Vanya's name translates to mean "Most Beautiful Waterfall of All Stars." Her parents named her on one of their many trips across the gulf of space around Golarion. Her mother was a seer and associated with the mage's guild in Riddleport. Her father was a sailor, often gone from the home. Vanya knew there was something special about her family. Her mother spoke of stars and worlds where most would speak of mountains and seas. Her father knew how to work a ships lines, but never seemed to have his feet on the deck. Vanya learned as she ascended into adulthood that she herself had been born amongst the stars. Now that she has become an adult she daydreams of finding herself in the spaces between worlds. Her parents will not answer when she asks about why they stay on Golarion and not in the heavens. Even stifled as she is, she is a loyal and dedicated child, exploring her abilities with her mother's guidance.
One day, Vanya was with her mother practicing her magic. "Mama? I know you don't like to talk about your time in the stars..." she falters, not wishing to upset her mother, but at the same time, needing to know where she is from. "Um, I mean, I know I was born there, but you never explained why we can't go back." Her mother muttered a reply that was barely audible. Vanya thought to herself, Oh, no, you must tell me! "Mama, I deserve to know. It is not fair that you hide this! It's like you hide the stars themselves." Her mother looked at her, and told her with a sharp tongue, "Watch your demands, Vanyalanthiriel. You cannot understand our loss, and you must stop asking!" By the end her mother was very nearly screaming. Vanya frowned, her eyes brimming with tears and she said, "Then I must go and find out for myself." The girl's mother simply turned away and walked out. The first tear fell from Vanya's eye as she too turned and walked away.
After many weeks of travel, she found herself coming into a village called Sandpoint. One of the caravan guards had told her of the church's reopening and of the Swallowtail Festival. Vanya took hope in the fact that this was yet another thing to be seen. Oh, but to see these things from on high!"
She often finds herself gazing into the heavens, missing the clear spaces and colors you can only see from inside the void itself. Her goals on Golarion include finding a route back to her beloved Sky.
