Vanessa Ashdown is a Centurion and a member of the Cohort.
History[]
Los Angeles[]
For a time, Vanessa lived in Los Angeles with her cousins Cameron and Paige Ashdown. During this time, they interacted with the residents of the local Institute and she very briefly dated Mark Blackthorn.[1] Vanessa noticed how hung up Cameron was on Emma Carstairs. Because of this, she would tell her eventual friend Zara Dearborn that Emma was a "boy-crazy slut".[2]
The Cohort[]
Vanessa eventually moved to Idris to attend the Shadowhunter Academy. Soon, she attended the Scholomance and became a Centurion. It was there that she was recruited into the Cohort. For her loyalty, she, among others, was promoted to a Council guard when their leader, Horace Dearborn, became Inquisitor.
During the battle against Livia's Watch, Vanessa fought their opponents, including Cristina Rosales and even poisoned her own cousin Cameron with her blade. When Emma and her parabatai Julian turned into true Nephilim, the pair tossed Vanessa about twenty feet in the air.
After they lost the war, the Cohort was captured and imprisoned. When Alec Lightwood won the vote as the new Consul, she remained loyal to the Cohort and joined her comrades in threatening to commit suicide in protest of the election. They watched as Amelia stabbed herself to prove to them how serious they were. Alec chose to submit to their terms; they left Idris to the Cohort, condemning themselves to a life trapped in Idris. Vanessa glared at her cousins Cameron and Paige as they Portaled out with the others.[1]
Physical description[]
Vanessa has long, orange-red hair.
Appearances[]
- Lord of Shadows (first mention)
- Queen of Air and Darkness (first appearance)