Vanessa Scott

Vanessa "Van" Scott is a side character featuring in Gilded Shadows. She is Queen's Bishop on the First Guard, assigned to Morgan Leone, and so appears predominantly in Endgame routes.

## Appearance

Van is a short woman with curly black hair and dark brown eyes. She has several prosthetics including her left arm, two fingers on her right hand, and both legs. Her prosthetics are not covered in synth skin due to repeated need for repairs. Instead, they are white and her left arm has a glowing design in it.

In uniform, she wears a white and black tunic with only one sleeve and black shorts. She also wears knee high black boots.

Off-duty, she wears a flowy teal shirt and tight black pants.

## Personality

Van is a laid back woman who likes to tease her friends and comrades. She gives nearly everyone she meets a nickname and is rarely serious outside of work (or during work, really).

That said, Van also has a gentle and supportive side. Because she's been through so much, she knows what it means to need an encouraging chat every so often so she provides that emotional to support on Morgan at multiple points.

Though she is clearly a mentally and emotionally strong person, her past trauma has not left her without scars. She has her vulnerable moments as well

## Abilities

* Clairvoyance - Vanessa possessed clairvoyant awareness like all Espers. Though it's unclear how strong she really is, given her rank and position in Endgame, it can be assumed she is quite adept at using her abilities.
	+ "Sphere" - the full range of Vanessa's sphere is unknown
	+ "Cage"
	+ "Reverse Cage"
* Telekinesis - Vanessa possesses strong telekinesis though she never fully reveals how strong. Despite this being a strength of most bishops, Van is said to fight more like a rook when out in the field.
* Psionic Attacks - Van can use a range of psionic attacks like most Bishops.
	+ "Psi-burst" is a fairly standard attack that Vanessa is able to use.
* Precognition - Van has said that precognition isn't her forte, but it's still a skill she possesses as a bishop. She says that she is mostly good at looking at the near future of people in her line of sight or that she knows well.

## Relationships

#### Tamara "Mara" Prasad

Van's wife, Mara is another member of the first guard. The two of them grew up together in Endgame but didn't get into a long term relationship until after Vanessa's accident. They have a loving and supportive relationship, frequently see flirting or spending time together.

#### Sylvia Viscer

Van, due to her talent, became a member of the queen's guard at an exceptionally young age. She was already a guard member when Sylvia died and the two were good friends. She was devastated by the loss and battled extreme survivor's guilt knowing she was the only one to survive that incident.

#### Caleb Zheng

Caleb is Van's teammate on the Queen's guard. The two of them grew up together and are good friends despite how much they antagonise each other on a daily basis. Van is well aware of Caleb's own trauma stemming from losing his father-figure and best friend in the same incident that left her hospitalised for months. As such she tries to support him in whatever ways he will allow her to.

#### Ariel Vaughn

Ari is Van's other teammate. They also have known each other since childhood and Van spends a great deal of time harassing and teasing him. He harasses her back in subtle ways, such as calling her 'Vanessa' despite that he knows she prefers Van. Despite their constant jabs at each other, Van knows Ari extremely well and is able to read his emotions very well (such as being able to tell when he's annoyed or upset when Morgan can't).

#### Veronica Scott

Van's twin sister Veronica is also a bishop and serves on a secretive group called the Moirai. The two were very close in the past and Van says she had always admired and wished to be more like "Ronnie" - however, after Sylvia was killed Veronica's personality underwent a dramatic change and the two have slowly grown apart over the years. Van clearly still loves her sister but the two of them seem at odds with each other more often than not these days.