Insinera

* Post-Brandshock
* Skinned
* Pre-Brandshock

**Insinera** (Ehn-SIHN-neh-ruh) is a fire Vani assigned to invade Earth. She is the one who *“*adopted*”* Patch. As the main antagonist of Anguish of the Patchwork Guardian, she has her tether kill various organizational leaders using the Sparkthread.

## History

Insinera grew up in a loving and healthy family that taught her many useful skills. She aspired to be a Tailor, but she lived in an area that was already full of Tailor shops, making it hard to break into that industry. She instead settled as an Arena Brawler, hoping to one day raise the funds needed to open one in another city. Through this she met Zatakva, and they bonded through their shared goal of wanting to be Tailors.

Everything between them went well until one arena match. Insinera and Zatakva were pitted against each and, caught up in the adrenaline, Insinera accidentally de-tailed Zatakva. This mistake led to a violent fight between the two that went beyond the arena. In the end, Insinera was skinned by Zatakva during the fight.

## Personality

Insinera is a very kind and caring individual. Even after the Brandshock, she possesses a natural instinct to protect others. Due to this, she began to doubt the mercy mission, and eventually abandon it all together. Although she has a good heart, she's very quick to snap and become violent if the ones she cares about become endangered. She also holds no hesitation in killing those she deems unworthy.

She has a love for making clothes, which inspired her to become a Tailor in her pre-Brandshock days.

## Abilities

Insinera's fire sembla grants her ability to manipulate flame and heat. Although mainly used for destruction, she is known to use her powers to protect. For example, coated Benjamin in flames that would harm everyone but himself.

## Relationships

* Benjamin Feuer: Insinera's tether. She acts as Ben's mother figure, highly protective of the boy. She's willing do anything to keep him safe, going as far as to burn down an entire city when she feels that he's in danger. Her protection proves to be detrimental to an extent, however, as the flames she surrounded the boy with ultimately kept him isolated from everyone else. She is concerned about Ben's continued malicious behavior after their attack, but tries to turn a blind eye to it.
* Zatakva: Insinera's ex and enemy. Once passionate lovers, she accidentally cut off one of Zatakva's tails, and she retaliated by skinning Insinera. Insinera responded by breaking Zatakva's legs, cementing the two as bitter enemies.
* Madeline Karazell: She has conflicting feelings on Madeline. One part of her wishes death on the human, but another realizes things aren't as simple as they seem.
* Noktavia: Insinera's superior. She fears how Noktavia would react if she ever learned of her conflicting feelings on the mission.
* Argoval: Prior to his disappearance, she held a similar fear of him finding out about her lack of dedication to the mission. This fear would redirect itself towards Noktavia once she became the leader.
* Zahalkro: She thinks he's making a mistake, but also feels like he may be onto something.
* Ohazia: She doesn't trust Ohazia.

## Appearances

### Anguish of the Patchwork Guardian

Insinera walks through a forest in Berlin, Germany and spots a charred home in the distance. She rummages through the debris of the collapsed structure to find a young Benjamin alone, who she then carries away.

In the future, Insinera oversees Patch as he, with the Sparkthread, offs the leaders of various organizations. When Null is sent to deal with her and tries to isolate Patch, she initially tries to ignore her presence, no longer caring about the mission by now, but she ultimately succumbs to her fears of Patch being hurt and snaps. She tears off her burlap sack and begins attacking the city in a blind rage, hoping to take Null down with it. She tries to tell Patch to hide behind her, but is unaware that he's nowhere near her. Eventually she is ambushed by Null, who shoots the back of her brand, knocking Insinera out for several days.

Following the events of this video, Insinera is placed in a fireproof cage by Zone-B and contained underground. She is sometimes questioned, but doesn't speak much outside of a repeatedly-denied request to visit the cavern Zatakva resides in. It is unknown why she wants to see Zatakva.

## Trivia

* Design notes:
	+ Insinera’s appearance is largely inspired by kitsunes and salamanders in myths. Her sack outfit is inspired by scarecrows.
* Insinera's name is a portmanteau of the words "Incinerate" and "Sin".
* Insinera's brand represents her longing for the past. While she isn't heartbroken, her feelings persist and latch onto her heart, hurting her on a subconscious level.
* In an image table for a very early draft of Stars Below, Insinera's name is stated to be "Altafrei", and her codename is stated to be "Hellfire".

## Gallery

Insinera's sack outfit from Anguish of the Patchwork Guardian.Insinera glyph (Pre-skinning and Brandshock)Insinera glyph (Post-skinning, pre-Brandshock)Insinera glyph (Post-skinning and Brandshock)Portrait of InsineraSketch of InsineraInsinera and the other remaining members of the Earth team (Minus Luktreal).Insinera's Burst Manifest.