Vanessa

Vanessa was the first wife of Stefan, and the biological mother of Sophie and Agatha.

Her name means “butterfly”.

She passed away when Sophie was little. Her last words were, “You’re too beautiful for this world, Sophie.” Her cause of death is currently unknown.

APPEARANCE: Vanessa is said to have plain features, with black hair and brown eyes. However, she was extremely vain. In order to try and win Stefan’s heart and convince him that she and Sophie were deserving of his love, she used many beauty products to improve her average appearance. She dyed her hair blonde and her eyes green, and she filled her lips and used many different facial creams. She passed these vain traits on to Sophie, who would mimic her and her beauty routines.

HISTORY: Vanessa was in love with Stefan, but he was in love with a girl named Honora. Vanessa convinced herself that Honora was an evil witch trying to steal Stefan from her. She tried to befriend her to get closer to Stefan. Vanessa decided to ask Callis for a love potion for her to use of Stefan. When Callis gave her the potion, she warned Vanessa that it would only last one night. Vanessa refused to listen, and ended up getting pregnant with Stefan's child. After 7 months, she gave birth to two twin boys, both born dead. Vanessa then went to Callis again, demanding a potion for fertility. Callis told Vanessa that the harder she tried to get Stefan to love her, the more their relationship would be damaged. But again, Vanessa didn't listen, and she threatened Callis that she'd tell the Elders she was a witch that cursed her to never give birth to a healthy child. So, reluctantly, Callis gave the fertility potion to Vanessa, who quickly drank it. Vanessa ended up giving birth to two twin girls. The first one was beautiful, with emerald green eyes and wisps of blonde hair. When Callis handed her the second baby, Vanessa cried out in disgust. The second baby had bulging eyes, and scrawny, pale skin. Her hair was raven colored. Vanessa shoved the baby back at Callis, and told her to leave the baby alone in the woods to die. Vanessa quickly bundled up the blonde baby, who she named Sophie, and ran back to Stefan. Instead of throwing the baby into the woods, Callis decided to bring her home and treat her as her own daughter, and named her Agatha. As Agatha grew older, Callis began to use uglification spells to make herself look more and more like Agatha. The Elders were a bit suspicious, but ended up hating Agatha as they hated her mother. Vanessa tried desperately to make Stefan love her and Sophie, but deep down she knew his heart always had belonged to Honora. She watched him play affectionately with Honora’s sons, broken-hearted. She ended up dying alone, friendless and without anyone to love her, besides Sophie.

PERSONALITY/TRAITS: Vanessa is considered evil, for her vanity, selfishness, and cruelty. Sophie believed her to be as kind and loving as she was beautiful, however, in reality she was a callous woman who didn’t care about anyone or anything other than herself.