Vanessa Poole

Vanessa Poole is the royal mage of Corona, who works for the White King and White Queen; Mordekai Scarlet and Snow White, respectively. After replicating the Jekyll potion, she gains an alternate individual personality named Ursula C. Witch.

Background
Vanessa was born in Terra Mater, the daughter of a fisherman and a fortune-teller. When she was young, her grandfather told her about how he was butler for twenty years for a doctor who performed extraordinary experiments that required ingredients from far-off lands. Inspired to replicate this doctor's work, Vanessa finds her way to Terra Mirabilos with her younger sister Morgana. Eventually, in the White Kingdom of Corona, Vanessa became the mage of the royal family, dealing with magic. She also has "eyes across the realm" that she trusts, which allows her to observe happenings across all of Terra Mirabilos.

Volume 1
When Mela Grimmhilde returns to Terra Mirabilos after being banished, Vanessa informs King Mordekai and Queen Snow. However, Vanessa reassures the royals by claiming that Mela cannot enter Corona. Vanessa is promptly free to leave, and exits the throne-room. After hiring Flotsam and Jetsam Moray to obtain kraken ink for her, Vanessa successfully recreates the potion that splits good and evil. She drinks it, although it causes her to go through a ghastly and painful transformation. When she transforms back into Vanessa, she reads a letter from her new alter ego, known as Ursula. Vanessa later cures Ella DeVil of the dark magic slowly killing her.

Volume 2
After being wounded by Madelyn Milliner, Vanessa starts hearing Ursula's voice telling her to drink the serum and unleash Ursula's powers. While Vanessa initially refuses, eventually she gives in and drinks the serum. However, Ursula double-crosses Vanessa by ensuring that she cannot change back into Vanessa ever again.

Family

 * Morgana Poole (sister)
 * Mr. Poole (grandfather)

Trivia

 * She appears to be based on the sea witch from the fairytale "The Little Mermaid", and Ursula/Vanessa from the Disney film, The Little Mermaid.
 * Vanessa's grandfather is based on Mr. Poole from "The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll &amp; Mr. Hyde".
 * Vanessa allegedly played a part in the exile of Mela.