Hekara

Hekara was a cheerful Rakdos emissary and razorwitch on Ravnica. She was later transformed into a blood witch.
==Description==
Hekara is known to be exceedingly quirky and chipper, with a short attention span.Django Wexler (July 3, 2019), The Gathering Storm, Chapter Five. She is a pretty young woman, dressed in a particolored outfit made of a variety of dyed leather patches sewn together into a tight bodysuit. A dozen tiny silver bells hang from the tips of her hair, which is short and shaped into narrow spikes with what looked like paste. Her boots are enormous black things that look like they have been partially burned. She speaks Rakdos street slang, a patois, and accents cribbed from a half-dozen cultures. Like all razorwitches, Hekara is able to conjure double-ended, diamond-shaped knives out of thin air. Her hands are thickly cross-hatched with tiny cuts from these knives.
After her resurrection as a blood witch, Hekara has more authority and power, but still retains her razor witchcraft. Her character seems to be unchanged, but Sarkhan Vol notices that she seemed to be afraid of something just out of view for others.
==History==
Hekara was the best friend of, and a role model for, Araithia Shokta. She was one of the few individuals who were capable of seeing and remembering Rat, but after she was revived from the dead, she was no longer capable of it. 
Hekara was sent as an observer by Rakdos to Ral Zarek who was rallying forces against Nicol Bolas. She was also to be the Rakdos emissary at the guild summit.Django Wexler (June 26, 2019), The Gathering Storm, Chapter Four. She worked with Ral, Vraska (whom she fanciedDjango Wexler (July 11, 2019), The Gathering Storm, Chapter Six.), Kaya, and Lavinia against Bolas. She participated in an attack on Orzhova, which allowed Kaya to kill the Obzedat. She was severely wounded but managed to escape with Ral and Vraska.Django Wexler (July 18, 2019), The Gathering Storm, Chapter Seven.
Hekara attended the guild summit on behalf of the Cult, and witnessed its dissolution after the murder of Isperia.Django Wexler (August 14, 2019), The Gathering Storm, Chapter Ten. She later helped Ral Zarek and Kaya to enter the Beacon Tower that was protected by Dovin Baan's guard, in order to activate the Interplanar Beacon.Django Wexler (October 16, 2019). "The Gathering Storm, Chapter Nineteen. Del Rey. After a betrayal by Vraska, she was killed by a Bolas-possessed Lavinia while saving her "mate" Ral's life.Django Wexler (October 23, 2019), The Gathering Storm, Chapter Twenty, Del Rey.
In the War of the Spark, Rakdos initially was not cooperating at all with the anti-Bolas efforts because Hekara was killed.Greg Weisman (April 2019). "War of the Spark: Ravnica". Del Rey. Kaya's group was going around to every non-cooperating guild to convince them to help out in Niv-Mizzet's plan of becoming the new Living Guildpact. Rakdos still refused to cooperate with the plan, but Hekara's corpse was brought back by Tomik and she was revived as a bloodwitch. Hekara said that she would help Kaya's group. Exava tried to object but lost to Hekara in a fight. Rakdos didn't say anything but did not actively prevent Hekara from leaving, which was interpreted as gaining the support of the cult (or at least, not denied support). She was the Rakdos representative for Niv-Mizzet's resurrection and his becoming the Living Guildpact.
In the last all-out attack on Bolas's troops, Hekara was unknowingly protected by Rat. When Rakdos helped Gideon Jura in his attack on the Elder Dragon, Hekara was relieved to see her statement confirmed that the demon agreed with their plans.
After the War, Rakdos replaced Exava with Hekara as his official representative.
