Hunter of Many Names

The **Hunter of Many Names**, also going by the contradictory title of "**Nameless Hunter**," is a female Awoken Hunter who was risen at some point before the arrival and defeat of Oryx. Like other Lightbearers, she initially lacked memories from her previous life. She was unable to select a name for herself, believing none to be "the right name." While not actively seeking the information, the Hunter of Many Names would later learn the details of her previous life but refused to use her former name. Her Ghost goes by the name "Patchwork."

Instead of using a specific name for herself, she instead encourages everyone she encounters to pick their own nickname to refer to her by. Some of the Vanguard refer to her as **Names**, but other aliases she has been referred to as include **Curio**, **Songbird**, and **Risks**. Prior to her first resurrection she held the name **Iona**.

## Biography

### Iona

#### Damien's Bane

Around Iona's sixteenth birthday, she sought out to sabotage Damien's rule over her village. She snuck her way into the Warlord's stronghold, stole what she could wear and carry, and torched the rest of his treasure hoard. To make things even worse for the Warlord, she also tampered with his jumpship, removing the entire control panel in pieces and tossing it into a nearby river. Despite the need for multiple trips, Iona avoided detection throughout the entire sabotage.

Fearing retaliation on her village if Damien ever discovered her meddling or his loot in her possession, Iona ran from her home in self-imposed exile and set up camp in faraway hills. Twice more within the month, Iona would return to further sabotage Damien, avoiding capture both times but being detected on the second. Hesitant to return a third time, Iona set off for other lands, transporting her ill-gains on a cart she acquired from Damien's belongings.

#### Lady Vagrant

Warlords across human space began to dread the mysterious individual able to completely dismantle their rule effortlessly and without the power of the Light. The Warlords, having no knowledge of the individual's true identity, began to give her titles. "Lady Vagrant" soon became the subject of a few Warlord summits, but all plans to put an end to the elusive threat failed.

Lady Vagrant would eventually slip and fail, and without the power of the Light, she would only need to make one mistake for the Warlords to put an end to her meddling.

Some Warlords on the other hand sought to benefit from Lady Vagrant's fun. These Warlords would post notices showing their support of the vigilante's actions and providing intelligence on rival Warlords. When the Vagrant capitalized on the opportunities, the Warlords who supported her would snatch up the remains from their fallen rivals. But even these Warlords weren't safe from Lady Vagrant's destruction.

### Hunter of Many Names

#### New Light

Iona later was discovered and resurrected by her Ghost while still mounted on the meathook, requiring the newly resurrected Guardian to remove herself from her hanging mount. After some nonspecific introductions, the Ghost aided the Guardian with retrieving some basic gear and evading the nearby Hive. While scavenging, the Guardian was able to locate some tape to repair the Ghost's shell, as he had been damaged sometime before her resurrection. Around this time, it was revealed that neither Guardian nor Ghost had picked a name for themselves. While the Ghost was quick to adopt the Guardian's suggestion of "Patchwork" due to his damaged and crudely repaired exterior, the Guardian assured the Ghost she wasn't prepared to choose a name.

After a few firefights, Patchwork's Guardian was able to escape the old Warlord's keep and locate a place to rest in a nearby abandoned village. Alongside other names, Patchwork suggested to the Guardian to adopt the name "Risktaker" due to their seemingly careless attitude when presented with danger. The Guardian declined, stating that none of the suggested names were the correct one. However, Patchwork would continue to call the Guardian "Risks," calling it an affectionate nickname until she picks her own.

Risks and Patchwork would later acquire a ride to the Last City via a Vanguard patrol craft. Shortly later, her insistence on not settling on a name would result in her title and the nickname "Names," the later gifted to her by the Hunter Vanguard Cayde-6. From this point onward, the Hunter of Many Names would encourage others to adopt their own names for her, both to collect as many names as she can and as an effort to stumble into the right name by happenstance.

It did not take long for the Hunter of Many Names to be recognized by the older Lightbearers to be a resurrected Lady Vagrant, but she failed to identify with her old name as well.

#### Fireteam Solaris

Independent of the Vanguard, the Hunter of Many Names was recruited into Fireteam Solaris alongside the Hunter Finn-2 and the Warlock Lorelei by the Titan Elain. This Fireteam tasked themselves with eliminating the dangerous Skariks, Baron of Devils, who was terrorizing the region of Albion.

