Rachel Valeska

## Background Information

Rachel is a bold and energetic individual, often described as spunky and full of life. She has a sharp wit and a clever sense of humor, often using sarcasm and jokes as a defense mechanism. Despite her charming personality, Rachel has a rebellious side and can often be seen as snarky or even a bit of a delinquent. She tends to act impulsively, making decisions without much thought or consideration of consequences. She is also one of the few human necromancers who still actively practice necromancy.

Rachel Lorelei Valeska was born in Hartford, Connecticut on October 1st, 2004. While her parents and brother were on a road trip. Her parents are Nikolas Valeska and Natalia Valeska. Her father, Nikolas was a descendant of one of the twenty two ancestors who were granted the gift of necromancy from the Whisp Tarot Payne.

Rachel’s mother, was having an affair with a man named Damon Marlow, where this affair led to the death of her mother while in childbirth with her half sister, Delainey. Rachel grew up, with her older brother Jason and her father in Worcester, Massachusetts in a life of poverty and criminal activity to survive. While Rachel’s family could barely put food on the table, Delainey grew up in Valene Falls with her father with standard income and a safe place to live in away from crime.

## Necromancy

Nikolas raised both Jason and Rachel on the art of witchcraft, to help them live an easier life despite the troubles they faced. While Jason intended to use his abilities for good growing up, Rachel intended to use them to get the things she wanted but could never have without her abilities.

### Haley Kingston

Starting school Rachel, had met Haley Kingston who was also a necromancer. Despite their age both Haley and Rachel committed robberies, and drug trading at young age until the age of twelve where Rachel planted a bag of Molly in Haley’s bag leading to Haley’s arrest. Rachel knew that her family could not afford her going to jail. Rachel made money from her drug transports.

Rachel had felt badly about what she had done to Haley and ultimately travelled to the police station herself to try and convince the police to release Haley. No matter of convincing seemed to had working leading her use her necromancy abilities of mind control to change the minds of cops leading them to let Haley go.

### Joining the rebellion

After the cops agreed to release Haley, Rachel returns home. While on her way home she is stopped by a woman who had seen her in the police station. The woman was Cryslira Larkin who has been at the Worcester Police Department on a case. Cryslira had seen Rachel use her abilities on the cops and explains the Dark Minded Prophecy revolving around her daughter, Shilo. Cryslira makes an offer to help advance her powers if she joins the rebellion.

Rachel reluctantly declines Cryslira’s offer, Cryslira gives her, her phone number in case she ended up changing her mind. Rachel discusses with Jason about her encounter with Cryslira, Jason believes Cryslira about the prophecy due to his extensive research in necromancy.

Rachel later contacts Cryslira agreeing to the rebellion as well as her older brother. Cryslira maintains contact with them both, until Shilo is ready to join the rebellion herself.

## Trivia

* Katerina reveals that Rachel is Asexual in *Obsidian*
* Rachel’s highlights are blue in Obsidian and Mirror World representing her Worcester background, but changes it to Purple in the last three books representing her willingness to stay in Valene Falls
* At the end of the series Rachel is the only living Valeska
* Rachel hates pineapple on pizza
* Rachel was born during a family vacation