Vann Flantyr

Vann (ヴァンフランティア Van Furantia) is Fuuta's third incarnation. He lived in medieval Europe and was a member of the Knights' Order

Personality
TBA

Appearance
He is about average height, with blond hair and blue eyes. After his encounter with the Raven-haired Witch, he gains a large burn scar on his left cheek.

History
Vann was born the first son of Lord Flantyr. As he was growing up, he trained and eventually joined the Knights' Order in order to protect the weak and innocent.

His first mission was to kill the "Raven-haired Witch," who was Kouko's current incarnation. When he met with her, he felt Fone's hatred inside him, and proceeded to violently attack her until eventually stabbing her in the gut. Before she died, however, she slammed a hot rock into Vann's face, burning his face. The mark this left would continue on into his later incarnations.

After this incident, his father disinherited him due to him being "cursed" by the witch's brand. After saying his goodbyes and venturing off, he began living in an abandoned cottage by the ocean.

One day, Vann was cornered by an assassin calling himself Stihl, who was sent by his brother. After fighting for a while, Stihl decided to abandon his goal and began living with Vann. Several months later, they met a priest named Glass, and his apprentice Cielo. They too joined in living with Vann, as they had nowhere else to go.

For a while, Vann was content living with them. However later, Stihl and Glass wound up dead, and Cielo decided to leave with his master's remains.

In his later years he found an infant left by his door, and attempted to bring it to the church, hoping they would provide sanctuary for the baby. Instead, the priest told Vann to raise the child himself, and gave him some bread before sending him away. As he looked at the baby again, he subconsciously recognized the infant to be Rei, but only remembered the name. Seeing as the baby seemed to like the sound of the name, he decided to name her Rei.

He began to work and raise Rei as his own, with some help from a farmwoman who helped provide goat's milk and taught him how to raise her. As Rei grew older, she asked what happened to her mother. Vann lied about her mother having passed away, and his lies became more elaborate with time. He spun tall-tales about his past, claiming to have been a hero.

His days with Rei comforted him more than drinking did, and he finally let go of his hate for the witch he killed many years earlier. He sold his sword to buy Rei new clothes, and set off with her to find her a husband.

During this time, Rei recounted a dream where she was Rei from Fone's life, and that she was directed by God to go to Vann's side and comfort him. Vann cried at the story and thought of how proud he was of Rei.

He traveled back to his old home, the Flantyr holding, only to discover it had burnt down. On his way to find Cielo, a man he had decided would be a good husband to Rei, he slipped and hit his head on a rock just as they reach the village. As he lay dying, he wondered if he deserved the happiness Rei brought him. He then expressed his love for her and died with no regrets.

Relationships
Raven-haired Witch: Initially, Vann does not feel much towards the medicine woman. However after physically meeting her, he recognizes her from his past life as Fone. This leads him to violently try and kill her, in the name of vengeance. The mark she gives him carries over into his subsequent incarnations.

Stihl: One of Vann's friends who lived with him.

Glass: One of Vann's friends who lived with him.

Cielo: One of Vann's friends who lived with him, as well as Glass' apprentice.

Rei: Vann's adopted daughter. He cares very much for her. Her presence causes his to stop drinking, and begin caring about life again.

Etymology

 * Vann comes from the Latin word vannus, which means "a fan for winnowing grain." It may also come from the Middle English word vane, which means "flag."

Trivia

 * Although he was introduced second, he is actually Fuuta's third incarnation.