Cheyne Rattine

"Easy now. I'd never try to hurt you. It's just easier to sell a story when you've got a nice photo to back it up. Which you **just** gave to me."—*Cheyne Rattine, XVI: Dealer*

**Cheyne Rattine** is a minor character who first appears in **XVI: Dealer**. Cheyne is a Tabloid Journalist who utilizes his connections in order to write profitable hit pieces about people.

## Appearance

    Cheyne is a sharply-dressed, grey-haired man with red, baggy eyes. He wears a grey blazer with black accents, and a red turtleneck underneath. He wears black finger-less gloves on his hands. His teeth are shown to be sharp and shark-like.

## Personality

Cheyne's personality comes across as "Stalker"-ish to several members of the cast, in particular Lyllian Keyton and Cayden Arche. Cheyne takes pleasure in his work, often blushing or sneering happily as he gets work done for his articles. He's extremely devoted to his job, and the payout it brings him.

Cheyne doesn't appear to mind being confronted by the victims of his hit pieces, as shown by his delight when approached by Lyllian about the pictures he's taken of her, excited by the fact she's "spicier than he imagined". However, this doesn't apply when confronted by others he has no interest in, or those who'd harm him or his business, seen when Cayden smashes his camera against the ground.

Cheyne is easily annoyed by those who look to exploit him, such as when Valent approaches him about breaking into the Hollow. However, he's easily swayed when it comes to a potential juicy story for him and his connections. Valent uses this to bring him on-board with an opportunity to interview Cora and Magnus Steelhead.

Despite his behavior, he still holds loyalty to Valent, hesitating to sell them out when the Rooks capture them during their infiltration of the Hollow. He's still willing to take an out to save himself, however, when one's provided by Valent.

## Background

Cheyne was once a Rook who worked in the same squadron as Valent Duran. An event occurred that led to both of them being released from Enforcement, something he still holds a grudge over. Despite this, Cheyne still has a good relationship with several of Enforcement's higher masks, using it to get interviews with high-profile criminals in exchange for giving them a cut of his profits.

## Relationships

* Valent Duran

Cheyne and Valent were once part of the same Rook Squadron until an unknown event occurred that led to their separation from Enforcement. Cheyne holds a grudge over Valent for this, though he's still willing to play along with his schemes. His relationship with Valent is complicated. The two often bicker, usually to Cheyne's detriment. Despite this, however, Cheyne appears to hold some level of respect and friendship with Valent. When Valent mentions he's surprised that Cheyne hasn't betrayed them yet, Cheyne responds that Valent's wrath wouldn't be worth dealing with. Later, when the group is surrounded by Rooks, he's asked if he had planned for them to be captured in the Hollow. Cheyne denies it until Valent tells him it was a "well-calculated revenge", at which point Cheyne accepts the out, telling Valent their debt is settled.

* Enforcement

Cheyne still has a positive relationship with Enforcement's higher masks, utilizing his connections to enter the Hollow and get exclusive interviews with the criminals inside for his articles. In exchange, he offers a cut of his profits to his inside connections.

* Lyllian Keyton

Cheyne's relationship with Lyllian is largely a negative one. The two first meet when Cheyne is capturing photos of Lyllian for an article, as he taunts her and captures more pictures of her during the confrontation. He's well aware of the negative rumors surrounding Lyllian and Nathan's death, and lets her know he does.

When Valent later re-introduces her and Cayden to him, he happily approaches Lyllian, telling her that her article was one of his most successful before she slaps him across the face. After this, his giddy demeanor around Lyllian fades, and his interactions with her become snappier and more annoyed.

* Cayden Arche

Cayden's first interaction with Cheyne is separating him from Lyllian by smashing his camera into the ground. When Cheyne angrily shouts at Cayden about the value of the camera, Cayden retorts by trapping Cheyne against the wall, declaring he has no money at all. He tells Cheyne to leave Lyllian alone, or that he'll take him to explain his photos to Enforcement, at which Cheyne backs down.

When the two later meet, Cayden's anger towards Cheyne hasn't faded, much to Cheyne's fear. Cayden generally appears to intimidate Cheyne, with a simple glare eliciting Cheyne to turn away on the train.

* Cora Steelhead

Cheyne has a vested interest in both Cora and her father as targets for one of his future articles. He believes Cora to be a killer, and thinks that interviewing her and Magnus would make for a "juicier story".

Spoilers end here.