Skariks had previously conducted an arms trade with another Eliksni named Viksis, the Silverbroker. Having no knowledge on the location of Skariks's stronghold but knowing that information may be obtainable from any trade records in Viksis's possession, Fireteam Solaris attempted to infiltrate the lair of the Silverbroker. The Fireteam failed to secure the information without being caught, and was forced to negotiate with the mysterious individual claiming to represent the Eliksni House of Silver for the data. In exchange, the members of the Fireteam would each owe the House of Silver a favor, despite all evidence indicating the House of Silver to be a fabrication. Fireteam Solaris reluctantly agreed to the trade, retrieving the data and beginning to decrypt it.

Locating Skariks's stronghold using the Silverbroker's data, the fireteam elected to utilize a less stealthy approach. Fighting their way into and through the stronghold, the fireteam was able to locate Skariks's throne room. However, the fireteam was too slow, and the Baron had already escaped the room prior to their arrival.

While looking for clues, Finn-2 set up a sniper perch on the throne room's balcony overlooking the rest of the stronghold. This would prove to be a fatal mistake, as Finn-2 and his Ghost Casper would quickly fall to a series of sniper shots originating from the Baron somewhere nearby. Casper was destroyed by a devourer round, dooming the two to a permanent death.

The remaining members of Fireteam Solaris rediscussed their situation while Patchwork uncovered from Viksis's data that the Baron had acquired a total of four devourer rounds from his trade agreement. While Lorelei and Elain agreed to abandon the mission, the Hunter of Many Names was determined to avenge Finn-2 alone.

The Hunter of Many Names tracked Skariks to an abandoned cliffside lighthouse near the stronghold and engaged the Baron in a duel. Throughout the engagement, the Hunter of Many Names was able to bait the Baron into wasting his remaining devourer rounds before defeating him.

#### Fireteam Phantom

After the Red War, the Vanguard identified increased Vex activity on Io around the Cradle. The Hunter of Many Names was dispatched to investigate alongside the New Light Warlock Elysia. For the duration of the mission, the two of them were collectively designated Fireteam Phantom.

Prior to the operation, Elysia commented on the Hunter of Many Names's curious nature, electing to refer to her as a "Curio" throughout their mission.

Throughout the operation, Phantom encountered numerous Vex and shifting corridors beneath the Cradle. After numerous rooms of shifting platforms and blocked pathways, the mission culminated in the defeat of a Vex Mind by the fireteam.

## Trivia

### Nicknames

Below is a list of nicknames the Hunter has been referred to by:

* **Artemis**
* **Astra**
* **Blue**: Bestowed to her by Amanda Holliday.
* **Curio**: Bestowed to her by Elysia.
* **Emma**
* **Flick**
* **Giggle**
* **Girl**
* **Glitter**
* **Guardian**: General title used ambiguously prior to adopting a unique name.
* **Gutter Rat**
* **Headache**
* **Hunter**: General title used ambiguously prior to adopting a unique name.
* **Iona**: Her name prior to her resurrection.
* **Jelly**
* **Jewels**
* **Kate**
* **Lady Vagrant**: A title she was referred to by prior to her resurrection. Still occasionally used by Lord Shaxx.
* **Lightbearer**: General title used ambiguously prior to adopting a unique name.
* **Lightshow**
* **Lilly**
* **Little**
* **Liv**
* **Mango**
* **Moonstone**
* **N**
* **Nameless**
* **Nameless Hunter**
* **Names**: Bestowed to her by Cayde-6. Used by the Vanguard officially, and acts as a default nickname for the Hunter.
* **Nickname**
* **Noodle**
* **Original**: Bestowed to her by Alex-5, when asked to think of "something original."
* **Peculiar**
* **Possum**
* **Quirk**
* **Quirky**
* **Risks**: Bestowed to her by Patchwork and also used by Lorelei.
* **Rose**
* **Sarah**
* **Shade**
* **Siren**
* **Sleuth**
* **Smile**
* **Smirk**
* **Snowball**
* **Songbird**: Bestowed to her by Finn-2.
* **Talkback**
* **Uncatchable One**: A title she was referred to by prior to her resurrection.
* **Val**
* **Wishbone**