Vesna Strivozha

Name: Vesna Strivozha Species: Vila (Snowland Fairy) Gender: Female Age: Young adult Height: 155 cm Birthday: February 4 Zodiac Sign: Aquarius Sexuality: Bisexual Occupation: Commander-in-Chief of the Druzhna; personal protector of the Tsarina Nation: Snezhnaya Affiliation: Druzhna | House Strivozha | Fatui Title: The Banquet-Snow Swordswoman Element: Anemo Elemental Source: Star Wedge Weapon: Light sword

Appearance

Vesna is a petite, youthful-looking Vila standing at 155 cm, with a compact, athletic build suited to agility and aerial combat. She has a strong physique, muscular legs, a defined waist, and particularly wide, pronounced hips with full, rounded, voluminous buttocks. Her breasts are modest, around a B-cup, with large areolas. Her skin is very fair and smooth, with no visible body hair. She has delicate facial features, expressive turquoise eyes, fine blonde eyebrows, and black eyelashes interspersed with a few turquoise strands.

Her blonde hair is neatly styled, with side bangs reaching her shoulders and a long, spiraling ponytail falling to her waist. She occasionally adds turquoise streaks. Her long, upward-curving pointed ears have white, snowflake-like markings near their tips, with a similar marking on her upper back.

As a Vila, Vesna has four large fairy wings arranged in two pairs. Their bronze-colored outlines frame iridescent surfaces shimmering with red and green hues. Despite their delicate appearance, her wings are strong and flexible, allowing her to fly, accelerate quickly, and maneuver with precision. She can fold them against her back when not in use.

Her appearance combines aristocratic elegance with playful charm. Her exaggerated expressions and lively gestures make her seem like a mischievous troublemaker, though her athletic physique and confident posture reveal her capabilities as a fighter.

Outfit

Vesna usually wears a colorful, fairy-like Bushlat that combines courtly elegance with a daring design. Her strapless turquoise dress features a white ruffled neckline and yellow buttons, with a dark-blue corset underneath. A short white skirt is layered beneath blue fabric that leaves part of the front exposed, while turquoise panels fall along the sides. A large pink bow adorns her right hip.

The back is open to accommodate her wings. She wears white stockings, tall white boots with medium heels and yellow accents, and long white gloves reaching her upper arms. A separate turquoise sleeve covers her right arm, ending in a ruffled cuff with yellow details.

Her accessories include a green collar decorated with yellow accents and a bright gemstone, a fluffy fur shawl over her left shoulder, a large turquoise bow on her ponytail, and a silver headband set with small turquoise gems. She adapts her clothing to different occasions while retaining its colorful, ornamental style.

Accessories and Equipment

Fairy Wand: A slender family heirloom with a blue body, yellow top, and pink ends. Its upper tip is heart-shaped, and both ends can glow turquoise. She uses it as a pointer or during performances.

Sword — “Beyond the Chrysalis”: A medium-length sword with a blue hilt, light-yellow body, and dark-navy blade. Its guard features a looping ornament shaped like her wings.

Dark Steel Lamp: A personal object kept at home. It emits an orange glow and appears connected to memories associated with other people's belongings.

Personality

Vesna is carefree, relaxed, cheerful, and bubbly despite being Commander-in-Chief of the Druzhna, the elite personal guard of Tsarina Anastasya Feodorovna Snezhnaya. The Druzhna serves exclusively under the Tsarina’s command, with no one else holding authority over it. Its members are all Vilas, whose wings grant them an aerial advantage.

Innocently playful and mischievous, Vesna often makes exaggerated, comical facial expressions reminiscent of an anime or comic-book character. She loves teasing her friends and fellow guards, whether by driving a train recklessly to frighten them or secretly slipping a sour lemon slice into someone's food.

Her playful nature extends to training recruits. She sometimes disguises games as serious military exercises, claiming that learning to hide from enemies is essential before organizing a game of hide-and-seek. Winners receive generous rewards, such as double rations or extra dessert. Beneath her childish enthusiasm, however, Vesna is exceptionally cunning and capable in combat, taking her responsibilities seriously when needed. Regarded as the Tsarina’s right hand, she balances her mischievous spirit with the discipline expected of a commander.

