Vanessa Crysteffor

Fractures Series
Storyline by Rainimator and the Production Team

* Main

**Vanessa Crysteffor** is the mother of Abigail Crysteffor. It was revealed the Royal Star was in her possession as a family heirloom, which she passed on to Abigail as a child. She made her debut in *Clear Skies*.

## Design

Bearing significant resemblance to her daughter, Vanessa is a middle-aged woman with light, ginger hair, fair skin and red eyes. A small beauty mark is present on the right side of her chin. Vanessa is slightly taller than both the Dragon Tamer and Ciara.

Vanessa is always seen wearing red and white medieval dress, her upper torso covered with a maroon cloak with silver edges. The back of her cloak and dress sports a red symbol of unknown meaning, perhaps a faction emblem or a family crest. She sports semi-rimless glasses in concept renders and art, although not in the series.

In her reveal render, Vanessa wore a dismissive, indifferent expression in renders and stared directly at the viewer, a hand on her hip and her gaze slightly down. To her daughter's curiosity in *Clear Skies*, however, she expressed a small but genuine smile.

## Story

### History

Vanessa Crysteffor was the mother of Abigail Crysteffor. She lived with her daughter in the village of Glacierford before *The Struggle*. It is unclear what ties she bears to the Nether realm or how the Royal Star came into her possession as a Crysteffor family artifact — it is possible her forebears passed it down, but this is unconfirmed.

### Fractures

Vanessa is a high-ranking Nether noble and a former wielder of the Royal Nether Star, who eventually settled and had Abigail Crysteffor in the Overworld for unknown reasons.

#### *Clear Skies*

In a flashback to the childhood of Rain and Abigail, Vanessa is seen carefully handing the Royal Star to her daughter in their house, smiling, while Rain spied through the window. Afterwards, she disappeared through a Nether Portal, and her fate afterwards - including if she came back - is unknown.

## Personality

Vanessa is a very enigmatic character, but what is known is that she is fond of her daughter and clearly seems happy when Abigail takes interest in the Nether Star.

Her current status and relationship with Abigail after that is unknown.

## Skills

Vanessa - as a Netherkin of either full or half blood - is presumed to be a pretty powerful warrior if she is a noble, skilled with staffs given a joke render with Ceris. She is likely a good diplomat and a better caretaker, as she is tasked with guarding the Royal Star of all Nether Stars.

As a Netherkin, Vanessa is extremely fire resistant, has heightened reflexes and resistances and does not burn up if thrown in lava.

## Trivia

* Vanessa is the fourth character to possess a last name, but the second that has been introduced into the series.
	+ Victor Summery and Lief Moonfall have not debuted in the series, so they do not count.
* At 12:41 AEST on 23 February 2022 on the Rainimator Discord `#general-chat`, Rainimator jokingly messaged "what if abigail had a mom". Twenty-two minutes later, he posted the following joke render of Vanessa, Abigail and Rain. This marks Vanessa's first ever appearance.
	+ She is also the first parental character shown in the series.
* Although Vanessa's species is unconfirmed, it has been listed on Discord as "possibly Netherkin or Human".

* Vanessa's skin was designed by Dexter Kronos of the Rainimator Production Team.
	+ Dexter Kronos' inspiration for the dress was that of Tudor nobility, whilst the cloak was added to give her a vaguely 'mysterious' air.
	+ Dex also made a hooded variant of the skin.
* Rainimator has confirmed that, as opposed to being a caretaker, Vanessa is Abigail's biological parent.
* Although she was said to have horns on the Discord, this has not been shown.
* It is entirely possible that the Ruby Thorn could have been passed down from Vanessa to Abigail, given her appearance with it in a 'who would win' render.
	+ This, however, could simply just be a placeholder weapon.
	+ If it were a passed down weapon, it could be possible Vanessa was in fact the first user instead of Abigail.

## Gallery

### Promotional Renders

Vanessa Crysteffor passing down the Royal Star to Abigail Crysteffor in a promotional render for *Clear Skies*.
### Conceptual Renders

Vanessa in a conceptual render.Vanessa's turnarounds in a conceptual render.Vanessa wearing glasses in a conceptual render on Discord.Vanessa in a conceptual render on Discord.Vanessa in a conceptual render on Discord.Vanessa in a conceptual render on Discord.Close-up of Vanessa in a conceptual render on Discord.Height comparison between Hogsworth, Rain, Vanessa and Ciara (from left to right) on Discord.Vanessa and her daughter Abigail, alongside Ceris and Rain in a promotional render.
### Joke Renders

Vanessa, Rain and Abigail Crysteffor in a joke render on Discord.Vanessa on her phone in a joke render on Discord.Vanessa, Rain, Arabella and Stella in a joke render on the Discord.Vanessa preparing to fight Ceris in a 'who would win' joke render.
### Concept Art

Official concept art of Vanessa by joecyl, posted by Rainimator on Discord.Official concept art of Vanessa by joecyl, posted by Rainimator on Discord — glasses variant.

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vanessa's last name is assumed from her daughter's, but has not been officially confirmed.
2. ↑ See *§ Gallery*.

## References

The following references contain links to the official Rainimator Discord.To gain access to this content, join the Rainimator Discord and follow the instructions provided to verify yourself and gain access to other channels.
1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/480225125028069387/948975017696313374
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/Rainolaguer/status/1499413551282200578
3. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/480231557123276800/948976673230032956
4. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/1141045914069385256
5. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/489080436765753354/1070977781795651624
6. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/480231557123276800/945676721695391744
7. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/480231557123276800/945682153612652545
8. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/480261137452105749/948979316014850118
9. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/480231557123276800/945676791345999932
10. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/480231557123276800/948975917106069534

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