Valentina DeRossi (OU)

Valentina DeRossi is a Bounty Hunter in the employ of Vance Vangelis, for the purpose of the assassination of Sefer Yetzirah. She travels with a male companion, Buster Breaker.

Biography
DeRossi is classically trained as an assassin by a shady guild known as Nightflower. Her training allows her to direct the body's energies into energy she can use to move at extraordinary speeds, exert extreme amounts of force and surround herself with an aura of pressure that can stop bullets and other projectiles. DeRossi is of slight frame, with long, brunette hair and a Mediterranean appearance. She enjoys luxury and comfort; a complete opposite to her work partner, Buster Breaker. She shares Breaker's affinity for antique weaponry. She wears purple plague doctors robes and a white mask with a single red tear painted on the left cheek. She is a quiet and reserved person, normally leaving dealings to the more assertive Breaker.

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Aboard Vance Vangelis's ship, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Valentina DeRossi and Buster Breaker slaughtered the entire ensemble of mercenaries, bounty hunters and assassins that Vangelis had brought together to kill Sefer Yetzirah. DeRossi made use of her Vickers 1912 .303 to devastating effect, cutting down the crowd of mercenaries without hitting Breaker with a single round. The pair left soon after giving their names to Vangelis, having secured the contract for themselves. DeRossi's motive for undertaking the contract is monetary gain, as well as pleasure in the hunt. DeRossi also admires Vangelis' extravagance and eccentricity.

Weapons
DeRossi seems to share, at least in part, Buster Breaker's collection of antique weapons. However, a few select pieces are her own, detailed here. Reports indicate that DeRossi also harbours an assortment of hidden weaponry.

Vickers 1912 .303
DeRossi employs a Vickers 1912 .303 British machinegun, suspended from her shoulder on a strap. She uses this without support, holding the forward strap as a chainsaw grip. The weapon is belt fed with .303 standard, good for 1000 rounds before replacement. The water cooler has been replaced with a stamped barrel shroud to reduced the weight; The weapon seems to have no problems with overheating.

Colt M1911 Long Slide Custom
DeRossi uses a Colt Model 1911 custom, with long slide and moulded handgrip. The weapon is engraved with floral patterns along the length of the slide. DeRossi wears the pistol in a holster on the small of her back.

Winchester Model 1890
DeRossi uses a Winchester Model 1890 pump-slide gallery gun in .22 long. The rifle holds 22 rounds in a tube magazine. She carries the weapon in a sling at her left hip.