Valentina Variscite

Valentina Variscite is a Nadezhdan war correspondent, embedded with The First Of Many to record footage for a documentary and report on the continued progress of the war. She pilots the Bystander, a customized Type-VCR Janissary.

Appearance
Valentina is Nadezdhan, primarily exhibiting the features of an arctic fox but with the darkened tail tip and somewhat elongated proportions of an ermine. While piloting the Bystander, Valentina typically wears cool, lightweight clothes under an official-looking Press kevlar vest and armband.

Recent History
Following the destruction of the Osskill Free Cooperative, Valentina's home for several years, she took to travelling: continuing her journalistic endeavours from the seat of stolen Janissary (this would later be refitted into the Type-VCR she pilots now, and further customized). Primarily reporting on skirmishes and battles from a safe distance, relying on The Bystander to protect her from stray rounds and pilots whose mercy did not extend to those of the free press persuasion, Valentina would eventually find herself making daring approaches to get the best shots and footage, and even doing the work to (covertly) translate her reporting into useful intel on troop movements and battle-readiness for the growing Revolution.

After a while, her assistance would land her an invitation to Vedro to work more directly hand-in-hand with the revolutionary effort there, eventually culminating in her placement into The First Of Many, tasked with covering their exploits to make sure that the truth cannot be stifled.