Hana, the expert marksman

Hana is the main character and the namesake of Collinsworth, also one of the last known alive individuals of the Arbiter bloodline. She's a sharpshooter who never goes anywhere without her loyal firearms, a headhunter and mercenary for hire, and a violinist by heart. Her shop is set up inside a tavern of one of the shadier industrial districts of the great capital.The world of Collinsworth will be introduced with her help and the story primarily focuses on her adventures and journey, both external and internal, and her reactions to the occurring events.

Personality

"Complex" is the word that would describe Hana the best. She's a free spirit who lives by her own laws and her own ideals, cares for her own well-being the most and acts accordingly. She's a down-to-earth, incredibly calm and collected woman who keeps a cool head even under stress and in difficult situations; along with her typical, warm—yet somewhat shady—smile. Though she's serene, reserved and highly values peace, she very much enjoys and loves a good adventure.Despite her distance-keeping, to-the-point and often cold attitude, she's trustworthy, honest and can be genuinely relied on. If she promises something, she keeps her word and wouldn't betray the trust others put in her. Even though she doesn't trust people in general and it's hard to earn her sympathy, she respects others along with their beliefs and choices, even if she can’t understand or even disagrees with them. She plays with words masterfully, acts and speaks in an overall polite manner—often hides her sarcasm this way—and can turn hostile if not treated with proper respect. Her level of patience is fairly high; it is hard to provoke her as she only evades it with politely sarcastic responses, though once she had enough, she can be quite threatening and resentful. She doesn't care at all if she is making "enemies".Hana prefers to work, travel and act solely on her own. She is sceptical no matter who she speaks to and pays constant attention to what and how much she tells, though there is a kind soul underneath her thick skin. She is very confident, quick-witted and clever, always thinks twice before acting and hates to leave things to chance. Pride isn't something she knows and she easily admits if she's wrong, doesn't know something or makes a mistake.Although she is a headhunter and mercenary for hire, she won't accept any given job offer—whatever she is willing to do must be morally “right” according to her and must meet her standards, and she has her prices set in stone. She measures every situation and potential client, refuses to kill on a whim and hurt an innocent creature or person, especially not for the sake of money.At a younger age and before settling down as a headhunter, Hana used to be a travelling musician for a while. She roamed the land, played music wherever she went and offered protection to fellow travellers, merchants and actors on their way to the next town or city. Even though she had to leave that life behind, she still takes the opportunity to play whenever she can. The sound of her father's violin—her most treasured possession next to her loyal firearms—, accompanied her whole life. It lets her connect to her forgotten, carefree childhood self, and its sound can bring her back in time and calm her troubled nerves whenever she hears it.

Her later years as a royal advisor

Even though Hana acts almost the same way as is typical of her, with the passing of time, her methods and beliefs became a lot more radical than before. Her person didn't remain unaffected as a result of events and the sudden power she gained; filled with anger and burning hatred, she became arrogant and unforgiving towards other human beings, also she lacks empathy. She kept her overall polite manners, though it mostly serves as a way to hide her loathing. More often than not, she lets her sarcasm shine through.Many see her as a bad influence, a tyrant behind the good-hearted King, which accusation she straight-on refuses with her typical warm smile on her face. No matter what, she's feared and disliked by many for many reasons, and this pain of mistrust greatly fuels her anger and arrogance. She isn't known for her mercy and kind heart, even though she merely responds to the way she's being treated. However, her loyalty and honesty remained unscarred—never would she lie nor would she do something she considers "wrong" according to her standards.

Abilities

Hana, taking advantage of her bloodline, mastered her skills as a marksman. She's an expert of ranged weapons and, sometimes, she uses a variety of special bullets as ammunition. She travels with two pistols and a lever-action rifle she named Lionheart; she uses the latter most of the time, and the former just barely. She strongly refuses to wield anything else but her beloved firearms.Her heavily enhanced vision allows her to shoot any target even from a great distance. Her intelligence, excellent reflexes and ability to move and jump around with ease and as quickly as her bullet itself makes her a dangerous opponent.

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JAYDE, THE DESERT WANDERER

It is not easy to find Jayde as she doesn’t want to be found by anyone. Since she is considered a runaway criminal, she keeps her distance, uses her abilities to hide and avoids showing herself in public. She mostly appears to the people who are in need of her help or whom she knows she can certainly trust.Jayde is a descendant of the renegade Shapers who, during the Uprising, left for the Naran Desert. She was born into and raised among the walls of the New Order—a life she eventually decided to leave behind. Since she deserted and escaped her Order, she wanders from city to city whilst never staying too long in one place. She considers the great dunes her only true home.

