## Knight-Lieutenant Arienna Vale _The Blade That Guides the Blaze_ **Race:** Half-Elf **Gender:** Female **Age:** 39 **Class:** Paladin (Oath of the Flame) **Rank:** Knight-Lieutenant of the [[Iron Ray Order]] **Station:** Emberhold Bastion, Northern Command **Affiliation:** [[Iron Ray Order]] **Alignment:** Lawful Good --- ### Overview Arienna Vale is one of the most respected tacticians and frontline commanders in the [[Iron Ray Order]]. Her sharp intellect and unwavering devotion to [[Perserphina]] make her an ideal Knight-Lieutenant—balancing battlefield ferocity with deep spiritual grounding. Known for coordinating some of the most successful defenses against [[Askaria]] incursions, Arienna is both a strategist and a soldier who never retreats from the front lines. While Dame [[Sapphira]] is the radiant symbol of inspiration, Arienna is the precise blade of execution—silent when necessary, sharp when required, and always on target. She has turned seemingly hopeless defenses into radiant victories and is famed among her kin for her fire-forged speeches before battle. --- ### Personality - **Disciplined:** Arienna values order, structure, and chain of command above all in military affairs. - **Passionate:** Her loyalty to [[Perserphina]] and the Order runs deep; she believes in lighting the path through victory. - **Grimly Humorous:** She has a dry wit that surfaces only in the darkest moments, used to rally her comrades. - **Reluctantly Spiritual:** Though devout, she often relies on action over prayer, believing that results are the truest offering. --- ### Appearance - **Hair:** Short-cropped raven-black hair with streaks of silver - **Eyes:** Dark violet, intensely focused - **Armor:** Flame-gilded half-plate with a crimson cloak bearing the sigil of the Iron Ray - **Notable Gear:** Twin longswords, _Ashkiss_ and _Justiceflare_, forged in the Emberhold fires --- ### Legacy and Deeds - Successfully defended three provinces on the Brensistrian-[[Askaria]] border during the Emberline Campaigns - Formed the **Blazing Shield**, a tactical maneuver that utilizes paladin auras to form mobile sanctified zones in combat - Mentored over a dozen Kindling Novices who now serve as full-fledged Sunbound Knights - Personally led a rescue mission for a captured Daughter of Serenity, solidifying cultural ties between the Orders --- ### Views on the Order Arienna views the [[Iron Ray Order]] as both a military necessity and a moral beacon. She believes its strength lies in **discipline combined with compassion**—and has publicly supported the growing presence of emotional and spiritual healing within the Order’s structure. She has a respectful but competitive dynamic with Dame [[Sapphira]], often playing the role of realist to [[Sapphira]]’s idealist. --- ### Quote > _"You don’t have to feel the flame. Just be ready when it spreads."_