Harriet Hidgens

### Aliases

Harri (common nickname)H.W.H (pen name)Little Star (used by Nathaniel and Charity Hidgens)

### Relatives

Henry Hidgens (uncle, legal guardian)Nathaniel Hidgens (father, deceased)Charity Hidgens (mother, deceased)Margaret Fraser (aunt)

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

RobynNatalia Dyer (faceclaim)

"You.. You are *not.* My dad." - Harriet Hidgens after a fight with her uncle.

## Harriet Hidgens

### Personality

#### Overview

to others, harriet hidgens is a reserved and quiet woman, though she is no pushover. she is a badass at heart, and is a threatening figure in any room she walks in. she isn’t afraid to say what she thinks to people’s faces, and isn’t even cocky about it. she knows what she’s worth. she’s an incredibly hard worker, and even pushes herself to insane limits to show that she is the best. under the surface, harriet hidgens is truly just a traumatized workaholic, who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. she hardly ever opens up to anyone, in fears that they’ll betray her the same way she will inevitably betray them. she’s got a fear of abandonment, despite being a horrible traitor. she covers up her fear with a toughness she’s learned from both her father and uncle, though she’ll never admit that her uncle was more of a father than her biological father ever was. her main goal, no matter how impossible this may be, is to bring her parents back. she believes that this is possible due to the fact that they both died on a black altar, and the lords in black toy with this belief.

### Backstory

Harriet Hidgens was b

orn on April 7th to Nathaniel and Charity Hidgens. Nathaniel is the younger brother to one Henry Hidgens, a teacher at Hatchetfield Community College and an aspiring playwright. While Harriet's father was a public defense attorney, her mother was a nurse. Nathaniel took an interest in all things odd, and aspired to work under the Lords in Black, although he had no such role in the Church of the Starry children. Much like his brother Henry, he had a love of musical theater, and shared this with his daughter Harriet.

One night in November, when Harriet was just seven years old, Nathaniel took Charity and Harriet to a musical at the Starlight Theatre that was really just a cover for a meeting for the Church of the Starry Children, or whatever was left of them. During the end of the first act, Nathaniel snuck away from his family to "take a call". Hatchetmen had once again caught word of a meeting, and a bloody fight ensued. Charity told Harriet "if anything happens, I want you to hide. The prop closet furthest from the stage, I'll come get you. I promise." But Charity couldn't keep such a promise. Nathaniel and Charity both lost their lives, and the fight was swept under the rug. Harriet was left to live with her uncle, Henry.

Henry, who at first had not even been allowed to so much as babysit Harriet for more than two hours, took the young girl under his wing. Training her to become, essentially, a miniature version of him. But Harriet showed to be more than that. Even as a child, Harriet pushed herself to be the best, becoming a force to be reckoned with. She and Henry bonded over the loss of Nathaniel, and of the intelligence (and love of theater) the two shared.

At the age of fifteen, on the anniversary of her parent's deaths, Harriet was contacted by Pokotho in one of her worst nightmares. As the nightmares continued, she was promised chances to get what she really wanted until she finally caved.

Harriet believed she had finally been given the chance to bring her parents back. Armed with the knowledge of things citizens of this town would sell their left arm to know, Harriet did whatever her Lords wished of her, only for the chance to see her parents again.

Working for the Lords in Black, she has no choice but to take their word as gospel when told that her parents being brought back is possible.

Recently, Harriet Hidgens has taken a job as a barista at Beanies, the "singing dancing coffee shop" in downtown Hatchetfield. She has also been recently enrolled in Hatchetfield High, after being taken out of school for the past 8-9 years (homeschooled by her uncle, who probably wasn't the best option for a teacher).

### Links

Harriet's character doc *https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xckG0vXHW-p-HcvBhrefYv8FEkfwyAAUcWMARt2DyDY/edit?usp=sharing*

Harriet's journal *https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fTliAZrsYMEE1VNNdSzWa0KL3OiYSWbb/view?usp=sharing*