Howlite

## Physical Informations

Howlite is a secondary character from the Ministry Sucession Tournament verse. A humanoid robotic being created by Illyricus tasked with inspecting the defenses of the Cube, as well as acting as the one in charge of Illyricus's own spy network. She's part of the Seven (Fake) Heavenly Maids.

## Appearance

Howlite appears as a tall humanoid female robotic being with white, long hair stylized in a hime cut and light blue eyes. Among the Maids, she's the one with the most obvious automaton characteristics, as her skin is unusually white and her body is recovered with a black coating. Her right arm is however white, standing out among the rest of her body parts.

She carries a white gemstone in the inside of her body, that is basically her soul.

## Personality

Having the most robotic look of the Maids, one would normally assume Howlite is an emotionless woman who always obeys the commands given to her, and at first glance she certainly looks the part. However, that is mostly a facade, as Howlite does indeed have emotions and feelings, but likes to pretend she doesn’t to surprise people when they realize she does.

Those who know her are aware of her true personality: that of an eloquent female who likes to tease people, also carrying a certain twisted side. She only acts like this with people she has confidence with, as she prefers to act standoffish with anyone else.

## History

The second of the Maids, carrying the **white** gem. Like Obsidian, she was created before the foundation of the Ministry and helped her master with his research regarding the Valkyries. Due to her aloof personality to strangers, there’s not much to tell about her, as the main tasks she performs (checking the defenses of the Cube and organizing Illyricus’s spy network) rarely leave her go outside her line of job.

However, her most memorable action was the recruitment of the criminal M.L. Klawn AKA Mister Loki, where she was ordered to pick the perfect crime lord to rule the city of Racan under the Ministry’s influence under the pretext to kill Graff. After calling the most renowned professional killers of the city to execute the task, she saw them fail one after another and finally found the perfect candidate: Mister Loki. After confronting him and revealing the truth behind the operation, Loki was successfully recruited into the Ministry and became the ruler of Racan. Howlite is sent to check on him from time to time, to Loki’s chagrin.

## Abilities

**Strength:** Above average. Stronger than a normal human, but pales compared to other supernatural beings.

**Speed & Agility:** Above average. A bit faster and more agile than the average mortal/god.

**Durability:** Above average. Can withstand strong hits due to having a metallic body, but very strong attacks will damage her.

**Stamina:** Unlimited. Due to being a mechanical being, she doesn’t feel fatigue of any kind and can fight non stop until she’s destroyed.

**Automaton Physiology**: Due to being a mechanical being, she not only possesses a sturdier body than those of flesh beings, but can stay in water indefinitely without drowning and, due a lack of lungs, nerves and other fleshy parts, is immune to most poisons and gas (though she’s still vulnerable to corrosive substances like acid). Likewise, she’s unable to feel pain.

**Regeneration**: Being fabricated with a self-regenerative material from some world Illyricus visited, she can recover from certain wounds and regenerate her body. However, if she receives more damage than what she can heal, she’ll be destroyed.

**Shield Proficiency and Generation**: Her signature weapon is a shield she creates from her body. She’s very skilled with it, using it both for defense and attack. If she loses the shield or if it is destroyed, she can generate another one from her body.

**Dimensional Barriers:** A spatial manipulation ability given to her by Illyricus. By covering herself with spatial energy, Howlite becomes invulnerable, as the barriers intercept the attacks and send them somewhere else. She can keep the barriers for about 5 minutes.

## Equipment

**Dimensional Shield:** A gray shield with golden ornaments and Howlite’s signature weapon. It’s generated from her body and made from the same material as her, making it a tough and resistant weapon. The shield is used primarily if her dimensional barriers fail, being able to tank strong attacks and even generate dimensional barriers from it if she considers it necessary. Howlite can also use the shield as a blunt weapon if she’s forced to fight physically. Despite it’s heavy looks, she can lift it with no problem. In case of being lost or destroyed, Howlite can generate another from her body without any problem.

## Techniques

“**Volund”**: A technique from the past performed by the valkyries. With this, both the valkyrie and the human connect their souls and by resonating with a similar emotion, turning the valkyrie into the preferred weapon of the human. Due to Howlite's automaton physiology, she cannot perform this technique perfectly, but can use a similar version with Illyricus. While doing this, she’ll adopt the shape of a shield, and will give the weapon her special ability. Because the technique is imperfect, she will only add her unique power to the weapon she turns into, so the dimensional techniques will not work.