Esther

* Profile
* Biography
* Technical

> *"Isn't that how everyone in the city lives? We're fundamentally the same, aside from the variation in methods."*
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- Index Proxies, Episode 1.

**Esther** (에스더, *Eseudeo*) is a Proxy of  The Index. They first appear in the same Chapter, Episode 1.

## Appearance

Esther appears to wear a long white coat over a black suit that buttons up to his diaphragm. Compared to the other proxies, Esther is quite tall, but not as tall as Gloria. On the back of his belt he wields a black Longsword-like sword that he uses in battle. His hair is very long and straight, which also covers his right eye. Along with the other proxies he also sports some metal on his collar of the cloak, his shoes, his sword, and a button holding up the cloak on his right shoulder with a piece of string. On his left shoulder vague marks of metal can be seen, similar to that of a higher-up military official.

## Personality

Unlike the other 2 proxies and the messenger, Yan, Esther remains cold and calculated in his word choice and delivery. His opinion of prescripts as the system of The Index remains neutral and he does not object to loopholes being made to circumvent the task of the prescript. Even beyond death, he still accepts the prescript as his ultimate destiny.

## Story

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"Is forging Prescripts a violation of rules? The answer is “Not exactly.” It can be written on any kind of paper, and as long as it is stamped with the seal of the Index, it’ll pass as a real Prescript. You will then wonder: Wouldn’t there be many people who exploit the system with malicious intent? Copying the seal is a complicated process, and not many know how; even if they overcame those hurdles, they still cannot outsmart the Prescripts. The Prescripts know all. They can tell whether or not a Prescript has been carried out, how it was done, and if someone is delivering fabricated Prescripts. An individual sending counterfeit Prescripts out of their own volition can ultimately be traced back to the will of the Prescripts, and the City itself. I suppose the Prescripts have some generosity for those forgers, as they may remain unpunished unless a Prescript ordering it has been issued. The Prescripts were already aware that Messenger Yan was giving out false ones, hence the Prescript to follow those faked orders. …No, that the Prescripts “know” might not be the most appropriate expression."

## Esther

* Stats
* Resistances

### Passive Abilities

ShimmeringLocked Potential
Raging Torrent
Grace of the Prescript

Esther appears in the first episode of  Index Proxies episode 1 during Act 1, along with Hubert and Gloria. He is equipped with his own Key Page, Esther's Page; and has a Deck of 8 cards.

He has 200  HP and 145  Stagger. His  Max. Emotion Level is 5 and has 3  Speed Dice of 2~7. He has 4  **Light**.

Esther possesses four  Passive Abilities.

* **Shimmering**: At the start of each Scene, exhaust all pages in hand and deck; add new pages to hand. Their Cost becomes 0.
* **Locked Potential**: After using six unique Combat Pages in a single Act, enter a 'Blade Unlocked' state, which boosts the Power of all dice by +1
* **Raging Torrent**: Draw a page every time the character uses 4 unique Combat Pages.
* **Grace of the Prescript**: Each Scene, boost the Power of a random type of Offensive dice by +2

Esther can drop the next Books per  Emotion Lv:

2 Copies
2.2 Copies
  **Book of the Index** | 70%
2 Copies
2.2 Copies

**Range**:  Melee - **Cost**: 0  Light
**Dice**:
On Use, Add 'Unlock-II' to hand
     1x **Swift Trace**
**Range**:  Melee - **Cost**: 0  Light
**Dice**:
Dice on this page and the page clashing with it are unaffected by Power gain or loss
- 3~9  Evade
- 3~7  Slash
On Hit, Deal 5 damage to target
- 3~7  Pierce
     1x **Heavy Trace**
**Range**:  Melee - **Cost**: 0  Light
**Dice**:
Dice on this page and the page clashing with it are unaffected by Power gain or loss
- 5~8  Blunt
     1x **Multislash**
**Range**:  Melee - **Cost**: 1  Light
**Dice**:
On Use, Draw 1 page, If Singleton, Restore 2  **Light** as well
- 3~7  Slash
     1x **Binding Chains**
**Range**:  Melee - **Cost**: 2  Lights
**Dice**:
Start of Clash: If Singleton, reduce Power of all target's dice by 1
- 4~8  Blunt
On Clash Win: If Singleton, Reduce Power of opponent's next die by 2
     1x **Somber Procuration**
**Range**:  Melee - **Cost**: 2  Lights
**Dice**:
- 3~9  Block
- 3~5  Pierce If Singleton, add +4 Power
     1x **Eliminate**
**Range**:  Melee - **Cost**: 3  Light
**Dice**:
On kill, give 1 Strength to all allies next Scene
- 5~10  Slash Add +1 Power if target's HP is at 50% or lower
     1x **Castigation**
**Range**:  Mass Attack - **Cost**: 4  Light
**Dice**:
Only usable in the 'Blade Unlocked' state. Reduce Power of all opponent's dice clashing against this by 12
- 1~5  Pierce
On Hit, Deal bonus damage and Stagger damage by 7x the natural roll
- 2~7  Pierce

## Dialogue

**Combat Entrance**

* "Keep your eyes closed. Save yourselves from unnecessary distraction."
* "Hold your position. We shall be ready for oncoming attacks."
* "We act as proxies of the will of the Prescripts."

**On Kill**

* "No excuses."
* "You were fated to fall at this moment."
* "…The deed is nearly done."

**Teammate Death**

* "Those who wish to live a life through meaning given by a higher power, should be prepared to accept death as one such meaning."
* "Now is the time to act and carry out the Prescript."
* "Even the highest peaks reaching to the skies can break."
* "Remember. Negligent behavior will lead to death."
* "The remaining ones will continue to carry out the Prescript."

**Death**

* "I cannot refute this outcome. It never told us to emerge victorious…"

**Victory**

* "…Perhaps it’s time I met a new Messenger."
* "The Prescripts never fail to guide us along the right path."