Vallory Ornell

Vallory Ornell is a member of the Lumiadare guild.

She first appeared on the Headscratcher request as an associate of Zhong Hangu, and joined the guild after its conclusion. She has been an active member ever since, participating in many requests and major events.

Appearance
Vallory has exceptionally elegant features for a Chinese woman. Her pristine white skin seems impervious to any form of tanning or damage, and her delicate features were made distinctly better by her large, round eyes and sharp chin. She sports long, black hair, usually tied up into a ponytail as not to impede her movement at work or in combat. She has a slender body, as a result of the work she does regularly, which keeps her body fit.

Vallory's combat attire consists of a red and white multi-piece dress, along with a pair of pauldrons stylized in the appearance of the nian monster, with her sword sheathed by her side. When in the guild hall, Vallory dresses casually, usually seen wearing old t-shirts with cartoon characters on them. She also throws on a maid apron when on cleaning duty.

Personality
Vallory is a hard-working and focused person, often becoming a full-on "work freak" when she's really in the zone. She prefers to wear a stoic façade, treating the guild as just another workplace with Zhong early on in her time with Lumiadare. She's slowly opened up more with her members ever since, but she still has difficulties expressing her true emotions and conveying embarrassing topics with others, oftentimes saying the opposite of what she really feels as a means of avoiding the problem altogether.

Vallory is very responsible, which builds onto her dependable aura. However, when bad things happen because she wasn't around to help, the sense of responsibility that she bears can evolve into self-blame.

History
Little is known of Vallory, other than that she was born in a small village at the lower sections of the Yangtze River, and that her birth name was not "Vallory Ornell".

She first met Zhong Hangu when she was 16. At the time, Zhong was a roaming merchant, and often passed through their village. Although she wasn't very vocal about her fascination towards his wide array of knowledge and interesting wares, she slowly opened up to him, and the two became close friends.

Eventually, when Vallory was 18, she was allowed to leave home to follow Zhong as his student. From then on, Zhong took her in as his apprentice and assistant, giving her the name "Vallory Ornell" so she fit in better.

However, life working as Zhong's assistant wasn't as fantastic as she had imagined when she left home. She spent most of her time dealing with angry mobs scammed by the businessman, or tidying up wherever they decide to sleep in, or just doing chores to keep the "business" afloat - even if it meant blatantly stealing from people.

Eventually, Vallory met Syl Noxem, one of the mercenaries that Zhong often works with, and heard of his stories about when he "worked for a guild". When he eventually got into trouble during one of his jobs, she turned to the guild he always talked about - Lumiadare - for help, and after their successful rescue of Syl during the Headscratcher request, she joined the guild with Zhong.

Headscratcher
Vallory first appears in the request Headscratcher as Zhong's assistant, taking the ship with the team to Egypt and helping them make their way through Tomb of Sosemis. After they safely return to the guild with Syl, she joins the guild with Zhong, on one hand to look after both of them and on the other, to show her gratitude towards the guild for saving Syl.

Kingdoms arc
Vallory is part of the team that travels to Enos, helping the weak kingdom with suppressing the local Vellholden Rebellion. After the rebellion is successfully subdued, she also and later taking part in killing Emperor Kaiser Venious of Theina.

Beach OVA
Vallory, along with the rest of the guild, travels to Traille Shores in Enos for a quick vacation, enjoying a relaxing day of sunshine and sand there with everyone else.

Weedwhacker
Vallory, joined by Rumisu, Jun, William and Sang rescue Thompson Haines from a gang kidnapping in Tsuchiya Estate.

To You arc
After Zhong's disappearance from the guild, Vallory takes off on her own in search for him in his last known location, Chengdu. Once she tracked him down, she quickly summoned for the help from her guild members to assist her. [...]

Sword Mastery
Vallory's combat skills revolve around her proficiency with her sword, Zhurong. She was trained from a young age in the way of the sword, and that skill has carried well into her current line of work. She blends her sword mastery with her control of the flames to create scorching combos.
 * Zhurong: An enchanted Chinese sword (jian) hand-crafted by the Honglian Village blacksmiths. It's said to be touched by an eternal blaze, and thus enchanted with fire, and has a recognizable red tint and glow along the edges of its blade. When in combat, the blade drips down slivers of flames, and leaves behind an afterimage as its being swung.

Flame Magic
Part of Vallory's training in her home village was the usage of fire magic as an offensive and defensive tool, allowing it to be utilized in both defeating enemies and protecting herself and nearby allies.

Notable abilities that she has been known to use include:
 * Flame Enchantment: Imbues flames on Vallory's current weapon, causing it to scorch and burn anything it hits. Works best with smelted melee weapons.
 * Fiery Crescent: Sends forward a flaming, crescent-shaped projectile that sears through the air. Can be used by any flame-enchanted weapon, including the Zhurong, which can cast the spell at its greatest capacity.

Trivia

 * Vallory is featured in a fan-made R-18 manga called 'Vallory in Heat", drawn after her participation in the GMG.