Her mentor was Capitano, the First of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers and renowned as the strongest among them. An honorable man guided by firm principles, he sacrificed himself to save Natlan, the nation of war ruled by Mavuika, the Pyro Archon. His teachings shaped Vesna’s understanding of strength, duty, and personal worth.

Likes

• Pranks, games, and playful competitions.
• Art, opera, theater, dance, and singing.
• Collecting jewelry, old books, paintings, and curios.
• Swordsmanship, horseback riding, and physical challenges.
• Windy days, flying, good food, and outings.
• Rewarding successful recruits with extra rations or dessert.

Dislikes

Vesna has no clearly established list of specific dislikes. She dislikes unnecessary restrictions on her freedom and being judged solely by her family’s controversial history. She prefers enjoying life over excessive formality.

Backstory

Vesna was born into House Strivozha, an old Vila lineage in Snezhnaya. While pregnant, her mother, Grand Duchess Benigna, slipped on the ice and crushed a red fern associated with their ancestor Vaselisa von Strivozha. Vesna was born a month prematurely but survived, and spring arrived unusually early. The Tsarina named her Vesna, meaning “spring.” Her mother taught her through stories about nature, change, and enduring love; the fern, a symbol of purity and sincerity among Vilas, never grew again.

Vesna displayed extraordinary talents from infancy, learning about herbs, flying, and preparing perfumes and elixirs at an unusually young age. Her grandfather, Grand Duke Pyotr, discovered that she had awakened a fragment of the Authority of Life, an ancient power inherited through their Vila lineage. Yet House Strivozha remained under suspicion: five centuries earlier, her ancestor Gluvasha had poisoned Grand Duke Photius with the red fern and supported a rebellion against the Tsarina before later helping suppress it.

Burdened by strict tutors and her family’s reputation, Vesna struggled with the expectations placed upon her. The Tsarina eventually assigned her to the Druzhna under Capitano’s mentorship. He taught her that her worth depended on her own choices and achievements, not merely her inherited power. Vesna eventually became Commander-in-Chief.

After her appointment, she returned to her family estate to retrieve an old recruit insignia and tried to revive the long-lost red fern. Its poisonous spores knocked her unconscious; in a dream, Capitano urged her to continue. Upon waking, she discovered a green gem at the fern’s center, as though it had finally borne fruit after centuries.

Vesna now serves as the Tsarina’s commander, retaining her lively spirit while striving to prove her honor and protect Snezhnaya.

Abilities and Combat Style

Vesna is a Vila with an affinity for nature and wind, wielding Anemo through her Star Wedge. She combines swordsmanship with wind-infused attacks, spiritual blades, and feather-like gusts. Her wings grant exceptional aerial mobility, while her fragment of the Authority of Life adds to her unusual power. Her combat prowess also relies on disciplined training, quick thinking, and precise swordplay.

Relationships

Anastasya Feodorovna Snezhnaya — The Tsarina: Vesna’s sovereign and the Druzhna’s sole authority. Vesna commands her personal guard and is regarded as her right hand.

Capitano — Mentor: The First of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers taught Vesna that strength and worth are defined by her actions. His honorable principles and sacrifice in Natlan left a lasting impression on her.

House Strivozha — Family: An old Vila noble lineage burdened by a history of betrayal. Her mother, Benigna, shaped her outlook through stories about nature and love, while her grandfather, Pyotr, recognized her inherited power.

Druzhna — Fellow Guards: Vesna leads this elite force of Vilas, teasing her colleagues and turning exercises into games while remaining responsible for their training and readiness.

Trivia

• Her name means “spring,” chosen by the Tsarina after her unusual birth.
• She descends from Vaselisa von Strivozha, known as “the Immaculate.”
• She enjoys sneaking sour lemon slices into people's food.
• She often turns recruit training into games with food rewards.
• She collects curios and enjoys the arts.
• Her signature dish is frost soup.
• Capitano shaped her sense of duty and self-worth.