personality

Jayde is a big dreamer and storyteller who always has a joke at hand, a wounded healer with a heart of gold. Her communication skills are superb, she gets along well with people in general and is a good company to have. She loves to brighten up others with her humour and—often quite exaggerated, questionable yet strangely engaging—stories. She has a curious, observant, warm, loving and energetic personality overall, is quite the risk-taker, and understands and genuinely cares for people. She committed her life to helping, inspiring and supporting others and she's passionate about doing everything within her power to fight against the actions of her fellow Shapers. Still wearing the cape with their symbol, Jayde wants to show that not all Shapers have to be a subject of fear.She clings to hope and always forces a positive worldview on herself. She believes in everything turning out to be well in the end, no matter how bad the situation may be at the very moment. This optimism of hers is unshakable—it simply can’t be otherwise. Some who know Jayde might perceive her as reckless, others might see her as a desperate, sad soul trying to run and hide her sorrow—which isn't very far away from the truth she never tells. Nevertheless, she's intelligent and knows what she does, has incredible confidence in herself and her friends, her abilities, her actions and her will to accomplish whatever she has taken into her head.

Her quiet rebellion

Jayde made plenty of friends during her travels throughout the deserts, some of which share her vision, beliefs and enthusiasm, and agreed to help her in whatever ways they can. Some of her most treasured friends are the merchant twins from the Red City, Elias and Erin, who supply her with plenty of useful information along with food and water.

abilities

As a Shaper, Jayde is able to control and warp Time and Space around her. Among other things, this includes speeding up, slowing down, stopping and reversing time for short durations and periods, also she's capable of sensing and bending dimensions.Jayde is a Healer who, besides her usual Shaper abilities, can use her powers to reverse damage and mend the body and physical wounds. Even from a young age, she was more interested in the ways of a Healer and received her training accordingly. She perfected her skills and she gladly uses them now to do good and ease the pain of the world. She only makes use of her natural abilities as a Shaper to hide and ensure her survival.

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AUN, THE MASTER THIEF

Aun is a soundless shadow, a daughter of the city, the night and the rooftops. A master thief with her very own network of merchants, thieves and spies. She works strictly on her own and sells whatever she manages to get her hands on to her contacts.She appears during the latter part of the story and, eventually, becomes Hana's secret accomplice, private spy and informant.

personality

Having to learn to take care of herself on the streets of the capital at a fairly young age, Aun grew thick skin while growing up. Developing her skills in thievery, stealth, climbing and running was crucial for her survival, and being a thief defines a major part of Aun's personality. She lives for the moment most of the time, she can be greatly motivated by gold, and is certainly willing to steal anything from anyone for a decent payment. She's very confident in her skills, loves good challenges and tends to push herself further, though never too far beyond her abilities. She's a sharp-eyed observer who remains cautious under all circumstances, always plans ahead—though never too far ahead—and measures every possibility and outcome.She tends to make flirtatious comments and often calls people dear, darling, honey or sweetheart, no matter if whom she's talking to is a man or woman. These comments are empty and serve as mere teasing, though, and it's her way to show her lack of respect. She is self-centered, sarcastic and exceptionally cynical, has little to no interest in other people and isn't afraid to voice it. Her ability to not give a damn about almost anything but her own well-being is remarkable. Although she has her very own network of thieves, spies and merchants, most people around her are mere tools in her eyes and they are of no interest to her beyond that. Her respect and trust are hard-earned, not to mention her attention and interest, and she never forgets the people who wronged her. She counts on herself only, loves to be all alone and work alone, lives for herself and seeks her own joy and happiness, her way to get by day by day. She values actions and actions only, spoken words and promises don't mean much to her. Although she's brutally honest and harsh, she doesn't have any trouble lying and hiding her true thoughts if needed.

AUN AND HER UNDERGROUND NETWORK

Throughout the years, Aun slowly but surely built up a complete network consisting of thieves, spies and merchants she deemed reliable, trustworthy, fair and valuable. They supply her and each other with both resources and various information, and they vowed to help each other out in times of need. Although they are few in number, Aun values the quality of her contacts a lot more than the quantity.Among the members are two of her most treasured and trusted people, Rylan Emery and Mariam Lavardin. Both are good friends of hers since childhood, especially Rylan, who's almost like a brother to her—her chosen family. Both Rylan and Aun have an unshakable trust in and can rely on each other in times of need.

Abilities

Aun is a master of stealth, a soundless thief skilled in climbing, acrobatics, picking locks of any kind and is almost as quick as Hana herself—though her reflexes aren't as refined at all. She made or modified all the weapons she uses: she wields a mechanical crossbow and a variety of specially crafted arrows, and she's a skilled user of her dagger as well. She appreciates and is quite interested in mechanics of any kind and has no problem understanding and memorizing its little details.

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Mariam, the red spy

As an orphan herself, Mariam grew up on the streets of the great Capital and has a connection to Aun for a very long time. She's a spy of Aun's underground network and one of her most trusted friends.Mariam gathers and sells secret information to Aun and other thieves in the Capital. She's immensely mistrustful towards strangers she never worked with before, so she strictly works for her contacts and them alone.

