Valentin Lowe

Description
Valentin Lowe is the elder brother of Wirneth Lowe. He had a wife named Torryn and a daughter named Magritte he assumes died along with him in Stratholme. He was raised as a banshee following his death, and was only recently discovered by Wirneth during her exploration of the ruins of Stratholme. He has since been relocated to Acherus and resides in a heavily soundproofed locked room he is constantly trying to escape, but due to his dangerous nature Wirneth has forbidden it. He appears in the stories Banshee and ''Fast Learner. ''

Valentin shifts between three major mindstates. The most common occurs when he retains all of his memories and acts most as he did in life-- like a real jerk. He constantly belittles and insults whichever unfortunate Ebons are assigned the task of checking up on him. He is notably volatile in this state.

The second occurs when he loses touch with his memories, reverting to the mindset he was in shortly after his resurrection. He is distressed and desperately worried for his wife and daughter, and will attack anyone who comes near him as he believes they are the reason he can't find them.

The third is a mix between the first two. He retains his memories, but is stuck in a state of depression, He is at his most passive in this time, and therefore easiest to deal with. Often, he will request the company of others for a time, but will usually fall asleep quite shortly after someone agrees to it.

Valentin's main goal is to escape Acherus, and he will try anything to achieve freedom. Murder, bribery, blackmail-- even pretended to be truly dead. Most death knights are wise enough not to let him fool them.

Abilities
As a banshee, Valentin is able to phase between stages of corporeality and possesses a powerful scream known to kill the living and dead alike when heard in close proximity. Otherwise, his scream is simply agonisingly painful. Physically, Valentin is very frail and unable to defend himself. His scream is his only weapon, though he has been known to steal weapons or fashion shivs out of broken glass, twists of metal or sharpened splinters.

Trivia

 * Valentin and Torryn named Magritte after an artist they liked.
 * Valentin was born with slightly pointed ears due to his elven heritage, though these were swiftly cut to more resemble human ears by his mother.
 * The only Ebon Valentin never gives grief to is Quentin. He is oddly calm in the presence of his cousin.