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[b]Appearance:[/b]
At 5’9” and a smaller build, Vala looks like a typical Northern with blue eyes, blonde hair, which is usually kept up in a braid, and fairly pale skin. For the most part, her skin is rather free of marks and scars but there are a few exceptions. Right shoulder has a small scar from an arrow and a scar right around her right hip where a sword pierced through her entirely. 

[b]Name:[/b] Vala Lynstad
[b]Age:[/b] 25
[b]Gender:[/b] Female
[b]Occupation:[/b] Master-at-Arms for the [i]Sae Hrafn[/i]
[b]Weaponry:[/b]
Vala primarily uses a standard long sword with a rounded-shield for protection. As a backup, she has a knife. For variety, she is pretty accurate with a short axe, both as a primary weapon and a projectile.  
[b]Skills:[/b]
Vala comes from a Northern Longship and has established her sea legs and can handle rough waters. She lead men into the defense of said Longship and can help direct forces in battle. Her primary skill is her ability in combat, both with weapons and without. 

[b]Backstory:[/b]
Vala hails from Northern Coasts of Ecen, specifically a lonely island just off the coast called Marstal, and if you are living in Marstal, you probably either fish or sail for the navy. The sea always plays a big part of those who live on that tiny island and for Vala, she grew up just like any kid, craving the adventure that the older generations tell tales of. Of course when you finally get there, life at sea is a bit crueler and less dreamy than the tales. 

It wasn’t too typical for women to join up with fishing crews, as there was no guarantee that your shipmates would have pure intentions, and in order to join the military ships, where things like that would never happen, you had to have at least a year of experience on the sea. So Vala sighed onto her Uncle’s ship where she was protected as her Uncle’s attendant.

After her year was up, she signed into the navy. Starting as a simple oarsmen, she eventually rose to the rank Master-At-Arms at the age of 21. Four years she went from ship to ship, not really settling down anywhere permanently. Unfortunately her time for the Marstal Navy was cut off after being exiled for kinslaying the very same uncle who took her in. Despite Vala's adamant attempts at justifying her actions, the Jarl found her guilty and demanded her casted out from the isles. The young Skjaldmær should consider herself lucky, though. Death is usually the preferred arrangement for kinslaying.
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