==Story appearances==
Title 	Author 	Publishing date	Set 	Setting (plane) 	Featuring
The Gathering Storm: Chapter Four 	Django Wexler	2019-06-26 	Guilds of Ravnica / Ravnica Allegiance	Ravnica 	Ral Zarek, Tomik Vrona, Niv-Mizzet, Hellas Vitria, Lazav, Millena, Vraska, Storrev, Jarga, Izoni, Xeddick, Gloomplug, Emmara Tandris (mentioned), Borborygmos (mentioned), Hekara
The Gathering Storm: Chapter Five 	Django Wexler	2019-07-03 	Guilds of Ravnica / Ravnica Allegiance	Ravnica 	Ral, Elias, Hekara, Lavinia, Emmara Tandris, Garo, Trostani, Nicol Bolas, Kaya, Tomik Vrona, Teysa Karlov
The Gathering Storm: Chapter Six 	Django Wexler	2019-07-10 	Guilds of Ravnica / Ravnica Allegiance	Ravnica 	Ral, Lavinia, Hekara, Vraska, Xeddick, Tomik Vrona, Kaya
The Gathering Storm: Chapter Seven 	Django Wexler	2019-07-17 	Guilds of Ravnica / Ravnica Allegiance	Ravnica 	Kaya, Ral, Vraska, Hekara, Golbet Frezzle, the Obzedat, Karlov
The Gathering Storm: Chapter Nine 	Django Wexler	2019-08-07 	Guilds of Ravnica / Ravnica Allegiance	Ravnica 	Ral, Tomik Vrona, Hekara, Lavinia, Kaya, Teysa Karlov, Mazirek, Vraska, Storrev, Nicol Bolas
The Gathering Storm: Chapter Ten 	Django Wexler	2019-08-14 	Guilds of Ravnica / Ravnica Allegiance	Ravnica 	Ral, Isperia, Dovin, Hekara, Borborygmos, Aurelia, Ferzhin, Lazav, Emmara Tandris, Kaya, Teysa Karlov, Vraska, Niv-Mizzet
The Gathering Storm: Chapter Eleven 	Django Wexler	2019-08-21 	Guilds of Ravnica / Ravnica Allegiance	Ravnica, Unknown plane 	Ral, Ghazz, Hekara, Brevia, Harith, Niv-Mizzet, Aurelia, Ferzhin, Dovin, Vell, Kaya
The Gathering Storm: Chapter Thirteen	Django Wexler	2019-09-04 	Guilds of Ravnica / Ravnica Allegiance	Ravnica 	Vraska, Xeddick, Hekara, Kaya, Tomik Vrona, Teysa Karlov, Ral, Aurelia, Dovin
The Gathering Storm: Chapter Nineteen	Django Wexler	2019-10-16 	Guilds of Ravnica / Ravnica Allegiance	Ravnica 	Ral, Kaya, Hekara, Panjandrum, Lavinia, Vraska
The Gathering Storm: Chapter Twenty 	Django Wexler	2019-10-23 	Guilds of Ravnica / Ravnica Allegiance	Ravnica 	Ral, Kaya, Hekara, Lavinia, Vraska, Nicol Bolas, Mazirek, Storrev, Brutus, Tezzeret, Niv-Mizzet
War of the Spark: Ravnica 	Greg Weisman 	April 2019 	War of the Spark 	Gobakhan, Ravnica, Amonkhet, Meditation Plane 	Ugin, Niv-Mizzet, Teyo, Chandra, Jace, Gideon, Ral, Kaya, Lavinia, Hekara, Liliana, Nicol Bolas, Tezzeret, Rat, Ajani, Karn, Jaya, Dack, Tibalt, Vraska, Breeches, Huatli, Angrath, Kiora, Tamiyo, Vivien, Aurelia, Nissa, Tomik, Gan Shokta, Domri, Samut, Dovin, Yanggu, Mowu, Nixilis, Rhonas, Bontu, Oketra, Kefnet, Boruvo, Emmara Tandris, Trostani, Varryvort, Ari Shokta, Borborygmos, Izoni, Varolz, Mazirek, Hazoret, Davriel, the Wanderer, Lazav, Neheb, Rakdos, Exava, Narset
 	Greg Weisman 	2019-05-08 	War of the Spark 	Ravnica 	Rat, Hekara, Teyo, Barrez, Nicol Bolas, the Gatewatch (Liliana, Chandra, Teferi, Jace, Gideon and Ajani), Ral, Kaya, Lavinia, Jaya, Karn
 	Greg Weisman 	2019-06-05 	War of the Spark 	Ravnica 	Rat, Teyo, Kaya, Ral, Vraska, Whipsaw, Exava, Rakdos, Tomik Vrona, Hekara, Varryvort, Nissa, Lavinia, Borborygmos, Gan Shokta, Ari Shokta, Emmara Tandris, Boruvo, Vannifar, Vorel, Aurelia, Lazav, Kefnet, Niv-Mizzet
 	Greg Weisman 	2019-06-12 	War of the Spark 	Ravnica 	Rat, the Gatewatch, Nissa, Tomik Vrona, Lavinia, Ral, Dack, Saheeli, Kaya, Hekara, Vraska, Nicol Bolas, Borborygmos, Vorel, Karn, Jaya, Boruvo, Ari Shokta, Gan Shokta, Sorin, Nahiri, Teyo, Arlinn, Bilagru, Feather, Maladola, Rakdos, Oketra, Bontu, Niv-Mizzet, Angrath, Yanling, Yanggu, Mowu, Samut, Aurelia, Exava, Lazav
War of the Spark: Forsaken 	Greg Weisman 	November 2019 	War of the Spark 	Ravnica, Dominaria, Kaladesh, Gobakhan, Alara, Regatha, Fiora, Tolvada	Niv-Mizzet, Teyo, Rat, Kaya, Liliana, Jace, Ral, Vraska, Chandra, Dovin, Tezzeret, Raven Man, Blaise, Tomik, Hekara, Saheeli, Huatli, Kiora, Jaya, Teysa Karlov, Nissa, Vivien, the Wanderer, Samut, Karn, Ajani, Teferi, Lavinia, Zoltan, Exava, Myczil Savod Zunich, Maree, Lazav
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