Biana Amberly Vacker

### Important information

Biana Vacker is a powerful Vanisher who can even hide from gnomes. She is close friends with Sophie Foster and a member of Team Valiant. Her symbol for Team Valiant is a Kelpie, her color purple, and the jewel on her circlet is an amethyst.

## Personality

**LOYAL**

Biana is very loyal. She is always there for her friends. She can be wary of people she doesn't know very well or trust⁠ – like how she treated Sophie in the first book—but once she gets to know someone, Biana will become an extremely devoted friend. She would risk her life to save her loved ones when she does get the chance. Biana hates being left out and wants to help Sophie in any possible way. She may be in Fitz'sshadow, but that doesn't stop her from trying to shine. In *Neverseen*, when Sophie and Fitz jump off the cliff to go save someone who might be in danger, Fitz stated that Biana had "tried to come too, but [their] coach grabbed her" before she could succeed.

**BRIGHT**

Biana is a bubbly and outgoing person to be around. She's a talkative elf and is usually the one to spark a conversation, gossip about rumors, or talk about the latest trends. Biana is the type of elf who will always try to find the good in a bad situation. She is also shown to be intelligent and can prioritize, multi-task, and handle her responsibilities well. An example of her intelligence is in *Neverseen,* when they are in the forest with Ruy, she thought to throw her monocle at the force field, causing a white fire that tore through it. Biana was in the Left Hemisphere at Exillium, showing her level-headedness and ability to think logically. She is also very responsible.

**HARD-WORKING**

Biana is very hard-working. She always wants to help and will work hard on a task until it is done. In *Legacy*, Biana becomes part of Team Valiant. Every time Sophie gives her an assignment, she puts all her effort into it and gets it done before Sophie even has time to check in with her on how it's going. When Sophie resets her abilities in Legacy, she stays on task and does the work for Sophie while Sophie heals. She also can multi-task very well.

**INTELLIGENT**

Biana is a very intelligent elf. She is very diligent and knows how to manage her time. She's quick to shoot a comeback at someone if they mess with her, and this takes a lot of wit. She handles her responsibilities incredibly well and is shown to have a calm head under pressure, as shown in any book where they face the Neverseen. All though in *Flashback,* she is said to be leaning on Dex and Tam when Fitz is punching Alvar, she quickly recovers from her initial shock and fights bravely.

**BRAVE**

Biana is very brave. In Everblaze, Biana tackled Lady Gisela when she tries to take Keefe. She almost falls off a cliff, but she still takes the risk. As shown in *Nightfall*, she single-handedly took on Vespera and Fintan, the two leaders of Neverseen. She gets brutally injured but still claims that some risks are worth taking. Biana may act feminine most of the time, but she is not a delicate elf and is willing to fight to the death in order to save the people she loves. Confident and bold, Biana isn't afraid to tackle challenges, and have some fun along the way.

**WARY**

Biana is also shown to be a wary and suspicious elf, as many people have tried to use Biana to get to Fitz, which is why she disliked Sophie at first—assuming she was going to do the same thing. In addition, since she's a Vacker, so everyone wants the best from her, and some would even use her just to benefit themselves. When nervous or worried, Biana twists her fingers as if she's hoping for something— like how Sophie pulls out her eyelashes.

**CONFIDENT**

Even though Biana has gone through many challenges, such as her fight with Vespera, she stays confident in herself, mainly in her beauty in style, which at first made Sophie believe her to be vain and bratty. She is good about not letting anybody break her, and always being true to herself and friends. Biana has been found to use her confidence in games like bramble where she has been known to knock people into the lake.

**HOPEFUL/OPTIMISTIC**

Although Biana has had many difficulties and sadness in her life, she is hopeful and optimistic that someday, things will change, the Neverseen will be defeated, and Alvar will come back. This is also hinted in the fact that Biana is very courageous. She never gives up in what she believes in, and pretty much does everything to open and show it to the world.

**AT TIMES MEAN SPIRITED**

At times of distress, Biana tends to treat people unkindly or unfairly, such as Sophie in Book 1, mainly because she thinks that people use her to "get to her brother."

## Appearance

Biana is strikingly beautiful and alluring—setting a higher standard in appearance compared to other young female elves. According to Sophie, she is "drop-dead gorgeous." She has long, wavy chocolate brown hair like her mother and oldest brother, Alvar, and bright teal eyes, just like Fitz and Alden's. She also has full, heart-shaped lips like her mother. In her family portrait she has earrings on, which indicates that her ears are pierced. She is described to have fair skin and beautiful, sculpted features. It is also described in the first book that she has all of her parents' best features combined in the best possible way.  Many boys at Foxfire are said to have crushes on her based on her appearance, such as Jensi. Sophie describes her as being very flawless, glamorous, and perfect. She also thinks that Biana takes after her mother, Della Vacker, who is also very stunning. Unlike Sophie, she prefers "girly" things such as fancy dresses, makeup, and other beauty accessories, which make her look even more beautiful. Biana adores dressing up Sophie and giving others, including Iggy and Dex, makeovers that suit her style more than others. Biana has a section in Book 8.5: Unlocked titled "Biana's Style File" which talks about Elvin clothing like gowns and jerkins. In Everblaze while cleaning out Jolie's closet she expressed an interest in vintage styles.  In Nightfall, Vespera appears to have pushed Biana into a mirror. This led to glass shards leaving thin scars all over the left side of her torso and face, including her neck, shoulder, and arms. In the first half of Book 7: Flashback, Biana wore clothes with long sleeves to cover the scars; however, she stopped in the middle of the book, declaring that she was done pretending that the scars weren't a part of her. Later in Book 8: Legacy, she proudly shows her scars in The Seat of Eminence, and does not flinch when Stina points them out.

