Howlite(WD)

Howlite is an unalinged Gem which resides in the Beta Kindergarten. Formerly an Homeworld Gem, she has been nearly shattered due to failing her quest and she hidden in the ancient kindergarten, fleeing on Heart as soon as she learned tht "Rose Quartz" escaped from the Trial.

## Personality

Howlite proved herself to be brave and unselfish, remaining however silent and reserved.in combat she is completely different,being sarcastic, open and showing care for her allies.

## Appareances

Howlite has big eyes whit white cream irise, a short pointed nose and a light grey skin.she has long hair which features a series of annular black clips.She is sligthy taller than Pearl and a bit bulky,but not as much as a Quartz.

### Before

For a short time after arriving on heart, Howlite wore a sleeveless bodysuit which appeard to have white trousers, black shoes and a light grey upper part with two black stripes which crossed in the center of her chest, creating the White Diamond signature.

### After regeneration

After being poofed by Pearl and being freed by the others Crystal Gems,Howlite wears a vest which features an oblique black band starting from her left shoulder and ending on her right hip,whic separates the vest in two parts,the upper part is white and the lower part is dark grey. She wears a pair of white trousers which are long until her knee on the right leg and until her ankle on the left leg, being barefoot.She also wears a black spiral bracelet on her right wrist.

## History

During
the rebellion on the Heart, when the forces of Pink Diamond where facing the Crystal Gems, White Diamond created a single Howlite as an experiment to create an assasination focused gem.After collaudating her, she sent Howlite to Heart to try assassinating Rose Quartz. Once arrived, Howlite lured Rose and Pearl into a trap and almost shattered Rose when Pearl jumped on her and forced a fusion in order to get her far from Rose.After escaping the fusion, Howlite fought against Pearl and nearly beat her, but Rose Quartz, who regenerated in the meantime, stabbed her whit her sword poofing her. However, Rose had been forced to leave in order to save Pearl as Homeworld gems where approaching.After rigenerating she has been brought in front of Pink Diamond, which didn't know about her existence.After being interrogated, she was sent back to White Diamond whit the message to not involve herself whit the rebellion anymore. White Diamond punished her for her failure by trying shattering her. However she survived due to the impressive toughness of her gemstone.After reforming and realising that she have been marked as a traitor, she spent her time hiding in the Kindergarten and meditating on her future.After knowing that Rose Quartz escaped from the Homeworld she used a single use emergency escape pod to travel to Heart. Once arrived she found Steven,Pearl and Connie at the sky arena,during their trainings, and gets immediately attached by Pearl(who obviously recognised her).After a short combat (during which she tried to talk to Pearl) she let Pearl poofing her whit the words"We need to talk". After that Steven talked to Garnet and Amethyst, and they decided to release her and talk.After realising that Rose Quartz is no more existing,Howlite apologised whit Pearl and informed the Crystal gems that she would have settled down in the Beta Kindergarten.Sometimes she helps her fighting corrupted gemsor she hangs out whit Amethyst.

## Abilities

Howlite possesses most of the standard Gem abilities, such as shapeshifting, regenerating after taking mortal damage, and an incredible physical force.Cause she is a Gem made for stealth-based bolt-action combat, she does not share the incredible body durability,which is sacrificed to give her a superior speed.

## Fusions

When fused whit **Pearl**, they made **Hauyne**

## Skillset

* Longsword Proficiency: By conncentrating on her desire to change her destiny to repair the errors of the past, Howlite can summon a one-handed longsword. She uses her swiftness and speed to confuse the enemys and hits only in the perfect moment. She is capable of dual-welding and also to use her sword to perform acrobatic moves, by puncturing it in walls or ceilings and then using those as footholds.
	+ Detonation: Howlite can detonate her sword from distance,creating a small explosion.

* Shapeshifting Proficiency:Due to had been made to be a killer, Howlite's shapeshifting powers have been improved during her formation, allowing her to maintain a single form for long periods of time and also modify her body colors to match the original. However, she is not capable of hiding her Gemstone, which remains of the original color.

* Photokinesis: While a lot of Gems have been shown to be able to light up dark places,Howlite is able to manipulate light emissions from near sources: she can use her Gemstone to project a flash of light to shortly confuse enemies or block near objects from emitting light.
	+ Form Disturbance: Cause the Gems physical form is made of solid light emitted from the Gemstone, Howlite can, at a cost of a great part of her stamina, poof a Gem from a short distance whitout damaging her.
	+ Self sacrifice: Howlite can use the light that composes her body to generate an explosion, but after that she is forced to regenerate in her gemstone.
* Piloting: Howlite is able to pilot modern Gem spaceships, such as escape pods.

## Unique Abilities

* Shadow Fusing: Howlite can fuse herself whit the surroundings shadows, manipulating those to act like limbs or covers. While using this ability she can't move and must rely on her allies for protection.
* Warp Disturbance: Howlite can shortly deactivate a Warp Pad to prevent Gems from using it. If a Warp Pad is deactivated by Howlite while a Gem is using that,the Gem returns at the Pad.

## Relationships

* Rose Quartz/Steven: Howlite has a strange wiew of Rose and, consequently,of Steven. Being specifically made to shatter Rose she always looked at her like an enemy, but after surviving to the punishment for failing in her task, she looked at Rose in a different way, wondering if she saw the truth about the existence of the Gems.While she difficultly accept that Steven is not Rose, she treats him whit the same respect and understand that he does not have Rose's memories.
* Pearl: Due to her attempt to shatter Rose, Pearl still do not trust of Howlite, accepting that she might have changed but still don't expecting anything from her. Howlite tries to get in Pearl's graces by supporting her and complimenting for her impressives swordsman skills.
* Amethyst: While not knowing each other before Howlite's regeneration, Amethyst appreciates her humor in battle. When they hang out, she is surprised that Howlite is fascinated by the concept of drinking and eating.
* Garnet: Garnet seemed to accept that Howlite is changed, even if she hadn't known about her fight whit Rose and Pearl during the war.
* Connie: Howlite and connie barely saw each other, so it's possible that Connie does not even know that Howlite has reformed.
* White Diamond: Being her creator, former superior and almost her killer means that WD relations whit Howlite are anything but good.

## Trivia

* Howlite does not know anything about Peridot and Lapis, since they aven't already met.
* Since Howlite has been secretly created by White Diamond, it is possible that YD and BD does not know about her existance.
* Howlite is ambidextrous.

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