Havokin Gladyl

### Introduction

> Hello, welcome to my small store! I'm Havokin Gladyl, the owner here. Please, look around; there's always something for someone to buy.
>
> - Havokin, regarding her shop

**Havokin Gladyl**, also known as Havoc, is a tall, friendly merchant who also works as a thief and pickpocket.

### Description

#### Appearance

> Me? People have called me 'attractive' before, I guess. On the other side of the spectrum, I've been called creepy and demonic due to my eyes. Dunno. Personally, I think I'm fairly handsome.
>
> - Havokin, on her appearance

Havokin is a tall, lanky female half-elf, with rather thing and even gangly limbs, which can develop a strange combination that can intimidating others fairly easily. She has tan skin and slightly pointed ears, not noticeable unless you really look for it and can easily be covered up. She has short, wavy black hair, which is usually messed up some way or another. The ends of her hair fade into an eye-catching gold, which she will never reveal the origin of. Her eyes are narrow, with golden pupils, similar to her hair, and black sclera (which she *also* won't reveal the origin of).

Her casual clothes are simple pants, and a weird armor-suit combination; a chainmail plate with a fancy wool shirt over it. It is mostly black with gold accents and is riddled with buttons to fiddle with. The insides are modified to hold secret weapons, lockpicks, and pockets to hide jewelry.

#### Personality

> She's quite the... person, I'll say. Didn't know what to make of her when I first entered, but she somehow convinced me to leave with a full collection of fantasy novels. Think my glasses fell out of my pocket in there, though.
>
> - Unnamed, on Havokin

Havokin, on the surface, is essentially the Salesman archetype: she’s extroverted and witty, always seen talking with someone and joking around. She’s friendly and magnetic, chatting with everyone she meets and usually captivating them by the first conversation alone. And she never misses a chance to advertise her store in a conversation, whatever she may have set up then: it may be a small shop on the corner, a market stall, or even just a black market in the school. But no matter what, she’ll always have one, and she *will* convince you to stop by.

The store itself is usually quite strange, as the general pattern across all her shops is that there is none. One day, her store might be selling fun trinkets and fancy coins- the next, she may be selling blood-stained, war-bitten axes and elixirs that cause you to go completely colorblind. Havokin never really pays attention to these inconsistencies, and quickly brushes away any queries about the situation. But whatever might be the reason for this? Where is she getting such odd stock for her store? Well, the answer is quite simple.

Stealing.

Havokin doesn’t see theft as a crime; she sees it more so as a business opportunity. After all, why would you waste money on stock for your store, when the whole point of the store is to make money? Plus, if people *really* didn’t want their items stolen, they would guard them better. And of course, they could always rebuy them at her shop!

Now, while this sentiment has gained her unlimited items to be sold, it has also landed Havokin in tons of trouble before; she has faced dozens of angry people who have realized she has looted them of everything they own and trap her in an alleyway to take their revenge. When it comes to confrontations like these, Havokin has usually tried to talk her way out of it. While she *does* know basic defensive tactics, she believes she excels more with her charisma, and it leads to less of a mess afterwards. However, if the confrontations do become a fight, she will not hesitate to protect herself and quickly flee the scene.

Havokin prides herself on her extroverted and charismatic nature, which is perfect for her occupation as a merchant. Yet despite this, the half-elf has never gone out of her way to get to know people. She’s always saw friendships the same way she sees theft and lying, purely business, only for benefit. It is painfully clear from this belief that Havokin has never had any *true* friends. If she ever did begin to befriend someone, if accidentally, she would most likely begin to overreact in some way or another, such as believing that she was developing some sort of crush towards said person.

Havokin has never really minded love. She didn’t frown upon it. She just never believed it would happen to her.

Well, that wasn’t *entirely* true. Physical things, such as holding hands and kissing had always come off as strange to Havokin. She never seemed to figure out how people derived enjoyment from such a thing, and had eventually decided she’d probably learn if she ever found someone to love.

All in all, Havokin is quite an oddball, and one you will never forget if you ever meet her on your travels.

### Fighting Style

It is much less a fighting style and more so just a survival style in general, if we're being honest here. While she does have defensive capabilities, it is generally not her go-to when in dangerous situations. In fact, it is one of the last things she tries, unless the situation escalates or if it is already dangerous enough to require this.

So aside from fighting, there are many tactics she can and will use. Now, you've probably already noticed that one of them is not begging for mercy. She'll run from a fight, but that's barely a scrape on her dignity. Become so low that you begin pleading for your life? Nope. She'll never do it, even when on the brink of death. Not a good look for customers. It's also very distasteful. So, no matter what situation she's in, Havokin almost always remains fairly calm and confident in herself.

Right, now back to the actual tactics.

#### Bribery

Being a greedy shop owner such as herself, Havokin will naturally try to begin with bribery (If it's people she's dealing with, of course. The bear incident didn't turn out as well). Sure, it hurts her soul a little bit whenever she needs to strike one such deal, but no matter what, it's worth her life. With a nifty thing such as a life, she can probably just steal everything back later.

Of course, Havokin will naturally shoot as low as she can with the first offer. She doesn't want to lose *all* her money after all. Nine times out of ten though, the people in question will reject the offer, sometimes just make a ridiculous counteroffer.

Now, even if Havokin's life is in danger, she obviously can't accept such a deal. She's a barterer to the end. Now, if they eventually come to an agreement, great! If not, then it either escalates to charm, or just flat-out running.

#### Charm

Havokin has a lot of charisma. She knows this. As such, she will use it to its full potential. Even if whatever she's using it on is trying to kill her.

If she's already tried bribing someone, or if they look susceptible enough, Havokin will jump to just trying to snake her way out of a situation. Flattery and things like that, whatever will buy her time. She doesn't like seducing people though, finds it weird. *That* is very much a last ditch effort.

If this doesn't work then of course she tries to take the coward's route.

#### Fleeing

Yeah, Havokin will generally end up fleeing when the bribery or charisma doesn't work. She's pretty light on her feet with her thiefwork, and knows all the inner workings of most cities, so she's able to lose pursuers pretty quickly.

Usually it's simple as that. Outmaneuver and vanish. Her tactic can vary, though. With wild animals, she's usually in a full sprint, trying to reach cover and safety. When human pursuers are discovered to be faster than her, Havokin will probably begin to climb and parkour around. A dangerous tactic since she knows little *about* parkour, but it's better than getting caught.

Speaking of getting caught...

#### And when all else fails

*This* is generally the time when Havokin resorts to acts of violence.

#### A nifty little chart to reference

 2-5 people
 6-10
 Large animal or a group of animals

### History

#### Early

Havokin, like most people, was first born. (Wow shocker)

### Gallery

Cool sketch of Havoc done by a friend on DiscordAmazing drawing of Havoc by Tilan :D