I prefer my characters to be able to dodge a hit rather than being able to take them.

Alex is swift and calculated, if she's doing her job right then her opponent won't have a target to hit so amour is kinda useless, it would just slow her down. She can take a couple of blows when nessesary depending on the weapon but her strength comes in staying ahead of her opponent. 

By the way Alex has a minor in med knowledge, when she almost got her throat slit someone had to stop the bleeding.

FM, if no one else is playing o talking to my character anytime soon then I think I'm gonna schedule a paid job for her. Does the Blackmarsh Circus have anything valuable?