Personality

Mariam is a stoic spy whose face doesn't show much emotion. She's very reserved and quiet, yet ever so loyal. She's prone to cruel behaviour, but she always restrains herself from causing severe harm and prefers to stay away from people in general—even her friends don't see her often. She's melancholic with a rather pessimistic attitude, though it doesn't stop her from being remarkable at what she does. Even though she has lost hope, she continues to fight day by day on her friends' side and supports them—though especially herself—under any circumstances.

Appearance

Mariam has short, very messy hair that is dark burgundy in colour. Her wide, big eyes are always tired, and her deep, ocean-blue gaze feels heavy and emotionless. Her face has sharp, angular features with a short, pointy, red nose. Her cold, pale white skin is decorated with plenty of small scars. She is prone to injuries and bleeding, and she has an overall short build with slim bones and limbs.Her weapon of choice is a dangerously sharp, elegant and sleek dagger.

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Rylan, the black thief

Rylan is another of the thieves of Aun's underground network who often deals with merchants also. He knows Aun since childhood from the same orphanage, and these two grew up on the streets of the capital city together.

Personality

Rylan has a to-the-point, fair-and-square, empathetic and modest personality. He may be quiet, reserved, has the occasional sarcastic comment and often appears grumpy and annoyed, yet he shows a warm and caring personality towards his friends. He values her chosen family over material goods under any circumstances—especially Aun who he considers his chosen sister. He is self-aware, intelligent, very confident and headstrong, and his skills make him an excellent, crafty thief.

Appearance

Rylan is a tall, slender and muscular man. He has messy, shoulder-length black hair with a brownish tint, and he keeps the back tied together in a loose ponytail while the lets the front part fall into his face. He has robust yet sleek facial features, a dark stubble sits on his strong jawline and his dark, deep-sitting eyes are dark brown—almost entirely black.

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Alastair, Golden Shaper of the Keeper Circle

Alatair was another descendant of the renegade Shapers who, during the Uprising, left for the Naran Desert. Just like Jayde, he was born into and raised among the walls of the New Order. As one of the Shapers of the Keeper Circle, he received his training accordingly and perfected his Time-warping and manipulative abilities. Amongst many others, he was in charge of keeping all events in check and, in cooperation with the Healers, acted as a loyal guard of the citizens and the government of Solim.Alastair was Jayde's best friend since childhood. He, Jayde and Suvi grew up together in the Order and were like family to each other until the day of their separation in the Circles. Jayde and Alastair still stuck together like brother and sister until a series of unfortunate events ended up separating them forever.

Personality

Alastair had a cheerful, curious and overall positive personality. He was always very keen to learn and discover new things, and he had a natural thirst for adventure and knowledge that often got him—and Jayde—into trouble. Being born from Shaper's blood, Alastair had a sense of a greater calling and was a stubborn—sometimes even naive—dreamer. He was eager to help and protect others, and he had the ability to uplift and motivate his peers. For Jayde, he was a great inspiration to do the same and be her best self.

Appearance

Alastair was a young, slender man with the typical characteristics of a Shaper. His shoulder-length hair was honey blonde, and he kept its top back layer tied together in a small ponytail while he let the rest fall loosely on his face and neck. His curious eyes were chestnut brown, his comforting gaze full of warmth and, sometimes, childlike wonder.After his passing, his ashes got mixed with Holy Sand and were placed into an hourglass urn representing his rank in the Order. This is the hourglass Jayde carries with her everywhere she goes.

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Suvi, the lioness of the Healer Circle

Suvi is another descendant of the renegade Shapers who, during the Uprising, left for the Naran Desert. Just like Jayde, she was born into and raised among the walls of the New Order and is one of the Shapers of the Healer Circle. Although she clearly sees the flaws and misdirections of her superiors, her devotion to her Order and to the ways of a Shaper is unshakably strong. She is a loyal and proud individual of her bloodline.She and Jayde knew each other since childhood—though the two aren't exactly "friends" anymore. Despite their strong differences and Suvi's devotion to the Order, she agreed to secretly help Jayde during and after her desertion, and occasionally informs her about any happenings inside the Order, their next steps and their whereabouts.

Personality

Suvi believes in rules and order. She is a strict perfectionist, a leader personality who fulfils her Shaper duties without hesitation. Her controlling demeanour is not always welcomed amongst her peers, yet the results she provides speak for themselves. She is very efficient and one of the most skilled Healers in the Circle. She doesn't let any emotion get in her way of logic and efficiency, though she has a kind soul who only wants the best for her people. She believes in serving the greater good and bettering the lives of people with her "God-given" abilities.

Appearance

Suvi is a tall woman with the typical characteristics of a Shaper. She has white, peach-coloured skin with long, golden hair that she keeps in two layers: the shorter top layer sits loosely on her shoulders while she wrapped the long bottom layer together. She has soft facial features with a flat nose and unimpressed eyes that are bright ocean blue in colour. She enhances her look with thin blue eyeliner that matches her eye colour.

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