Vana

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Vana Wayne (凡娜) 714
Alias(es)	Inquisitor Vana; Saint; “Traveler” (used while concealing her identity in the desert dreamscape) 591
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Deep Sea Church; Lost Homeland crew; later the Night Watch of Pland 286 850
Occupation/Role	Former Inquisitor of Pland; Saint of Gemona; Church liaison aboard the Lost Homeland 280 469
Status	Active; accepts command of Pland’s Night Watch again 850
First Appearance	Chapter 28 28

Background / History

Vana lost her parents during a cultist attack in childhood, receiving the scar across her left eye in the same event. Her uncle, Dante Wayne, raised her afterward. The incident was tied to the great fire later concealed in official records as a factory leak; Vana eventually learned that she should have died in that fire and survived through a “blessing” from subspace rather than divine intervention 29 84 155 212 218.

She became an Inquisitor of the Deep Sea Church and one of Pland’s principal defenders. Her investigations into Black Sun cult activity, sacrificial sites, and the return of the Lost Homeland brought her into repeated contact with Captain Duncan and the city-state’s concealed history 30 50 88.

As a Saint, Vana was selected as a Listener for Anomaly 004, the Tomb of the Nameless King. The tomb repeatedly erased her memories of its inner chamber, but she returned with crucial messages concerning Anomaly 099, Pland, Frost, the Lost Homeland, and the Lost Fleet 105 106 259 471.

During Pland’s historical-corruption crisis, Vana uncovered the missing year of 1885, identified the manipulation of the city-state’s history, and fought through the burning false history to reach the Sixth District sanctuary. She briefly joined a nun from 1885 against a subspace entity before Captain Duncan extracted her back into reality 155 173 195 205.

Pope Helena later removed Vana from her Inquisitor post and arranged for her to become the Deep Sea Church’s liaison aboard the Lost Homeland. Though initially overwhelmed by the ship and its crew, Vana became a regular member of Duncan’s expeditions 279 280 286 287.

Within the Dream of the Nameless, Vana traveled through the remains of the Senjin world with Tarquin, an ancient giant and recorder of history. Tarquin entrusted her with a miniature sun and the Chronicle Pillar before the world’s destruction; Vana later chose to place the Pillar in the care of the Fire-bringers rather than retain it as a personal possession 591 640 641 684.

Appearance

Vana is an exceptionally tall, imposing woman with a powerful but proportionate physique. She commonly wears light armor and carries a greatsword too large for most ordinary Guardians to wield 28 205.

• Long gray-white or silver-white hair 28 704
• A prominent scar crossing her left eye 28
• Beautiful but formidable features 28
• Stands roughly 6 feet 3 inches tall 330
• Typically wears silver-gray light armor and a battle skirt while on duty 28

Personality

Vana is direct, disciplined, and practical. She favors decisive solutions to heretical threats, often meeting danger head-on rather than allowing enemies time to recover or escape 197. Her bluntness does not prevent careful thought: she studies mundane records, recognizes patterns in historical anomalies, and remains alert to the cognitive traps associated with supernatural phenomena 49 155 171.

Despite her severe Inquisitor image, Vana is protective of civilians, her subordinates, Dante, Heidi, and the Lost Homeland’s crew. She is willing to show vulnerability around people she trusts, particularly Dante and Heidi 84 145 219.

Her faith in Gemona is sincere but increasingly complicated. Learning that her survival came from subspace caused Vana to question why Gemona still chose her as a Saint; nevertheless, she continues to pray, act on her duties, and seek answers rather than abandon her beliefs 212 223 228.

Abilities & Skills

Storm-Forged Combat

Vana is a highly trained Storm Church combatant with extraordinary physical strength, agility, and endurance.

• Uses Storm Swordplay and a massive greatsword in close combat 172 197
• Can destroy reinforced doors with a single punch and wield weapons that ordinary people could barely lift 173 205
• Caught and deformed a red-hot steel plate with her bare hand 197
• Can throw her greatsword as a projectile and recall it through an invisible force 197
• Defeated regenerative Sun Heretics by systematically destroying their bodies faster than they could recover 197
• Fights with storm-enhanced speed and force, including leaping attacks capable of shattering barriers and demons 336 736

Ice and Storm Weapon Conjuration

When separated from her usual weapon, Vana can condense moisture and storm power into temporary weapons.

• Creates ice blades and ice greatswords from the surrounding environment 335 415
• Can infuse an ice weapon with enough force and heat for it to take on a plasma-like edge 336
• Uses her storm power to endure harsh environments, including the heat of Tarquin’s desert 614
• Conjured weapons are disposable and may shatter after a powerful strike 336

Divine Arts and Healing

Although known primarily for combat, Vana’s divine-art specialty is healing.

• Used restorative divine power to save Dante after a vehicle crash 212
• Can invoke protective power against deadly heat, ash, and other hostile environments 212
• Learned healing through repeatedly treating injuries sustained during training 771
• Performs psionic-resonance rituals for long-distance Church communication, including improvised rituals using available materials 509 629
• Cannot perform the water-and-mist illusions used by many high-ranking Deep Sea Church priests 771

Investigation and Anti-Anomaly Expertise

Vana is experienced in identifying cult activity, supernatural contamination, and altered reality.

