Varia

A former bandit and smuggler, she would be targeted due to her actions being inconvenient to Simon's plans. In an ironic twist of fate her extraordinary luck causes her nothing but despair.

Story
The group targets her both for public safety reasons and for her cache of explosives. In her lair, we learn that they were made in Thenours (that suggests she is not that expert in their creation, only the handling). The group's arrival coincides with an internal crisis.

The decision that Simon makes will inevitably change her (It's difficult to say for better or worse.) Some of your party have opinions that will affect their relationship with Simon.

Later, at the narrow pass, we learn (with a little prodding) a bit more of Varia. She is from Thenours, a small town in western Ghenalon and she had a happy childhood until the death of her parents.

Since then, her life entered in a downward spiral. Even then, she was incredible lucky (and has the party's highest LUK stat). It's unclear if there is a magic connection (she has checked with some mages who said no) or if her luck is tied to the bad luck that brings to the people around her.

Based on your choices when you recruit her, she has two different paths, which result in somewhat different dialogue, sex scenes, skill sets and gear that she can use. The gameplay difference is not large, but the ethics are different, as are the reactions of many characters.

Skills
Some of her skills depends of Simon's choice regarding her future.

Starting equipment
You can't buy any better equipment that her starting gear after you recruit her and before she goes to Aram, so you should buy it (or at least not selling it) before you enter the Delgar Forest.

Weapon: Iron Sword.
 * Swords
 * Claws

Off-hand: Iron Claw.
 * Swords
 * Claws

Headgear: Iron Helm.
 * Helms

Bodygear: Iron Armor.
 * Light armor

Accessory: Headband
 * Common accessories
 * Sexual accessories
 * Anti-sexual accessories

Tactics
Her skills favor to use her as a hitter (but you should have a healer nearby, since some of them cause her some damage). Where Aka relies on critting people's faces off, Varia relies on high offensive power from weapons combined with her own moderate ATK growth and attacks that hit multiple times for damage. Furious Strikes is one of her best attacks in theory--three attacks, each with a chance to crit--but it's possible to only get a single hit from this skill, since attacks can be wasted on dead targets. Frenzy is a 20% self-buff and stacks with other general ATK buffs (like Qum's Arousing Aura or her own Encourage). She gets an upgraded version that either removes the DEF penalty (Slave's Frenzy) or grants HP regeneration (Servant's Frenzy) depending on whether she was dominated or reshaped.

Varia gets a considerable increase in power at level 28, when she learns the ludicrously powerful Blade Dance. Combined with Frenzy or Arousing Aura and top-quality equipment, Blade Dance will do 1,000~ damage per strike and hit 4~ times, each with a chance to crit.

Since dominated-Varia can use Sexual accessories, she can make a great use of a Slave Pin (as of 0.18.x versions, reshaped Varia can't use succubus accessories ) that grants immunity to silence and blindness which allows to always be able to strike and use her skills.

Relationship points
Maximum affection is 100, at which you can have a conversation with the harem girl that will lock her affection there.

The reshaped personality is more human. By contrast, if you choose to dominate her, she will be more subservient and robotic.

Reshaped
Base value: 35. Maximum legit value: 97.
 * for allowing her gangrape.
 * for observing her conversation about being chained in Dark Ruin.
 * for getting the Orcent's orgy sex scene IF you did well enough against the orc horde.
 * for talking to her before any other harem girl when reuniting after Simon's route.
 * Unmissable from reunion orgy.
 * for voting NO on the Declaration of War motion, OR for voting YES.
 * for adopting War Vaults motion.
 * for getting all four Ardford threesome scenes and thus the Ardford Orgy scene.
 * for telling Nalili "Train with Varia", OR for telling Nalili "Train with Varia" after "Train with me".
 * Unmissable from the start of chapter 3.
 * for getting the best Janine's evaluation about chaos "remarkably contained", OR for "ugly, but the situation isn't unworkable.", OR  for Merchant Quarter shutdown and "ugly, but the situation isn't unworkable." after the Battle of Yhilin, OR  for Merchant Quarter shutdown and "It will take time for every layer of society to recover.", OR  for Merchant Quarter shutdown and "It will take a great deal of time for every layer of society to recover.".
 * for getting the Aka + Varia sex scene IF Varia wasn't raped, OR IF she was raped.
 * for beating the spike chamber in Ordeal of the Claw.
 * for at least 15 Zirantia investigation score.
 * for getting the Varia in Chains sex scene in unused cell after receiving refugees.
 * for buying Eustrin steel for Varia's unique weapons.

Dominated
Base value: 20. Maximum legit value: 110 (+15 leeway).
 * for allowing her gangrape.
 * for getting the Orcent's orgy sex scene IF you did well enough against the orc horde.
 * for talking to her before any other harem girl when reuniting after Simon's route.
 * Unmissable from reunion orgy.
 * for adopting War Vaults motion.
 * for getting all four Ardford threesome scenes and thus the Ardford Orgy scene.
 * for telling Nalili "Train with Varia", OR for telling Nalili "Train with Varia" after "Train with me".
 * Unmissable from the start of chapter 3.
 * for getting the best Janine's evaluation about victory points "victory was crushing", OR for "sound victory", OR  for "decent victory".
 * for getting the Aka + Varia sex scene.
 * for examining Doom King statue in Ari-Yhilina Square IF funded.
 * Unmissable waking up in Royal Palace of Zirantia after Simon leaves.
 * for beating the spike chamber in Ordeal of the Claw.
 * for talking to her in king's bedroom after your return from Zirantia.
 * for buying Eustrin steel for Varia's unique weapons.

Affection titles
Varia (reshaped):
 * 0 Hollow Shell
 * 33 Living Shadow
 * 66 Remade Woman
 * 100 Whole

Varia (dominated):
 * 0 Useless Slave
 * 33 Useful Hole
 * 66 Fuckdoll
 * 100 Perfect Slave

Special notes

 * She is the second party member, after Aka, that is capable of dual-wielding two weapons.
 * Your choice shape her personality and changes her ultimate Skill.
 * Reshaped Varia and Dominated Varia also have different dialogue. Reshaped Varia is more "human" - she will do things like express a favorite color (violet ). Dominated Varia is more observant and attentive.

Scenes

 * Varia Gangbang - Allow the gangrape.
 * Aka + Varia - Aka and Varia work out their issues by having a threesome with Simon. Very different depending on which Varia variant you have. Talk to Varia in the Yhilin Palace royal chambers, after your return from Elven Forests.

Domination path


 * Varia Dominated - Dominate Varia after the fight.
 * Blowjob Distraction - In Megail's route, take the bounty about bandits who are stealing. Chase down the target in the northwestern desert, then accept Varia's offer.
 * Doggie Tree - On demand.

Reshaping path


 * Varia Reshaped - Reshape Varia after the fight.
 * Fixing the hurt - On demand.
 * Varia in Chains - Her desire to get chained up becomes realized.  Happens after Succubi immigrants and you click the shiny in the cell.