## Special Ability

### **Vanisher**

Being a Vanisher, Biana has the power to bend the light so it looks like she is invisible. She uses this ability as an advantage to sneak away from her goblin bodyguard, Woltzer, and spy on Fitz. When enhanced by Sophie, she can make up to three people (including Sophie and herself) invisible with her. This is handy when it helps the group sneak into Lady Gisela's Nightfall during *Nightfall*. Biana sees her mother as a role model, who is exceptionally skilled in vanishing. Biana can hide from gnomes; so far, she is one of the only Vanishers that we know of that can do so, other than her brother, Alvar Vacker.

## Relationships

### Fitz Vacker

**Older Brother**

Fitz is Biana's older brother. She is always described as Fitz's younger sister and hidden in his shadows like what people perceive of her mother Della, but in truth, she has a unique personality and she doesn't need her brother to shine. In Keeper of the Lost Cities, she explains that many girls try to become friends with her to get to Fitz so she's quite wary, slightly showing how she cares for her brother. When Sophie and Fitz returned from the Healing Center (When they were injured by the Great Splotching Championship), she hugs Fitz briskly in worry. Fitz revealed to Sophie that he put Fart a la Carte in Biana’s breakfast before her Level 1 Ceremony, giving her a case of really bad farts. In Neverseen, when Fitz is injured during the fight at Exile, she helps with his treatment by providing him with something to vomit in even though she was disgusted. In Nightfall, Fitz becomes extremely worried at his sister's sudden disappearance and was distraught when they found her in a pool of blood and sharp shards. When Biana claimed that she was okay, Fitz shouted that "half of her face was shredded." Fitz is described as being very protective of Biana, however, at the same time, the two siblings are known to tease each other a lot. For example, in the Fitz Short Story at the end of Book 7: Flashback, Biana dubbed Fitz "Chandelier Head" because he got stuck in a chandelier while trying to use his crutches in Everglen.

### Alvar Vacker

**Oldest Brother/enemy**

Alvar is Biana's eldest brother who is also a Vanisher. He's the one who tells her about what happened to her father Alden in Exile. In Neverseen, after the crash of the bridge in Ravagog, Biana screams hysterically when she doesn't see Alvar and hugs him tightly when he reappears. In Book 4: Neverseen, when Alvar is revealed to be one of the longest-standing members of the rebel group, the Neverseen, Biana is deeply hurt and asks him "How could you?" and his expression softens. At Lady Gisela's Nightfall, the group found Alvar cut up and bruised. Biana, while using her telekinesis to bring him out, banged him against every wall, showing her distaste for him joining the Neverseen. In Flashback, she warmed up to Alvar when he lost his memories quicker than Fitz, but goes back to hating him once he recovers his memories. In Book 8: Legacy, Biana is silent when Sophie said she let Alvar go. Although Biana's reaction to her eldest brothers' betrayal is not as hostile and public, it is clear how much his life choices affect and torture her, especially after his relapse at the troll hives.

### Della Vacker

**Mother**

Della is Biana's mother. They both like to shop, are described to be beautiful, and are Vanishers. Biana is revealed to respect Della a lot in Neverseen, and she wishes she could one day be as good as her mother at vanishing. She also has a special relationship with her mother. It is revealed in Everblaze that Della taught Biana to defend herself and fight.

### Alden Vacker

**Father**

Alden is Biana's father. He made her befriend Sophie so that he could watch over her. When his mind was broken she became very sad and would not talk to anyone. It is shown that she loves him very much, especially in Neverseen, when she wraps Alden in a big hug after the flood ordeal in Ravagog.

