Demon's Due/Characters

Valerin
The first of many protagonists in the series. She is a mace wielding Action Girl mercenary who premiered in Chapter 1, of Demon's Due, Rats in the Cellar.


 * Action Girl
 * Badass in Distress
 * Badass Normal
 * Blue Eyes
 * Bound and Gagged: Starts with ropes and gag, and later shackles and a gag.
 * Bounty Hunter: Her occupation at the beginning.
 * Break the Cutie and Break the Haughty: Depending on your interpretation, it could be one or the other, or both. Either way, she ends up broken.
 * Broken Bird: By the time we see her in again Fair Harvest, anyway. Look at her eyes. Just look at them!
 * Chainmail Bikini: Completely averted. Valerin wears sensible leather and plated armor when on the job.
 * Clothing Damage: Induced by gremlins with tiny knives.
 * Despair Event Horizon: Not just once, but twice.
 * The first was in her first appearance. After having outrun the gremlins and fought her way past Albert with both hands tied behind her,
 * The second was in Fair Harvest, where she came within an inch of being rescued. Poor girl.
 * Defeat by Modesty: Subverted. At first, she just stands there fighting back tears, but then works up the resolve to break loose and run for it.
 * Griping About Gremlins: Valerin has a lot of reason to gripe about gremlins.
 * Lady of War: Another reason this has to be a particularly harrowing experience for her.
 * Naked Freak-Out
 * Nipple-and-Dimed: Yeeeup.
 * Sanity Slippage: It certainly seems to be coming into play...
 * Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Shortly after being initially stripped, she manages to get away from her gremlin assailants and tries to flee the cellar.
 * Shameful Strip: What the gremlins do to her after tying her up.
 * The Woobie: It's difficult not to feel for her after a while.
 * The Worf Effect: She starts off as a competent and tough warrior maiden, but quickly becomes overwhelmed and at the mercy of her attackers.
 * You Can Leave Your Hat On: Last seen only wearing her boots.
 * You Can Leave Your Hat On: Last seen only wearing her boots.