Vanya De Basho

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**Vanya De Basho** is a member of the *Into the Shadow's Breach* campaign. Fierce of countenance and short of temper, Vanya does not care to endear herself to other Sentinels, preferring solitude over camaraderie. Thankfully, Vanya's skills as a ranger and marksman are just what she needs to assist her comrades-in-arms from afar. She is played by Bloodyfaster.

## Description

### Appearance

Vanya is a gaunt woman with very pale skin. Her bloody red hair is messy and short, with some strands draping across her face. She has a thin face with prominent cheekbones and deep-set eyes. One of her most is an impressive set of thin scars that stretch from the top of her right forehead to her lips. The scars, which appear to be claw marks, have also damaged her right eye, which has gone a milky white. Vanya usually wears heavy dark eyeshadow and dark violent lipstick.

Vanya's outfit is comprised of a long black jacket with a high collar. Pairs of metal diamond buttons go down the front of the jacket, each connected by a rectangular piece of black fabric with a purple border. A set of fine black cloth with a purple border covers each of her shoulders, similar to epaulettes. To complete this image, Vanya always wears a tall black conical hat with a wide brim.

### Personality

Vanya did not join the Sentinels to make friends, and it shows. She has a haughty demeanor, deriding the poor quality of their food and treating Mikhail Lebront, an accomplished hunter, with disdain better suited to an amateur. She has little patience for rowdiness or shenanigans, treating the celebration as a chore and brushing off Gareth's attempts at merriment. Her quick temper causes her to frequently lash out at her allies, albeit briefly. The exception to this appears to be Vezika, whose generosity and cute looks won the Gloomstalker over on their first meeting. Vanya also possesses a significant amount of pride and will seek to preserve it, particularly by obscuring her lack of knowledge or any missteps with biting remarks or falsehoods.

Vanya's preference for solitude expresses itself in her actions in the field. She will usually find ways to split off from the group, either going out to scout ahead or finding a good vantage point to shoot from. While no coward, Vanya chooses to support her allies from the rear, allowing her to adapt to situations as they arise. While she will often treat it as an inconvenience, Vanya is willing to step in and directly help her party if the need arises.

## History

### Background

Vanya's history has yet to be explored on stream. She appears to have been born in Etropa, or is at the very least of Etropan descent. Vanya appears to be experienced in traversing tunnels and underground caverns, perhaps hearkening to a past in spelunking. This talent often means she will act a scout for her allies. The scar on the right side of her face, which has left her blind in that eye, hearkens to a previous encounter with a dangerous creature, though the exact details are unknown.

Another particularly unusual talent Vanya discovered was that her saliva has very potent healing enzymes, which work most effectively when ingested or applied to the wound. Though rather self-conscious about this ability, Vanya would administer this crude method of healing whenever she deems it fit, provided the recipient is willing and will never speak of it again.

### Joining the Sentinels

Vanya eventually decided to join the ranks of the Sentinels, an organization devoted to protecting Io from the alien and the extraplanar. Vanya's reasons for this choice are yet unknown. Upon enlisting, Vanya took the Shadow Barge from Qethos to the town of Colkirk in the Southern Gate Breach region of the Ruined Ark of Asmodia, where she was to be trained as a Shadowhunter. Vanya then spent the next four years training as an apprentice, learning how to combat the devils that skulked forth from the Shadow's Breach. Upon completing her training, Vanya and four other novices were tasked with hunting down a Gatekeeper, a powerful Shadow that would be found at the edge of Shadow's Breach itself. Only upon completing this mission could Vanya become a Shadowhunter in full and earn her commission.

## Mechanics

### Powers and Abilities

#### Ranger Abilities

* *Favored Enemy*
* *Natural Explorer*
* *Fighting Style* (Druidic Warrior)
* *Primeval Awareness*
* *Extra Attack*
* *Land's Stride*
* Gloom Stalker Abilities
	+ *Dread Ambusher*
	+ *Umbral Sight*
	+ *Iron Mind*

#### Feats

* *Sharpshooter*
* *Poisoner*
* *Magic Initiate* (Cleric)

#### Spell List

##### Cantrips

* *Guidance*
* *Mending*
* *Resistance*
* *Spare the Dying*

##### 1st Level

* *Command*
* *Cure Wounds*
* *Ensnaring Strike*
* *Hunter's Mark*
* *Zephyr Strike*

### Notable Items

* *Rifle Glaive* - Maneuver Arms created exclusively for Vanya.
	+ *Bane of Restless* - This weapon deals maximum damage to any Restless creatures.
* *Shard Blaster Cannon* (Attunement) - This weapon replaces the Piercing damage for Radiant damage. You may spend a bonus action on your turn to deal additional Force damage on your turn.
	+ *Siege Mod* - Whenever you deal Radiant damage, you gain a charge. When you have 3 charges, you may use a bonus action on your turn to expel all charges to fire a 60x10ft line. All creatures in the area must make a Dex save (DC15), taking 6d10 Radiant damage on a failed save, or half on a successful save.

## Etymology

"Vanya" is a given name found in Slavic countries. In Russian, it is the diminutive of the masculine given name "Ivan", which is the Slavic version of the Hebrew name "John". While its root stays the same, the name is considered feminine in Bulgaria and Scandinavia, and unisex in Serbia and Croatia.

In Romance languages, "De" literally translating in English to the preposition "of" and is commonly used as part of a surname to denote a person's belonging to somewhere. Meanwhile, Basho is a word from the Ladino language, a dialect also called Judaeo-Spanish for its prevalence among the Jewish community of the Iberian Peninsula. Basho is an adjective that means "below" or "on the ground". Therefore, "De Basho" would roughly translate to "of below" or "from below", referring to Vanya's profession as a Gloomstalker Ranger.

## Images

### Official Art

Full body art of Vanya De Basho (Art by ???)