Valdez

Valdez
Race	Altierran
Born	513
Age in “Snow”	43
Age in “Sequel”	47
Occupation/rank	Soldier
Family

Valdez is a Guardia Marischal at Rocosa, tasked with finding the Mundumbra portal. He interrogated Meg Maddison when she was brought there and was fascinated by her hair and exotic origin. He hoped to obtain her as a personal Bestia if he succeeded in his mission.

After Meg escaped from Sometria, he joined the Dark Wolves to pursue her, taking a demotion in the process.

Appearance

Marshal Valdez is a powerfully built, older man with a broad, imposing frame. He has closely cropped grey hair, a full white beard and a deeply lined, weathered face that suggests years of military service. His expression is stern and watchful, with a hard, controlled gaze. In the image-based interpretation, he wears decorated armour beneath a dark cloak, presenting himself as a senior military officer rather than an ordinary soldier. His appearance should convey authority, physical strength and a sense of controlled danger.

Character

Marshal Valdez is an experienced, ruthless and intimidating officer of the Guardia. He is tasked with interrogating Meg and discovering the origin of the portal, and he approaches this duty with the confidence of a man accustomed to using fear and violence to obtain obedience. He sees prisoners primarily as sources of information and has little concern for their dignity or emotional wellbeing.

Valdez is methodical rather than impulsive. His interrogation of Meg is carefully structured: he begins with questions, examines her clothing and possessions, tests her explanations, and then escalates to physical punishment when she refuses to cooperate. He understands that Meg is hiding information, and his persistence makes him dangerous even when he does not immediately resort to violence.

He is also sexually predatory. His interest in Meg’s unusual appearance quickly becomes entangled with his desire to possess her, and he treats her vulnerability as an opportunity. He views Bestia as property and appears to believe that official authority entitles him to control both their bodies and their futures. His treatment of Vila shows the same possessive attitude: he objects to her damaging what he considers his property, but his concern is ownership rather than compassion.

Despite his brutality, Valdez is not entirely uncontrolled. He follows orders from Jesenia, recognises the limits placed upon him by her authority, and can behave with calculated restraint when necessary. He is capable of gentleness when it serves his purposes, as when he questions Meg after her beating, but that gentleness never removes the underlying threat. His apparent calm is part of his power.

Timeline

Year	Age	Event
513	-	Born
5xx	00	Becomes Marischal
556	43	Maddisons enter Altierra
5xx	xx	Takes a demotion to lead the Dark Wolves
5xx	xx	Meets Meg in the Heartwild

Images

Valdez at Rocosa