Sven Hardaker

Sven Hardaker was a bandit in Gravehold who appeared in "Demons".
==Design==
Sven is a human with a complexion of fair skin, messy, faded brown hair, and hazel eyes. He wears a long trench coat with a stained beige shirt, dark brown pants, brown boots with lighter laces and a wide brown hat. His belt is fastened with a golden buckle, and he primarily wields a crossbow.
==Story==
In "Demons", Sven and Guna were opportunistic robbers from Gravehold. One night, they targeted a miner's family returning home with a gold-filled cart. The miner, Steve, tried to defend his wife and child by parrying Guna with his pickaxe. Sven fired an arrow into Steve's back, leading Steve to accidentally reveal his hidden lightning powers and kill Guna. This caught the attention of soldiers who immediately arrested Steve and put him to death, like all other magic users in Gravehold. Sven fled the scene, but the soldiers did not even notice him.
After Steve was exposed, he escaped his execution, but the hanging of his innocent wife led him to lose control and destroy Gravehold in revenge. Sven was last seen robbing a grave for buried treasure. Half in the grave, he turns around to see a group of zombies — townspeople converted into Steve's undead soldiers — fast approaching him.
==Skills==
Sven wields a crossbow.
==Appearances==
==Trivia==
*Sven was designed by Old Chad Roman. He based him off a character in Echoes of Continuity, a simple roguelike he created and uploaded online. Roman submitted Sven in #character-suggestions-for-series, a channel on the official Discord server. The submission portrayed him as a skilled bandit and alchemist who would have helped the in the Nether War. Sven was accepted on 17 June 2024, although Rainimator had already put the character in a promotional render on 13 May.https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/936813294956711977/1233668144527048745
==Gallery==
Demons.png|Sven amongst others in the thumbnail of Demons.
File:Demons6.png|Sven and Guna spying on the Crysteffor Family in a promotional render for Demons.
File:SvenHardakerTurnaround.png|Sven's turnaround render
==References==
Category:Accepted Fan Characters
Category:Antagonist
Category:Assets created by Old Chad Roman
Category:Fractures Characters
Category:Humans
Category:Male
Category:Minor Antagonist