Basic Information
Age:95Nation of origin:Saldaea
Hair:Very dark brown, dead straight to the middle of her back, often pulled up into a firm bun
Eyes:Deep dark blue, tilted and almond shaped
Skin:Fair
Height:5'9
Description:Average build and has the typically largish, bold nose of a Saldaean, pretty yet not beautiful
Voice:Quite deep for a woman
Personality:Assertive and strong willed, yet soft and calm as well
Special Skills:able to defuse emotional situations
Weaknesses:Knowledge weakness on the finer points of world history
One Power Breakdown
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History
Valeri grew up as the youngest daughter in a minor Saldaean house. Born years after her next eldest sibling she was pampered and spoiled by her father, a retired General of the Saldaean cavalry, but her mother moderated her upbringing by teaching her daughter use of knives, hand-to-hand fighting, the duties of a noble daughter and what would be expected of her as the wife of a Lord.
When Valeri was 14 she became ill and took to her bed with a fever and the local healing woman was summoned to tend the girl. Unknown to anyone, the local healing woman was a member of the Kin. She felt the ability to channel within Valeri and sent pigeons to the capital, Maradon, where by way of an anonymous letter the Queen’s Aes Sedai advisor was notified. The sickness lasted only a few days before Valeri regained full health.
Three weeks later an Aes Sedai arrived at the Manor House. Valeri’s mother closeted herself with the Aes Sedai for several hours and when they emerged Valeri was shocked at the announcement that she was to accompany the Sister back to Tar Valon. The knowledge that she would eventually begin to channel with or without training was both exciting and terrifying.
Once in the White Tower, Valeri dedicated herself to her studies and proved to be a diligent student, she showed herself to be a calming influence with her peers. Her teachers encouraged her to develop this skill and in time it became accepted that Valeri was able to diffuse almost any highly emotional situation with her calming manner.
After some years spent as a Novice and almost as many as an Accepted, Valeri was raised to the Shawl. She spent many years studying and travelling by turns. Her skill at defusing highly emotional situations became well known by all the Sisters in the White Tower and she was often engaged to accompany Ambassadors to situations that would likely become tense.
Valeri was appointed to be Mistress of Novices after the death of the previous holder of the position. Her adept skills at defusing emotional situations were put to good use in managing the Novices and Accepted of the White Tower.