮 〜 has your oc ever committed any crimes? if so, what did they do? if not, what would they be most likely to commit?

Bartender's choice on which OC!

Thank you for the ask! 💛💜

𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗻 〜 what kind of people does your oc hate the most?

Valaire/ Vicco/ Joris: Corpo's. They all 3 are in agreement on that one. You might think they are hypocrites because at least Valaire and Joris are corpo's by default. But let's be honest, how do you get them best? Acting like you're one of them. It is easy as that.

𝗺𝗶𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗮 〜 has your oc ever committed any crimes? if so, what did they do? if not, what would they be most likely to commit?

All 3 have commited crimes and those are many, they aren't nice guys.

I made once a whole post on this.

Valaire:

some of them are very straightforward, some are not however: Operation of military hardware: All his cyberware ceazed to work after he left Arasaka, Vik helped him to set up a new medical server and got them running again. Illegally obtaining and defiling human remains: After Valaire knew where Johnny was buried he dug up his remains and placed them where they belong. In his grave at the Columbarium. Vandalism in a corporate zone: A mild way to say blowing up 'Saka tower

Vicco:

Joris: