Valeria Asiaticus

RACE

Human

GENDER

Female

LIFE STAGE

Young Adult

BODY SIZE

Medium

BUILD

Athletic

Daughter to one of the conspirators against Caligula, who was executed by Emperor Claudius. His family was spared, but have been reduced to genteel poverty, with only a small house and one remaining slave, an elderly Greek who tutors her younger brothers. Her family owes many debts, which she hopes to repay by winning prizes in the arena as a gladiatrix.

GOAL & MOTIVE

Valeria Asiaticus aims to win prizes in the arena to pay off the family debts. Fights between women are novelty acts in the arena, intended to warm up the spectators for the main event. Showmanship counts for more than swordsmanship, and fights often end in draws, but it is possible to get killed, especially if matched against one of those glory-seeking aristocratic women who fight as a hobby, or some wild barbarian who just likes to kill Romans.

NEMESIS

Practicing her sword skills one day, she saw a woman emerge from the male gladiator's quarters, having enjoyed their company for some time. This was Messalina, a distant relative. The two women ignored each other, because they both had secrets to conceal. Later, when Messalina married the Emperor Claudius, she became anxious that Valeria might reveal her secret and ruin her. She seeks, by various underhanded methods, to silence the aspiring gladiatrix for good.

Skills and Stats

ATTRIBUTES

Good

Health

Great

Agility

Good

Strength

Good

Reasoning

Good

Willpower

Good

Perception

SKILLS

Lore

Mediocre

Riding

Poor

Oratory

Fair

Medicine

Poor

Politics

Fair

Survival

Poor

Thievery

Poor

Athletics

Great

Engineering

Terrible

Intimidation

Fair

Melee Combat

Great

Ranged Combat

Terrible

GIFTS

Patrician Birth

FAULTS

Debt

Secret Identity

Inventory

Gladiator armor