### Sophie Foster

**Close Friend**

Sophie is Biana's closest female friend and vice-versa. She originally became friends with Sophie because her father told her to, but then she begins to like Sophie. When Stina tells Sophie that Biana was friends with Sophie just because Alden told her to, Sophie became very angry at Biana and stormed away before she was able to apologize. She was able to make it up to Sophie soon afterward. Sophie has borrowed some of Biana's dresses a couple of times. They usually play Base Quest along with Fitz and Keefe.  When Alden's mind was broken, Biana refused to speak to Sophie, along with her brother, Fitz. Right before Alden was healed, however, Biana apologized for her actions, saying that she didn't mean to hurt Sophie. The two become best friends again.  In Everblaze, when Sophie comes to visit Everglen, she is surprised to find out that Biana is a Vanisher. Later, she convinces Sophie to let her into her "Black Swan problems". When Sophie is said to be in danger, Biana is in the group who goes to find her at Mr. Forkle's hideout. She fights off the main attacker that keeps Sophie captive and frees her. While Sophie was being sentenced to the ability restrictor, Biana was hidden in Magnate Leto's office as a witness to all their friends. She heard all the ostensible statements the Councillors directed straight to Sophie and the Black Swan. She also witnessed what Sophie bravely did when the Councillors threatened Dex and his family. When Sophie is planning on escaping from the Lost Cities to hide with the Black Swan, Biana is one of her friends who willingly accompanies her on the journey.  During Neverseen, Biana accompanies her to the neutral territory of Brackendale. When they accidentally bump into one of the members of the Neverseen, Ruy Ignis, she threw her Black Swan pendant at the force field he had created and distracted him so that the two of them could escape. Biana is always there for Sophie to talk to.  She has expressed that she hates her friends using her to get near her brother Fitz, but she knows of Sophie's crush on him and is a full supporter. She said in Book 7: Flashback that they were perfect for each other and often teased Fitz for not making his move.

### Keefe Sencen

**Close Friend/former crush**

Keefe is Biana's friend, though some believe that Biana has a crush on him. This fact is often perpetuated by Biana herself. He usually plays Base Quest with her, Sophie, and Fitz. Keefe says he once kissed Biana "mostly on the cheek" for a dare because Biana turned her head at the last moment. In Neverseen, Keefe drapes his arm around Sophie, and Biana just stares at it, possibly in jealousy. Biana is holding Keefe's arm on the cover of Neverseen, in fear. Biana blushes a bright pink when she announces that she agrees with Keefe about the naked statue, which may be because of the statue itself or just the fact that she's agreeing with Keefe. In Nightfall, Sophie believes that Biana's small crush on Keefe is starting to fade, although she has no evidence of this happening. Keefe admits to flirting with girls around her to give her a subtle hint that he isn't interested. Later, Biana says that sometimes you just "have to admit that what you want just... isn't going to happen," which Sophie suspects to mean that she realizes Keefe doesn't like her. Later, Biana seems to not care or be jealous when Keefe flirts with Sophie. She doesn't quickly agree with whatever he says, evidence that her crush is fading or has already faded.

### Dex Dizznee

**Close friend/possible love interest**

Dex is one of Biana's closest friends. In Lodestar, they were both left out of a mission and became even closer because of it. Dex and Biana might've shared a romantic moment in Lodestar when Biana gives Dex a makeover. In Nightfall, Biana gives Dex an encouraging pep talk that Dex seems to enjoy. In Legacy, they seem to be growing even closer to each other. There has been a lot of hints that Biana and Dex have crushes on each other. They are very close to each other, spend lots of time together, and even hold hands in Legacy. This could have been because Biana was trying to comfort Dex, but Sophie notes that they are still holding hands after Dex recovers from his initial shock. Biana always tries to make Dex feel better and is very protective of him. This could indicate a future relationship between the two, or just a close friendship.

### Tam Dai Song

**Close friend/possible love interest**

Tam has shown to have possible feelings for Biana, and Biana has shown the same. In Neverseen, after Keefe told him that the Foster Fan Club wasn't going to be accepting him, he flushes and "stole a glance" at Biana after he assured Sophie he was not romantically interested in her at all. It is also stated by Linh that Tam likes brunettes. Other than Fitz, Biana is the only brunette in the group. The two share a possible romantic moment in Nightfall, when Sophie, Tam, and Biana bring Alvar to Choralmere. Biana paints silver bangs on Tam's mother's portrait of him. When he sees this, he grins, and says that it's the best thing that he's seen in a long time. Later in Unlocked Fitz says Biana has been wanting to see Tam, and teases her saying she is "a fan of silver bangs". In response, Biana only blushes, but does not deny it. Sophie notes that her red face could be confirmation, annoyance at Fitz, or both.

### Linh Hai Song

**Close friend**

Although they have not had very many moments together, they still consider each other friends. Biana thinks Linh has really cool hair and accepts her to be a good friend. Several times when Tam tries to protect Linh from her power, Biana insists to him that he is underestimating his sister.

### Marella Redek

**Close friend**

When Sophie begins to neglect Marella, Biana insists on making up with her, renewing their friendship and remaining friends. (And staying positive.)

### Maruca Chabota

**Close friend**

Maruca was Biana's best friend until Biana became friends with Sophie. She told Stina the reason Biana became friends with Sophie, which temporarily ended their friendship after Stina told Sophie that reason. In Lodestar, Maruca seems to want her friendship with Biana back but doesn't make a move to change that, and Biana said that if she truly wants to be friends with her again she had to accept her friendship with Sophie. As of Legacy, they work together and are allies.

### Stina Heks

**frenemy/teammate**

Stina is Biana's frenemy, although they weren't enemies before Sophie's arrival. She is also the one who tells Sophie that Biana only became friends with her because Alden told her to. Stina has constantly been mean to people at Foxfire. Although they disliked each other, Stina and Biana are now friends, and both are members of Team Valiant