Vanessa Schafer-Winters

== Vital Statistics ==
Year of Birth: 4528
Planet of origin: Earth
Job: Naval Officer
Affiliation: Solarian Empire
Rank: Captain, Senior Grade; Knight-Captain of the Order of Guylos; Duchess of Koln
Height: 5'6''
Weight: 120lbs 
Religion: The Way 
== Biography ==
=== Alliance Days ===
Born on Earth to a well off Family in Cologne, Germany, she lived a normal childhood that any navy brat could live. Her father served in Shield Fleet for most of her young life, only retiring soon enough to see her going off to college. After she graduated, she enlisted before going through OCS to become an officer. Later on in her career, she was in the command of ACS Longsword, an aged destroyer sent out to a troublesome outer system. There, she helped deal with small threats with her sister ship, ACS Broadsword, commanded by Lieutenant Tobias Winters. Unfortunately, their working partnership didn't last. During one particular engagement, the two found themselves fighting a strange alien warship. They were able to destroy it,. but not without the complete loss of the Broadsword, though fortunately, some of her crew had survived. 
=== Solarian Empire ===
The destruction of the single ship and the Longsword's participation in a later battle lead her to a lasting career, granting her command of various ships and formations, one of which saw her on an incursion into Saiyuan space to rescue a Solarian citizen. Through the actions of her parents, she was given the Duchy of Koln on the Shell world of Osalias, as well as cemented the romantic relationship between her and Winters. during a trip to Osalias, she ended up marrying Tobias, granting him Duke of Koln by Privilege of Marriage. There are currently no plans for kids at the moment.
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