• Investigates crime scenes through physical evidence, including unusual wounds, bullet deformation, ashes, and traces of supernatural force 88
• Uses ordinary municipal records—such as taxes, utilities, patrols, and population figures—to identify supernatural inconsistencies 171
• Identified missing historical records and concluded that Pland’s history was being polluted 157 195
• Recognizes cognitive dissonance and subconscious denial as dangers associated with anomalies 49
• Resisted Duncan’s initial dreamscape intrusion, tested her own lucidity, and immediately reported the contamination to Bishop Valentine 168 169

Listener of Anomaly 004

As a Saint, Vana can serve as a Listener for the Tomb of the Nameless King.

• Was repeatedly selected to enter Anomaly 004 and record messages from its master 105 258 470
• Returns with reliable written intelligence despite memory erasure affecting her time in the tomb chamber 105 106
• Brought back reports identifying Pland, Frost, the Lost Homeland, and the Lost Fleet as unnumbered anomalies 259 471
• The mausoleum guard identifies her as an Emissary of the Flame Usurper rather than an Emissary of the Leviathan Queen 470

Subspace Blessing

Vana’s survival is tied to subspace, a fact that causes both spiritual uncertainty and unusual resilience.

• Survived the great fire despite having died in the original history 212 218
• Her connection with Duncan initially manifested as mental pollution affecting her dreamscape but not her physical actions 169
• Reformed after her body dissipated while fighting a Sun Offspring, using the power of Tarquin’s ancient star 642
• The full nature and consequences of her subspace blessing remain unresolved 223 228

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Blessed greatsword — Her signature weapon; its hilt bears wave runes and its blade shines like flowing water 28.
• Alloy greatsword — A later combat weapon used during the Holy Land Island expedition 714.
• Storm ritual dagger — A rune-inscribed holy relic gifted by Bishop Valentine after her baptism 168 222.
• Sea Breath Wood talismans — Wave-carved offerings to Gemona that Vana makes and casts into the sea 301.
• Chronicle Pillar — Tarquin’s staff-like historical record, entrusted to Vana after the destruction of the Senjin world 640 649.

Relationships

• Dante Wayne — Her uncle and adoptive guardian after the childhood cultist attack. Vana depends on him emotionally, while Dante remains fiercely concerned for her safety 84 212.
• Bishop Valentine — Bishop of Pland and Vana’s trusted elder, mentor, and superior within the Deep Sea Church 50 169 219.
• Pope Helena — The Storm Pope who removed Vana from direct Inquisitor duty and arranged her role as the Church’s liaison to the Lost Homeland 279 280.
• Gemona — Goddess of Storms and Vana’s deity. Vana remains devoted despite doubts about why Gemona accepts a Saint preserved by subspace 223 228.
• Captain Duncan — Initially a feared supernatural adversary who invaded her dreams; later an ally, captain, and the person who extracted her from Pland’s corrupted historical branch 168 205 286.
• Heidi — Vana’s longtime friend and a Truth Academy psychiatrist. Their friendship is candid, teasing, and mutually protective 84 141 285.
• Morris — Fellow Lost Homeland crew member and scholar. Vana frequently relies on his academic knowledge during investigations and expeditions 286 415.
• Tarquin — Ancient giant and recorder of history who guided Vana through the Senjin world and entrusted her with the miniature sun and Chronicle Pillar 591 640.
• Amber — A younger Deep Sea priestess who admires Vana’s fighting style and later fights beside her against demons 714 736.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Pland Cult Investigations

Vana investigates Black Sun cultists in Pland’s sewers, examines failed sacrifices, and begins treating the Lost Homeland and cultist activity as converging threats to the city-state 30 31 50.

Anomaly 004 Listener

Chosen by the Tomb of the Nameless King, Vana becomes the Listener who brings out the altered designation of Anomaly 099. Her repeated selection later produces further warnings about Pland and other unnumbered anomalies 105 106 259 471.

The Forgotten History of Pland

Her archive research reveals erased years, recurring heretical incidents, and the hidden connection between the 1885 sanctuary disaster and the fire of 1889. Vana ultimately recognizes that someone is actively polluting history 155 157 174 195.

Pland’s Historical-Corruption Crisis

Vana fights through the burning false history of Pland, enters the Sixth District sanctuary, assists the nun trapped in 1885, and returns to reality to defend the city-state 204 205 212 213.

Liaison to the *Lost Homeland*

After Pope Helena’s agreement with Duncan, Vana boards the Lost Homeland as a Church representative. She gradually adapts to the ship’s supernatural crew and becomes a regular participant in its operations 280 286 300.

Tarquin’s Desert and the Senjin World

Within the Dream of the Nameless, Vana journeys with Tarquin through the remains of an ancient civilization. She witnesses its destruction, receives its surviving sun and Chronicle Pillar, and battles a Sun Offspring 591 614 640 642.

Return to Pland

After returning to a changed and partially oblivious Pland, Vana accepts Archbishop Valentine’s request to lead the Night Watch once again 836 850.

Notable Quotes

“So you bleed too—” 642

“Then the next question is—are you afraid?” 642

Trivia

• Vana’s practical training advice to Amber consists of eating more meat, drinking more hot water, keeping a regular schedule, praying daily, and avoiding rash vows 714.
• She spent part of her early time aboard the Lost Homeland carving an entire barrel of Sea Breath Wood talismans while adjusting to ship life 301.
• After one visit to Anomaly 004, Vana repeatedly burped upon exiting; Pope Helena jokingly asked whether she had eaten the mausoleum guardian 471.